the fact that I work at a movie rental store..

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  • Vedderlution_Baby
    Vedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    Fuck those guys. With those types of people, it doesn't matter if you just lifted a car off of them and magically healed their broken arm. They'll look at you and get pissed that you scratched their car in the process. Then you drop the car back on them and shut em up.
  • rhcpjam1029
    rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,982
    dunkman wrote:
    I went into a video shop once and said "can i rent Batman Forever please" and the guy said "no you can rent it for 48 hours like everyone else"

    haha. quote of the day.
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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    butterfly1 wrote:
    In which case, I highly recommend the movie "Clerks", dir by Kevin Smith. To a lesser extent, "Clerks 2". Check it out if its in store stock. Enjoy!
    first movie was classic!

    sequel, not so much! all i remember was the ass-to-mouth joke.
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  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    every other annoying customer is quite easy to handle but there's this one guy.. he's not Finnish so we speak English. but every week or so he comes in and asks for I Am Legend, the movie with Will Smith. right, it's not on DVD yet (at least not here) and I don't know when it will be.

    so I tell the guy this.

    and he says "it's a good movie. I demand to see it."
    I say "it's not on DVD yet so there's no way of us getting it at this point."
    "it's a good movie. with Will Smith."
    "I'm not saying it isn't. we just don't have it yet and I don't know when we will. let me check our website." I'll check the site and the film isn't on upcoming movies yet so it's impossible to know when we'll get it. "it's not on the site yet, I don't know how long it'll be.."
    "ok, I'll come in a few weeks and I demand to see it."
    "ok, you can do that but I really don't know when it's gonna be released."

    :rolleyes:
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  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    butterfly1 wrote:
    In which case, I highly recommend the movie "Clerks", dir by Kevin Smith. To a lesser extent, "Clerks 2". Check it out if its in store stock. Enjoy!

    alright. I'll get my DVD player working again and see into watching Clerks then. :)
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    THat is unfortunate that you put up with that. I have worked jobs in the past that many folks would point their nose up to because they were better but at the time it was what i had and could do.

    Good for you for enjoying your work and being able to make ends meet. That is all that matters.

    A lot of the folks at the video rental place i go to are nice and friendly and can usually offer advice on movies and don't mind doing that either.
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  • NoCode_inMT
    NoCode_inMT Posts: 551
    eMMI wrote:
    alright. I'll get my DVD player working again and see into watching Clerks then. :)

    "This job would be great, if it wasn't for the f***ing customers" :D

    I'm in customer service also. You can't let them get to ya... When people start to get pissy with me, I just kill 'em with kindness...
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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    speaking of Clerks, the director Kevin Smith, along with other 90's directors like Quentin Tarantino and Paul Thomas Anderson ACTUALLY got into directing movies based on their experiences as video rental workers. They didn't go to film school or anything. Well, I think Anderson did but he dropped out.

    So I'm sure these three guys are laughing their way to the bank now.

    with that said, I hate when people judge others on their occupation. As a kid, i thought plumbers and trashmen have shitty jobs but i realize they make a pretty good living, especially plumbers. Just called a plumber to fix my sink and draining pipes, I paid the $200 for an hour of work. :eek:
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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    NoCode_inMT wrote:
    "This job would be great, if it wasn't for the f***ing customers" :D

    I'm in customer service also. You can't let them get to ya... When people start to get pissy with me, I just kill 'em with kindness...

    "kill 'em with kindness" huh that's what every retail manager i had told me that. somehow i always find my way to get fired. ;)

    back to the rental subject. i went into th movie rental the other day. grabbed two movies because it was in my membership contract that i can grab two movies at time without extra cost. Anyways, I give the clerk my reciept of my membership. he gave me a "what the fuck" look and said, "what's this?" i replied "my membership" and he said "no, it's just a receipt. where's your card?"

    then i had to sign up for a card too. the clerk was being a jackass though because he was the one who signed me up for the premium membership and didn't give me a store membership.
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  • samick
    samick Posts: 373
    LongRd. wrote:
    speaking of Clerks, the director Kevin Smith, along with other 90's directors like Quentin Tarantino and Paul Thomas Anderson ACTUALLY got into directing movies based on their experiences as video rental workers. They didn't go to film school or anything. Well, I think Anderson did but he dropped out.

