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by Rapscallion on September 6, 2009 at 12:01 am

Yes, Scorpionf was asked this one.

Activity from June 20, 2013

by admin on June 20, 2013 at 5:30 am
Posted In: Daily Activity
  • Reading and comprehension fail
    Our building used to have a dock. About six or seven years ago, it disappeared when the building underwent a huge renovation. There’s a sign on the…
  • RIP Tony Soprano.
    Actor James Gandolfini died of a heart attack today.

    http://www.tmz.com/2013/06/19/james-gandolfini-dead-dies-italy/

  • We’re sinking, not swimming
    So it’s late June and our motel’s outdoor pool still isn’t open.

    It was supposed to officially open on Memorial Day weekend.

    It was really…

  • He just wanted a hamburger…
    http://youtu.be/yAtwTUF9JM8

    “This happens EVERY time!…”

    …wait, and you keep coming back, WHY? ~_~

  • REALLY….. You want to return THAT?!
    This happened a while back, but just remembered it!!
    Everyone and I mean everyone knows you simply do NOT return underwear, well so I thought…
  • Hai there!!
    Hey hey, been reading this for a while and thought it was time to take the plunge and join!! Working in retail means I have a lot of suckkkky…
  • I wonder if anyone has written (or considered writing)…
    …a book on just how to be a good customer. Even when you get poor service.

    You know, cover topics like, “No, you AREN’T always right”,…

  • How to deal with a jerk? (Long)
    The ex I broke up with…well…I am trying to be friends, but he is crossing the line.

    We’re still close and I still want to be around him before…

  • *screams* Also, 401k advice needed…
    So as I previously mentioned, I am faced with an imminent move a few states away due to my SO’s job situation. This is necessary for a few reasons. …
  • Is your boss on your FB friends list?
    My boss and several of my CWs use Facebook regularly and are all on one anothers friend list. They keep bugging me to add them but I haven’t yet.
    …
  • Pacific Realm
    Yes, Realm not Rim. I am geeking out about kaiju vs mecha but this post isn’t entirely about the movie.

    Someone took the trailer and remade it in…

  • WOOT!!
    So I’ve said before that I’m gong back to college for the first time in over a decade.

    I went to orientation, and got my class schedule finally! …

  • Going old school in my Sci-fi … all the way to "Barsoom"
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barsoom

    I just started the original trilogy a few days ago – one giant book containing, “A Princess of Mars”, “The…

  • Anybody familiar with "Literal Lyrics" videos??
    Take a song, change the words to match the video, and there you have it!

    This is a “Literal Lyrics” video for “Take On Me” by A-Ha!
    …

  • I’m an AMURRRCAN
    A man came up and started yelling at CW because we didn’t have a certain novelty product he wanted. He started in on how he could get them at all…

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Activity from June 19, 2013

by admin on June 19, 2013 at 5:30 am
Posted In: Daily Activity
  • Blind Ladies.
    Oh, this one had me steaming. Hell, I am still steaming about it.

    I manage a game store in a mall. We have an outside door which is really just a…

  • Music reccommendations?
    BG: I have a cochlear implant, and am always on the lookout for new music. HOWEVER, “new” doesn’t necessarily have to mean new in terms of age. In…
  • I made my podiatrist laugh…..
    …at my xrays.

    I ended up in the ER Christmas Day and found out I had a heel spur on the LEFT foot. Popped into a local podiatrist in my family…

  • So I seem to have developed an allergy to NSAIDs
    Recently I noticed whenever I popped a Midol I’d get a horrible allergy attack of sneezing, runny nose, and it would eventually turn into a sinus…
  • Dear Property Developer
    BG: I have 5 kids. Two of them are special needs, both are on the spectrum. One is high functioning asperger. The other is PDD-NOS. The other…
  • Why do companies do this?
    So I applied with a rather large chemical lawncare company for an open position. After interviewing and being told how much they liked me and what I…
  • Phones in the Theater
    Lately, it seems to be an epidemic! Rude little jerks with cell phones out during the movie. Our group doesn’t care about people texting during the…
  • "Real. Ridiculous. Reviews." (giving NSFW tag for language in some reviews)
    http://www.uhpinions.com

