Stupid Customers

[Ibaapzo]

I get all the sexist customers. Gone are the days I take that bullshit. So many men come in and insist that because I have amazing boobs, I don't know anything about electronics. >.O

I go into a store, and I don't like to be bothered by employees, much like you. I find everything myself, and if I happen to have that rare question, I'll find an employee who doesn't look busy. I hate when customers insist that their problem(s) are more important that whatever manual work you're doing.

Didn't you know? Scientists have discovered a inverse relationship between boob amazingness and electronics knowledge. Therefore it's impossible that you can know anything about what you're selling.

Seriously though, that's a pain. People really do let stereotypes get in the way of common sense.

Lol, aw well. If they're ignorant or sexist enough to assume that, they're not worth my time.

This depresses me as many of the times I go into a Best Buy and have an actual question relating to electronic equipment(as opposed to browsing in the DVD section) I am normally helped by very intelligent, often quite pretty female employees, and I imagine they get a bunch of bastards like you do. Consider carrying a can of mace for anyone who comes on to you.

As for MY stupid story...well, alright, its not MY story, but...my roommate told me once how his friend used to work for McDonald's, and one time a lady came in and ordered one burger with cheese, and one without. So he got the food, one Hamburger one Cheeseburger, as ordered, and the lady came back saying they got the order wrong. He asked how, and she said the son who wanted the hamburger got the one with cheese and the one who wanted cheese didn't get cheese on his. Your move, Escapists.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no! That's... I don't have anything to take that one down. Did he bother telling her that they need to SWITCH the burgers in-hand?! Oh man... wow.

Not sure if he asked her that, but would it really make her less of an idiot if she realized that fact? And if she didn't, would it really be much of a surprise?

Negative to both... but I like pressing stupidity until logic and sense is finally realized. If not, pushing the fact, time allotted, can be a voyage - the looks you get or the rebuttals said. Awesome in a can.

 

[Alone Disciple]

I get all the sexist customers. Gone are the days I take that bullshit. So many men come in and insist that because I have amazing boobs, I don't know anything about electronics. >.O

I think we men want to double check your qualifications as to having amazing xxxx's. A picture as proof, would help us here to know we are dealing with someone who does indeed know about electronics.




Hey, I tried.

 

[JamminOz07]

Last night I heard the Macca's dude on the speaker phone thingy tell a customer that "ketchup is tomato sauce".

 

[Ibaapzo]

I get all the sexist customers. Gone are the days I take that bullshit. So many men come in and insist that because I have amazing boobs, I don't know anything about electronics. >.O

I think we men want to double check your qualifications as to having amazing xxxx's. A picture as proof, would help us here to know we are dealing with someone who does indeed know about electronics.




Hey, I tried.

I was in Office Max a few days ago, and the guy at the counter checked, double-checked, triple-checked, etc my "qualifications." Then we proceeded to talk about D&D. XD If you really want a pic, not to advertise myself, but my profile does have a link you may be interested in.

Loser.

I have nothing against looking - not at all. I'm completely comfortable with it, and I find it to be a compliment as I don't take offense to it. What gets to me is being judged and labled as having no knowledge of electronics because I am female. That's all.

 

[Ibaapzo]

Last night I heard the Macca's dude on the speaker phone thingy tell a customer that "ketchup is tomato sauce".

But... ketchup technically IS tomato sauce... Looking at it realistically and subjectively, it is. As for tomato sauce that goes on pasta (assume so - I don't know what "Macca's" is), to each his own... I'm not eating pasta with ketchup on it. >.O

 

[Alone Disciple]

I get all the sexist customers. Gone are the days I take that bullshit. So many men come in and insist that because I have amazing boobs, I don't know anything about electronics. >.O

I think we men want to double check your qualifications as to having amazing xxxx's. A picture as proof, would help us here to know we are dealing with someone who does indeed know about electronics.




Hey, I tried.

I was in Office Max a few days ago, and the guy at the counter checked, double-checked, triple-checked, etc my "qualifications." Then we proceeded to talk about D&D. XD If you really want a pic, not to advertise myself, but my profile does have a link you may be interested in.

Loser.

I have nothing against looking - not at all. I'm completely comfortable with it, and I find it to be a compliment as I don't take offense to it. What gets to me is being judged and labled as having no knowledge of electronics because I am female. That's all.

Checked it out ma'am. I can see you are indeed qualified. Carry on then.

Winner

 

[AboveUp]

Working in a Japanese restaurant:
"Could I have some CHINESE tea?"

And the people who, after having problems trying to open a locked door, because it surely can't be locked when the lights are all turned off, and the sign says closed: "Are you open?".

 

[Magic Murder Bag]

I used to work at a supermarket customer restaurant years ago and we had this one guy full on yelling at my boss for a good ten minutes that his food wasn't up to standard, finishing with 'I'VE JUST HAD OPEN HEART BYPASS SURGERY TWO WEEKS AGO', as if that actually had anything to do with the quality of the food. What made me go 'wha?' was that, even though he'd clearly had a bad enough cholesterol build-up to need surgery, two weeks later he goes and orders the biggest fried breakfast on the menu.

