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(LONG) Been Saving My Stories...
...because I haven't had any really big one's lately.
Story the first-
We implemented a new policy on our coupons, they can now no longer be used on books and magazines. Of course this comes with all kinds of bitching. My favorite of course, was a woman who upon being informed of this new rule shouted at me
"Well I'll just find some thing else I can use it (the coupon) on!"
Really, it's cute that you think you have a choice.
Second-
A woman comes to my register and has one coupon for each item. I inform her that she can only use one of each kind of coupon. To which she yells:
"Every time I come in here you people tell me I can only use one coupon!"
Then LEARN lady!
Thirdsy-
This woman really ticked me off. To start she places some things on top the small separating wall next to my register, above the candy. Her grand-daughter (?) asks "Why did you put those there?" to which she replies "'Cause we don't want them."
Great lady, wonderful lesson to teach her. So I reach over and pick them up and start ringing her stuff and come to a coloring book, when she shouts "No! That was supposed to be a dollar! What did it say it was!?"
ME: "$2.99"
HER: "I don't want it!"
She grabs it from me and jabs it back at me poking me in the boob.
HER: "But I want some one to check that for me! 'Cause it said it was supposed to be a dollar!"
I decide I'll go check, I should have called someone, since it was in the back of the store. But our store isn't that big and I needed even a second away before I hurt her, plus she could wait as I casually strolled back.
So I see the problem, someone put a bunch of the $2.99 books were the $1 ones go. I could be nice and override it, it was left there by a customer so we didn't have to, and it was only $1.99 difference, so if she were a nice customer I definitely would have. So I tell her "I'm sorry but it is $2.99" She waves her hand dismissively at me and says "Then we don't want it." to which her grad-daughter mimics in a mocking tone "We don't waaaant it." Cute...she also says this while sitting in the bagging area sucking on a chocolate bar making a mess.
Fourth-
Dec. 23, one of our "oh so lovely" guests decided our bathroom could use a new coat of paint, they choose blue.
Later a mother approached us and was upset that her daughter got blue paint all over her mittens. She seemed a little upset with us at first, when we told her it was vandals she seemed less so. I felt sorry for the poor kid, she looked ready to cry.
Fifth-
On Christmas Eve. I wasn't sure what to say to people, "Happy Holidays" or "Merry Christmas", so I came up with a plan that if they were buying or wearing anything X-mas related it would be "merry X-mas", otherwise "Happy Holidays". My plan worked well, all except for one lady. She had nothing X-mas related about her, so "Happy Holidays" it was. After I said it she shouted "Well Merry Christmas to you too!" and stormed out.
Sixth-
So we put metal poles on our carts, which has been ALL kinds of fun. Mostly random bitching, one woman even tried to rally the other customers against us.
And mostly it's been fun to watch the people who only have one bag with nothing heavy (like one sheet of scrapbook paper ) or rude customers rebound off the doors. If they have a lot or something heavy I'll warn them and offer to carry out. But one woman just couldn't grasp the whole "square peg, round hole" concept and kept pulling her cart. I asked "Do you need help?" and she replied "No I'm taking it out in the cart!!" 
Ummm'kaaaaaay... So she continued to pull and pull until it came out, then she had to tackle the second set of doors, in the same manner. 
Seventh-
I was alerted to the fact that shoplifters were in our store (our FES actually knew them and knew they were big shoplifters and alerted us) and two people were already following them, so I stayed away, 'cause I hate tailing shoplifters. So a bit later the lines get long and I ring up some people, unknowingly one was one of the shoplifters. I found out because she began saying to me "That man over there (our manager) really needs to get a life! He's following us like common thieves! My husband sent me over here 'cause I wanna fight him!"
"I'm gonna f
k him up! I'll kill him!" 
I did let my manager know, he just rolled his eyes. Of course I did find the things they had removed the tags of and ditched once they caught on that they were being watched. I spent about 30 minutes fixing it. Seriously, if you don't want to be treated like a shoplifter, DON'T SHOPLIFT!! 
Finale-
So I didn't ruin anyones X-mas this year,
always next year I suppose. But I do believe I made someones. A man came in looking for anything pegasus related for a little girl who loved them. I showed him our figurines, he seemed very over joyed, even told me I was awesome. 
