You are a disgrace

[georgiab]

Okay today I was in a great mood...the day is going fairly well and I am feeling that my job is somewhat rewarding ..UNTIL some know it all's decided to form a little circle and start laughing and bad mouthing our store policy which is all sales are final and all appliances and other electrical items are AS IS...meaning that it is a thrift store and we have no return/exchange policy. I hear them say that we sell junk on purpose and if it doesn't work they can't even get their money back...(my opinion is if you feel this way DON'T BUY ANYTHING) So anyway guy who is apart of the cicle comes up and claims the lid on this crock pot didn't fit well it had been tested so I knew it worked and I adjust the lid and it did infact fit...The price is $5.00..

Me: Sweet clerk
sc: Ignorant bastard

Sc: The lid doesn't fit

Me: (adjust the lid it fits)

Sc: I will give you $2.00 because the lid doesn't fit

Me: 3.00 (the lid does fit)

SC: $2.50

Me: laughing and suggest 2.75 and that is the offer

SC: (storms out) loudly proclaiming) You are a digrace to the Salvation Army colors

Me; slightly stunned but unmoved but his words and continue my duties

Sc: (two minutes or so later) comes back in buys the damn thing has me bag it and then decides he wants to test it himself.

Me: Okay but you have already bought itso it is yours no cash back

Sc: OH NO NO NO I haven't left (funny just awhile ago ya stormed out calling me a disgrace) This cord doesn't fit so it doesn't even work (The cord does fit and it does work)

Me: Look you can exchange it IF IT DOESN"T work but you have to before you leave (still being polite tone never changes)

SC : oh okay can you bag this again

What did I do in a past life to deserve this????

Me: (annoyed)

[CanadaGirl]

Who argues over a $5 crock pot? Craaaaazies

If they don't want it, I'll have it!

[Becks]

People think thrift stores are out to rip them off, because as we all know, it's all 100% profit. Why? Because they don't pay to get the items they're selling in the first place.

I hated some of the customers at Goodwill.

[Seanette]

Of course! Don't you KNOW that all the "employees" are unpaid volunteers, that utility companies are donating electricity, etc., that the store is exempt from rent/property costs (payments, taxes, etc.), and that all fixtures, store supplies, etc., were all donated freebies?

Where HAVE you been? That SC-unfriendly place called "reality" or something?

[LdyJedi]

I buy a lot of costume bits and camp clothes at the Goodwill/Salvation Army type stores (I can't see spending real money for jeans to muck out stables in :-) ). It's never, ever even crossed my mind to try to haggle the price!

[Slave to the Phone]

I buy a lot of costume bits and camp clothes at the Goodwill/Salvation Army type stores (I can't see spending real money for jeans to muck out stables in :-) ). It's never, ever even crossed my mind to try to haggle the price!

I'm with you on this. Thrift stores already have dirt cheap prices and usually the profits go to good causes. Not long ago, I bought a beautiful lamp that had a spotless cream colored shade for 5 bucks. After I paid for it, I asked to borrow a light bulb and plug it in to see if it worked. I saw the clerk cringe and didn't know why because it has never entered my mind to abuse a thrift store clerk just to save 50 cents.

As it turned out, the lamp didn't work. I still didn't think to haggle over it, I just returned the light bulb and said thanks for the loan, took my lamp and left. On my way home, I stopped at Ace and bought new guts and how have a beautiful, working, $20 table lamp that would have cost at least a hundred bucks if I had bought it new.

[georgiab]

See I to have NEVER thought to haggle because the prices are always reasonable and I know that it goes to a good cause. I worked at goodwill and we basically had a firm policy about our prices but where I work at now is not the case. I love helping people find those treasures and really enjoy my job. So when someone acts like a complete ass I wonder why I even bother......

[chainedbarista]

five dollars, and this ass haggles; hell, it has no issues, the price stands-buy it or don't, but don't act like an ass, create 'problems' for it then try to use it as a bargaining tool. it's not a garage sale or a swap meet, it's salvation army or goodwill, dumbass.

i hate cheap bastards like that.

[CrazedClerk]

I don't work at a thrift shop, but I did have some want a refund on an item once.

The cost of the item? Free.

Yes this person wanted me to give her the CASH VALUE of some promotional trinket we gave to everyone who bought a particular game. I think I lost 1/3 of my brain cells in trying to explain to this woman that she could not get CASH for a FREE item.

[Seanette]

I don't work at a thrift shop, but I did have some want a refund on an item once.

The cost of the item? Free.

Yes this person wanted me to give her the CASH VALUE of some promotional trinket we gave to everyone who bought a particular game. I think I lost 1/3 of my brain cells in trying to explain to this woman that she could not get CASH for a FREE item.

I think a bunch of mine committed suicide in sympathy for yours.

[powerboy]

My dad works for Salvation Army, here in Northern Ca. Today, I had some guy try to haggle a DVD, that we are selling. it was $25.00 and he wanted it for $5(brand new, unopened). The sad thing was, that the owner of my store, was actully going to let him do it. Then he crys, when we are not making any money. For the record, The owner was only joking, and would accept $5.00 dollars off it.

[Slave to the Phone]

Yes this person wanted me to give her the CASH VALUE of some promotional trinket we gave to everyone who bought a particular game. I think I lost 1/3 of my brain cells in trying to explain to this woman that she could not get CASH for a FREE item.

Oh, the pain!

This probably isn't the best place to post this, but to all thrift store employees: Could you look at your stock and see if you have any warm winter jackets, size 4X and 5X? Our homeless shelter is in desperate need and we would be willing to pay reasonable shipping and handling, plus the cost of the jacket/s to aquire them. PM me and I'll send a check or checks out ASAP.

[JustaCashier]

What did I do in a past life to deserve this????

Maybe you were a Sucky Customer!

Maybe we ALL were!

Mike