LOL.

Humans are remarkable storytellers.

Sometimes the real story is:
"I met someone interesting."

But the conscious mind quickly goes:
"Quick. Wrap this in sociology before anyone notices." 🫣

And of course, the customer is sometimes an asshole, and sometimes lies.

That they do. But so do store owners. Well, even babies lie and so do animals I have found. Remarkable and strange lying is. It's a survival mechanism me thinks, that sometimes ends up with shooting your own leg.

But maybe, that's why the next line to the customers is always right is, "in matters of taste"?

It's like a clever way of stating "never argue with an idiot". Maybe, the famous phrase, "The customer is always right, in matters of taste", was actually a reminder and a warning to the marketeer/business owner. Or to all of us who has more than 3 brain cells. Which if anyone is missing a few I really recommend micro dosing some special muhshrooms.