Once again I have failed to find a list of wonderful and clever quotes but I do have one great one from the awesomeness that is Leeann
It was exactly what I’d always imagined it would look like if you ran the soft-serve ice cream dispenser into the palm of your hand while coloring it with ashes and despair.
I swear Leeann needs to write a book! I’m sure it would be a bestseller then she would have enough money so she wouldn’t have to work in places like that anymore. (Which might mean less likelihood of a second book so there’s a downside. Hmmmm… maybe her second book could be about her household staff.)
I have a question, directed at the universe in general, and especially at people who manage stores: Why the hell do people who misbehave in stores get discounts? Don’t you know that just rewards and reinforces that kind of behavior? The woman in Leeann’s story should have been arrested or, at the very least, forcibly escorted from the store and told to never come back. (I actually saw a store manager do that once for a much lesser offense so it does happen.)
July 20th, 2012 - 6:51 am
Thank you! I think the general mindset of managers who give in to these types are “get this trainwreck out of my store as fast as possible with the least amount of paperwork.” And if we called the cops on every customer like this, we’d have no clientele at all, and my blog would be nothing but cat reports.
July 20th, 2012 - 6:57 am
YES. What you said, and by extension: Why do people who behave badly get rewarded for it? I understand it’s a “please go away” thing but it’s dismaying for someone (*cough* me *cough*) who tries hard to be polite and follow the rules and stuff, and never gets jack for it, and then have someone who is pushy and rude get taken care of first and maybe even get a discount.
It’s enough to make me become a cranky hermit who can only eat what food can be ordered to be delivered via Amazon Prime.
July 20th, 2012 - 8:01 am
Well, anyway, if you wrote a book it would be a service to mankind. Or you could just wear one of these. (couldn’t find one that said “book” instead of “novel”)
July 21st, 2012 - 10:06 am
Stories like this make me miss buried utility locating. I too had to deal with people like that. Difference was, I didn’t have to make much effort to be nice to them. It’s amazing how respectful someone becomes when you point out that, in fact, you have their cable TV line/telephone/internet right here in your hand, and if they’d like it to remain connected, they need to head back into the house.