Stupid people shouldn't use the phone

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

All of the phone/counter staff is paid under the table, so it's take what they pay or move along. And they go through counter-staff like water because the pay doesnt equal the stress. I'm normally on delivery so the tips more than make up for it, but being sans-automobile for a bit, Im stuck on phones for the time being.

That sounds a bit shady to me.

[Fudgethatkay]

I'm kind of with you on the .08 tip bit.

The food at my place isn't expensive, but it isn't cheap.

If you order 80 dollars of food...and don't leave a tip, I feel grumpy. Maybe I shouldn't, but man, we hustled for you to get it ready on time, even if that means we have to set back for our customers who are IN the store.

(One guy ordered 21 burritos to go....no tip. 250 worth of food...with meals, drinks, burritos, nachos...etc. And he complained we had a spot on our receipts that gave the option of giving tips....)


Sorry, didn't mean to hijack or sound whiny.

[Merriweather]

(One guy ordered 21 burritos to go....no tip. 250 worth of food...with meals, drinks, burritos, nachos...etc. And he complained we had a spot on our receipts that gave the option of giving tips....)


Sorry, didn't mean to hijack or sound whiny.

OK, that one goes way beyond anything I've heard of, geez. Deciding that you don't want to tip is one thing, no law says you have to, but complaining because other people are allowed to tip? That's just unbelievable (well, at least I wish it was, I do believe you ).

[Fudgethatkay]

OK, that one goes way beyond anything I've heard of, geez. Deciding that you don't want to tip is one thing, no law says you have to, but complaining because other people are allowed to tip? That's just unbelievable (well, at least I wish it was, I do believe you ).

We're apparently "expecting too much"

[malmalthekiller]

If allowed by the boss, I'd handle one of these the same way I handle ALL such calls: Namely, *click*. ^_^ If they can't be bothered to be ready for the call, why should you waste your time waiting for them? Ditto if you pick up and they immediately ask you to Hold.

I'm allowed to do that at my job. I can't tell you how many times I've answered the phone, only to be interrupted by someone saying "Oh, would you mind holding on a minute?" And then they disappear. GAH

[wolfie]

my night job, answering phones at local pizza joint...
And tonight, all the morons called...
Without even quoting any of them, my #1 pet peeve, repeated may times tonight. Let me BEG of you: When you call to order take-out food, for the love of Bob, PLEASE peruse the menu BEFORE dialing the phone! Decide what you will be ordering, scream down the hall to Grandma and second-cousin Jimmy, ask what they would like to order BEFORE dialing the phone. And when I ask "Anything else?" that is not an invitation for you to go dig out our menu and "hmm, um..maybe a, no, how about...uh, no wait, fries? no, um...do you have....?"
Im not generally an impatient person. But there are 4 phone lines and only little ole me to answer them and keep it moving in a timely fashion. Placing an order should not take 9 minutes, should not involve your neighbors cat, I dont need your life story, dont wanna chat and giggle with you. Have a nice day.

I guess you'd LOVE it if I ordered a pizza from you. After hearing your greeting (so I know it's the pizza place), "I'd like a medium pepperoni and ham, cut into 6 slices, delivered to 123 Sesame Street. My phone number is (123)456-7890. How much will that be, including tax, and what is the expected delivery time?".

[TechieGirl87]

I had a couple people calling the electronics department at wal-mart asking for a laptop. When I ask them which kind, they either tell me to hold on, stand there and think about it, or just be a complete waste and say "I need a laptop." *facepalm*

ME: blah-blah-blah electronics. Can I help you?
SC: Yeah, uh, I'm calling about a laptop
ME: Alright. What kind of laptop are you looking for?
SC: Fifteen inches
ME: We have quite a few of them at that size. Is there a particular brand?
SC: Uh... hang on... <yells down the hall for someone> Something not crappy. Do you have a Compaq?
ME: *headbang* Yes, we sell those brands. What do you need the laptop for?
SC: Does it matter?
ME: For me to narrow down the search, yes it does
SC: Fine. I guess, I need it for games. My kid is into all those internet games.
ME: Well in that case I wouldn't go with that laptop and frankly, if that's the case, I'd go with a laptop with at least a 6 or a 8 RAM and anywhere from a 500GB harddrive to a 750 GB harddrive. While Intel IS a great processor, AMD is better for gamers. And it depends on how hard core we're talking about PC gaming
SC: He just does WoW
ME: In that case, I wouldn't spend the money on anything more than what I mentioned.
SC: So a Compaq would be good?
ME: Sure... if you feel like spending more money fixing it than you did buying it. I would look into a Toshiba or HP, honestly. The--
SC: You don't know what you're talking about. *click*

Several head bangs later....

[EricKei]

SC: Something not crappy. Do you have a Compaq?

Me: Make up your mind. You can only have one or the other.

[PepperElf]

Drives me nuts when they call to place an item on hold and when I ask for their card they say, "oh, let me go get it."

maybe it's me but... if i don't have my card on me i don't go in. well except for the time that i'd lost the card and wanted to pay for a new one.

although here, i kinda love what my library did - they issued cards along with keychain fobs. so if i have my keys i have my library card. yay

[dawnfire]

although here, i kinda love what my library did - they issued cards along with keychain fobs. so if i have my keys i have my library card. yay

that a great`idea I'd admit i barely need to pull out my library card now as the librarian knows me as i'm there every week. (It's a bookmobile so he knows all his regulars and where they visit. )

[PepperElf]

that a great`idea I'd admit i barely need to pull out my library card now as the librarian knows me as i'm there every week. (It's a bookmobile so he knows all his regulars and where they visit. )

ya i love it. now if only we had good books.

[dawnfire]

ya i love it. now if only we had good books.

the choice in books aint bad ( i should hope so as the library network covers about 50km with several bricks and mortar libraries) but I need to reserve them first.

[Andara Bledin]

What I want to know is, if someone calls a business and has to sit there waiting on hold for 10 minutes, why can't they use that time to decide what they want??

I end up behind these idiots at the local theater.

By the time I get to the counter, I know exactly what they want, and some of the people working it have let out audible and visible sighs of relief that they don't have to deal with another twit who was too busy texting while in line to actually consider what configuration of popcorn and drink they actually want.

^-.-^

[RootedPhoenix]

SC: Uh... hang on... <yells down the hall for someone> Something not crappy. Do you have a Compaq?

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Compaq + not crappy = does not compute (unless something changed while I wasn't watching, which is possible.)

SC: You don't know what you're talking about. *click*

But he called you...and needed your advice...but he..but he.. *brain go boom*

[fireheart]

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Compaq + not crappy = does not compute (unless something changed while I wasn't watching, which is possible.)

Admittedly my dad's computer (a compaq) works fairly well....he uses it for mainly music and lower-end type stuff.