Interesting experience with ammo checkout girl.
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coltle6920
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Too bad this doesn't happen when buying ammo...
My BIL went food shopping for his family and wrote a check for the amount owed.He presented the check (almost $150) to the cashier with his driver's license.The cashier handed his license back along with the check while saying "Have a nice day".
My sister returned the check the next day.
My BIL went food shopping for his family and wrote a check for the amount owed.He presented the check (almost $150) to the cashier with his driver's license.The cashier handed his license back along with the check while saying "Have a nice day".
My sister returned the check the next day.
coltle6920
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LVSteve
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ate breakfast in a local restaurant today...had blueberry pancakes.....the price on the menu...$7.29
when I got the bill, I was charged $8.29... I explained to the cashier that the price was wrong.........she informed me that since I had added blueberries to the pancakes there was an up charge and that was the difference....I suggested that she reference the menu...she started to read the menu and when she came to the price...$7.29, she looked up, like a deer caught in the headlights and mumbled...i'll have to go in the back and check it out. check what out , I thought to myself, it's there in black & white
she returned and stated........"you found a glitch" in the menu..........
it took her another 10 minutes to recalculate the dollar difference, while the line of customers behind me continued to grow.....
the comforting realization I have is...when I reach the age of 97, deaf and blind...i'll still be a step head of the majority.....
when I got the bill, I was charged $8.29... I explained to the cashier that the price was wrong.........she informed me that since I had added blueberries to the pancakes there was an up charge and that was the difference....I suggested that she reference the menu...she started to read the menu and when she came to the price...$7.29, she looked up, like a deer caught in the headlights and mumbled...i'll have to go in the back and check it out. check what out , I thought to myself, it's there in black & white
she returned and stated........"you found a glitch" in the menu..........
it took her another 10 minutes to recalculate the dollar difference, while the line of customers behind me continued to grow.....
the comforting realization I have is...when I reach the age of 97, deaf and blind...i'll still be a step head of the majority.....
finesse_r
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So why did they let you violate the 3 box limit on 22 ammo?
At least she could count to 6.
wyccad915
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And she was of course hired because she was pretty.
LVSteve
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Can you imagine the confusion if the three box limit were on ammo labeled 7.62? Stroll up to the counter with some 7.62 NATO, 7.62x54R, 7.62x25, 7.62x38R and some 7.62x39 and let the games begin. Then throw in some imported European 7.62x63 to really up the bafflement quotient.
Evil Dog
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At the local grocery I took two six packs of Dr Pepper up to the checkout... they were priced $2.50 each. The lovely young thing running the register suggested maybe I should consider the 12-pack since it was "on sale" for $5.35. I explained it to her twice and I still think she never had a clue.
williamlayton
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Now you guys get how hard it is to be a teacher.
Blessings
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ky wonder
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just yesterday I pulled into the local sonic to take advantage of their half priced shakes, the cost was $2.50, so I handed the young lady $5.50, a $5.00 bill and two quarters, so I could get back 3 one dollar bills rather than coins
she actually got out a pocket calculator to do the math, and about a full minute later she handed me the correct change,
now again she was attractive, blond headed, and totally confused by such a simple math problem
I am not hatin, just saying DA!!!!!!
she actually got out a pocket calculator to do the math, and about a full minute later she handed me the correct change,
now again she was attractive, blond headed, and totally confused by such a simple math problem
I am not hatin, just saying DA!!!!!!
Rick_A
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Gosh, if I posted every annoyance or grievance I had with retail employees I'd be posting all day.
Evil Dog
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Never ever ask if they take Hawaiian money.....
OldDominion
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I was at Meijer (basically Wal Mart) and the checkout girl said to me about the previous customer "can you believe he was buying two HUNDRED rounds of ammo??" She was clearly disturbed about it, as was I, which she seemed to appreciate.... at least until I said "it's MUCH more economical to buy them by the thousand-round case" I thought she was going to drop dead of shock
A few years back before the panic, Wally World was selling Win. white box 9mm 115fmj in the 100rd value packs for around $9 each. I still had my Uzi so I told the clerk to give me 10 boxes. Never seen a prettier shade of green on a human face before.
OP
No, it's not just that.
Let me give a fairly simplistic, but an opposite type of example....feed stores.
Now for those who are not of the rural background, let me explain. There are probably as many different types of animal feel as there are types of cartridges, maybe more. And, to make matters even more complicated, there are variations within those types of feed.
In poultry feed alone, there are so many variations that it almost takes a degree in animal husbandry to figure out exactly what it is you want or need. Is it for chickens, ducks, turkeys, or game birds? If it's for chickens, is it for meat birds or laying chickens? Is it for adult birds or chicks? Do you want it in pellets or crumbles? Do you want it medicated or non-medicated? Do you want 16%, 18%, or 20% protein? Now that's just for poultry. There are also at least that many variations for horses, cattle, sheep, swine, rabbits, goats, ad infinitum. Anyway, you get my drift.
Okay, so the other day I jump in the pickup and drive to the local feed store. I go up to the sixteen-year old kid behind the counter and say, "Bobby, I need a 50-pound sack of COB." Now, again for those of you who aren't familiar with horse feed, COB is an abbreviation for corn, oats, and barley.
Bobby looks up at me and says, "D'ya want that wet or dry?" Again, for those not familiar with this particular product, wet COB means that they've added molasses to it, while dry COB is just straight grain. Bottom line...the kid knew his stuff.
I guess my point from all this ramblin' is that stores should either hire people who have a knowledge of their product or at least put forth the time and effort to do some serious employee training. If a store's main objective is to serve the customer, you would think they would do everything they possibly could to educate their employees to do so. That's all. No biggie.
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OFT II
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We shouldn't be critical of these people who are mathematically challenged. Just think how smart they make us look.
its true, sad, and Pathetic............in the words of CROSBY, STILLS & NASH - "TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL"
