I need to think before I speak!

[Zinjadu]

Sunday...

I'm cashing through a younger guy, and ask for his club card and air miles card. He gives me a bewildered look and says: Oh, is this S_____y? Am I at S_____y?

I just can't stop myself from being a smarta**, so I look down at my nametag and apron and say: Well, there's the big red S, and right here it says S_____y, so I'm guessing we are at S_____y.

He thought it was pretty funny, but I'm just waiting for the time when I'm being a smarta** and the customer doesn't find my humour and comments to be funny and I get called to the office and torn a new one. The problem is that I've been there so long that I can't help myself - I think of a smart response and 95% of the time it's out of my mouth before I can stop it.

[Becks]

Don't feel bad. If you've been doing it for a while, I'm sure management types know about it. If they had a real problem with it, I think they might have spoken to you about it.

[batmoody]

I'm cashing through a younger guy, and ask for his club card and air miles card. He gives me a bewildered look and says: Oh, is this S_____y? Am I at S_____y?

"Wow I sure hope so! I can't beleive no one told me I didn't work here!"

Or, very sloooowly
"Uh....sir. I am at S______Y. (stepping back) Where....are....you.......?

Sunday...
I just can't stop myself from being a smarta**, so I look down at my nametag and apron and say: Well, there's the big red S, and right here it says S_____y, so I'm guessing we are at S_____y.

Our S______y is one of those new lifestyle stores. They changed the big red S into a big white S. All they did was invert the color of their old logo. Imagine the $ that went into that! The new aprons have the slogan "Ingredients for Life" emblazened across the chest of the employees. Of course on me, and most other female employees, it happens to be emblazened across our boo*ies. Those words on those!?!.....somethings a little off there (Hmmm, I want that avatar).The good part? Telling people to kiss my big white S is more fun than telling them to kiss my big red one. (All under my breath of course! )

[AforElephant]

What i tell my staff is not to be too caustic with clients - any clients, be they new or regular. You never know when a client has had a rough day and one extra sarcastic remark, however innocent, might flip them off if misinterpreted (anything that CAN be misinterpreted WILL be misinterpreted).

A little "tongue in cheek" comment, a one liner, once in a while, I might let pass depending on the client and circumstances, But if I note a salesman starting to take a client for granted, becoming too flippant, not knowing what their limits are, then I have to draw the line, after all if you keep pushing then something is bound to break. I don't tear strips off, I calmly point out what I see as being "naughty" and make sure that I got the point across.

[RavenStarr]

Eh, you know the old saying. Better a smartass than a dumbass.

[Enjis]

When working in the flower department, I used to use smarta$$ answers too. Customers would be touching the plants and flowers, and when I asked them if they need any help, the answer was always 'no, I'm only looking'.
Of course, I answered, 'No, you're actually touching'.
Sigh. It wasn't even that funny.
I also used to answer thusly to the qyestion 'Do you have the time?' "If you've got the beer!'
It was from an old beer commercial...probably i'm the only one who remembers it.
I also used to giggle when people said 'I'm just browsing' while in the flower department. I would always think of how deer 'browse'...eating the lower leaves off of trees and bushes.
By the way, most people laughed at my pathetic jokes...but you never really knew who would 'get it', and who would think you were insulting them. So, I pretty much gave up the smarta$$ answers.

[Becks]

The new aprons have the slogan "Ingredients for Life" emblazened across the chest of the employees. Of course on me, and most other female employees, it happens to be emblazened across our boo*ies. Those words on those!?!

Oh, I WANT one!!!!!!! I would TOTALLY wear it to work. My boss would die laughing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really really really want one!!!!!!!

[Jester]

I also used to answer thusly to the qyestion 'Do you have the time?' "If you've got the beer!'

[singing] "Miller beeeeeerr....."

By the way, how stupid does someone have to be to get in someone's face, after trying to commit fraud....with a police officer standing right there? Obviously pretty damn stupid.