I remember a SC getting annoyed once because "she drove all the way down" to go to this sale we occasionally have where we stay open late on Sunday nights, then saw that we had closed due to a major snowstorm. Not only is this stupid for being annoyed that the store's employees weren't willing to risk their lives (the ones that would have shown up), but also for her own sake, as she obviously didn't bother to call before making the voyage.
A few years later, a generator crashed (or something did, I'm still not entirely sure), causing the store to shut down for a day. The power was gone, sparks were flying everywhere, and the building was simply unsafe to be in. As we evacuated the customers, I heard one lady grunt because she couldn't get her yarn. I even told her we'd be glad to hold it for her, but it's not good enough, because she came all the way from one of the rings of Saturn (or some other far away distance).
The inconvenience of wasted time and travel should be vastly outweighed in these people's minds by their safety and, in the first case, the safety of others. While these admittedly do not compare to some of the other responses, it goes to show that these people are everywhere!
If I'm ever in a store and we have to evacuate due to emergency, I think I'll start complaning about not being able to buy my merchandise, and screaming at one of the cashiers. Maybe I'll read about myself on this very board!
A few years later, a generator crashed (or something did, I'm still not entirely sure), causing the store to shut down for a day. The power was gone, sparks were flying everywhere, and the building was simply unsafe to be in. As we evacuated the customers, I heard one lady grunt because she couldn't get her yarn. I even told her we'd be glad to hold it for her, but it's not good enough, because she came all the way from one of the rings of Saturn (or some other far away distance).
The inconvenience of wasted time and travel should be vastly outweighed in these people's minds by their safety and, in the first case, the safety of others. While these admittedly do not compare to some of the other responses, it goes to show that these people are everywhere!
If I'm ever in a store and we have to evacuate due to emergency, I think I'll start complaning about not being able to buy my merchandise, and screaming at one of the cashiers. Maybe I'll read about myself on this very board!
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