Saw a thread for someone who's sharing CVS stories, decided to make one for general retail. So post your:

Saw a thread for someone who's sharing CVS stories, decided to make one for general retail. So post your:
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I work at a Best Buy in South Florida. Just got out of power weekend, so I've got many stories to tell.

>Be Thanksgiving day
>We open at 5pm
>Line around the building, easily 400 people in it.
>Get to store at 2 pm, start handing out tickets for doorbusters at 4
>Have 20 of the 50" Sharp 4k that's 179
>Hand out all 20 tickets within the first five seconds
>Half the line disappears when I tell them we don't have any more of the TV
>Even more people leave when we run out of tickets for the 100 dollar Lenovo craptop, the 799 Macbook Air, and the 275 iPad mini.
>Had one guy threaten to sue the store for "false advertising" and then proceed to make an ass of himself while bitching and moaning around.
>Takes all of my energy just to not laugh.

>Store opens
>Store's dead for half an hour because people are being let in in groups
>Finally we get the crunch in
>Every other customer that comes up wants a doorbuster, which I have to continue to explain are gone
>Every single complaint comes from some fucking millennial douche that looks like a barista or "creative individual"

>Later on
>The curry starts to flow
>My friend, my friend, I want Macbook air with 128 GEE BEES for 799
>They all smell like shit
>Oh god the smell
>I'm about to throw up the thanksgiving meal I had to shove in my face at noon
>"I'm sorry sir/ma'am, they are not in stock
>My friend, you give me 256 GEE BEE for 799, yes? I buy four right now. Go get your manager
>Every fucking time
>I can't do it
>Get your manager, you give me good deal my friend, yes?
>Can't do it
>They buy the 256GB MBA at 999 anyway.

Gonna continue in another post.

Cont.

>Later still
>ipads are gone except the ipad pro.
>We're out of cheap laptops because of bulk buyers. Same with most of the cheap tvs, the 199 mixer, and many other items that were limited stock.
>Every damn customer coming in seems to not understand that a cheap laptop wouldn't even run autocad or play games at a playable framerate, nor do they understand that a celeron with 2 gigs of ram will barely run windows, let alone be usable by a college student.
>Plenty of midrange laptops that are perfectly good options remain, but nobody fucking wants them.

>Towards the end of the night
>The Basketball Americans start to shuffle in.
>Hey, you got that 99 dollar laptop?
>Hey, you got that 179 4k TV?
>Hey, you got them ipads?
>Hey, you got them chromebooks?
>They wait until now, half of them people that are coming back from before Thanksgiving, and us specifically telling them they'd have to be here waiting in line on Thanksgiving if they wanted those items.
>One person threatens me.
>Others ask to speak to a manager
>All of them are rude as hell
>Why did I sell my soul to Hubert

>Store closes, I'm there until 3 AM finishing ringing out customers and then piecing the store back together
>Get two hours of sleep.

>Friday Morning
>New doorbusters, sell out immediately like the others.
>Customers still asking about the doorbusters from yesterday
>Everyone I deal with is an even bigger asshole than yesterday
>Customer threw up in our sinks so we don't have a men's restroom for half a day

>Friday afternoon
>Google Home mini's, Chromecasts, Fire Sticks, Echo dots, etc. are all gone.
>"Hey, you got any of them Kodi Sticks/Google Dots/Alexa Mini's, Chromesticks/Etc?
>No, those were gone four hours ago. We will have more tomorrow.
>Can't you check the back?
>mfw

>Friday night
>Customers still asking about that fucking 179 4k tv
>Customers still getting pissed about not having doorbusters that were sold out the moment we opened yesterday

Got one more to this

Cont.

>Saturday morning
>NES/SNES Classic are ticketed, sell out immediately.
>Customers are adamant about getting that fucking TV that's long gone
>Everything that's cheap is gone
>Everything that's super premium but also on heavy sale is gone
>Store looks like trash
>They want me to solo close in one of our largest departments because someone broke their leg
>Managed to get a coworker in to help at least
>Customer backhanded another one over the last Echo we had
>The curry is back in full force asking for an additional 500 dollars off a laptop that's already 400 off
>Nobody wants to buy GSP because they're fucking retarded/cheap/foreign
>Store closes
>Manager calls a few of us into the back room after we clean up
>Shows us a sheet of rankings
>Our store is top in the market for % to budget on everything
>Half of us are in the top 100 for the market for individual performance
>mfw I sold my soul to potentially get a pat on the back

You have down syndrome

I work in BBY in S.FL too. you in D22 or 28?

