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Home Depot Math Wizards
By CubePirates | October 18, 2007
Several weeks ago I moved into a new apartment. The apartment was unfurnished so I headed down to Home Depot to pick up some shades for the bedroom windows.
Before heading to Home Depot, I carefully measured the width and depth of the window frame and wrote down the dimensions. The window was 29 7/8ths inches wide, so I knew that I would need the shades custom cut to fit my window. I figured this would be a relatively quick process; little did I know what was in store for me.
After arriving at Home Depot, I wandered around until I found the area with shades. There I saw a friendly employee helping another customer look through every possible type of shade and curtain currently in stock. I quickly found the shades I wanted, and patiently waited by the shade cutting mechanism for the lady to finish up with the other customer. After 20 minutes of watching the other customer asking questions with no end in sight, I set out to find another employee who could quickly cut the shades for me.
I found an employee and they offered to page someone to the department, and instructed me to head back to where I was and wait. As I approached the shade area, I saw the same employee who was still helping the other customer, answer the phone for the page. Finally, after another 15 minutes of mindless banter between her and the customer, she was ready to cut my shades.
The following conversation ensued:
Cube Pirate: Can you please cut these to 29 7/8 inches?
Employee: Sure, let me just set this up.
(At which point I notice she is about to cut the shades to 29 2/8 inches.)
Cube Pirate: I really need those to be 29 7/8, 29 2/8 would be too short.
Employee: 29 7/8, right. That’s what I’m doing. Just under 29 1/2.
Cube Pirate: 29 7/8 is just under 30, please cut them just under 30.
Employee: Your math is wrong, it’s just under 29 1/2.
Cube Pirate: I know what I measured, please cut it to 29 7/8 which is just under 30 inches.
Employee: Fine. I’ll do what you say, but you’re still wrong.
Cube Pirate: Just cut the shades.
Employee: Ok. But you’re wrong. (She then cut the shades where I told her to.)
Needless to say, they fit perfectly.
Topics: General Rage |
I work at Home Depot so I’m really getting a kick out of these replies.
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