I never really worked at retail but I worked in an hostel at the reception, and there was this one night some guy who was checking out at like 11 pm who told me "Have you seen a hobbit, about this high?" (While showing his hand at about 5 feet from the floor). I then said,with a smirk, that I have not and I was sorry.
There was also this other time there was a prom (we have conference rooms where there are all kind of parties) and everybody was drunk and It was freaking hilarious, and 4 or 5 girls in their elegant dress came to me and asked me if I had any weed on me and if I could sell them some. :v:
[QUOTE=CrispexOps;33236185]I can personally say big box store warranties / protection plans are complete bullshit.[/QUOTE]
Not necessarily. The ones RadioShack offer are pretty good. Laptop and cell phone replacement/repair plans can get kind of pricey, but when you compare it to the cost of repairing a laptop screen, or buying the phone again once it's broken, it ends up saving you money.
For example, a good plan we have is a 2 year replacement plan for phone cases if they break. It only costs $0.99.
[editline]11th November 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=sHiBaN;33236489]In my city most of the Gamestops and now-defunct EB Games hires really cute cashier girls. How embarrassing for me because I'm here to nerd-out and buy my videogames and here's this lovely curvy thing with voluptuous wavy and curly hair, gorgeous face and sexy lips selling me my GTA4. It's so awkward for me since it would be the last place I'd think to see a girl like that. Don't even get me started when they look for the disk in their drawers; they just bend over and you see that fucking pear-shaped butt just mooning me....ughhhhhh
How many times they've flirted with me when I was caught off-guard.
"That'll be $31.50!" *she puts her hand on her hip
"OKAY YES MA'AM!"
"Hahah." *she sounded embarrassed and looked shy as she blushed, gave me an endearing smile and smirk
"Geeze! Let me get the money out, you jerk, think you're hot stuff behind the counter eh?"
"I'm just kidding! Hahah.....your wallet looks nice..." *shes grasping at straws at this point
We just hit it off and her face was red as a tomato the whole time. When she gave me my receipt she circled her name several times and wrote her number on the back with her marker. I never called her though, I'm too shy and embarrassed[/QUOTE]
She tossed you a giant nutella covered bone and you didn't take it? What the hell is wrong with you.
Seriously, it's one thing for a girl to be the one to throw the bone, it's another thing entirely for a girl who works in a GAME STORE to throw it. Do you know how many shitty guys they have to put up with? Loser gamers, fat nerds, idiot jocks that think sports games are real games. She singled you out. That's special.
Dumbass :v:
[editline]11th November 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Protocol7;33236620]yeah every gamestop I've gone to there have been fat or ugly dudes so I'm calling your bluff[/QUOTE]
Nah. There's a pretty hot girl that works at the gamestop I always go to.
[editline]11th November 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Macneil_bmx;33238008]I don't work in retail but I work in a pub/restaurant thing by the sea nearby where I live. I only clean up the kitchen and wash the dishes.
One time though I was going to the pub to get to the store cupboard where I needed to get some supplies and this guy was coming from the other side of the door. So as you do I open the door and he's like "Cherrs big boy" I just stood there like wtf. Cool story :)[/QUOTE]
You should have put on a cockney accent and replied with "Cheers big ears"
[editline]11th November 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Hana-San;33238785]Since I have bad knees from a condition that I've had since I was a kid, standing for 4 hours gives me a lot of pain.
If I wasn't having to stand the whole time it would be fine.[/QUOTE]
I have an ingrown toe on each foot and my only shoes are tight boots. My store has shit for floor so it may as well be concrete. I sit down maybe 40 minutes in an 8 hour work day.
Suck it up.
Not to sound like a douche but seriously.
[QUOTE=Hana-San;33229197]Had top management coming to the store I work in today.
Everything had to be perfect. I had to make everything neat.
But I had a delivery, of 22 bags of shopping sitting at my register waiting to leave.
And trust me that's a lot of shopping.
Then I was told to give out 10 pamphlets about some survey you can do online for our store. I got to 9 and went stuff this. Everyone can just google the darn thing if they want information on it.
And having to work 26 hours in 6 days (which is 14 more than I usually do, is making me tired.) I dislike having to wake up at unusual times. I had a 9-2 shift today, 2-7 the day before. And Sunday I have to start at 7 in the morning. Which will kill me as I then have a 4 hour break and am working for another 4 hours.
Shouldn't have told me boss that I'm available any time.[/QUOTE]
In my store, we always have top management coming in or watching us from the cameras installed in our store.
