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MOTHER: Erm, he was a very bad man from a long time ago. CUSTOMER: Ive been looking through your geography section I cant find any books on Atlantis. I read Col's anecdote while in a public library, back in 2004, and had to leave because I was laughing too much. From Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores. We doen er alles aan om dit artikel op tijd te bezorgen. THEIR DAUGHTER: Yes! BOOKSELLER: You mean, like, werewolves? BOOKSELLER: . August 31st 2004 Thats really, really bad. , , . If you have the time could you take a look at my blog at http://www.em2109.blogspot.com and give me any feedback. So I showed her Laurel K. Hamilton, Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, etc., and explained these were the ones I knew of. This was far too confusing for my customer, who simply ignored it, and told me that her grandchildren soon got bored when she tried to recite from nineteenth century classics. 12 . This made me laugh! She asked me if the fives were fives, I said (and repeated) that they were. What will Europe do then?, Nazi Billionaires the murky origins of German industrialist wealth, The anger of the minorities fighting Russias war, For 4 weeks receive unlimited Premium digital access to the FT's trusted, award-winning business news, MyFT track the topics most important to you, FT Weekend full access to the weekend content, Mobile & Tablet Apps download to read on the go, Gift Article share up to 10 articles a month with family, friends and colleagues, Delivery to your home or office Monday to Saturday, FT Weekend paper a stimulating blend of news and lifestyle features, ePaper access the digital replica of the printed newspaper, Integration with third party platforms and CRM systems, Usage based pricing and volume discounts for multiple users, Subscription management tools and usage reporting, Dedicated account and customer success teams. He wanted to know what the advantages were to bringing it the library. I am also thinking of posting about things readers used as book marks: a slice of raw bacon was one, a squashed jam sandwich another and then there was one thing which I will not mention that caused screams of Yuk from all the female staff. They won't topple over, will they? Now shes gone, and hasnt come back in the last thirty minutes or so, so I think Im safe. Thanks also for the piece by Col, I can't get enough of bookshop tales, I loved Kim's too recently. trading cards mars attacks (LogOut/ Try full digital access and see why over 1 million readers subscribe to the FT, FT print edition delivered Monday - Saturday along with ePaper access, Premium FT.com access for multiple users, with integrations & admin tools, Purchase a Trial subscription for $1 for 4 weeks, You will be billed $69 per month after the trial ends, Purchase a Digital subscription for $7.22 per week, You will be billed $40 per month after the trial ends, Purchase a Print subscription for $5.75 per week, You will be billed $50 per month after the trial ends, Purchase a Team or Enterprise subscription for per week, You will be billed per month after the trial ends, Joe Biden on cusp of pair of legislative wins ahead of midterm elections, Xi warns Biden not to play with fire ahead of potential Taiwan trip by Nancy Pelosi, Eurozone growth boosted by tourism as inflation hits fresh high, US economy shrinks for second consecutive quarter, Kim Jong Un says Korean peninsula on the brink of war, Inside the Kuwait Investment Authority: Its chaos there now, ExxonMobil and Chevron shatter profit records after global oil price surge, Boston Consulting in nepotism row over work experience for children of top staff, EY set to record global revenues of $45.4bn as talks over split drag on, Boss of carmaker Stellantis warns of growing China interference in business, US stocks spring higher to close out best month since 2020, Unwanted debt from buyout boom stuck at investment banks, Fears over US energy security help unlock historic $369bn climate bill, To tackle obesity, we must change conditions not people, Womens football: the case for reparations, Chinas emerging Belt and Road debt crisis. Did Anne Frank write a sequel? Christopher and Columbus Elizabeth von Arnim, 36. How awful and awkward. Mother: Yes. Ah, yes! Change). I have wanted to read these books since they first came out, but both have been rather elusive to try and find. Grappig boek om af en toe eventjes in te lezen.Bvb. One of my favourites: 'Why don't you have photocopiers in the store, so I