Fixed income.

[Kiwi]

My number one pet peeve is people telling me something is "ridiculous" I hate that word with a passion because of retail. It is not ridiculous to have to wait in cue, the prices are not ridiculous, this is not ridiculous ARGH I hate that word... but not as much as I hate the sentance...

"But Im on a fixed income"

ARGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH holy !!!

You and everyone else lady!!!! My income doesnt magically go up every week, I have to live within a budget and so do you. The world doesnt owe you anything because your on disibility or your retired! You do not deserve a discount, if you desered one it would be for a different reason, I to am on a fixed income... I earn X dollars per week, you earn X dollars per week, how does being on assistance entitle you to a discount. My brother was on invalids assistance for 4 years and he never asked for a freaking discount!

Dont ask for a discount because your on a 'fixed income' thats like asking for a discount because you breath air or you have eyes in your head. "but im a redhead dont I get a discount?" NO YOU DONT!!!!

[bean]

I'd probably fall over laughing if someone pulled that line at my store.

Reason? I work in probably the most expensive grocery store in the entire metro area. I don't think we even accept food stamps (I may be wrong though).

[Enigma]

I completly understand.

I hate it when they call to complain, and pull the 'fixed income'. I just want to be like "if you can't bloody afford it, don't HAVE IT". Moreover, if your budget is so tight that when YOU miss paying a bill, you can't afford to even pay 5$ more on the next one, your in trouble!

I get alot of people who just don't pay there bill one month, call in angry that it rolled over on their next bill, then freak out because they can't afford to pay it.

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

I had someone come up to my store, wanted the most powerful computer we made, and when I gave him the final price he gave me the "But I'm on a fixed income" crap.

Well buddy, the price of the computer was posted on the base unit, you wanted all the upgrades, that's the fragging price. Deal with it, select a cheaper model, or go bug my competitor down the road.

M

[ahanix1989]

Oh my, someone tried arguing that with me yesterday, because hot wings are expensive.
1) You knew the price before ordering
2) You don't >need< hot wings. Two breasts would be cheaper, and give more meat.
3) I'm not the cashier I write the price on the container with a Sharpie, you take it up front
4) Shut up. I make minimum wage. THAT is a fixed income.

[greensinestro]

I never understood what this meant either. I normally make the same amount of money each week, and therefore I budget what I can and cannot afford. Aren't all of us on a fixed income?

Yet what I always found interesting is that whenever a customer tells you this, they expect a "You need to feel sorry for me" discount or something. I pay the same amount everyone else pays for that item, and if I cannot afford it based on my income, then I don't need it.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

You know, that's a very good point. I make a salary working a good job. That's a fixed income.

[skeptic53]

Slight threadjack:

"But I've got TWO KIDS!!" (or three, or four, or ...)

This bugs me just as much as the "fixed income" ploy. It's the whiny tone of voice and the implication that they are sooooo burdened by this horrible thing that mysteriously happened to them.

Um, hello, you chose to procreate. There are zillions of folks who would have loved to have had their own kids and didn't. Just like the OP says, you need to deal with it the way the rest of us deal with our circumstances, whatever they may be.

[greensinestro]

Slight threadjack:

"But I've got TWO KIDS!!" (or three, or four, or ...)

This bugs me just as much as the "fixed income" ploy. It's the whiny tone of voice and the implication that they are sooooo burdened by this horrible thing that mysteriously happened to them.

Um, hello, you chose to procreate. There are zillions of folks who would have loved to have had their own kids and didn't. Just like the OP says, you need to deal with it the way the rest of us deal with our circumstances, whatever they may be.

I have twins, and they are no burden to me at all. My so-called "fixed income" goes toward the things needed for them as well as the toys and other gifts they get from myself as well as their mother. I would never throw my kids in as a way of getting a break on something like a luxury item. As you said, there are people out there who never had kids because they couldn't and really wanted them, then there are the scumbags who pop out eight and nine children to get breaks on their taxes, let alone so they can mooch off the government instead of working.

[protege]

I hate that phrase too. Usually it means "I'm a cheap bastard who spent all my cash on porn and am now broke and trying to get every discount I think I deserve."

[AFpheonix]

I had a similar one the other day from a woman who's pissed enough that I hope she never comes back. She was carping that the cost for 80 sudafed (rx) was $11.99, and then after she bought it she was horrified to learn that it was a generic rather than brand, and then proceeded to go on and on about how she was on a limited income (I would dearly love to have an unlimited one) and that she probably wasn't even going to take these, blah blah blah blah....

I offered to call a manager back and refund her the money, but no, "she didn't want to inconvenience anyone". I guess she just wanted to give me stinky poop eye and complain endlessly.

[HawaiianShirts]

I'm sure most of these customers are just using it as an I-need-a-discount ploy. If you feel sorry for them, then you'll "help them out."

We are all on "fixed incomes" if you use the direct definition of the term. But I think what most of those people mean is that they are unable (or believe they are unable) to change their income. We can go get a better-paying job if we really try. Retired folks most likely can't get a job. People with disabilities may not be able to get the higher-paying jobs they would like.

At least, that is my hope. Knowing SCs, it's probably an empty hope.

[Rapscallion]

"I'm on a fixed income, which is why I'm trying to buy the most expensive thing you have."

Of course, if you point them towards something more economy-oriented, they get offended.

Rapscallion

[Silvercat]

My sister is on a 'fixed income' (disability) and she'd NEVER ask for a discount because of it. She does get special treatment at restaurants we go to a lot, but only because she's super nice and easy going. (if only they knew the truth )

[ginlyn32]

That cracks me because I am on a fixed income too....it just happens to be higher than most peoples.

But I wouldn't go into a store and complain and even when we were struggling to make it, I never said that.

There are programs that help people who need it, for utilites and whatever. There's also TANF and Food Stamps and WIC. Those are all government supported programs who help people who need it.

I have a friend who is currently making $1,000 a week. Should HE say he is on a "fixed income"? Most people wouldn't think so.

Basicly, the people who say that are those who want "Us" the CSR to feel bad because they can't manage their money.

Too bad!

ginlyn