Comments on: Please don’t lick the monies (and other tales of retail stupidity and real rewards) http://www.bipolarlawyercook.net/2010/05/please-dont-lick-the-monies-and-other-tales-of-retail-stupidity-and-real-rewards/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:07:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: MyToastBurned http://www.bipolarlawyercook.net/2010/05/please-dont-lick-the-monies-and-other-tales-of-retail-stupidity-and-real-rewards/comment-page-1/#comment-12745 MyToastBurned Sun, 16 May 2010 16:32:42 +0000 http://www.bipolarlawyercook.net/2010/05/please-dont-lick-the-monies-and-other-tales-of-retail-stupidity-and-real-rewards/#comment-12745 1. "do you have a member card?" "no but I have a gift card" she replies while her child chews on the chain-linked pen. 2. "Do you want a bag for this?" "No. Save the trees," he offers as he walks away with his Penthouse Magazine. "The bag is already made asshole! Reuse it if you want to save a god damned tree!" I think in my head. 3. I hand the customer a bag and say, "Have a nice day." She picks up a pen and scans the countertop at the register with her eyes before saying, "I don't have to sign?" "Did I hand you a copy of the receipt and ask you to? No! Did you punch in your pin number and watch me put your receipt in the bag? Yes! Don't ask me stupid questions, asshat!" I think but dare not say. .... I'm going to make another cup of coffee and enjoy reading through this ENTIRE collection of essays. I love it.... 1. “do you have a member card?“
“no but I have a gift card” she replies while her child chews on the chain-linked pen.

2. “Do you want a bag for this?“
“No. Save the trees,” he offers as he walks away with his Penthouse Magazine.
“The bag is already made asshole! Reuse it if you want to save a god damned tree!” I think in my head.

3. I hand the customer a bag and say, “Have a nice day.“
She picks up a pen and scans the countertop at the register with her eyes before saying, “I don’t have to sign?”

“Did I hand you a copy of the receipt and ask you to? No! Did you punch in your pin number and watch me put your receipt in the bag? Yes! Don’t ask me stupid questions, asshat!” I think but dare not say.

.… I’m going to make another cup of coffee and enjoy reading through this ENTIRE collection of essays. I love it.…

]]> By: Janet http://www.bipolarlawyercook.net/2010/05/please-dont-lick-the-monies-and-other-tales-of-retail-stupidity-and-real-rewards/comment-page-1/#comment-11437 Janet Wed, 12 May 2010 19:54:56 +0000 http://www.bipolarlawyercook.net/2010/05/please-dont-lick-the-monies-and-other-tales-of-retail-stupidity-and-real-rewards/#comment-11437 And I wish people wouldn't lick papers as they go through them...or magazine pages or newpaper pages. GROSS! Also, I love how you gracefully accepted a gift you really didn't care for. It would be great if more people could do that. I've had people say to me, "Oh, I don't think I'll ever use that." or "I already have one of those." So return it quietly and just thank me, sheesh. And I wish people wouldn’t lick papers as they go through them…or magazine pages or newpaper pages. GROSS!

Also, I love how you gracefully accepted a gift you really didn’t care for. It would be great if more people could do that. I’ve had people say to me, “Oh, I don’t think I’ll ever use that.” or “I already have one of those.” So return it quietly and just thank me, sheesh.

]]> By: magpie http://www.bipolarlawyercook.net/2010/05/please-dont-lick-the-monies-and-other-tales-of-retail-stupidity-and-real-rewards/comment-page-1/#comment-11421 magpie Wed, 12 May 2010 19:01:07 +0000 http://www.bipolarlawyercook.net/2010/05/please-dont-lick-the-monies-and-other-tales-of-retail-stupidity-and-real-rewards/#comment-11421 You might should go read this: http://www.halushki.com/2010/03/your-kid-in-my-store-part-1-basic.html .-= magpie´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/magpiemusing/pExa/~3/44AFMWMFR8s/maps-and-tigers.html" rel="nofollow">Maps and Tigers</a> =-. You might should go read this: http://www.halushki.com/2010/03/your-kid-in-my-store-part-1-basic.html
.-= magpie´s last blog ..Maps and Tigers =-.

]]> By: magpie http://www.bipolarlawyercook.net/2010/05/please-dont-lick-the-monies-and-other-tales-of-retail-stupidity-and-real-rewards/comment-page-1/#comment-10703 magpie Mon, 10 May 2010 14:48:13 +0000 http://www.bipolarlawyercook.net/2010/05/please-dont-lick-the-monies-and-other-tales-of-retail-stupidity-and-real-rewards/#comment-10703 I love you. I stand in awe, too, because I don't think I could do this for 10 minutes. Once upon a time, I worked at a theater - the marketing person used to pronounce, frequently, "they don't listen, they don't read, and they don't care". I think that line would work well for you vis a vis many of your customers. .-= magpie´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/magpiemusing/pExa/~3/3fjmikJrnoE/shes-going-to-be-interesting-teenager.html" rel="nofollow">She's Going To Be An Interesting Teenager</a> =-. I love you. I stand in awe, too, because I don’t think I could do this for 10 minutes.

Once upon a time, I worked at a theater — the marketing person used to pronounce, frequently, “they don’t listen, they don’t read, and they don’t care”. I think that line would work well for you vis a vis many of your customers.
.-= magpie´s last blog ..She’s Going To Be An Interesting Teenager =-.

]]> By: Dawn http://www.bipolarlawyercook.net/2010/05/please-dont-lick-the-monies-and-other-tales-of-retail-stupidity-and-real-rewards/comment-page-1/#comment-10176 Dawn Sun, 09 May 2010 04:08:10 +0000 http://www.bipolarlawyercook.net/2010/05/please-dont-lick-the-monies-and-other-tales-of-retail-stupidity-and-real-rewards/#comment-10176 I actually told some idiotic teenagers during my stint in retail that I didn't care if they fell and killed themselves on the escalator (my counter was right at the bottom of the down one), but I really didn't want to see blood and brain matter scattered all over. Well, all right, slightly more polite--but not much. I do think idiots get what they deserve and I will always be happy to tell the cops and other authorities they were being idiots right up until they stop breathing. *grin* Yeah, a trifle dark--but hey, it's been a bad week! (and I have taken up with evil company...delightful, oh yeah, but evil!) I actually told some idiotic teenagers during my stint in retail that I didn’t care if they fell and killed themselves on the escalator (my counter was right at the bottom of the down one), but I really didn’t want to see blood and brain matter scattered all over. Well, all right, slightly more polite–but not much. I do think idiots get what they deserve and I will always be happy to tell the cops and other authorities they were being idiots right up until they stop breathing. *grin* Yeah, a trifle dark–but hey, it’s been a bad week! (and I have taken up with evil company…delightful, oh yeah, but evil!)

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