i hate "customers"

[gh0st]

i hate them. this conversation is real, and unedited.

customer:"Hey, do you guys have plain yogurt"

me:"Yes sir, right behind you"

customer:"Uh.. that non fat yogurt..."

me:"Yes, can i help you with anything else"

customer:"no... its NON fat..."

m:"whats wrong with that"

c:"i want regular"

m:"isnt this healther for you"

c:"no i want regular"

m:"ok follow me"

i then lead him to the other dairy aisle, for some reason we need 2.

m:"ok, here you go, heres all the rest of our plain yogurt"

c:"these ones are fat free!"

m:"sir why do you need anything other than that"

c:"because its the principle"

then my dumb manager comes. ill cal lhim detective dipshit.

dd: may i help you 2?

m: no ive got ever-

c: Yes! where is your plain yogurt

dd: right here

c: no, these are all fat free, or have honey in them. i want plain.

dd: uh... we've got honey flavored right here *points*

m: he asked for a lar-

dd: thank you, i have things under control

c: i wanted a larger container, like that one

dd: ok, heres one thats honey flavored

c: i dont want that one.

dd: heres one, its organic

c: yeah but its fat free

it continues from here, but its not really worth writing or reading.

 

[Ames]

Ah, the wonderful joys of life.

 

[Raziaar]

Shoulda picked up a nice soft plastic canister of the yogurt, and slammed it in his face.

"There's your yogurt, asshole. Anything else I can help you with? We have a paper towel aisle."

 

[B.Calhoun]

Its the same thing when you have to wait on people in a resturant. It drove me effing crazy.

 

[Prince of China]

 

[Letters]

I can't recall just how many times I said "I hate people" at my last job... maybe that's why I haven't gotten another one yet. :O I want a real job...

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

why didn't you just help him find the fatty yogurt :E

 

[Kommie]

Its the same thing when you have to wait on people in a resturant. It drove me effing crazy.

I didnt order this for my kid.
Uhh yes you did.
NO I DID NOT!!!
But he circled it and said "I want this" and thats the only menu item circled ma'am
ARE YOU CALLING ME A LIAR?
well... Yes, yes i am.
WHAT?? I dont need to come here and give you MY business to be called a liar by some punk, I AM LEAVING.

True conversation.
You see this "woman" I use the term lightly because i have reason to believe she was satan in disguise, Had changed her drink order all of 5 times, claiming that I was at fault. So I got the manager to come and pretend to clean the next table while I took her drink order to confirm her third change from lemonade to "cherry and vanilla sprite" when I brought that out and she claimed i was wrong again I was sure to tell him. After she got up she went to the manager to complain and he said, "well you did change your drink order quite a few times." He gave me a high five later.

 

[bliink]

I like my new job.. but...

me: "ok, plug it back in and turn it on"
guy: "ok, hang on"
*massive pause*
*sound of a keyboard being hit violently*
guy: "its not doing anything"
me: "its not turning on?"
guy: "no, its not doing anything.. *panics* i'm pressing the power button and it doesnt do anything!!"
me: "ok.. well.."
guy: "oh wait, i need to plug it in dont I?"

 

[satch919]

Ah, fun isn't it?

It still amazes me how dumb the public really is. :angry:

 

[Steve]

That's why I'm glad I work at a radio station...people can't talk back to you! woo!

 

[Ryjalon5k]

funny. very funny.

 

[Kommie]

Ah, fun isn't it?

It still amazes me how dumb the public really is. :angry:

Seriously, everyday I see someone that I just want to say "HOW DO YOU REMEMBER TO BREATHE YOU MORON??!! GO KILL YOURSELF!! KTHXBAI"

 

[kenyo]

I like my new job.. but...

me: "ok, plug it back in and turn it on"
guy: "ok, hang on"
*massive pause*
*sound of a keyboard being hit violently*
guy: "its not doing anything"
me: "its not turning on?"
guy: "no, its not doing anything.. *panics* i'm pressing the power button and it doesnt do anything!!"
me: "ok.. well.."
guy: "oh wait, i need to plug it in dont I?"

OMG, what an idiot! LMAO!

