You need to tell a Manager!

[plantlvr]

So Iask this couple if they needed help, they were looking at the shovels, rakes, etc. They said no thank you, so I continued on the computer right next to them. All of a sudden the sc (female) starts to get pissed off because the 'Hoes aren't sharp'! 'You need to tell a Manager, this is ridicules, how can I use these in my yard, blah, blah, blah.
I was as pleasant as I could be and explained that they don't ship them sharpened as it would be too dangerous.
She was having none of it, it was all about her and I needed to tell a Manager!
God I wish it would have been sharp...

[Duncan MacLeod]

So Iask this couple if they needed help, they were looking at the shovels, rakes, etc. They said no thank you, so I continued on the computer right next to them. All of a sudden the sc (female) starts to get pissed off because the 'Hoes aren't sharp'! 'You need to tell a Manager, this is ridicules, how can I use these in my yard, blah, blah, blah.
I was as pleasant as I could be and explained that they don't ship them sharpened as it would be too dangerous.
She was having none of it, it was all about her and I needed to tell a Manager!
God I wish it would have been sharp...

I can think of one "ho" that had a pretty "sharp" tongue.

[Moirae]

.... a hoe needs to be sharp? You're digging in the dirt, not performing surgery. lol

[Salted Grump]

Needs to be sharp enough to cut through moderately thin roots; I've had hoes bounce off of grass roots, so I took a metal rasp to them, gave it an edge, and just went back to edging the garden.

Just make sure you're A: wearing steel-toes, and B: stepped back from your working area when the blade is sharp, though even a dull one can break the skin easily due to impact forces if you screw up.

[lineswine]

Merry Christmas! Hoe, hoe, hoe! </Santa>
Seriously though, she needs to:-
1) Listen to what the nice salesperson tells them &
2) STFU & pay, already!

[chainedbarista]

wow, that's like complaining that she can't touch a chainsaw blade to test its sharpness. total brain scientist there.

[LillFilly]

Ahhh, I'm betting she was running her hand along the blade edges to test them GOOD thing they weren't sharpened. Wonder how she buys kitchen knives...

Was told of a guy who did that in a sword shop at a Ren Faire; bleed all over the sword and scabbard, refused to buy it, was forced to buy it and then was escorted from the Faire

[MoonCat]

If it HAD been sharp and she cut herself, she'd be screaming about they shouldn't be sharp and she's going to sue the store. Can't win.

[hinakiba777]

I would hate being a manager. SC complaining about things the sales rep should have been able to answer, only to find out that the sales rep already told them everything.

[Captain Trips]

Was told of a guy who did that in a sword shop at a Ren Faire; bleed all over the sword and scabbard, refused to buy it, was forced to buy it and then was escorted from the Faire

More than once did a tale like this happen. I have heard of a patron going, "is this sharp?" as they ran their thumb along the blade. (Along - NOT across.) Fortunately, I also heard they were able to sew the thumb back on afterwards.

This is why we peace-tie our swords onto our belts. It's not to keep us from drawing them, but some drunken fool who would walk up to us, say, "is that real?" pull it from our scabbard, and cause someone (usually themselves) great harm. OF COURSE IT'S FUCKING REAL, otherwise, what's the point (pun intended) of having one?

(We now return you to our regularly scheduled thread.)

[infinitemonkies]

More than once did a tale like this happen. I have heard of a patron going, "is this sharp?" as they ran their thumb along the blade. (Along - NOT across.) Fortunately, I also heard they were able to sew the thumb back on afterwards.

Guy comes into the restaurant I was working at for an interview. He's about 20 or so. As the manager is taking him through the kitchen on the way to the office, prospective SCW looks at the deep-fryer and says "Hey! Is this oil?"

...And proceeds to stick his entire hand into the 450 degree oil before anyone would have been able to stop him, even if it had occured to us that someone could be so stupid.

[slavetotheman]

Guy comes into the restaurant I was working at for an interview. He's about 20 or so. As the manager is taking him through the kitchen on the way to the office, prospective SCW looks at the deep-fryer and says "Hey! Is this oil?"

...And proceeds to stick his entire hand into the 450 degree oil before anyone would have been able to stop him, even if it had occured to us that someone could be so stupid.

omfg... Just reading that gave me chills -- I can't decide if it's the mental image of the aftermath, or the new nadir of stupidity that's been described. Did you ever get an explanation of what he was thinking? Did he wind up suing over it?

[Moirae]

Guy comes into the restaurant I was working at for an interview. He's about 20 or so. As the manager is taking him through the kitchen on the way to the office, prospective SCW looks at the deep-fryer and says "Hey! Is this oil?"

...And proceeds to stick his entire hand into the 450 degree oil before anyone would have been able to stop him, even if it had occured to us that someone could be so stupid.

*slow blink*

ummmm.... I actually had to read that three times to make sure I understood what it said.

There just aren't even words for this kind of stupidity.

[vloglady]

OP, are the hoes not sharp when they come, but then are sharpened at the store? Before purchase? I never thought of this. when do they get sharpened?

[Ironclad Alibi]

OP, are the hoes not sharp when they come, but then are sharpened at the store? Before purchase? I never thought of this. when do they get sharpened?

My hoes have never been sharpened. I never ocurred to me that I should sharpen them. Oh well, something else to do when I get around to it.