"What's That Smell?!!!"

[smfrazier]

After reading the stories here I had been wishing something would happen to me that I could post on this forum. You know what they say "Be careful what you wish for".

As I was walking around the store I noticed this horrible smell. Everybody kept asking "What's that smell?" Nobody knew where it was coming from. Somebody said it smelled like someone peed on the floor. The odor was everywhere. We finally found the source at a display of soup by the registers. It turns out that some kids had sprayed "Deer Urine"(used by hunters to attract deer) all over the display. We first tried removing the the top two layers, but it had soaked all the through. They finally had to take the whole pallet off the floor(it was totally ruined) and take it to the back room. I feel sorry for the people who had to work back there the rest of the night. We tried spraying air freshener all around but there was still a trace of the odor all over the store. I don't know how much money we lost because of this. By then it was time for me to leave but I could still smell it as I walked out the door. I'm off for the next two days but hopefully the smell will be gone when I come back.

Why do people do things like that?

[LillFilly]

Oh my gosh! I'm amazed the jerks where I work haven't thought of that yet; that's horrible. Any cameras that would help you track who did it?

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Why do people do things like that?

Same logic used by bullies everywhere: Because they can.

Doesn't make it any less sucky - actually it makes it more sucky in my book. There are no such things now as common courtesy, respect or the simple fact that if it's not yours, leave it the FUCK alone.

Too bad you couldn't catch the culprit. I wonder how he got that deer urine stuff all over the soup without getting some of that on him as well.

Besides, are you even sure it was a kid who did this? You'd be surprised what stupid stuff "adults" can do as well when they are out in public. . .

[Draper Mel]

Reminds me of the shrimp incident back when I worked at the grocery store. I had to do an overnight shift once a month when I was in the pricing department. We all traded off Sunday nights to change the sales over.

One of the night stockers found a bag of shrimp that somebody shoved behind stuff on a shelf halfway across the store from the seafood department. It must have been there a couple days because the smell when it broke open was unreal. The night crew manager had a can of air freshener in each hand going up and down that aisle.

[Dreamstalker]

At my store, I don't work returns/damages every day. That can run into problems if there is produce or meat buried in the damage cart.

A few weeks ago, I found some produce in the cart that had clearly been there (in the heated office hallway) for quite some time. I never realized how horrible that bagged premade coleslaw can smell...came very close to right in the hall and I swear the smell stayed on my clothes.

[Tama]

I remember when I hoped for a story that I could post here....

Don't do that, you'll regret it!

I ended up with assholes paying for $100 gadget (I think it was a DVD player) with penny rolls.

[stitchwitch]

You said the "stuff" was sprayed on some soup, how did it soak through the cans? Or was it the add water stuff like ramen?

[smfrazier]

You said the "stuff" was sprayed on some soup, how did it soak through the cans? Or was it the add water stuff like ramen?

It didn't soak through the cans just on the outside. But there was no way to get rid of the smell, so they couldn't be sold.

[CaptMalcolm]

I've dealt with that stuff before (why, oh why, do they package that nasty stuff in glass bottles?)....

Worst smell ever from my days at the Mall of Wart, though, was the day that someone "discovered" a skunk wandering around the fabrics department (all the way at the back of the store)..... Unfortunately, they startled it trying to shoo it towards an exit and the poor critter did what polecats do.....

We all got three hours in the parking lot while the store was cleaned up.....

[stitchwitch]

It didn't soak through the cans just on the outside. But there was no way to get rid of the smell, so they couldn't be sold.

Oh, that makes sence.

[Eevie]

Are there not cameras you can look at to find them? That's disgusting!

[dalesys]

... was the day that someone "discovered" a skunk wandering around the fabrics department (all the way at the back of the store)..... Unfortunately, they startled it trying to shoo it towards an exit and the poor critter did what polecats do...

CaptMalcolm, you've discovered the next fad extreme sport: "Skunk Hockey".

Can you slide the mechaskunk into the opposing team huddle with enough finesse that it doesn't explode while you're near it? While irritating it enough that it will go off at the next touch?...

[Seraph]

I guess that when you notice that a display smells like pee....you know urine for it.

[Cat Herder]

I guess that when you notice that a display smells like pee....you know urine for it.

*rrrrrrrrrimshot*

Seraph, ladies and gentlemen! She'll be here all week!

[mharbourgirl]

Hmm, might be time to invest in the pee soup market - I smell a few bucks.