Shopping Weirdness

[isitdeadyet]

This happened on a late night, oh god hungry run to Smith's. This late at night only the u-scans are open. Hubby and I hustle in to get some edibles and head over the check out. On the other side is a rather loud man holding the poor u-scan attendant captive with his...interesting topic choice.

I did not catch all of what was said, but there was quite a bit about Democrats being Nazi communists and Republicans trying to save the world.

The other amusing this happened at work, though not to me. A lady came up to my coworker and asked her if we match Craigslist and got horribly put off when she said we didn't. I've gotten Amazon before, but Craigslist? The mind boggles.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

It's always fun when you run into the nutjobs who rant politics at anyone who will listen. Or even those that don't listen.

I used to have one call me at Channel 25 every time the president did or said anything he didn't approve of. I'd pick up the phone, say "Channel 25, master control." and he'd just launch into whatever diatribe he had lined up without any greeting or preamble.

He called me a lot.

[Draco]

The other amusing this happened at work, though not to me. A lady came up to my coworker and asked her if we match Craigslist and got horribly put off when she said we didn't. I've gotten Amazon before, but Craigslist? The mind boggles.

If you find a place that does, please tell me so I can make some bogus Craigslist entries and get stuff for super cheap! :P

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

The last time I got subjected to a political rant...and I don't even know if that's the right word for it...was around Christmas time 2010 at the mall.

All I heard was the word "Obama" mentioned a few times.

Thing was, the person saying that was Green Bay Packers assistant coach and former NFL linebacker Kevin Greene. And even though he's pushing 50, he still looks like he could play.

So as far as I'm concerned he gets to talk all he wants. All I know is if he gets inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, I can say I was right next to him perusing iPod stuff.

[MoonCat]

Channel 25, master control."

Wow, there's a phrase I want to use! "Advertising, master control." Yeahhhh....

Side note: How the hell can anyone "match Craigslist??" It's a bunch of people selling their personal stuff....

[RootedPhoenix]

It's probably the same sort of dingbats who ask people running garage sales to look for things "in the back".

Some peoples is stooopit.

[PepperElf]

what's fun is when they try talking politics in a place that's not suppose to be political.
my dad once had a church usher berate him over politics... not because dad was being political but because he was wearing a military ballcap and the usher took offense at the ship's name and decided to make it political.




as for amazon price matching - i don't know about right now but during christmas we were offering that (within reason I think).

but craigslist? hell technically the SC could have just made up her own ad and then tried using it to get her own price.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Wow, there's a phrase I want to use! "Advertising, master control." Yeahhhh....

Side note: How the hell can anyone "match Craigslist??" It's a bunch of people selling their personal stuff....

The sad bit is that master control is us that mostly they are the low men on the totem pole.

[Jay 2K Winger]

"Channel 25, master control."

Do you finish all your conversations with "End of line"?

[AccountingDrone]

It's probably the same sort of dingbats who ask people running garage sales to look for things "in the back".

Some peoples is stooopit.

We refuse to have any sort of garage sales on the farm any longer. We just pack up the stuff and send our roomie off to the flea market.

We had someone try to take one of our friendlier chickens - as they were just running around outside, we figured they were wild and so we could just grab it.

Then we had someone who wanted to remove parts off of one of our VWs, they had the same year and needed a tail light and side mirror If it doesn't have a price on it, why would you think it was for sale

And innumerable people we had to chase out of both house or barn because they wanted to see what else we had to where we had to lock all the birds up in their coops, lock the barn cats and dog into the barn, lock the house and move the cars down into the field.

[PepperElf]

Then we had someone who wanted to remove parts off of one of our VWs, they had the same year and needed a tail light and side mirror If it doesn't have a price on it, why would you think it was for sale

They probably figured it was free cos there wasn't a price tag.

but seriously, some garage sale buyers are fucked up.

Last time I went to one I saw an end table I liked. I don't remember if the price was on it or not... but when I saw what the owner wanted for it my jaw almost hit the floor. Four dollars. Just four. And it fit in the back of my car.

Can't get better than that. (i love that four dollar table!)

[Shalom]

The last time I got subjected to a political rant...and I don't even know if that's the right word for it...was around Christmas time 2010 at the mall.

All I heard was the word "Obama" mentioned a few times.

Back in '03, I was on my way to work in Manhattan, walking the couple blocks from the subway to my store, when I passed by a box truck waiting for the light. The guy in the passenger seat cranked down his window and started ranting at me about Mayor Bloomberg.

I just shrugged and said, "Whaddaya want from me, man? I didn't vote for him!"

[EricKei]

bogus Craigslist entries

I'm afraid that's redundant

[Spork4pedro]

*sigh* I have a customer like this at work. He's an older man who seems pretty lonely so he comes down to our store 2-3 times a week to chat. It usually starts off store related (with me at least) asking about this or that wine, but it always moves on to some political rant. Not a lot I can do but smile, nod, and pray one of my CWs sees my eyes of desperation and rescues me.