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  • New Olympic Sport: Entrance Barricade Obfuscation.

    I'm not sure what peoples' deepest, darkest desires drove them here for, but they were out for blood this morning.

    Two staff and two managers get there half an hour early for store preparation. We put out the furniture that is kept inside overnight so nobody steals them, unlock the carts, prepare our workstations, etc. While we do this, we usually get one or two people asking "Are you open yet?" and we reply with the time we open, and they drive off.



    But not today.



    Today, there was just one person after another after another trying to not only knock feverishly on the door to see why the doors are locked, (Come on the hours are posted literally in front of your nose!!) but trying to actually open the doors. We kept having to shoo the people outside. But of course, those are just the people who tried to go in by the exit door, which also has hours posted on them. The entrance doors are an entirely different story, as those are the ones we use to shuttle the furniture outside. We can't lock those.

    We found one person actually wandering around the middle of the floor looking at everything. One guy surprised the hell out of me as I was putting paper towels back into the bathroom, and I swear my elbow made a huge dent in the stall wall near me out of the shock of it, as I urged him out of the store before they call the cops for trespassing.


    So the other coworker and I got fed up with it, because it was just us two, and we still had 20 minutes left of this ... this siege. So we take up a few things and barricade the doors with them. It's very clearly noticeable even from outside of the building that there are things blocking the entrance. Things like basket holders and shopping carts and displace cases turned around to face inside the store, not the horrid wilting moaning masses.

    But no. Our doors open toward the outside, not toward the inside where the barricade is. So very quickly, we see a small trickle of humans picking their way past the barricades to get in. Nobody even comments on the fact that there is a barricade there. They just pick their way past it, even picking up a basket from the barricade, (LOL!!) and march right on in despite our shoutings.


    *sigh*


    Sometimes I think it'll take turning off the lights to the store to make them stop.

    But would you believe it didn't? We tried that several times. It only inconvenienced us because we couldn't see in the building. Customers still walked up, tried the door, banged on it, and shouted in the direction of nobody in particular (Coworker and I were well off to the side, and weren't noticed.) and continued their incessant bangings before giving up and going home to eat their young.

    I remember the time the store was on fire and people still tried to come in to shop. I truly, honestly wish that I was kidding. It would provide such an astonishing relief off the weight on my soul, but I can't. I can't say that people didn't try to walk into a burning building to shop.




    Please excuse me if I begin to weep.
    Last edited by ShadowTiger; 07-12-2010, 04:37 AM.
    SC: "Are you new or something?"
    Me: "Yes. Your planet is very backwards I hope you realize."

  • #2
    I can relate. We had a minor fire on one of the refrigerate cases once. Two fire trucks (1 engine and 1 ladder), 1 police car, and fire Dept SUV parked in front, lights flashing and SC' still tried to walk in.

    No, "FIRE LINE - DO NOT CROSS" tape strung up does not prevent SCs from walking under. The FF's on scene had a police officer who was ready and willing to to yell at them and give them shiny bracelets if needed should they try to enter. All for groceries.

    Yes, we also had to have employees stationed in the area where the fire was once we reopen a hour or so later. Again the "FIRE LINE - DO NOT CROSS tape near the brunt case was not enough to keep people away.

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    • #3
      when i was a manager i used to get it all the time.*rattle rattle*are you open?yes were always open when the lights are off,the doors are locked AND THERES A BIG SIGN IN THE WINDOW THAT SAYS CLOSED.

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      • #4
        I work on the phone but they still do it to us. My favorite was the one who left a message on a Friday night (we're closed on Saturdays and Sundays)...."I'm sure there is someone still there and I expect a call back TONIGHT!" What is it about the word "closed" that makes people's brains explode?
        When you start at zero, everything's progress.

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        • #5
          Quoth ShadowTiger View Post
          ... Nobody even comments on the fact that there is a barricade there. They just pick their way past it, even picking up a basket from the barricade, (LOL!!) and march right on in despite our shoutings.
          And yet, if anything had been even slightly in the way of the doors during normal business hours it's a certainty that someone would have bitched about nearly -- or actually -- tripping over it.

