I am ssssooooo mad
#91
Originally Posted by Prism99
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I think customers need to appreciate sales people too. AT every store I see people put items down anyplace and walk away. I know I'd get frustrated with having that extra work because of lazy duds.
#92
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: ontario, canada
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just keeps someone in a job.
can tell you have never worked in retail or at least in a long time. our job entails many things, customer service, stocking shelves, putting stock back on shelves that others have dropped, ordering, dusting, trying to explain to customer that is not the price as someone has just dropped it there, etc.
walk a mile in my shoes, it is just like picking up after small children that don't know any better.
if you change your mind and don't want an item, just take it to the check out and tell them.
do you have any idea how much frozen and fresh are thrown out because someone just dropped it. and we want to know why the prices keep going up and the landfill keeps getting fuller.
sorry for the rant but this just struck a raw nerve.
can tell you have never worked in retail or at least in a long time. our job entails many things, customer service, stocking shelves, putting stock back on shelves that others have dropped, ordering, dusting, trying to explain to customer that is not the price as someone has just dropped it there, etc.
walk a mile in my shoes, it is just like picking up after small children that don't know any better.
if you change your mind and don't want an item, just take it to the check out and tell them.
do you have any idea how much frozen and fresh are thrown out because someone just dropped it. and we want to know why the prices keep going up and the landfill keeps getting fuller.
sorry for the rant but this just struck a raw nerve.
#93
My DD worked for a western wear store for many years. She learned to tidy up the shelves & fold shirts. When she goes to a retail store even now if she takes it off the shelf, she refolds stuff & always puts it back in the right place. It bugs the devil out of me for people to leave a whole ham in housewares or ice cream all the way across the store. Know what happens to this stuff, it is usually thrown in the trash. I do shop there because the other chain grocery stores are almost twice as much in price & I don't have a lot of time to run around all over town or money. I have many friends that work for Walmart & I do appreciate what they do for me.
#94
Originally Posted by Debra Mc
My DD worked for a western wear store for many years. She learned to tidy up the shelves & fold shirts. When she goes to a retail store even now if she takes it off the shelf, she refolds stuff & always puts it back in the right place. It bugs the devil out of me for people to leave a whole ham in housewares or ice cream all the way across the store. Know what happens to this stuff, it is usually thrown in the trash. I do shop there because the other chain grocery stores are almost twice as much in price & I don't have a lot of time to run around all over town or money. I have many friends that work for Walmart & I do appreciate what they do for me.
Alias - As for the lady who treated your daughter so poorly...she is obviously a thoughtless person and no amount of reasoning will work with those types of people. I'm sorry your daughter had to experience that, but at the same time she got the opportunity to learn from you how to handle such crummy people and that has to count for something. And my sympathy on what you both experienced and went through. 9-11 was horrible and very tragic and my heart goes out to you both!
#95
Yet, the customer NEVER knew how I felt, even when I had to work and miss my FIL's funeral. Trust me, we were close and I loved him dearly and was a complete wreck - but the customers never realized it!
There are limits to what I am willing to do to keep my job, and missing out on a family funeral? well, that would be the line...
Thank you for your kind words. My DD is definitely one of my favorite employees, ever. She WORKS her tush off. She may have a bit of a (NY) attitude, lol.... its hard outside NY to be understood...the difference between being harsh and simply telling it like it is, is sometimes a fine line...
#96
Originally Posted by aliaslaceygreen
Yet, the customer NEVER knew how I felt, even when I had to work and miss my FIL's funeral. Trust me, we were close and I loved him dearly and was a complete wreck - but the customers never realized it!
There are limits to what I am willing to do to keep my job, and missing out on a family funeral? well, that would be the line...
Thank you for your kind words. My DD is definitely one of my favorite employees, ever. She WORKS her tush off. She may have a bit of a (NY) attitude, lol.... its hard outside NY to be understood...the difference between being harsh and simply telling it like it is, is sometimes a fine line...
I have never lived in NY but I certainly understand the attitude of telling it like it is. I've been accused to being "too blunt" quite a number of times. :P I appreciate truthfulness, as long as it is told to me without an attitude going along with it.
#97
Originally Posted by Tiffany
Originally Posted by aliaslaceygreen
Yet, the customer NEVER knew how I felt, even when I had to work and miss my FIL's funeral. Trust me, we were close and I loved him dearly and was a complete wreck - but the customers never realized it!
There are limits to what I am willing to do to keep my job, and missing out on a family funeral? well, that would be the line...
Thank you for your kind words. My DD is definitely one of my favorite employees, ever. She WORKS her tush off. She may have a bit of a (NY) attitude, lol.... its hard outside NY to be understood...the difference between being harsh and simply telling it like it is, is sometimes a fine line...
I have never lived in NY but I certainly understand the attitude of telling it like it is. I've been accused to being "too blunt" quite a number of times. :P I appreciate truthfulness, as long as it is told to me without an attitude going along with it.
#98
Originally Posted by aliaslaceygreen
OK, Tiffany, I feel a bit better for knowing all your circumstance... I am nosy, and always want what is RIGHT!!! (my store manager calls me argumentative but, really I am realistic...)
#99
One of my favorite friends is from Pennsylvania & some of these southern folks don't know how to take her. She tells it like it is. I just love that in her. I would rather have someone be blunt about something than to pussy foot around about it. My boys are always telling me "mama your are so blunt & to the point."
#100
I worked in a job where the customer was almost never right. I did taxes. The IRS is right. The people that complain the most about somebody being rude to them were the people that were trying to cheat on their taxes in some way or told they couldn't deduct something. Mostly they complained about somebody being rude to them when they couldn't have their way.
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