I was in a “dollar store” briefly today. I was waiting at the counter to pay with an older lady standing next to me. We were waiting for an employee to come to the till.
She held a pack of AA and a pack of AAA batteries.
The older lady engaged me in conversation almost immediately.
She explained that she had a phone that was saying “low battery” and wanted to know if these were the batteries that would work for her phone.
Like any good geek I turned on troubleshooting mode and started questioning.
What kind of phone was it? -> “an older one”
What kind of batteries are in the phone now? What do they look like? -> “I don’t know. It’s an old phone.”
Is it a hands free wireless phone you use in your home? -> a uncertain smile and nod
I proceeded to give her more information than she would ever care to know. -> “…most of those phones have batteries similar to what you are holding, but they are shrink-wrapped and have a proprietary power cable that attaches to a connection point in the phone. You may want to bring your phone and/or battery so that you can compair what you have, other wise it might be very difficult to find the proper battery”
Just then the employee came to the till and proceeded to take the old lady’s money for the batteries. As the old lady was walking away she asked the clerk, “I need some new batteries for my phone will these work?”. The clerk, with no hesitation and without even looking at her said, “Oh ya, they will be fine.” The old lady walked away with a smile on her face.
*sigh*
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