The weirdo's they were out today
Mar. 10th, 2007 06:51 pmOkay the first 'special' customer of the day wasn't weird, but she was a bit rude. I asked if she'd found everything and she said no, she'd been looking for giant coloring books, and I told her we had them. When asked where I suggested stationary or toys. She told me she'd already been in those departments and didn't want to walk around the story any more. I told her that maybe, maybe, they were out of stock. Seemed politer than saying she should have looked harder. She then told me she was going to customer service to tell them how much of a help I was, this was said sarcastically. A couple minutes later she goes back past me following one of the other cashiers, and when they come back though, with the coloring books, she gave me a dirty look.
When I was heading to lunch one of the CSM's pulled me aside and said the woman told her that I'd said the coloring books were out of stock, and I explained that I'd merely said they might be out of stock rather than say something insulting, thusly I was let off the hook.
About 20 min. before lunch I had another fun one. So here is this guy with a couple things and a big mop bucket. I ask if it okay to put stuff in the bucket, most people say yes they don't need anymore bags, he says no. All is well. Then after I scan the bucket he speaks again. Says can you get me another bucket, there are spider, at this point I think he's going to say something about just noticing its broken or something so I look in the bucket to see if I can see an damage as I think he means spidery cracks in the plastic. He continues, there are spider eggs from China in the bucket, I don't want them in my home. I explain that no I can't leave me register, I have a line, several times. I do dump the bucket out, there was like lint or dust in it, I even offer to see if I can get someone to get another one for him. As I finish ringing his order out he informs me that he can tell I have a bad attitude, me once again offering to do what I can makes no change in this opinion and he informs me that he's going to tell someone that I'm rude. I say have a nice day and the customer behind him looks aghast at him.
On later consideration I came up with several good responses to the whole egg thing. Like, how do you know they're from China? And also, if you saw the eggs why didn't you get a different bucket rather than bringing this one all the way up here to hassle me about?
I will admit there was stuff in the bucket, but nothing unusual for a bucket that's been sitting on a self for awhile. And now I can't even tell the story with out laughing, I just can't, with a straight face repeat the whole Chinese spider egg thing.
And I wasn't the only one having to deal with fun people today. Must have been the warm weather bringing out the crazys.
When I was heading to lunch one of the CSM's pulled me aside and said the woman told her that I'd said the coloring books were out of stock, and I explained that I'd merely said they might be out of stock rather than say something insulting, thusly I was let off the hook.
About 20 min. before lunch I had another fun one. So here is this guy with a couple things and a big mop bucket. I ask if it okay to put stuff in the bucket, most people say yes they don't need anymore bags, he says no. All is well. Then after I scan the bucket he speaks again. Says can you get me another bucket, there are spider, at this point I think he's going to say something about just noticing its broken or something so I look in the bucket to see if I can see an damage as I think he means spidery cracks in the plastic. He continues, there are spider eggs from China in the bucket, I don't want them in my home. I explain that no I can't leave me register, I have a line, several times. I do dump the bucket out, there was like lint or dust in it, I even offer to see if I can get someone to get another one for him. As I finish ringing his order out he informs me that he can tell I have a bad attitude, me once again offering to do what I can makes no change in this opinion and he informs me that he's going to tell someone that I'm rude. I say have a nice day and the customer behind him looks aghast at him.
On later consideration I came up with several good responses to the whole egg thing. Like, how do you know they're from China? And also, if you saw the eggs why didn't you get a different bucket rather than bringing this one all the way up here to hassle me about?
I will admit there was stuff in the bucket, but nothing unusual for a bucket that's been sitting on a self for awhile. And now I can't even tell the story with out laughing, I just can't, with a straight face repeat the whole Chinese spider egg thing.
And I wasn't the only one having to deal with fun people today. Must have been the warm weather bringing out the crazys.
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