Add: Apr 1 of 1997
Add: Jul 5 of 1998*
Add: May 5 of 2005
*Actually add July 5 of every year since 1998 since X-Day keeps not happening as planned :/
WHAT DOES NOT KILL ME ONLY MAKES ME LAUGH HARDER.
When I started working at a grocery store, I realized that looking at the produce stickers is a lot easier than trying to find the code in our books. But there were some people who would (and still do) get huffy and tell me that it was a pear, or an apple, or a cucumber. Which is the most unhelpful thing in the world considering I’m already very well aware of what it is. If I could make the “you don’t say” face IRL I’d probably be out of a job.
I think I’m going to start memorizing the codes for all my produce to make people’s lives easier.
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fuckyeahretailrobin:
[Image Description: Background is several triangles in a circle like a pie alternating from true red, scarlet and black. A robin is sitting on his perch looking to the right. Top Text: “see customer stealing soda.” Bottom Text: “remove the nozzles, hilarity ensues.”]
A couple walks in dressed extremely nicely. They ordered water, and then stealthily went up to the fountain to dump it out and get soda. My manager didn’t say anything, but instead went around and removed all the soda nozzles. The nicely dressed woman went back up to get more soda, and is shocked when her entire dressed is covered in a diet coke. My manager and I stay in the kitchen cracking up for a solid 45 minutes.
Wow, that’s really fucked up. You ruined her dress for what? .45 fucking cents? Yes she should have paid it, but it’s not like it costs the company that $.45 for the soda. And it’s something that I’m pretty sure A LOT of people do. I ask for a “water cup” and then get soda or tea sometimes. I hope she reports you both for doing that. You put her safety at risk, what is it had sprayed in her eye? Fuck you you righteous cunt.
Coming from someone who worked in fast food and dealt with hoyty toyty cheapskates.
Reblogged for the pretentious uppity rant. I’m gonna analyze this:
“Wow, that’s really fucked up.”
Yeah, I agree. It really wasn’t the right thing to do. But at the same time, it wasn’t the right thing to steal a drink. You realize you’re defending the petty thieves against the person who stained their clothes, right?
“You ruined her dress for what? .45 fucking cents?”
Where do you live that a drink only costs 45 cents? Because where I live, it goes up to a couple of dollars or so, depending on the size. Keep in mind that the company is losing the money they paid for the drinks along with the profit they would have gotten from the sale.
“Yes she should have paid it, but it’s not like it costs the company that $.45 for the soda.”
The fuck are you talking about, yes it does. The company pays for the drink and they turn around and sell it to customers. That’s how they make profit. If someone steals the drink, they lose that money. So yes, it absolutely does, in a very direct fashion, cost the company money.
“And it’s something that I’m pretty sure A LOT of people do. I ask for a “water cup” and then get soda or tea sometimes.”
The fact that a lot of people do it is the reason why they get so mad about it. If someone stole a couple of dollars from me, I’d be miffed at best. But if a ton of people every day stole a couple of dollars from me, I’d be out of money. And I’d absolutely be out on a rampage. The fact is, for everyone who just steals a tiny drink, “absolutely harmless”, they’re contributing to a very large loss of profits for the company. And when a company loses profits, they have to cut wages and staff. So your free drink is costing someone else a job. Oh, and even without the longwinded explanation I gave, since when is it ever alright to do something illegal because a bunch of people do it? Give me a break.
“I hope she reports you both for doing that.”
I’d like to see how that report would go.
“I’m going to report you for messing up my dress with soda!”
“Why were you getting soda if you didn’t order it?”
“I stole it.”
“You put her safety at risk, what if it had sprayed in her eye?”
Then her eye would burn some and she would get over it? It’s fucking coke, not hydrochloric acid. You’re more likely to do damage to your body by drinking the coke than by getting it in your eye.
“Fuck you you righteous cunt.”
Way to end an argument. That’s how you know the person really knows what they’re talking about. With a petty insult.
Yeah, of course it wasn’t the right thing to do. But you know what else isn’t the right thing to do? Ordering a free water cup and then stealing a soda.
I love obvious trolls. They give me something to talk about when I’m bored.
