Well, it looks like retail store clerks aren’t the only ones who have to deal with idiots on a daily basis. This article from Thrillist shares some of the many things that you should NOT do when you’re in a restaurant. Check out the list and if you’ve done more than 2 at any Read More…
Category: Retail Humor
6 Everyday Products That Almost Nobody Realizes Are A Scam
I’m proud to say I don’t use any of these useless items (well, probably couldn’t drive a tank and er umm don’t have need for a douche) with the exception that I’ll buy bottled water if it’s convenient depending on where I’m at. At home, however it’s tap water if I’m thirsty, I refuse Read More…
19 WAYS TO SPOT A FAKE CHINESE RESTAURANT
This is a great article from Thrillist. Based on the 19 things below, I’ve probably never eaten in an authentic Chinese restaurant, because of all these look incredibly familiar. So I guess the next question is, where do you actually find an authentic Chinese restaurant? Chinatown? Or do you have to literally go to China? Read More…
Walmart Is Just Asking For it With This Display
I hate playballs. I really do. I hate selling them, because kids like to grab them and play with them in the store, putting displays at risk as well as customers. (I once saw a kid nearly bowl an old lady over when he threw one and it hit her in the kneecaps.) But Read More…
26 More Weird But Useful Products
Another list of useless things from Buzzfeed, but I take objection to #7 and #21, as those are actually things that a lot of people use. I can’t vouch for the neti pot, as I use a nasal rinser, but doesn’t everyone hang their bananas on a banana tree? Are you people just leaving Read More…
Now That’s a Cool Training Program
If this is for real, it’s pretty damn funny. I wonder if he’s gone back to “work” since then.
26 Ironic Pictures That Are Guaranteed To Make You Laugh
Not all of these are from retail but they are all pretty funny. Not sure who decided to give away Coke during a diabetes campaign, but you’d think they would have least selected Diet Coke instead. And having worked at Staples, I can tell you that we often did run out of staples. Read More…
The 9 Most Utterly Insane Products Released by Famous Brands
Large companies have large marketing departments. Large companies should have smart people in said marketing departments, seeing as how they’re a large company and all. So it boggles the mind that a group of smart people all sat in a room and decided to launch products like these, probably spending millions of Read More…
The 17 Absolute Worst People In The World
Well I think the writer of this Buzzfeed may have exaggerated just a tad, but this is pretty annoying and you see it every day. Can’t count how many times I’ve gone to pull in a parking space and there’s a cart or two sitting in the way. Anyone like me who works in Read More…
24 Ways Working In A Coffee Shop Changes You For Life
Many of these are only for the baristas among us, but quite a few pertain to everyone who serves in retail. From Buzzfeed. 1. You know the most efficient way to order in coffee shops. The Weinstein Company No four-word-long coffee orders for you. No sirree. 2. And your eye still twitches Read More…