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So much for their "Eat Clean" slogan.
Crappy Design: Panera Bread's Ribbon Bagel
From u/DeepFriedFear
Thank you all for all the hard work you put into this site. Words can't express how much I needed this place during my Gamestop days just to vent to a sympathetic audience. I've been trying to keep up the past year - teenagers keep a mom busy!
Good luck with life/family/work and whatever you plan to do moving forward! Much love!!
Retail Hell Underground's Last Day of New Posts Will be November 4th
UPDATE: RHU will now end on Sunday, November 4th.... for more info go here. Dearest RHU, October 31st will be the last day Retail Hell Underground will be updated with new posts. We are retiring RHU Blog. We thought it would be best to let you all know ahead of time so we could plan to...
That pumpkin has seen some things.
Pumpkin Despairs
From u/GameCollector44
I need this game in my life.
Selling Ice Cream in Virtual Reality
Selling Ice Cream in Virtual Reality from r/funny
Did they mean "Clothed"? "Closet"?
Unforgettable Store Names: They Didn't Think This One Through
The shop is called "Closed". They had to put a sign on the door to say it was open. --RishDaBoss
1) Hope your friend is ok.
2) That cop was an idiot.
3) Those drunken college kids are also idiots.
4) I hope your back gets better.
5) What server do you play on? :p
Mistaken Identity: I’m not your Uber. I’m not an Uber right now.
From Morpho99, I Don't Work Here Lady: A friend texted me and needed to be picked up from a bar so she could get her home as she just had a minor seizure. So after peeling myself out of the computer chair and dusting off the layer of Cheeto dust that accumulated during my 4 hour FFXIV sessio...
I am such a nerd I understood every single reference. lol
Religious Freaks: "Veggie Tales, And I'll Pray For You!"
From Puppies In Prada Religious Freak sighted! Donation door time. Things are moving along, when an elderly lady and her husband come to the door. She has stuff to donate. K. Cool. What'cha got? Okay, some clothes, misc housewares. And then she pulls out a little wall clock with some... er......
My kids can kill some cereal but 5 boxes seems excessive.
Customer Rejects: Cereal or Beer?
From CodyCus
And it's a popular shoe store? I think even cheap-o Payless has one or two of those foot measuring devices about, in both adult and kid sizes. Seems rather essential to the whole shoe buying experience.
Shoe Store Hell: I Don't Know My Shoe Size, But Can You Find The Right Shoe For Me?
From Saychay_, TalesFromRetail I️ work in a popular shoe store and it never seems to amaze me how many customers think I️ have a superpower. What kind of super power you might ask? They think I can magically look at their foot and know their shoe size. Here is a conversation I️ have everyday....
LOL kind of reminds me of a woman that worked at my Gamestop. She'd request off or want something and the boss would say no. She'd disappear in the back for like 5 minutes, he'd get a text and suddenly she would get what she wanted. I didn't want to know what the hell was sent.
Coworker Hell: It's All Fun And Games Until You Sleep With Several Company Bigwigs
From everythingispurp, AskReddit Probably the worst co-worker was one of my many supervisors at this big bar I worked at. She was so belittling and rude. She would tell you off for "not holding the menu properly" or for not "standing straight enough" all while she was (illegally) selling tabl...
Ok seriously who is cutting onions in my house? Not fair.
Entertaining Ads: Paddington Bear Turns A House Burglar Around
Ha so funny I found this! My wedding ring of 15 years recently broke :( My husband had a jeweler friend custom make it. While I adored the ring it was all diamonds and yellow gold. Well after it broke he said he was going to get me something updated and "modern." I confessed I didn't exactly love diamonds, and while his first ring was meaningful and unique I couldn't stare at a diamond for another 15, so my new ring which comes in next week is tanzanite! I'm so stoked. It's funny though - I showed my sister-in-law a picture of my new ring and she goes "Well, it's pretty but it doesn't exactly scream "wedding ring". LOL I love her but seriously F off.
How Millennials Are Killing the Diamond Industry
I hope those cops hauled those parents away in cuffs for child endagerment, abondonment and neglect! That's just terrible on a level my brain can't even fathom.
Black Friday Nightmares: Abandon The Kid To Go Shopping
From SlaminYou, AskReddit I don't work at a Black Friday store but I work at a Tim Hortons that never closes. (Even on X-mas double and a half is nice tbh :3) Anyway on Black Friday there is a Walmart across the street and a Future Shop, so we have a huge fucking rush of custies. There was a...
It's always refreshing to hear that there are managers out there that care about their employees and their customers. Too many stories of them not caring about either or both.
Cashier Hell: Prepared Managers Help Make Veteran's Day Sale Not So Crazy
From erinm1414 I'm a cashier at a large department store, and today we had a Veteran's Day sale, on top of a few other usable coupons. Needless to say, it was madness. My coworkers were telling me that it reminded them of Black Friday. Lines weaving to the back of the store at some points. ...