It is your JOB to inform your customers on whatever survey you guys are doing or promoting. Just handing someone a pamphlet and walking away is probably the stupidest thing to do ever. You'll leave the customer pretty dumbfounded.
I loved working 25 hours in 5 days. That was not bad AT ALL.
I worked 35 hours in my first 3 days of getting the job processing all the shipment we got to open our new store. We were scheduled for only 4 hours each, but most of us took the extra hours. It really isn't that bad, you're just lazy and complaining.
So this is one of my other retail stories from a few days ago :P
So I was helping some customer out that came with his mom. He looked at least 25 so I assumed that it was his grandma but didn't ask.
He wanted me to get two shoes and I got it for him and they were really nice about the wait because we had gotten new shipment in for shoes and the back room had mountains of shoe boxes laying around.
So when I brought out his shoes, he took his shoes off and HOLY SHIT did it smell rancid, I stood up so quick just to stay away from his feet. I was praying to GOD he buys those shoes so I wouldn't have to put it back and have another customer who wants to buy those shoes not ending up getting them because they smell bad. He eventually decides on two shoes and a nice jacket.
This was the funniest scenario ever because he complained to his mom that he never buys shoes when his mom suggested he gets one.
When he left, me and my co-worker started cracking up because this dude was definitely one of those kids who lives in the basement with their mom and listens to EVERYTHING they suggest and tells them what to do. I couldn't help but think that this guy might not have a lot of friends....that he can see for real that is.
[quote]I have an ingrown toe on each foot and my only shoes are tight boots. My store has shit for floor so it may as well be concrete. I sit down maybe 40 minutes in an 8 hour work day.
Suck it up.
Not to sound like a douche but seriously.[/QUOTE]
Pretty much this. You won't find many people who walk away from long shifts on their feet without aches and pains. I used to have to take restroom breaks just so I could sit down for a few moments and rub my feet because they were in excruciating pain. However, I sucked it up and eventually got somewhat used to it. I think that's a process almost everyone goes through when working jobs like that, just gotta suck it up.
I stand on concrete floor in steel toes for 8 hours a day, my feet only hurt in the first two weeks or so that I worked there, after that it's no trouble to stand or run around all day.
I just applied for my first job, at fabric/craft store. Wish me luck!
[QUOTE=Moreto;33242736]I stand on concrete floor in steel toes for 8 hours a day, my feet only hurt in the first two weeks or so that I worked there, after that it's no trouble to stand or run around all day.[/QUOTE]
Aye that was my first job. Concrete floor, steel toe boots (still wear the boots, I love em) on a hard concrete manufacturing floor. Some Dr. Scholls gel pads fixed it mostly.
I work at an Albertson's. Last month or so, an old guy came through the checkout lane only to collapse and go into cardiac arrest in front of the customer service desk. He actually flatlined but some paramedics revived him and he survived. Coincidentally it was the day the Oscar Meyer truck came to advertise, so out front there was a firetruck, ambulance, and a giant weenie.
There's one woman who I generally hate that rides her bike to the store and leaves it out front blocking the path. Well I went to the gas station in front of my work with my friend one night and she was there. He recognized her and pointed her out to me, and I was surprised to find out we both knew her. How did he know her? She came up to him at his work and asked him something, and in the middle of answering her question a beedle crawled out of her hair and down into her shirt. She didn't even notice. My friend says he just stopped talking and walked away.
Another customer bought a bamboo plant from him once, and when she asked him what happens when it grows, he told her, "It gets bigger."
One guy came in and bought some alcohol but he said the price rang up wrong, so I walked with him to the product on the shelf and showed him the sign and that the sale is if he bought 6 bottles. He got pissed and started talking about how the store doesn't honor its advertisements and how I'm just some kid and I shouldn't be telling him no. I'm not some kid, I'm 19, and I've been working there for over two years. And simply, I know how to fucking read a sign. He ended up calling and complaining and got the cashier written up and he got a gift card.
Not long after I started working there, a customer came up to me and asked me something. For the life of me, I couldn't understand a word he was saying. I think he was missing teeth and he was hispanic and I just couldn't understand him. Not a single word. So after he stopped talking I just said "No, sorry" and he walked off.
People are just generally mean. I'll say hello and tell them to have a good day and they'll just flat out ignore me, like I'm not even worth their time. It's pretty sad. Makes me hate people.