    This is pretty much along the same lines as Raps’ “More Amazon Review Fun”…

  • Game idea : Shadow of Death (forum rpg)
    Ok since my creativity is rather on the low side right now, this is going to take a long time to get this going but I wanted to put this down before…
  • Movie Madness
    Background: I work as a security guard, for a large company. My company also provides security for some advance screenings of movies, which I’ve been…
  • Being Jerked Around
    This is a posting on behalf of a friend. Some background, he is roommates with the girl in question, and the things he does for her that he…
  • Another of my odd questions.
    If given the chance to become both rich and famous would you play a character the opposite of what you are now. IE if you are straight they are not,…

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Activity from June 18, 2013

by admin on June 18, 2013 at 5:30 am
Posted In: Daily Activity
  • Go Around
    Here is a site started by Jurgen Henn called 11foot8.com (http://11foot8.com/). It is dedicated to a train trellis that is about 11 feet, 8 inches…
  • Father’s Day, Slanted Something Positive
    Something Positive had my Father’s Day (http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp06172013.shtml).

    … was chatting Sunday with my son in Israel and…

  • WBBC Strikes Again
    Lemonade for Peace Girl (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-upbeat/girl-westboro-lemonade-stand-140819768.html)

    Here are a few lines from the…

  • A little help with vacation.
    Ok, I’ve finally figured out when I’m able to take a vacation this year. It will be late July, and I’m going to Vegas. I’ve been there 3 times…
  • Guinea. Pig. Chain. Mail. Yes, really!!
    Actually, it’s scale mail, but still. Now your peeg can be ready to joust at a moment’s notice! Do you think hamsters would make good squires?
    …
  • As you wish sir…
    Me = Me
    TINP = Totally imaginary normal person
    SC = Totally real sucky customer

    *How I thought it would go:*

    TINP: No thanks I wouldn’t like…

  • Things they don’t tell you at the interview
    I love working at but this past week really took a toll on me.

    WIFE: Honey? What’s that? (pointing at a dark spot on my arm)…

  • Holy $#!7, It’s Robocop!
    What the hell? Fried Chicken.
    …
  • My life is ruined
    We’ve had this family staying at the hotel for a while, they checked in for one night and have now been there 19. The lady keeps putting her kids…
  • Photo pendant suggestion?
    I’m planning my mom’s funeral today and I find that I really, really want one of those pendants with the color photo engraved or stamped in the metal…
  • I "brain burped" myself on Sunday…
    So, I’m at the local restaurant with a pepper as a logo…

    I’m looking over the menu, and I notice that they have an item that they want on one of…

  • Anyone in New England looking to adopt a pitbull?
    A good friend of mine is being forced to give up her pitbull Zeus due to a change in her apartment’s pet policy. :(

    Not 100% sure of the exact…

  • I’m off the clock and don’t even work over there, so I’m the rude one?!
    ASM called me in early yesterday. Usually there’s a manager’s swipe-card for the timeclock upstairs; there wasn’t, so I had to pop down to the front…
  • Mobile phone recommendations?
    So I am now in need of a new mobile phone. Due to the issues I had with my HTC, I am reconsidering going for a HTC. I also won’t be going for an…
  • "That worked?!"
    So my manager was working a night with me last week. Normally he has me go do a round of ‘store is closing in five minutes’ customer to customer, but…
  • Too Self-Conscious at the Gym…
    So here I am, legs all trembly, sweating, and giving off a smell that could tarnish brass. Why? Because I just returned from the gym and I’m…

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Activity from June 17, 2013

by admin on June 17, 2013 at 5:30 am
Posted In: Daily Activity
  • Mind Over Matter
    Dad told me this one tonight.

    He was in the grocery store a few days ago. He was carrying two items (he didn’t say what) and got in line for the…

  • For those who work in call centers…
    So mom and I were driving along with a music station on the radio. Between songs, a listener called in and she and the deejay started talking about…
  • Simpsons – Disturbing Couch Gags
    This is the most disturbing that I’ve seen:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1iplQQJTo

    What’s yours?

  • How do I get away with this?
    Do I have diplomatic immunity?

    *Guh?*

    Customer: Uh like, are these, like, games for like, sale?

