WE’VE all heard the phrase “the customer is always right” — but a dispute over an unassuming cheese roll has taken the saying to a whole new level.

Earlier this week a patron at the Corowa RSL club returned a sandwich to staff.

The complaint? The roll hadn’t been cut in “half” as requested.

Except — it had been cut.

While staff at the rural NSW club initially laughed off the complaint, they decided to “investigate” further, by measuring the sandwich.

And it turned out the nitpicking customer was, in fact, correct — one half of the sandwich was five centimetres in width, while the other half was a disgracefully uneven six centimetres.

Luckily, Corowa RSL CEO Peter Norris had a sense of humour and shared a photo of the controversial meal on LinkedIn, posting: “In Clubland we do see some strange customer complaints. This roll was returned today because it was not cut in ‘half’ as requested by the customer.

“While it was quickly dismissed as funny, further investigation revealed the customer was in fact correct and we were a full cm off the perfect cut! Only in Clubs.”

The post has received more than 100 likes and dozens of comments, with many LinkedIn users having a laugh at the customer’s expense.

Michael Surridge wrote: “At least they didn’t use trig to calculate the volume difference in cm3” while Lielette Calleja posted: “Quality control taken to another level” and Chee Chuan Sia added: “That amount of perfectionism by the customer! Not sure if I should be impressed or shaking my head in blank awe.”

It has not been confirmed whether the disgruntled customer has been adequately compensated for the trying ordeal.

alexis.carey@news.com.au