Economy failure crazy lady

[mattm04]

We do the Jimmy Fund ad our big charity event and a few smaller ones. At checkout we scan a paper tag, which the customer can sign/initial and we hang on the wall.

Most are willing to give $1 a few times, but only a few are total assholes about it.

[StormCMage]

And how the hell is a latte gonna calm you down?

actually I have a friend who if he drinks high amounts of caffine, he falls a sleep, maybe the lady is the same way

[Kiwi]

if she was so worried about the market

why was she buying an overpriced coffee

im betting the pound didnt cost more than 3 cups worth, she could have made enough coffee for 10-15 cups and watched the market fall even more while she did so....

[ArcticChicken]

actually I have a friend who if he drinks high amounts of caffeine, he falls a sleep, maybe the lady is the same way

I'm even weirder. If I drink caffeine in the morning, it wakes me up, if I drink it in the evening it just gets me tired. (Unfortunately it still keeps me awake, just unable to function.)

[Gurndigarn]

It was just odd, and kinda pissed me off--what kind of response is that to an offer to help cancer research?

A panicked one. Seriously, there are some people who think the world revolves around the stock markets. I had one bank guy doing roughly the same thing. I arrived at the bank within fifteen minutes of the bailout bill going down in the house, and he was-- well, not freaking, but defintely on edge, and saying to the other investment brokers in the bank "we're not going to talk about the stock market, or the bailout, or the housing market... just good news! Only good news!"

It may have been a bit sucky of me, but I couldn't help it. "It's a buyers market right now!" Fortunately, he took it in stride and said "Yes! That's what we want to hear! Time to buy!"

(I could have said "I sold out back when the markets were in the 12,000s", but I refrained.)

[Evil Queen]

actually I have a friend who if he drinks high amounts of caffine, he falls a sleep, maybe the lady is the same way

I'm the same way as your friend. So I drink small amounts of caffeine during the day to keep me going (I'm addicted, no, I'm not kidding and No, I will not go to Coffee Rehab).

[Broomjockey]

a) small amounts of caffiene make me fall asleep.
b) large amounts of caffiene make me very hyper.
c) it could just be that the lady is one of those who always wrap themselves in a blanket of "it could never happen to me" and she doesn't like thinking about it, so she automatically rejects anything that reminds her of it, and just uses whatever excuse is handy.
d) we did a pink ribbon pin promotion at work once, $2 a pin, and I asked a guy if he'd like to buy one to support breast cancer research. He said "Why would I do that? I don't have breasts." And in a bout of instant karma, his girlfriend slugged him in the arm. Twice. So there's a lot of people out there who are just jerks.
e) sugar substitutes make me more hyper than caffiene.

[MadMike]

He said "Why would I do that? I don't have breasts."

At the risk of turning this into a boob thread, I'd like to point out that guys can get it too. http://www.medicinenet.com/male_brea...er/article.htm

[karma_gypsy]

Coffee has been known to have opposite effects on those with ADD/ADHD ... it'll calm hyper folks down. Feeding coffee to an ADD diagnosed child is suppose to be an alternative way to calm them down as well, instead of feeding them medication.

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I think it's a very noble thing for a business to do a charity like that as well. But I bet charities are feeling the economic pinch too ...

[Munkie]

Thankfully, breast cancer doesn't run in my family... though that could change. However, I have a long-time family friend (20 or so years) who had breast cancer a few years back... she went through chemo and lost her hair. Needless to say, we supported her 1000%. I also have another friend who is running in the CIBC Run For The Cure that is held annually to raise funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

I also lost my sweet kitty Snowball to breast cancer.

[bainsidhe]

It's possible the customer didn't intend to sound as sucky as it came out. When I'm stressed due to work or life in general, I like my manga and Chinese. For others it may be a Starbucks Latte.

Stress and market aside, I'm sometimes overwhelmed by stores asking me to donate money for the cause of the week. These are all excellent programs that feed children, help local hospitals, support cancer research, help prevent diabetes, etc. But nearly every store & restaurant seems to be asking me to donate a dollar. I know my blockbuster rental is a want and not a need, but I can't help but worry when those donated dollars start adding up. I know I'm probably sounding cheap, but just because I don't donate at every store doesn't mean I don't donate ever. The customer's reaction may have been a poor attempt at "politely" declining. It just happened to come off sounding pretty blockheaded.

[CoffeeMonkey]

I haven't had any bitches over the promotion yet. But then, today was only day two. I've been with the company for four previous promotions, though, so I've heard my share.

--People who get pissed that they're being asked over and over. Sorry. I can see how it gets frustrating. But it only lasts a month, and all you have to say is "No, thank you." If I can remember you buying a pound already or giving me a definitive no, I won't ask you.

--People who get pissed that we DARE ask them to spend all this money so that part of it goes to the Cure. We're a business. We're trying to sell you a product. This is how much it costs.

--I've had men being flippant because they think breast cancer doesn't affect them.

--I once had a woman mad that we were supporting breast cancer research...because HER experience (I forget if it was her or her family) was in brain cancer, and all ANYONE cares about is breast cancer, and breast cancer gets ALL the money and research and charity, and it's totally disproportionate to other cancers. Sorry, lady. I'm terribly sorry that OUR employee had breast cancer and not brain cancer. And I'm sorry our coffee is Amy's Blend and not Your Mom's Blend.

--Last spring our store set up a trunk for customers to donate their coffee to a support group at a local hospital for low income breat cancer patients. It's a way to give twice, or a way for people who don't need the coffee at home to still give. It was a huge success (we sold 500lbs in three weeks, and half of it went to the trunk. our stores goal was about 90lbs).

Well this lady got her undies in a bunch because there was some drama in the press about the hospital at the time, and so she refused to buy the coffee. She wanted to buy it. She would have bought it. But because she was mad at the hospital, she wouldnt give the coffee to women whose worst sin was being treated for cancer AT the hospital. She wouldn't even buy the coffee to keep for herself, keeping the wretchedly evil hospital entirely out of the equation.

Oh, yeah. nothing brings out the BEST in people like charity...

[junebug87]

OP, I like your response! You were really nice to him!

[Jay 2K Winger]

People who get bent out of shape, or have inappropriate responses to donation questions like that remind me of the Skeevy Creep from the movie theater where I used to work.

In short:

J2K: "Would you like to donate your change to the Jimmy Fund to help children with cystic fibrosis?"
SKC: "No, they're all dead anyway." *walks off*
J2K:

[Bright_Star]

"waves hand".....Hey, I'll buy a pound or two!