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Good thing the helmet actually was the thief's, and not stolen in and of itself.
Nasty Ass Thieves: You take something of ours, we’ll take something of yours
From u/T-h-r-i-ll-H-o-u-s-e Tales From Retail: I work in a supermarket in the UK, have done for 4 years. I’m a grocery manager so on Tuesday I was running the promotion change working til midnight. About 8pm the duty manager calls me over and tells me to keep an eye out for a guy who is a kn...
I'd fall for it.
Sidewalk Signage: This Works Quite Well, Oddly Enough
Or did something stupid like go through self checkout with 20 cans, and 'miss' scanning two to save money, somehow thinking she'll still get the discount.
Crazy Entitled Lady Calling
From u/WombatBeans Tales From Retail: I was at work the other day when I get a phone call that went like this. I'm me she's Irrational Lady (IL). Me: Thank you for calling *store* this is me how can I help you? IL: (please picture a super snotty tone for her) Yes I was just in there and I bo...
Killgrave's really upped his game, I see.
You Had One Job: Won't She Object To That?
Hey, at least the driver's more concerned about the dogs than his lunch!
Delivery Surprise: Dogs Enjoy Mail Carrier's Lunch
From u/EviscerationNation: A note left by a delivery man whose lunch was stolen and eaten by a couple of puppers.
But I hear his lawyer's a quack.
I Found An Example Of Blatant Discrimination! Expect To Hear From His Lawyer!
Looks like it was in the box because it was obviously going unused.
Religious Freaks: "How Dare You Try To Buy My Bible!"
From u/ModChute, TalesFromTheCustomer E- Employee BL - Bible Lady So today I stopped by my local bookstore to purchase a book I have to read for school over the summer. It’s a fairly well known book and they had plenty of copies sitting right up front, it only took me a few seconds to find it...
At work we have drinks priced at $3.33 for members... well, you can see where that's going. Happens maybe once or twice a week, but never had anyone complain about it.
Crazy "Lady" Encounters: "That's The Number Of Death! I'm Not Paying That!"
From u/Savannargh, TalesFromRetail I work in a New Age store. You see all kinds in there. From people who want nice-smelling incense, to people who genuinely believe buying chunks of rose quartz and red candles with "Come to Me" emblazoned on them will make their soulmate appear. I'll admit I...
Accurate enough signage if it was at my uni bookstore.
Signage Slip-Ups: Breakfast Awaits You
--u/ThatTwoFacedLiar
Gotta wear those safety glasses too - who knows when your screwdriver will slip and send a screw flying out at speeds fast enough to gouge an eye out?
#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob: Our I.T. RHUers Have Failed To Mention This Vital Tool
A stethoscope is a vital tool in my tech support toolkit. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/FI5rBNibv6— Stuart (@exhumetw) July 15, 2018
Here in Australia if it's in a round bun then it's called a burger. If it's between two slices of bread, it's exclusively a sandwich - it's a far more narrow definition over here.
Bakery Educating the Masses
--u/feoen
I like it - shot down with cold hard facts that the customer is too ignorant about to even consider.
Customers Complainin': Allow Me To Hand Your Posterior To You, Dear Sir
Not to mention definitions vary by region. Going from Australia to the US it was confusing as bugger to find out that our biscuits are their cookies and their biscuits are more like scones, and a chicken burger is actually a sandwich...
At least cookie classification aside, it does give a good explanation as to which is which!
Bakery Educating the Masses
--u/feoen
Ugh, I had a similar issue with Amazon once. Showed as having been delivered to a chosen location for pickup, but they never sent a confirmation email with the details to actually be able to pick it up.
Had to go through contacting them three different times through three different people before they finally cancelled/refunded the order with claims like it had been incorrectly scanned out as being sent off for delivery but not actually left the warehouse, that I didn't have to worry about the wrongly displayed delivery status and to be patient etc.
