A cranky woman is being hounded by her family to put up Christmas decorations, so she heads to the local store in search of Christmas lights.

Upon arrival, the store assistant shows the woman the top brand of Christmas lights.

“These are our top selling Christmas lights this year,” he tells her.

“That’s great, but I need to make sure every light bulb works before I make a purchase,” she demands. “Please plug them in so I can see.”

The store assistant opens the box, untangles the lights and plugs them in. To the customer’s delight, every colourful bulb lights up.

The man behind the counter unplugs the lights and carefully places them back in the box. He then goes to scan the item before the lady starts kicking off.

“And what do you think you’re doing?” she says. “I don’t want this box. I want one that hasn’t been opened.”

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