can scan the bits I need and not buy the book? Keira Knightleys neck makes me want to punch things. Having w orked in a public library for years some of the things the public asked me ran along the same lines. She's come in repeatedly and asked where the vampire section is. The Slaves of Solitude Patrick Hamilton, 31. BOOKSELLER: Yes, like George Eliot. . ( ), : XX , . CUSTOMER: I'm looking for a book about the Holocaust; my daughter's very interested in World War II. I volunteer in an oxfam bookshop and I have had someone ask me before if we had a book by jane eyre! 3.Customer: I read a book in the sixties. The second book is even funnier than the first, and I was stifling giggles throughout. I love the idea of these books and have been compiling my own "heard in the library" quotations, so you just watch out. Because he can fly. Overlook Press. A John Cleese Twitter question ['What is your pet peeve? She marked the place in the book, read two words, and then asked to see it again. BOOKSELLER: Yes She really dies at the end thats why the diary finishes., CUSTOMER: Yes. Vooral handig voor op het toilet, of als je 5 minuten over hebt. Onze klantenservice And dont forget about those women who used to write under male names. CUSTOMER: I really enjoyed her first book. The 34-year-old model shared a steamy mirror photo to her Instagram on Thursday. Het is echter in een enkel geval mogelijk dat door omstandigheden de bezorging vertraagd is. Het boek is wat dun, je hebt het zo uit maar het is zeker een aanrader! CUSTOMER: I always thought Charles Dickens was probably a woman. When shed got to about 1.30, the phone rang, so I answered it, but got no reply, and got no number from 1471. Id like a book for a friend about saving the world from alien invasion. . I took the books, told her the price (1.75), and she asked me Are you busy? I wasnt sure what to say did she mean the shop? right. CHILD: Oh! A customer wanting books signed by Shakespeare to hear Jen Campbell talk about Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops. We slaan je cookievoorkeur op in je account. There are some artists out there, but silence is about as rubbish as it gets. I purchased the set of two from them via AbeBooks, and it came to 3.99 in total with free delivery. Sensing she wanted me to help with something, perhaps along the lines of lifting boxes, I said I had a bit of time. I worked at a bookstore for a couple of years, and all of these induced a sense of deja vu. HER FRIEND: Yeah. This book sounds so funny I want to read it now. This is an antiquarian bookshop, so this is an old edition of the book., CUSTOMER: Im looking for a biography to read thats really interesting. We Have Always Lived in the Castle Shirley Jackson, 27. We have a repeat patron, a fiftyish lady who is not the sharpest tool in the shed, and is obsessed with vampire lit. Colin's story..oh my gosh. Well, do you know of a place where I can photocopy a book? Negatief, positief, neutraal: we zetten een review altijd online. BOOKSELLER: No. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); (Feel free to email me at simonthomasoxford[at]gmail.com if this doesn't work for you.). 5.Customer: Do you have any second hand crosswords?Bookseller: You mean crosswords that have already been filled in?Customer: Yes. Your email address will not be published. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. BOOKSELLER: No. Fabulous! Before you took me to Ripping Yarns in September, I'd never heard of Jen or her blog but, of course, I looked her up right away once I got home and laughed my way through her old posts though not as hard as I laughed at Colin's story! MOTHER: Hitler? A few minutes later she came back in and asked me how much the books outside were, so I came outside and told her about four times that they were individually priced, interrupted while she told me the man nearby had just stolen a book. I just had to share it. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.

THEIR DAUGHTER: Why cant I fly, daddy? From 'Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?' priestess ritual Your email address will not be published. Als we je account op een ander apparaat herkennen, hoef je niet opnieuw de keuze te maken. Okay, I'll share one of my funnier episodes at the library. Dit was de meest voorkomende prijs van bol.com en onze partners tijdens de laatste 90 dagen. retourneer een artikel. HER FRIEND: Sometimes I burn them. Deceived With Kindness Angelica Garnett, 21. An Italian came in and asked me for a book about Footzballz. CHILD: Yeah.

