So, I'm gonna be fired. :(

[PepperElf]

The Vinegar Boy thread was closed before I encountered it, so I couldn't comment on VB's "reasoning", but since it's being brought up again, here goes:

Due to not fitting the jurisdiction's definition for "beer", some beers (typically the stronger ones) are sold as "malt liquor". Being an alcoholic beverage, you need ID to show you're of a suitable age to buy them. VB is underage. He sees something labeled "malt vinegar", assumes it's equivalent to "malt liquor", but it's a product that doesn't require ID. He buys it and drinks it, finding out the hard way that "malt vinegar" is not the same thing as "malt liquor", and (naturally) blames the employee instead of himself.

You mean Ovaltine malt won't really get me drunk either?

Or beer nuts?

[rapana1]

Just read the Tale of Vinegar Boy and The Saga of Shit Weasel.
*shakes head*
There is no way of makin stuff like that up. I... I don't even.
I am glad that all worked out well for Jester, and that VB's stupidity led to someone incompetent being fired.

[Pagan]

they have video of her children unsupervised and unsafe and she's lucky they didn't call the authorities.

Ah, but they weren't unsupervised. She put 'em up to it!

Jeff told them the same thing I did in front of the mother and she didn't even look at him.

He says she has a full recording with sound of their entire cart ride beginning (her telling them to go ahead) to end (me calling Charlie) and that she's a fucking bitch and full of shit. He tells me that the security cameras show her recording them with her iPhone laughing and smiling but with no sound, he escorted me up to the office to see it and then he told me to calm down and said that he was going to defend me.

[Rapscallion]

Due to not fitting the jurisdiction's definition for "beer", some beers (typically the stronger ones) are sold as "malt liquor". Being an alcoholic beverage, you need ID to show you're of a suitable age to buy them. VB is underage. He sees something labeled "malt vinegar", assumes it's equivalent to "malt liquor", but it's a product that doesn't require ID. He buys it and drinks it, finding out the hard way that "malt vinegar" is not the same thing as "malt liquor", and (naturally) blames the employee instead of himself.

Does that work in Australia? That's where the VB tale took place.

Rapscallion

[fireheart]

Does that work in Australia? That's where the VB tale took place.

Rapscallion

Nope, down here, beer is beer. Doesn't matter how strong it is. Usually they're divided into light, medium and full strength beers. (full strength being 4% ABV or more.)

As far as "malt liquor" goes, there are a few imported "malt" drinks, most of which are varieties of scotch whisky. A quick search of Dan Murphy's (a "cheap" liquor store, that is the prices are cheap, not the alcohol ) reveals that there are maybe 2-3 drinks that aren't some form of scotch whisky, but contain malt. Of those, one is from New Zealand, the other two are German. They aren't sold in your average corner liquor shop and DEFINITELY not at your local petrol station/corner deli (think convenience store).

I should also add that the only alcoholic products you can buy without ID are:

-Methylated spirits.
-Vanilla extract/essence (there was a scare a few years back when a kid DID drink the stuff straight and died (he'd been sharing it with his friends). As a precaution, my company put ID checks on people buying the stuff, but they weren't enforced to the law)
-Mouthwash.
-Technically, even though it's not "alcohol" in the strictest sense, supermarkets around here sell the microbrew kits and the products you need to brew them with. (My dad, my uncle, his neighbour and some of their work buddies and other friends get together once a week and brew beer. My dad literally has 2 cupboards and a whole fridge FULL of beer that he's brewed with his mates. All of it has this weird code entailing what was brewed and when and in the manner of saving the environment, all the bottles that are used are recycled ones. Literally, once every week/fortnight, my dad will wash the bottles in hot water, dry them in the oven, then put them in a box ready for brewing. I don't think they've changed the bottles since. They're also the long-necked type, but the homebrew usually lasts about a week once it's been opened)

[Anakah]

Can you go straight to the COPS for that kind of harassment? Cuz the way she's going around the store and being crazy about calling and stuff is unacceptable! fuck your store and the reps those guys seem as though they are just trying not to care. You should not have to endure this kind of bullshit. Her coming in like that is BS.

You did NOTHING wrong and they're acting like you telling her about a safety issue was something horrible. No, you did the RIGHT thing and they are acting as though crazy bitch is holding all the cards!

Is there anybody HIGHER than the people in your store that you are dealing with? Cuz for them to say that they'd rather have YOU transferred then deal with a crazy bitch is messed up! They are causing a hostile work environment. Right?

[fireheart]

Can you go straight to the COPS for that kind of harassment? Cuz the way she's going around the store and being crazy about calling and stuff is unacceptable! fuck your store and the reps those guys seem as though they are just trying not to care. You should not have to endure this kind of bullshit. Her coming in like that is BS.

I second this. If you have her name and possibly a photo (if you can, get a screencap of the security footage?) then I'd suggest going to the police ASAP. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

You did NOTHING wrong and they're acting like you telling her about a safety issue was something horrible. No, you did the RIGHT thing and they are acting as though crazy bitch is holding all the cards!

In this case, I suspect that the staff believe that "customer is king."

Is there anybody HIGHER than the people in your store that you are dealing with? Cuz for them to say that they'd rather have YOU transferred then deal with a crazy bitch is messed up! They are causing a hostile work environment. Right?

I'd say so. Transferring someone doesn't make the problem go away.

My advice would be to go to the labor board as well with what has happened.

[Jester]

You mean Ovaltine malt won't really get me drunk either?

Or beer nuts?

Or ginger ale, or ginger beer, or root beer, or birch beer, or champagne vinegar, or sherry vinegar, or cider vinegar.

[Zellie Crescent]

We haven't seen or heard from her since the last time she asked about me, I'm taking that as a good sign.

[Pixilated]

That's great news. She probably decided to "show you" (as in, your store) and take her valuable business elsewhere, thus depriving your store of its cornerstone customer and ultimately causing its complete financial collapse.

[reimero]

That's great news. She probably decided to "show you" (as in, your store) and take her valuable business elsewhere, thus depriving your store of its cornerstone customer and ultimately causing its complete financial collapse.

But I'm sure she drives past frequently giving the biggest "there-I-showed-you" face she can possibly muster!

[An Haddock]

OP should show the video of the woman's special snowflake riding the cart to the local child services. She's encouraging self-destructive behavior in her son. Clearly he should be taken away and put with a loving family instead.

[Alpha Strike]

Someone else posted the link, but in case anyone missed it, here is The Saga of Shit Weasel, along with the followup update.

Entertaining stuff but there's one thing that's bugging me and that I have to know: why are all the "the's" and "of's" in red?!

[Jay 2K Winger]

Entertaining stuff but there's one thing that's bugging me and that I have to know: why are all the "the's" and "of's" in red?!

Because the threads were found with the search function, and searched for "the Saga of Shit Weasel."

[PepperElf]

yep: If you go back to the URL you can remove the highlight parts and when it reloads it should look like a normal thread