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And there goes my afternoon.
I snorted at this one:
Quoth redditOne Christmas at EPCOT's Germany Pavilion I was "hanging out" with the Nutcracker. I would do photo meet and greets every hour. First set of the day I walk out in full gear, green pants, white knobs for hands. First kid walks up to me, super excited! Being the short 6 year old that he was, he holds onto my leg for the picture. "Aww!" says his mom as she fumbles with the camera. Then I feel it. While his mom takes a lifetime to snap the picture, the boy's hand begins to rise. I thought nothing of it until... "Say cheese!" GRAB! She snaps the picture while I use all my energy not to make a sound or punch him with my ball hand. He releases, finally, turns to his mother and says:
"Mommy, mommy, IT'S A BOY NUTCRACKER!!"The best professors are mad scientists! -Zoom
Now queen of USSR-Land...
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When I worked in auto parts, 'I'll Sue' was heard so often I thought it was the refrain of some pop song.
Guy wanted to 'return' a starter he'd allegedly bought from our store. NO receipt (naturally), and the thing had very obviously been underwater for a LONG time. The guy was a known scammer and when I told him no, he threatened my job. I chuckled at his remark, which REALLY pissed him off and he threatened a lawsuit.
At which point I let him have the full-bore 'BWaaahhh hahahaahahhaaaaah!" VERY loud, it got the attention of everyone in the store. He stalked out with a serious mad-on and never did return again.
Another guy tried that 'I'll Sue!" shit, claiming that his engine blew up after we'd (allegedly) sold him the wrong oil filter. Problem: we didn't sell him the filter. We didn't sell that particular brand AT ALL. His whole story was dicey anyway, even ignoring the 'brand' thing.
When I worked for a dealer's parts department, one fellow talked the service advisor into having a CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED part installed in his Thunderbird - bypassing both our parts department AND the mechanical diagnostics (there's a reason garages and dealerships don't like to do this, folks!). The part that got replaced turned out to be NOT the reason for the car's mechanical troubles, and of course, the customer started yelling that the dealership was robbing him, and naturally, he threatened to sue. The fun thing was, he actually DID try to sue - and LOST. BADLY.
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Gosh, he must have rolled a 1...
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We had a row of tall poplar trees in front of our house when I was growing up. Some neighborhood girl (about 9, I think) stopped in front of the house on her way home from school one day and proceeded to strip the leaves off all the branches she could reach. She seemed to think this was good fun. We noticed when she was on the last tree. Mom went out to tell her off, and the girl said something like, "My daddy's a police man, and you can't tell me what to do because he will arrest you!"
Then Dad went out to tell her to get lost. Her response: "My mommy's a lawyer, and you have to do what I say because, if you don't, she'll sue you and take away all your money!"
Mom called the girl's parents. Her dad came over to our house, in uniform, threw his daughter over his shoulder, and hauled her home. I don't know exactly what happened, but she didn't touch our trees after that.
Quoth Peppergirl View PostGo ahead and blame the person who sometimes has the ability to fix your shit, thereby making that person do the bare minimum for you..just enough to keep his or her job.
Quoth Ghel View PostWhat's the stupidest reason a customer's threatened to sue you or your workplace, that you've personally experienced?
Short answer: Customer let his brother use his laptop as a pillow and was mad at us when the screen broke.
Long answer: The Corporate Lawyer and His Sleepy BrotherI suspect that... inside every adult (sometimes not very far inside) is a bratty kid who wants everything his own way.
- Bill Watterson
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Quoth Android Kaeli View PostI've been to Disney World three times (once for an actual vacation, twice for school), I can't imagine spending THAT kind of money only to get kicked out and banned.
Not only did they get busted for that, some of them were 18, and got a criminal charge. They got thrown out, banned from the park, and had to fly back home. As if that wasn't enough...they had to return with their parents (at their own cost) to deal with the charges and fines. All in all, several thousand bucks in fines, airfare, and hotels. Then they had to deal with punishment from the school, who not only kicked them out of the band, but banned them from school trips. I sure hope that free $5 Mickey statue was worth it!Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. --Enzo Ferrari
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GRAB! She snaps the picture while I use all my energy not to make a sound or punch him with my ball hand. He releases, finally, turns to his mother and says:
"Mommy, mommy, IT'S A BOY NUTCRACKER!!"
Quoth ADeMartino View PostWhen I worked for a dealer's parts department, one fellow talked the service advisor into having a CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED part installed in his Thunderbird - bypassing both our parts department AND the mechanical diagnostics (there's a reason garages and dealerships don't like to do this, folks!).Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.
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Quoth wolfie View PostI've occasionally brought in parts for both my car and my truck. Of course, these were parts for where the diagnosis was obvious, and getting the parts was a PITA (car: go to salvage yard an hour north of the city to get it, truck: part is one that needs to be ordered in, and the dealer almost always has a half-hour wait at the parts counter). Always, it's with the full understanding that if it turns out to be the wrong part, it's my fault.
Having worked in discount/retail parts houses, I can tell you that there is a HUGE difference in 'rebuilt' versus 'remanufactured' - and it's worth every penny of the extra cash because there is MUCH more piece of mind.
Of course, if you have a vehicle that's a pain to get parts for, it's a different story in my opinion, but a lot of garages STILL don't like to get involved in that sort of thing.
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Quoth ADeMartino View PostWhen I worked in auto parts, 'I'll Sue' was heard so often I thought it was the refrain of some pop song.
Quoth An Haddock View Post<GAUNTLET II VOICE> Customer needs clue. Badly!Quoth Monterey Jack View PostCustomer....is about to die.I don't have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem.
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The Rich keep getting richer because they keep doing what it was that made them rich. Ditto the Poor.
"Hy kan tell dey is schmot qvestions, dey is makink my head hurt."
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Quoth Geek King View PostSomewhere there's a former arcade owner doing the Scrooge McDuck with my quarters...I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
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Quoth Ghel View PostWhat's the stupidest reason a customer's threatened to sue you or your workplace, that you've personally experienced?
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