Pay up!

I think the sign hanging over my head says "information,"

but in fact, it must say "school supplies"...

Maybe it's an alternate reality thing; the students actually see something different, like a mirage at the end of a long semester...

What I don't mind:

"Hi I was wondering if by any chance you have a ruler I could borrow?"

What I do mind:

"Hey, I need four pieces of paper. And also, I need to go to class, so can you grab my print job when it's done?"

(student leaves, print job is picked up by other student and I spend morning fretting about missing paper)

Most frequent question this week: "Do you sell ____?" (fill in with memory stick, floppy disks, CDs, whiteout, highlighters, silly string...)

There is NO cashregister at my desk. Do people try to buy things from you? What's the best thing you've been asked for?

Also, a side note, George just said...
Da Vinci Code sold 40 million copies in hardback, it just came out in paperback and this week it sold 500,000 copies. His comment- who's buying it, doesn't everyone have it? Are people buying a paperback copy as well - "Don't tell me your a Dan Brown collector, puuulllease!?"