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    Most people that I had come in yesterday weren't extremely balls-to-the-walls sucky, but at least tude or annoying.

    Your Mom Will Kill You
    A kid, around ten comes in with his mom and are looking at the Xbox 360s. I explain to them the difference between new and used, the prices of hard drives, anything they would need to know getting the system. Mom immediately targetted the used one, which is much cheaper but doesn't come with a hard drive, and, after buying the only hard drive we had in stock, would come out more expensive than just getting a new one. I explained this. She yanked the kid over by the door and they began conversing. Oh, okay, well. I started back to my morning work, looking for the mis-scanned cases that were in the wrong spot, which just happened to be the bin by the mom and the kid. I hear:

    Mom: I'm not paying 349 dollars for an Xbox!
    Kid: It's okay mom, I can just save up more money I didn't know they cost that much, I--
    M: -grabs his arm rather roughly- I said I'm not paying that much, you can get something else!
    K: I know mom I can just--
    M: I'm not doing it! What do you want from me?
    K: Ow mom, that hurts, I don't want it anymore, really--
    M: -turns to me- We'll go ahead and get the new one.

    WTF?! Who the hell was she having a conversation with? Is it Crazy Day? Did I miss the memo?


    You're Not Man Enough
    A group of college age guys come in and I greet them as I'm supposed to. Immediately one says, "OooOo, welcome to us, oh yeah!"

    (Great. Idiots. Worse, idiots who don't know they're idiots.)

    I1: Idiot 1
    I2: Idiot 2
    Me: le sigh.

    I1: Do you guys have any used Xbox 360 controllers?
    Me: Only wired ones.
    I2: GOD! Only wired? We want wireless, do you have any wireless ones?
    Me: No, only wired.
    I1: If you had them where would they be?
    Me: -pointing to the display behind me, which is in clear view- Right there with the other controllers. I can call the other store if you want and see if they have any wireless.
    I2: Yeah, you do that, call the other store for me. (I almost rilled my eyes at this. The strain of NOT doing it hurt.)

    I call and is told that all they had were pink ones. It was suggested that I question their manhood if they didn't want pink. At that point they had wandered away, but eventually came back.

    I2: Do they have any?
    Me: If you like pink, they do.
    I1: Aw man, we can't use pink. God!
    Me: You could always paint it a more 'manly' color. (whoops!)
    I2: Nah we're good.

    Meanwhile, the third guy was staring at me intensely like he either wanted me to be his best friend or was trying to make my head explode. (It already has, friend of idiots, it already has..)


    Drawing the Wrong Conclusion
    We closed. We finally closed. When we close and are doing the closing work, we pull gates over the windows and halfway down the door. There's also a Closed sign. But did that stop eleven (I counted, by god, I counted) people from trying to pull the door open? No. Of course it didn't. Because closed gates and a closed sign blazing like the freaking sun aren't an indication that the doors will be locked. Nngh.
    Would you like a Stummies?

  • #2
    That first story kind of broke my heart. Poor little kid.

    If you have to ask, it's probably better posted at www.fratching.com

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    • #3
      I felt bad for the kid. That right there was a Mommie Dearest moment.
      I don't get paid enough to kiss your a**! -Groezig 5/31/08
      Another day...another million braincells lost...-Sarlon 6/16/08
      Chivalry is not dead. It's just direly underappreciated. -Samaliel 9/15/09

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      • #4
        I'm wondering if she bought it because she felt bad for hurting the kid, or she didn't want you reporting her to child protection.

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        • #5
          Quoth marty View Post

          A group of college age guys come in and I greet them as I'm supposed to....
          See, there was your first "mistake." Treating jackals like people is a sign of weakness yah know!


