Thanks For Your Honesty

At the end of my shift I had a customer trying to return a paint sprayer that he had purchased early in the morning. He claimed the hose wasn't pumping the paint all the way through, and it was missing the gasket. He showed me the hose, and the paint did seem to stop halfway through it. It all seemed rather straightforward. I told him all I had to do was let the paint department check it out, and he would be good to go. While waiting I asked him how the rest of his day was going. He replied it was great, he and his buddy just finished painting his whole house.

Trafic Build Up

My joyful day began with a traffic build up. Customers who were purchasing items kept trying to cut in front of my returns customers. When I politely told them they had to wait in line, they rolled their eyes and started complaining. They were upset because they came to returns to avoid waiting in the regular checkout lanes. I asked them kindly a few times to go to the back, until my customers who had been patiently waiting snapped and yelled at them to wait their turn. If they had gone to the designated checkout lanes they would have been out a who lot faster, but then what would be the fun in that.
   

New Title

I realized my last title was a bit cruel. I do came across allot of interesting folks, but just because they are interesting doesn't mean they are bad or make my day bad. Sorry, I should have realized this sooner.

Legal Marijuana

I know my blog is titled "why working with the public sucks", but there are a few people that actually make it fun. Like this guy I had while volunteering. Besides working at a home improvement store, I also volunteer at a radiology office. I'm going to go to school to be a radiographer. Anyways, In walks this older gentlemen who turned out to be a real character. To protect his identity, and because I forgot his name, let's call him Jack.

Jack: (jokingly) Is this the right place to get the legal Marijuana?
Me: (jokingly) Sorry, that's right across the street.
Jack: Just so you know I have a real prescription from my doctor. Maybe you've heard of him. His name is Doctor Seuss.
Me: Oh yes I know him, he's my doctor too.
Jack: I thought so you looked rather chipper.

Later on when the technician came to take him back. Jack asked the tech if he was dating any of us ladies at the front desk. The tech shock his head no. "Then I'm not going back with you" jack said disgusted. Implying that he must be gay.

Marry a Rich Man

I had a good laugh today at work. There was an older couple shopping at my store. The wife had a very...very low cut top on paired with what looked like a boob job. The husband had his hair slicked back and wearing a fancy blazer. When they came to check out the husband told me I should marry a rich man so I can quit my job and relax. He said that's what his wife did and now all she has to do is sleep with him. "She doesn't have to work, I buy her whatever she wants like this expensive jacket she's wearing" he says while staring at her breasts. I'm sorry, maybe I'm silly, but I prefer earning my own paychecks. Not sleeping with a man to get a jacket and a bigger chest.

First Blog Ever

I have worked in retail for several years. With that experience I have learned one thing, and that is that people are crazy. Everyday me and my boyfriend, who also works in retail, swap our daily stories of crazy things customers have said or done. So, I thought it would be fun to make a little blog about my "favorite" customers. To begin I'll make a list of a few of the most interesting people I've encountered and later I'll add more. As the holidays approach, and Black Friday draws near I'm sure I'll run into many many more fun customers to write about.

1. Jesus Lady
I was working in my garden center at my home improvement store. It had been a very peaceful day without many customers. While I was enjoying the flowers, in walks this scraggly looking lady.
This is our conversation as I rang her out:

Her: Do you know Jesus? (with a tone of a mother accusing her kid of doing something very bad)
Me: Um...yeah.
Her: Do you go to church?
Me: Not much now, but I used to.
Her: Well if you go to church you don't know Jesus.
Me: Oh...
(She said the new bible is all lies and the end is coming soon. Then, she went to say how the government plans to kill us to decrease the human race and there is nothing we can do to stop it.)
Her: Many are going to suffer and die.
Me: That's really sad.
Her: Why if you die, you live forever.

I'm Not Black

This was an older gentleman. So, I'm hoping he just reacted like he did from bad hearing.

Me: I can ring you up over here if you like sir?
Him: Why I'm not black! (with rage in his eyes he stormed off)

Her Two Cents

After finishing up an order, I handed the customer her receipt. She looked at it then freaked out and started screaming that she was charged 2 extra cents. I happily gave back her two cents she desperately needed and she went on her merry way.