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  • Sure, let me just teleport that from the DC for ya...

    We didn't get a delivery on Thursday because of the holiday; I didn't work the overnight and all the night crew did was do backstock. Yesterday I was doing tags (in uniform because the store was open).

    An old lady accosts me near the oatmeal section. "I want the Quaker maple sugar oatmeal but I don't see any on the shelf! Is there some in back?" We had the high-fiber and low-sugar varieties, but were out of the regular.
    Me: "We're out of the regular for today. We have none in the back. We should get some more in for tomorrow."
    OL: "What do you mean tomorrow? I'm here NOW! I have my PCA with me now and I want to get it now! I can't come back tomorrow!"
    ...wait, did you say you had a PCA with you? That's the magic word to teleport anything from the DC. Just give me your payment info and get out of the aisle as I have no idea where the pallet's gonna land. And I hope you don't mind if I add a few cases of chocolate, maple syrup and frozen pancakes to that order.

    It's clear that OL isn't going to let up until I actually do go check, so I do so. After a wait, B tells me what I suspected (no delivery, none in the back), I go to return to OL but am stopped by FEM who both has a message from Pricing Guy and wants to know how long I'm planning to stay and how far along the tags are (so she can yoink me to the front if needed).

    After answering her, I turn to go back...guess who's been lurking on the other side of the register's CLOSED chain? Yup, OL. She followed me. Her poor PCA is trying to stay out of it.

    OL: "Well? Did you check?"
    Me: "I did, and--"
    OL: "No you didn't! You were talking to another customer! You should be focused on the customer and not chatting with anyone else until I am satisfied!" [yes, she actually said that]
    Me: "All the oatmeal we have is on the shelf, we should have more tomorrow."
    OL: "That's not what I wanted to hear! I wanted you to help me, this is ridiculous. I am the customer and you need to help me!"

    At this point the PCA is trying to distract her/drag her away and I walk away before I say or do something that would get me in trouble.

    On Thursday evening I saw a taxi at the front door of the store, I can't help but wonder if that was OL. Everyone else on the planet seems to be aware that if it's a holiday where the store is closed we won't get a delivery.
    "I am quite confident that I do exist."
    "Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The Doctor

  • #2
    Why didn't she just get the high-fiber one if it was the same flavor?

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    • #3
      Cause she was already full of

      sorry, couldn't help it.
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      • #4
        Quoth Kanalah View Post
        Cause she was already full of
        :
        ...which is exactly why she would need the high fiber version.

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        • #5
          Her attitude stinks!

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          • #6
            Oh I hated the people who could not get it thru their thick skulls that out of stock meant out of stock! They just argue, dialing up the whine-o-meter , because they can't understand the word no. I had a women at my last job that got so upset (over pen refills!) and just ranted and raved at me for 20 fucking minutes, her voice getting higher and higher til only dogs could hear her. I finally snapped and said 'Listen, I can tell you when they are due to come in or I can take your number and call you when they can come in, or even better, I can take your credit card and when they come in, I can ship them to you so you don't have to come in, but what I cannot do is reach into my ass and get them!!" She shut up, handed over her credit card and gave me the info for the order.

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            • #7
              When people get this stupid (and nasty), the employee should have the right to tell them in plain language, "We don't have the product in stock right now, and no amount of whining and bitching will change that fact."

              Ugh, people seem to think the back room is a tardis! Never-ending space full of everything they could possibly want!
              When you start at zero, everything's progress.

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              • #8
                Quoth Kanalah View Post
                Cause she was already full of
                Quoth ReadyToRetire View Post
                ...which is exactly why she would need the high fiber version.
                But the high fiber would exacerbate her diarrhea... of the mouth.
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                • #9
                  The high fiber stuff tastes exactly the same as the regular of the same flavor. They just add some guar gum to boost the soluble fiber and make it even healthier. BUT IIRC there are two less packets per box for the same price as regular.
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                  • #10
                    Am I the only one who's smart aleck mind goes "I can show you where the brown sugar is, make your own!" I've never bought flavored oatmeal, though, so I can't attest to the taste. Wow that makes me sound pretentious, when in fact I'm just cheap.
                    Last edited by notalwaysright; 11-30-2014, 01:59 AM.
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                    • #11
                      Instant Oats... I know somebody must like that stuff, but I cannot imagine why.

                      It takes all of five whole minutes to make Old-Fashioned oats, which actually have a texture that does not remind you of watered-down paste. Even Quick Oats are an improvement over the instant variety...

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                      • #12
                        I like instant oats. Guess I been eating it long enough to like it.
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                        • #13
                          What's a PCA?
                          There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.

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                          • #14
                            Quoth Nemesis44UK View Post
                            What's a PCA?
                            Personal Care Assistant. That would be a person who is assisting someone who is either a) elderly, b) disabled, or c) both when out and about shopping/going to doctor's visits/etc.

                            Some people need a person with them when they travel out and about town, as it may not be safe for them to be alone. For example, with our specialized mobility van service, my Mom (or my brother for that matter) can have one person traveling with them when they use the service - for this purpose that's known as a PCA.

                            And in my family, I'm usually the PCA who is riding with my Mom when she's going out shopping and she's using the van service (because she'll usually schedule these trips for when I'm off work) or if my brother is going to the doctor, for example, Mom will go with him as his PCA (even though she's in a wheelchair, my brother cannot travel alone as he can get lost too easily and with his intellectual disabilties, he would make a prime target for anyone looking for an easy target.)

                            But that's basically what a PCA does, in a nutshell.
                            Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)

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                            • #15
                              Ahh, thank you for the clarification.
                              There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.

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