[Miss Marple]

My favorite Duh episode occured several years ago. I went to a store that had a sign which said "10% off on all magazines." When going through the checkout, my $4.00 magazine was scanned at $3.90, when it should have been $3.60.

I complained to the checkout clerk, and she sent me to the store office. I had my receipt and proceeded to explain the error. The manager looked at me and said "I don't understand the problem. We took 10 cents off."

I said, "The sign said 10%."

The manager said to me, "Ten percent IS ten cents."

We went back and forth for several minutes, until I was reduced to teaching per cents to this woman at a grocery office window.

I think she finally gave me the price adjustment to get rid of me. I believe she thought I was making it up. LOL!

[ChefKeith]

How about this one,

I am standing in line at the DPS office to take the eye test for D.L. renewal and look up to see a sign taped to the post that says:

"If You can not read, verbal tests are given on Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30pm"

Now My first thought is if they can't read how are they going to READ the sign!?

Second one is how are they going to read street signs!?

I didn't even bother to ask at the counter who posted the sign.

[RightWhale]

"Ten percent IS ten cents."

The Revolution is well underway.

[antaresequity]

I think she finally gave me the price adjustment to get rid of me. I believe she thought I was making it up. LOL!

We can induce 'Duh' moments at will...

The next time you get run up for somthing, say its 14.43...hand over a 20 spot. The expected change is 5.57.

Do some quick math in your head...5.75 - 5.57 = .18 Before the clerk gives you the change, say somthing like "here is 18 cents"....while that flushed look comes over their face...say "thats 5 and 3 quarters back to me"...or somthing like that...

Witness the hopless cerebral melt down...

Now is the time to add a 79 cent candy bar if your really a sicko...

[gitmo]

That reminds me of a time when my wife worked at Target. Their registers were supposed to be calculating 10% off everything in the store, but that function wasn't working. They gave calculators to each cashier, yet they were still unable to figure out how to take 10% off the totals. Not one cashier was up to the job.