Soapbox time. The below was posted on a Walmart employee site and generated hundreds of comments: I’m pissed right now. When i call in its rare. Just hit my 3 yr mark. Like I really hate calling In it makes me nervous and sick to my stomach. Me- hi xxx mgr it’s me ***** and Read More…
This Is a Lot of Bull
Red Bull North America is expanding its Editions line of beverages. Consumers can now expect to see Red Bull Orange Edition, Red Bull Cherry Edition and Red Bull Yellow Edition on store shelves. The company noted that the new beverages will meet a blossoming demand for zero-calorie flavored energy drinks — a Read More…
You Had One Job: Retail Edition
I’ve seen the fifth one down before, and am still amazed that no one fixed this–obviously it was part of a store reset but come on. That’s just plain wrong. Falling Prices huh? I think not. Pan Failure It’s definitely not round, wonder if it’s even aluminum? Funny Bunnies Here comes the Easter Read More…
Something To Not Look Forward To.
Where Do CVS Customers Buy Tobacco Now?
Well here’s part of the answer. Rite-Aid reported that their front end same-store sales were up 1.2% for 2014, while CVS reported theirs were down 4.0%, and for the last quarter Rite-Aid was up 2% while CVS dropped a whopping 7.0% over the last 3 months of the year. Walgreens was up 1.3% in Read More…
9 Retail Horror Stories That Will Make You Regret Humanity
These are all true stories. How do I know that? Because you couldn’t make this sh** up. Man Drops Trou and Flashes Pink Panties at Target In January 2013, 18-year-old Jason Tyler Stuart revealed his cute new thong to aghast shoppers in the women’s section. Witnesses say he made comments about his underwear, presumably Read More…
The Best Employee Response Ever. This Is Perfect.
This actually is similar to what a co-worker did years ago. But instead of creating “Murray”, he blamed himself. When customers complained “Why are you always out of the ad items here?”, instead of making excuses he just said “I’m sorry. I screwed up. I didn’t order enough. I’m such an idiot.” Next thing Read More…
Some of the Biggest Lies Companies Tell Us
Some of these are downright outrageous and should be illegal. Foot long? Not unless you’re using the metric system. The picture on the box is only accurate if you have a family of midgets. Yeah, that’s pretty close to what you actually get. They didn’t see the irony in this when they painted the Read More…
Hilarious Reviews and Pairing Recommendations for Wine
You need a sense of humor to work in retail, and this guy has it. Best part is that sales have increased, which shows that people appreciate honesty, humor and creativity. We don’t believe that Jeff W. is a wine steward or anything, but it’s clear that he must have some experience drinking wine Read More…
An Interesting Payment Option
From user Rick, seen at a CVS. I’m sure there’s a lot of people who would like to give CVS the finger.