Monday, May 08, 2006
When Fruit Attacks
Yesterday, I had a real-life slapstick moment. I was headed into the local ShopRite, when I slipped on a banana peel and fell flat on my back. As I was getting up, some guy who was hanging out in front of the store started laughing and said, "What a cliché!" This got several other people who were hanging around laughing as well. I failed to see the humor in it, and stormed into the supermarket.
I went to the customer service desk and demanded to speak to a manager. After a few minutes, the store manager showed up, and I told him that I slipped on a banana peel in front of his store.
He chuckles and says, "Wow, what a cliché."
I said, "So I'm told." He could see I was in no mood for laughter.
He told the customer service person who called him to get somebody to clean up the banana. She picked up the phone, pushed a button, and I heard her say on the p.a. system, "Clean up in front of store entrance. Somebody slipped on a banana peel." I could hear people throughout the store laughing at the announcement.
The manager ended up giving me a $25 gift card and an apology. I hope that isn't considered "settling out of court," because I'm very tempted to sue them.
In the meantime, I'm going to boycott bananas and apply a heat pad to my aching back.
- Bernie ¶ 5:54 PM
Yesterday, I had a real-life slapstick moment. I was headed into the local ShopRite, when I slipped on a banana peel and fell flat on my back. As I was getting up, some guy who was hanging out in front of the store started laughing and said, "What a cliché!" This got several other people who were hanging around laughing as well. I failed to see the humor in it, and stormed into the supermarket.I went to the customer service desk and demanded to speak to a manager. After a few minutes, the store manager showed up, and I told him that I slipped on a banana peel in front of his store.
He chuckles and says, "Wow, what a cliché."
I said, "So I'm told." He could see I was in no mood for laughter.
He told the customer service person who called him to get somebody to clean up the banana. She picked up the phone, pushed a button, and I heard her say on the p.a. system, "Clean up in front of store entrance. Somebody slipped on a banana peel." I could hear people throughout the store laughing at the announcement.
The manager ended up giving me a $25 gift card and an apology. I hope that isn't considered "settling out of court," because I'm very tempted to sue them.
In the meantime, I'm going to boycott bananas and apply a heat pad to my aching back.
- Bernie ¶ 5:54 PM