 

[bliink]

OMG, what an idiot! LMAO!

you think thats bad.. you should see the people who cant understand why water and expensive computers dont mix.

 

[gh0st]

why didn't you just help him find the fatty yogurt :E

incredibally, my store doesnt have ANY fatty plain yogurt. it does have a lot of fatty douchebags though.

 

[bliink]

incredibally, my store doesnt have ANY fatty plain yogurt. it does have a lot of fatty douchebags though.

interesting work ethos you have there :upstare:

 

[kenyo]

incredibally, my store doesnt have ANY fatty plain yogurt. it does have a lot of fatty douchebags though.

you should have just told him you didnt have any fatty fat yogurt and he'd be gone! that, or complain

 

[bliink]

you should have just told him you didnt have any fatty fat yogurt and he'd be gone! that, or complain

He'd complain for sure.. but you see, you put up with that, then balance it out by being a complaining windbag to people working at other places when you're the consumer

 

[gh0st]

interesting work ethos you have there :upstare:

its a defensive mechanism. it happens once you have to clean up the most foul, rancid, odorous things on earth. AKA human shit.

you should have just told him you didnt have any fatty fat yogurt and he'd be gone! that, or complain

then this thread wouldent exist, and then where would we be.

 

[lord dubu]

I've had a lot of retail and food service industry experience. But I only once ever wanted to act out violently on a customer. During a lay-off from my programming job, I was working in starbucks to have medical. This snotty yuppies kid and his airhead girlfriend came in and placed an order.

His girl whispers something inaudible. I do my best to repeat it back to them and then yuppieson decides he's gonna impress his girl by flexing his consumer power over the poor schmuck behind the register...

"NO! LIS-TEN!" (right there it too every bit of restraint in me to keep from reaching across the counter and tearing his adnoids out through his nostrils, but he went on) "SHE.WANTS.A.TALL.ICE.CHAI.SOY.LATTE"

As demeaning as it was, I sucked it up, smiled and passed the order on to the girl working bar. That was the only unpleasant expereince I had at starbucks, I'd say I got off light, considering the CRAP I endured working hairnet jobs in highschool and college.

 

[Foxtrot]

I have had much worse at the movie theater, some kid asked me for about 5 minutes what he could get with 4 dollars and then for the last 3 minutes every other item he would ask for was a hot dog, but I told him every time the hot dogs wouldnt be ready for about 15 minutes...what an ass. Then another time some fat black women and a really gay black guy(was wearing a bandana around his neck and a purple...thing, IDK wtf is was) and for about 20 minutes they asked me the price of every single item on the menu in every single combination of items and then they asked me how old the popcorn was, and I said it was fresh(a manager was standing behind me) and they said if it was any older than 20 minutes they would sue the place, and I said it wasn't and then they decided they didn't want anything and left. Then the manager yelled at me for not having fresh popcorn, even though the popper was full.

 

[Kommie]

its a defensive mechanism. it happens once you have to clean up the most foul, rancid, odorous things on earth. AKA human shit.

Once I had to unclog a urinal, (someone used it for the wrong purpose) and The same day some little punk with a pokemon shirt threw up in the sink and It was like 99% solid I had to get a wet-vac. And to top it off as I was cleaning the sink some old guy Just absolutely had to go and He sat there on the toilet making the most disturbing noises I have ever heard, and the combination of smells haunts me to this day.

 

[lord dubu]

Rereading over this thread reminds me of a basic realization I came to in my years of 'people' industries. There is a class of people who have no real power in thier life. Thier sole reason for consuming retail goods and services is to give themselves the illusion that they control someone else. Such people are to be pittied rather than hated, thier lives are far more meaningless than you could ever imagine.

 

[Maui]

Rereading over this thread reminds me of a basic realization I came to in my years of 'people' industries. There is a class of people who have no real power in thier life. Thier sole reason for consuming retail goods and services is to give themselves the illusion that they control someone else. Such people are to be pittied rather than hated, thier lives are far more meaningless than you could ever imagine.