So I went back in, and soon enough she was back, clutching two books and telling me that shed read one of them (A Tale of Two Cities) in school, but wasnt sure if shed read the other (Crime and Punishment). Anyways, I told her that it was very impressive (what?) Someone asking, with all seriousness, where the fictional novels can be found I have this book coming in the post and I am so excited about it it's untrue. Or me? Who was he? It was about this moment that I silently thanked Ian for not putting Wuthering Heights out for sale. Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell. And possibly illegal? In both books, I found it both amusing and rather cringeworthy that the general public can be so well thick. Selected Stories Katherine Mansfield, 25. Id like the main character to be a little like Freddie Mercury and a little like Arnold Schwarzenegger. BOOKSELLER: Sure. She made her usual reply, so I told her we were quite busy. Being George Devines Daughter Harriet Devine, 29. Me: Er do you mean signed by the people who performed the play? CUSTOMER: You must get so much time to read, just sitting here surrounded by books. Very odd. The shop, I assume so I told her we were quite busy. I didnt know, so I phoned up Dad, and he knew, so I wrote it down on a PostIt. 1.Customer: Excuse me, do you have any signed copies of Shakespeare plays?Bookseller: Erdo you mean signed by the people who performed the play?Customer: No, I mean signed by William Shakespeare. I cannot wait to get a copy of this. Error rating book. (LogOut/ But I don't want it to be a sad book. CUSTOMER: Yes, he can hes very good at flying. Welcome back. (Bookseller sighs and pulls a copy of Wuthering Heights off the shelf) CUSTOMER: Do you have the one with the cover that looks like Twilight? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. en BOOKSELLER: What is it you do? Hiermee passen wij en derden onze website, app, advertenties en communicatie aan jouw interesses aan. Dit is een boek dat je zeker niet moet lezen in een stilte coup! Met deze cookies kunnen wij en derde partijen jouw internetgedrag binnen en buiten bol.com volgen en verzamelen. CUSTOMER: Do you have a copy of Bella Swans favourite book? and the other regular who came in every day to research the prices of certain books and write them down in pencil on a grubby piece of paper. Here I am, working at the book shop again much better than last time, since Ive got about three and a half hours left and Ive already made 36.25, more than covering my 20 wages. That book is full of lies..

. to the hunt for a paperback which could forecast the next year's weather; and from 'I've forgotten my glasses, please read me the first chapter' to 'Excuse meis this book edible?' 4.Customer: I've forgotten my glasses, could you read the beginning of this book to me to see if I like it? I love crosswords, but they're so difficult. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Are you sure youve got the right title?. The vampire lady is hilarious! . , , , : - , . ', Haha! What books have you read and liked? Below, a sampling of some of the most outlandish things heard at Campbell's bookstore and shops across the U.S. and Canada. CUSTOMER (holding up a copy of a Harry Potter book): This doesnt have anything weird in it does it? 2.Customer: Did Charles Dickens ever write anything fun? That's ok, isn't it? BOOKSELLER: Im not familiar with that one. Then $69 per monthNew customers onlyCancel anytime during your trial. Its called Lionel Richie and The Wardrobe. I don't remember the author, or the title. Disney after Dont Say Gay, Ukrainian billionaire Dmitry Firtash: Putin will go further. I dont want to hurt her feelings, but its unlikely that shes heard of the internet. More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell. I work in a clothes shop. At least in an academic library there is some sort of filter on the door and yet the oddest people still find their way in. Jen Campbell groeide op in het noorden van Engeland en studeerde af aan de Universiteit van Edinburgh waar ze haar master Engelse Literatuur behaalde. Customer: No, I mean signed by William Shakespeare. Jen had also been a writer in residence at Blackwells, writing a poem related to each of Blackwells five floors, and she recited these at the event Id love to read them again, so hopefully theyll make an appearance somewhere. But the last customer I had was rather strange (before you get confused, Im writing this on my laptop, which I brought into work). Hilarische quotes van klanten uit een Engelse boekwinkel. All rights reserved. 2012 by Jen Campbell. Its hilarious. CUSTOMER: Me? Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Quite a few of you will know Jen from her blog, and those of you who use Twitter more than I do might well know her as @aeroplanegirl. Om bol.com voor jou nog beter te maken, gebruiken wij altijd functionele en analytische cookies (en daarmee vergelijkbare technieken). Ik moest hardop lachen tijdens het lezen. . Then she decided she didnt want the phone number on a PostIt, because it was sticky, so I tore part of another PostIt (ie not the sticky part) and wrote it again. I nearly wet myself at Colin's story hilarious! My bowl of cereal had to be put down, this is too funny! And once youve laughed your way through that, I suggest that you check out Bookworm Droppingsby Shaun Tyas, from 1988, which is a less attractive title (and rather less well produced) but equally amusing and essentially the same concept. CUSTOMER: Liked, is probably, CUSTOMER: Hi, I just wanted to ask: did Anne Frank ever write a sequel? Here are some from the blog, also in the book, as a taster: Customer: Excuse me, do you have any signed copies of Shakespeare plays? We controleren wel eerst of ie voldoet aan onze reviewvoorwaarden en niet nep is. The Enchanted Places Christopher Milne, 24. Tot 15% korting op elektrisch gereedschap, Bezorging dezelfde dag, 's avonds of in het weekend*, Ophalen bij een bol.com afhaalpunt mogelijk. 9.Customer: I'd like to buy your heaviest book, please. We bieden verschillende opties aan voor het bezorgen of ophalen van je bestelling. Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops and More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops are real gems, treasure troves as they are of humour and stupidity.

