Activity from June 13, 2013

by admin on June 13, 2013 at 5:30 am
Posted In: Daily Activity
  • So they issue passports to unicorns now?
    http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/travel/news/emily-harris-uses-unicorn-passport-to-get-through-turkish-customs/story-fn3015fd-1226662863144

    So on a…

  • Two Things;
    A) Seen so many people traveling in the far right lane on a high-way, in heavy traffic, being larking turnips and refusing to let anyone into the…
  • Geeks Aflame
    …and not with Rock and Roll. :p

    So, big game convention (Origins) had a minor setback. The convention center caught fire today.

    The good…

  • Bad side of CoC
    I work in a union run place. So this took years to happen.

    Basically had a cw. He was unsafe. Idiotic. Everything you’d post about in coc. They…

  • Here Comes Life to Kick My Ass Again…
    The last few months have been awesome. I should have seen this coming, honestly.

    So about 10 days ago, I was at my old house. I was minding my…

  • Another happy customer
    A couple of days ago, a man left in a suit to be cleaned. He seemed really stressed over it because it had a scuff on the knee and he thought it was…
  • What the freakin’ hell is WRONG with drivers in this city??
    Wrote this (http://www.customerssuck.com/board/showthread.php?t=99197&highlight=Expletive) post on May 30. Been driving around thinking, “Hahaha,…
  • Don’t help me! Help me!
    I had this couple asking me for help with the wifi in the lobby last night. Since we’re in a national park and quite remote, the wifi is about as…
  • Need help with school project on pain
    In my pathology/pharmacology class we are currently studying the concept of pain. I need to get information from 3 people about any pain they…
  • I demand immediate service!
    I went out to dinner at the Outback Steakhouse with the GF last night. We opted to sit at a bar table (self-seating) rather than wait 20 minutes for…
  • Directions…
    One thing I’ve learned working a gas station is that people seem to think the guy behind the counter is 10x better with directions than the lady….
  • Two Crazies from the Hardware Store
    Recently I became hired as a FT cashier for the national chain of hardware stores with the the blue house silhouette. It’s not what I want to do,…
  • Cranky Donuts
    This lady got pissy at Dunkin Donuts and made herself look like a fool.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAOo9SnzRH8

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Activity from June 12, 2013

by admin on June 12, 2013 at 5:30 am
Posted In: Daily Activity
  • Why cant all my customers be like this?
    I manage a game store selling board games, card crack (magic the gathering), and miniature games (warmachine). These customers are nuts, just saying….
  • Do NOT cross my mother!
    So I’ve made a few mentions on this site of how my mother can be… Well let’s just say there is a line you do NOT want to cross with her. I’ve…
  • Robbery FAIL-Instant Thief-In-A-Wall!
    I found this hilarious. Don’t turn it off after the first robbery–you HAVE to watch the second attempt. It’s comedy GOLD.

    Robbery FAIL…

  • I am capable of thinking despite my internal reproductive organs
    Years ago, my male friend, we’ll call him Gray, needed a new digital camera at the same time I needed a printer so we decided to go together to a…
  • What do?
    My mother and I went shopping today and bought 5 little mini perfumes. The cashier only checked out 4 of them but bagged all 5. So we ended up paying…
  • You can call but no one’s listening
    So. You’re a student in an online class.

    The instructor posts an announcement that she will be out of town from x date to y date. You aren’t…

  • Don’t Treat that Dog like That
    A soccer player in Argentina mistreated a dog on a soccer field….
  • shithole of a day
    I have had a really shitty day. you’ll find out as to why i say this. Lets just say that i am glad i do not work janitorial position.normally.
    …
  • Working from home includes, y’know, WORK.
    So, I already posted in CoC that it was good I took work home with me when I left sick today.

    Now, I’m feeling slightly better, and I’m working…

  • Internet Explorer Security bug?
    Just a few moments ago, I opened this site and got this message:

    —Quote—
    A website wants to open web content using this program on your…

  • Lieberry Tales
    So. Tiny library. Library = books. Books = reading. If that were the end of the story, I’d be cataloging instead of kvetching.

