How do I keep attracting these people? HOW?

[ApolloSZ]

FIrstly - HOLY CARP! You get some real winners. That guy who grabbed you i'd have grabbed his hand and squeezed across the knuckles, like a painful handshake. I do NOT like being shoved around against my will.

Secondly - I like your Captain Haddock. To actually say that out loud XD

Thirdly - Note to self, mace here is the one in spray form. I instantly think of a flailing ball of painful doom (Morning Star) when someone says Mace, so your comment about "room in the jacket for mace" was soo much funnier XD

[hotelslave]

The second time you saw the nasty woman complaining about you humming you should of followed her around store humming Jaws theme song

[draco664]

EO: *hits the button to alert his security service* Sir, I'm calling the police.
FDC: *suddenly lets go* Oh fuck.
Me: I am SO pressing charges.
FDC: *bolts, presumably unaware of the several obviously-placed security cameras*
EO: What the hell was all that about?
Me: I have NO bloody idea.

Please tell me you took the time to actually make a complaint to the police. That customer's criminal's actions would absolutely terrify some people. He needs to be stopped.

Thank god the movie was good or I may well have wept.

Yeah, I enjoyed it too. I loved the little hints to the other Tintin books they scattered through the movie.

[Saphire089]

Shopping for the makings for a light dinner for myself and the parents. (Yeah, I'm staying with them til the medical situation settles, I cook and clean to make rent.) I'm wearing a motorcycle jacket with the Phantasy Star Online logo hand-painted onto it over a green t-shirt and beige pants. The employees wear red t-shirts and black pants.

Me: *picking out vegetables* *humming*
Picky Customer: You shouldn't hum when you're working, you know. It's rude.
Me: *blink* Buh-wha?
PC: Customers don't like it when employees hum! I don't even know what the tune is!
Me: It's the Ambition of the Illuminus theme, now go away.
PC: I'm going to get the manager!
Me: Whatever.
PC: *disappears for a few minutes, then corners me in the meat section with a manager who happens to be a friend of mine* Here! Here she is!
Manager: ...She doesn't work here.
PC: Yes she does!
M: No, she doesn't. She is, however, a regular customer. How are you this week?
Me: Great, thanks. How about you?
M: Pretty well.
PC: DON'T IGNORE ME!
M: Madam, this woman obviously doesn't work here. It's terribly busy, please stop wasting my time.
PC: *storms off in a huff* I'll never shop here again!
M: Sheez.
Me: Amen.
.

Sheesh that lady was rude. Slightly OT but do you play either the phantasy star universe/online series? I portable more myself.

[sirwired]

Wow! Tolly the Universal Employee! You work everywhere! Everything you wear is a work uniform!

[Dark Psion]

You should hire yourself out. I would have paid money to see you tell some of my old customers to "Piss Off!"

Oh and how about this sonic screwdriver?

QmX will have a "not so expensive" version later this year.

[dragon_wings]

Thirdly - Note to self, mace here is the one in spray form. I instantly think of a flailing ball of painful doom (Morning Star) when someone says Mace, so your comment about "room in the jacket for mace" was soo much funnier XD

I actually carry mace. Or more precisely pepper spray. But anytime I play a period appropriate game I ogle the maces (I'm more an archer or Mage). And I always think of the mace the Witch King fight Eowyn with in Return of the King. *is totally a geek*

[MoonCat]

My favorite part is the idiot saying she didn't know what tune you were humming. That should make a difference??

There's gotta be a lot of stupid around these days.

[fireheart]

Encounter the Final: Local Cinema, Boxing Day

My friend and I are waiting in line to see Tintin, I'm dressed as Tintin and he's dressed like Captain Haddock. I've literally JUST finished telling him about the whole debacle.

Captain Haddock: ...Thundering Typhoons!
Me: Pretty much.
CH: How have you not started shooting at people?
Me: Because carrying a bow is too unwieldy.
CH: HAH!
Customer Doomed To Fail: *tugs my sleeve* Hey, which way to Gold Class?
Me: ...*blink* (No, no, not again.) I have no idea.
CH: ...*spock eyebrow*
CDF: What kind of customer service is this?
Me: The kind where I. Don't. Work. Here!
CDF: Then why are you dressed like Tintin?
Me: Because I want to marry Captain Haddock, obviously.
CDF: Wait, what?
Me: Please go ask someone else now.
CDF: But I'm asking you!
Me: *whimper*
CH: *shouting* Billions and billions of blistering blue barnacles!
CDF: *backs away* Riiiiiiiight...
CH: If you can't beat them, confuse them into submission.
Me: Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...

Thank god the movie was good or I may well have wept.

You mention Gold Class: are you from Australia by any chance?

[emax4]

Reading all of this almost makes me want to go dressed up as a store employee somewhere and start messing with people. That won't happen though. Red shirt and khaki's.. Look out Target.. I like to help others though, so I would probably guide them in the right direction. Sometimes I'd overhear a conversation somewhere where people were looking for an item, and I would politely introduce myself by saying that I hope I wasn't interrupting, but then give them advice. I remember being at a Target a few years back and heard an older couple looking for an optical mouse. I was nearby and told them that "optical" and "laser" are almost the same thing, and such. Made me feel good.

I'm not a Dr. Who fan but have seen the sonic screwdriver on NewEgg's daily deals here and there, for those that are interested. Nothing like that $4000 one though.

[BeenThereDoneThat]

Tolly...were you a major SC in another life or something? That's the only thing I can think of that would be attracting all these "you MUST work here" types to you...holy cats!!

I've had people ask me before if I work at (whatever place we're in) but when I say no they almost always just laugh self-consciously and apologize. And if I can help them (easily), I do, since they're being nice. But these asshats you're encountering are beyond the pale...just wow.

[Ironclad Alibi]

I'm not a Dr. Who fan but have seen the sonic screwdriver on NewEgg's daily deals here and there, for those that are interested. Nothing like that $4000 one though.

When dealing with SCs, I think a sonic disrupter would be more useful.

[Racket_Man]

Damn!!!!!! someone has finally outdone Lupo in the "I am shopping" stupidity/weirdness/asshattery encounters

[fireheart]

Damn!!!!!! someone has finally outdone Lupo in the "I am shopping" stupidity/weirdness/asshattery encounters

It's possible to outdo Lupo?

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

FDC: FINE! I'll get the owner! *bodily drags me over to the counter* GET THE OWNER!

Next time some assclown does that to you? You need to show them that having undamaged balls is a privilege and not a right.

Kick. them. HARD.

That was @#$%ing assault regardless of whether or not you worked there.