Living in a tourist town, there are shops that sell strange combinations of items. It's a feature of any seaside town but you also see it in the Lake District and I am increasingly aware of it in the Peak District. It is partly through economic necessity I'm sure, but it can result in some bizarre requests.
I used to manage a gift shop at a historic house, and today one of my colleagues reminded me of the time a visitor came in to the shop, full of historic house related gifts,books,souvenirs and toys, and asked us if we had 52'' drop net curtains, as she couldn't find any anywhere. Our jaws dropped almost the 52" required of the nets. What can you say, except embrace the madness, and apologise for not stocking them!
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