Fucking signed. We turn off the CO2 when we catch people using their water cups to steal drinks, it’s much stealthier and they sheepishly return to getting water when they realize they can’t complain about it being flat without getting their asses caught.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46jcxLzdz1qm3qzeo1_400.jpg)
[Image Description: Background is several triangles in a circle like a pie alternating from true red, scarlet and black. A robin is sitting on his perch looking to the right.
Top Text: “see customer stealing soda.”
Bottom Text: “remove the nozzles, hilarity ensues.”]A couple walks in dressed extremely nicely. They ordered water, and then stealthily went up to the fountain to dump it out and get soda. My manager didn’t say anything, but instead went around and removed all the soda nozzles. The nicely dressed woman went back up to get more soda, and is shocked when her entire dressed is covered in a diet coke. My manager and I stay in the kitchen cracking up for a solid 45 minutes.
Wow, that’s really fucked up. You ruined her dress for what? .45 fucking cents? Yes she should have paid it, but it’s not like it costs the company that $.45 for the soda. And it’s something that I’m pretty sure A LOT of people do. I ask for a “water cup” and then get soda or tea sometimes. I hope she reports you both for doing that. You put her safety at risk, what is it had sprayed in her eye? Fuck you you righteous cunt.
Coming from someone who worked in fast food and dealt with hoyty toyty cheapskates.
Reblogged for the pretentious uppity rant. I’m gonna analyze this:
“Wow, that’s really fucked up.”
Yeah, I agree. It really wasn’t the right thing to do. But at the same time, it wasn’t the right thing to steal a drink. You realize you’re defending the petty thieves against the person who stained their clothes, right?
“You ruined her dress for what? .45 fucking cents?”
Where do you live that a drink only costs 45 cents? Because where I live, it goes up to a couple of dollars or so, depending on the size. Keep in mind that the company is losing the money they paid for the drinks along with the profit they would have gotten from the sale.
“Yes she should have paid it, but it’s not like it costs the company that $.45 for the soda.”
The fuck are you talking about, yes it does. The company pays for the drink and they turn around and sell it to customers. That’s how they make profit. If someone steals the drink, they lose that money. So yes, it absolutely does, in a very direct fashion, cost the company money.
“And it’s something that I’m pretty sure A LOT of people do. I ask for a “water cup” and then get soda or tea sometimes.”
The fact that a lot of people do it is the reason why they get so mad about it. If someone stole a couple of dollars from me, I’d be miffed at best. But if a ton of people every day stole a couple of dollars from me, I’d be out of money. And I’d absolutely be out on a rampage. The fact is, for everyone who just steals a tiny drink, “absolutely harmless”, they’re contributing to a very large loss of profits for the company. And when a company loses profits, they have to cut wages and staff. So your free drink is costing someone else a job. Oh, and even without the longwinded explanation I gave, since when is it ever alright to do something illegal because a bunch of people do it? Give me a break.
“I hope she reports you both for doing that.”
I’d like to see how that report would go.
“I’m going to report you for messing up my dress with soda!”
“Why were you getting soda if you didn’t order it?”
“I stole it.”
“You put her safety at risk, what if it had sprayed in her eye?”
Then her eye would burn some and she would get over it? It’s fucking coke, not hydrochloric acid. You’re more likely to do damage to your body by drinking the coke than by getting it in your eye.
“Fuck you you righteous cunt.”
Way to end an argument. That’s how you know the person really knows what they’re talking about. With a petty insult.
Yeah, of course it wasn’t the right thing to do. But you know what else isn’t the right thing to do? Ordering a free water cup and then stealing a soda.
I love obvious trolls. They give me something to talk about when I’m bored.
Fucking signed. We turn off the CO2 when we catch people using their water cups to steal drinks, it’s much stealthier and they sheepishly return to getting water when they realize they can’t complain about it being flat without getting their asses caught.
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I’m a retail robin in a large department store, and we have a battery aisle for everything you could imagine. The larger packs of batteries are the worst - but when this woman had two packs of them and dropped them both, batteries went EVERYWHERE. She looked at me, then the batteries and walked off as if its my fault!
I know that ‘customers come first’, but what are we? Their maids to clean after them when they shop?! :(
Customers think that employee = uneducated janitor. No exceptions. Sorry, OP.