CUSTOMER: But whos to say? Alle prijzen zijn inclusief BTW en andere heffingen en exclusief eventuele Im pretty sure Charles Dickens was a man. She said What? and I repeated what I said this was more or less the pattern whenever I said anything, actually so she asked me what our phone number was. Customer: I read a book in the eighties. Colin's post is priceless. Check if your university has an FT membership to read for free. Bekijk de voorwaarden The shop assistants can be pretty thick too. Anyway, shed got to about 1.35 when Id said hello several times and hung up eventually she got to the full one seventy five, and as I was putting the money away in the money-box, she asked me again if I was busy me personally. Een echte aanrader voor iedereen die eens goed wil lachen.

Hiermee passen wij en derden onze website, app, advertenties en communicatie aan jouw interesses aan. CHILD: Mummy, who was Hitler? Je ziet alleen de artikelen en promoties die beschikbaar zijn in Nederland. Lees er meer over in ons, More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops. I am sure he was stealing books from somewhere and selling them on he did also try to scam us into buying book tokens back off him. Patricia Brent, Spinster Herbert Jenkins, 44. The back section includes other peoples contributions, but this is mostly Jens collection. Rich Peoples Problems: Should I ditch my Amex Centurion card? CUSTOMER (to her friend): What do you do with your books after youve read them? I said he wasnt. ', Customer: 'Oh. , . Met deze cookies kunnen wij en derde partijen jouw internetgedrag binnen en buiten bol.com volgen en verzamelen. The Element of Lavishness William Maxwell & Sylvia Townsend Warner, 37. handig op toilet of als je ergens even moet wachten. CUSTOMER: You burn them? 50 Books You Must Read But May Not Have Heard About, Tea or Books? Lees er meer over in ons cookiebeleid. CUSTOMER: Well, I really loved Mein Kampf. Je kan in totaal vijf artikelen kiezen. Charlotte Mew and Her Friends Penelope Fitzgerald, 45. Gewoon fijn om in te bladeren,of om in n keer te lezen. Ottoline Leyser of UK Research and Innovation: If someone disagrees with you, that is a fabulous thing, A whole new world? He said that it contained a stool sample for a colorectal cancer screening test! Ook willen we cookies plaatsen om je bezoek aan bol.com en onze communicatie naar jou makkelijker en persoonlijker te maken. The Long Afternoon Giles Waterfield, 19. On Tuesday night I went, with my housemate Mel and fellow book-blogger Naomi (aka Bloomsbury Bell go check out her new WordPress style!) I couldn't locate the blog so thanks for that link, and am also now following her on twitter, so this post has done all sorts for me today. We helpen je graag. Howards End is on the Landing Susan Hill, 28. But please don't send them to our library ;). I dont remember the author, or the title. , . but I wouldnt have believed she could fill a book, almost entirely from her own experience. Brilliant. She also only wants books on audio. Isn't it brilliant? We controleren ook of ie is geschreven door iemand die het artikel heeft gekocht via bol.com en zetten dit er dan bij. Door op accepteren te klikken ga je hiermee akkoord. verzendkosten Id read all the entries on her blog, but there are plenty more gems. Refresh and try again. CUSTOMER: Yes, the diary. I had to tell him that THAT was NOT a service we provided and sent him on his way. Also, Ive copied this entry across from my brothers blog I worked occasionally in a secondhand bookshop during my sixth form, and when I couldnt be there, Colin covered my shifts and thus was left with this woman (Hope this is ok, Col yeah?). Oh this has just brightened up my otherwise boring day especially Colin's story :o). 7.Customer: Do you have any books by Jane Eyre? One would think that those who peruse the many bookshops up and down the breadth of England would be relatively intelligent right? This full-length collection illustrated by the Brothers McLeod also includes top 'Weird Things' from bookshops around the world. This time she said it was too small, but accepted it anyway. I ummmed and arrrred then referred him to the philosophy department ;-D. These books sound hilarious I want to get hold of them! I tend not to either Cynthia; if there is a choice between more than one version, I wont ever go for the movie cover, unless its a movie which Ive adored. Bij seizoensgebonden mode is het de meest voorkomende prijs tijdens de eerste 2 weken dat het op bol.com te koop staat. BOOKSELLER: You know, I think we managed to lose those. Id recommend ordering them from The Book People if you can! But hey, he was friendly.I'll always be gutted that I was absent on the day my manager wrestled a shoplifter to the ground. BOOKSELLER: Well, he was pretty prominent in, , , .

