| Author | Message | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1513 Registered: 11-2003 |
Don't think that was very economical!! | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2284 Registered: 3-2006 |
Economical in terms of human energy? (eg typing a long phrase when one shortcut would do?) Or economical in a literal (monetary) sense? Did someone buy a brand new copy of an OS and perform a clean install? Or did they buy a brand new piece of hardware? Or did they just buy an Apple Mac? ;-) | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1516 Registered: 11-2003 |
Economical in terms of human energy? Partly this (eg typing a long phrase when one shortcut would do?) but this is not it. Or economical in a literal (monetary) sense? a bit of this, plus a third aspect Did someone buy a brand new copy of an OS and perform a clean install? Or did they buy a brand new piece of hardware? Neither, this is in fact a stupidity puzzle that isn't computer related. Personal experience from my time in retail. Or did they just buy an Apple Mac? ;-) No, lol | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7670 Registered: 4-2010 |
Stupid person - H? A? M? One person? More than one? Did they do something that would require multiple trips? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1518 Registered: 11-2003 |
Stupid person - H? A? M? HAF One person? Yes More than one? Did they do something that would require multiple trips? Yope. OTRT though. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7673 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did she buy something? That needed something else to be bought with it? But only bought the one part? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1521 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did she buy something? Yes, she did That needed something else to be bought with it? But only bought the one part? No to rest | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7678 Registered: 4-2010 |
The item she bought - was it electronic? A food item? A treadmill? An item that could be only used once? Like a disposable camera? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 148 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did it turn out that whatever she bought wasn't what she actually wanted? And she had to go back to return it to the store? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 309 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did she buy some $10 item that was on sale for $7 and demand that you allow her to use her 15% off coupon, which would involve waiving the sale price and costing her $1.50 more? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1523 Registered: 11-2003 |
Balin (Balin) The item she bought - was it electronic? A food item? A treadmill? An item that could be only used once? Like a disposable camera? The thing or things she actually came in to the shop for, is not really relevant. But it might be food related. The shop I was working in was similar to a 7-Eleven, so convenience/grocery. There is something else going on here. Explore Potato (Potato) Did it turn out that whatever she bought wasn't what she actually wanted? Not this And she had to go back to return it to the store? She did return to the shop, but she didn't HAVE to. Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn) Did she buy some $10 item that was on sale for $7 and demand that you allow her to use her 15% off coupon, which would involve waiving the sale price and costing her $1.50 more? No, not this | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 158 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did she return it the item because in retrospect, she thought it was too expensive? And she went back to the store by car or public transportation which cost her more than the item was worth? Or more than she would've saved had she bought it somewhere else? Did she return it because she didn't need it right away? Or because it was too much? Or too little? Did she realize that something was wrong with it? Did she start eating it and realized that she didn't like it? Was the reason why she returned the item a cogent one? When she went back to the store, did she buy something else instead? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 159 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did she return a regular pack of something in favor of an economy size one? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1527 Registered: 11-2003 |
Potato (Potato) Did she return it the item because in retrospect, she thought it was too expensive? And she went back to the store by car or public transportation which cost her more than the item was worth? Or more than she would've saved had she bought it somewhere else? Did she return it because she didn't need it right away? Or because it was too much? Or too little? Did she realize that something was wrong with it? Yes-ish, but I can smell a FA lurking in this line of questioning Did she start eating it and realized that she didn't like it? Was the reason why she returned the item a cogent one? When she went back to the store, did she buy something else instead? Did she return a regular pack of something in favor of an economy size one? No to rest | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7789 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did she buy the item for herself? For someone else? Did she think the person would like it, when they wound up hating it? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1536 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did she buy the item for herself? The 'item' she brought back was for her own use. No to rest. For someone else? Did she think the person would like it, when they wound up hating it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7798 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was there any sort of sale or discount on the item? Did she bring back the item to be returned? To purchase again? Was there a discount for buying more than one? And she only bought one? So she brought that one back and bought a second one with it? But paid for the first one twice? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1538 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was there any sort of sale or discount on the item? Did she bring back the item to be returned? To purchase again? Was there a discount for buying more than one? And she only bought one? So she brought that one back and bought a second one with it? But paid for the first one twice? She did bring it back. And no to all the rest. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7805 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did she get a refund on the item? A discounted purchase? An exchange of products? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1541 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did she get a refund on the item? A discounted purchase? An exchange of products? She exchanged it for an identical one. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7807 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did she have to pay to exchange the items? Was the first item broken? Was the second? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1543 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did she have to pay to exchange the items? No Was the first item broken? She thought so, but most people would not have bothered Was the second? No | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1544 Registered: 11-2003 |
