Daily rant thread

[thedude]

Originally Posted by Jonesy

I'm with Joe Public on this one.

You surprise me Jonesy, as a man with little tolerance to the ignorance of society, I would of thought you would understand. Shame.

Originally Posted by Jonesy

If I see shoes on display, then I'll try them on. What's the difference between putting your smelly feet into a display pair, or putting your smelly feet in a pair the shop assistant has brought out from the back. None whatsoever.

Allow me to poke a hole in your argument. I understand your point, I do, however, the ratio to shoes tried on and shoes purchased is fairly low, at least it used to be. So if one hundered people try on display shoes, and only 33% percent buy, the display shoes will get tatty and aquire scuffs, not to mention that far too many people try on a size that doesnt actually fit it the first place. In stock, there are usually many boxes of the same size. So, say 10 people come in throughout and 8 hour day all wanting a pair of the same shoes in various sizes, if they all tried the display pair on by the end of the day the shoe would have been on at least 3 or 4 pairs of feet that dont fit, not to mention the collection smells that could be left in there, and you dont want to smell somebody elses feet if you are looking at what is supposed to be a new shoe either. If these people try on the shoes that are actually their size, or the ones that they might actually buy, then the amount of feet planted in any given shoe and not purchased is reduced, there by extending the life of the stock and giving the customer what they wanted; which was a new shoe, not one that has been worn by 30 different people of varying shoe size. [/quote]

Originally Posted by Jonesy

And I'm by as heck gonna try those shoes on before I buy the buggers.

Well that goes without saying, although my Boss at the time (utter toss bag) would of liked it if people didnt.

Originally Posted by Jonesy

If I've ever shopped in Torquay, which I have once or twice, and you and I have come face to face, dude, I was probably one of the very rude ones.

I doubt it, Im am always polite to Joe Public, even of they anger me. Im sure you would be polite and curteous in return. Just like on here.

[Ancient One]

I spent nearly twenty years in retail. I worked my way up from store assistant to manager of a large and busy supermarket. If any of my staff had been rude to customers that would have been enough to really piss me off.
Having said that. Customers can be complete idiots and some of them begger belief.

[pinkdegu]

I'm always polite to customers even when they are shouting at me. I had a lady yell at me today telling me how stupid and useless I was and I just apologised profusely. I just like to think that if they are old, they'll be dead soon, and if they hated me so much then they won't be coming back.

I hope not to be stuck in retail forever. I would like to make something out of my life. DO something I actually want to do. Despite said woman telling me I was thick and had no prospects and this was why I was working in a shop.

[fortunesfool]

I feel all your pain. I worked in Blockbuster (which is finally going under - yay) for longer than I care to remember. Imagine working in retail but surrounded by people who know nothing about film.

[pinkdegu]

Well my rant this morning is about Egg banking. I am constantly bombarded with computerised phonecalls to tell me that my card has gone over limit. I am well aware of this and have obligingly listened to the phonecall once. However, I get 15 -20 calls a day now with a computer voice telling me I'm overdrawn. The only way to stop the calls is to listen to the message and press the numbers it tells you to. This takes 5 minutes every time. When I'm at work, I have to turn my phone off as it is ringing in my locker all day pissing people off. They've ignored the fact I've already sat and listened to the message and continue to phone from 8am until 9pm at night. I can no longer use my mobile because they're constantly phoning.
Yes, I shouldn't be overdrawn. I went over by £2 which has given me a £16 charge. It sucks. But to tell me constantly 20 times a day is getting ridiculous. I'm claiming back my charges anyway which will take me almost down to £0 on my credit card so I'm refusing to pay up yet again because they've increased interest without telling me. I didn't receive a statement or any notification of charges for almost a year and then suddenly they started emailing me statements again. They are the most rubbish banking system ever.


ALso, the people from Indian call centre who keep phoning me to take part in a survey who have called over 100 times on my homephone despite me telling them to f*ck off and telling them that I would hunt them down like dogs and kill them. They always asked for some random person and when I tell them I'm not the person they want they insist that I am the one who is wrong. I think I know what my name is so I wish they'd just go away and die as it would make my life easier. It's out of area and that would be fine to ignore except my parents live in Canada and call on an out of area number so if I ignore it I might miss an important phone call from them.

BT won't do anything. TPS doesn't work. I'm tearing my hair out.

[morris]

Seems like we've all done our stint in retail. It is a thankless job and it does require enormous reserves of patience sometimes.

Originally Posted by pinkdegu

I just like to think that if they are old, they'll be dead soon,

That makes me go: aww... Don't get me wrong, I DO feel your pain, doddering old people drive me mad too (and what she said about being thick and having no prospects was below the belt, outrageously rude) but y'know; the older I get the closer I get to understanding the horror which must come with being old. Everything's gone or going: your looks, your mind, your eyesight and hearing - fecking hell, it's a miserable end to what may have been a decent life. Whoever said that getting old is like a shitty dessert at the end of a good meal, said a mouthful.

Saying all that, being old, even if you're in pain while it's understandable that it makes you cranky; it doesn't give you the right to take it out on others. No matter how annoying and smelly those teens in your way may be, and lately I've had a gutful of them. Poxy little chavs.
I'm just saying, sometimes when I see old people I am aware that that's where we're ALL headed, far quicker than you think. I just hope someone will be civil to me when I'm there, and I hope I behave in a way which deserves good treatment.

Sometimes old people get on my tits , especially if I'm in M&S which they seem to think they OWN . dear me.

Sometimes I think I hate everyone, young and old, with only a ten year margin either side of my own age! lol

[morris]

pinkdegu, Egg suck. They suck so bad. I'd pay them off then change to another bank if I were you. They gave Mrs Cat shite until she dumped them.

Originally Posted by fortunesfool

I worked in Blockbuster (which is finally going under - yay)

I'd be far more Yay! if they alternative wasn't something even more shitty.
I know BB are crap, but they have some uses (eg. some good deals on their pre-owned blu-rays online) whereas the prospect of a country filled only with WNKFILM makes me want to KILL.

obligatory

[Zippykins1]

Originally Posted by morris

Sometimes old people get on my tits , especially if I'm in M&S which they seem to think they OWN . dear me.

And they always seem to be buying loaves of bread. Does it taster better than Hovis etc to the elderly palette?

[Jonesy]

Originally Posted by morris

the older I get the closer I get to understanding the horror which must come with being old. Everything's gone or going: your looks, your mind, your eyesight and hearing - fecking hell, it's a miserable end to what may have been a decent life. Whoever said that getting old is like a shitty dessert at the end of a good meal, said a mouthful.

I'm with you there, moz. Whilst I'm not even remotely old yet, I'm very aware of how the years are passing, and which bits hurt/ache on a regular basis. It's frightening. I admire old people. Presuming that they're suffering twice, three times the discomfort and pain I'm suffering, they're bloody martyrs.

[Jonesy]

Originally Posted by pinkdegu

ALso, the people from Indian call centre who keep phoning me to take part in a survey who have called over 100 times on my homephone despite me telling them to f*ck off and telling them that I would hunt them down like dogs and kill them. They always asked for some random person and when I tell them I'm not the person they want they insist that I am the one who is wrong. I think I know what my name is so I wish they'd just go away and die as it would make my life easier. It's out of area and that would be fine to ignore except my parents live in Canada and call on an out of area number so if I ignore it I might miss an important phone call from them.

Ask to speak to their supervisor; if and when they say, 'why?' explain that you want specific information about their company so that you can take that info to the police in order to report them. It's worked for me in the past.