Customer stupidity

[Shabadu 0]

I wwork (yes wwork) at a major supermarket (not saying who because these are my views and do not reflect those of my employers). I used to work on checkouts, was there for a year and a half ( god it's hell, time doesn't pass by it sits in front of you with two fingers in the air, just when you think a meaningful amount of time has passed you do the unthinkable and actually look at the clock and it turns out you've been sitting there only five minutes!

I recently moved out to our petrol station and it's great but some people are so damn retarded! They come in and blatantly sit there and smoke! I mean is it not that obvious? Not to make an issue of it but the ones who usually do this are immigrants ( probably illegal, damn that tunnel) and they usually get the arse-ache about it and some get rude and throw the cigarette out the window. I mean talk about suicidal.

Also is it not common knowledge that you aren't supposed to use mobiles in a petrol station?

An' another thing, the customer is never, ever, EVER right. ( I learnt that for myself after working on checkouts for about the first ten minutes)

You know the customers never ever actually read the signs. When we close some of the pumps in the evening we put cones out so that people don't try to use them (they're locked anyway) and one time a woman moved the cone and tried to use the pump and then got in a mood and said "there should be a sign" and I was so stressed by this time that I came so damn close to saying "and you'd take any notice?" I would have got a disciplinary for that.

[theavonlady 2]

Why can't you use mobile phones there?

[Shabadu 0]

Do you know anything about the electromagnetic spectrum? If you do it makes it easier to explain otherwise I'll give you the simplified version.

And I don't know where that wink came from I didn't put there.

[Shabadu 0]

Electromagnetic principle.

Visible light, radiowaves, microwaves, x-rays etc... are all part of the same family. In fact they are basically the same thing but they have different frquencies and wavelengths. With an electromagnetic wave, in this case a microwave, you have a voltage difference across each wavelength. In microwaves this is immensly close together due to the fact that microwaves are of a considerably shorter wavelength than say light or radio.

This is dangerous because with a voltage difference in such a small area, under proper conditions there is the posibility of this creating a spark.

Spark, petrol. Nuff said.

Also the signals could interfere with our systems, but personally I think that's the least of our worries.

[theavonlady 2]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Shabadu @ May 16 2002,15:05)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Spark, petrol. Nuff said.<span id='postcolor'>

Then they might as well have a sign reminding men to undo their belt buckles before pulling in to a station.

[Shabadu 0]

Not much point since they wouldn't take any notice of it.

Does anyone read my posts?

[theavonlady 2]

Would it make you feel better if I read it again?

[Shabadu 0]

Nah

I'm just trying to find out how badly I have managed to alienate myself from this forum way back at post count 1.

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

Considering the prices you charge us at petrol-stations in Europe you deserve to be blown up. Next time I will come along with a Hyper-Hyper broadband mobile and I will stand right next to the highly-inflamable-low-oil-percentage-petrol but I guess it is gonna take me 450 years till I will see a spark!

Good old cigarette might do a better job!

(NO THIS IS NOT THE INTENTION OF A SUICIDE BOMBER; PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE FBI AND COLUMBINE HIGH-SCHOOL)

[theavonlady 2]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Albert Schweizer @ May 16 2002,15:33)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">but I guess it is gonna take me 450 years till I will see a spark!<span id='postcolor'>

Two stick of wood will be faster.

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

Or maybe sandpaper?

Are people with thick glasses allowed in petrol-stations? I mean the focus of glass can also inflame stuff. Untill what dioptrin are glasses allowed?

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Albert Schweizer @ May 16 2002,14:33)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">(NO THIS IS NOT THE INTENTION OF A SUICIDE BOMBER; PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE FBI AND COLUMBINE HIGH-SCHOOL)<span id='postcolor'>

I've decided to bypass local authorities and go drictly to German Police.

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

Now There is a dark BMW in front of our house, there are two people in trenchcoats sitting inside and observing us and our neighbourhood, damm I should delete Counterstrike and Wolfenstein II from my HDD otherwise they realy think I go and freak out. Thanks, it appears you call got through!

[ralphwiggum 6]

That's odd....

I called Polizei...

Your description is more like Men In Black...

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

MIB had no trenchcoats! I rather refered to classic Humphrey Bogart! Yeah

[Darkhawk 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Albert Schweizer @ May 16 2002,14:33)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Considering the prices you charge us at petrol-stations in Europe you deserve to be blown up. Next time I will come along with a Hyper-Hyper broadband mobile and I will stand right next to the highly-inflamable-low-oil-percentage-petrol but I guess it is gonna take me 450 years till I will see a spark!  

Good old cigarette might do a better job!

(NO THIS IS NOT THE INTENTION OF A SUICIDE BOMBER; PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE FBI AND COLUMBINE HIGH-SCHOOL)<span id='postcolor'>

Guess who will be blown up with the Petrol-station as well. I dont care how fast you run there is LARGE gas tanks in the ground and once those go kiss a city block good bye

and gas fumes will cause the explosion not the gas it self

Why the heck do I want to contact COLUMBINE HIGH-SCHOOL???

you are one sick person

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

I am one sick person?

