RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈
Interesting things happen when you work next door to a cash-for-gold place.
Today, some dude came in a dropped the remains of a decayed human-fucking-tooth (with gold cap) on my counter.
We politely pointed out he was in the wrong space, then I cleaned the hell out of my counter.
This is what comes of teaching our children about the tooth fairy - when they get old, they expect to be able to sell their used body parts to just anyone!
RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈
Moral of the story: stop teaching your kids to sell their teeth to the fae.
Pastor of Muppets
@RamenCatholic I worked in jewelry for ten years and I can't tell you how often I had someone bring in dental gold, sometimes with the tooth attached. Some people bring in nasty stuff, like watches that "need a battery" and when you pull the back off, the inside of the case smells like a bait shop.
Favorite was the couple that came in to get a gold band made, they weren't sure what the ring size, but they brought a knotted loop of string that was *way too big for a finger* for size reference.
RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈
@middleclasstool lmao. People are so gross. At least I try to keep my gross at home, you know?
RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈
@middleclasstool hahahaha good grief.
Pastor of Muppets
@RamenCatholic the jeweler who waited on them put a pad down on the showcase, said "uh, sure, put the string on that", and would only handle it with tweezers. Which she soaked in alcohol afterward. We gave her so much shit about "custom boner bling". She made a great pud cuff, though. She was real good at her job.
moggie
Realistically though, shaking hands with someone is probably far more hazardous.
RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈
@EverydayMoggie one of the best parts of COVID was normalizing fist-bumps. @middleclasstool
RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈
@middleclasstool I can't stop thinking about "custom boner bling" what have you done to me?!
RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈
@middleclasstool I was sooo confused when he dropped the tooth, then said "I've got a really expensive tooth here."
I'm pretty sure I had that deer-in-headlights look on my face.
I was silently panicking, thinking he was coming in for dental advice from a hemp wellness store. I was trying to find a polite way to point out that while we carried stuff for pain relief, we were not dental specialists.
Luckily one of my bosses was there & she pointed out that the Cash-for-Gold place was next door, and I was able to connect the dots.
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