I Am Evil and I Starve Babies

[TelephoneAngel]

Quite often when I tell a customer I cannot process his cash authorisation right now, and he will have to pick it up the next morning or even *horrors* in two hours time, I get this response -

"I hope you are happy my baby will starve to death now"

Once someone said to me, variation on the theme, "my cat will starve to death"

How Evil I am.

[BookstoreEscapee]

But...think of the children!!

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

See at that point I'd almost be tempted to call CPS or someone and report a neglected child or something. But I do know with current economic conditions people are hurting.

[TelephoneAngel]

If you only knew how many times I have tempted to do just that.

I have actually once in the beginning pushed the point

"You are telling me that you have starved your own baby in the past week to the point that if I don't make a payment immediately the child will die? Then I suggest you go straight to the hospital and I will cancel the transaction, I will put a note here to say that you will call back when the child is out of danger"

I then hung up and did just that, and cancelled the transaction.

but as I cannot reaccess an account without the customer on the phone, I don't know what the outcome of that was however, they definately did not make any complaint about me.But it isn't something I would push too often, it just annoys me and anyway it happens too often.

[I don't work here]

Oh well. I'm over it lol.
Let's all chime in
"failure to plan on your part does not mean an emergency for me"
Or however it goes

[Nyx]

Those two people should get together. Then at least one of their problems would be solved.

[BlaqueKatt]

only time I ever used the "baby card" was valid-no water in the house for 3 days-and I used cloth diapers(even 5 minutes in a disposable and my son got a horrible rash anywhere the thing touched his skin) and was down to my last dozen(I had 6 dozen)-I demanded they fix my water as I had already been waiting 3 days. It was actually fixed within 2 hours of that phone call.....

[depechemodefan]

only time I ever used the "baby card" was valid-no water in the house for 3 days-and I used cloth diapers(even 5 minutes in a disposable and my son got a horrible rash anywhere the thing touched his skin) and was down to my last dozen(I had 6 dozen)-I demanded they fix my water as I had already been waiting 3 days. It was actually fixed within 2 hours of that phone call.....

I would say why not got to the washateria, except I remember when I was in Colombia in 1990 I found out there were no washaterias. You either had a washing machine, which maybe 5% of people have, or you hand washed/had a washer woman wash your laundry. This would involve being in the courtyard, using the stone washing basin, and at times wapping the clothes on teh courtyard stone pavement. There was no running hot water (which sucked in Bogota). And if you had no indoor plumbing, you had to go to the river.

Now, there are still no washaterias, but you can rent a washing machine. The owner will tie the washing machine to his bicycle and he will peddle to your home. But more people own machines. It's just my relatives won't let me use theirs.

[simplyanother]

I've learned a new word! Washateria. Sounds nicer than laundry mat/laundromat.

You do have to wonder about folks who claim shit like "my baby will STARVE", if they don't get something that instant.

Thankfully, we don't see any food at Glitter Hell, just overpriced candy.