Oh those customers <3

[Infamous]

Work stories. I know you have them. >o> Try to avoid using the name? lol

Some of my fave come from answering the phone. This was when I worked at a toy store.
Me: "Thank you for calling Toys*******. How can I help you?"
Customer: "Yeah, is this the toy department?"
Me: "No. Let me transfer you."

I've also had customers call asking to bring their pets. One person wanted to bring their parrot. IDK why anyone needs to bring their pet to a toy store.

During this time of year, I would also get calls with kids crying in the background with (I assume) the parent going "hello? Is this santa? Yeah, don't bother stopping at our house this year." Most awkward moment ever.  

[Yeata Zi]

So I work at a pizza place that doesn't deliver--but has Pizzas ready all the time. (I bet you can guess the place)

People will call and ask if I deliver. And we don't.

or

People will call to make an order so it will be ready.

and they'll order our hot-n-ready peperoni and then ask--how long will that take to get ready
They're always ready, bro. That's why they're called hot-n-ready.  

[Infamous]

J 4 C K

Me: "Billie.Jean@USMC.mil..."
Them: "Bille.Jean@ what?
Me: "USMC.mil."
Them: "Can you spell that please?"
Me: "......USMC........ .mil..."

LOL

I have to get email addresses at my job and even I'm not that bad. |D Actually, if I don't understand the person, I just go with w/e I hear. lmao

Clearly these people have not learned. >>  

[Ridley Starsmore]

"Thank you for calling the Elec. Dept., this is Ridley.."

"Does your dept do car stereos?"

"Well, we sell a couple, yes."

"Do you install them?"

"...No, this is a Target."

"So? Don't you have an automotive dept.?"

"...Um, I'm not sure any store like ours installs stereos."

"OK, well, how about removing them?"

"....No."  

[Infamous]

Ridley Starsmore

"Thank you for calling the Elec. Dept., this is Ridley.."

"Does your dept do car stereos?"

"Well, we sell a couple, yes."

"Do you install them?"

"...No, this is a Target."

"So? Don't you have an automotive dept.?"

"...Um, I'm not sure any store like ours installs stereos."

"OK, well, how about removing them?"

"....No."

What you tell them is to put their car in the parking lot unlocked. Then, put a sign up saying free stereo.

Give it five minutes and I'm sure it'll be uninstalled. 3nodding  

[Infamous]

lol

I've actually freaked out before because of the start bar moving to the side. XD

//not a computer person  

[Ridley Starsmore]

J 4 C K

Them: "My computer's broke"
Me: "What's wrong?"
Them: "It's broke!"
Me: "I'll take a look, sir."
=Looks=
Them: "The start bar is over on the side now, but I don't want it there."
Me: "......"
=Click-drag-lock=
Me: "......"
Them: "......"

or anything that involves the words "Did you turn the monitor on, sir?"  

[Read All Over]

It's not a funny story or anything, but I used to get irritated when customers would call the Walmart Deli I worked at the complain about the food. For one, there's really nothing I can do over the phone. "Oh okay. Sorry about that." For twosies, you just paid five dollars for 8 pieces of chicken, wtf did expect from it.  

[Ridley Starsmore]

Read All Over

It's not a funny story or anything, but I used to get irritated when customers would call the Walmart Deli I worked at the complain about the food. For one, there's really nothing I can do over the phone. "Oh okay. Sorry about that." For twosies, you just paid five dollars for 8 pieces of chicken, wtf did expect from it.

I'll be honest with you.

I buy the chicken strips you all sell?

And put them in the fridge for a DAY.

then eat them cold. My GOD, they are frickin awesome that way.


Granted, us southern types can eat a chicken in just about any way you fix it.  

[Voievoda]

emo
Client: I need to put a claim in!
Me: Of course sir, please fill out the form.
Client: I don't know how to fill it out!
Me: .... sweatdrop . Put you name in the name box. In the details section put down what happened the estimated time and date.
Client: This is too hard. How about you fill it in for me?
Me: *facepalm* ...okay, sign and email it over. Now tell me what happened.
Client: Reversed a customer's car into a pole.

I kid you not. We do insurance for mostly mechanics. I fear for the safety of our cars...  

[Eudaemon]

I work at Subway.
Subway is prone to a large amount of really stupid customers.

My favorite one is during $5 Footlong month, when Subway puts out large banners on their store that states all footlongs are $5.

Quote:

Customer: Are all footlongs five dollars?
Me: Yes, except Philly Cheesesteak.
Customer: So is the Chicken Bacon Ranch five dollars?
Me: Yes.
Customer: What about the Roast Beef?
Me: All footlongs are five dollars except the Philly Cheesesteak.
Customer: So that means the Melt is too, right?
Me: .....................

Cold Cut Combo sandwiches are $2 for a six-inch ($4 for a footlong, obviously, but the sign doesn't say that.) so there are more people getting that this month. I worked as a cashier the first day they were $2 and this was my exchange with a woman:

Quote:

Customer: (after paying, grabs a drink and chips without paying for them.)
Me: Ma'am, you have to pay for those and you did not inform me you wanted chips and a drink when I asked you.
Customer: I got a Cold Cut Combo, so I get chips and a drink.
Me: That is the name of the sandwich. It is a combination of meats, not a combo meal.
Customer: You are stupid! It says combo so I get these! I paid for them!
Me: No, you didn't. Doesn't it seem a bit too cheap to get chips, a drink and a sandwich all for two dollars?
Customer: It says COMBO. If it were a just a sandwich, it'd be called COLD CUT without the COMBO.
Me: Like I said, it is a combo of meats.
Customer: (walks off angry, then whispers to her kids. She has her kids STEAL chips and drinks).

Unfortunately, she had held up the line so long that I couldn't call the police on her. I told my boss and she told me that this happens all the time.

I also love it when customers pronounce things wrong, such as Monterrey as "mon-ter-airy" or Chipotle as "chi-poat-ull" or "chip-total" or Jalapenos as "juh-lap-an-os"


Oh and then there are the STEAK LOVERZ.
Steak sandwiches are a hot commodity amongst the hunters and the old folks of Southern Indiana. They are in love with their steak, kind of like the Taco Bell radio commercial out right now with the man in love with steak.
We run out of steak by Thursday night every week and I always work Thursday night.
This is the typical customer reaction.

Quote:

Me: We are out of steak tonight.
Customer: WHAT YOU ARE OUT OF STEAK WHAT THE HELL WHY DON'T YOU HAVE STEAK I WANTED A STEAK SANDWICH ALL DAY I LOVE STEAK AND YOU ARE OUT GO GET SOME NOW AHSJHJAHDKH
Me: The delivery comes on Friday morning. We will have steak then.

The sad thing is that it is the same people every time and I tell them that we never have steak on Thursday nights.  

[Read All Over]

Ridley Starsmore

Read All Over

It's not a funny story or anything, but I used to get irritated when customers would call the Walmart Deli I worked at the complain about the food. For one, there's really nothing I can do over the phone. "Oh okay. Sorry about that." For twosies, you just paid five dollars for 8 pieces of chicken, wtf did expect from it.

I'll be honest with you.

I buy the chicken strips you all sell?

And put them in the fridge for a DAY.

then eat them cold. My GOD, they are frickin awesome that way.


Granted, us southern types can eat a chicken in just about any way you fix it.

I do the same XD they're really good on salads, too, or in sammiches.  

[The Undead Suitor]

hobos asking for money keep coming into the store


...oh wait customers. nevermind then