I worked at a Toy Works for a year and a half back in the mid 90s. Unfortunately, our Sunday ads would make it into Saturday's paper so people would come in asking for the product that we would actually have in the back room. We had to hold them so we would have something on the shelves for Sunday. In most cases though, we really didn't have anything good in the back so I would go back there and waste a few minutes just to make the customer happy.
During my time there the big thing was the Power Rangers. If Power Rangers were in our ad there would be a line wrapped around the plaza before we opened. During the summer we'd just dump all the action figures in plastic kiddie pools and let the adults go nuts. I don't recall any fights, but people were rude and we'd have to limit the number of people we let in the store on Sunday mornings.
Stranger than the people who go into stores to ask for things that are obviously sold-out are people that go into stores to ask for things the store obviously never sold in the first place.
At the clothing store where I used to work I was asked if we sold bicycles, tennis rackets and one confused family that wanted to buy the couches in the women's department.
It's very hard to not sound snide when you're very confused and telling somebody that no, we do not sell bicylces here at this clothing and shoe store and as you can see there are no bicycles anywhere on the floor.
I remember once when I was shopping at PC world, I overheard an old man asking a security guard whether or not the store stocked canoes.
On investigating further, they did indeed mean the boat, and it wasn't some obscure slang. What the hell. Yes, I'm sure that computer superstores have canoes in the almighty back.
he probably heard about surfing the internet and figured it would be a more relaxing to canoe the internet
this is an awesome post.
maybe i'm tired, maybe i should go take a nap, not sure
but right now, this post is awesome
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BusterKNegativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered Userregular
edited November 2009
I took a fair amount of pride and expended quite a bit of effort in my work at Circuit City for most of the time I worked there. Toward the end however, it became difficult to remain dedicated to making sure the deck chairs were in the right order while the Titanic was sinking.
ZeroFillFeeling much better.A nice, green leaf.Registered Userregular
edited November 2009
circuit city sucked
you were a tool of that terrible machine
though they were good for returning random crap back to them that wasn't even necessarily purchased there with that "no questions asked" return policy
good one, circuit city
though they were good for returning random crap back to them that wasn't even necessarily purchased there with that "no questions asked" return policy
good one, circuit city
I worked at a Fry's and a Circuit City within the same year. HUGE contrast in return policies. And I could still barely sell protection plans.
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I'd say it's more like [Act like a 5 year old].
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During my time there the big thing was the Power Rangers. If Power Rangers were in our ad there would be a line wrapped around the plaza before we opened. During the summer we'd just dump all the action figures in plastic kiddie pools and let the adults go nuts. I don't recall any fights, but people were rude and we'd have to limit the number of people we let in the store on Sunday mornings.
At the clothing store where I used to work I was asked if we sold bicycles, tennis rackets and one confused family that wanted to buy the couches in the women's department.
It's very hard to not sound snide when you're very confused and telling somebody that no, we do not sell bicylces here at this clothing and shoe store and as you can see there are no bicycles anywhere on the floor.
On investigating further, they did indeed mean the boat, and it wasn't some obscure slang. What the hell. Yes, I'm sure that computer superstores have canoes in the almighty back.
this is an awesome post.
maybe i'm tired, maybe i should go take a nap, not sure
but right now, this post is awesome
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you were a tool of that terrible machine
though they were good for returning random crap back to them that wasn't even necessarily purchased there with that "no questions asked" return policy
good one, circuit city
I worked at a Fry's and a Circuit City within the same year. HUGE contrast in return policies. And I could still barely sell protection plans.
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no, I don't need to buy a protection plan for this $20 pair of earbuds
everything else is pointless.
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