Adventures From My New Job

[TruthHurts]

There Are None So Blind As Those Who Refuse To Use Their Flipping Eyeballs A couple days before I started the store moved their newspapers from a rack near the door to a rack further away. On top of the rack is a huge sign reading "Newspaper" with an arrow pointing to them. I get asked where the newspapers are about 20 times a day

No ID, No Love It's an ID, it proves your age. It allows you to purchase booze/smokes if you are of age. Throwing a tantrum does not make you appear more grown up. What cracks me up is half the tantrum throwers drove to the liquor store sans license. I mean if a cop pulled them over they'd be in deep trouble.

I Don't Make The Prices It's not my fault that airplane bottle of Patron is nearly ten bucks. No I am not the reason that Cutty Sark's airplane bottle is seven bucks. Just because they are in tiny airplane bottles does not make them cheaper. You expect an alcohol that costs 50 bucks per bottle would really charge only a dollar for their airplane bottles. Swearing and whining about how ridiculous it is wastes both yours and my time. Get a fricking bottle of the cheap stuff if price is such an issue.




Other than that though, I am loving my new job.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Airplane bottle? Shaped like an airplane? Or the miniature bottle they serve on airplanes? I won't mind getting an airplane shaped bottle, but I suspect it's the latter.

[TruthHurts]

Airplane bottle? Shaped like an airplane? Or the miniature bottle they serve on airplanes? I won't mind getting an airplane shaped bottle, but I suspect it's the latter.

It's the latter, though an airplane shaped bottle would be pretty awesome.

[iviles]

OH MY BREATHREN!!!!! Im in charge of invoices and some of my regulers know if im by the beer and not stocking that means im changing prices. And no just cuz you reach the fridge before I do does not mean the price hasnt changed. And how many times have u seen them walk in get beer and leave only to come back cuz they forgot the babies milk. They sure got their priorities strait!

[zzapp the witch]

Got you beat: About 10 years ago, had a guy and gal come in with their baby, stock up on booze, cigs, and Little Debbie cakes (shit you not, it was a cartful of LD!) After they check out, the guy looks as the gal and says, "We don't have enough money for the babies' formula." Gal says, "Don't worry, I'll figure something out. If all else fails, I'll just whine at church and they'll give me money."



Sorry, that was very off the original topic......but I do love the new people at the local store that tried to say my military ID was fake, when I just got it last month. (still shiney and the edges aren't all eaten up from trying to pop doors.....don't ask).

[PepperElf]

you charge $10 for a tiny bottle of cutty?
i'd hate to see what the cost is for the stuff *I* like then. (im a single-malt gal)

[Eric the Grey]

I Don't Make The Prices It's not my fault that airplane bottle of Patron is nearly ten bucks. No I am not the reason that Cutty Sark's airplane bottle is seven bucks. Just because they are in tiny airplane bottles does not make them cheaper. You expect an alcohol that costs 50 bucks per bottle would really charge only a dollar for their airplane bottles. Swearing and whining about how ridiculous it is wastes both yours and my time. Get a fricking bottle of the cheap stuff if price is such an issue.


Other than that though, I am loving my new job.

Damn cheap skates. Spend 50 bucks on a large bottle of Patron and deal. It's worth the price. Frankly, it's the only Tequila worth buying, IMO.

Oh, and glad you're liking your new job.


Eric the Grey

[Bliss]

What's sad is that with how most of our days go like, if they made airplane shapped bottles (awesome) most of us would need to buy the A380 ones to get enough booze to whistand the day.

[marasbaras]

you charge $10 for a tiny bottle of cutty?
i'd hate to see what the cost is for the stuff *I* like then. (im a single-malt gal)

Another fan! I prefer the Macallan 25 Year Anniversary Malt. Oh, so very, very smooth.

[rerant]

Oh the people who think that employees set the prices. Will they ever learn?
Of course not.

As a side note, whenever me and my ex would go to the liquor store (which was a lot seeing as we perpetuate the Irish stereotype to a tee) we would stock up on airplane bottles.
We called them our Contingency Plan.

[Horsetuna]

the baby formula joke sounds like a prank I heard of once... I cant' remember, some comedian on comedy network.

[worddork]

Oh the people who think that employees set the prices. Will they ever learn?
Of course not.

Well I did at the book store I worked at. We sold books at a discounted price (up to 80%). That said if the home store didn't put a sticker on it (if there were multiple copies we would search all copies for the price) I would guessimate a new price when a customer came to my line, provided the manager wasn't there to come up with the price. So that was one store where the employees did set the price.

[clowninasack]

the baby formula joke sounds like a prank I heard of once... I cant' remember, some comedian on comedy network.

IIRC it goes like so:

1. Buy as much booze as possible.
2. Also buy some baby formula, etc.
3. When they give you the total look through your wallet and look worried.
4. Tell them to put the baby formula back on the shelf.
5. ???
6. Profit!

[Andara Bledin]

i'd hate to see what the cost is for the stuff *I* like then. (im a single-malt gal)

Single malt is one of the few things I'll drink.

I once bought my then-hubby a shot of Springbank for $45...

The bartender thought it was so sweet that I'd do that, he gave him a second on the house.

^-.-^

[wolfie]

What's sad is that with how most of our days go like, if they made airplane shapped bottles (awesome) most of us would need to buy the A380 ones to get enough booze to whistand the day.

Some years back, Jim Beam made (limited edition) bottles shaped like a locomotive and various railroad cars. They've got a history of "odd" bottles - Jeannie's bottle on the TV series "I Dream of Jeannie" was a (painted for use on the series) Jim Beam "special" bottle.

As for the plane-shaped bottles, I'm sure some people would switch to vodka in order to get the AN-225 bottles.