I worked for borders for like 2 months until i was fired for taking to long in the bathroom and chewing out an asshole of a manager, wat a bunch of assholes. i plan to make a rebuttle video explaining wat happened and chewing them out at the same time. They didnt even allow me to defend my case, they just told me to shut up and get out, so now im going to mock and embarress them on youtube and see how they like it.
I hated it when we had stuff on sale, and people "couldn't" find it so we had to write up a raincheck. Or people would buy bakery stuff and not write down the PLU or even bulk food items. Man I could go on.....
This is hilarious and the story of my (former) retail life... Oh! I have stories... I started a series of cartoons called "Adventures in Bookselling", based on my experiences. Memorable "customers"? There was the deaf shoplifter who had no idea we could hear him ripping open the CD boxes (tip off to identity? 5 copies of the CD "American Sign Language" disappeared in a week).
The "Solar Effects"lady who called, on average, twice a month looking for books on solar effects... Someone flushed a full set of long-johns down the public toilet (a friend who works in a drug store found that someone had flushed a can of tuna down theirs). The man who ate fried chicken while reading art books. The guy who tried to exchange (for free) MCSE books he bought three years previous because they were "out of date" and it was "cheating the customer" that we refused.
The lady who, on the first day our store opened came into my section (computer books) and was angry because I didn't have the book that was "an industry standard" and that while she didn't know the title, the author and publisher or even what the subject was (I kid you not!) I ought to. Her parting shot was "I thought Chapters carried "all the books". Yes lady, all 500 billion books ever printed are on our shelves!
Customers are freaks
findil1 8 months ago
This is basically my life. Retail is the worst ever.
SkyMeetsLand 10 months ago
blue, blue, blue....so funny and true!!!
spacegrl 2 years ago 4
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inkey2 2 years ago
Everybody should have to work at least ONE retail job. Then they'd know how we feel.
vincentsclone 2 years ago 17
@vincentsclone: AMEN TO THAT!
Ronin1914 1 year ago
@vincentsclone omg i cant agree more, we should start a support group
djbadandy1 10 months ago
lol...so true
CledusTJuddfan 3 years ago
I worked for borders for like 2 months until i was fired for taking to long in the bathroom and chewing out an asshole of a manager, wat a bunch of assholes. i plan to make a rebuttle video explaining wat happened and chewing them out at the same time. They didnt even allow me to defend my case, they just told me to shut up and get out, so now im going to mock and embarress them on youtube and see how they like it.
retailxrants121 3 years ago
Do it. I work there for a year now and I'm still trying to get out... If you need anymore fodder, just message me.
SilentGuitarist 2 years ago
you gota check out ABC's of Retail its the truth about customers!
RespectTalent 2 years ago
I want a raise!!!
I hated it when we had stuff on sale, and people "couldn't" find it so we had to write up a raincheck. Or people would buy bakery stuff and not write down the PLU or even bulk food items. Man I could go on.....
rudyiking 3 years ago
This is hilarious and the story of my (former) retail life... Oh! I have stories... I started a series of cartoons called "Adventures in Bookselling", based on my experiences. Memorable "customers"? There was the deaf shoplifter who had no idea we could hear him ripping open the CD boxes (tip off to identity? 5 copies of the CD "American Sign Language" disappeared in a week).
Mudhooks 4 years ago
The "Solar Effects"lady who called, on average, twice a month looking for books on solar effects... Someone flushed a full set of long-johns down the public toilet (a friend who works in a drug store found that someone had flushed a can of tuna down theirs). The man who ate fried chicken while reading art books. The guy who tried to exchange (for free) MCSE books he bought three years previous because they were "out of date" and it was "cheating the customer" that we refused.
Mudhooks 4 years ago
The lady who, on the first day our store opened came into my section (computer books) and was angry because I didn't have the book that was "an industry standard" and that while she didn't know the title, the author and publisher or even what the subject was (I kid you not!) I ought to. Her parting shot was "I thought Chapters carried "all the books". Yes lady, all 500 billion books ever printed are on our shelves!
Mudhooks 4 years ago
These are so great! The last one is prefect! People are so dense really. I mean look at our Government. Thanks for these.
DMcCanles 4 years ago