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PrintableAnx said: kidelrich said: "Behind" the Best Buy isn't the same as actually being in the store. was that a euphemism? what's a euphemism? I'm off to get some oral fixation. | |
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kidelrich said: CaptainChaos said: Come to think of it, I get asked for my penis size when I buy stuff at Best Buy.
"Behind" the Best Buy isn't the same as actually being in the store. I was wondering why there wasn't a cash register back there. | |
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Anx said: I totally freakin' HATE when I go to Beast Buy or Radio Shack for something inane like batteries or a printer cartridge and when the cashier rings me up they're all "WHAT'S YOUR PHONE NUMBER?!?!" "WHAT'S YOUR ZIP CODE!?!?"
I went through a phase where I'd ask them why the info was necessary and they said it was some marketing bullshit and I'd tell them I wasn't giving them my phone number and they'd get all huffy until I just broke down and gave it to them. I just find it creepy that this is done and more people don't find it invasive and weird. The next time I sell a Jill Jones single on eBay I'm going to ask the winning bidder their shoe size, see how that goes over. i've taken to making up a phone number and zip code when asked, and..the cashier is just doing what his/her manager asked them to do..have pity on our low paid employees [Edited 8/9/06 7:07am] | |
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CaptainChaos said: kidelrich said: "Behind" the Best Buy isn't the same as actually being in the store. I was wondering why there wasn't a cash register back there. They like hard currency, don't they? | |
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kidelrich said: CaptainChaos said: I was wondering why there wasn't a cash register back there. They like hard currency, don't they? ok see, that's a euphemism.   | |
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purplerein said: Anx said: I totally freakin' HATE when I go to Beast Buy or Radio Shack for something inane like batteries or a printer cartridge and when the cashier rings me up they're all "WHAT'S YOUR PHONE NUMBER?!?!" "WHAT'S YOUR ZIP CODE!?!?"
I went through a phase where I'd ask them why the info was necessary and they said it was some marketing bullshit and I'd tell them I wasn't giving them my phone number and they'd get all huffy until I just broke down and gave it to them. I just find it creepy that this is done and more people don't find it invasive and weird. The next time I sell a Jill Jones single on eBay I'm going to ask the winning bidder their shoe size, see how that goes over. i've taken to making up a phone number and zip code when asked, and..the cashier is just doing what his/her manager asked them to do..have pity on our low paid employees [Edited 8/9/06 7:07am] oh, i don't do it to give the employee a hard time. if it gets to that point, i'm always ready to say something like "i know you're just doing your job, but..." i was a waiter once, i know the dumb shit you're forced to do because corporate thinks it's a brilliant marketing move.  | |
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Anx said: kidelrich said: They like hard currency, don't they? ok see, that's a euphemism. what euphemism? | |
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kidelrich said: Anx said: ok see, that's a euphemism. what euphemism? acting dumb won't make me wade in the swamp, you know. | |
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Anx said: kidelrich said: what euphemism? acting dumb won't make me wade in the swamp, you know. you can call it the pit of despair. | |
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the cashiers at my job are required to ask for a customer's zip code. if the customer refuses, they just put in the zip code of the location of the store. when we put out fliers, like back to school, christmas, or whatever, the zip codes with highest percentages are the areas that get the bulk of the fliers (these fliers contain $$$ off coupons). so when customers come in bitching and moaning that they never get our fliers, sometimes i ask them if they voluntered their zip code--when they say no, i tell them that's probably why they don't have a flier. it's not like somebody is aksing for their address and social security number.  you look better on your facebook page than you do in person  | |
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kidelrich said: Anx said: acting dumb won't make me wade in the swamp, you know. you can call it the pit of despair. pair of what?  | |
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meltwithu said: the cashiers at my job are required to ask for a customer's zip code. if the customer refuses, they just put in the zip code of the location of the store. when we put out fliers, like back to school, christmas, or whatever, the zip codes with highest percentages are the areas that get the bulk of the fliers (these fliers contain $$$ off coupons). so when customers come in bitching and moaning that they never get our fliers, sometimes i ask them if they voluntered their zip code--when they say no, i tell them that's probably why they don't have a flier. it's not like somebody is aksing for their address and social security number.
why can't that be explained up front instead of getting all secret gestapo on my ass? | |
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Anx said: purplerein said: i've taken to making up a phone number and zip code when asked, and..the cashier is just doing what his/her manager asked them to do..have pity on our low paid employees [Edited 8/9/06 7:07am] oh, i don't do it to give the employee a hard time. if it gets to that point, i'm always ready to say something like "i know you're just doing your job, but..." i was a waiter once, i know the dumb shit you're forced to do because corporate thinks it's a brilliant marketing move. be honest..you put your thumb on the food of the diner who gave you a hard time..I know you did | |
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purplerein said: Anx said: oh, i don't do it to give the employee a hard time. if it gets to that point, i'm always ready to say something like "i know you're just doing your job, but..." i was a waiter once, i know the dumb shit you're forced to do because corporate thinks it's a brilliant marketing move. be honest..you put your thumb on the food of the diner who gave you a hard time..I know you did and the next time i put a little shug avery pee in their drink. | |
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I get a lot of talk about "my wife" whenever it's a female cashier and I can tell she's attracted to me. I want to tell them about the org so they could just assume I'm gay or something.  | |
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purplerein said: Anx said: oh, i don't do it to give the employee a hard time. if it gets to that point, i'm always ready to say something like "i know you're just doing your job, but..." i was a waiter once, i know the dumb shit you're forced to do because corporate thinks it's a brilliant marketing move. be honest..you put your thumb on the food of the diner who gave you a hard time..I know you did  | |
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Best Buy, LOL, some ding dong girl working there tried to sell me an extended warranty on an $12 pair of computer speakers for like $7.98.
