So a few days ago, I went to Borders to buy the school version of Jane Eyre. I went up to the counter to ask where I could find a copy, and this is the conversation that I had with the girl at the counter. I shall name her SBG.... stupid Borders girl.....
SBG: Hi, how can I help you?
Me: Hi, Just wondering where I could find a cpoy of Jane Eyre?
SBG: Sure, I'll just look that up for you, and how do you spelll Eyre, a-i-r?
Me: (you can imagine my facial expression....) eerhhhh no. E-y-r-e.....
SBG: okay so we have three copies, Revenge of the lost Dragon ect ect ect, and hey can all be located in the young adult fiction section...
Me: It's not BY jane Eyre... it's CALLED jane Eyre... you know? The CLASSIC?
SBG: Oh, no, sorry I clicked the wrong thing.... Who is it by?
Me: erh Charlotte Bronte!
SBG: (types in a new search.... does an awful lot of clicking...) Sorry, we've never stocked that book here, it's only in the US....
Me:....... you've NEVER stocked JANE EYRE?
SBG: no....
Me: are you sure?
SBG: yes, Sorry, perhaps you could try next door?
Me: thanks.....
I'm still in shock. SHOCK. I found another woman working there and she, honestly, stood there, laughing for 5 minutes. Shocked aswell. I'm sorry, no wait I'm not, HOW DID YOU GET A JOB AT BORDERS IF YOU DONT EVEN KNOW THE CLASSICS??! There is nothing I hate more than that. Ignorance and stupidity. I am still shocked. And to think, all this time I thought you had to know about books to work at borders. Turns out you don't.
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