QUESTIONS I GET WHILE WORKING AT A BOOKSTORE 

librarian here : " i want to get my son to read. what will he like? he hates books! what do kids read these days? but no violence. or drugs or anything weird like that." "ok, let's see what we can find. How old is your son?" "19". I was expecting to hear 8😂

I've worked at a used book store so people would come in for a green book from 30 years ago and they don't remember what it's about or the author!! UGH. Great skits :) I can totally relate!!

i like the video just the fuzzy noise inbetween the clips was very anoying and gave me a headach lmao

You're a bookstore, you have all the books! (That would be amazing! Haha)

I'd love to work in a bookstore! Even with the ridiculous questions :) I subscribed!

I am so awkward that I was afraid one of the B&N workers would find it annoying that I couldn’t find a certain book series I wanted but I knew the titles of all of them and the author but I’m just a nervous wreck lmao

I once found a book I was interested in, an Australian historical fiction, then took it to the counter and asked the two ladies, "Hi, have you ladies read this one? It sounds very good, but I was hoping it doesn't have too much romance. I'm just not in the mood for romance right now." haha. (Of course they haven't read every single book in the store!) They both gave me a weird look, but were very nice. Neither of them had read it, but tried to decipher an answer for me from the blurb. I bought the book, when I walked out of the store I told my wife, and we were both laughing. She said I was silly. "REALLY?! You're that person?" I think that has been only only dumb bookstore question.

If you had a friend that hated reading why would you buy them a book to read?

Lol, I work at BN. This is SO relatable

I thought the paperback/hardback query was fine.

I work in a library and I can so relate to these questions. "Ummm I don't really remember what the book title was or the writer, but the cover was blue in the 60s when I read it, can you help me?"

ha! i have been asked everyone of these questions! i work in the kids and teen section. one of the hardest things is when a parent comes in looking for a gift for their 16 yr old and asks for a book with no violence, romance and bad language...but is adamant about it being a popular ya book...does such a thing exist...i don't know

We get some of the same questions at the library. Now I wish I could read every book in the place but it is not very feasible.

So I bought a book and I don't understand why it doesn't light up. I tried tapping it and it did nothing... where do it recharge it? Lol jk.

You are so right I get these questions all the time... When I first started someone actually asked one on my first day when I was Shadowing a co-worker and i just looked at them with an expression that said "Is she serious?" every day theres a new question like this and its like okay part of my life now. Also love the video but the static noise gave me a headache i get the idea but maybe a warning at the beginning

I used to work at a DVD counter and the book section was across from us as well. People ask the same sort of questions about DVDs, added with they know nothing about the movie but they think some particular actor was in it. And even after listing all the movies, "maybe that's not the actor".....

I love it! I work at Bookshop Santa Cruz and we've gotten every single one of these questions.

I literally screamed when you said clockwork prince!! AHHHH LOVE THAT BOOK ! WESSA FOREVER 😊

i work in a bookshop and this is SO true! especially people asking about when a book is coming out in paperback, and people not knowing anything about the book except maybe one word in the title or the colour!

most of these same questions happen to me at the game store I work at. People are not the brightest

Thankyou this was a great vid I'm starting a job a dymocks soon. Thanks for the experience and taste of what's to come

As someone who works at a bookstore this is super accurate lol. My personal favorite one I’ve gotten is do you work here…. As I stand there in a branded shirt with a radio and I’m shelving books off of a cart XD

I work at a children's bookstore and I've gotten "in looking for my grandkids, they are 3,7 and 11. Non of them like reading but we want them to start. The three year old likes trucks so we thought something along the lines of that. The seven-year-old doesn't like to read so we thought we would put it up to you and the 11 year old has read everything so do you have something for his age but not popular?" It's like.....ok..

Been working at Books-A-Million for about a year and a half and I have to say this video was spot on!!!

I think the best question I've received so far is when you're standing behind the counter, wearing the custom uniform and you are asked: hi, do you work here?

lol I walked into a book store and forgot what i was wanting and the gal asked and described the cover but in a more of a thinking out loud way but she was great and just listed off a bunch of books and then looked it up :) I do feel silly though for that.

What's up with the books in back? I got a re print of a book ( it's not illegal but had to be in the Back?) Is there some secret section where non pc books are

YEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS Person who hates reading, discounts, amazon, paperback... yes.

This was really entertaining. Thank you for making this video. :)

Work at BN and literally get these and more everyday!! Loved the vid lol

Love this. I worked at a bookstore. 10 year’s. The things people say. Lol.

"I don't remember what the book looks like I think it has read for the cover" Girl 👏 👋

Ive been woeking in a bookshop for almost 5 years now...Ive definitely have came across these questions before. lol

I rarely ask anything. I like to go in and explore and try to find something to buy and support the store. 😊

I work at a bookstore and this is honestly so real

This is sooo valid.

This video was so funny HAHAHAHA great video idea!