Some NBA star came into my store once. He bought one case of water and paid with a $100 bill.
I have tons of stories of asshole customers so I'll finish with a nice one instead.
A few days ago I was walking across the store and I saw a lady who was looking down every aisle, so I asked her if she needed help finding anything. She said no, she was just looking for her husband and she joked with me about how I wouldn't be able to help her find him. I walked off and a few seconds later I see an old man doing the same thing so I ask him if he needs help and he said he was looking for his wife. She walks up at that moment and tells me I did a great job. Not an exciting story but it made me smile.
Still, it really makes me sad knowing that mean people who complain and whine when they don't get what they want end up getting rewarded and treated so nicely. If I owned my own store, I'd refuse service to anyone who was rude. It's also really annoying how people take everything for granted. They leave so much trash in the carts or on the floor. Nobody cleans up after themselves anymore. Then there's those people who park way far out in the parking lot and leave their carts all over the place so I have to go out and get them all. Then people walk into the store and expect the carts to magically be at the front every time. I just get tired of it all, really.
[QUOTE=CrispexOps;33236185]I can personally say big box store warranties / protection plans are complete bullshit.[/QUOTE]
Really? Cause the motherboard on my Asus laptop went out twice so far and now my webcam stopped working (over the course of owning for almost 2 years). I've had it fixed under my service plan every time so far without hassle.
[QUOTE=Hana-San;33238785]Since I have bad knees from a condition that I've had since I was a kid, standing for 4 hours gives me a lot of pain.
If I wasn't having to stand the whole time it would be fine.[/QUOTE]
I was born without feet and have to wear prosthetic legs. I also work two different jobs because I have a lot of bills and often times I work both jobs on the same day resulting in 12+ hour work days where I'm on my feet pretty much the entire time at both jobs. The pinpoint pressure at the end of both of my stubs builds up all day long so I wind up limping around by the time I get off work and my legs sweat so much that my legs will often swell making my fake legs be a real tight fit the next time I put them on making it very uncomforatable.
I'm not saying my situation is worse than yours since you didn't even describe your condition, but yeah, I can manage, I'm sure you can too.
[QUOTE=hobblinharry;33252605]I was born without feet and have to wear prosthetic legs. [/QUOTE]
I call bullshit.
[QUOTE=Ven Kaeo;33252797]I call bullshit.[/QUOTE]
Thats why my username is hobblinharry. Also heres some proof (aka fetish porn for you since thats the only reason you tried to call me out cause you'd know I'd prove it)
[url]http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m547/hobblinharry/111112-214805.jpg[/url]
Whoa...
[QUOTE=hobblinharry;33253053]Thats why my username is hobblinharry. Also heres some proof (aka fetish porn for you since thats the only reason you tried to call me out cause you'd know I'd prove it)
[url]http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m547/hobblinharry/111112-214805.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]
That's...really unfortunate.
[quote]Really? Cause the motherboard on my Asus laptop went out twice so far and now my webcam stopped working (over the course of owning for almost 2 years). I've had it fixed under my service plan every time so far without hassle.[/quote]
I said "big box store" referring to any store that generally sells a wide array of merchandise, and is a big "player" in the market, like Wal-Mart. I never said ALL warranties are bullshit, just the ones offered at these types of stores.
[QUOTE=hobblinharry;33253053]Thats why my username is hobblinharry. Also heres some proof (aka fetish porn for you since thats the only reason you tried to call me out cause you'd know I'd prove it)
[url]http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m547/hobblinharry/111112-214805.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]
im sorry but they look like two penises
Why do you guys get all butthurt when somebody doesn't thank you? It's your job. That's like thanking the city bus driver, as if he wasn't going to drive the exact same route if you weren't there. With that said, I thank retail workers anyway because it's courtesy, but you shouldn't be angry when somebody doesn't.
[QUOTE=cloud_strife;33254385]Why do you guys get all butthurt when somebody doesn't thank you? It's your job. That's like thanking the city bus driver, as if he wasn't going to drive the exact same route if you weren't there. With that said, I thank retail workers anyway because it's courtesy, but you shouldn't be angry when somebody doesn't.[/QUOTE]
I guess we shouldn't thank soldiers, police officers, firefighters, or doctors because, "It's their job."
[QUOTE=CrispexOps;33254440]I guess we shouldn't thank soldiers, police officers, firefighters, or doctors because, "It's their job."[/QUOTE]
You're seriously comparing retail to soldiers, police officers, firefighters and doctors?
