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I manage the electronics store I work, and when the owners are away I am refered to as the owner to keep people from asking questions about where they went (small town - big gossip).
One horrible welfare bitch came in asking about portable radios and of course wanted to see the cheapest (but best) FM radio. This is itself is a problem or all radios would be the same - they will have fucking fireworks come out when the hourly news report was on and use a Skyhook for an antenna.
She wanted to look at each one in detail to 'feel' the buttons to make sure hey were 'right'. After 15 minutes I was well bored and not listening half the time but had to stand there because the cabinet was open and unlocked.
Anyway - she found one she liked but wanted a demo of the unit. Unfortunately it didn't come with the 9v to power it and as if by magic we were out of these batteries on the shelf (local smoke alarm installer bought all the damn things).
I was accused of trying to sell a faulty item because I wasn't willing to prove an item works. I explained we were out, even showed her the purchase order i faxed an hour before off the the supplier to show her. I also explained that due to the make-up of the building we had no reception, and my no reception i mean none at all (AM,FM,SW,analog TV, Digital TV, GSM, CDMA).
She got VERY bitchy screaming at me for a few minutes then stormed out - on the way going up to my co-worker up the front of the shop and telling him to "Tell the manager and owners that he was extremely unhelpful and refused to sell something to me"
To which co-worked yelled up the back of the shop (where I was still standing) "Hey boss, this lady wants to make a compaint about you, I want you to investigate this and question yourself" with a huge grin on his face.
I danced a jig that day.
One horrible welfare bitch came in asking about portable radios and of course wanted to see the cheapest (but best) FM radio. This is itself is a problem or all radios would be the same - they will have fucking fireworks come out when the hourly news report was on and use a Skyhook for an antenna.
She wanted to look at each one in detail to 'feel' the buttons to make sure hey were 'right'. After 15 minutes I was well bored and not listening half the time but had to stand there because the cabinet was open and unlocked.
Anyway - she found one she liked but wanted a demo of the unit. Unfortunately it didn't come with the 9v to power it and as if by magic we were out of these batteries on the shelf (local smoke alarm installer bought all the damn things).
I was accused of trying to sell a faulty item because I wasn't willing to prove an item works. I explained we were out, even showed her the purchase order i faxed an hour before off the the supplier to show her. I also explained that due to the make-up of the building we had no reception, and my no reception i mean none at all (AM,FM,SW,analog TV, Digital TV, GSM, CDMA).
She got VERY bitchy screaming at me for a few minutes then stormed out - on the way going up to my co-worker up the front of the shop and telling him to "Tell the manager and owners that he was extremely unhelpful and refused to sell something to me"
To which co-worked yelled up the back of the shop (where I was still standing) "Hey boss, this lady wants to make a compaint about you, I want you to investigate this and question yourself" with a huge grin on his face.
I danced a jig that day.
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