Yesterday afternoon, I was watching the floor. The pawn room was busy, but the floor wasn't. A guy comes in and I ask him if needed any help. He asked if "the shorter guy" was in and made the motion of how short the guy was.
I said he was, but he was working in the pawn room and couldn't be able to help (as he was busy and helping another customer). I asked the guy what he needed.
"Oh, no, that's o.k., I'll just wait for him."
"Well, he's busy with other people. What can I get for ya?"
"It's a question about video games," he said it in a way like I didn't even know what a video game was.
"It's gonna be a while, he's really busy right now. What's your question?"
The guy was rude from the beginning, like he was having a bad day and was taking it out on me. "Well, I was just looking for a memory card type thing for the N64 . . ." he kinda mumbles. "You know, the thing that goes in the system."
"An expansion pack?"
"Yeah, I think that's it . . ."
I proceed to go over to the gaming counter, pull out an old, broken N64 system, point to the expansion pack bay. "Like the thing that goes in there? That allows you to play the bigger games like Ocarina of Time and all that?"
"Yeah, that's it. Do you have any?"
We didn't. I tell him that they're fairly rare and hardly come in, even without the system. If a system does come in with the expansion pack a part of it, the system usually sells for more (about $40 as opposed to $20). So, he asks about a controller, which we do have, brand new for around 14 bucks. He says he can get one cheaper at GoodWill. Fine by me.
He goes on, goes through the VHS tapes (the dollar bin - tapes in there are usually less than 60 minutes long). My video gaming co-worker is still busy in the pawn room.
So, the guy finds two tapes and brings them up to the counter. I ring him up and the grand total comes to $2.15 (including tax). The guy asks if there is any guarantee on the tapes (these are used tapes, by the way).
"Well, no, they're really being sold as-is. There's a big sign out by the tapes saying so. I guess, if they didn't work, bring them back with your receipt and you can exchange with another DOLLAR movie." (I know management would never do that but I highly doubt he'd come back in to return his tape.
So, in hearing this response, he tears the tapes from the bag I had just put them in, throws the bag aside (all pissy and dramatic like) and (tries to) checks the ribbon inside the cassettes.
My co-worker comes out from the pawn room. The guy immediately turns to him and asks where he could find an expansion pack. Co-worker replies "eBay. Only place you'll probably find it." Then he goes on about how rare they are and all that. He said you could probably find the packs for about $30-40. Guy didn't like the sound of that and made a huffy little noise (he had bagged up his own movies by then).
That's when I piped up and said,
"Yeah, that's how much I paid for MINE a couple of years ago." With that, I left to do some other work.
I told my husband this story, and he kinda laughed - to which he also replied, "I bet there wasn't a ring on his finger."
I said he was, but he was working in the pawn room and couldn't be able to help (as he was busy and helping another customer). I asked the guy what he needed.
"Oh, no, that's o.k., I'll just wait for him."
"Well, he's busy with other people. What can I get for ya?"
"It's a question about video games," he said it in a way like I didn't even know what a video game was.
"It's gonna be a while, he's really busy right now. What's your question?"
The guy was rude from the beginning, like he was having a bad day and was taking it out on me. "Well, I was just looking for a memory card type thing for the N64 . . ." he kinda mumbles. "You know, the thing that goes in the system."
"An expansion pack?"
"Yeah, I think that's it . . ."
I proceed to go over to the gaming counter, pull out an old, broken N64 system, point to the expansion pack bay. "Like the thing that goes in there? That allows you to play the bigger games like Ocarina of Time and all that?"
"Yeah, that's it. Do you have any?"
We didn't. I tell him that they're fairly rare and hardly come in, even without the system. If a system does come in with the expansion pack a part of it, the system usually sells for more (about $40 as opposed to $20). So, he asks about a controller, which we do have, brand new for around 14 bucks. He says he can get one cheaper at GoodWill. Fine by me.
He goes on, goes through the VHS tapes (the dollar bin - tapes in there are usually less than 60 minutes long). My video gaming co-worker is still busy in the pawn room.
So, the guy finds two tapes and brings them up to the counter. I ring him up and the grand total comes to $2.15 (including tax). The guy asks if there is any guarantee on the tapes (these are used tapes, by the way).
"Well, no, they're really being sold as-is. There's a big sign out by the tapes saying so. I guess, if they didn't work, bring them back with your receipt and you can exchange with another DOLLAR movie." (I know management would never do that but I highly doubt he'd come back in to return his tape.
So, in hearing this response, he tears the tapes from the bag I had just put them in, throws the bag aside (all pissy and dramatic like) and (tries to) checks the ribbon inside the cassettes.
My co-worker comes out from the pawn room. The guy immediately turns to him and asks where he could find an expansion pack. Co-worker replies "eBay. Only place you'll probably find it." Then he goes on about how rare they are and all that. He said you could probably find the packs for about $30-40. Guy didn't like the sound of that and made a huffy little noise (he had bagged up his own movies by then).
That's when I piped up and said,
"Yeah, that's how much I paid for MINE a couple of years ago." With that, I left to do some other work.
I told my husband this story, and he kinda laughed - to which he also replied, "I bet there wasn't a ring on his finger."
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