What's worse than pushing the motorized handicap cart in from outside?

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I'll tell you what's worse: Pushing the motorized handicap cart in from outside after a stinky person has been parked in it for about an hour and a half.

Seriously, this lady reeked. The regular combination of stale festering BO, cigarette smoke and Eau De Cheap Perfume/Shoe Deodorizer Sold At Fine Dollar Stores Everywhere. You'd smell her before you saw her and it would just hang in the air.

After she finished shopping and stinking up the store, she drove the cart outside (which you are not supposed to do as it's hard on the motor, but it's not as if we can stop anybody from doing it) and left it in the parking lot, for Yours Truly to push back in.

And I swear, she got her aroma stuck in the seat, right where I had to touch the damn thing. Ewww. I was hoping it would've aired out a bit.

We have quite a few hygiene-deficient folks in this town.

[SnapAddict218]

Sounds like Stinky from my previous co-irkers thread has been shopping at your store!!

[Jack T. Chance]

I'll tell you what's worse: Pushing the motorized handicap cart in from outside after a stinky person has been parked in it for about an hour and a half.

Seriously, this lady reeked. The regular combination of stale festering BO, cigarette smoke and Eau De Cheap Perfume/Shoe Deodorizer Sold At Fine Dollar Stores Everywhere. You'd smell her before you saw her and it would just hang in the air.

Next time she comes in, just hose her down with Febreeze air freshener!

I prefer the Mint fragrance. It's so minty!

[powerboy]

I had that happened to me, when I was a cart guy at Wal*Mart. I too, had the cities stinkiest person, just sit in on it for an hour. But luckily for me, I had a small bottle of body spray. But I do know how you feel.

[GolfCart34]

Next time she comes in, just hose her down with Febreeze air freshener!

I prefer the Mint fragrance. It's so minty!

And for those people who are the opposite problem, as in they wear too much perfume, you can have a fire hose ready! That way you can give them the bath they need since they obviously stink enough to have to douse themselves in perfume.

We have several stinky people who come into the bank on a regular basis. There are two types of stinky: "construction site stinky" and "I'm too lazy to bathe" stinky. Now, construction site stinky is one thing, since construction workers are outside in the elements all day and usually stop in the bank on their lunch break, so they can't help it. I'm too lazy to bathe stinky on the other hand is very much preventable. There is absolutely no excuse for not cleansing oneself on a regular basis. I know people who are nearly bedridden, and even they have enough sense to shower and wear deodorant so they don't smell!

[BookstoreEscapee]

They make Mint Febreze? I'll have to check that out...I like my room to have minty fresh breath!

[mattm04]

Someone drive out with one of ours and tried to take it on a joy ride. It died about a 1/4 mile down the road and the local PD notified us. The GM let a few of us take his pick-up to retrieve it. Now if we see someone go out the door we have to stop them, get a key and escort them out. The old people are ALWAYS bitchy about it.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Now see, we can't do that at my store. Management and corporate are paranoid about pissing people off.

[blas]

Baby brother hates the motorized scooters at K-Mart.

BTW, I've been begging him to join this site, because he's worked at both BK and K-Mart in his short life so far, and I've heard the stories and think he'd make a wonderful addition.

Back on topic.....there are only 3 of them at the local K-Mart. It really doesn't get a lot of business...

He's found the scooters all the way over by Pick N Save. No, there is no alarm on it or any type of way of shutting it off once it goes out the door. It isn't supposed to go out the door.....

Rrrrr.

[AKWalMartCartGuy]

I'll tell you what's worse: Pushing the motorized handicap cart in from outside after a stinky person has been parked in it for about an hour and a half.

Seriously, this lady reeked. The regular combination of stale festering BO, cigarette smoke and Eau De Cheap Perfume/Shoe Deodorizer Sold At Fine Dollar Stores Everywhere. You'd smell her before you saw her and it would just hang in the air.

After she finished shopping and stinking up the store, she drove the cart outside (which you are not supposed to do as it's hard on the motor, but it's not as if we can stop anybody from doing it) and left it in the parking lot, for Yours Truly to push back in.

And I swear, she got her aroma stuck in the seat, right where I had to touch the damn thing. Ewww. I was hoping it would've aired out a bit.

We have quite a few hygiene-deficient folks in this town.

i have a bigger problem with the "NO! the cart guy can't be taking his carts to put them with the other carts can he?" people, but i can't smell very well, so maybe i'm just missing it.

[Moonlight]

We have quite a few hygiene-deficient folks in this town.

There are plenty of them here too. The stink just hangs in the air and I always feel like it's clinging to me. I've been known to follow them round the shop with my can of air freshener (to which they're completely oblivious to).

[Jack T. Chance]

They make Mint Febreze? I'll have to check that out...I like my room to have minty fresh breath!:-)

Yep! I found it at Wal*Mart about 2 years ago! It smells a lot nicer than a lot of the other air freshener scents on the market.

[Becks]

I'm too lazy to bathe stinky on the other hand is very much preventable. There is absolutely no excuse for not cleansing oneself on a regular basis.

One of the signs of mental illness is lack of hygiene care.

And some old people issues, too.