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Sweetscot
Read 'em and weep.
Some of those are funny but some just seem like the servers/waiters/cs people being silly to me. LIke ones where customers have forgotten the name of something they need...THATS WHY YOU'RE THERE to help customers find things like that.
Like what? I've been going through a lot of them and most of the times when the customer has forgotten something they've showed a lower level of competence than I'd expect from a child.
This
is the first one that made me want to set the customer on fire though.
There's been several but the first one that comes to mind is where a person is looking for a language learning program for the computer, it's really well known, but they can't remember the name. The employee further confuses the customer (who is undoubtedly confused) and it turns out to be Rosetta Stone. Now if you sell language learning software, whats the first one that comes to mind? Yea sure it seems obvious to YOU if you work around things like that, but plenty of people would have no reason to know what Rosetta Stone is and it's name might slip your mind.
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Sweetscot
Actually it is, I know two women named Rosetta :/ It's not a very modern name but it is a name.
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91278
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Post by
gamerunknown
According to wikipedia, it's the Japanese version of the name "Rosalina"... Maybe some women are named after the town too?
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134377
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Post by
ElhonnaDS
@Sweetscot- That website is supposed to be for stupid OR funny customers. I've read a couple where the funny customer was coming to someone's rescue, or just cracked a good joke, or a kid said something funny. I don't think all of them are supposed to be about the customer being a tool.
I read one where an elderly woman bought wine, then asked if they needed an ID. She then produced a fake ID that said she was under age and was like "Oh no, you caught me." I thought that was cute. I think ones like that are just supposed to be funny.
Granted the Rosetta one wasn't all that funny either, but I think a lot of them are.
Post by
OverZealous
Read 'em and weep.
Some of those are funny but some just seem like the servers/waiters/cs people being silly to me. LIke ones where customers have forgotten the name of something they need...THATS WHY YOU'RE THERE to help customers find things like that.
Like what? I've been going through a lot of them and most of the times when the customer has forgotten something they've showed a lower level of competence than I'd expect from a child.
This
is the first one that made me want to set the customer on fire though.
Some people have
serious
issues with trust; I mean really - what the heck is that? Some people seem to want to believe that every single person on Earth is out to get them... Faking epilepsy?
>.>
Post by
ElhonnaDS
That fish video reminded me of another one- only I was the customer who was being silly.
When I was in high school, I had a decent sized aquarium with like 4-5 fancy goldfish in it.
Every 6-8 months, the tank would get fin rot, which is (I think) a bacteria that starts to eat at the thin skin that makes up the long flowing fins on a lot of fancy fish. It was pretty easy to treat- you go and spend like 10-12 bucks on a packet of 5 or so capsules of powder, and then however often it says, you open the capsule and dump the powder in the water.
Well, one time I went into a large commercial pet store chain, and asked the kid working there where the fish antibiotics were. He looked kind of confused, and led me down the fish aisles, looking for what I was talking about. We found them, and he looked so lost already that I couldn't help myself- I asked "So how should I get them to swallow these, they're kind of big?"
I didn't let him flounder too long trying to figure it out before I told him I was kidding, but it was funny watching him reading the back trying to figure out how to feed a 3/4" capsule to a 2 inch goldfish.
Post by
Pwntiff
That fish video reminded me of another one- only I was the customer who was being silly.
When I was in high school, I had a decent sized aquarium with like 4-5 fancy goldfish in it.
Every 6-8 months, the tank would get fin rot, which is (I think) a bacteria that starts to eat at the thin skin that makes up the long flowing fins on a lot of fancy fish. It was pretty easy to treat- you go and spend like 10-12 bucks on a packet of 5 or so capsules of powder, and then however often it says, you open the capsule and dump the powder in the water.
Well, one time I went into a large commercial pet store chain, and asked the kid working there where the fish antibiotics were. He looked kind of confused, and led me down the fish aisles, looking for what I was talking about. We found them, and he looked so lost already that I couldn't help myself- I asked "So how should I get them to swallow these, they're kind of big?"
I didn't let him flounder too long trying to figure it out before I told him I was kidding, but it was funny watching him reading the back trying to figure out how to feed a 3/4" capsule to a 2 inch goldfish.
That's ebil.
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Interest
That fish video reminded me of another one- only I was the customer who was being silly.
When I was in high school, I had a decent sized aquarium with like 4-5 fancy goldfish in it.
