Attention last-minute shoppers:

Brain of J.Lo
Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
edited December 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
Please don't be dicks to the retail employees that are just trying to do their fucking jobs during these last few miserable days before Christmas, ok?

It's not our fault that you procrastinated. ;):D
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    I'm nice to everyone at Christmas.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I'm nice to everyone at Christmas.

    Why can't everyone be?
  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I'm nice to everyone at Christmas.
    Why just at Christmas? :p;)

    A lot of people do seem to take things out on people who work in shops/bars/restaurants, especially at this time of year. Glad i'm not working in it for the first time in five years! :D
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    audiodave wrote:
    Why just at Christmas? :p;)

    Thinking about it, I can't remember the last time I got angry with someone and was horrible to them.... Oh, hang on...
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    Why can't everyone be?

    Because some of us are grumpy and don't like shopping and people standing in your way when all you want to do is get your stuff and leave... phew. Deep breath, K.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    Because some of us are grumpy and don't like shopping and people standing in your way when all you want to do is get your stuff and leave... phew. Deep breath, K.

    Woah there *pulls up a chair* Here, have a seat. Aspirin?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    Please don't be dicks to the retail employees that are just trying to do their fucking jobs during these last few miserable days before Christmas, ok?

    It's not our fault that you procrastinated. ;):D





    Yes be nice to the retail employees. What a great thread. :)
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    Because some of us are grumpy and don't like shopping and people standing in your way when all you want to do is get your stuff and leave... phew. Deep breath, K.

    I understand that. I don't like shopping when there is a crowd.

    But, a man actually yelled at me the other night because the sweat pants he wanted to buy his wife for Christmas were going to be too long for her. wtf??!

    Another lady got all pissy last night because the holiday-themed socks didn't ring up for the price that she wanted. Mind you, I don't even ring. I just fold and straighten the section ACROSS from the socks. Yet, it was somehow my fault. :rolleyes: :D
  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I am almost always very nice to retail employees.

    But...

    Attention Retail Employees:

    Please don't be miserable and annoyed with every customer... I know that this time of the year your job sucks (I've been there), but is it too much to ask for maybe a little hello or a fake smile instead of just staring into space or talking to co-workers as you scan my items, and while I am swiping my card, picking payment type, accepting the charge, signing my name and consolidating my stuff from the 12 different bags that you filled with one or two things, into just a few bags (hey, I'm doing most of the work here :) )
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    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    I understand that. I don't like shopping when there is a crowd.

    But, a man actually yelled at me the other night because the sweat pants he wanted to buy his wife for Christmas were going to be too long for her. wtf??!

    Another lady got all pissy last night because the holiday-themed socks didn't ring up for the price that she wanted. Mind you, I don't even ring. I just fold and straighten the section ACROSS from the socks. Yet, it was somehow my fault. :rolleyes: :D

    I don't understand that. It's not your fault. Some people are just thoughtless idiots at times.

    I did give a shop keeper 'the look' once. I don't think she was very intimidated tho. LOL. I bought a coat and she forgot to take the tag off and all the alarms went off when I went out of the shop. Stupid bimbo. I was so embarrassed. :D
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    blackredyellow wrote:
    I am almost always very nice to retail employees.

    But...

    Attention Retail Employees:

    Please don't be miserable and annoyed with every customer... I know that this time of the year your job sucks (I've been there), but is it too much to ask for maybe a little hello or a fake smile instead of just staring into space or talking to co-workers as you scan my items, and while I am swiping my card, picking payment type, accepting the charge, signing my name and consolidating my stuff from the 12 different bags that you filled with one or two things, into just a few bags (hey, I'm doing most of the work here :) )

    Retail employees are underpaid and underappreciated. It's simple. If the stores that hired us respected us and appreciated what we are worth, we would give better customer service.

    Also, sometimes it only takes one or two lousy customers in a day's time to sort of wear you down. You get to the point where every customer looks just like the one that just treated you like shit, and you just stop trying.