          *sigh* indeed.
          Sorry, my cow died so I don't need your bull

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          • #6
            Maybe making a sign saying any customers inside the store outside the hours of operation will have the police called on them and they will be arrested for trespassing.. oh wait.. customer's don't see the word FREE.

            Maybe..

            FREE HANDCUFFS!!
            For those who come in while we are closed
            FREE HANDCUFFS!!

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            • #7
              I agree with a zero tolerance on the trespassing, especially say if it's the same people all the time. You're closed, they have no right to be there, it's for your own safety.
              "If anyone wants this old box containing the broken bits of my former faith in humanity, I'll take your best offer now. You may be able to salvage a few of em' for parts..... " - Quote by Argabarga

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              • #8
                Why do I imagine this thread being similar to zombie movies? We may already have ourselves a zombie apocolypse. Look at the similarites. Both SC's and zombies lack brains. They both have ways of adding to their number. They both state what they want using one-word requests. Ever play Dead Rising? Those aren't zombies in the mall. Those are just ordinary SC's but you really can't tell them apart based on behavior.
                Last edited by Mr Hero; 07-12-2010, 11:47 PM.
                To right the countless wrongs of our days... We shine this light of true redemption, that this place may become as paradise...Oh, what a wonderful world such would be...

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                • #9
                  Quoth Mr Hero View Post
                  Why do I imagine this thread being similar to zombie movies? We may already have ourselves a zombie apocolypse. Look at the similarites. Both SC's and zombies lack brains. They both have ways of adding to their number. They both state what they want using one-word requests.
                  HOLY FISH ON A STICK You're right! They ARE. O_O' That's the scariest thing... ...

                  I can never think of a customer in the same way again. Argh.


                  Maybe making a sign saying any customers inside the store outside the hours of operation will have the police called on them and they will be arrested for trespassing.. oh wait.. customer's don't see the word FREE.

                  Maybe..

                  FREE HANDCUFFS!!
                  For those who come in while we are closed
                  FREE HANDCUFFS!!
                  Oh.. .. .. oh dear. This presents the following imagery:

                  Customer walks up to me, "Handcuffs?"
                  'scuse me?
                  "I want those free handcuffs."
                  what free handcuffs?
                  "The ones you advertised on the door."
                  the .. .. oh no .. .. nooo, you didn't. Did you? Yeah, you did. Oh man. Did you read the whole sign?
                  "Yeah, it said "FREE HANDCUFFS."
                  No that's just one line of the sign. The sign said more.
                  "I don't care. Gimme free handcuffs."
                  Okay. Come back tomorrow at 6:30 AM and when you can make it into the store, you'll get your free handcuffs.
                  "Sweet deal. I'll be there."
                  Yuh.
                  SC: "Are you new or something?"
                  Me: "Yes. Your planet is very backwards I hope you realize."

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                  • #10
                    Damn you Mr Hero , broke rule#1


                    This sounds just like what I get when I have an elevator on service. Big sign "Elevator on service, please use other elevators", big desk or piece of equipment left at entrance of elevator to drive the point home.... all ignored
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                    • #11
                      The strangest thought suddenly occurs to me.

                      Would customers still try to enter an area they shouldn't, if there was clearly a ferocious wild animal on the other side of the door?

                      Or would they want to buy that too?
                      SC: "Are you new or something?"
                      Me: "Yes. Your planet is very backwards I hope you realize."

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                      • #12
                        Yes, but they would want a discount because all you have left are tigers when they wanted a lion.
                        To right the countless wrongs of our days... We shine this light of true redemption, that this place may become as paradise...Oh, what a wonderful world such would be...

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                        • #13
                          And they didn't want the display model.
                          SC: "Are you new or something?"
                          Me: "Yes. Your planet is very backwards I hope you realize."

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                          • #14
                            I'm surprised none of these morons got hurt crossing the barricade, as they would surely have screamed their intent to SUE YOU for leaving alll that stuff IN THE WAY for no good reason! That, or for injuries sustained when they tried to get past the kitty...
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                            • #15
                              Me too. Store wasn't open yet, so they weren't allowed in yet.

                              Then again, I do remember the tale of the burglar who broke into someone's home, slipped on a puddle, sued, and won. That's such a horrifying tale.
                              SC: "Are you new or something?"
                              Me: "Yes. Your planet is very backwards I hope you realize."

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