I knew people could be stupid, but I didn't know they'd stoop this low...

[Plaidman]

So, as a convience store, we've got plenty of microwavable foods for people.

This morning I decided to protake in a burrito since i skipped breafast. I just started the day, so it was about 7 in the morning. Very few customers.

Now to give a little to it, Ed, our night shift guy, is 71 years old, and doesn't pay too much attention on people (And more money/time on scratch its...) so I'm not surprise he didn't see this.

I put the buritto in, start it, and only a few seconds later sparks start flying in the microwave. I stopped it, and carefully opened it.

Get this. Someone taped Aluminium foil at the top of the inside of the microwave. And it wasn't a little bit, but a big freaking chunk.

On the bright side it happened to me, I'd hate to know what would had happened if a customer used it before me.


On other note, someone took out a bunch of ice cream bars and left them in chips, so I found some nice ruined product too.

[Cedophile]

Yeesh. Scary. I dunno if it'll damage the microwave to the point where anyone in the store will gain a healthy, green glow, but just the remnants of the foil falling in your food...

God I hate people!

[Becks]

Now what's the point of doing something like that if you don't stick around to watch the...fireworks?

[PharmTechPhantom]

I don't get why someone would go out of their way to make a stranger miserable.

[Reyneth]

Yeesh. Scary. I dunno if it'll damage the microwave to the point where anyone in the store will gain a healthy, green glow, but just the remnants of the foil falling in your food...

God I hate people!

It'll kill your microwave. Even the little bit of metal foil in Bird'sEye frozen spinach's wrapper is enough to cause a big blue spark and then smoke and scorch marks inside your little magic heating box, ruining it forever.

Ask me how I know.
On New Year's Eve, no less.

[Strikesfirmly]

I don't get why someone would go out of their way to make a stranger miserable.

I think the foil might actually be a good sign. Most places in the world, including America, they still shoot at or stab total strangers for no reason.

That or the would be arsonist was extremely poor, or really lazy.

[Killer Bees]

The average schmo doesn't even have the tiniest grasp of basic science, so it's probably just a case of some lazy moron throwing his garbage in the microwave instead of the bin outside the store.

[Miss Maple Leaf]

Is there enough room behind the counter to move the microwave there? That way idiots can't get to it and cause problems. And if a customer wants something heated, he can just ask the cashier to do it for him.

At one of my bosses' stores, that's the set-up they have, and there are never any problems while at the store I work in has the microwave on a shelf that the customers can access, and I worry that someone's going to damage it somehow one of these days.

[Freemage]

The average schmo doesn't even have the tiniest grasp of basic science, so it's probably just a case of some lazy moron throwing his garbage in the microwave instead of the bin outside the store.

Re-check the OP. The foil was taped there. That suggests deliberate malice, worthy of a retaliation that should be put into words on a public forum like this (I'll tell ya, it involves a splintery broom handle and the window at Macy's).

[powerboy]

At work, we are going to have a coffee shop inside the shop, no big deal, since it is a good idea. So naturally we are going to have frozen food, and microwavable items. The microwave we have now, absolutely sucks. It is a turn dial one, and of course, it doesn't work have the time. And the owner doesn't know understand that we need a new one, and also a newer coffee pot.

[Ackee]

Magic warming box

My Magic warming box died when I tied to cook a egg in it...