The worst part is my boss had to apologise to him even though he was being a total penis and the fool got a free meal and a £20 voucher out of it.

We also had a regular who told outragous lies for no reason - he'd won millions on the lottery but lost his ticket, he'd seen someone getting shot in the face outside a pub, he'd just been released from prison as he was 'like Nelson Mandela' (no idea what he was on about with that one) and my favourite - asking for the Head Office address so he could write and complain because the drilling outside during a store refurbishment was making his teeth fall out

 

[Katratzi]

I used to work in a zoo, one afternoon while I was cleaning out a lion enclosure this dude comes up to me and starts talking about animals, as zoo visitors often do. Then out of the blue and in complete seriousness he asks

"So, in your professional oppinion, who would win in a fight between a lion and a tiger?"

Me, trying to keep a straight face had to explain that that would never happen as lions and tigers come from completely different parts of the world. So he then asks;

"But arn't lions the king of the jungle?"

I may have choked a little at this point trying not to laugh out loud and had to explain that this was just a nickname and that lions don't actually live near the jungle. What makes it worse is he was standing in front of the interpretation board that said exactly where the lions came from.

Also, we had a young lioness that was injured as a baby and walked with a limp. We'd put up a big sign saying that she wasn't in any pain and was able to live quite happily and we still got people asking "well isn't she in any pain" The best one was a lady was asking up about her and after having explained for 5 minutes that she was okay she then said

"well there should be a sign or something!"

I looked at the other keeper who was with me and almost at the same time we both pointed at the sign, not 3 feet away from her and said

"you mean like that one?"

 

[mikoyan]

I used to work in a supermarket that was open 24 hours except on Sundays. It was just after closing and an employee and I were waiting for another employee that was one of the Customer Service Managers. It was amazing how many people would smack themselves on the door.

Next time I am at a store wearing my work shirt (my company has polo shirts) and a customer asks me a question, I'll answer it wrong. That sounds like fun.

 

[Psyco Slim]

i work at a soccer store. one lady came is and asked for hockey equipment and another came in and asked for butterfly nets. oh, and every now and again people would call and ask if we sell soccer shoes. it manages to piss me off everytime.

 

[xxDarlenexx]

I have a trillion but one that came to my head all of a sudden is when I worked in a campus bookstore (not even a cool bookstore) and students were totally lost as to how to find what books they needed for class even though it was given to them in their orientation booklets, they ran a quick seminar on it, AND there were instructions posted around the store. I got tired of it so one day when a girl asked me, "How do I know what books I need for class?" I had two words for her.


Magic Elves.

 

[MONTGOMERYWOODRUFF69]

The world is overrun with stupid people folks, and barring a nuclear war I'm afraid it remain so.

 

[Drake the Dragonheart]

this thread is making me very very thankful I have not, am not, and in all likelyhood will not worked/working/work in retail.

 

[EeveeElectro]

My friend works in Morriosns, on her first week, I found her and asked:
"Where's the inflatable dartboards?"
"Where's the flameable water?"
"Can you go get me a long stand?"
"Where's the invisble ink? I can't find it anywhere..."

She still has the job, don't worry.

 

[Aura Guardian]

The world is overrun with stupid people folks, and barring a nuclear war I'm afraid it remain so.

If I launch one, remind me to warn the fellow escapists members to join me or go underground.

 

[Karisse]

As I'm stood outside the shop in my hat, coat and gloves, with all the lights off and the door shut and locked there's a voice "Are you closed?"

...wow. Same with closing the gate at malls - I've been asked as to our closing, then asked questions about product:

*gate's closed, I'm counting the register*
"Are you closed?"
"Yep, closed at nine!"
"Oh... Do you have any Wii's?"
"Yep."
"Can I have one?"
"Tomorrow morning when we're open, sure. Come on in!"
"But... I'm here now."
"Aye, but to your dismay, we're closed."
"...But-"
"We open promptly at ten tomorrow. I suggest you come back then."
*customer storms off after calling me a *****

Sounds all too familiar. I work at a smoke shop in the mall, and I usually wind up having similar interactions with kids who clearly aren't old enough to buy anything anyway.

 

[Tekrae]

I know somebody who works in tech support.
Anyways, one day he got a call from some guy who was ranting on and on about how he had bought a computer from the company my friend works at, saying that he had been sold a wrong cable.

"What kind of cable did you order?"

"Female 25 pin on one end, and male 25 pin on the other."

"And what had you been given?"

"Male 25 pin on one end, and female 25 pin on the other."

"Errm... Sorry sir, can I put you on hold for a second?"

*Puts on hold, lots of laughter*

"Try plugging the ends into the other sockets."

"Wow, that worked! Thanks!"

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Another time, I overheard a conversation in a shop.
"How long is the 14-foot Ethernet cable?"