D22

Same brother. Finally get a day off tomorrow (today really) gonna need it after this last weekend. my store was like twice as busy as we were last year

I'm not getting off until Friday. Enjoy your day off brother, they're gonna get far and few between.

So how many bulkies did you get? You see Moses around?

You two should fuck and post it here

you mean "Fourth Customers" lol. Yea, Moses and all those fucking crews with the Uhaul truck/vans came and fucking went HAM. I'm in yellow, had to escort a few out after they wouldn't listen to NO.

XD wow that's so funny lol

^^^

I used to work retail selling ski's.

>be at work
>it's christmas time everyone wants to come in and buy their fucking family skis
>they look at me like I know what I am talking about
>I start making sales
>bro from the shop end comes over
>tells me they have beer in the back
>we go to the back I smoke a dart and chug a beer
>get an idea
>for every sale I make = 1 beer
>it's like 5pm people start rolling in
>selling shit left and right people are desperate to get new sticks before their ski trips and shit
>kids crying everywhere as I try to get their rental boots on
>the wives and hot daughts don't care about the flex or specs of the boots just fucking want certain colors or for them to be 'cute'
>the dads are always suspicious that I am trying to fuck their family over
>through the fire and flames I am making the store bank
>fast forward to beer number 8
>the shop guys are cheering me on
>I smell of alcohol and cigarettes, and I am still raping the sales floor
>some of these wives are getting pretty hot with my drunk glasses on
>i flirt with them and tell them how good them look in their ski bibs and boots and shit
>im so drunk I really don't give a fuck that dad is eyeballing me
>I made the company like 7 grand that night

>boss man next day hears about this because some cunt ratted on me
>"so I know drinking is kinda the culture around here, but I can't have you do it on the job because if some retard got hurt and claimed they smelled alc on your breath when you counseled them on skis I get fucked"
>makes sense very good sir how fired am I?
>"so just keep the drinking to after hours, good work yesterday, don't let me hear about this again"
>holy shit
>mfw I worked the rest of the season high as fuck

Man I wish I could have that job again, I moved out of state. Ski jobs are the way to go.

Moses is honestly the only one I can stand. He seems to be the only one that bathes, and actually isn't an asshole about being told no.

It should me mandatory for everyone to work in customer service / retail to learn how shit works. I dont know how many times Ive been asked to go check in the "back" . Do you not know whats actually back there? its not a magic word. I would just go to where where the break room is and chill for like 2 mins then come back and say "sorry".

The issue isn't those of us who work at the stores, more it's the customers who think the warehouse is literally just another store.

My usual "check" for the back is to go back there, walk out the back door, smoke, then go back in.

same could be said for food service...real service...not fast food...serving/bartending!!!...I do agree with you though

I don't blame anyone for not wanting Georges St Pierre, he's hearing church bells and seeing sparks.

Moses is decent, he was in my store again today. We've got a decent relationship with him here. He actually took some Fire tablets out of his cart for me yesterday so the WH guys could pick it for OMS lol.

FUCK YOU!
Servers aren't SHIT.

All they do is fucking look pretty and complain about their fucking tables.

Do you know what it is like working on the line on a 12k night? Do you know what peak dishes look like in the pit? All for a fucking dollar in tips an hour above wage while you FUCKING ENTITLED FUCKS make bank in tips and have the fucking nerve to complain about it?

Fucking bimbo waitresses wouldn't last ten minutes on the line where I was at. All they had to do was wear little black dresses and flirt with the drunks.

I worked at the hottest bar in my city. I washed dishes and eventually made it on line. My first day was friday night in the summer on dishpit. I was there from 6pm to 7AM. All the servers went home at 2:30 at the latest.

You fuckers have it so easy, go fuck yourself.

Heres some shit. No greentext, fuck that. The other day, I went to buy a TV, (Best Buy) --weeks ago, no big sale. I write a check, because I want proof (email from bank) and would rather not pay interest on my credit card. Its an unnecessary step, why should Discover make money, I'll just write a fuckin check.

So, it goes thru the check-o-matic, and its rejected. And I'm not gonna say I have millions, but there was plenty of money in there. So I call the motherfuckers, as suggested, and its still fucked. The check-o-matic people are in India, BTW, and I'll never do that again.

TV ends up on Discover. Motherfuckers.

nigger detected...maybe take a shower...brush your fucking teeth and make the move to server/bartender...LIKE I DID!!!...I've done just about every shithead job available inside a restaurant, so don't fucking come at me because you have the social skills of a "rescue" pit bull!!!

Nah, no nigger here. You haven't worked a day in your life man.

ohh...and also calling BULLSHIT on being there till 7AM...bartenders are always last to leave. ALWAYS.

I was entertained.

