Friday, June 5, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Newsflash to all you nasty, creepy pedophilic homosexual men out there; the fitting room at Levi's is NOT the place to get a date!!!!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
That About Sums it Up...
By the time they were done shopping, I was helping out at the register, so I got to ring them up as well. As I was scanning their purchases, the man said what I think may be the number one most universal truth in retail. (Remember, he's French.) He said:
"Man, 4 pantalon, 5 minutes. Woman, 1 pantalon, 2 hours!"
SO TRUE!!!!
All Me, Baby!
I like to bring my own personal passion into everything I do, so here's my homage to the Nuggets vs. Lakers NBA Western Conference Finals series.
It's really fun to do stuff like this in the women's department because no one ever notices!
Nuggets
Lakers
I think the Nuggets manequin is WAY cuter, but you know, I might be just a tad biased...
Sunday, May 10, 2009
FLAVOR-FLAV!!!!
REAL Pictures!
Here's a taste of what I really do for all (3) of my readers. These are pictures of my Mother's Day set at the front of the store.
PUBLIC NUDITY IS UNACCEPTABLE!
Tonight a man came in wearing a top that he had purchased earlier in our store. It was a man's tank top, and not the most masculine at that. It did NOT look good on him, but was better than the shirt he was wearing when he came in the first time (a smock-type top with a bright African-inspired print on it.)
Anyway, he comes up to me with three more of the "man-tanks" in his hand, two that still have sensors on them, and tells me that he just bought two of these shirts and would like to exchange them because his wife says they are too tight. I tell him I'll take care of it and ask where the other top is that he would like to exchange.
He proceeds to TAKE OFF THE SHIRT HE'S WEARING and hand it to me saying, "Right here."
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?! When did it become acceptable to take off your clothes at the register and ask to exchange them?!?!?!
Parle Vous Francais?
So I was cashiering on one side of the counter and one of my associates was on the other side, so that we're back to back. His customer was one of very few English speakers. My customers, of course, were French. His customer overheard mine and said, in English, "Oh, they're French!" They heard him and started trying to speak French to him. He then told us that he's French Canadian. They kept speaking French to him. It was HILLARIOUS listening to him try to recall proper French to tell them that he doesn't speak proper French.
You probably had to be there, but it really was funny!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Maybe I Shouldn't Have Asked
She looked at me and simply said, "I feel fat today." Then she just kept walking. What do you say to that??
Another FYI: Inappropriate Attention Getters
- Shouting "Hellooooo" in a rude disdainful tone
- Snapping fingers
- Clapping
- Yelling "Hey, you"
- Pssssssst
- Cukoo
Peg-leg Pete
Lost in Translation?
We track the customer service in my store by having our cashiers ask each customer if anyone helped them on the salesfloor.
A couple of days ago, one of our cashiers was just doing her job, smiling and asking that very question of each customer. Everyone's favorite response came from a man whose English was clearly not too hot. When asked, "Did anyone help you today?" He replied; "No, I'm just a boy..."
The question that remains unanswered is what exactly did he think she was asking??
Friday, April 24, 2009
Take a Deep Breath
The other morning a woman came in to make just such a return. The only difference was that she was on the phone and sobbing uncontrollably. She just wanted to return a couple of pairs of jeans, which I promptly took care of for her. She assured me that the tears had nothing to do with the jeans.
Here's my thought; if there is something happening in your life that reduces you to a sobbing, sniffling mess, don't you think there's a better time to bring back the pants that just didn't fit right??
Sunday, April 12, 2009
READ THE SIGN!!!!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Where did you think you were?!?!
Of course my actual response was "Yes," but here are some examples of what I wanted to say:
- No, it's pesos, of course
- Actually, it's in Euros. My circa 1990 register automatically detects where you're from by bouncing a satellite feed off of an alien spaceship and adjusts the total accordingly.
- I'm sorry, sir, if you don't know where you are, I'd be happy to try to find you a map...THIS IS AMERICA! WE USE DOLLARS!!!!
Good thing I'm able to hold my tongue until I can come home and blog it out.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
FYI: Fitting Room Dos & Don'ts
DO:
- Lock the door to your room
- Wear underwear
- Leave the door closed until you are completely dressed
- Keep items off of the floor
DON'T:
- Change in the middle of the store
- Leave your crusty underwear on the floor
- Pee on the floor
- Leave bodily fluids of any kind on clothes you don't intend to buy
- Open the door with NOTHING covering your behind
In case you were wondering, there is a specific story attatched to each of these items. I would be happy to supply details if you really want to hear them, but you probably couldn't stomach them!
This will be a running list, so check back often!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Money is Money...
I went to the other Vegas store today to help out for reasons that will go unmentioned as they don't really pertain to this story. I was the closing manager and things get pretty quiet at night over there. Late in the evening, who should come walking through the doors but 3 Hell's Angels...yeah, you read that right...
On top of that, two of them were from Luxembourg!!
I had never met a member of this motorcycle club in person, so I chatted with the one who was from right here in Vegas, since he was the only one who spoke English. I asked him some questions about the club and learned a lot! After we had talked for a couple of minutes, I commented on how much money his traveling friends were spending (about $400 each). He then proceeded to tell me that the reason they had so much money to spend was because they own the biggest brothel in Luxembourg!!!! Wow! I don't know if I'll ever talk about money and its origins with a customer again! TMI!