    Me: No. They’re games to stick under your…

  • That was uncalled for…
    The pollen around here is pretty bad, so I have lovely seasonal allergies. I always carry some tissues in my apron and am as discreet as possible if…
  • I’m currently doing the Very Happy Dance
    So after 13 months of not working, I got a job! I am one very happy girl right now.

    It is a 3 month reception/admin role with the possibility of…

  • Brain-to-Mouth Filter Failures
    Go ahead. I’m not the only one who has had them. Lately I’ve been having them more and more often, and this isn’t an attempt to justify them. Just to…
  • Pissed off and sad
    So I know I don’t have nearly as much to bitch about as some people here. But it’s the middle of the night and nobody is online who gives a shit and…
  • I despise taxi companies
    Just a quickie, from just now. Guest called for a cab at 8:15am to get to the airport, so I called the company for them to schedule it. Upon…
  • GET. OUT. (Language warning)
    We’ve been open since ten. It’s now six. That’s EIGHT HOURS you’ve had to mosey on in and check out the merchandise.

    Now we’re closed. No, I…

  • donation site problem…
    So I went to donate plasma today and since they classify my veins as a very difficult 3 (deep and hard to get to), I’m very particular on who sticks…

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Activity from June 16, 2013

by admin on June 16, 2013 at 5:30 am
Posted In: Daily Activity
  • I’m a hit!
    So because of my role as an emergency after-hours worker, I end up filling the boots of a “colleague”. So while my name is fireheart, I might end up…
  • Question about drinks(alcoholic)
    If you had asked me two months ago how often I had gone to the bar, the answer would have been about 5-10 times since I turned 21 (I’m 28 now), in…
  • Health Update
    Last year I posted a thread in which I mentioned a physical I had, which said, I n essence, that I was amazingly healthy…other than my out of whack…
  • Simpsons with FIVE FINGERS on each hand!!!
    Check out this video about why Homer’s dad and Marge’s mom shouldn’t get married:

    When I explained…

  • No Tailgating!
    That’s what it said across on the back of the purple Honda Civic, on a bumper sticker as big as a European license plate. On either side of this…
  • Cosplay costume question
    Is Candlejack’s hood/gloves/boots white or grey? I can’t tell.
  • Body Language Tips
    I found a good infographic about body language in job interviews….
  • Trailers Aren’t Supposed to Do That
    I had to replace the battery in my riding lawnmower, so I tried to remove it. I was not successful, since I’m not a mechanic. So, I decided to rent…
  • For those that work in large stores
    Today I was shopping I couldn’t find an item I was looking for. Since I was unable to find an employee, I called the store from inside the store to…
  • Any Overwaitea Employees Here?
    I was wondering if there are people on here who work for a Save on Foods or PriceSmart. I work for a PriceSmart that was once an SOF, and now we are…
  • Dear Customer
    In trying to think of what to post, I again can only come up with little things that happen all day long that I would really love to just change but…
  • the "instant stripper" dress!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uTFl0rNNQrY#!

    So this fashion designer a few years back decided to “push the envelope” by…

  • Drug Trafficking Coworker Comes to a Bad End
    I found out recently that a member of our support staff was arrested a few months back. He was arrested for dealing heroin. A drug addict and a…
  • My first complaint
    Me, I manage a game store in a mall.

    Today my boss pulls me off to the side and says “I got a complaint from a customer about you the other day,…

  • Update on closed thread
    http://www.customerssuck.com/board/showthread.php?t=84984

    The above link pertains to this post.

    My fiance and I recently married.

    Before we…

  • Do I Have to?
    Yes, yes you do.

    You DO have to give me back that FAKE PERMIT you tried to park with before you can leave the impound.

    “But it was good!” you…

  • sometimes I want to snap…
    …because of the same dumb questions and statements, over and over.

    “Where’s [thing national park is named for]?” If you were standing much…

  • Book Help?
    My Google-fu has failed massively, and while I can get an answer tomorrow/later today when my folks are up, I’m frustrated that I can’t find it right…
  • I made a boo boo….:(
    I went to the movies last night to watch “Now you see me.” The theatre was blissfully emptyish as most people went to see Man of Steel. We get there…
  • Figure it out BEFORE you come in!!
    Not so much suckage as :hairpull:

    We had an inordinate number of customers coming in tonight saying, “I had this WONNNNDERFUL drink here two weeks…

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