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I just came back home from shopping, and boy do I have some tales to tell!
It's in the Chemicals Department
At Wally World, I had just found a good water bottle and was now looking for pesticides. Why? Because I tend to jump 10 feet at the sight of an insect, and my only defense was a bottle of air freshener (which makes the bug stick to the wall, but doesn't kill it)!
So I head over to the returns desk (aka Customer Service), and here is my exchange:
Me: Do you know where I can find some [Brand name pesticide]?
Clerk: It's in the chemicals department.
Me: That's weird, last time I saw it (at Bullseye), it was in the Home and Garden department.
What else should I have said? I've never heard of a "Chemicals Department" before! What would it sell, chemistry kits?
So I wander where the clerk pointed me, looking through the aisles, and somehow got lost in the Automotive Department. Hey, they have chemicals there, right?
So I stop, and figure out that "chemicals" could possibly mean "household cleaning supplies", and I go there. Lo and behold, there was my pesticide!
I don't work here
The same mall where I shopped also had a Bullseye. There, I was looking for a new fanny pack, because I broke a plastic part and had to fix it with superglue yesterday, and I was afraid that the part would break free again.
I could see the contrast in staffing between the two stores. In Wally World, you could easily spot an associate by the colour of his or her vest. In Bullseye, you're lucky if you can find any help at all.
Which brings me to this story. Some woman came up to me and asked me about camping equipment. I'm a city girl; the last time I camped was 21 years ago.
Me: Sorry, I don't work here.
Woman #1: I know, but it's hard to get help around here!
Me: Try the Sporting Goods department, then.
Woman #1: Thanks!
Do you work here?
If Bullseye finds out about this one, I'm in BIG TROUBLE!
Why? Because I had to refer this customer to their competitor, Wally World!
At the same store, I was in the Sporting Goods department, still looking for a new fanny pack, when all of a sudden, this woman came up to me.
Woman #2: Do you work here?
Me: No. Are you having trouble finding help?
Woman #2: Yes.
Me: What are you looking for?
She then went on to explain that she was looking for a Blue Jays T-Shirt for her son.
Me: Try the children's department.
Woman #2: But he's man-sized!
Me: Then try Wally World.
Woman #2: Thanks!
I never did get a new fanny pack from there!
What "do you work here" or other shopping shenanigans stories do you have?
It's in the Chemicals Department
At Wally World, I had just found a good water bottle and was now looking for pesticides. Why? Because I tend to jump 10 feet at the sight of an insect, and my only defense was a bottle of air freshener (which makes the bug stick to the wall, but doesn't kill it)!
So I head over to the returns desk (aka Customer Service), and here is my exchange:
Me: Do you know where I can find some [Brand name pesticide]?
Clerk: It's in the chemicals department.
Me: That's weird, last time I saw it (at Bullseye), it was in the Home and Garden department.
What else should I have said? I've never heard of a "Chemicals Department" before! What would it sell, chemistry kits?
So I wander where the clerk pointed me, looking through the aisles, and somehow got lost in the Automotive Department. Hey, they have chemicals there, right?
So I stop, and figure out that "chemicals" could possibly mean "household cleaning supplies", and I go there. Lo and behold, there was my pesticide!
I don't work here
The same mall where I shopped also had a Bullseye. There, I was looking for a new fanny pack, because I broke a plastic part and had to fix it with superglue yesterday, and I was afraid that the part would break free again.
I could see the contrast in staffing between the two stores. In Wally World, you could easily spot an associate by the colour of his or her vest. In Bullseye, you're lucky if you can find any help at all.
Which brings me to this story. Some woman came up to me and asked me about camping equipment. I'm a city girl; the last time I camped was 21 years ago.
Me: Sorry, I don't work here.
Woman #1: I know, but it's hard to get help around here!
Me: Try the Sporting Goods department, then.
Woman #1: Thanks!
Do you work here?
If Bullseye finds out about this one, I'm in BIG TROUBLE!
Why? Because I had to refer this customer to their competitor, Wally World!
At the same store, I was in the Sporting Goods department, still looking for a new fanny pack, when all of a sudden, this woman came up to me.
Woman #2: Do you work here?
Me: No. Are you having trouble finding help?
Woman #2: Yes.
Me: What are you looking for?
She then went on to explain that she was looking for a Blue Jays T-Shirt for her son.
Me: Try the children's department.
Woman #2: But he's man-sized!
Me: Then try Wally World.
Woman #2: Thanks!
I never did get a new fanny pack from there!
What "do you work here" or other shopping shenanigans stories do you have?
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