It actually wasn't that bad. A few customers were bloody awful, but overall we got a higher quality of clientele than most retail establishments because the folks in our store wanted to, y'know, read.

The primary exceptions to this rule involved last-minute holiday shopping frenzies and book signings by right-wing pundits. Regardless of your thoughts on the opinions of such authors, I can say without reservation that they have the most obnoxious fans I've ever encountered.