Then it should be legal to put them out of their misery. :flame:

 

[xLostx]

me: ok now just unplug your router and plug it back in
cust: ok just a sec...
me: are the lights flashing on the router now?
cust: wait a sec...
me: how about now?
cust: the screen says windows xp
me: did you just unplug your computer?
cust: yes....

or

me: ok put phone filters on all the phone lines besides the one we're talking on or we'll be disconnected
cust: ok will do!
*click*
me: what a dumbass

 

[blahblahblah]

That is the reason why I refuse to work at any blue collar service industry job. Stores can shove their valued customer service representative jobs straight up their @$$.

 

[Max_Payne]

ive worked retail now for a year. i work in the automotive department at your local canadian-tire (us canadians have to deal wit these stores lol) I was Fixing a cold air display when a customer comes up to me and asks...

Where do u keep your oil what mixes with water?

i was flabbergasted...... i laughed then asked him... are u serious sir?

he looked at me and got angry.. Yeah the stuff that mixes with tap water..when drilling stuff.

I just looked at him and said: "If you find oil that mixes with water in our store... illl give it to you for free." he just stomped off.

Now i know i wasnt very good wit him... BUT CMON! I have to deal with ******s like these on a daily basis.

Another example:
Customer: I need a headlight!
Me: what type of a vehicle do u drive?
Customer: i dont know , its blue... dont u know on your computer!?
Me: No... it would really help if u knew what it was sir/mam.
Customer: You guys have such lousy customer service.. blah blah....

PEACE

Mike :smoking:

 

[Revisedsoul]

dont feel too bad ghost, i spent 10 minutes telling a customer he got ripped off paying $300 for a radeon 8000 a year ago. and how it was top of the line when he bought it and now it wont play doom3 and that its not ati's fault it cant play

 

[Steve]

dont feel too bad ghost, i spent 10 minutes telling a customer he got ripped off paying $300 for a radeon 8000 a year ago. and how it was top of the line when he bought it and now it wont play doom3 and that its not ati's fault it cant play

Heh...I just love how it's your fault just because you're standing there and they can bitch at you in person.

 

[Ames]

Put up a sign that says..

"Your question is stupid." And point to it whenever you feel like it.

Or something. Meh...

Crazy customers.

 

[Max_Payne]

my motto: their is no exscuse for rudeness. period.

Plus if u had a shitty customer experience, going out and being a shitty customer just brings you down to their pathetic level.

PEACE

Mike

 

[Revisedsoul]

Heh...I just love how it's your fault just because you're standing there and they can bitch at you in person.

tell me abotu it, ive bene working in the computer department of london drugs for 4 months now and ive been yelled at 3 times already because people droped there pda after our designated return time, or that a ceap no name burnable cd, broke inside their burner. yelling at me saying that its our fault we sold them a faulty product, and refused to take its toshibas problem not ours

edit: love your siggy max. but now that i siad that, Smokes boys, now.

 

[Max_Payne]

aah thanxs dude. lol

" A dope trailer is no place for a ****ing kitty!"

PEACE

mike :naughty:

 

[AzzMan]

But the best thing about that is, on your day off you walk into a store and wouldn't you know it:your favorite customer is the one sitting behind the cash register this time. You can almost see their heart sink as you start to laugh.

 

[huntingbear]

I like my new job.. but...

me: "ok, plug it back in and turn it on"
guy: "ok, hang on"
*massive pause*
*sound of a keyboard being hit violently*
guy: "its not doing anything"
me: "its not turning on?"
guy: "no, its not doing anything.. *panics* i'm pressing the power button and it doesnt do anything!!"
me: "ok.. well.."
guy: "oh wait, i need to plug it in dont I?"

HAHA where do you work?

 

[qckbeam]

It took me about 4 months working the popcorn counter at Regal Cinemas to realize how much I hate the general public

 

[bliink]

HAHA where do you work?

Its internal IT maintinance/support basically.

 

[Steve]

It took me about 4 months working the popcorn counter at Regal Cinemas to realize how much I hate the general public

Heh...only took me 2 days working in a lemonade cart at our local theme park when I was 15.

 

[qckbeam]

Heh...only took me 2 days working in a lemonade cart at our local theme park when I was 15.

Some of us are quicker than others