How do you think they get them to be so cheap? That bloatware and craplets is subsidizing those low prices.
Shopping Peeves
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LOL!
Still it's a filthy SCAM!!!
Was at Best Buy when new PCs were opened with W7 preloaded the night before release.
Those PCs opened were CLEAN and had NO BLOATWARE ON THEM out of the box!
Next day when seeing them they were all loaded up with freeware and crap! Hence the scam to sell the optimizing package to clean them up!
Somebody should sue the crooked bastards for doing this BS!....
The only PC's I've seen with very little or no bloatware is Lenovo (and a solid keyboard, too.) and Sony.LOL!
Still it's a filthy SCAM!!!
Was at Best Buy when new PCs were opened with W7 preloaded the night before release.
Those PCs opened were CLEAN and had NO BLOATWARE ON THEM out of the box!
Next day when seeing them they were all loaded up with freeware and crap! Hence the scam to sell the optimizing package to clean them up!
Somebody should sue the crooked bastards for doing this BS!....
The latter, if you CTO from their website and it usually requires you to go for Windows 7 Professional. So another cash grab.
People too!!!
...when a cash DOES open, it should be made available to the next person in line, BUT people trip over themselves to get the free cash. God forbid they let the person waiting the longest get to go next. Luckily...some stores are now doing a single line thing and the next cash available goes to the next person.
EVERYWHERE should be like this...
OP
...when a cash DOES open, it should be made available to the next person in line, BUT people trip over themselves to get the free cash. God forbid they let the person waiting the longest get to go next. Luckily...some stores are now doing a single line thing and the next cash available goes to the next person.
EVERYWHERE should be like this...
OP
I'm with you 100% on that one.
Been there done that. I've actually gotten into it with a salesperson telling them to put the guy on the phone on hold since I was there first.
For some reason North Americans are programmed to RUN for the phone every time. (Not me, if I don't feel like answering it, I don't answer it. I was sitting with a group of people one time in my back yard and the phone rang and my boss' wife says to me, "aren't you going to get that?" I answer, "let the machine take it" She responds, "Oh, I couldn't do that, I need to answer the phone every time"
As someone who works in retail, I'd like to field some of these.
A) I don't have a crystal ball. When I order for a feature, I won't lie, I'm taking my best guess at what I'll need. I can not predict my sales with 100% accuracy. And I can screw up.
B) The warehouse isn't my friend. With my company, the warehouse used to take all the stores orders and order that quantity plus an extra 10-15%, to cover stores running out. They don't do that any more. If we're short, we can't get anymore.
C) Head office isn't my friend. Not so much in my department, but in the "non-perishable" departments, head office is known to not disclose feature prices, or will change them at the last minute. How do you order when you don't know how much the item's going to be? Price is a major component of ordering features. For me a 10cent/LB price difference can affect the quantities I order by up to 20%.
D) Head office isn't my friend. Sometimes they just up and say "this is what you're getting, deal with it." Even though I may wish for more product, I'm stick with what's assigned to me. And head office's take is "if you run out, you run out."
Now wrap all that up into a nice little bundle, you might see why I run out and unable to replenish at the end of the week.
As someone who works in retail, I'm going to counter with some of my peeves regarding customer...Trust me I could rant all day on this. But I'm going to use some SP references in here.
1) I am a person, please treat me like one. Like many of the SPs here, treat me nicely and I'll be more than happy to help you. "*whistle* Yo boy *snap fingers*" is really going to put you low down on my YMMV list. Yes, I've had a customer do that to me, I nearly walked away.
2) The customer is not always right. Just because you want anal, doesn't mean you will get anal from your SP. Make sure you grab the right stuff, and don't go blowing up at staff because you grabbed the wrong stuff. You also have a much better chance of being right if you follow #1 above. I have waved customers through with the wrong product, or reweighed the wrong product to make them happy, because they were polite about it. On the other hand, I've actually gone back gotten the signage off the shelf and brought it to the customer to show them they're wrong, when they've been rude and argumentative.
3) You're not a proctoligist, get out of my ass. Please respect our personal space. I know you're hot to trot to get that feature, but could you please give me 30seconds to finish filling, then I'll get out of your way. I have elbowed a little old lady in the head once. She was so damned desperate to get a product that she reached under my arm to get it. When I turned, I clipped her. I've been bumped, jostled and hit because people can't wait for me to move.
4) Don't let your kids push the carts...Because they don't watch where they're going, and you seldom watch them. I'm just counting the days until one of these kids plows down a little old lady. My favourite though was once the big brother was pushing the little brother in the cart. Because he couldn't see where he was going, they slammed into the back of my work truck. The little brother was nearly thrown from the cart, and the big brother took the handle bar in the mouth. Sadistic as it may be, I nearly broke out laughing on the floor.
