Tales from the retail world...

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: MaverickBP
lol whats better is placing those electronic security tags face up on the floor..so when someone walks on them..it sticks on their foot and sets off the alarms lol...use to place em on my coworkers/bosses

Man, you have no idea at the fun we used to have.
(Background: UK version of Best Buy, etc).

We used to play a game called "Tag The Tool" on Sunday afternoons, where the aim was to get as many surrepticious tags on a co-worker's back as possible, without being detected. This involved tricks such as licking the very corner of the tag so it wouldn't stick to your finger when you brushed it onto someone's shoulder.
The record amount was twenty-three. Sadly, someone took pity and removed them from his back.

We managed to tag someone on his coat, and he set the alarm off as he walked out at the end of the shift, and walked back in, thinking that the game he'd bought hadn't been de-tagged. Amusingly, it hadn't, and he walked back out satisfied with himself, until the multiple other tags that we'd implanted into the arms of his jacket set the alarms off again.

We tagged someone's bicycle. Do you know how hard it is to hide security tags on a bicycle?

I tagged one of the managers once and then promptly removed it after I reviewed my actions as he walked off down the store with a 2" square security tag stuck on his shoulder, colleagues barely containing laughter as he walked past.

 

[eLiu]

Originally posted by: akubi

Originally posted by: MaverickBP
I, like 95% of everyone else on here, has worked in retail at one time in my life. With that comes stories to last a lifetime. Here's one of my favorites...

Had a lady and her daughter come into the store and want a shower radio/cd player. I said sure and took them to our selection. I explained the differences and explained which ones take which batteries. Then came the question I should've seen coming...

"Do you have any that just plug in via ac adapter?"...

She was dead serious and i just stared at her and her daughter with amazement...explained to them the basics of electricity...said a little prayer for them...and walked away lol.


Share your for whichever side of the situation you were on...

really? only 5% of the ppl here never worked in retail? i feel like an outcast

me too

 

[Reckoner]

At Blockbuster:

Me: You have a balance of $4.50
Customer: What!? That's impossible! I returned it on time!
Me: The computer shows this item being returned 3 days late.
Customer: Do you know who I am!? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!!
Me: No, who the hell are you?
Customer: I want the number for your corporate office. I am going to call your CEO and have you and all your other managers fired.
Me: Here's the number, your total is $9 even.
Customer: Forget it, I'm never coming here again.


He sends his wife in now to pick up his movies. I still don't know who the hell this guy is. Spawn of Satan perhaps?

 

[Quasmo]

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: cain
now i am seriously thinking about retail ahaha. i work from 8:30-5:30, and there is a compUSA nearby where I live. hmmm...

i wouldn't suggest working in retail if you don't have to

or at Compuseless

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: DP

i use to glue quarters to the floor all the time.

More fun than that: drop change in the urinal in the employees' bathroom. See how cheap your coworkers really are. My coworkers would reach in for a quarter everytime, a dime sometimes, but nickels and pennies they left.

wow i have got to try this

 

[MaverickBP]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
At Blockbuster:

Me: You have a balance of $4.50
Customer: What!? That's impossible! I returned it on time!
Me: The computer shows this item being returned 3 days late.
Customer: Do you know who I am!? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!!
Me: No, who the hell are you?
Customer: I want the number for your corporate office. I am going to call your CEO and have you and all your other managers fired.
Me: Here's the number, your total is $9 even.
Customer: Forget it, I'm never coming here again.


He sends his wife in now to pick up his movies. I still don't know who the hell this guy is. Spawn of Satan perhaps?

take no sh!t..good man :thumbsup:

 

[Pantoot]

Originally posted by: ironwing

More fun than that: drop change in the urinal in the employees' bathroom. See how cheap your coworkers really are. My coworkers would reach in for a quarter everytime, a dime sometimes, but nickels and pennies they left.

Makes you think about where all that change that is in your pocket has been...

 

[nakedfrog]

Thinking about it now, though, the GF did come home with a lot of stories when she did phone customer service for Capital One. It seems many people with Capital One credit cards aren't good at complicated math operations such as addition and subtraction.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
At Blockbuster:

Me: You have a balance of $4.50
Customer: What!? That's impossible! I returned it on time!
Me: The computer shows this item being returned 3 days late.
Customer: Do you know who I am!? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!!
Me: King sh|t of the universe?

fixed.

 

[MaverickBP]

bump...had to

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: austin316
Or what about the @ssholes who bring up an item to the register and you scan it and the scanner doesn't ring up the item and they always say "I guess its free then!" The joke is not funny, especially when they are the fifth person that day to say that.

