Those brilliant technicians at Fry's Electronics

I've been gone at a tournament for the weekend, and I just returned a few minutes ago. But I had to share a story with you about my experience at Fry's Electronics near DVC College in Northern California. I was there with a few of my fellow Forensics coach friends, and we were just wandering through the store when Jeff asked a salesperson on the floor where he might find something. After receiving directions, I then turned to the salesperson and asked, "Where might I find a Flux Capacitor?"

The sales guy said that he thought they keep those at the desk, pointing to a place where a few other employees were working. At this time, Kat and Jeff both started laughing. But seeing as how this joke still had some more steam, I went to the desk and said: "The other guy over there said I might find a flux capacitor here. Any idea where they are?" The employee I spoke to started looking down the rows of components, searching for a flux capacitor, but he could not find one. So he turned to his partner who was at the desk and asked if he knew where one might be.

Meanwhile, Kat was losing it and couldn't stifle her laughter, so she wandered down the aisle where she couldn't be seen. I kept my cool and stood there while both of these employees looked for my flux capacitor. Finally, the senior of the two of them said for his partner to search their web site to see if they had any flux capacitors in stock. So, he went to use the computer, but his computer was having trouble making a connection. So, he went to another computer and typed in "Flux Capacitor". Unfortunately, the inventory management of Fry's Electronics indicated that there were no flux capacitors in the system. The employee asked me to read the spelling and asked if it was spelled correctly. I said it was. Then his partner tried entering the information into his computer, thinking that maybe his computer might be able to bring it up in their inventory better than the previous computer. I guess their inventory has different results, depending upon what computer you use. But unfortunately, his computer couldn't find a flux capacitor either. So, he then tried searching for a "flux" and about nine items came up, but as I looked through the list, I indicated that none of the responses were the one I was seeking.

So, the two guys turned to the female employee and asked her if she knew where I might find a flux capacitor. She didn't know, but she also checked the output on the screen of the computer before she shrugged her shoulders.

I was about to escalate my request to a manager before our main coach called us and indicated he needed us back at the tournament. So, we left.

But needless to say, we laughed harder than we've laughed in a very long time.

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