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    Today i had a custoemr approach the counter.

    Me: <greeting>
    SC: I have a order for <name>

    I check the made up order area, nothing. I check the order book, nothing. Crap.

    Me: Ma'am I do not have that order. Are you sure you ordered it here at <company, city>?
    SC: Yes. I'm sure.

    I double check. Nothing.

    Me: Ma'am when did you order it?
    SC: This wed.
    Me: do you know who you talked to?
    SC: No.
    Me: Around what time did you call?
    SC: seven PM.

    I call the MOD and explain the situation. In the middle of the call.

    SC: what is you number here?
    ME: 555-1234.
    SC: No that's not it.
    Me: *to MOD* I'll call you back.

    I talk to the SC after much (read: several minutes) discussion and of reading off phone numbers of all the store in the district i come up with the most stupidly amazing story. It seems they called <STORE 1> but they were out of an ingredient so they gave her the number to <STORE 2> which is my store. For some reason SC never order it at my store so SC called <STORE 3> or possibly <STORE 1 > again. For some reason the never ordered it at <STORE 3> and called <STORE 4>. Clerks at STORE 1 and 4 remember her calling asking questions and not placing a order. At this point SC ends up calling <STORE 1> on her cell and scream at the poor person who answered and slams the phone shut. As I am calling MOD a call comes in as a store transfer from <STORE 1>. it is the MOD their confused. I explain to <STORE 1> MOD. My MOD comes down.

    The MOD talks to the customer and has me call all 10 or so stores in the district looking for the order. Nothing. I even call some other stores not in our district by nearby. Nothing. MOD and SC wander off the the service desk. I call MOD and inform them of the results of my calls.

    A little while later the MOD calls. Remember when I mentioned the reading off numbers. Well the SC said that the 555-XXXX was familiar but not the other numbers. Also the SC mentioned some details about the area the store was in and it's design. It didn't match any of our stores. Intrigued the MOD goes online and finds the numbers of <competitor> with the 555 prefix and writes them down. The SC recognizes one of the numbers.

    The MOD goes in the office behind the service desk and calls <competitor> and explains the concept and the name and description of the order. The check and lo and behold they have it. The MOD tells the Sc that who doesn't believe us. The pull out their phone and call (the MOD of that store called our store later) <STORE 3> and yells at the poor person who answered. After calling them a liar and saying the have it they stomp out.

    Help Me!!!!!

    By the time I looked at the clock I realized i spent almost 20 minutes on this. No I have no clue how they did this either.

  • #2
    Er, what? Hang on, let me get a slide rule or something.

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    • #3
      At some point during the screaming, I hope MOD told the customer not to yell at the associates because it wasn't their fault. What an ass-waffle.
      A lion however, will only devour your corpse, whereas an SC is not sated until they have destroyed your soul. (Quote per infinitemonkies)

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      • #4
        Wow I never would have called around to find it for her.

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        • #5
          I would have suggested that woman get a notebook or dayplanner or personal assisstant or something to help keep her from wandering into traffic...

          And she's yelling at people because she's too stupid to remember where she freaking ordered from after calling a dozen places, and not ordering from the first half of those that could actually do what she wanted? What a complete bitch.

          ^-.-^
          Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden

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          • #6
            So what did she order? A cake or something cause I'm really curious and all that.

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            • #7
              Quoth Aethian View Post
              So what did she order? A cake or something cause I'm really curious and all that.
              It was a huge cake.

              And they did call to complain that we were rude and unhelpful in their ordeal and wanted a gift card to compensate. I hate people.
              Last edited by mattm04; 06-24-2009, 01:18 AM.

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              • #8
                When I was a cake decorator, that used to happen to me at least once a week. I'd be freaking out trying to find a cake order they never gave us. Sometimes, they'd suddenly find their receipt and its for a different store. Or they had said the wrong name of the kid on the cake.

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                • #9
                  How were you not helpful? She had the wrong establishment...you helped her find the right one, you could have just said that you don't have her cake and ended it right there. Insted you went the extra mile and yet you were unhelpful? ARG!

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                  • #10
                    Quoth mattm04 View Post
                    It was a huge cake.

                    And they did call to complain that we were rude and unhelpful in their ordeal and wanted a gift card to compensate. I hate people.
                    How the hell were you guys rude and unhelpful? I'd say you went above and beyond. Rude and unhelpful would be..."Nope, you didn't order here...Good...day"

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                    • #11
                      Quoth Andara Bledin View Post
                      I would have suggested that woman get a notebook or dayplanner or personal assisstant or something to help keep her from wandering into traffic...
                      Sounds like people who would call up "Daddy Jim's Pizza" and try to order the salads and pasta, asking why we "no longer carry" an item we have NEVER carried, ever... o_O;>
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                      • #12
                        The circling in this story has me dizzy and faint with confusion.
                        Tamezin

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                        • #13
                          Quoth mattm04 View Post
                          By the time I looked at the clock I realized i spent almost 20 minutes on this. No I have no clue how they did this either.
                          20 minutes? It sounds like it took HOURS. DEAR LORD! Why do SC's think we're LYING when we say we don't have it? REALLY? You're telling me I'd rather HIDE an item from you causing you to scream at me instead of just getting you what you want so we can both go on with our days?????????

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