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Uggghhhh... seriously, I don't need to know that cousin Sissy isn't getting an invitation just because she started playing the bassoon instead of the oboe and that was enough irritation for the family patriarch to get her kicked out of the family will and you will too if you don't disinvite her. I just need to know how many of your wedding invitations to print.
Retail Problem of the Day: Chatty Phone Customers
From nikkielee88
It doesn't even look like there was originally a staircase in that location. Those steps don't even really look all that plank-like. More like sturdy branches from some poor tree close by. Judging by the windows and door, the place looks gutted as well.
Perhaps its a hobo's method for getting into his squatters residence?
Poor Planning: No Thanks. I'll Just Sleep Out In The Yard...
--RHUer
The one and only time I had a quick change artist, I did play along, but by my rules.
He hands me a $50, and I put it crossways in the till while I gather his change. He says, hold up, I have a smaller bill. So I finish counting his change in one hand, take his smaller bill and count up all the change so it adds up to something like $51.05. I put the change back in the till, hand him his original $50 bill and the rest of his change.
Of course, while I'm doing that, he's trying to distract me by saying he wanted to give me a larger bill so he could get some convoluted combination of bills. I ignore him, hand him his change and then ask what it was he was trying to say while I was concentrating on getting his change back correctly.
Essentially, all I do is complete their transaction and then treat everything after as if they were just asking for change. They can keep trying to trip me up, but so long as I don't let them interrupt, I can't get it wrong.
Scams and Scammers: Great Advice From a Cashier On How To Spot a Quick Change Artist
From goldminevelvet, Tales From Retail: When I was on the register a man came up with an incense. I rung it up and it came to 6.59. He handed me a $100 bill and the alarms went off on my head. I asked if he any smaller bills, he said no and so I punched it in after checking if it was counterf...
If you're in Alaska, the mosquitos do tend to get fairly big.
Poor Planning: A Mosquito Trap that Kills pterodactyl Dinosaurs?
From imnota9gagger
This is actually a thing.
http://www.businessinsider.com/austrian-footballers-invent-alpine-soccer-which-steep-slopes-montafon-2016-11
Poor Planning: The Game Got A Bit More Challenging
--RHUer
TV, I know! It's what you feed to oats.
Convenience Store Hell: Oatmeal!
From FishyGoRawr, TalesFromRetail The Background no one reads: I work in a large corporate-chain convenience store of sorts. We've got a big name, so I'll keep my stories confidential. I'm going on 3 years and I'm almost finished with school, so I've seen a lot of things during my time as a c...
She's gone from suck to blow!
None Of Us At Work Could Read It With A Straight Face
--megalomaniac71
You deserve a standing ovation!
Convenience Store Hell: My Friend Thinks We Need To Have A Talk, Sir
From RHUer I used to work the graveyard at a convenience store near my place. Pretty normal night. Clean, stock smokes, clean again, sit behind the counter. Then a woman came in about mid 30's with a little boy with her. She was in tears and her clothes were torn a bit. There were some unusu...
Reminds me of a dude that we've banned from our shop. He would come in and usually just spend a few minutes on the computer, for which we charge $1.
One day he asks for change for the meter. I'm thinking it's bullshit since this guy doesn't own a car. But, meh, I'll give him change since we were low on dollar bills.
So, I've got the 4 quarters in hand waiting for him to hand over a bill of some sort. He just stands there, staring at my hand. I ask him, "If you need these quarters, I'm going to need a bill in exchange."
He says, "Fine, then, I don't want the change if I have to pay for it. I give you guys so much of my money every day, I'm not giving you guys anything ever again." And he storms out, only to be turned away the next day by my boss, who calls him a crazed animal to his face and that we don't need his business or stink in this store ever again.
Cashier Hell: No, I can't look that up. I would be horrified I could, and so should you
From vehkandvehk, Tales From Retail: I've been cashiering for a few years but this was a new one. A young man comes to my register and plops down a pre-made cake from the bakery. He doesn't look high or drunk, but he has an uncertain kind of vagueness to his movements. I ask if he has a sto...
They work like the Microsoft and IRS scammers, or if you prefer, Star Wars Stormtroopers. Everything is a target.
Scams and Scammers: Job Offer Scams
From TwoHands, TalesFromRetail Comments I browse the job boards and sometimes look into Sales or Marketing type jobs, and I keep seeing these listings where they want Motivated Workers for blah blah, Creative, blah, incentive-based, grow the brand. Half the description is what is expected of...
Whatever the customer calls me, I'll call 'em right back ;)
Customer Service Comebacks: Duly Noted, Miss Whiny Von Complainer
It's not personal... If they knew Linda personally they would have called her Whiny Von Complainer, but honestly, they cannot assume that of every customer, so it's safer to call customers a "nice" name instead. --Hope That Helps
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six-foot-four and full of muscles
I said, "do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
:D
Signage For Dumbass Customers Using The 80's
From Absolutelee123: Customers kept trying to go into the room that was obviously under construction so the security guard put up a sign.