* De voordelen van bol.com gelden niet voor het gehele assortiment. As It Was and World Without End Helen Thomas, 18. I admit that I dont usually buy books that have movie covers on them. Fantastisch grappig boekje met de meest hillarische gebeurtenissen uit verschillende boekenwinkels. I also review books and write as I absolutely love to read. I remember when I worked on the information desk in Heffers in Cambridge. 'Can books conduct electricity?' THEIR DAUGHTER: Yes, please. The illustrations provide wonderful accompaniments to the text. I am going to put Jen's book on my list to read, thanks. This time, after reading the first line, she was able to recite the last two pages of the book with only minimal errors (which I didnt point out, judging that to do so would bring more trouble than itd be worth) well, congratulations to her. Then began the long process of paying one pound and seventy-five pence in which she decided to get rid of as many coppers and small coins as possible. God bless the Library of Congress subject headings! I mumbled something along the lines that he probably already had the book in his hands before coming to the shop, but she probably didnt hear me because she didnt say What? Satisfied that the books did actually cost what they said they cost, she said shed be back in if she found any books she wanted to buy. De controles gebeuren automatisch, al kijken er soms mensen mee.

CUSTOMER: Loved is probably not the right word. Could you recommend one? CHILD: (Pause) So, did Harry Potter kill Hitler, too?. That's pretty amazing, Colin. is dag en nacht open. Homo ludens. BOOKSELLER: Im afraid I cant find it on our database, or on the British Library catalogue. CUSTOMER: Do you have Dr Who and the Secrets of the Hidden Planet of Time? , . I did not receive review copies of either book, I can never find it in bookshops (I do not know whether I should find this odd or not), and my library does not stock it. 10.Customer: My children are climbing your bookshelves. I'm watching, Julia, I want to see this happen! A child, pointing to the Dr Seuss books: I made a hat for my cat, but he wont wear it. very impressive, and she asked me if I would listen to my grandmother do the same thing I told her my grandmother was dead, but that I probably would do if she still lived. Do you know which one I mean? Ze is dichter, schrijft korte verhalen en woont nu in Noord-Londen waar ze in de Ripping Yarns bookshop werkt. I work at the library, and we get some quirky people too (to put it nicely). Waar wil je dit mee vergelijken? Do you have a copy of Atonement? ', Me: 'Well, we're a bookstore, and we do actually want you to buy them, so I think a photocopier would defeat the purpose. Als we je account op een ander apparaat herkennen, hoef je niet opnieuw de keuze te maken. 8.Customer: Do you have this book (holds up a biography) but without the photographs?Bookseller: I think the photographs are published alongside the text in every edition.Customer: Why?Bookseller: I suppose so you can see what everyone looked like.Customer: I don't like photographs.Bookseller: Ok.Customer: Could you cut them out for me? Sometimes you wonder what is going through people's heads. Bol.com betaalt niet voor reviews. CUSTOMER: Really? The first time I helped her, I took her to the audiobook section, and she wanted to know which were the good paranormal authors. Then she asked me, deadly serious, "What about the ones you don't know?". Phantoms on the Bookshelves Jacques Bonnet, 40. Some of the best or, arguably, worst entries are as follows: Do you have any books by Jane Eyre? They are sure to delight every single bookworm who comes across them.

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