Oh yeah, I am realy bashing, insulting, posting bad images, spamming, double posting.....

(btW: I never talked about gas-fumes (actually you mean gas, cause fume is gas isnt it?) but okay keep hitting me!

[Tovarish 0]

I work at a supermarket as well....

One day we had a spill in an isle so I mopped it up and put a wet floor sign .....about ten minutes later this lady comes up to me and asks me to remove the wet floor sign because she tripped over it and she felt it was a hazard!! . I must have just stood there looking at her for about a minute, then I went to the aisle, checked to make sure the floor was now dry, and took the sign away - and the whole time the braindead bitch watched me to make sure I actually removed that killer sign that was out to get her!

[WKK Gimbal 0]

LOL, great story

BTW, I always smoke on gas stations. It makes me feel so alive and I love the expression on everyones faces

nah, just bullshit.

But seriously:

Way back in school, I had a moped and one day the gastank caught fire, because I was going to take a chick for a ride (we where so lame back then) - I wanted to check the fuel level before going, by simply opening the tank and shake the moped a bit. Out of her extreme cleverness she decides to be of assistance, so she lights a lighter and sticks it down over the opening, like trying to light down the tank for me. No need to say, the tank instantly caught fire, painting a 3 feet long flame up the air. I had to cover the hole with my hands to put it out. That silly girl got "punished" later

[Warin 0]

LOL Gimbal!

Was she blonde? Had to be!

I work in retail and the thing is..95% of customers are fine.  It's just that 5% of complete and utter fools that make it hard to deal with the rest!

I've never worked at a gas station...but I have seen the smoking moron at a few.  I always wonder if they have a death wish to die by immolation.  

Here in Canada cigarette packages have disgusting pictures of cancerous lungs or rotten teeth to show you the risks of smoking.  Perhaps gas stations should be allowed to put up signs of some crispy individual to show people the hazards of smoking at a gas station.

[cybrid 0]

I don't care what you all say I'll continue to keep driving my barly smog legal 1979 Ford F-250 and get 14 mpg <imperial>

[USSoldier11B 0]

*grumble*

I hate people period. I'd say 95% are complete morons who only suceed in raising my blood pressure. I'm glad that I don't have to deal with too many people at my job, well we deal with people, but really don't give a fuck if they are happy or not.

[Major Fubar 0]

I used to work in a mobile phone repair shop...you don't know stupid customers (and complete assholes) until you've dealt with mobile phone owners -

"I'm going overseas, so I need it straight away"

This would carry more weight if it wasn't used as an excuse by every third person through the doors to rush us...

"I can't live without my phone ...or... It's a workphone!"

What the f**k did these idiots do 10 years ago?

"It's under warrantry"

For f**k's sake, the word is WARRANTY, only two Rs!

"What do you mean liquid damage, I've never had it near water"

Yeah, I guess that corrosion formed on the circuit boards by magic huh?

"How can it be physical damage, it's never out of my pocket!

Never? Remind me next time you get a call, you must be quite a contortionist. Also, when you wash your pants with the phone in the pocket, it's not doing much good.

Two years working there, you should have seen and heard the absolute morons and c**ts I had to deal with.

I guess there is truth to the hypothesis about mobile phones giving you brain damage.

[USSoldier11B 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">"How can it be physical damage, it's never out of my pocket!

Never? Remind me next time you get a call, you must be quite a contortionist. Also, when you wash your pants with the phone in the pocket, it's not doing much good.

<span id='postcolor'>

Gwhahahahaha!

This just happened at work like 30 minutes ago:

Me: "Anlance Protection, this is Nick."

Lady: "Uh, yeah, who patrols the Link Lane area."

Me: "Could you be more specific please."

Lady: "Yeah, who drives around the little white trucks doing security in the Link lane area."

Me: "That would be Loveland Security. They patrol a storage site right behind our office."

Lady: "Uh, well, I had some keys stolen. I work for a janitorial service that does offices around that area. I was wondering if you guys could keep an eye out."

Me: "You will have to talk to our CEO, he can give you a quote."

Lady: "You mean it costs money?"

Me: "Um.....yes"

Lady: "Ok, thanks."

What a moron. Does she think that we are the PD or something? Yeah, uhhh, we think the best way to make money is to provide our protection servies for free.

[Tovarish 0]

I overheard this conversation between a co-worker and a customer in the dairy aisle. (BTW our Jumbo egg cartons have an Elephant on them)

Customer: "Are these chicken eggs or elephant eggs?"

Co-worker: (Jokingly, thinking the guy's just trying to have some fun) "Elephant eggs sir! We get them in every day from India!!"

Customer: (very skeptical now) "Are you SURE?"

At this point I had to walk very fast to the back room because I just couldn't hold my laughter back any longer