 

[JonnyStarks]

I used to work at Staples and one time a guy came up to me with Link 2003 (or some golf game that was not Tiger Woods) and asked me if we had any other golf games because he didn't want to buy any games "with no ni----s on the cover"
I don't know what shocked me more... the fact that the guy was so racist or the fact that the person on the cover was Sergio Garcia.

 

[sonz70]

I worked at a harvey and we had this lady that came in once a night she stood there and pissed at the cash registerinfront of all of us, we called her piss pants. We also had another customer at l;east once a week that craped infront of the toilet in the ladies room. HPOW THE HELL DO YOU CRAP..INFRONT OF THE DAMN TOILET!! :|

Also a lady that took a crap on the benches once or twice a month and smeared it up and down. I last 6 months than quit, and have never gone back to anything close to retail.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: MaverickBP

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
At Blockbuster:

Me: You have a balance of $4.50
Customer: What!? That's impossible! I returned it on time!
Me: The computer shows this item being returned 3 days late.
Customer: Do you know who I am!? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!!
Me: No, who the hell are you?
Customer: I want the number for your corporate office. I am going to call your CEO and have you and all your other managers fired.
Me: Here's the number, your total is $9 even.
Customer: Forget it, I'm never coming here again.


He sends his wife in now to pick up his movies. I still don't know who the hell this guy is. Spawn of Satan perhaps?

take no sh!t..good man :thumbsup:

I'm not sure you're aware , but I'm kind of a big deal around here.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: sonz70
I last 6 months than quit, and have never gone back to anything close to retail.

I'd say your current occupation classifies as 'retail'

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: sonz70
I last 6 months than quit, and have never gone back to anything close to retail.

I'd say your current occupation classifies as 'retail'

In the next retail thread:

"When I worked in my previous retail job, people took dumps on my chest repeatedly"

 

[akubi]

Originally posted by: sonz70
I worked at a harvey and we had this lady that came in once a night she stood there and pissed at the cash registerinfront of all of us, we called her piss pants. We also had another customer at l;east once a week that craped infront of the toilet in the ladies room. HPOW THE HELL DO YOU CRAP..INFRONT OF THE DAMN TOILET!! :|

Also a lady that took a crap on the benches once or twice a month and smeared it up and down. I last 6 months than quit, and have never gone back to anything close to retail.

so instead of your customer smearing crap on the toilet, they are now smearing it on your d!ck?

 

[BobDaMenkey]

I'm so incredibly happy that customers cannot manage to releive themselves in my store. Though the fvckers do like to leave their sodas around after they finish drinking them.

And as an update to my page one post, no, we never heard from a news station.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: sonz70
I last 6 months than quit, and have never gone back to anything close to retail.

I'd say your current occupation classifies as 'retail'

In the next retail thread:

"When I worked in my previous retail job, people took dumps on my chest repeatedly"

I actually had to stifle an LOL at work here.

 

[Shanteli]

When I was in HS working at EB I had some lady and her son come in wanting to buy SimCity2000...she whipped out her checkbook and I had to tell her we required a check guarantee card or a card with a visa logo on it...she glared at me and threw her cards in my general direction on the counter. I just did the whole pissed-off stare at her head while she was looking down filling out her check. After she was done I had to write some numbers down on the check while her son started whispering something to the mother. Out of the blue she snatched the check out of my hand, ripped it up in front of me and went off

Lady = "Is that how you treat a customer" rant.

I stood there pleading ignorance because I actually didn't do or say anything...if I stare or glare there is nothing really legally wrong with that. Anyway...in the middle of the mother's rant the kid interjected

Kid = "yeah you were looking at my mom all funny"

Me = "And you can just shut your face...you're not even tall enough to look over the counter so what do you know?" (11 years old or so).

Kid = "Screw you"

Lady = "Don't talk to my son"

So the mom grabs the kids hand and starts walking towards the exit.
Kid turns and as a last word says

Kid = "Go back to China"

Interesting thing is that he and his mother were obviously not white...if I had to guess it would be Indonesian or Burmese...ironic...but yes he got lucky...I am Chinese

Me = "What? Fck you! Get your poor @ss back on a boat and back to your island country".

Lady turns around in fury and starts yelling in some foreign language while pointing at me.

I jump the counter and get in her face and start yelling right back.

Me = "What you saying you turkey btch...etc. etc."

I was working in the mall so yeah it started a huge scene...and I guess my manager saved the day because he saw the crowd while walking back from lunch and ran over to split me and the mother apart. The mom was pretty pissed and just walked away. I got sent home for the day...but before that I went through the mall hunting for that lady. Thinking back it was good that I didn't find her cuz I woulda beat the sh1t out of her kid...I was so damn pissed...and that would have been bad...juvenile court system and everything. Retail blows.