    Adventures in…

  • New Addition to Walmart Bingo?
    So, I’ve been working at Walmart for over a month now, selling cellphones and contracts, when in the past week I’ve noticed a new trend with some…
  • Just accidentally traumatized my kids… (gross)
    So last night, we had a really bad storm that blew down a large robin nest from one of our trees. Nothing I could do about it, the nest was…
  • Brave rescue!
    http://packet-media.com/2013/06/06/from-the-publisher-close-to-home/

    A forumer wished to remain anonymous for personal reasons and asked me to…

  • Marina Chronicles: Short Digest
    may be added to as the day goes on.
    *
    Why do we care?
    *

    There is a snake in the most west-ward corner of the lake.

    Caller is scared.
    …

  • I don’t know how you guys do this all day
    Working in a call center has given me so much new-found respect for tech support. If we get a call about online banking and it’s something “simple,”…
  • On the late checkout…
    Look sparky, if you want a favor from me, and make no mistakes me giving you a late check out time IS a favor, then you need to at least start with…
  • Credit card declined
    Why are people suddenly surprised when their credit cards are declined? These people will ask you to run the card again because there must be some…
  • Late night rate adjustments – not!!!!
    It never ceases to amaze me how many people arrive to check into hotels in the middle of the night and ask for a rate reduction because they will…
  • The directionless wonders
    Why is it so hard for people to understand directions over the phone. We listen to what you have to say and then present you with step by step…
  • Remove me from your system!
    So as part of my job I train people on how to handle calls, it basically means for a day I sit with them, do their job and if anything unexpected…
  • Stupid annoying callers
    The background was nice and silent (major plus), but this thick accented guy kept saying the same thing over and over.

    Me: *greeting*

    Guy:…

  • let’s open a rude hotel
    I’m sure lots of you can riff off this idea…

    My new manager and I had this conversation tonight.
    Him: So (other manager at another property)…

  • "I’d love to shoot you!"
    My coworker’s recent facebook post:
    —Quote—
    While cashiering at [store] today I noticed the lady I was checking out staring at me. Feeling…

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Activity from June 11, 2013

by admin on June 11, 2013 at 5:30 am
Posted In: Daily Activity
  • Lady goes off on Dunkin Donuts for not getting receipt.
    She decides to go in and confront someone that had nothing to do with it and when she sees the worker, calls her a sand n-word. She has learned that…
  • Honest Opinions Wanted
    I want your opinions on this situation, whatever they may be. I am too close to the situation to be impartial, so am hoping for some fresh eyes. I am…
  • what part of "No" don’t you understand?
    Ok, Saturday night was the big ride of the Portland branch of the World Naked Bike Ride.

    Now, a lot of folks on the side of the road (and…

  • Wish Me Luck Ya’ll…
    Everyone wish your favorite foul mouthed blondie blas good luck.

    I applied for a day shift shipping job, hoping to get off weekend 12 hour shifts….

  • Snuggly bunnies!!!
    A very cute commercial from a hotel chain. Watch until the end, there’s a “behind the scenes” video too.
    …
  • *HEADDESK*
    Just got this one from my new CW, “Wah” on our intra-Client IM system.

    Wah: “This user just asked me how to turn off the…

  • No no no no no no NO
    Bad customer!

    I just had a customer send me a facebook message.

    Strike one!

