And Then There Were Asshats

[Princess-Snake]

That rhyme was used as the basis for an Agatha Christie novel. Was that the book?

Yep. That's the one!

[aurelemsrealm]

Did said guy, by any chance, have a really bad white 'fro, a five o clock mustache, and was wearing those horrible old horn rimmed glasses the Old Navy lady used to wear, along with a terrible dirty green corduroy jacket?

Yeah, you just got WhatDaFx'ed.

That guy annoys the hell out of me! I can't stand his PSAs. Smoking may be bad for health, but they could come up with a better spokesperson to promote the message.

[TequilaSunrise]

BRA-VA!

And "wild animal with a harpoon on his ass?" LOVE IT.

Yep! That whole post was brilliant, but that line just killed me!

[Imogene]

I can't stand his PSAs.

Are there any light-type bullets? Hell Yes! They're rubber!

Milk more fatal than smoking? Eh... it could cause drowning, I suppose...

Something about outlawing sleep? (Was that him?) Yeah, cause that's enforceable.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I think it's funny when customers insist that you have to give it to them for the price that it scans at when it comes up lower, but if it's higher, then they argue that you have to give it to them for the lower ticketed price.

Me too, cuz obviously, they were willing to buy it at the marked price, so if they are charged lower then they just got lucky. That said, if the customer can see what it scans I would be more likely to let it go (the first time, at least) and then let the manager know to fix it. Which is why I was glad the customers couldn't see my screen at B&N. Except for the guy who insisted it was against the law for us to have a screen that the customer couldn't see, it saved me a lot of headaches, since I could fix the price without the customer knowing that it was wrong in the first place. In the case of scanning errors (higher or lower) I do agree they should get the ticketed price.

As for Mr. I Can't Tie My Shoes but It's Your Fault I Got Hurt, I think you'd be able to tell the difference between a fresh cut and one that's a week old. Go Little Kid! and maybe you should teach your dad about the bunny ears thing so he won't trip anymore.

[aurelemsrealm]

Are there any light-type bullets? Hell Yes! They're rubber!

Milk more fatal than smoking? Eh... it could cause drowning, I suppose...

Something about outlawing sleep? (Was that him?) Yeah, cause that's enforceable.

I don't recall the one about outlawing sleep, but I really don't bother to pay that much attention during commercial breaks because I'm too busy running to the bathroom or kitchen. However, I'm sometimes just too lazy to bother getting off the couch during the commercial breaks.

Except for the guy who insisted it was against the law for us to have a screen that the customer couldn't see, it saved me a lot of headaches, since I could fix the price without the customer knowing that it was wrong in the first place.

I wasn't aware there was such a law in place. As long as customers can have an itemized receipt upon request, then it shouldn't matter.

[Imogene]

I don't recall the one about outlawing sleep, but I really don't bother to pay that much attention during commercial breaks because I'm too busy running to the bathroom or kitchen.

If I remember it correctly, I think it was him, wandered into a mattress outlet, laid down, and starting asking customers, "So, do you know a high-ranking big tobacco guy suggested in the 970's (?) that we outlaw sleep, because more people die in their sleep than from smoking cigarettes?"
... and for more reasons? Illness, old age... random heart failure... getting smothered by your SO's pillow.

[aurelemsrealm]

getting smothered by your SO's pillow.

Sorry, the insanity must be taking over. That one made me burst out laughing. I could just visualize one of those moments in which my wife gives me the evil eye because I said or did something she didn't like, as if that's going to instill fear in me. Being smothered by her pillow some night might instill fear, but not likely. As she would say, "Who else would I torture if you were gone?" At the same time, I also started to remember the many instances in which my mother likewise reprimanded my father. Ah, marital bliss and the power struggles which it brings......

Sorry, my mind just seems to naturally wander amongst so many tangents. I sometimes wonder if I've developed some form of ADD as an adult.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I wasn't aware there was such a law in place. As long as customers can have an itemized receipt upon request, then it shouldn't matter.

There isn't.

I saw this guy at least 2 or 3 times, though never at my register. He insisted that it was illegal to have a screen that the customer couldn't see, but of course he couldn't back that up. Not that I ever challenged him. If it was law, there are an awful lot of stores that should be paying some kind of fine or something...so common sense tells me, there is no law .

[Killer Bees]

Obviously laws everywhere are different, but here we would have to honor the lower price or give them the item for free.

That law is the same here in Australia too.

[bainsidhe]

In the US, I think the laws vary state by state. Our store has a fine-print sign posted stating that if an item doesn't ring up correctly, you can get up to $3.00 off of the item in question. I don't remember if it said only once per transaction, though.

The customers who enforce this actually really annoy me, because it is such a pain in the ass. If you're going to argue with me, then we have to actually send someone back to the shelf the product is on (and good luck finding someone to answer my pages) and confirm that yes, the product is ringing up at the wrong price. Then I need to make a price adjustment. Grr.

If it is a small amount, I would rather just change the price and be done with it. But if you're going to argue with me over $3.00, then you're going to wait. I guess I am just skeptical. Most times a customer argues over a price and I have it checked out, the customer read the wrong price. I know our computers are far from perfect, but the majority of the time a customer says the price is wrong, they read it wrong.

[qaxons]

You might be a redneck if your "truck with a hitch" is a harley, nylon rope, duck tape, and your 8 year old's wagon?

[Forensic Waitress]

Love the little stories.

But I especially love when the Dad got owned by his own kid. I don't think you could have picked me up off the floor from laughter after that one.

A story like that just brightens your day just that little bit.

I also like that the lady seems to think that we are all wild game keepers. I can barely keep the bugs out of my own house let alone a big department store or even a small one at that. She was just an entitlement whore and she got exactly what she deserved.