    So I'm sure these three guys are laughing their way to the bank now.

    with that said, I hate when people judge others on their occupation. As a kid, i thought plumbers and trashmen have shitty jobs but i realize they make a pretty good living, especially plumbers. Just called a plumber to fix my sink and draining pipes, I paid the $200 for an hour of work. :eek:

    kevin smith went to film school too..........
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    eMMI wrote:
    every other annoying customer is quite easy to handle but there's this one guy.. he's not Finnish so we speak English. but every week or so he comes in and asks for I Am Legend, the movie with Will Smith. right, it's not on DVD yet (at least not here) and I don't know when it will be.

    so I tell the guy this.

    and he says "it's a good movie. I demand to see it."
    I say "it's not on DVD yet so there's no way of us getting it at this point."
    "it's a good movie. with Will Smith."
    "I'm not saying it isn't. we just don't have it yet and I don't know when we will. let me check our website." I'll check the site and the film isn't on upcoming movies yet so it's impossible to know when we'll get it. "it's not on the site yet, I don't know how long it'll be.."
    "ok, I'll come in a few weeks and I demand to see it."
    "ok, you can do that but I really don't know when it's gonna be released."

    :rolleyes:
    Ha, that's retarded :p

    Just kick him or something :)
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  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Ha, that's retarded :p

    Just kick him or something :)

    I am shocked and appalled that you think I would ever be capable of such brutality as kicking!! :eek:

    :p

    I'd rather punch or slap him. would save me the trouble of walking around the counter. ;)
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    samick wrote:
    kevin smith went to film school too..........
    He dropped out though right?
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  • surfanddestroy
    surfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    eMMI wrote:
    I am shocked and appalled that you think I would ever be capable of such brutality as kicking!! :eek:

    :p

    I'd rather punch or slap him. would save me the trouble of walking around the counter. ;)

    Just keep flicking rubber bands at him. It might not do much to help but it's always fun.
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  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    surfanddestroy wrote:
    Just keep flicking rubber bands at him. It might not do much to help but it's always fun.

    hmm. that's an interesting idea.. but won't work as flicking rubber bands is something I just don't know how to do. :o I've tried but they always end up flicking my fingers and it's a pain I can't take! :eek:

    :D
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • surfanddestroy
    surfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    eMMI wrote:
    hmm. that's an interesting idea.. but won't work as flicking rubber bands is something I just don't know how to do. :o I've tried but they always end up flicking my fingers and it's a pain I can't take! :eek:

    :D

    I'll give you some lessons next time we meet.

    I'm a master :p
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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    eMMI wrote:
    I am shocked and appalled that you think I would ever be capable of such brutality as kicking!! :eek:

    :p

    I'd rather punch or slap him. would save me the trouble of walking around the counter. ;)
    I have learned never to underestimate people, however calm and composed they normally seem :) for all I know you could be a vigilante superhero by night ;)
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  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    surfanddestroy wrote:
    I'll give you some lessons next time we meet.

    I'm a master :p

    looking forward to it!! :D
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I have learned never to underestimate people, however calm and composed they normally seem :) for all I know you could be a vigilante superhero by night ;)

    calm and composed? have you met me? :p

    superhero..!? ehh.. what gave you that idea, who've you been talking to.. heh heh.. *looks around nervously* (note to self: keep an eye on Jeremy1012) me, a superhero? you're out of your mind! har.. har.. *nervous giggle*





    :D
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • samick
    samick Posts: 373
    LongRd. wrote:
    He dropped out though right?


    not sure

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