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When I was just starting out in hardware (mid ‘70s) many customers brought in a piece of copper tubing with the nuts flared on the end. It was not uncommon …

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We sell Fisher & Paykel washers, often abbreviated as F and P. Our hardware employees, unfamiliar with the abbreviation, think customers are swearing at them when they say they need …

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My personal favorite is “hose (hoes),” preceded by “Do you have…” 50/50 chance of getting it right and I have had some pretty indignant looks when I didn’t guess right. …

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Had a lady ask if we had any paralyzed lime. Finally figured out she meant pelletized. Susan Miller Bob’s Hardware Whiting, N.J.

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We frequently get calls for “womanized” wood. Wolmanized. Really. Thanks for the laugh! Karla Robson Slavens True Value Cortez, Colo.

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I had an employee come in one day who was practically dancing around with an itching problem in a sensitive place. I instructed him to call a doctor for an …

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As a lumberyard we accumulate piles of wood pallets. The local fire department is always after us to get rid of them. A few years back we made a large …

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Sign posted on the salesfloor: “Unattended children will be given an espresso and a free puppy. Thanks kindly, Morgan Hardware.” Larry Floyd Morgan Hardware Lavonia, Ga.

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A young, visibly frustrated customer came in recently and asked if we had left-handed nails. He said he was having real trouble driving nails in. We did not have any …

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We sell pecans in the fall and ship them from our post office in the store. We will also crack the pecans for a nominal price in our cracking machine. …

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