Haven't posted any tales in a long time so I thought I would share some more goodies from my trials and tribulations at the Dollar Admiral.
But I'm elderly!
Just like the title says. We have an elderly 'speshul snowflake' who uses this saying everytime she feels entitled to something. Some of the examples of her using that phrase are
1)Parking in the handicapped space without tags (Some people have told me it is legal for the elderly to do that but I've never gotten confirmation from someone important)
2)Butting ahead of everyone else in line when she wants to return her greeting card.
3)Standing at the CLOSED register and expecting the cashier on the other side to walk over and wait on her even though there's a line.
4)Giving her sale prices after the ad is over
5)Letting her use the $5 off $25 coupon even though she's only spent $10
But I don't want to spend $1 more!
As you know, most saturdays we have a coupon that customers can use where they save $5 on their purchase of $25/$30 or more. Some weeks we stockpile coupons and use them for the good customers who didn't realize it was coupon day.
This one might fall under brain burps. Older lady comes up with her purchases and her total is $24. The cashier tells her that if she buys a candy bar or something that costs $1, she can use a $5 coupon. WRONG thing to say apparently, the woman told the cashier that there was NOTHING else she wanted and WHY should she spend $1 more! She just couldn't get it through her thick skull that we were trying to SAVE her money. Finally the cashier gave up and let the lady pay $24 + tax
Hello????? Anybody work here?????
Another favorite phrase of the elderly. Either when they walk up to the register or walk in the door. They expect the cashier to be standing at the register at ALL times. The other day I was straightening up the shelves and was maybe 5 feet from the register when one walks up, plops down her greeting card and immediately announces 'Hellllooooooooo??? I'm ready to check out!!!'
Needless to say I was a little ticked off and said 'I'm RIGHT HERE! We just don't stand around'
I'm telling your manager!!!
Still have this aggrevation with the seniors. I've been in charge of this store for 13 months but they refuse to believe that the old manager is no longer in charge. Every once in a while when a senior is mad about something they'll threaten to tell 'Store manager Bonnie (not her real name)' that we were mean to them or complain that things were better when Bonnie was in charge. Nevermind the fact that when Bonnie WAS in charge, the store was a hot mess as this woman REFUSED to throw ANYTHING away! My first day working there there was so much clutter all over the place it looked more like a sloppy rummage sale then a retail establishment. Not only that but most of the time there was only one person working because she was terrible at doing schedules.
One cashier in particular loves to put them in their place and tell them 'Bonnie isn't in charge anymore, this gentleman *points to me* has been in charge here for quite a while and doing a wonderful job'
But I'm elderly!
Just like the title says. We have an elderly 'speshul snowflake' who uses this saying everytime she feels entitled to something. Some of the examples of her using that phrase are
1)Parking in the handicapped space without tags (Some people have told me it is legal for the elderly to do that but I've never gotten confirmation from someone important)
2)Butting ahead of everyone else in line when she wants to return her greeting card.
3)Standing at the CLOSED register and expecting the cashier on the other side to walk over and wait on her even though there's a line.
4)Giving her sale prices after the ad is over
5)Letting her use the $5 off $25 coupon even though she's only spent $10
But I don't want to spend $1 more!
As you know, most saturdays we have a coupon that customers can use where they save $5 on their purchase of $25/$30 or more. Some weeks we stockpile coupons and use them for the good customers who didn't realize it was coupon day.
This one might fall under brain burps. Older lady comes up with her purchases and her total is $24. The cashier tells her that if she buys a candy bar or something that costs $1, she can use a $5 coupon. WRONG thing to say apparently, the woman told the cashier that there was NOTHING else she wanted and WHY should she spend $1 more! She just couldn't get it through her thick skull that we were trying to SAVE her money. Finally the cashier gave up and let the lady pay $24 + tax
Hello????? Anybody work here?????
Another favorite phrase of the elderly. Either when they walk up to the register or walk in the door. They expect the cashier to be standing at the register at ALL times. The other day I was straightening up the shelves and was maybe 5 feet from the register when one walks up, plops down her greeting card and immediately announces 'Hellllooooooooo??? I'm ready to check out!!!'
Needless to say I was a little ticked off and said 'I'm RIGHT HERE! We just don't stand around'
I'm telling your manager!!!
Still have this aggrevation with the seniors. I've been in charge of this store for 13 months but they refuse to believe that the old manager is no longer in charge. Every once in a while when a senior is mad about something they'll threaten to tell 'Store manager Bonnie (not her real name)' that we were mean to them or complain that things were better when Bonnie was in charge. Nevermind the fact that when Bonnie WAS in charge, the store was a hot mess as this woman REFUSED to throw ANYTHING away! My first day working there there was so much clutter all over the place it looked more like a sloppy rummage sale then a retail establishment. Not only that but most of the time there was only one person working because she was terrible at doing schedules.
One cashier in particular loves to put them in their place and tell them 'Bonnie isn't in charge anymore, this gentleman *points to me* has been in charge here for quite a while and doing a wonderful job'
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