The other day I bought a package of Klondike bars, which have always been a square bar full of ice cream for as long as I can remember. But when I opened the package, there was a big hole in the middle so I was really only getting about 70% of my expected ice cream 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.
Employees Are Getting Chipped. And I don’t mean the Lays kind.
So a small Wisconsin business has managed to convince their 40 employees to get microchips embedded in their hands, just so they don’t have to wear a name badge or have to log on to a computer. They were given “I Got Chipped!” t-shirts to commemorate the event. Of course the company says they’re not Read More…
Great Questions Applicants Asked During An Interview
Had to share this one…Reddit asked their readers for some great questions that applicants asked when the interviewer said “Do you have any questions?” Some of them are classics. In my career, I’ve interviewed thousands of people but I still remember the best question I ever got. The applicant was a young girl who had Read More…
17 Failures From Companies Who Should Have Known Better
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…
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…