Now you maybe thinking I'm a real dick and retail is the last place I should be. And you may be right. But on the other hand, I'm also one of the more sought after staff members in the store because I'm friendly, helpful, and will help my customers shop the store.
Not all staff are trained on cash though. Sure I can run up to cash to help out...Bagging, but that's not going to help out the line at all. Come late at night, we have one or two people who are trained on cash. Now you might wish to say "train these people to work on cash too." Simple answer is "it's a waste." It's been observed that those that are trained on cash have to routinely work on cash or they risk forgetting what they have to do. (FYI cash and produce are they only 2 areas I have no experience in)
Quite a lot of our cashiers do not care to do this. They are instructed to by management.
I don't think you would. Having worked on a night crew of two, an empty store is a very lonely store. I don't know how to describe it, it just doesn't feel right.
This one can be full of fun answers.
A) I don't have a crystal ball. When I order for a feature, I won't lie, I'm taking my best guess at what I'll need. I can not predict my sales with 100% accuracy. And I can screw up.
B) The warehouse isn't my friend. With my company, the warehouse used to take all the stores orders and order that quantity plus an extra 10-15%, to cover stores running out. They don't do that any more. If we're short, we can't get anymore.
C) Head office isn't my friend. Not so much in my department, but in the "non-perishable" departments, head office is known to not disclose feature prices, or will change them at the last minute. How do you order when you don't know how much the item's going to be? Price is a major component of ordering features. For me a 10cent/LB price difference can affect the quantities I order by up to 20%.
D) Head office isn't my friend. Sometimes they just up and say "this is what you're getting, deal with it." Even though I may wish for more product, I'm stick with what's assigned to me. And head office's take is "if you run out, you run out."
Now wrap all that up into a nice little bundle, you might see why I run out and unable to replenish at the end of the week.
Again, this is typically the doing of head office and the warehouse, and not the doings of the store level staff. The warehouse will replenish their stock of the feature item, but will not distribute it to the local stores until after the sale. Or if they do, head office issues a directive that the featured product is to be sat on until the end of the sale.YES! and the day after the sale is over...all of a sudden..poof they have them in stock again
That's typically up to the store level management. If they do not wish to challenge the customers on it, that is their prerogative. Not that I care for it. But at the same time, customers get pissed off when limits are imposed as well.
As someone who works in retail, I'm going to counter with some of my peeves regarding customer...Trust me I could rant all day on this. But I'm going to use some SP references in here.
1) I am a person, please treat me like one. Like many of the SPs here, treat me nicely and I'll be more than happy to help you. "*whistle* Yo boy *snap fingers*" is really going to put you low down on my YMMV list. Yes, I've had a customer do that to me, I nearly walked away.
2) The customer is not always right. Just because you want anal, doesn't mean you will get anal from your SP. Make sure you grab the right stuff, and don't go blowing up at staff because you grabbed the wrong stuff. You also have a much better chance of being right if you follow #1 above. I have waved customers through with the wrong product, or reweighed the wrong product to make them happy, because they were polite about it. On the other hand, I've actually gone back gotten the signage off the shelf and brought it to the customer to show them they're wrong, when they've been rude and argumentative.
3) You're not a proctoligist, get out of my ass. Please respect our personal space. I know you're hot to trot to get that feature, but could you please give me 30seconds to finish filling, then I'll get out of your way. I have elbowed a little old lady in the head once. She was so damned desperate to get a product that she reached under my arm to get it. When I turned, I clipped her. I've been bumped, jostled and hit because people can't wait for me to move.
4) Don't let your kids push the carts...Because they don't watch where they're going, and you seldom watch them. I'm just counting the days until one of these kids plows down a little old lady. My favourite though was once the big brother was pushing the little brother in the cart. Because he couldn't see where he was going, they slammed into the back of my work truck. The little brother was nearly thrown from the cart, and the big brother took the handle bar in the mouth. Sadistic as it may be, I nearly broke out laughing on the floor.
Now you maybe thinking I'm a real dick and retail is the last place I should be. And you may be right. But on the other hand, I'm also one of the more sought after staff members in the store because I'm friendly, helpful, and will help my customers shop the store.
Has this ever happened to you? The posted price of the widget on the shelf is $9.99. At the cash, the cashier scans in $14.99. At most reputable stores, you are supposed to get that item for free BUT YOU HAVE TO REMIND THEM OF THE POLICY.
Your French is pardoned. Too bad you can't touch and feel pussy
before you book a $300 appointment sight unseen.I had that happen a few years ago...I walked out and left everything on the belt. There are plenty of stores that will take my hard earned money. I don't play silly games with people that I am giving my money, I do not tolerate it.