Bright side was that I got offered a bonus credit voucher and free international shipping on my next order, so made sure to tack on a few more items to get the most out of it.
Bad Customer Service: We Jerked You Around For Days Because We Don't Have It
From Hannabis80, TalesFromTheCustomer I order from this company all the time and this is the second time this has happened, so after a few days my order was still showing ready for pick up same as before so I knew there was a problem. And then once I received the second part of the order whic...
Pretty amusing, but unfortunately the embedded video cuts off the bottom third of the video frame, hiding both the video player controls and the narration subtitles to go with it. Not that it's in the control of the person posting this, of course.
When You Order Something with Same Day Shipping
When you order something with same day shipping from r/funny
Ugh, I hate the mindset of 'blame the staff' for lack of sales rather than focusing on the shortcomings of the business itself, or factors completely out of their control. You can promote the company all you want, but you can't make people visit and spend money like in your ideal little unrealistic fantasies.
Movie Theater Hell: Lower Capacity Equals Lower Sales
From methodwriter85, TalesFromTheTheatre Our new GM apparently commented that sales are down and Number 3 Chain corporate aren't happy about that. Gee, you don't think the fact that we were forced to go from a capacity of 2600 to one of about 1040 might mean that we can't make the kind of sal...
I'm so sorry, he's from Barcelona.
Unforgettable Store Names: Take That And Run With It, My Friend
--Sheen-o
I love pointing out those sorts of unexpected sales to customers if I see them.
At my store, someone at corporate recently had the bright idea of having a big stationary sale for slow moving items, marking everything down to 50c each, and it's all been flying out the door at a fraction of the original price.
Of course, now that stock has already started selling, we've gotten a store email to say 'oops, that was a bit too large a hit on our end of financial year profit margins, here, put these items back up to only 30%/50% off.' Wee bit late for that kiddos.
Retail Hell Memories: 95% off! Wait, what?
From _Magnolia_, Tales From Retail: I used to be a cashier for a typical big retail store, not known for its organizational prowess. And for about a month, it seemed that every couple shifts I can in, the managers would be taking down a display, putting up another one, then they'd take down...
More like 'Something went wrong with a batch on the factory floor - let's mark up the price and claim it's the latest fashion!'
Crappy Design: These $1600 Glue-Gunned Sneakers
From degenerates123 These shoes look like someone busted a nut all over them.
It's a shame more people don't use it in general - it takes almost all the pesky guesswork out of spelling through accents, mispronunciation or whether it's an m or an n.
Cashier Hell: Young people don’t do that anymore?
From 4chino4, Tales From Retail: I work at a clothing store and at the end of every transaction we ask the customer for their e-mail to send a copy of the receipt (and other spam promos). Three adult ladies (who I am assuming were a mom and her two daughters) were checking out and I ask the ...
Or at the very least, freakishly large hands.
Sidewalk Signage: A Desperate Need To Go To The Bathroom
I wish there were more meal options that didn't include a drink.
Crazy Customers: Drunk Woman Smashes Popeye's Window Because Her Meal Didn't Come with a Soda
From Daily Mail: This is the astonishing moment a woman smashed the window of a Popeye's restaurant because her meal deal didn't include a soda. Police are hunting for the woman, described as being between 18 and 25, after she vandalized the restaurant in Staten Island on Sunday. Staff ...
The novel of the movie.
English Is Hard: The Reading Police, Or Police Reading?
--Irate_Drake
Smarter thing to do would be to block out the url before posting, because like you said, people and warning labels alone...
Spam Mail Sunday: Not Homosexual, Just A Hipster
Spam is the hilarious scam "business" model, that we can all enjoy. Please note these are posted for hilarity; for the love of Thrognar do not try to manually visit any links you see. (You would think obvious warning is obvious, but we all know about warning labels on products too...) --(s...
If that's all the description given to the groomer was, without further explanation or clarification, they deserve the result. Poor dog doesn't, though.
Expectation vs Reality: Groomer Hearts
From Daily Mail
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