SC Self-Pwnage!

[Dave1982]

Last night I stayed late to work on consolidating and sorting all the Se-Kure alarm components (which had been scattered all over the store). I was to work on this uninterrupted, but at one point it got busy, so the MOD asked me to come out to help a customer in GPSs.

Me: What can I do for you?

SC: Yeah, I'd like to see the Garmin 225W.

I glanced at the display model and noticed that it'd timed out and shut itself off. Thinking he wanted to see it in operation, I turned it back on and asked what he'd like to see it do.

SC: No, I want to see the box so I can find out what it comes with.

Me: Oh, well it comes with *rattles off exact contents of box*

SC: Well I want to SEE it, so I KNOW what it comes with.

I just told him exactly what it comes with.

Me: Well, I can do that for you, but the box won't tell you anything that I haven't already, and so you know, I can't open it because it's a sealed package.

SC: I understand that!!! I want to see it!!!

Now, I wasn't even scheduled to be there at this point, and I was supposed to be working on a project in the back room, in peace, so I let slip some ever-so-slight suck on my part and sighed as I turned to go to the back and get the Garmin for him to look it. Well, I thought I did it quietly, but he heard me.

SC: Forget it! I'll just go somewhere else. *to his son* Let's go; this guy's an idiot.

I watched him march towards the Service Desk and lodge a complaint against me with the cashier there, loudly proclaiming that I'm stupid and shouldn't work here, blah blah etc etc.

Then he turned and barreled right into the door that was clearly marked "NOT AN EXIT"

Then, not even seeing the sign or learnign from his mistake, he struggled with the emergency release for a few seconds until he finally heard the cashier loudly telling him he needed to come around the service desk and exit to the right.

So.....I'm the idiot, yet this guy can't read a simple sign and crashed into the door. Guess who got the last laugh, douchenozzle!!!

[Fungus]

Outstanding story Dave! It would have been even better if someone or more than just one person would have been there shopping and had just busted out laughing and started pointing at the guy.

[depechemodefan]

I'm one of those people who can comprehend something better looking at it then have someone read it to me. So maybe him hearing it is like dialup and him seeing it is like a T-1000 line. Though, that theory went kaput when he didnt' read the sign.

[Dave1982]

I'm one of those people who can comprehend something better looking at it then have someone read it to me. So maybe him hearing it is like dialup and him seeing it is like a T-1000 line. Though, that theory went kaput when he didnt' read the sign.

Even if that were the case, we aren't talking about the inner workings of a nuclear reactor here, just the contents of the package. In this case it's: the GPS unit, car charger, mounting kit, manual. I fail to see why anyone would need to see the box contents list to verify this.

Edited to add:

Come to think of it, there's a nice big sign over the GPS displays that says "What comes with every GPS" (or something to that effect) and lists the same stuff.

[PepperElf]

well i too do better when i'm reading something instead of having it said to me - except for audio books.

but i also wouldnt get a garmin 225w either.
i much prefer the Garmin Hcl Vista instead

[depechemodefan]

Even if that were the case, we aren't talking about the inner workings of a nuclear reactor here, just the contents of the package. In this case it's: the GPS unit, car charger, mounting kit, manual. I fail to see why anyone would need to see the box contents list to verify this.

Edited to add:

Come to think of it, there's a nice big sign over the GPS displays that says "What comes with every GPS" (or something to that effect) and lists the same stuff.

Actually, for me, if someone recites a phone number (like my mom reciting a number for me to dial as she's telling it to me) I'm more prone to make mistakes then if I just see the phone number in front of me. Or Else someone spells their name to me when it would be easier if they give me their id so I can spell it correctly (when I have to help sign up people for library cards, where I have to see an id anyway). So it doesn't have to be complicated stuff.

[Broomjockey]

So it doesn't have to be complicated stuff.

No, but he does point out that there is a sign that says what comes with. So it's not like the guy needed to see the box to have a visual aid.

[Dave1982]

In any case, it doesn't justify his reaction, nor diminish the karma as he blundered right into the entrance door.

[powerboy]

That is how I am at times. I actually need to see the words in order to comprehend some things.

[Mara-chan]

Don't you have the empty boxes for those on one of your tech endcaps?

Of course I know that doesn't stop them. Even showing them the EXACT SAME box that the product comes in (except it's empty and has a "for display only" sticker), customers still want to see the 'real' box.

[Nell]

I'd rather read and compare, than have someone tell me stuff that I can't remember. I spent half an hour comparing boxes when I bought my GPS, haha. It's helpful when you're trying to see what the unit actually does (text to voice, how many points of interest, if it covers other countries...etc)

Although, he didn't have to act out like that and call you an idiot. Extra fail points for not knowing what a normal exit looks like.

[Broomjockey]

*sigh* People, can we please move on from the "Well, I like to see rather than be told." Because apparently you don't. The guy wanted to know what it came with, and there was a sign stating what came with every GPS unit. It's been mentioned twice. And that's all the guy wanted to know. He didn't want to know what it did, etc. It's fine if you're visual instead of aural. But this guy was simply being a difficult prick.

[Dave1982]

Don't you have the empty boxes for those on one of your tech endcaps?

Of course I know that doesn't stop them. Even showing them the EXACT SAME box that the product comes in (except it's empty and has a "for display only" sticker), customers still want to see the 'real' box.

Now that you mention it, yes we do. But for whatever reason the powers-that-be decided to plano that endcap on the opposite side of the store, and it didn't even occur to me to direct him to it.

Thank you Broom. You know, I said much the same thing to the MOD about this guy. My exact words were "he didn't want to be helped; he wanted to be difficult."

[Mango]

Me: Oh, well it comes with *rattles off exact contents of box*
SC: Well I want to SEE it, so I KNOW what it comes with.

My first thought when I saw that was he needed the box because he wanted to pull a fast one and lift it. If I'm right, Dave1982 pwned a shoplifter without even trying.

[Dips]

My exact words were "he didn't want to be helped; he wanted to be difficult."

Some people live their whole lives that way; the world has to conform to their notions, or else. While it must be hard for them, it would be nice if they didn't make it so hard for the rest of us.

"And what if you want the sun to rise in the west? I suppose you could face east and run really fast to try change the Earths' rotation, but wouldn't it be easier to just enjoy the sunrise, wherever it happens to be?"

My first thought when I saw that was he needed the box because he wanted to pull a fast one and lift it. If I'm right, Dave1982 pwned a shoplifter without even trying.

That thought occurred to me too.