          Quoth marty View Post
          We closed. We finally closed. When we close and are doing the closing work, we pull gates over the windows and halfway down the door. There's also a Closed sign. But did that stop eleven (I counted, by god, I counted) people from trying to pull the door open? No. Of course it didn't. Because closed gates and a closed sign blazing like the freaking sun aren't an indication that the doors will be locked. Nngh.
          Do you work at an EB, 'cause this sounds exactly like my experiences. Lights mostly off, workers in the midst of closing drawers, metal chain mostly/completely drawn over the entrance. That, of course, never prevented some genius from coming over, rattling the chain and imploring us to open up for just one more minute or to ask us if we were closed.
          Be a winner today: Pick a fight with a 4 year old.

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          • #6
            Living in a college town, I get quite a few college boys that are some of my best customers (and, considering I'm a college girl, I get most of my numbers from them). But, then there's the other end of the spectrum.

            The mother was insane. It's like she wasn't having the conversation with her son, but Invisible Silent Spoiled Child next to her son. I hope that kid grows up normal.
            Would you like a Stummies?

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            • #7
              Quoth marty View Post
              The mother was insane. It's like she wasn't having the conversation with her son, but Invisible Silent Spoiled Child next to her son. I hope that kid grows up normal.
              They don't exist. Even Visible Silent Spoiled Children do not exist. Spoiled Children are never silent.

              ~Rhania

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              • #8
                Definition of PINK BOY:

                The central belief in the Church (of the Subgenius)is the pursuit of Slack, which generally stands for the sense of freedom, independence, and original thinking that comes when you achieve your personal goals. The Church states that we are all born with Original Slack, but that Slack has been stolen from us by a worldwide conspiracy of normal people, or "pinks". The Church encourages originality and frowns on actions seen as pinkness, which happens when one bows down to authority and the accepted limits of society. Popular Church phrases supporting these goals are "Give Me Slack or KILL ME!", "The SubGenius Must Have Slack" and "Fuck 'Em If They Can't Take A Joke."

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                • #9
                  That kid is good. I bet he did that to his mother on purpose knowing that she would end up geting it for him. I have done that to my dad a couple of times and gotten what I wanted, but then I was the only child and daddies little girl. I wasn't bratty spoiled or anything, I just knew my dad. Having him wrapped around my pinky helps to.
                  Woman are like guns, if you don't treat us right, we'll blow up in your face!

                  Pain is your bodies way of telling you that you're still alive.

                  I am also known as Liquid Skin and Silkekitten.

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                  • #10
                    Quoth tropicsgoddess View Post
                    I felt bad for the kid. That right there was a Mommie Dearest moment.
                    That's so what I was thinking.

                    ^-.-^
                    Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden

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                    • #11
                      Quoth Crazyredhead View Post
                      That kid is good. I bet he did that to his mother on purpose knowing that she would end up geting it for him. I have done that to my dad a couple of times and gotten what I wanted, but then I was the only child and daddies little girl. I wasn't bratty spoiled or anything, I just knew my dad. Having him wrapped around my pinky helps to.
                      I can still do the same thing with my father, though it annoys me sometimes, as I'm trying my best to learn to do everything for myself! I text to let him know I'm out of windshield washer fluid, for example, and ask if they have any at their house. Rather than just letting me get it the next day myself, he comes over to my desk (we work at the same location), steals my keys, and takes the car to do it.
                      "In the end I was the mean girl/or somebody's in between girl"~Neko Case

                      “You don't need many words if you already know what you're talking about.” ~William Stafford

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                      • #12
                        Quoth marty View Post
                        "OooOo, welcome to us, oh yeah!"
                        Had a caller like that yesterday.
                        Phone rings, I answer it, "Thank you for calling 'Us', how may I direct your call?"
                        "Hi, 'Us' *used as though it were my name*, *starts snorting at how funny she thinks she is* What time do you close?"
                        My Gods, why on Earth is EVERYONE Fucking asking that today? "9 PM."
                        *click*
                        Huzzah! I've got a new question to be harassed by!
                        As if I didn't already hate the name society saddled me with.
                        Last edited by Imogene; 03-04-2008, 02:54 PM. Reason: Did I edit? Did I?
                        "I call murder on that!"

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