We have limits on our BTS sale items as well, but they only apply to the sale prices. You can buy up to the limit and get the sale price; if you buy an more than that you are charged a higher price for each one over the limit.
We are either having a teacher appreciation day coming up, or we had it today or yesterday (haven't worked the past two days). Teachers get a discount on supplies they purchase for their classrooms. Maybe that would be an idea for your store to consider.
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People are forever trying to push quantity limits at my store during sales. They say things like, "Well ine then, I'll buy five, my husband will buy five, my two-year-old will buy five, my dead grnadmother will buy five," and so on.
I usually tell people that's simply unfair, and remind them how little they would enjoy it if THEY came into the store only to learn another family had bought all the product we had on sale.
Some people say they don't care, others say they don't care but I can see in their face they have no retort.
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Back To School ---- Limited quantity means just that
Yeah,
Back to School is a nightmare so far. This is the second time I'd have gone through it, but last year they didn't have several things:
1.) Heelies
2.) Largest Recorded Drop of Intelligence In History
We advertise a, naturally, back to school sale since August is pretty much here; well, on most of our sale items we will have a quantity limit of five or more. Naturally, everyone and their damn brother is going to want to break the limit. This is a personal pet peeve of mine, and one lady wanted to be a complete ass about it.
Me: Order
SC: Chaos
*SC comes up to my register with two baskets full of 24 count crayons*
Me: I'm sorry maam but I'm afraid that I am forced to limit your purchase to five boxes of crayons. I'm afraid I will have to put the rest of these back.
SC: I'm a teacher. I shouldn't have to be subjected to the same policies as regular people.
Me: (*Thinking, "ooohhkkaayy who died and made you queen, forgive us for not rolling out the red carpet you douche") Irregardless maam if I were to make the exception for you, then I'd have to make it for everyone. We would like product left for other customers to take advantage of our great deals.
SC: This is ridiculous! I am a teacher!
Me: Five.
SC: I am a -TEACHER-!
Me: Five.
SC: Look, I am an instructor bettering the future of tomorrow's kids. I am a donating member of society and (here it comes!) I've been shopping here for years! I don't think your supervisor would appreciate it if one of his best customers was treated in such a manner. *Waving finger at me*
Me: ....................Five.
SC: YOU SON OF A MOTHE---okay, look, fine, I'll just buy these, walk out, and come back in.
Me: Okay *Smiles*
*SC ACTUALLY walks back in a second time after putting her crayons away and comes up to register with five more*
Me: I'm sorry maam, but I believe I had informed you that just five minutes ago that you are limited to five only.
SC: How do you know that? I don't have a receipt and I don't have the crayons with me, so ha!
Me: I go on lunch in one hour. Feel free to get them from the cashier that relieves me.
SC: *Smirks* Thank you.
Me: *Informs the cashier of everything and wanders off to lunch*
I had informed the cashier that I had just given the woman five boxes, and apparently.... I never said she was going to be SUCCESSFUL in getting them from the cashier that relieves me.
I was turned in to my SM, but my SM dismissed it and told me next time to just give it to her. I'm sorry but I was having a bad day and I felt like playing with my prey.
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