[editline]12th November 2011[/editline]
I worked as a bus boy and was not thanked a single time. And I didn't feel hurt, and still don't.
[editline]12th November 2011[/editline]
Alright I was probably thanked a few times but that's beside the point.
Halloween was cancelled in my town, so I had to strut around like this and get swarmed by kids. The worst is when you offer them candy and the parents swoop down and are all like: "STOP HE'S ALLERGIC, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Jesus I'm just trying to lighten their day.
[img]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389416_2649733086136_1339980849_2987969_353657426_n.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=cloud_strife;33254553]You're seriously comparing retail to soldiers, police officers, firefighters and doctors?
[editline]12th November 2011[/editline]
I worked as a bus boy and was not thanked a single time. And I didn't feel hurt, and still don't.
[editline]12th November 2011[/editline]
Alright I was probably thanked a few times but that's beside the point.[/QUOTE]
My point is you generally say people shouldn't be thanked for doing their job. Any time someone provides a service for you, whether they're being paid or not, they should be thanked. It's a courtesy thing. Something tells me you don't tip much either.
How the fuck was Halloween canceled? The police and city officials where like "Guys don't trick or treat" and the entire population was like fuck off
Where I work, virtually everyone says thank you as they leave, even if we weren't able to help them. I guess it's a cultural thing or something.
Had some guy complaining about the line he had to wait in this morning.
Then he bought 2 loaves of bread for $2 gave me $2 and said "Keep the change." I felt insulted.
Also I have [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1090776?highlight=[/url]
And in Australia I wouldn't need to work if I didn't have any feet. Heavily subsidized medical expenses and pension would look after me.
[QUOTE=CrispexOps;33255546]My point is you generally say people shouldn't be thanked for doing their job. Any time someone provides a service for you, whether they're being paid or not, they should be thanked. It's a courtesy thing. Something tells me you don't tip much either.[/QUOTE]
I said [B]I[/B] thank service people, and I tip very well. But my point was that you shouldn't be mad if someone doesn't.
I thank lots of people when I buy things from stores etc, it just happens naturally after working in retail for a while. It just feels right.
Heck, I even thanked the pizza delivery guy tonight.
Of course you should thank people, it's common fucking courtesy.
[QUOTE=hobblinharry;33253053]Thats why my username is hobblinharry. Also heres some proof (aka fetish porn for you since thats the only reason you tried to call me out cause you'd know I'd prove it)
[URL]http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m547/hobblinharry/111112-214805.jpg[/URL][/QUOTE]
I don't know what to say to this.
"What the fuck" comes to mind but that sounds awfully insensitive.
[editline]13th November 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=cloud_strife;33254385]Why do you guys get all butthurt when somebody doesn't thank you? It's your job. That's like thanking the city bus driver, as if he wasn't going to drive the exact same route if you weren't there. With that said, I thank retail workers anyway because it's courtesy, but you shouldn't be angry when somebody doesn't.[/QUOTE]
My job is not to help the customer, my job is to sell things.
No where in my job description does it say "Provide support". Ergo, when I do such a thing, I'm going out of my way to help the customer. Wanting someone to say two words to you is not outrageous. It isn't like we want a tip. All we want is a little gratitude.
[editline]13th November 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Ionicknight;33255442]Halloween was cancelled in my town, so I had to strut around like this and get swarmed by kids. The worst is when you offer them candy and the parents swoop down and are all like: "STOP HE'S ALLERGIC, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Jesus I'm just trying to lighten their day.
[IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389416_2649733086136_1339980849_2987969_353657426_n.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Yar it be Harry th' Homosexual Pirate!
[editline]13th November 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Superwafflez;33258269]I thank lots of people when I buy things from stores etc, it just happens naturally after working in retail for a while. It just feels right.
Heck, I even thanked the pizza delivery guy tonight.[/QUOTE]
I treat delivery guys like fucking royalty. I know how much shit they have to deal with.
At my work we offer free hot drinks to playing customers, some of them just demand it without saying please.
I'm going to start repeatedly saying "Pardon?" if they don't say please.
This thread makes me feel good about the way I treat retail staff.
[QUOTE=CubeManv2;33255547]How the fuck was Halloween canceled? The police and city officials where like "Guys don't trick or treat" and the entire population was like fuck off[/QUOTE]
There was a huge winter storm that knocked out power for a week, so many towns just cancelled Halloween outright, ignoring the poor children.
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