I remember that I used to work in a library, but no costumer has ever asked me anything.

I don't know what the book is called, but the cover was purple.

I don't know. I worked part-time in a bookstore for a few years. There are millions of titles, and many more millions of people. You can't expect everyone to know about everything that's out there. Take people where they are, especially if they are potential customers, which people asking questions certainly are. The customer is always right. Always. They are not wrong or stoopid to be asking a question, any question. You help them if you can. There are few things more annoying than employees with attitudes.

im starting at a bookstore soon and my biggest concern right now is dealing with those people who dont remember anything about the book. what should you do when that happens? should you ask if they remember anything from the title, the name of the author, plot or genre? and if they cant think of any if that just say you can't help them?

I am thinking of working at a bookstore for the summer and now I'm terrified. because 1. my communication skills are bad. 2. I'm not that very knowledgeable with books. I havent read many books yet, and I don't really want to know what the books are about when booktube/bookstagram recommends it cause I'd like to go to it blind... Any advice for me???

Accurate at!!! I work at a used bookstore and it's the same question ahaha!

Wait, bookstore employees haven’t read All The Books??? #MindBlown

Oh My God! People actually said that. Some questions just stupid.

This is what I encounter everyday.. But I love working at the bookstore..

I work at one too! I understand lol

Hilarious! I worked in a bookstore for awhile and ALL.THE.TIME people would come in and say "I'm looking for a book but I don't know the title or the author but it's (insert color here) and it's about (insert topic here). Can you help me?" Sure. Yeah. Right.

I am the bag person lol. I don't want to seem weak and like I need a bag. Once I had around 35 books in my arms and only got a bag when I couldn't take a step without books falling. 😆 oops! I'm sorry Stan! (the helper guy)

I have done the second one before 😂

great video

I have not asked any of these questions, but these issues are the same across the service industry. I really can't stand customers. They drive me crazy.

In Brazil I have the same haha

"Hi I'm looking for a book to give to someone who just hates reading" *zooms over to the graphic novels*

I’m a pain to ask book recommendations I’m just trying to make it quick so i don’t take too much of the worker time then my ADD kick in and I jump on an other book recommendation QwQ and I’m sorry

Sounds like working at the library a bit for some of them

Cool video.

This is funny (and a little bit sad). I usually know what I'm looking for when I come to a bookstore, and I don't expect the people working there to know every single book, but I was really shocked once when I asked if they had Stieg Larsson's book which is originally titled "Män som hatar kvinnor" which means "men who hate women", and the title in croatian is a literal translation of that (it's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in US) and the bookstore employee asked me if it's a self-help book. I wouldn't mind her not being familiar with some book, but it was the number one bestseller in Croatia that year and how can she not have heard of it? Anyway, my experience in bookstores is 99,99% positive, everyone is always ready to help, to show me where the genre I'm interested in is located, to look up for a book in other store if it's unavailable at their's, to inform me if the book's unavailable so I don't waste my time searching... that's enough for me... Last time I was at a book store, a lady was asking for a light and funny read, which isn't kind of specifying what she needs, the lady working there was doing everything she could to find her a book which would meet her expectations, but she didn't like the short description on the back of any of those books... Then I told her to try Ephraim Kishon... She ended up buying 6 of his books and said jokingly I'm to blame if she doesn't like them :D

I enjoyed it I just wish u hadn't used that loud static noise

I could be the person that doesn't want a bag but a few secouds later asks for one xD "Do you need a bag?" Me, wanting to end this social interaction as soon as possible: no thank you Me, totaly needing a bag and hating myself for saying no and awkwardly walking to bookstore girl: ehm excuse me? Can I get a bag? ^^""

I was at Barnes and Noble today and I literally heard a girl ask a worker “Hey so I’m looking for a certain book I don’t remember the author and I think I know the title can you help me?”

for every scenario except the first, the correct answer to the customer is "try amazon"

I work at a bookstore and this gives me PTSD of my daily life

Maybe like not to big cause I'm affraid of commitment

Oh my god this is infuriating (not because of the video. I love the video). I too work at a bookstore. Literally all of these have happened. Rip. We also get "I heard this book reviewed on the radio but I don't remember anything about it. Have you heard it?" Oh yeah the review this morning while I was working? Totally. Grrrrrrrr

I’d love to work at a book shop but I hate people bahaha

“I heard about this book on NPR this morning. I think the author’s name was... John? James? It was about fish? It was on NPR do you have it???”

Hahaha! Funny video

Rip life

There's something called the INTERNET lmao

I like hat video keep going

Yo there's a youtuber that copied your video nearly word for word

Mentioning ordering off amazon... 😐😐😐

I have asked these stupid questions! Sorry

I wish there is cute girl like you working in the bookstore nearby my place

LOL

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people ask questions like these?...

Marry me?

The customers are wierd and kind of stupid for expecting so much.