Every 6-8 months, the tank would get fin rot, which is (I think) a bacteria that starts to eat at the thin skin that makes up the long flowing fins on a lot of fancy fish. It was pretty easy to treat- you go and spend like 10-12 bucks on a packet of 5 or so capsules of powder, and then however often it says, you open the capsule and dump the powder in the water.
Well, one time I went into a large commercial pet store chain, and asked the kid working there where the fish antibiotics were. He looked kind of confused, and led me down the fish aisles, looking for what I was talking about. We found them, and he looked so lost already that I couldn't help myself- I asked "So how should I get them to swallow these, they're kind of big?"
I didn't let him flounder too long trying to figure it out before I told him I was kidding, but it was funny watching him reading the back trying to figure out how to feed a 3/4" capsule to a 2 inch goldfish.
Oh god lol. You're so mean =P
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207044
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Post by
deathbyte
Same with every other service industry use the number smal medium and large to stay or to go. And ordering is fast and simple a friend of mine cant use the numbers always has to points and says big no pickles bag it. The stoner behind the counter always gets confused gives him the wrong sandwhich and size of meal to stay.
Why can't he use the numbers? And if he can't he should say what sandwich he wants, or write it down and not just pointing to it. As someone who worked in a fast food place I would get pissed if someone came up to me and pointed at the menu and said 'Big, no pickles, bag it'.
BTW you should use punctuation in your sentences. They are very hard to understand and make it very confusing.
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Post by
xlanadenx
There's a guy that conned the one girl at our shop. He first complimented her and said the boss is mad cause there's someone hotter than her working there. Chick laughed and the guy starts telling jokes, making her laugh etc etc. He's really ... energetic in the way he acts. He buys something then passes her x amount of cash, then goes oh wait sorry I'd like to pay for x item by card, but wait I already gave you that amount of money.
etc etc
You can see where it's going. Only conned her out of 10$ (converted), but still. We know he did it and can't do anything about it. He still shops there and tries it everytime. Tried it with me as well. I just
Bert Stared
him and he got really uncomfortable.
Oh I've had that happen to me twice. Those scammers try to go about it two ways: through intimidation or familiarity. Meaning, they will intentionally use the color of their skin or gender to their advantage. For reference, I'm Mexican but I'm pale so it's not apparent unless you seek it out. It's more relevant in the second story.
The first time was epic for me and everyone who saw. It was two black men waiting in line behind a customer. One man had a bottle of rubbing alcohol in his hand. The cashier (he was black, omigosh am i being pc?) in the next lane over had his lane empty. He offered to check them out to which they declined stating they were waiting for someone. Immediately, he knew something was up but he didn't want a harass a customer so he watched and waited. I finished with the customer in front of them so it was time to ring them up. As soon as their turn came, the taller of the two came around to the side of the counter (not on my side, just the part where you picked up your groceries) and turned outwards to keep watch. I'll put the rest in a little transcript to make it easier. If it helps, the customers had a slight African accent but I doubt it paints the picture any better.
Me: Hey how are you doing tonight?
Short guy: Hey, what's up, guy? *turns head away to check around*
Me: Oh not much, just working, you?
Short: Hey, what's up, guy?
Me: ...
At this time, the cashier next to me checked up to see if everything was okay. I told him everything was fine and continue. I scan the bottle of alcohol and total him up maintaining small chat. He hands me a fifty dollar bill and I give him his change. Finishing up the small talk he pretends to be surprised at the amount I give back to him.
Short: Whoa, look at all that change I thought I gave you a five!
Me: No sir, you gave me a fifty.
Short: Shoot. Hold on, man. You know, my wife is gonna kill me if she sees me walking around with this much. Let me give you some change and you can give me back my fifty.
At this point, we're not supposed to give change but I wanted to see if he would do it. He pulls more singles out of his pocket to put with the money I gave him. For those who don't know, what he is trying to achieve is successfully distracting me while retaining the money he has.
We exchange money and he cuts off at mid-sentence. "You know what? Let me give you change for a 100. I can't carry around too much--" As he tries to pull both of them away totaling 100, I maintain my grip on my change. He looks at me wanting me to let go.
"Nice try, sir."
A moment of silence passes and he realizes that he won't get what he wants. "Alright... Alright... We'll be on our way."
He puts his money away, gathers his friend and they both walk very fast towards the door.
I didn't expect it to take so long to type up, after work I'll type up the second story if anyone is interested in hearing it.
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