I had to go to Dallas at the beginning of the month for a business trip and usually I pack enough gum to last me a month. Somehow I ran out with a day still left, so I ventured into the gift shop in the Hotel.
As I stood staring at where the gum should be and not seeing it, I finally asked where it was. The following insanity is what happened.
Me: Can you tell me where the gum is?
Sales Clerk (SC): Gum?
Me: Yes. Chewing gum.
SC: We don’t sell gum ma’am.
Me: What???
SC: We don’t sell gum ma’am?
Me: Are you sold out?
SC: No. We don’t sell gum ma’am.
Me: I don’t understand. I just want chewing gum. How can you not sell gum?
SC: We don’t sell gum ma’am. It’s against the resort’s policy.
Me: You have a policy on gum?
SC: Yes, we don’t sell gum ma’am.
Me: Why??
SC: Because people spit it out ma’am.
Me: But I’m not one of those people.
SC: We don’t sell gum ma’am.
Me: Let me get this straight. I can buy cigarettes, shells for my gun and a beer but I can’t have gum?
SC: We don’t sell gum ma’am.
Me: You know what? Your right. I can see how my spitting my gum out is far worse than getting drunk, addicted to nicotine and shooting someone.
SC: We don’t sell gum ma’am.
Me: AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Mooselet said,
January 28, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Just so we’re clear, did they not sell gum?
But did they honestly sell actual bullets? Because that? Is insane. I’m pretty sure I’d find it in the DSM-IV.
Jennifer said,
January 28, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Are you sure they didn’t sell gum?
Bullets? Are you kidding?
sizzlesays said,
January 28, 2009 at 1:06 pm
I can hardly believe that. So weird! I think cigarettes are worse! And I can’t even chew gum so it’s not like I am partial to it.
badness jones said,
January 28, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I don’t chew gum (I grind my teeth, so it hurts my jaw) but I am enraged on your behalf!
Mim said,
January 28, 2009 at 6:20 pm
That is funny. What kind of gum where you looking for? Maybe if you got some chewy candies that could pass for gum?
alison said,
January 29, 2009 at 9:55 am
Ah Texas, the ‘Guns not Gum’ state….
Guider said,
January 29, 2009 at 12:31 pm
I can’t stand gum, but I can’t believe they sell all those other things but not gum!