Ever watch the show Parking Wars? So reminds me of that. lol Busted red handed and still trying to convince everyone that they were innocently in there shopping.
Retail Hell Memories: You Towed Our Car While We Were Shopping (Spoiler...They Were Not Even In The Store)
From IceWarm1980, Tales From Retail: I used to work at a grocery store in a ski town. Our store was about a block off the main street. People would often park in our parking lot, walk to the main street and take a bus to the ski area. We would get our main deliveries on Tuesday and Friday. I...
I so feel for you my friend but sadly most people's brains are not wired that way. People will always be more reactionary than precautionary. Take Christmas Eve shopping - besides Black Friday it was always the worst. Take the rush of BF and compound it by the fact that almost everything is sold out, and customers will inevitably be pissed off that you don't have X product in stock despite it being the most popular item that season and has been sold out for weeks/sells out the second you get it in.
Automotive Hell: In the middle of a snowstorm, people seem surprised by snow
From desultorysock, Tales From Retail: I work in an automotive shop, and my boyfriend works in an automotive parts store. Between both of us, we're having LOTS of fun this week... We live in Canada. After or on Halloween, it infamously begins to snow here. Just as due, Novemeber 1st, it bega...
My parents had a landline that had a radio. You could use the radio as an alarm clock too so you wouldn't have to wake up to an annoying buzzer. The radio would cut out if the phone rang and would pop right back on as soon as you hung up.
So yes - they were a thing, but god that was um... 20 some odd years ago? I'm so old. :(
Retail Hell Memories: Radio Phones and Other Stores
From AeonianLife Tales From Retail: I work in the Electronics area of Massive Retail Chain. I received a call and picked up the phone. This was the exchange (C for Customer, M for Me): C: Do you have any phones with AM/FM radio? What. M: Are you asking about cell phones, ma'am? I know that ...
Without a doubt that dad is a total tool. Thank goodness it sounds like the sons don't take after him but still since they are so young they are forced to go along with him. He is also likely the kind of person who upon after giving you said gift is like "Do you know how much that cost me??"
Monstrous Customers: "Your Jewelry Selection Is Too Cheap For My Taste."
From moonlitcat13, TalesFromRetail I work in a popular retail store in the States. More specifically, I have worked primarily in the clothing department for 3 years. My store is geared towards middle class family's but occasionally we will get the upper class snobs. This is where my story be...
Due to the nature of this complaint we will never know for sure if the man's clock was early or if the employees closed early. There have been several times when I have locked up my store 5 minutes early just to be done with my shift, but that was 99% of the time I hadn't seen a customer in the past hour and the parking lot was stone dead. That 1% was I had a shitty day I'm sick of people you can suck it up and come back tomorrow.
Customer Service Comebacks: We Close According To Our Clocks, Not Yours!
--Hope That Helps
I so feel you wanting to run screaming from retail. Good luck with banking!
Monstrous Customers: Verbal Assault While The Manager Tried To Avoid Helping
From Tardburgers, TalesFromRetail I have been in retail for a number of years, off and on, and I believe that I must finally leave. I don't get paid a competitive wage and I have missed out on too many holidays and weekend get togethers with my family due to my job schedule. It's just not wo...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw_oGKUqtN0
lol memories from the 90s!
Engrish: Some Wise Advice
From Techtyger --ruinedchildhoood
Troll Level 100 - if the baker puts everything they wrote on there word for word. ;)
This Cake Order's Special Instructions
From felopez: My partner works in a bakery, they just received this as a cake order.
I bought my husband those meat shredding claws to go with the smoker I bought him. Forks are great but when you have a massive hunk of beef or pork you need to demolish sometimes you need to look like Wolverine.
Alton Brown reviews Amazon's dumbest kitchen gadgets
From The Daily Dot: Celebrity chef and Thyme Lord Alton Brown is no fan of "unitaskers" -- kitchen gadgets with only one purpose. But maybe these Amazon offerings aren't so bad.
Anyone else watch these videos and think "There are just WAY too many people crowding this planet. Too many entitled people and people who show their ass at any given moment because they didn't get their way. We really need to stop breeding for a while to thin the herd."
Please tell me it isn't just me. Or maybe I've been watching too much The Handmaiden's Tale.
Epic Compilations: Best of Angry Walmart Customers
This breaks my heart. You just witnessed a future serial killer right there. :(
Crazy Customers: The Heartbreaking Tale Of Fuchsia
Editor's Note: Heads up RHUers, few tales make you want to commit murder while crying your eyes out. This is one such tale. :( From EchoGecko795, TalesFromRetail I used to work in a store as a cashier. This was before self checkout lanes were a big thing. So I am working the high speed 10 ite...
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