I could absolutely strangle her. I look up from the desk. Another over-polished forty year old woman has walked into the store smacking her gum so loudly, I swear you could hear it from Jupiter. The sound is only dampened by her child, walking alongside her and smacking his gum even louder. The noise is burrowing in my head, drowning all thought, except for the blind rage that seems to come with it.
I shake my head to clear it and put on my best empty smile, the one that never reaches my eyes. "Hi! Can I help you guys find anything today?"
"No." *Smack* She smiles even wider than I did, her eyes emptier. *Smack* "We're just-" *Smack* "-browsing."
I pull another grin over my face, only this time it slips into a sort of half-grimace. "Okay just let me know-" *Shudder* "-if you need anything!"
*SMACK* She smiles again and turns back around, browsing the shelves.
Would it drive away business if I slam my head into the desk until I become deaf?