HINT: There is something you still haven't found out, something important. The thing she returns is not really one of the 'items' she got in to the shop to buy. However, she paid for it and it was supplied to her from our shop. One other important factor - how did she get to the shop? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1197 Registered: 9-2010 |
How did she get there... Walking? Bus? Taxi? Driving? Bicycle? Motorcycle? Train? Plane? (lol, I don't know, I suppose it depends on how far she was coming from) Did she buy the item from a catalog? And then go to the shop where it originated to return it? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1547 Registered: 11-2003 |
Walking? Bus? Taxi? Driving? Bicycle? Motorcycle? Train? This is closest, it was the Metro/Underground. Plane? (lol, I don't know, I suppose it depends on how far she was coming from) Did she buy the item from a catalog? And then go to the shop where it originated to return it? No, not this. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7848 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did she leave the item on the Metro? Did she forget the item when buying it? Did the trip to return it cost more than the refund? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1549 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did she leave the item on the Metro? No Did she forget the item when buying it? No Did the trip to return it cost more than the refund? Yope, OTRT. It's really even a bit stupider than that, lol. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1987 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was the item a metro pass? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1554 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was the item a metro pass? Nope | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7851 Registered: 4-2010 |
The item she brought back - was it related to the Metro in any way? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1556 Registered: 11-2003 |
The item she brought back - was it related to the Metro in any way? No it wasn't. I guess it could have worked with other varieties of public transport as well. And it is a spesific thing about the Metro, that adds to the time aspect of this. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7858 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the trains usually on time? Was hers? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1559 Registered: 11-2003 |
Are the trains usually on time? Was hers? They usually were very reliable back then, every 15 minutes. Whether or not hers were at that spesific time, didn't really matter. Explore | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7863 Registered: 4-2010 |
Capacity of the trains relevant? Number of trains running? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1564 Registered: 11-2003 |
Capacity of the trains relevant? Number of trains running? I'm afraid not. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7872 Registered: 4-2010 |
Number of cars per train? Speed of the train? Distance between store and station? Her home and station? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1566 Registered: 11-2003 |
Number of cars per train? No Speed of the train? No Distance between store and station? Somewhat yes Her home and station? Ditto | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7955 Registered: 4-2010 |
Precise distance? General distance? Did she take the Metro when it would have been faster to walk? Or cheaper? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1567 Registered: 11-2003 |
Precise distance? General distance? This, compared to something Did she take the Metro when it would have been faster to walk? Or cheaper? Would have been cheaper to walk of course, but definitely not faster. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7962 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the distance between her home and the store relevant? Was her home closer to the store than the station? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1569 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is the distance between her home and the store relevant? Was her home closer to the store than the station? No to all. Totally OTWT, I'm afraid. I'll do a little recap before bed. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1571 Registered: 11-2003 |
Recap A customer entered the shop I was working in to buy a few things. Exactly what she purchased is not relevant. But there is a relevant item that she got from us, and that she paid for. She comes back a little later, to have this item replaced. The stupid part is why and why she bothered coming back. To us it seemed to be a waste of time, and potentially money, to not gain anything whatsoever. You need to find out what that item was, and why she wanted to exchange it. HINT: When you go shopping and bring the items to the till to pay, what do you do with the items after you have paid? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1271 Registered: 9-2010 |
You...put them in bags? Or a bag? Maybe a basket? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1575 Registered: 11-2003 |
You...put them in bags? Or a bag? This. Ready to piece it all together?? Maybe a basket? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1274 Registered: 9-2010 |
She...tore a hole in the bag and needed it replaced? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1576 Registered: 11-2003 |
She...tore a hole in the bag and needed it replaced? Hole and needed are HUUUUGE exaggerations, but it is enough for a SPOILER This regular customer (which to be honest alwasy behaved a bit weird) came in to our shop and bought a few things. In Norway you usually pay a small fee for plastic bags, normally around NOK 1 (€ 0.12) today, about half that back then. She asked for a plastic bag, which she paid for, packed her groceries and left, only to come back 10-12 minutes later. She claimed she wanted a new bag, as the one she had, had a tiny hole in it. It was the tiniest tear on the upper half. Of course we replaced it. But she had gotten all the way down to the platform, waiting for the metro and then decided to walk back to get a new bag. As she said 'just in case the hole gets bigger, and then everything will fall out'. The really stupid thing is that she lost her train, maybe even have to pay a new ticket (depending on circumstances), while the trip from her own station and home, would not have been any longer than the trip back to the shop. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1276 Registered: 9-2010 |
LOL!! Where I live, you don't need to pay for grocery bags, whether they be paper or plastic. :D (Although they seem to be plastic these days, all the time.) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7970 Registered: 4-2010 |
Wow - that is incredibly stupid. Nice puzzle! |
