Keep Going Like This And The Gloves Are Off!
Crazy Requests, Jerk, Michigan, Pharmacy, USA | Right | March 16, 2020
(I work in a retail pharmacy in a popular US drug store chain. I’m the pharmacist, so I’m used to answering drug information questions specific to certain meds or recommendations for what products to buy. It’s a busy day, with phones ringing nonstop and a huge backup of prescriptions to process. I hear the phone ring and pick it up.)
Me: “Hi, thanks for calling [Store] pharmacy. How can I help you?”
Caller: “Do you have gloves? For kids? That will fit kids?”
Me: *in pharmacy/medical mode* “Hmm, how big is the child? Most latex or plastic gloves are for adults. Did you need latex gloves?”
Caller: “No, I need kid gloves!” *yells at a child in the background* “For a kid!”
Me: “I’m sorry, we have lots of gloves and I need to know what kind you need in order for me to tell you where to get them.”
Caller: “They’re for kids!”
Me: “I don’t think we have medical gloves for children. What do you need them for?”
Caller: *yelling* “KID GLOVES! Jesus! I always have these problems every place I call! NEVER MIND!”
(It dawned on me after the call that she was probably asking about fabric gloves for cold weather. If she had said that, I would have transferred her to someone who handles our floor stock. Don’t call the pharmacy looking for clothing unless you want to really confuse the pharmacist! It was my mistake, but please help me out with more adjectives than just “kid-sized!”)
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