Recently I joined a band and I'm going to play the flute. The only thing is I don't actually own a flute, and the band's rental guy refuses to call me back (but that's a different rant). My dad said it would be cheaper in the long run to just buy one, so I went over to Wal-mart after hearing they had musical instruments for good prices. Here's a transcript of my Wal-Mart experience.
Me: Excuse me, do you sell musical instruments?
Woman in electronics (which is at the back of the store): They're at the vision center.
Me: *goes to vision center which is all the way at the front of the store*
Me: Excuse me, do you have any flutes?
Vision center lady: If we did, they'd be in electronics with the alarm clocks.
Me: *back across the store to electronics, but can't find the alarm clocks*
Me: Excuse me, do you have musical instruments?
Woman who is not the first woman: Yes, they're in toys.
Me: *goes to toys which is fortunately right next to electronics*
Me: Excuse me, are there musical instruments in this section?
Woman in toys: No, sorry.
Me: *back to electronics, where I find my mom who has found the alarm clocks and the instruments, unfortunately there are only clarinets and saxophones*
Seriously, why make stuff up? If it's not your section, please find someone who can answer the question or just say "Sorry, I don't know." I much prefer it to wild goose chases. It's not the first time this has happened to me at Wal-mart either.
Also, we went to Canadian Tire to look at glasses. My mom found some she liked but she couldn't find them in a box, and there was no one in the section to help us. My mom went to customer service and they called for someone to go to kitchenware. I waited with my mom in kitchenware for about 5 minutes until I got bored and went out to the car and read a book until my mom came out 10 minutes later without the glasses because no one ever showed. I don't want to sound sucky, but...actually I can't think of a way to end that sentence without sounding sucky. It's been an irritating morning.
Edit: I have a funny story too though. In Wal-mart we were looking for a birthday present for my dad, and decided to get him the DVD for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix since he really likes those movies. We went down the movie aisle and couldn't find it, and my mom said "What is it again?" I told her the title, then said I would find someone to ask. I turned around, and an employee who was right behind me putting movies on the shelves was holding out a copy of Order of the Phoenix to me. It was so funny because he never said a word.
Me: Excuse me, do you sell musical instruments?
Woman in electronics (which is at the back of the store): They're at the vision center.
Me: *goes to vision center which is all the way at the front of the store*
Me: Excuse me, do you have any flutes?
Vision center lady: If we did, they'd be in electronics with the alarm clocks.
Me: *back across the store to electronics, but can't find the alarm clocks*
Me: Excuse me, do you have musical instruments?
Woman who is not the first woman: Yes, they're in toys.
Me: *goes to toys which is fortunately right next to electronics*
Me: Excuse me, are there musical instruments in this section?
Woman in toys: No, sorry.
Me: *back to electronics, where I find my mom who has found the alarm clocks and the instruments, unfortunately there are only clarinets and saxophones*
Seriously, why make stuff up? If it's not your section, please find someone who can answer the question or just say "Sorry, I don't know." I much prefer it to wild goose chases. It's not the first time this has happened to me at Wal-mart either.
Also, we went to Canadian Tire to look at glasses. My mom found some she liked but she couldn't find them in a box, and there was no one in the section to help us. My mom went to customer service and they called for someone to go to kitchenware. I waited with my mom in kitchenware for about 5 minutes until I got bored and went out to the car and read a book until my mom came out 10 minutes later without the glasses because no one ever showed. I don't want to sound sucky, but...actually I can't think of a way to end that sentence without sounding sucky. It's been an irritating morning.
Edit: I have a funny story too though. In Wal-mart we were looking for a birthday present for my dad, and decided to get him the DVD for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix since he really likes those movies. We went down the movie aisle and couldn't find it, and my mom said "What is it again?" I told her the title, then said I would find someone to ask. I turned around, and an employee who was right behind me putting movies on the shelves was holding out a copy of Order of the Phoenix to me. It was so funny because he never said a word.
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