Things Customers Do That Annoy Associates
Working retail is an absolute joy and pleasure. In fact, it would be the greatest job in the world except for the customers. It seems that some people have the peculiar affliction of becoming completely entitled and utterly selfish the moment they step into a store, thus making the life of a haplessly underpaid associate hellish and trying. To avoid creating a toxic environment that will surely come back and bite you in the ass at the cashier's station, there are a few things you, the customer, can avoid doing to keep on the good side of retail associates everywhere.
#01
Chatting on the phone while checking out.
(Hang up the damn phone! Can you hear me now? Good.)
#02
Watch your kid.
(Yes, I'll make sure your kid doesn't rip the store apart if you give me babysitting money.)
#03
Saying, "I'm never going to shop here again!"
(Like I care. I make $6.25 an hour.)
#04
Standing around waiting for someone to come help you.
(We're standing around waiting for you to come ask.)
#05
Leaving diapers in the fitting room.
(Good God, have you no decency?)
#06
Asking for a deal because you "spend a lot of money here."
(Well then you won't mind paying the full price.)
#07
Yelling when you don't get your way.
(Maybe that works on your spouse, but it doesn't work on me! Wait, yes it does. How can I rectify this situation, sir?)
#08
Coming in five minutes before closing and trying on every item in the store.
(Don't worry, I just love being the store for two hours after I'm supposed to have gone home.)
#09
Asking if we "have more in the back?"
(Yeah, and there's gold at the end of that rainbow.)
#10
Returning something used and without a receipt and being mad about not getting a full refund.
(Try to imagine the receipt as a mini-contract from now on.)
#11
Asking for the "good customer discount."
(May I see the good customer first?)
#10