 

[Patt]

Originally posted by: Shanteli
When I was in HS working at EB I had some lady and her son come in wanting to buy SimCity2000...she whipped out her checkbook and I had to tell her we required a check guarantee card or a card with a visa logo on it...she glared at me and threw her cards in my general direction on the counter. I just did the whole pissed-off stare at her head while she was looking down filling out her check. After she was done I had to write some numbers down on the check while her son started whispering something to the mother. Out of the blue she snatched the check out of my hand, ripped it up in front of me and went off

Lady = "Is that how you treat a customer" rant.

I stood there pleading ignorance because I actually didn't do or say anything...if I stare or glare there is nothing really legally wrong with that. Anyway...in the middle of the mother's rant the kid interjected

Kid = "yeah you were looking at my mom all funny"

Me = "And you can just shut your face...you're not even tall enough to look over the counter so what do you know?" (11 years old or so).

Kid = "Screw you"

Lady = "Don't talk to my son"

So the mom grabs the kids hand and starts walking towards the exit.
Kid turns and as a last word says

Kid = "Go back to China"

Interesting thing is that he and his mother were obviously not white...if I had to guess it would be Indonesian or Burmese...ironic...but yes he got lucky...I am Chinese

Me = "What? Fck you! Get your poor @ss back on a boat and back to your island country".

Lady turns around in fury and starts yelling in some foreign language while pointing at me.

I jump the counter and get in her face and start yelling right back.

Me = "What you saying you turkey btch...etc. etc."

I was working in the mall so yeah it started a huge scene...and I guess my manager saved the day because he saw the crowd while walking back from lunch and ran over to split me and the mother apart. The mom was pretty pissed and just walked away. I got sent home for the day...but before that I went through the mall hunting for that lady. Thinking back it was good that I didn't find her cuz I woulda beat the sh1t out of her kid...I was so damn pissed...and that would have been bad...juvenile court system and everything. Retail blows.

Anger management classes recommended ...

 

[virtueixi]

lol I just remembered this one. It was a typical day at the pharmacy where I was working at, when this lady walked in with her kid (6 year old) who waited in the front while she went to get her script. Anyway, this kid comes up to me and says Hi and I say Hi back and walk away to do some facing. This kid follows me and I just ignore him. Then he friggin starts pushing me and I walk away rather briskly. Of course he has to chase after me and I hide behind the counter and the cashier is laughing. I'm like you can't come back here and he said "I'm going to get you". The cashier was rolling and decided to let the kid in. So of course I make for the pharmacy which is directly across. I am at the door when that little bugar begs my ass with one of those rubber baseballs. I slam the door to the pharmacy behind me like I was being chased by an axe murder and everyone in the back starts looking at me. My manager asks me what I'm doing and I tell her this 6 year old kid is hitting me lol.

 

[MaverickBP]

Originally posted by: Shanteli
When I was in HS working at EB I had some lady and her son come in wanting to buy SimCity2000...she whipped out her checkbook and I had to tell her we required a check guarantee card or a card with a visa logo on it...she glared at me and threw her cards in my general direction on the counter. I just did the whole pissed-off stare at her head while she was looking down filling out her check. After she was done I had to write some numbers down on the check while her son started whispering something to the mother. Out of the blue she snatched the check out of my hand, ripped it up in front of me and went off

Lady = "Is that how you treat a customer" rant.

I stood there pleading ignorance because I actually didn't do or say anything...if I stare or glare there is nothing really legally wrong with that. Anyway...in the middle of the mother's rant the kid interjected

Kid = "yeah you were looking at my mom all funny"

Me = "And you can just shut your face...you're not even tall enough to look over the counter so what do you know?" (11 years old or so).

Kid = "Screw you"

Lady = "Don't talk to my son"

So the mom grabs the kids hand and starts walking towards the exit.
Kid turns and as a last word says

Kid = "Go back to China"

Interesting thing is that he and his mother were obviously not white...if I had to guess it would be Indonesian or Burmese...ironic...but yes he got lucky...I am Chinese

Me = "What? Fck you! Get your poor @ss back on a boat and back to your island country".

Lady turns around in fury and starts yelling in some foreign language while pointing at me.

I jump the counter and get in her face and start yelling right back.

Me = "What you saying you turkey btch...etc. etc."

