Less than a quarter

[georgiab]

I work at the S.A thrift store and our policy has always been that we do not sell itiems for less than a quarter..now other thrift stores in the area do and therefore many assume we this also.

Saturday is normally a pretty busy day and today was no exception...on this day we receive a great deal of donations and have them brought in the front so we can go through them and put them out.

Okay today a gentleman (very nice) brought in a great deal of donations in boxes (even better) and set them aside. well most were already priced and since I was there by myself I told the customers who started digging through them that it was okay if they were already marked because I would sell the itiems for that price but not if they were marked for less than a quarter because as policy states we do not sell itiems for less than that. Each said that they understood and were actually very gracious about it and didn't make a fuss.

Well cue to old bitter hag of a woman who goes to check out with itiems that are marked .10....I politely inform her that these are not our prices and that i explained that by policy we do not sell itiems for less than a quarter...The old hag proceeds to throw a mild tantrum nothing I couldn't accept and say that the itiems were not work that and she never heard of that policy ..Now I apologize quite a few times and check her out without further incident.... END OF STORY...OF COURSE NOT!!!!! (now also keep in mind she to had been informed that these were donations that had just been brought in)

I actually thought she had left but no a few minutes later she tosses up a pillowcase (which is .25 reguardless) and saids will you take a nickel for this...I said No ma'am as I stated before we do not sell anything for less than a .25 and perhaps you may have us confused with another local thrift store as they do sell itiems for less than a quarter..then this old hag calls me a liar and she comes in all the....but she doesn't finish as she apparantly realizes she does not infact come in everyday and as I informed her that I have work with S.A for well over a year.....well she storms out then stops looks back at me as if she wants to fight and finally just leaves...

Now I know it seems odd that this is our policy but it has a great deal to do with how our cash till is set up and that we seperate our selves from other stores..if an itiem is obviously worth less we sell 2 for a quarter...But oh well this is the public there is no reasoning with them sometimes! Oh and for future reference to those that immediately start digging through donations and get upset when we pull them off the floor...we do this this because numerous things can be and have benn found in donations...such a needles, sex toys, human feces, snakes (yes snakes) and musch more!

[fattie20xl]

i've always been amazed at people throwing tantrums for a quarter, or a dollar or for something just not worth it.

i wish i could put on a luchador mask and smack them around whenever that happens...

[digilight]

...we do this this because numerous things can be and have benn found in donations...such a needles, sex toys, human feces, snakes (yes snakes) and musch more!

SO uhhh how much does a turd go for....

[rerant]

Speaking of quarters, the following happened a few years ago when I worked at Wal Mart.

A woman was buying a 12 pack of bottled water and one other item. The packs of water had a barcode on the bottom, but there was also a barcode on each bottle, which would sometimes scan for .25cents. Usually that was no problem if we caught it and voided it out, but this particu;ar day I didn't notice that an individual bottle scanned and the woman was charged an extra .25cents.

After I hand her her receipt:

SC: What's this extra .25cent charge?
ME: *looking the bill* Oh that waqs one of the bottles. Sometimes they accidentally scan for a quarter. I'll get someone to void this out so you can get the quarter back. *calls for CSM*
SC: No YOU made the mistake so YOU fix it!
ME: I need someone to void this for me. I can't do it myself.
SC: That's not my problem.
ME *thinking: well actually, in this case, it sort of is* It'll just be a minute.
SC: I'm in a hurry, I don't have time for this shit. You screwed up so I want you to fix it now.
ME: Fine!
So I rech in my pocket and hand her a quarter.
ME: Here. I have more important things to do than argue with you over .25cents so I'll donate my own money to you.
Customer behind her in line: Burn.

[Mindfield]

I've come across my share of cheapskates, and it's always amazing how far people will go, or want to put others through, for the most miniscule of savings or some cheap freebie.

Cases in point -- both occurred at Future Shop around 2001/2002 when I worked there.

1. Free mini football promotion on the release of the Remember the Titans DVD. We ran out the first day, which ended up getting a lot of people upset. They really wanted their free mini-football! So we ended up getting more and people actually spent several dollars in gas money just to come back to the store and get it.

2. The worst of the bunch was this abject moron who came in to buy a PS2 game that we were selling for $59.99. He proceeded to ask if we matched other store's prices. I explain that yes, we will beat any competitor's advertised prices (excluding web stores or web-exclusive deals) by 10% of the difference -- so, we have it for $100, you find it advertised for $80, we'll give it to you for $78. He then shows me a flyer wherein another store had the same game on for $59.97. Yep. $0.02 cheaper. I told him this, and that all he'd end up saving is two cents. He insists that I price match. For two freakin' cents! So I end up having to call the manager and ring the sale through with a manager override for two damn cents. The cost of both my manager's time and my time were spent within the first tenth of a second of that transaction.