I was the SC

[thehuckster]

Well, as far as SCs go, I do think this was very mild.

After the hurricane hit, I thought about getting a generator. I knew, knew that they had to have been sold out, but used that old logic that, hey, if everyone didn't think to check because they thought it was sold out, then maybe ironically nobody checked at all, and they're all stocked!

So, I go to the local Home Depot and already I could tell it was a long shot, judging by the lack of power inside their store. They still let customers inside, though, strangely enough. It looked really depressing inside. I actually had the nerve to stop a employee, and ask, "Umm... hi... listen, I have a really stupid question."

He smiled and said, "Nope, we don't have any more generators. You're the 100th customer to start with that exact line, though."

I nodded, thanked him for his time, and left empty handed.

Hey, at least I didn't yell at him for it, right? Right?

[SuperDan]

Nothing sucky there. You asked politely and received an answer. If you ask, your chances may be narrow, but if you don't ask, your chances are always zero.

[Andara Bledin]

On the plus side, it sounds like everybody coming in has been polite about their own lack of planning.

^-.-^

[moekosowl]

I would say that you were not sucky in the least. You asked politely and in a way that indicated that you knew the question was a long shot. You didn't yell, you didn't demand, you didn't do any of the things real SC's do. You even thanked the employee for his time.
I vote Totally Innocent of Being Sucky.

[Kristev]

You were not sucky in any way. You showed manners and restraint.

[Food Lady]

No suckiness here. If there had been, your membership would've been revoked.

[bhskittykatt]

I don't think you were sucky. You were very polite and understanding. It never hurts to ask nicely.

[emax4]

Exactly, no suckiness. When I did tech support I would ask a person first what their level of experience or knowledge was. This way I could speak using terms that they may or may not understand depending on their knowledge and wouldn't be patronizing them either.

[Coconut]

Yea, I think you were fine. Nothing sucky there.

[downforit2008]

Not sucky at all! A normal SC would've pitched a fit and tried to start a fight with a stupid comment like, "You probably have a hundred of them in the back room that you don't want me to know about!" or even, "Well, I want you to BUILD me a generator while I stand here and watch, and I want a discount for you making me wait!" You handled it very well. Kudos to that!

[ShadowTiger]

I .. .. what .. .. .. .. I cannot possibly comprehend in any way, shape, nor form how you could have been any more polite than you were. Hell, thank you for representing the minority of people that I suffer physical pain in having to deny them that which they need but I do not have to bestow upon them. I was in the same shoes as the Home Depot Guy a week ago. I was even answering the phone, "Hello, thanks for calling store name, home of the Sump Pumps! We're fresh out of Sump Pumps. How may I help you?"

[thehuckster]

You guys made your point.

I think I might have been mistaken calling myself an SC... I guess it was more "stupid customer." I just found it ironic to enter a dark Home Depot merely 24 hours after a hurricane passed by and knocked more than half the state out of power, and asked for a generator is all.