His Majesty's Kitchen Table

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

(Thanks to Dave1982 for obvious inspiration.)

So yesterday I set up for the truck and got about a fifth of it done before the unload crew came in. When they did, I downloaded, pulled and filled autopull.

But I got a later start on that than I would've liked because my manager gave me this project to do. She had been on the phone with some guy who bought a kitchen table from us, and was complaining that the veneer was coming apart and it was a piece of shit, and he didn't ask us so much as tell us to open all the boxes of those tables we had in stock (we had 5 of them), inspect them to make sure they were in good shape, and then put aside the best one for him so he could pick it up when he came in to exchange his defective one.

It may surprise you to learn I didn't do that. I opened the first one, found it to be in perfectly fine shape, re-taped it up, and put his name on it. I'm not going to waste my time opening and re-sealing furniture boxes when that's going to cause other people who buy those items to turn their noses up at them because they've been opened, and thus are obviously defective.

[friendofjimmyk]

*gasp* You only opened ONE box after the entitled prick specifically instructed you to open ALL your boxes to make sure he received the one that was in the most prestine condition???!?!?!?!? How dare you!

You should've figured out a way to shine the table he was getting with your butt!

[Dave1982]

(Thanks to Dave1982 for obvious inspiration.)

Right on, man!

At least when the local lord came in for that stupid stacking chair, they weren't in boxes, so it was relatively easy to find one that suited him.

Let me guess.....the table in question was one of the cheapest, crappiest you sell?

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Actually, it was a pretty expensive one that sells for about $300 regular price.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

So yesterday, after I got off work. His Royal Highness returned to pick up his kitchen table selected Just For Him.

REEEEEEEEEEEE-JECTED! It was sitting in the backroom in the defectives area. The tag on it said it was defective because it was "scratched" and had "chips" in the veneer on the table top.

When His Royal Highness returned it, He apparently also told the service desk person that whoever picked it out for his doesn't care that He chose to spend his hard-earned money here, and that person must not care about their customers, which you of course cannot do In This Economy, and that person should be fired because he's costing the company too much money. Of course that would be me.

I say if he's going to be such a cockbag, he can go to WG&R (full-service furniture store) and pay three times as much if he's going to be so damn picky. I mean, I checked the top and the legs real good and didn't notice any chips or scratches.

People these days want Wal-Mart prices and Ethan Allen quality. Sorry, not happening.

[Jester]

I checked the top and the legs real good and didn't notice any chips or scratches.

My guess is that there weren't any. The dude, as you so eloquently put it, was a cockbag.

[PepperElf]

so wait... he wants the best
and all the other customers can get the crap

entitlement whore!

[jjllbb]

I'm not going to waste my time opening and re-sealing furniture boxes when that's going to cause other people who buy those items to turn their noses up at them because they've been opened, and thus are obviously defective.

It's always the same people who just tear a box to shreds on the sales floor who DEMAND a discount on an item that's been previously opened by someone.

I HATE that!!!

[Jester]

so wait... he wants the best
and all the other customers can get the crap

entitlement whore!

Hold on. I have no problem with someone who wants the best. When I buy something, I definitely want the best whatever possible. It's normal, and perfectly acceptable.

What is NOT acceptable is being a total cockbag about it. Or imagining damage that isn't there.

[Ironclad Alibi]

So yesterday, after I got off work. His Royal Highness returned to pick up his kitchen table selected Just For Him.

REEEEEEEEEEEE-JECTED! It was sitting in the backroom in the defectives area. The tag on it said it was defective because it was "scratched" and had "chips" in the veneer on the table top.

He should have been made to inspect it before he took it out of the store. I suspect his highness mishandled the table and is responsible for the scratches and chips.