Not-so-Good Service

I went back to Absolute Comics on Thursday to have a look and was delighted to find that they had the 2nd printing of Darkstalkers #1 at an affordable S$6 (as opposed to the S$30 1st print I saw the other time). I over-heard some guys at the counter talking about issue 2. I did not see it in the shelves, though, so I promptly took the 1st issue and brought it to the counter.

I handed the comic to the cashier. He was a yellow-haired person who did not even look at me. He was busy talking to some middle-aged guy. I patiently waited for him to ask for payment, but just then, one of the saleslady (not the kind one I saw from last time) came to the counter and plunked a huge stack of comics on the table. I saw the new Darkstalkers #2 right on top and got a little excited. "Wow, is issue 2 for sale already?"

The yellow-haired guy stopped talking to the middle-aged man and took notice of me at last. He curtly replied: "We are out of stock. There'll be more next week." I graciously thanked him, but again, he turned away, treating me like I am invisible. Instead, he continued to chat with the middle-aged guy, and he punched some numbers into the cash register, and the figures "$286.00" flashed on the display.

Now I get it. The huge stack of comics are the middle-age guy's purchases. The yellow-haired beng was chatting with him and totally ignoring me because the guy was a 'big customer' who just spent a buttload of cash. How lame. The way he replied to me about issue 2 also sounded as if the old guy deserved it more than me or something.

In the end, I was only served like five minutes later. It was the lady who served me and not the yellow-haired beng. I think he is the boss or something. Looks like I'll have to tolerate him again the next time I come for future issues.