The worst is when you see a couple walk in with kids who have food. You just know you’ll find drips and pieces of whatever they were eating all over the place, and you get that horrible feeling of dread when you see a kid with a huge drink, because you know that not one person in that family will see fit to tell you about it if it gets dropped or spilled. I work in fast food myself and I’ve found food from other restaurants (there are several nearby) on the floor. You ever try cleaning up half-dried bubble tea pearls? :(](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3lco9ASxt1qm3qzeo1_400.jpg)
[Image Description: Background is several triangles in a circle like a pie alternating from true red, scarlet and black. A robin is sitting on his perch looking to the right.
Top Text: “Woman with two packs of 24AA batteries. drops them. looks at you.”
Bottom Text: “WALKS AWAY.”]Images with descriptions will be queued before images without.
ADD YOUR OWN TEXT TO THE DESCRIPTION. DO NOT LEAVE IT BLANK.I’m a retail robin in a large department store, and we have a battery aisle for everything you could imagine. The larger packs of batteries are the worst - but when this woman had two packs of them and dropped them both, batteries went EVERYWHERE. She looked at me, then the batteries and walked off as if its my fault!
I know that ‘customers come first’, but what are we? Their maids to clean after them when they shop?! :(
Customers think that employee = uneducated janitor. No exceptions. Sorry, OP.
The worst is when you see a couple walk in with kids who have food. You just know you’ll find drips and pieces of whatever they were eating all over the place, and you get that horrible feeling of dread when you see a kid with a huge drink, because you know that not one person in that family will see fit to tell you about it if it gets dropped or spilled. I work in fast food myself and I’ve found food from other restaurants (there are several nearby) on the floor. You ever try cleaning up half-dried bubble tea pearls? :(
Day in the life of a cashier—- Retail.
Just thought I’d give you non-retail workers an idea of what it’s like.
“Customer service is the “sum of acts and elements that allow consumers to receive what they need or desire from your retail establishment.” It is important for a sales associate to greet the customer and make himself available to help the customer find whatever he needs. When a customer enters the store, it is important that the sales associate does everything in his power to make the customer feel welcomed, important, and make sure he leave the store satisfied. Giving the customer full, undivided attention and helping him find what he is looking for will contribute to the customer’s satisfaction.”
-Philip H. Mitchell 2008, Discovery-Based Retail, Bascom Hill Publishing Group
Okay, in general I agree with this.
But all in general: SCREW YOU PHILIP H. MITCHELL
Sorry customers, my full and undivided attention cannot be divided amongst six of you when you all want me to help you all at once. Not one of you is more important than another, so you will wait your goddamn turn or I will take my sweet-ass time.
Reblog if you are a 21+ Homestuck fan!
Please don’t let me be alone in this.
feel free to hit me up ladies
do I need to respond with a gif
yes we are a rare breed (but not that rare since there’s a bazillion homestucks)
Hurray for being
matureadults!
Seriously WHEN DID I GET TO BE SO OLD ON THE INTERNET *sob*
Fun fact: just because you drop some variation of the sentence “I’m okay with homosexuality” into your argument does not automatically undo everything else that is homophobic about your argument.
Just saying.
Okay, so, admittedly, I work at a Hot Topic that’s located right next to Spencer’s. But you would not believe how often people get the two mixed up! But this guy… he comes in and stands in line while I’m ringing up a customer. As soon as I’m done, he steps up to the counter. I, of course, ask him if I can help him find anything, and he takes a step closer to the counter. Then he motions for me to come closer. Apparently how far over I leaned wasn’t close enough, and he asks me to get a little closer. So I’m already uncomfortably close to a complete stranger, and he asks in a whispery, gravelly voice, “Do you guys sell vibrators here?”
I take a step back and am like, “Uh. That’s Spencer’s. Next door.” He doesn’t look ashamed or embarrassed or anything. He just nods, shrugs, and says, “Awesome, thanks.” And leaves.
Next time, try being a little less creepy, dude. Holy crap.
so he walked in, then is polite enough to whisper and not talk loud because we all know that hot topic is full of like 15 year old’s anyway about what he wants, then he has teh gall to not feel ashamed about wanting to buy a vibrator?
legit tho, awful post.
pfft for real, op is a prude and a dickhead
this was perfectly acceptable sex toy etiquette, this motherfucker should try working at walgreens, now that’s where all the creepy vibrator people go
I agree, god forbid this guy be polite enough to ask quietly about an item he doesn’t want the whole store to know he’s looking for. SO RUDE AND CREEPY RITE?