Story the first-
We implemented a new policy on our coupons, they can now no longer be used on books and magazines. Of course this comes with all kinds of bitching. My favorite of course, was a woman who upon being informed of this new rule shouted at me
"Well I'll just find some thing else I can use it (the coupon) on!"
Really, it's cute that you think you have a choice.
Second-
A woman comes to my register and has one coupon for each item. I inform her that she can only use one of each kind of coupon. To which she yells:
"Every time I come in here you people tell me I can only use one coupon!"
Then LEARN lady!
Thirdsy-
This woman really ticked me off. To start she places some things on top the small separating wall next to my register, above the candy. Her grand-daughter (?) asks "Why did you put those there?" to which she replies "'Cause we don't want them."
Great lady, wonderful lesson to teach her. So I reach over and pick them up and start ringing her stuff and come to a coloring book, when she shouts "No! That was supposed to be a dollar! What did it say it was!?" ME: "$2.99"
HER: "I don't want it!"
She grabs it from me and jabs it back at me poking me in the boob.
HER: "But I want some one to check that for me! 'Cause it said it was supposed to be a dollar!"
I decide I'll go check, I should have called someone, since it was in the back of the store. But our store isn't that big and I needed even a second away before I hurt her, plus she could wait as I casually strolled back.
So I see the problem, someone put a bunch of the $2.99 books were the $1 ones go. I could be nice and override it, it was left there by a customer so we didn't have to, and it was only $1.99 difference, so if she were a nice customer I definitely would have. So I tell her "I'm sorry but it is $2.99" She waves her hand dismissively at me and says "Then we don't want it." to which her grad-daughter mimics in a mocking tone "We don't waaaant it." Cute...she also says this while sitting in the bagging area sucking on a chocolate bar making a mess.Fourth-
Dec. 23, one of our "oh so lovely" guests decided our bathroom could use a new coat of paint, they choose blue.
Later a mother approached us and was upset that her daughter got blue paint all over her mittens. She seemed a little upset with us at first, when we told her it was vandals she seemed less so. I felt sorry for the poor kid, she looked ready to cry.
Fifth-
On Christmas Eve. I wasn't sure what to say to people, "Happy Holidays" or "Merry Christmas", so I came up with a plan that if they were buying or wearing anything X-mas related it would be "merry X-mas", otherwise "Happy Holidays". My plan worked well, all except for one lady. She had nothing X-mas related about her, so "Happy Holidays" it was. After I said it she shouted "Well Merry Christmas to you too!" and stormed out.
Sixth-
So we put metal poles on our carts, which has been ALL kinds of fun. Mostly random bitching, one woman even tried to rally the other customers against us.
And mostly it's been fun to watch the people who only have one bag with nothing heavy (like one sheet of scrapbook paper ) or rude customers rebound off the doors. If they have a lot or something heavy I'll warn them and offer to carry out. But one woman just couldn't grasp the whole "square peg, round hole" concept and kept pulling her cart. I asked "Do you need help?" and she replied "No I'm taking it out in the cart!!" Ummm'kaaaaaay... So she continued to pull and pull until it came out, then she had to tackle the second set of doors, in the same manner. Seventh-
I was alerted to the fact that shoplifters were in our store (our FES actually knew them and knew they were big shoplifters and alerted us) and two people were already following them, so I stayed away, 'cause I hate tailing shoplifters. So a bit later the lines get long and I ring up some people, unknowingly one was one of the shoplifters. I found out because she began saying to me "That man over there (our manager) really needs to get a life! He's following us like common thieves! My husband sent me over here 'cause I wanna fight him!"
"I'm gonna fk him up! I'll kill him!" I did let my manager know, he just rolled his eyes. Of course I did find the things they had removed the tags of and ditched once they caught on that they were being watched. I spent about 30 minutes fixing it. Seriously, if you don't want to be treated like a shoplifter, DON'T SHOPLIFT!! Finale-
So I didn't ruin anyones X-mas this year,
always next year I suppose. But I do believe I made someones. A man came in looking for anything pegasus related for a little girl who loved them. I showed him our figurines, he seemed very over joyed, even told me I was awesome.
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