Back in the 80’s, Sav-on was acquired by the parent company of Osco Drugs and many of their stores were rebranded as Osco. They soon learned that the word “Asco” in Spanish (pronounced the same) means “disgust” and after realizing how many people in California spoke Spanish, they quickly decided that was Read More…
Category: Retail Humor
Now This Is Having Fun On The Job
The other day I talked about when work was fun and how some places are still fun to work. This guy is definitely having fun at his job and it shows. Hopefully he can use his talents on a reality TV show and get rich and famous, because I doubt he’s getting paid enough at Coldstone…
21 Of The Most Awkward Things People Have Done in Job Interviews
Buzzfeed asked their readers for the most awkward thing that happened to them during a job interview and some of them are classic. I can’t think of anything awkward that happened to me WHILE I was being interviewed, but I do remember a classic response to a question from an applicant one Read More…
26 Crazy McDonalds Items You Can’t Get In America
While I knew that McDonald’s was everywhere, I never really knew they had so many custom items for different parts of the world. I’m down for the shrimp and the mozzarella bites, but I’m not going anywhere near the Burbur Ayam McD. McDonald’s India’s Veg Pizza McPuff McDonald’s India McDonald’s India offers many Read More…
The 9 Most Terrifying Attempts to Improve Popular Foods
Another great list from Cracked.com, reminding us that some things just don’t need improving. I could never figure out the colored ketchup–squirting green or purple ooze on french fries just would make me want to puke. And #6 brings me back to the Ranch Whole Chicken in a can that we used to sell Read More…
Bad Letter Spacing Examples That Made All The Difference
Here’s some more “What were they thinking?” signs. I’ve seen #3 before and have decided that the next time we have a debit pad with a broken pen I’m going to recreate that sign. And I have to admit I’m a bit confused about #8, what exactly is Bull Titanus? Bad Letter Read More…
You Had One Job…
More classic failures by people who only had one job to do and weren’t up to the task. I’ve actually gotten one of the backwards drumsticks on more than one occasion. Very messy. And the waterslide? Really? Not Ice, Ice Baby On a hot summer day, who doesn’t like to cool Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Customers And The Backroom
Yesterday was the day before Father’s Day, and like most major holidays, we were busy as hell. There was a crowd all day in front of the greeting card section and a lot of people printing photos and buying assorted goodies for Dad. At the peak of the craziness, with every associate in the store Read More…
20 Things We Suspect Customer Service Staff Are Really Doing
Here’s one from the customer’s point of view. I personally believe that #10, #8 and #5 may actually be occurring. We’ve all been there: You’re working with customer service. You waited 30 minutes to just talk to a human. Then you went on hold. Then they transferred you and waited another 30 minutes Read More…
Crystal Pepsi Might Be Coming Back!
Last week I wrote about some drinks that need to be resurrected, and one of them was Crystal Pepsi. Well apparently a guy named Kevin Strahle decided to go on a personal crusade to get Crystal Pepsi back and he appears to have succeeded. Be warned that the YouTube video is somewhat graphic, Read More…