What was it with people and frickin' shower caps tonight??

[Despina83]

So I don't know what the hell was with people shower caps tonight. A few minutes after I showed one guy where they are, an older couple approach them and tore open the packages and left the shower caps lying all over the floor. They start to walk away and the lady goes, "You know, I don't want this one either" and tosses it onto the basedeck. I was seriously pissed. Since they destroyed the package, the caps have to go to salvage. And you just know they probably gripe about the youth of today being so lazy and thoughtless. A few minutes LATER a woman asks me where the shower caps are. I said "I don't know if there are any more after someone tore the packages all apart." I directed her to the remaining packages and SHE ended up leaving three of them lying on the basedeck. A couple hours later I walk past the shampoo aisle and I see three shower caps (sans packging) just lying on the floor in the middle of the aisle. W...T...F. But seriously, I wish people would start hanging things back up after they're done looking at them, as opoosed to just leaving them lying. And also it'd be nice if they'd stop tearing things open to examine them. Very aggravating.

[Marmalady]

I share your frustration.....

We put signs and stickers (yes, yes, I know, a forlorn hope) all over the linens department asking that customers don't remover the packaging, that if they want to examine something to ask a member of staff and we will open it for them. Of course, the customers don't see / totally ignore this, and we constantly find linens with the packaging either ripped beyond repair, or vanished forever.

Seriously though - there's a tablecloth, in a cellophane packet so you can see what colour it is, the shape, size and fabric are printed in nice big letters on the outside. There's even a pretty picture to show what it looks like on the table. What more do these people think they're going to find out from opening the pack? The secret to life, the universe and everything?

[Daemonmonkey]

Sometimes you wish that the packaging had an alarm system that when teared open the whole store (or at least the aisle) starts to blink and scream...

(some flashing hands pointing down at them with the words "We have a WINNER!!!" in them would be nice hehe)

<dreaming>

[Despina83]

One time I came back from my lunch to find at least ten different hairdryer boxes opened, with the contents all pulled out, examined, and either stuffed back in the box in such a way that the box won't close, or the contents just left lying strewn on the shelf, some even on the floor. Goddamn that burned me up. Then I finally get everything boxed up again and find another attatchment left lying on the shelf, and couldn't tell which box it came out of. What the hell is in the box that you need to see??

[Teskeria]

Sometimes you wish that the packaging had an alarm system that when teared open the whole store (or at least the aisle) starts to blink and scream...

(some flashing hands pointing down at them with the words "We have a LOSER!!!" in them would be nice hehe)

<dreaming>

fixed that word there

[ArcticChicken]

The secret to life, the universe and everything?

It's 42. Just so you know.

[mattm04]

Sometimes you wish that the packaging had an alarm system that when teared open the whole store (or at least the aisle) starts to blink and scream...

(some flashing hands pointing down at them with the words "We have a WINNER!!!" in them would be nice hehe)

<dreaming>

And people wonder why so many products are in those heat-sealed plastic shells.

[IvorTangrean]

And people wonder why so many products are in those heat-sealed plastic shells.

My store also sells knives ...

[Marmalady]

It's 42. Just so you know.

I did know... See you at Milliways!

[Seshat]

What the hell is in the box that you need to see??

Occasionally I'll get a staffer to open a box for me - usually so I can make sure everything's in it.

The difference between me and an SC, though, is that that's the box I'll buy. (After all, I've just confirmed that THIS one has all the parts!)

[Gizmo]

I did know... See you at Milliways!

I feel like I have done six impossible things this morning already... so yeah, does anyone fancy a late breakfast?

[wolfie]

Seriously though - there's a tablecloth, in a cellophane packet so you can see what colour it is, the shape, size and fabric are printed in nice big letters on the outside. There's even a pretty picture to show what it looks like on the table. What more do these people think they're going to find out from opening the pack? The secret to life, the universe and everything?

If there's any justice in the world, they'd find a grenade with the pin pulled, so only the pressure of the package on the tablecloth was holding the "spoon" down. Pull the tablecloth out of the package, pressure released, "spoon" flies up, and 3 seconds later SC is explaining their actions to the highest authority (and when Saint Peter tells someone to go to hell, that's exactly where they wind up).

[Marmalady]

If there's any justice in the world, they'd find a grenade with the pin pulled, so only the pressure of the package on the tablecloth was holding the "spoon" down.

Stop it, it's turning me on!

[Food Lady]

Haha Marmalady!