Borders seems to do it alot too, they ask you for your phone number and email address. If you buy something with your debit card anywhere and they ask you to enter in your PIN number, never do it. Just tell them to ring it as Credit instead. If you do put in your PIN, you get hit with the service fee, if they ring it as credit, they pay the service fee. If the machine tells you to enter your PIN, usually hitting Cancel or the green button, will bypass it and ring it as credit instead. | |
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Anx said: I totally freakin' HATE when I go to Beast Buy or Radio Shack for something inane like batteries or a printer cartridge and when the cashier rings me up they're all "WHAT'S YOUR PHONE NUMBER?!?!" "WHAT'S YOUR ZIP CODE!?!?"
I went through a phase where I'd ask them why the info was necessary and they said it was some marketing bullshit and I'd tell them I wasn't giving them my phone number and they'd get all huffy until I just broke down and gave it to them. I just find it creepy that this is done and more people don't find it invasive and weird. The next time I sell a Jill Jones single on eBay I'm going to ask the winning bidder their shoe size, see how that goes over. I used to give out my phone number and zip code too, but not anymore. The last time a cashier asked me for that info, I told her that I didn't want to give it out, and wind up getting all kinds of junk mail coming to my house and phone calls. That shut her up. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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Mach said: I wont give out my info
simple as that i have even put down the 300 $ worth of items and walked out after a rude insistant clerk nagged me went across the street and bought the same items without the questions  Good for you!!RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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lilgish said: JasmineFire said: i lie. i make up the most outrageously fake phone numbers and they just type it in.
I think it's safe to start using start using 867-5309 again Yeah, and tell them that your name is Jenny.  RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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meltwithu said: the cashiers at my job are required to ask for a customer's zip code. if the customer refuses, they just put in the zip code of the location of the store. when we put out fliers, like back to school, christmas, or whatever, the zip codes with highest percentages are the areas that get the bulk of the fliers (these fliers contain $$$ off coupons). so when customers come in bitching and moaning that they never get our fliers, sometimes i ask them if they voluntered their zip code--when they say no, i tell them that's probably why they don't have a flier. it's not like somebody is aksing for their address and social security number.
I was told the same sort of thing when I was shopping in the US, they also explained to me that by entering area codes and zip codes it helps them decide if they will open new stores in certain areas and for border town shopping they said its also to decide if certain chains should open in Canada, like Old Navy, thats why they opened up stores in Winnipeg cause so many of us were shopping at the ones in the US etc. | |
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i just gave a fake phone number at Victoria's Secret today.  i hate when they ask me for my phone number.  | |
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Anx said: I totally freakin' HATE when I go to Beast Buy or Radio Shack for something inane like batteries or a printer cartridge and when the cashier rings me up they're all "WHAT'S YOUR PHONE NUMBER?!?!" "WHAT'S YOUR ZIP CODE!?!?"
. they just want your club/savings/member card is all.... if ya got one. last time i was in best buys this boy who looked like jermanie stewart hair and all helped me. he was a cool boy. | |
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If I had gone to Ikea every day and given them my postcode, I bet they wouldn't have moved the store to 3121  | |
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Christopher said: Anx said: I totally freakin' HATE when I go to Beast Buy or Radio Shack for something inane like batteries or a printer cartridge and when the cashier rings me up they're all "WHAT'S YOUR PHONE NUMBER?!?!" "WHAT'S YOUR ZIP CODE!?!?"
. they just want your club/savings/member card is all.... if ya got one. last time i was in best buys this boy who looked like jermanie stewart hair and all helped me. he was a cool boy. see, i don't mind whoring my personal info if there's a member card involved. it just sounds so invasive when a person physically starts asking my my address and phone number. my base instinct reaction is to say "what's it to you?!?" | |
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Anx said: I totally freakin' HATE when I go to Beast Buy or Radio Shack for something inane like batteries or a printer cartridge and when the cashier rings me up they're all "WHAT'S YOUR PHONE NUMBER?!?!" "WHAT'S YOUR ZIP CODE!?!?"
I went through a phase where I'd ask them why the info was necessary and they said it was some marketing bullshit and I'd tell them I wasn't giving them my phone number and they'd get all huffy until I just broke down and gave it to them. I just find it creepy that this is done and more people don't find it invasive and weird. The next time I sell a Jill Jones single on eBay I'm going to ask the winning bidder their shoe size, see how that goes over. That really annoys me as well.  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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