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  • I trampled an old lady for this?

    This has to be a record for the swamp: three people telling co-workers of mine of their intentions to never shop with us again. In less than two hours.

    Two of them bought tablets during our Black Thursday/Friday doorbuster, only to have them break. Congratulations, you have won the following hard-earned life lesson; that electronics sold at rock-bottom Black Friday prices are not worth it.

    The third was the real prize. Bitchzilla with size 5 stick rammed up her size 4 ass came over carrying one of our small Crock Pot displays. Apparently she called the store yesterday asking about this particular crock pot, was told we had four on hand, and decided to wait until today to buy it, by which time we had sold out of those crock pots except the display, which we can't sell unless it's clearance and it's the last one remaining.

    "I was told you had four in the store yesterday. I can't believe you'd be out of it already," she moaned. I left before I could snottily ask her if she knew which day yesterday was.

    She demanded a manager, and got store manager. He was prepared to fold and sell her the display, but she wanted the box it came in (which we don't have), the instruction booklet (which we don't have), and the warranty information (which we don't have). So then she said she was going to use the crock pot and then return it when one in a box became available.


    *buzz* *toilet flush*

    Ooh, sorry! Rookie mistake there, telling the guy who was prepared to give in how you planned to flout our return policy!. We have a lovely consolation prize of absolutely nothing for you. Now support our local search and rescue unit and get lost. Just like you promised.

    ETA: awesome cartoon from the Nyan Cat guy
    Last edited by Irving Patrick Freleigh; 11-28-2015, 07:09 PM.
    Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard. Be evil.

    "I never said I wasn't a horrible person."--Me, almost daily

  • #2
    Ugh, morons on parade.

    Great cartoon though!
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    • #3
      Ironically the third woman proved she still at least had one more brain cell than several customers I had to deal with, who complained when told an item DID come with instruction manuals. They claimed they never read the damn things and all quality electronic gizmos should be self explanatory to the point of not needing one.

      Yeah we had a hard time coming up with anything to say upon hearing that.

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      • #4
        Quoth Irving Patrick Freleigh View Post
        Two of them bought tablets during our Black Thursday/Friday doorbuster, only to have them break. Congratulations, you have won the following hard-earned life lesson; that electronics sold at rock-bottom Black Friday prices are not worth it.
        I love this, it should be one of the Ten Commandments of Shopping!

        Quoth Irving Patrick Freleigh View Post
        "I was told you had four in the store yesterday. I can't believe you'd be out of it already," she moaned. I left before I could snottily ask her if she knew which day yesterday was.
        Even if you had do you really think it would register? Don't answer that...

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        • #5
          Quoth Limescale View Post
          Ironically the third woman proved she still at least had one more brain cell than several customers I had to deal with, who complained when told an item DID come with instruction manuals. They claimed they never read the damn things and all quality electronic gizmos should be self explanatory to the point of not needing one.

          Yeah we had a hard time coming up with anything to say upon hearing that.
          "Oh, yeah, everybody knows you should lick the plug before you plug one of those in."

          Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard. Be evil.

          "I never said I wasn't a horrible person."--Me, almost daily

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          • #6
            Haha, "Nyan Cat guy" is Chris Torres (super common name, I know). I've been following him for about a decade now, I don't even remember how I found him but I know it was on LJ. I remember when he created Nyan Cat, that took off sooooo fast. I love his comics. Haha.

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            • #7
              Irv, how exactly did you trample an old lady? Sounds like you were very patient with the old bat (no offense to actual bats, which are actually amazing animals and an important part of the ecosystem). Did you forget something in your post, or did I miss something?
              "I try to be curious about everything, even things that don't interest me." -Alex Trebek

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              • #8
                Quoth WishfulSpirit View Post
                Irv, how exactly did you trample an old lady? Sounds like you were very patient with the old bat (no offense to actual bats, which are actually amazing animals and an important part of the ecosystem). Did you forget something in your post, or did I miss something?
                I think he meant it as something the first two ladies might have said. (Although I'm sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong. )

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                • #9
                  ^Uh yeah, that.
                  Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard. Be evil.

                  "I never said I wasn't a horrible person."--Me, almost daily

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                  • #10
                    This is the main reason why I don't buy "doorbuster" items at all . . .

                    Quoth Irving Patrick Freleigh
                    Two of them bought tablets during our Black Thursday/Friday doorbuster, only to have them break. Congratulations, you have won the following hard-earned life lesson; that electronics sold at rock-bottom Black Friday prices are not worth it.
                    Too many times, and this has been discussed on local news segments (such as one my Mom watched the other day and a guy talked about how he used to shop BF sales every year until the year he bought a large screen tv for around $98 and it stopped working a few months later. Seeing that it would cost him at least $100 just to have someone look at it before repairing it, he realized that those doorbuster sales weren't what they were cracked up to be and that pretty much cured him from giving in to the hype.)

                    Also, if a company is going to slash a price on one item down a great deal, then they will jack up the price on a similar item equally high to compensate.

                    Frankly, I come out better buying what I want at a good everyday price and skip the headaches associated w/crowds and hype.
                    Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)

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                    • #11
                      Most of the places near where I live use Black Friday as a means of getting rid of all their old stock before Christmas. Basically, they cut the prices so that idiots will clean out all the old crap, leaving more room for nice shiny new items. The January sales are still the best time to go and snag a bargain that has a longer shelf life than three minutes. XD
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                      • #12
                        But..but...you should have known she was coming in and what she wanted and put one on hold for her because she's your best customer EVER!! *sigh* <\sarcasm> Glad you survived National People Trample Day.

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