OK, only one of these has to do with retail, but I found this on Reddit and they were too damn funny not to share. #20 is the best of all. And here’s another retail one: Somewhere out there there’s a couple who holds the record for the longest time spent trying to find Read More…
Category: Retail Humor
16 “As Seen On TV” Items That Might Astound You
In our stores we all have an “As Seen On TV” section, I don’t watch a great deal of TV so haven’t seen too many of these either on TV or in the store, but perhaps I’m not staying up late enough. Because you’d have to be REALLY tired to buy any of these. Read More…
22 People Who Definitely Didn’t Get The Job
These are absolute classics, and they seem like they could be fakes but I’m pretty sure they’re legit. I was at the Unemployment Department one time interviewing management trainee applicants, as we had listed an ad and the people there set up several interviews for us. One guy came in and gave me his resume and it Read More…
14 Unintentionally Disturbing Children’s Toys
Once again, we find ourselves looking at products that have the “What Were They Thinking” effect? I guess the play lighter and cigarettes weren’t a big deal years ago, I still remember buying candy cigarettes when I was a kid and also remember when they were banned at some point. Because you know, eating Read More…
17 Game-Changing Small Changes For Everyday Products
Another great list from Cracked.com. Honestly, some of these are so obvious that it makes me wonder why they haven’t been invented yet! Hopefully someone is hard at work on that. And #12 is actually a reality, because I recently dined at a place that did in fact have a sign that said “No Read More…
Dumbest Guy Ever?
This story was on RetailHellUnderground and I had to read it twice to make sure it wasn’t a gag. This guy gets locked into a Budweiser storage depot, his phone battery dies and he’s stuck there for 3 days with nothing to eat or drink so he ends up drinking his own urine. That’s Read More…
10 Dangerous Toys from Decades Past (and the Commercials That Sold Them)
I totally agree with the author of this article from Mental Floss. We baby boomers weren’t coddled like today’s kids and placed our lives in jeopardy every time we picked up a new toy. It made us tougher and prepared us for the harsh world ahead. Slip N Slide dangerous? I laugh. If it’s Read More…
15 Hilariously Unfortunate Sign Placements
Really makes you wonder if any of these were intentional. Probably not, more likely just due to reduced staffing making people rush and not realize what they’re doing. In any case, good stuff.
Man Makes The Staff At Walmart Lose Their Minds. This Is Genius.
I think the story below is an old one but it’s amusing nonetheless. The reason it came to mind is that where I work, the pen broke on one of our debit pads and it has yet to be replaced. So there’s been a week of telling customers “Use your finger, the Read More…
Things Every ’90s Kid Wanted to Order From Infomercials
I wasn’t a 90’s kid, but I’ll admit to wanting a Fushigi Ball. It’s awesome that CVS still sells the Big Mouth Billy Bass, which has to be the most annoying toy ever. I should say TRIES to sell them, because usually they end up getting marked down after Christmas. They do still Read More…