Oh no, I was still there doing dishes when prep came in and finally tapped me out. Bartenders where I worked just had to wash their bar. As soon as they washed their bar, they were free to go. Bartenders were treated like the wait staff, different team, different management. Back of house was another team with another team leader.

My usual shift was 6pm-5AM every fucking day. Bar tenders left at 2:30-3am.

Got to "the pit" and stopped paying attention. Your rant is irrelevant.

You wouldn't fucking last in real work fuck face. You are such a petite little faggot aren't you?

Do you guys at least get a bonus or extra pay for being forced to work at the worst time possible (Thanksgiving day) and deal with the worst people possible (cheap/poor entitled people)?

then you work in a shithole...I closed a high volume sports bar regularly...kitchen closed at 12...1 on weekends...bar 1...2 on weekends...I would have my whole boh crew checked out and the bar would still be pouring!!!...so fuck off and stay on that line you ignorant fuck. I worked both sides and then some...you can talk shit when you have...but since thus far you haven't...you don't get to make any arguments.

Time and a half on Thanksgiving Day, that's it.

No man, that is the spirit of my Samoan Attorney. He is not good management material in this country, but that does not make him worthless. Listen between the grunts and screeching fits, and you'll hear the spark of reason.

Found the 120-pound ITG dish washer who fantasizes about being John Wick

He gave up a couple of those 100 dollar Lenovos for our warehouse guys

Telecheck is shit, just apply for a Best Buy card, we also don't have interest for 24 months, and our support is based in the US.

Every time someone writes a check, I groan and hope Telecheck takes it, but they deny half the shit claiming fraud anyway.

>Telecheck is shit, just apply for a Best Buy card, we also don't have interest for 24 months, and our support is based in the US.
>Every time someone writes a check, I groan and hope Telecheck takes it, but they deny half the shit claiming fraud anyway.
Yeah, I just don't like how scammy it feels. I want to use cash or a check, this is goddamn America. But I also understand why they're reluctant to accept checks.

I got a HHGregg card a few years ago when all my appliances went tits up at once. Now they're gone. People hack these corporate motherfuckers all the time, Home Depot is still dealing with it. Like I want more of my info out there, guarded by nothing but a pissed off tech at the mothership. Fuck that.

The card may seem that way, but I was able to upgrade my kitchen and laundry appliances, as well as my home theater, and not be fucked by the twelve grand it cost me all at once. Being able to break purchases like that up over two years really is nice.

People who write checks in retail lines are scum who need to be culled. There is absolutely no reason for it. Ever. Get a debit card. Pay your fuckin' credit card and there will be no interest. Exactly the same cost to you that way, and more secure, and you can even build points.

Yeah, I get it. Make payments on time, so it goes into a draft withdrawal from my account directly, on time. Fuckin hate giving out that shit. I have to move cash away before i'm okay with that.

Nah, I'll just bring a fat stack of cash next time. Go to the bank, write it out to myself, bring cash, count it out like I'm trying to take advantage of Best Buy. Then they'll scan the bills, of course.

I'm getting pissed already, and I don't even want to buy anything. Just the idea of buying something gets me pissed. After I wrangle a Blueshirt, who directs me to the correct Blueshirt... And you wonder why people buy shit online.

Sir, I bought the item at a location in the television department. Nobody was inconvenienced, except me. The store was dead, and I wasn't in the Main Line. You sketchy street rat.

And yet, had you simply used your credit card to begin with and paid the bill on time, there would be no reason for you to complain. Welcome to the 21st century.

I eventually did buy with Discover. Paying for an item with a check is perfectly legit. The machine was junk, and the kid didn't know what buttons to push.

I feel obligated to mention, when you buy serious things for serious money, its always by bank check. So you can stick your card up your ass. I'm glad they didn't take it, I need occasional reminding that cash is boss.

Ski resorts give less than 1 fuck if OSHA ever walked onto one they'd have a heart attack and piss themselves

Part #2

I should also say, when I pay Discover, it would be from the same checkbook. I think, in society, I can expect a tiny bit of anonymity - user. Why does Discover, or whomever, have to know what I buy? Now, cash more often. I obviously disliked the experience.

But that aside, I got a 55 inch Sony Whatever for about 470, and its about 2ft beyond my feet in bed. I like it.

If you stuck your rewards number on there, it's still tracked by Best Buy. The purchase is still logged in E-Journal anyway, so even if you try to sever all ties to big data, it still gets collected.

