people can't understand simple directions.

[candyshopgirl]

WHY!!!!
I admit that I have a little country twain but my god.People stare at you with their mouths open when given simple directions. Case in point..
CS- Wheres the bookstore?
Me- Go up those stairs by the white venus De Malo satue and at the top of the stairs make a right. You will run right into the bookstore.
CS- Stands and stares at me then at the ceiling.Go down a level and throught the door.
Me-What!!! Repeat
CS- Get on the elevator and press 7
Me- Repeat(kill me)
CS- Stares at the ceiling for 2-3 mins
Me- Repeat
CS- What
Me- Go ask the front desk.
CS- I can't believe you don't know where it is.(Bitch,Bitch,Bitch,Bitch,insult,insult,insult)
Me- Dies a little inside


You know it wouldn't be sad if this didn't happen at least 15-20 times a day. Do you guys think my directions are too hard.I'm kinda directions impaired so I make my directions as easy as possible. That how I like my directions when I ask someone.

[LostMyMind]

You're giving them too much information.

Just point at the stairs or point straight up. And let them wander out of your sight.

Or if you're really feeling evil, just tell them they're at the wrong place. They need to exit the store, take a right at the road, another right, then another right, then another right.

[candyshopgirl]

You're giving them too much information.

Just point at the stairs or point straight up. And let them wander out of your sight.

Or if you're really feeling evil, just tell them they're at the wrong place. They need to exit the store, take a right at the road, another right, then another right, then another right.

You right I think I need to say go up the stairs by the pretty naked armless staute.
The morons will probadly say oh yeah,Shes so pretty.

[bloodrose]

My BF seems to have probs with directions given by customer reps as well. This last weekend, we went to Star Trek: The Experience in Vegas with a coworker of his. While giving us our tickets, the rep was explaing each group of tickets and what they did (one set for the attraction, one for pictures, one for back-stage tour). My BF and his coworkers eyes glazed over. The poor rep looked like Ohh... shit, here we go as my BF opened his mouth and started to say "what?" I said, "don't worry, I understood it" and ushered him away from the CS rep. He also has a difficult time understanding waiters and salespersons. I wind up being the translator. I don't know what causes this as he is a normally very intelligent man.

[Music Mo-Gal]

WHY!!!!
I admit that I have a little country twain but my god.
...
Me- Go up those stairs by the white venus De Malo satue and at the top of the stairs make a right. .

No offense, but if you say "twain" when you mean "twang" and "DeMalo" when you mean "De Milo", then perhaps it is hard for your customers to understand you.

[candyshopgirl]

No offense, but if you say "twain" when you mean "twang" and "DeMalo" when you mean "De Milo", then perhaps it is hard for your customers to understand you.

Oh no excuse me I spelled some words wrong.You know you're really rude.

[nomorecarts]

country twangs aren't even hard to understand, they're at least somewhat consistent. but I have a lot of customers from Texas, and family from southern indiana, so I'm used to it

[Music Mo-Gal]

Oh no excuse me I spelled some words wrong.You know you're really rude.

I was merely pointing out that if you actually pronounce those words the way you spell them, people may not understand you. According to your post, a lot of people have problems understanding you. Maybe there is a reason for that.

[Rapscallion]

There are other places to start arguing if that's your desite, such as PMs. We're not going to have it in the open.

Rapscallion

[Arm]

If talking to a guy, say "The statue with her tits out and no arms"

I was once a college-age male myself, and I guarantee all but the homosexual ones will notice the breasts first.

If it's a girl, say "The statue of the woman with no arms"

Chances are good most of the kids don't know what the venus de milo is.

If the stairs are where you can see them, don't mention the statue at all. Just point. Words confuse people... so does pointing, but it confuses fewer people (and the ones that are confused, don't worry about. You can't fix stupid.)

[Chanlin]

I'm suddenly reminded of a Simpson's episode with the gummi Venus DeMilo.

On topic:

Personally even if I didn't know what Venus DeMilo is I would pick up on the key word Statue and look for a statue by some stairs. I don't get how difficult that is. But then I digress, people are stupid.

[lineswine]

No offense, but if you say "twain" when you mean "twang" and "DeMalo" when you mean "De Milo", then perhaps it is hard for your customers to understand you.

No word of a lie, as I read "twain & DeMalo","Duelling Banjos" started playing in my head.

[Hon'ya-chan]

SC: Where are your bathrooms?
Me; Go out thru those doors, turn left, go to Sears. It's right next to the Eyeglass department.
SC: Wha...?
Me: Sears. That's where the nearest bathrooms are.
SC: *bitches about the directions*

SC: Do you have WiFi?
Me; No, but the XXXXX Store has. Just go out thru those doors, hang a right, and go past the Dumpster. You can't miss the sign.
SC: The what?
Me: *repeat*
SC: You're bullshitting me, right?

[edible_hat]

You right I think I need to say go up the stairs by the pretty naked armless staute.
The morons will probadly say oh yeah,Shes so pretty.

They'll say "hehehe, you said naked" and forget what it was they asked.


On the topic of people ignoring simple directions/instructions.... I hated working at a pre-pay only site (for selling fuel).

*register makes sound of pumps wanting to be authorised*
Me: (over PA) "We are on the pre-pay system, please hang up the hose and come into the store"

Half the time they'd leave the handle in their vehicle's fill point instead of hanging it up. Some would hang up and drive off (but they weren't planning on paying anyway).

Anyway, after explaining the system to them I'd sometimes take money and tell them to go back out and hang up the hose, I'll enter it into the system, and then they can start pumping when I tell them to over the PA.

Which often went like this:

"I said hang it up until I tell you to start" (they hang up, I almost get all the way through processing the pre-payment, and they pick up the hose. Which reset the whole process as we couldn't do a pre-pay if the hose was in use) "I said hang it up and I'll tell you when to go" (same thing happens) "Not yet, hang it up and wait until I tell you to start" (again) "Hang it up until I talk to you again" (again) "HANG IT UP UNTIL I TELL YOU TO START!" (SC hangs up, comes into store, tells me off for being rude)

[candyshopgirl]

This happened just today. A customer asked for the UPS store.
CS-wheres the UPS store?

Me- go throught the doorway with the UPS sign and through.....

Thats it,thats all I got out. The moron turned aorund and left me still talking.And then (desk meet forehead) he turned to his wife and said go through the doorway and back outside. And they went outside and left.

Had he let me finish it was go through the doorway with the UPS sign and throught the double glass doors and its the first store on your right. So I don't know where he ended up. What is so hard about waiting 2 mins if you ask for directions.

So my friends thats why they get lost.They only listen to the first part of the directions.