This one really took the cake but the rest are pretty creative as well. 17 Times When I Quit Just Wasn’t Enough -.
Category: Customer Stories
Stories about customers
5 Jokes That Make People in Service Jobs Want To Kill You
The link below is from one of my favorite sites, Cracked.com, but I’m afraid they left one out that should have definitely made the list… Customer—Where’s the (any item easily found)? Me–Actually, it’s right (next to)(behind)(in front of) you. Customer—Oh, if it was a snake, it would have bitten me!! Voice in my head–If it Read More…
Math Challenges
One thing I learned very early in my retail career is that most customers can’t do math. I remember one time we were writing an ad with Top Ramen on the front page, and we had put in the price as 8 for $1.00. The District Manager saw it and told us to make Read More…
So This is What Black Friday Looks Like
If you’ve never been to a Black Friday sale (I never have, and probably never will) you MUST watch this video. At 3:30 or so you can see people tearing through plastic wrap and I feel sorry for the employees working in the store at 4:13.
Can I Get These Ironed, Too?
I’ve asked everyone to share their favorite customer stories and here’s one of mine. In the very first store that I worked in back in the 70’s, we had a safe in the front of the store (near the registers) with a big dial in the middle that looked something like this: So Read More…