Are YOU an Annoying Customer?

Anyone who has ever worked in retail knows how annoying customers can be, but do the customers know?
- Go ahead and assume that the person wearing a name tag and carrying around product works in the store. Do you wear your name tag into other places and stock the shelves? Exactly.

- Please take a look around before you ask someone for help. You’ll feel much more satisfied if you find things yourself.

- If you want to shop at home, use the internet or Home Shopping Channel. If you need to call ahead for an item, limit your search to 2. Especially if you’re already sitting in the parking lot. Yes, people do that and it’s sad and obnoxious.

- When paying, have your money ready. If you need to wait in line, there’s no reason why you can’t dig change out of the bottom of your pocket/purse ahead of time.

- If your favorite joke is about making $100 bills in your basement, you’re NOT THE ONLY ONE. Clerks have heard it a million times. Please hold back the urge.

- Don’t drop your change all over the counter and look at the clerk expectantly like they should clean up after you. They shouldn’t. Place the money in the clerk’s hand.

- Don’t chat on your cell phone while paying. First of all, it’s rude. Second, the clerk doesn’t want to have to repeat things to you 8 times, and wait for you to juggle the phone while searching for change. If it rings while you’re paying, either don’t pick up or ask to call them back. Remember-You have voicemail for a reason.

- There’s no need to make the clerk your best friend, but remember that they’re human. If they say ”Hi, how are you?” or “Have a nice day,” a response is nice.

- Don’t yell at the poor clerk when you have a problem. Remember, they don’t own the store or make the store policy. They just get paid minimum wage to follow it. They also don’t care if you want to put down your merchandise and walk out. They’re not going to make any less money off of you. They’ll just imitate you in the break room later on. If a clerk tells you that you have to speak with a manager, it’s obviously out of their hands. Please call the manager.

- Watch what you say. Jew jokes, racist jokes, and dirty jokes are not appropriate. That’s just simple common sense. And lastly, don’t ask “Why are the prices so high?” or prices/hours of another store. And no, you can not use another store’s gift certificate in the one you’re in.
Do you expect to get McDonald’s hamburgers from Burger King?

“This job would be great if it weren’t for the customers”
“Which ones?”
“All of them” -Clerks.

Where has the music gone?

Music used to be fun. Discovering new bands was great, cos there WEREN'T tons of them that played stuff I liked. What happened to those days?
Back when "numetal" was called "crossover" and Nonpoint was good. Back when the Loudside list was nuts, and Papa Roach played hardcore. Back when they webcasted Ozzfest because Snot, Limp Bizkit, Incubus, and tons of great bands actually played Ozzfest instead of 2nd rate ones that Jack picks out. Back when there was no Adema, there was only Juice. Back when Korn was only played on college radio and there was no Napster for Metallica to strike down. Back when Max was on Tribute and it was Alien Ant WHO? Back when 311 was touring for the blue album and Tom from VT had us all eagerly awaiting the new Shootyz Groove and Ozomatli albums. When Limp Bizkit was on Warped after Less Than Jake and 3 people knew who they were,and actually LIKED them. Back when Around the Fur was only talk and someone sent me the single with Cant Even Breathe on it, along with System of a Down's demo which blew me away. Back when I'd hear about Slipknot every day from Eric and not see 6 Slipknot shirts a day at the mall. When there was no Puddle of Mudd, Linkin Park, or Disturbed. Or Backstreet Boys and Britney for that matter. When Reveille was a nobody opening for Stuck Mojo, who still existed. When Brandon (and Phil) had dreads and Incubus played Irving Plaza for $10. When Hoobastank was still spelled with a U and was more Incubus than Incubus. When Downset and Salmon were the "rapcore" bands to be. When I saw Far in a bar in Bellmore with Glassjaw opening cos they were still 'in the basement' ...hell, even when Blink 182 could be as dirty as they wanted to be cos their albums weren't intended for 8 yr olds.
What HAPPENED to those days? Who took them away from me exactly? Was it MTV? Was it one of the bands? Was it Hot Topic? Was it the groupies that pop out of nowhere? How exactly was my music destroyed? When did all these terrible ripoff bands actually get a chance to be in the spotlight, even if it only is to have their album flop?
This never happened to ska. Reel Big Fish and Save Ferris and very few others actually made it big for what, a year at the most? Yeah, it seemed everyone and his brother had a ska band but they broke up just as fast. These kids today seem to think that since all these bands that cant sing are on MTV, they have a chance....and the sad thing is they do. How and when exactly will the scene finally self destruct and we'll start to see quality prevailing over quantity again? What's going to be the next big thing now? Is it true that pop will eat itself?
 
. I hear songs that take me back to those days and I'm like "what the hell HAPPENED?" Will I ever have that back? Or is it a distant and fond memory that I'll have to hold near and dear for always as I watch bands like Drowning Pool get huge on a sound that someone else created and broke up over just because it wasnt big when they were doing it?

Ebay

Why the fuck do people bid on things they're not gonna buy? Why waste everyone's time like that?? Some kid bid $30 on a single of mine...why? I have no idea but he did so he must've been willing to pay for it at some point. But now he's playing dumb. "What are you talking about? I never bid on anything. You must have the wrong guy". Like it doesnt have his address and shit on the site. Now I have to file for credit and relist the item or track down the 2nd highest bidder and see if he still wants it....hassle. DONT BID ON SHIT YOU'RE NOT GONNA BUY. Or at least tell the person why you cant go through with the transaction. It really is a simple process.