If you’re over 40 you probably remember the fiasco that was New Coke, but there are many other examples of companies who launched a new product without really thinking it through (or doing enough market testing.) Nowadays they test the hell out of everything and there’s still the occasional failure, but none will probably ever Read More…
Author: RetailGuy
I have worked in retail for over 40 years. I've seen the good, the bad, the ugly, and the completely unbelievable.
Dumb Catchphrases That Corporations Need To Stop Using
Below is a list from Cracked.com of 21 catchphrases that businesses have taken up that are just a waste of words. They got a lot of my pet peeves but here’s a few more that bug the heck out of me: “Huddle with your employees”–are we playing football? Let’s just MEET with them. ” I’ll Read More…
25 More Evil Packaging Designs
And here’s the rest of the list. The pizza in #29 is especially egregious. I guess we just have to accept the fact that packaging is created to mislead us and take the time to read the label. Or, just lower your expectations. I recently was given a box of Cracker Jacks for the first Read More…
25 Evil Packaging Designs
This is from Bored Panda, and it boggles the mind that these are even LEGAL. People come in to my store all the time and claim “FALSE ADVERTISING!” because we have a sign in the wrong place, but these all scream False Advertising! more than anything I’ve ever seen. Seriously on #11, is it legal Read More…
More Crazy Toys That Shouldn’t Be On The Shelf
In my last post I gave you 30 crazy toys that should never have found their way to the shelf. These 15 are even crazier, although they aren’t real toys. They were put there by a comedian named Jeff Wysaki, aka Obvious Plant, who comes up with absurd products and then leaves them in the Read More…
Toy Fails That Definitely Ruined Someone’s Childhood
I was straightening the Christmas Toys section in one of the stores I work at today, and noticed there are some “Poo Emoji” toys which are plush toys (and some mugs) which are shaped and look like piles of poop. Guess it would be a great gag gift, but I have to wonder if Read More…
20 Reasons Why Retail Workers Should Quit Complaining
You have the greatest job on the planet! OK, not really. But here’s 20 good reasons why you shouldn’t complain so much. From Matt Gilligan on Friends of Tumblr. If you work in retail, you know the drill. Annoying customers, rude people, ridiculous demands…oh, and dumb bosses! But hey, it’s still the best job Read More…
The Best Halloween Candies
A writer at Thrillist weighed in with his opinion for the 25 best Halloween candies, and here they are. Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion, and while I’m 100% in agreement with his choice for #1, Butterfinger, Payday and Heath have no business being on this list. What about the bottom 25? Those Read More…
8 Type of People at The Grocery Store
I have literally seen all of these people in the same day. The Proxy is my favorite, I’ve even had customers say “Talk to her!” when I ask them if I can help them find what they’re looking for. From “It’s a Southern Thing.”
Emotional Labor?
A video popped up on my Facebook about a Walmart employee who was being disciplined by his store manager for using his phone on the floor AND being disrespectful to the manager by not responding when he was talked to. While the manager, in my opinion, lacked some people skills in the way he handled Read More…