I was working in the mall so yeah it started a huge scene...and I guess my manager saved the day because he saw the crowd while walking back from lunch and ran over to split me and the mother apart. The mom was pretty pissed and just walked away. I got sent home for the day...but before that I went through the mall hunting for that lady. Thinking back it was good that I didn't find her cuz I woulda beat the sh1t out of her kid...I was so damn pissed...and that would have been bad...juvenile court system and everything. Retail blows.

your talking about how you wanted to beat a lady and beat some little 11 year olds ass? you can be banned now

 

[sonz70]

Originally posted by: MaverickBP

Originally posted by: Shanteli
When I was in HS working at EB I had some lady and her son come in wanting to buy SimCity2000...she whipped out her checkbook and I had to tell her we required a check guarantee card or a card with a visa logo on it...she glared at me and threw her cards in my general direction on the counter. I just did the whole pissed-off stare at her head while she was looking down filling out her check. After she was done I had to write some numbers down on the check while her son started whispering something to the mother. Out of the blue she snatched the check out of my hand, ripped it up in front of me and went off

Lady = "Is that how you treat a customer" rant.

I stood there pleading ignorance because I actually didn't do or say anything...if I stare or glare there is nothing really legally wrong with that. Anyway...in the middle of the mother's rant the kid interjected

Kid = "yeah you were looking at my mom all funny"

Me = "And you can just shut your face...you're not even tall enough to look over the counter so what do you know?" (11 years old or so).

Kid = "Screw you"

Lady = "Don't talk to my son"

So the mom grabs the kids hand and starts walking towards the exit.
Kid turns and as a last word says

Kid = "Go back to China"

Interesting thing is that he and his mother were obviously not white...if I had to guess it would be Indonesian or Burmese...ironic...but yes he got lucky...I am Chinese

Me = "What? Fck you! Get your poor @ss back on a boat and back to your island country".

Lady turns around in fury and starts yelling in some foreign language while pointing at me.

I jump the counter and get in her face and start yelling right back.

Me = "What you saying you turkey btch...etc. etc."

I was working in the mall so yeah it started a huge scene...and I guess my manager saved the day because he saw the crowd while walking back from lunch and ran over to split me and the mother apart. The mom was pretty pissed and just walked away. I got sent home for the day...but before that I went through the mall hunting for that lady. Thinking back it was good that I didn't find her cuz I woulda beat the sh1t out of her kid...I was so damn pissed...and that would have been bad...juvenile court system and everything. Retail blows.

your talking about how you wanted to beat a lady and beat some little 11 year olds ass? you can be banned now

They deserve it.

 

[MaverickBP]

Originally posted by: sonz70

Originally posted by: MaverickBP

Originally posted by: Shanteli
When I was in HS working at EB I had some lady and her son come in wanting to buy SimCity2000...she whipped out her checkbook and I had to tell her we required a check guarantee card or a card with a visa logo on it...she glared at me and threw her cards in my general direction on the counter. I just did the whole pissed-off stare at her head while she was looking down filling out her check. After she was done I had to write some numbers down on the check while her son started whispering something to the mother. Out of the blue she snatched the check out of my hand, ripped it up in front of me and went off

Lady = "Is that how you treat a customer" rant.

I stood there pleading ignorance because I actually didn't do or say anything...if I stare or glare there is nothing really legally wrong with that. Anyway...in the middle of the mother's rant the kid interjected

Kid = "yeah you were looking at my mom all funny"

Me = "And you can just shut your face...you're not even tall enough to look over the counter so what do you know?" (11 years old or so).

Kid = "Screw you"

Lady = "Don't talk to my son"

So the mom grabs the kids hand and starts walking towards the exit.
Kid turns and as a last word says

Kid = "Go back to China"

Interesting thing is that he and his mother were obviously not white...if I had to guess it would be Indonesian or Burmese...ironic...but yes he got lucky...I am Chinese

Me = "What? Fck you! Get your poor @ss back on a boat and back to your island country".

Lady turns around in fury and starts yelling in some foreign language while pointing at me.

I jump the counter and get in her face and start yelling right back.

Me = "What you saying you turkey btch...etc. etc."

I was working in the mall so yeah it started a huge scene...and I guess my manager saved the day because he saw the crowd while walking back from lunch and ran over to split me and the mother apart. The mom was pretty pissed and just walked away. I got sent home for the day...but before that I went through the mall hunting for that lady. Thinking back it was good that I didn't find her cuz I woulda beat the sh1t out of her kid...I was so damn pissed...and that would have been bad...juvenile court system and everything. Retail blows.

your talking about how you wanted to beat a lady and beat some little 11 year olds ass? you can be banned now

They deserve it.

if there was ever an excuse to beat a woman or a little kid..that sure as hell aint it