Another list to brighten your day, especially if you’re still stuck in retail. #12 actually happened to me the other night, a homeless guy pulled out two sweaty bills and dropped a ton of nickels, dimes and quarters on the counter to pay for his $6.99 bottle of vodka. I Read More…
Category: Retail Humor
12 Lesser-Known Wham-O Products You Have to See to Believe
I should probably start a new category that reads, “What the F*** Were They Thinking.” I can only envision the backlash of marketing machetes for kids in today’s world. And I’m pretty sure I played the Turbo Tops at least one time, but they couldn’t light a candle to Rock Em, Read More…
The 16 stupidest things Urban Outfitters has ever sold
I don’t shop at Urban Outfitters, partly because their damn windows are always cracked, but here is 16 more reasons I would never enter their building. I am not one easily offended, but it’s hard to decide which of these offended me MORE. You just have to wonder the intelligence of the people who came Read More…
12 Ridiculously Expensive Toys
One of these is actually available at Toys R Us. They go up in price and craziness as you go down the list. I don’t have kids but if I did, I wouldn’t spend $69 on a vacuum for them unless it really worked and they could help out around the house. Read More…
Sunday Soapbox: Wishy Washy
I was in Ralphs the other day and their express lane signs said “About 15 Items Or Less.” Now granted, if someone comes through with 16 or 17 items I don’t think anyone is going to complain (well, there are some customers I’ve had that would…) but are they trying to avoid any arguments Read More…
A Bad Decision
Somebody made a decision in this store, and I think they made the wrong one. Just eat the cake and lick your hands clean.
Target Strikes Back. Well, Not Really.
So as a follow up to yesterday’s post about gender signs being pulled at Target, here’s a guy who posed on FB as a customer service rep for Target and answered some people back with some awesome replies. He eventually got shut down but is now an internet hero Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Gender Neutral Signs Are Coming
Target is taking out the designations “Boys” and “Girls” in their toy and bedding departments in response to complaints they needed to be more gender neutral. While I applaud their desire to be socially correct and personally harbor no ill-will to transgender folks, is this going to mean we’ll have to stop Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Entitlement Is Still A Disease
If you have Facebook, you should check out the page “Entitlement Is Still A Disease.” There are tons of great threads directed at people who complain on FB pages to companies after having to undergo some HORRIBLE experience, such as not getting the right meal at a restaurant. Then they Read More…
Some of the Most Ridiculous Beauty Products Ever
Years ago I remember when a cosmetics rep came in and used a “Skin light” similar to #5 and put an image of my face on a screen and it looked like the surface of the moon. It would pretty much make anyone buy ANYTHING to “fix” their face. But even Read More…