Interesting experience with ammo checkout girl.

[Boox]

Tractor Supply made my day Saturday. I decided I needed a small 120 volt welder for the shop. Did a little online perusing and they stock Hobart. I also wanted to see who else around might offer something durable but inexpensive so the local Lowe's was also in the plan.
Tractor supply...first guy i talked too was going off shift and said he knows nothing about them, OK is there someone else around that may know something? "'ll go find someone" he replies. % minutes later an older gentleman walks up and says "what do you need?"
"I want to know about these welders, which one is the best buy?"
He replies, " I have no idea, this one must be better cuz it's more..."
"Why?" I ask. He replies "he knows nothing about them and no one else in the store knows any more.."
At least he was honest. Lost the sale, tho. Went to Lowe's and got what I wanted answered and bought a Lincoln Mighty Mig. Did what I wanted it to do. thanx, Lowe's.

 

[Coldshooter]

A few years ago I was at the Price Club, before it became Costco, and was paying for a new Computer. I wrote a check and handed it to the checker, a young girl. Let's say it was for $1,200.79 which I wrote and on the lower amount wrote One Thousand two hundred and seventy-nine cents. The checker told me that the check was incorrect. She didn't like the seventy-nine cents. Amazing. I should have asked for a supervisor but was so angry I just left the computer in the basket and left the store.

one thousand two hundred and seventy nine cents is 1279 divide by 100 is $12.79. The checker may not be quite so stupid as thought.

 

[Lee's Landing Billy]

I cashed my payday at the bank a few years ago before direct deposit. I looked in the envelope and told the nice lady "Mam, I believe you made a mistake??". She sneered back,"I most certainly did not!" Exactly 1 100 dollar bill too much. I had a grand supper that night.

 

[dougb1946]

Once upon a time, everybody was young, ignorant, and inexperienced. We grew out of it, and usually manage to repress the bad memories. Every once in a while, a couple of little used brain cells meet, and you get to review the embarrassing moments again.
It's different if they learned and forgot, but todays procedures and products are more complicated than they were in our youth and may just take longer to learn.
And remember, the clerk is the one who watches you try to use the new self service equipment.

 

[sooper44]

I agree

For what most retail operations pay, you're lucky to get someone who can direct you to the restroom--an important consideration for a man my age.

At the seasoned age of 72, I must agree! Priorities have changed over the years. First order of business when entering a new establishment is making sure I know where the head is.

 

[ky wonder]

FYI.... There was US Script with the word "Hawaii" printed on it. During WWII because of counterfeiting. And it was to be used in Hawaii only. And recalled at the end of the war.

in reality there were both Hawaii and north Africa notes printed during the second world war these special emergency issues were printed and put into circulation in theater so that if we loss these locals during the war the money could easily be identified and disavowed

 

[dieselbeef]

hot and stupid is an awesome combination...don't knock it. probly the only way you would've got to talk to her that much

 

[DeathGrip]

If she still works there she's probably moved up to management.

and she still don't know the difference.

 

[hoc9sw]

FYI.... There was US Script with the word "Hawaii" printed on it. During WWII because of counterfeiting. And it was to be used in Hawaii only. And recalled at the end of the war.

Since we have raised a zombie, yes, the currency in Hawaii was US in all respects and size except for the HAWAII overprint and brown seal where we have green now.

I was called to the bank branch in my factory building in Italy one day. A customer was presenting US banknotes from 1900-1920, and the teller would not take them. The notes were from a grandparent's steamer chest (they lived in the US around the time of the Great War), and customer insisted they were legal. I advised that they were, but of much greater than face value. They were not interested, just the USD to Lira rate. I argued, then happily gave them the Lira, turned around and sold one note at a coin show, then paid a few month's rent with what came of that $20.

 

[rwsmith]

It REALLY hurt.....

It REALLY hurt to put a 'like' on some of these stories.