    (I am not really talking about myself here. I "grin and bear it" as they say... I have the ability to just swallow my miserable feelings and be nice and phoney to customers all day long...lol.)
  • Porchsitter
    Porchsitter Loganville, GA Posts: 1,092
    Believe it or not, I prefer when the store is busy. I hate standing around doing nothing, and I try to be nice to anyone coming through my line or whoever I'm helping at the moment.

    My only request is don't walk into a store and balk at how long the line at registers may be at that moment. IT'S CHRISTMAS!!! That tends to happen. People act so shocked that the line is so long, and I always wonder why. It's the same thing every year. It never changes.
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Porchsitter wrote:
    My only request is don't walk into a store and balk at how long the line at registers may be at that moment. IT'S CHRISTMAS!!! That tends to happen. People act so shocked that the line is so long, and I always wonder why. It's the same thing every year. It never changes.

    Dude, I hear you!

    I have never seen so many people that just can't BEAR to stand in a line that's maybe 2 or 3 people deep. They act as though they are above it...lol. I always want to tell them "You're not waiting in line for a life-saving medical procedure. You're buying a sweater. So just relax."

    And they come over to me and say "Can't you just ring me up?" And I tell them I can't (I work recovery only), and they get mad. Even if I could ring, there are only so many registers.
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    Because some of us are grumpy and don't like shopping and people standing in your way when all you want to do is get your stuff and leave... phew. Deep breath, K.

    Amen to that!! But still be nice to the employees. Some mall here in NY is staying ope every day until XMAS eve 24 hours!!! Fucking Crazy I tell you. However, if it wasn't such a shithole of a neighborhood I would definitely do my shopping at 3 a.m. That would be the easiest XMAS shopping ever!!!
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  • binauralsounds
    binauralsounds Posts: 1,357
    How bout the retail clerks have a little knowledge of the products their pimpin? I've asked questions about several gifts, and almost all those fuckin idiots say... "Uhhhh not sure, I know nothing about how it works."
    Many companies lost my business this year by HORRIFIC customer service! One that did was best buy. Those fucking idiots act as though it's a root canal to smile or help you or have some CLUE about their product. "WOW guaranteed" my ass!
    FUCK BEST BUY
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    mookie9999 wrote:
    Amen to that!! But still be nice to the employees. Some mall here in NY is staying ope every day until XMAS eve 24 hours!!! Fucking Crazy I tell you. However, if it wasn't such a shithole of a neighborhood I would definitely do my shopping at 3 a.m. That would be the easiest XMAS shopping ever!!!

    Yeah, I heard the Herald Square Macy's is open 24 hrs right now. I feel very sorry for the poor bastards getting stuck on an overnight shift. :(
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    binauralsounds wrote:
    How bout the retail clerks have a little knowledge of the products their pimpin? I've asked questions about several gifts, and almost all those fuckin idiots say... "Uhhhh not sure, I know nothing about how it works."
    Many companies lost my business this year by HORRIFIC customer service!
    Some got lucky with my money:)

    I agree that there needs to be a lot more product training in retail.

    But we're not "fuckin idiots" for not knowing specific details about products we're selling. We're uninformed. That's not our fault.
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    Yeah, I heard the Herald Square Macy's is open 24 hrs right now. I feel very sorry for the poor bastards getting stuck on an overnight shift. :(

    No shit! I hope they hired additional staff that are used to being up at that hour. Knowing the retail field, I'm sure they didn't. Have these kids who are used to working a 10-6 or 3-close arriving at 1a.m. to work until morning is just wrong! Probably a germ infested rathole right now with all of their immune systems shutting down!

    EDIT: I wonder if the Macy's santa is there 24 hours a day. That would be a fun guy to visit around 2 a.m.! I'm sure he would put Billy Bob Thorton to shame!
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    Yeah, I heard the Herald Square Macy's is open 24 hrs right now. I feel very sorry for the poor bastards getting stuck on an overnight shift. :(

    There are OTHER people that work through Christmas though! :)
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    There are OTHER people that work through Christmas though! :)

    I'll be working through XMAS eve, but that's by choice. Plus I'm self employed so if a client pisses me off I'll tell them to go f themselves and all will better in this world! ;) As my grandma always said "Be nice to everyone, until they take a swing at you!".
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"

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