You think customers in the food industry are dumb, you should work in a bank. I was in the food industry for many years, and I thought I'd seen it all until I became a banker. People are absolutely RETARDED when it comes to money. I get paid to basically dumb it down for the masses. My favorite clients are the ones that actually have a clue, because we can have non-mind-numbing conversations.
Here's the most typical one:
Client: I need overdraft on my bank account
Me: Sure, we have to do a credit application for that.
Client: Oh, ok. Well I'm unemployed right now. I'm on welfare. I make about $500 a month.
Me: Well I can't apply for credit for you when you're on welfare.
Client: Why not? It's income. Besides, if I don't get this overdraft I can't pay my cell phone bill.
Me: It's not guaranteed income. Besides, how do you afford a cell phone on social assistance?
Client: Well it didn't cost me anything to buy if I signed a contract.
Me: But you said you can't afford to pay the bill.
Client: Well I can if you give me the overdraft. $1000 should be fine.
Me: You're not going to qualify. If you can't pay for your cell phone you can't afford your overdraft.
Client: Don't tell me what I can afford.
Me: Sigh.