For better for worse ?

[mxmadman]

Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

That analogy is not a good one imho

The Clerk behind the counter of the Circle K is obligated to answer the customers questions.. i.e.

Customer: "How much is this bottle of milk?"
Clerk: "It is $2.45"

Customer: "When is the shipment of the new Playboy coming in"
Clerk: "Monday afternoon"

But the Clerk behind the counter of the Circle K is NOT obligated to answer the following customers questions.. i.e.

Customer: "What are you plans for this weekend"
Clerk: "No comment"

Customer: "Are you going to replace Pepsi with Coke?"
Clerk: "No comment"

That's all fine, except that is not a true representation of what 1C is doing. They're not answering any questions at all, and blaming it on their customers past responses. So let's say your example above is customer A, and he leaves.

Then customer B walks in and asks the exact same questions, but now the clerk responds to them all by saying, "I'm tired of all of you asking the same questions and being so rude." And then continues to give them a blank stare for the duration of the visit.

But, again, 1C does not own any Circle K's, so you should be less literal in your analyzation.