Jeez dude, just go to a freakin print shop or any other small retail store. Any of those places would love to give you the boxes that would normally take up half of their recycling/garbage space.
Retail Hell Memories From an Office Supply Store: "Why can't you just give me the boxes from the back? You're just going to throw them out anyway!"
From mf_miller, Tales From Retail: So this happened about 10 years ago while I was working at a big chain office supply store. My apologies for formatting, on mobile. I was minding my own business stocking some shelves when a customer approaches me carrying a ream of printer paper. No big de...
I would walk past these doors and get pissy that I couldn't find the restrooms.
These Bathroom Doors...
From LanDannon: The subtle sexism on this door...
Well, yeah. No argument on that decision.
Customer Rejects: Chocolate Chip Cookies Over Beauty
From ndgasman
"You don't want to know what I think"
Farmer's Market Hell: It's Two Dollars!
From Ever_Anon, Tales From Retail: I work at a local farmer's market on weekends for some extra cash. We have a lot of regulars, most of whom are pretty nice. However in this particular tale I'm helping a woman I've never seen before. She's asking a lot of questions about our products, which...
Sigh... that's me, every time I open my mouth.
Retail Problem of the Day: When Retail Repetition Gets the Best of You
From rozystr: It's always awkward.
I would have bust out laughing and died from suffocation. I work at a print shop. If someone were to tell me I was as useless as a blank sheet of paper, I would ask why the hell we pay so much to keep it in stock.
Makeup Counter Hell with a Rude Bitch: "You are useless!"
From yazminnie, Tales From Retail: I work at a makeup counter for a popular brand, within a department store. Our appointments get booked up far in advance, because ya know, that's what we do here. Woman calls this morning when we open. She is transferred by a switchboard operator to me bec...
My grandfather would give my brothers and I a $2.00 bill every time we visited. I should have been saving them, but I loved seeing the cashier's reaction when I slid that over the counter.
Man arrested for using $2 bills at Best Buy
From Youtube: Some people don't know that two dollar bills are real, so when Mike Bolesta used over 50 of them to make a purchase at a Best Buy store, an encounter with the police and Secret Service ensued. In this clip from The Two Dollar Bill Documentary, see the story of what happened when...
Does this mean lil' ol' pescatarian me can get someone fired for microwaving leftover meat topped pizza because I think it stinks to high heaven and contaminates the taste of anything put in it afterwards? Hurrah!
Seriously, hot pockets are far nastier smelling than the appropriately refrigerated and reheated tuna casserole. I stopped using microwaves after I had a roommate that would eat a box of those a day. Everything I tried to heat in it afterwards stank of overprocessed meat.
Break Room Signage: Don't Be Like Dave
From sfdst2
TT, The Amazing Johnathan! Love that act!
Auto Hell: Don't buy your medical supplies at an auto parts store
From Happiny: Customer comes in asking for carburetor cleaner. Since I like classic cars, I asked him what vehicle he was going to use it on. Customer: "It's not for a vehicle. I have a fever blister. I put carburetor cleaner on a fever blister and it dries it right up!" Me: "Okayyy...W...
I tend to full on scream if a kid ends up bumping into me with a soccer style reaction to getting fouled by another player. But that's because I hate unexpected touching and children, a lot.
Teachable Moment For Oblivious Parents at Momo's Pizza
From TiredTA: Had an encounter with crotchfruit at Momo's Pizza the other day. This place is adult oriented (a pizza pub) and not exactly Chukee Cheese's. 8 kids below the age 10 between two sets of parents who where sitting at a separate table engrossed in conversation about God (not hating...
I wonder how many people asked if they could use that as a feed bag while they watch the movie...
Or stating that popcorn sizes have been getting out of hand...
Can I get that size and a liter of cola?
Cinema Signage: Leftover Popcorn for Farmers
From Cieut: You know you live in a rural area when your local movie theatre does this...
A very apt meme, considering that is the skeleton from The Last Unicorn. He would have laughed his ass off at that joke (provided you gave him some wine first).
Retail Problem of the Day: Every "Customer Service" Job Ever
From __hellkitty
If actions speak louder than words, the mother was a tornado siren (which the groom apparently heard and took heed)!
Bridezillas: The Heartbreaking Tale Of A Pregnancy And A Cancelled Wedding
From RHUer Late to the Zilla party but this was just too much to wait for the theme to come back around. I got to watch a glorious bout of family drama as the wedding planner of a Bridezilla from hell. The Bridezilla's sister (and also bridesmaid) got pregnant. The Bridezilla informed her tha...
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