>I eventually did buy with Discover.
Yes, and again, had you done so from the start there would have been no issue and everyone would live happily ever after. The rest of your babbling serves as evidence why checks should never be used in retail. It's just a piece of paper with numbers on it. A piece of paper which lends liability to the merchant. Merchants don't want that. Credit cards also have numbers, but without pieces of paper, and with no liability on the part of the merchant. They also have an immediate paper trail the way you want, and, in the event of fraud, a cc company will advocate directly for you, whereas with check/debit card your bank will not and you're on the hook. Pay your credit card bill monthly and it's the only thing you need. Unless you're a nigger and you can't manage the arbitrary concept of spending money you don't have.

>when I pay Discover, it would be from the same checkbook
Stop using fucking checks. Get the app associated with your cardholder. Or pay on their website if you must. Once again, the year is 2017. Checks are for mailing your grandkids $5 on their birthdays. Maybe a deposit to your landlord or something. Nothing else.

I'm not trying to sever all ties. I'm not crazy bugshit customer. But if card is the deal, I'll probably use the store to shop as a showroom and then buy online. I understand thats a problem for retail stores, and I'm happy to be part of it.

I'm not looking for the sale, although I check prices so I'm not an uneducated idiot. So by the time I've researched the tech specs, I obviously know the price range I'm in, too. Making a person like me irritated is the biggest mistake box stores can make, because I'm not brand loyal, and flexible in my bracket. I'll consider a variety of options, and probably buy one.

Any Best Buy anons on here still? I'd like to share a story about fucking your company.
>buy a $130 Razr overpriced mechanical gaming keyboard on Amazon
>use it for two years
>abruptly the 'i' key stops working
fuck, now what
>hatch a plan
>clean the keyboard up real nice with alcohol and qtips and shit
>many a' knuckle children have been had across these letters
>buy a comparable Razr keyboard from BB
>put the old keyboard in the box
>return it 24hrs later for full cash refund
In this way I use Best Buy as my infinite warranty/upgrade option for electronics.

I'll keep that in mind in the next week, when I write about 20k worth of checks to contractors.

I work a 24 hour retail and didn't get any extra on thanksgiving with a 12 hour shift
Holy shit man that's genius ima start doing that

Itt: uneducated morons bitching about their minimum wage jobs

Same guy who's been heckling you - I AM a contractor, and if I work a regular job on the books I get paid with direct deposit because the year is 2017. If I take other payment it's cash, or, if someone insists on giving me a cheek, I deposit it through a mobile app, because, once again, the year is 2017.

>Holy shit man that's genius ima start doing that
You're welcome. Been doing it for years. Also if you buy office furniture at staples, get the protection plan. Then call and say the shit broke. They send you a gift card. They want no proof nor the item returned. Just call the 800 number and spend the money twice.

Thats great. I have a dude doing my bath and kitchen. I plan on paying him by check, to start, a middle check, and a finish check. Thats pretty much what he agreed to, but won't sign a contract until he is finished with his previous one. I'm next. He's not a big company, he's just a guy with a helper guy. But he does good work.

I'm just one guy who lives in a van and I probably do better and faster work.

But this conversation has devolved. Good luck with your remodel, and I hope your check book gets lost in a sewer somewhere.

I already fired three or four assholes. I think some people take their skills for granted. I think people don't want to work, and I'm disappointed. I admit I can't fix something, so I hire out, and I get to meet a parade of bullshitters.

The problem is firing four bullshitters is, it will cost you four months, and a lot of disappointment. And some anger, and some drinking. You get the point.

If you'd like to read this another way, I've been fucked four times.

I know the types. And I've never had such a complaint against me. I don't respect unreliable people. Full disclosure though, if you have a cute wife and you leave her home I will fuck her four times and bill you for it.

>work in small Canadian walmart
>no black Friday rush
>tvs still available 3rd day of black Friday sales

Theres nothing to see here except for a guy drinking coffee. You can have a beer at lunch, take a break, go for a sandwich, talk on the phone. I don't care. Just do quality work, thats all I ask.

Where do you live?

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570

Fuck that, too cold. I'm traveling to Virginia for a job now and that's the furthest north I'm going until it warms up again. Best of luck with your deadbeat contractors.

Go to the keys, if you're really vanning it. They could use a hammer.

Are you too stupid to realize that when you buy something on a credit card and pay it off within the next day or 5, that you pay 0% interest (which was your goal in the first place)? They charge you interest when they ship out statements. Figure out when you receive your statement, subtract 4 days (6 to be safe) to figure out when they access your account to process the statement then pay your shit off before that date every month. It's not rocket science. You were planning to pay it up front anyway from your bank, it's literally no different than charging it to your card then paying it off from your checking/savings account from the bank within a couple of days. Not only that, but it builds your credit score and you get Cashback bonuses for most of your purchases without paying a dime in interest.
>t. Discover customer for 10 years