    We’re already crossing the line. It’s nearly 9PM. We aren’t…

  • Google-Fu masters! I need your aid!
    Can anyone find me something like this (https://www.artebo.de/en/produkte/armschutz/) but sold in America? (either the sleeve or the sleeve/guard)
    …
  • I has a famous actor…
    for one of my teachers this fall…

    I kid you not… Dr Patrick Cronin (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188795/), will be teaching one of my classes…

  • Share your favourite apps! (any device)
    So I thought it’d be kinda cool to share your favourite apps from whatever device/s you own. Might get some more people interested as well. So here’s…
  • Extortion: You’re Doing It Wrong
    Haven’t been posting as much as I intended to since I finally joined the site. Turns out that one of the advantages of working graveyard at TBGSITW,…
  • Shampoo, Bananas, and Rearranging Groceries
    I’ve been at a loss as to what kind of story to post; usually I get lucky and don’t get the really bad SC’s but only the minor annoyances that happen…
  • How to get an Impound…
    1. Let your brother drive your car onto the Turnpike who then decides to race like crazy and get pulled over. Oops, he had a few warrants and now you…

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Activity from June 10, 2013

by admin on June 10, 2013 at 5:30 am
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Activity from June 9, 2013

by admin on June 9, 2013 at 5:30 am
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  • Advice about friendship?
    Trying to sort out my feelings about this whole scenario because, honestly, I don’t trust my own feelings anymore on it, which is probably not…
  • Unfortunate dining experience for my parents
    This happened to my parents a couple nights ago.

    There is an upscale steakhouse in their area that they have been going to for well over 50 years,…

  • Lack of responsibility
    So I was “manager-on-duty” the other day, which meant mostly that the tellers came haunting my doorway whenever a customer was being beyond what they…
  • Southern Tech checking in!
    Helloooooooooo! :wave:

    I’m Southern Tech. Long time lurker. Recently registered.

    I’m a tier 1 / 2 tech support rep.

  • Very belated…
    Greetings, all. Think the last time I was registered was when this place was an ezBoard? Veritable ages in internet-time. Used to be CyberDragon and,…
  • Giving Him the Business
    When Shopgirl15 posted a thread called, “Giving You the Business (http://www.customerssuck.com/board/showthread.php?t=99423),” I immediately thought…
  • Giving You the Business – TV Show
    Saw a few eps of this on the Food Network, what do you guys think? Its basically a few unsuspecting managers who are put though the “shift from hell”…
  • My poor truck…
    I’m having a rough week and what I’d really like to say to people, just… yeah. So I’m venting here, where it’s safe. Got a little bit long,…
  • marketing advice time again…
    This time I think I’ve narrowed down a “reward” program for my business (http://earthboundcuriosities.com).

    Kinda a referral thing…

    heres…

  • Argabarga, I Have Good News and Bad News
    First, here’s the bad news …

    Image: http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/karma-owned-revenge-0.jpg?w=500&h=281

    … and the good news,…

  • Parking garage has no running water in bathroom
    http://www.customerssuck.com/board/showthread.php?t=98497

    The link above pertains to this post.

    Turns out from one of my co-workers that the…

  • Charging station inside parking garage for hybrid cars
    There is a charging station inside one of the parking garages I am responsible for maintaining Monday through Friday for hybrid cars. The property…
  • Disturbing Doctor Who implication
    So, I was watching “The Name of The Doctor” again and I had a thought. They talk about how after a TARDIS dies the bigger on the inside will slowly…
  • Not really homemade…
    This one’s from a while back, but I remember it pretty darned clearly.

    This was when I worked at a tiny little cafe` on the main street in a…

  • Must…focus…holy crap…must…error…bzzt
    OK, I’m normally good about this sort of thing…but holy crap, this night.

    It’s not bad.

    It’s not even remotely bad.

    See, there is a…

  • can’t be arsed to fix the ac, and other fun times
    So this is not, not, not a customer problem. It’s something stupid decided by someone who wears a tie to work and looks at numbers all day, I’m sure….
  • Grrrr! Why must you call me a lyer?
    Sent a complaint to little Ceasars website today.

    —Quote—
    I placed an order on the phone for this particular Little Caesars and the only…

  • Today, I graduate from that stupid craphole.
    I figured I’d put up a quick post before I go to sleep. It’s 11:40 now and at 4:30, I’m going to wake up, get my purple graduation robe on, drive to…

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