I have also left shopping carts in line and walked out when in the cashier goes to do a price check. Plenty of stores near my house someone will take my money.
About 15 years ago I was buying 4 imported high end kitchen appliances in a boutique type store. I couldn't find a salesperson in the whole store so I opened a box to look at the item, the salesperson came out of the back and started to chew me out. I explained and apologized and decided to buy 4 of the item's ($300 each).
The salesperson took the items to the cash, I told her I would like them gift wrapped and she continued to say that people shouldn't open packages and on and on. I apologized again explained there was no one in the store and she continued blah blah blah. I waited till she wrapped all 4 ( still babbling) and she rang all into the cash, told me the price, I pulled out my credit card and before I handed it to her I said: " I find you very rude, and think I will take business elsewhere" and walked out. She didn't not say one word as I walked out. I drove to another store and they gladly accepted my money.
I will not tolerate crap from people I am giving my money too. Never.
Ok, I'll say it. CANADIAN TIRE MONEY! Why does the guy in front of me always has a $100 in small denomination Canadian Tire money? Lord, that really slows the line down.
When I pay $15 cash for a $14.01 bill, why does the cashier hand me 99 cents in small coins instead of one loony?
When I pay $15 cash for a $14.01 bill, why does the cashier hand me 99 cents in small coins instead of one loony
?
Thanks man, I mean it, I don't tolerate it.
I was in Henry's spending some serious money and the clerk had attitude, I asked if the manager was in. I got whoever was working as manager and told him I wanted another salesperson who actually cared about my purchase or I would walk.
Another time I was looking at the new Suzuki 4 wheel drive for my daughter years ago when it first came out and the salesman looked bored so I told him I didn't want to deal with him and send another salesperson or I walk.
I can be a real prick when it comes to me giving you my money. I don't want you to grovel but you sure as hell better show respect to my wallet, and I have absolutely no problem walking. There is no product out there that I want, that is only sold by one store or person
my piece of christmas cheese was clearly marked $8.99 including barcode but didn't scan. Cashier not allowed to type in $8.99. Stock boy brought replacement christmas cheese, didn't scan. Cashier manager pretends to work her magic with my piece of christmas cheese and the scanner. she too isn't allowed to type in $8.99. Store manager comes down from heaven and his fake christmas cheese-scan-barcode ploy doesn't work. Pleading looks from everyone during entire process: please Mr. customer, go choose a different christmas cheese and release us from our Gordian knot. NEVER! Now it's a game, I sincerely hope their cash register and entire store computer system crashes over their incompetence.
I hate the army of gay guys in menswear and wonder at the females in women's wear. I do not buy clothes to look good to other men and certainly women excel at insidiousness to other women. It should be law, men work women's wear, women work men's wear.
I hate the army of gay guys in menswear and wonder at the females in women's wear. I do not buy clothes to look good to other men and certainly women excel at insidiousness to other women. It should be law, men work women's wear, women work men's wear.
Shoot, I hate that. Reminds me of all the clutter on Toronto sidewalks and Mayor Miller uses that as an excuse not to plow the snow from the sidewalks.
And it can be quite frustrating for those of us that work there as well. But it largely depends on both local and upper management, and their takes on merchandising. Our previous manager hated that stuff, and said it junked up the store. You needn't worry about me doing that, because all my product is perishable and must be refrigerated.
See you can do that, or tell them to "get the fuck out of the way." Because I work there, I can't. But like any sneaky ninja, I know a dozen ways to my counters, so one obstacle doesn't stop the likes of me.
Oh, another pet peeve of mine..
5) Don't yell at the part timers. These kids are making under minimum wage (student wage to be precise), they have no control over the ordering or anything in general...They don't need your shit/abuse for that sort of thing. You want to bitch about being out of stock, poor quality, etc, bring it to me (or another full timer/manager). We mightn't make a lot either, but we can take it, and we actually have the ability to do something about it.
Don't try to refund something.
I returned a small item today to Radio Shit. Now known as The Source.
It was a $9.00 item.
I returned it to the same guy who sold it to me and he remembered me.
They wanted my name and address and phone number! I paid cash for the item and they would not refund the cash unless I gave them that info. I even spoke to the Manager and he refused.
So I gave them John Public, 123 Main Street, Toronto, and a fictitious phone number.
Why should I have to give out my personal info?
I returned a small item today to Radio Shit. Now known as The Source.
It was a $9.00 item.
I returned it to the same guy who sold it to me and he remembered me.
They wanted my name and address and phone number! I paid cash for the item and they would not refund the cash unless I gave them that info. I even spoke to the Manager and he refused.
So I gave them John Public, 123 Main Street, Toronto, and a fictitious phone number.
Why should I have to give out my personal info?
