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At a university computer store, products are sold at special educational discounts. Of course, there are certain restrictions and qualifications customers must meet, in order to take advantage of the discounts. These are the customers that have issues. And these are the stories of when IT NO WORKIE!

Friday, September 25, 2009

The Great Product Key Mystery

Here's what I tell (and show) customers after purchasing the Microsoft software:


"Ok, your product key is located on the yellow sticker on the back of the disk sleeve. It is good for two installations. Be sure not to lose your disks, because I'm only allowed to sell you this one copy."


And here's what customers tell us after getting home:


"It's asking for a product key, what does that mean? Where's the product key? Where am I? What's all this drool down my shirt?! WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?!"


Let me break it down for you. "It's on a yellow sticker." Yellow is that bright, obvious color you use when you want something to be highly visible. "On the back of the disk sleeve." The disk sleeve is that flimsy black thing that holds your disks. It's what I handed to you before you left. The back of the disk sleeve is the side that is OPPOSITE from the front. So basically, if you don't see the yellow sticker on one side, just flip it over.


I realize this is tedious, and strains the eyes. It'd probably be easier to find Bin Laden and make him track down Waldo.
 




 
"He's up there, bro."

But in the end, it won't matter. Trust me. If it took you longer to find your product key than it did for me to make fun of you on the internet, I have some bad news: You will lose your disks. Right after I told you not to.


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