Counter Press

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Teleportation bell

Customer rang the bell at the cashier. And immediately complained that no one was serving her. The ring had barely faded.

Either she thought the bell was some magical item or a teleportation button.

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10+

Customer: Do you have panadol for a 10 year old child?

Me: Like a syrup?

Customer: Yeah.

I showed her Panadol Syrup 6+ for Children.

Customer: Yes, I saw that earlier. You have 1 to 6 and 6+. Do you have one that is 10+?

Me: A 10 year old child can use this.

Customer: I want one that is 10+.

Me: 6+ means it is for six years old and above.

Customer: No, it must be 10+. Do you have it?

Me: No.

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Not this D

Customer: I want something for sore throat.

I gave him Difflam lozenges.

Customer: no I don't want this. I want something that starts with D.

Me: that's what you're holding

Customer: What? Oh no, not this D. I want the smaller D. I prefer swallowing to sucking.

He was looking for Danzen tablets that were swallowed instead of lozenges that were sucked on.

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Biggest

Customer: Is this the biggest?

Me: Yes.

Customer: Is it the biggest biggest?

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Left right

Customer was looking for an item.

Me: It’s down this aisle on the right.

Customer walked down the aisle looking to his left.

Me: It's on your right, sir.

Customer kept looking to his left.

Me: Sorry, I mean on the left.

Customer looked to his right: Ah, I found it. Thanks!

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You want the D?

Customer: I want Zyrtec tablets.

Me: You want the D?

Customer gave a weird look.

Me: I mean, you want Zyrtec D?

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Once or twice?

Customer was given a single dose medicine with just one tablet in the box.

Customer: Do I take this only once a day or twice a day?

Me: There’s only one tablet in the box.

Customer: Yes, so once a day or twice a day?

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Will I die?

Customer: Will I die if I take this?

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The laughing eye

Customer: My eye is laughing. What eye drop can I use?

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Rene Eyes

Customer: Do you have Rene Eyes?

Me: What do you use it for?

Customer: Indigestion.

I showed him a box of Rennies.

Customer: Yeah, that’s the one.

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Ornament

Customer: Do you have ornament?

Me: You mean those Christmas decorations?

It was Christmas and we sold some Christmas decorations.

Customer: No, the cream.

Me: Oh, you mean ointment.

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Ken-enhancer

Customer: I want Ken-enhancer.

Me: You mean Kenhancer?

Customer: No, Ken-enhancer.

I gave him a pack of Kenhancer.

Customer: See, Ken-enhancer.

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It doesn’t say...

Customer: I want something for runny nose.

I recommended her an antihistamine.

Customer: The box says it’s for allergy. It doesn’t say it’s for runny nose.

Me: Yes, but I’m telling you it’s for runny nose.

Customer: No, I don’t want it. I want something that says on the box that it's for runny nose.

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How would you know?

Customer: I want something for blocked nose.

I recommended her a medicine.

Customer: How would you know it’s for blocked nose?

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Smoothen the pain

Customer: Do you have anything to smoothen the pain?

Me: You mean soothe?

Customer: Smoothen. You from China lah, so it’s a big word for you.

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Amoxicillin

Me: Do you have any drug allergies?

Customer: Yes, amoxicillin. A-X-M-O-C-I-L-N.

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Linctus

Customer: Do you have linctus?

Me: What brand are you looking for?

Customer: I want a cough syrup called linctus.

Me: Linctus is another term for syrup.

Customer: What kind of pharmacist are you? How can you not know what’s a linctus?

I show them all the different brands that are called linctus.

Customer took one: This one. This is linctus.

Me: Every single one of these is a linctus.

Customer: No, when I want linctus it’s this one. The next time someone ask for linctus, you give them this one.