In uk.d-i-y, Steve Walker wrote:
The local B&Q had a pair of 4 x 10mm x 22mm manifolds on the shelf for well
over 18 months - the computer wouldn't order any as it thought that it had
some in stock, but no-one would buy them as the nuts and olives were
missing! Manual stock checks were obviously cursory at best.

Reminds of the time I tried to buy a phone in Curry's. I took it to the
till, the guy scanned it and declared that I couldn't have one because
they had no stock. I had to escalate the issue to the manager before I
was allowed to buy it.

I was sorely tempted to simply walk out with it. It obviously wasn't
theirs. :-)

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Mike Barnes