I'll Just Break it Then

[bubblelittlepally]

A regular comes into the shop to pawn a pocket watch. I take a look at it and it's a very cheaply made item with absolutely no resell or scrap value. I inform him that I'm not interested. He gets upset and insists that he paid $75 for it and he only needs $10 until tomorrow. I tell him that I can't pawn it. He claims that he hasn't eaten in days and just needs the money. This is the hard part of my job, I have to say no to him. We're not a charity, we don't receive any government money to feed the homeless, and he has about 5 things in pawn that he was going to pick up "tomorrow" that are way over due.

I offered him a microwave soup I had left over and he refused it.

He says, "well do you have a hammer?"
Me "Yes we do, but why do you need it?"
Him: "So I can smash this watch since you won't give me nothing for it"

Needless to say, I didn't give him the hammer and he walked out. If you're just going to destroy it, must not be of much value.

[vloglady]

I would have given him the hammer. (-:

[Sheldonrs]

Good thing he wasn't trying to sell sperm!

[barainga]

Saw a dude break a phone in half when we couldnt activate it for him. It had been in someone elses name and the ESN was assigned. So it couldnt be activated. The manager literally applauded him and said 'good job, now leave before I call security'.

[Merriweather]

I would have given him the hammer. (-:

I'd have been afraid of what else he might take the hammer to

[Hanzoku]

^ Don't give the angry person a weapon. If he wants it broken, throwing it on the ground and stomping it will do just as well.

[bubblelittlepally]

Considering we have glass showcases everywhere, I honestly didn't feel comfortable giving him the hammer.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Good thing he wasn't trying to sell sperm!

No. No it's not a good thing.

Because if he had been, and gotten turned down, and used a hammer on those bits, he definitely wouldn't be fathering any more children, and thus further chlorinating the gene pool.

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

Considering we have glass showcases everywhere, I honestly didn't feel comfortable giving him the hammer.

Wisest course of action methinks.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

No. No it's not a good thing.

Because if he had been, and gotten turned down, and used a hammer on those bits, he definitely wouldn't be fathering any more children, and thus further chlorinating the gene pool.

And that would have been a good thing . . . we don't need any more idiocy being spread around.

[PawnPrincess Ardra]

I feel your pain, bubblelittlepally... sometimes I HATE turning people away who need a loan, but business is business. I've also offered food or a $5 grocery store giftcard I'd been given that was in my purse - funny thing though, they usually decline... even if they've just stated that they "just needed milk for the kids". I absolutely detest the fact that I have to assume everyone is lying, but it's saved my job, and the shop heaps of money.

[PepperElf]

I would have given him the hammer. (-:

Naw. if he's pissy enough to have a hissy fit on his own watch... chances are he might consider hitting more than just his own property.

things like the other items in the shop... or the employee.

I've also offered food or a $5 grocery store giftcard I'd been given that was in my purse

That's also a great way to call someone's bluff. Cos if someone IS starving for food the last thing they'd turn down is a meal.

[NateTheChops]

I'd have been afraid of what else he might take the hammer to

On the other hand the phrase "Give him a hammer" could have a number of interpretations. *ahem*

[EricKei]

I'd have been afraid of what else he might take the hammer to

...or WHOM ...

So, uh, yeah. Good call on denying the desperate man a weapon ^_^

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I would have given him the hammer. (-:

If you had a hammer, would you hammer in the morning?

Would you hammer in the evening?

Would you hammer all over this land?