Ignorant Shoppers

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At the school i go to we have to wear a standard mode of dress, aka SMOD. So it's a collard shirt and khaki pants. Well i had left school and went straight to wal-mart to pick up some groceries, and to just waste some time. Well i was in the toys section and some ignorant ass clown came up to me and was like "where can i find the right lighting set for my christmas tree?" I'm standing there thinking "ok...just because im in a fucking blue collard shirt and khaki pants doesn't mean i work at wal-mart." I told the dude i didn't work there and he was like "Are you sure?"

Seriously...you really take me for that big of an idiot to think that i don't know whether i work at one of the largest retail giants in the U.S. And that not the first time its happend! Its happend at food lion, k-mart, toys-r-us. Fucking ignorant bastards...:mad:
 
I got asked if i worked at a wal-mart once... and i was wearing a red polo shirt...

you must remember the quality of the people your dealing with. Anyone who goes shopping in an undersized tank top saying "bitch" on it, jean mini shorts and flip flops at age 43 weighing 249 lbs and curlers in thier hair... aint exactly on the ball...
 
LOL! I work as a photocopier service tech, so I wear collared shirts and black jeans/dress pants at work.

It's been more than once that I've been out shopping, over lunch or after work, and someone's asked me if I worked there. I always just say "sorry, I'm just looking for something". Once or twice I've been asked if I know where something is, but otherwise the other person simply apologizes for bothering me.

It was kinda different the first couple times it happened, cuz the previous jobs I've had were slightly grubby shop jobs. By lunch or after work, I'd have a layer of sawdust on me. The previous job, I'd have grease or oil stains on my face or hands. Before that, I quite possibly had CNC lathe coolant in my hair.
 
I remember one day in high school I went to the store after set-net fishing for a week...straight.

I smelled like all kinds of ass, sweat, and fish slime. I was wearing my red Stormy Seas vest, which in addition to offering flotation support if I go head first... Was also the same color of vest that everyone in the store wore.


I got asked at least 5 times where shit was. I'm surprised they could get close enough as bad as I smelled that day. :tongue:
 
I think it's some sort of aura that I give off that drives stupid customers to me. At my work, the dress is very casual, so I can wear pretty much whatever, as long as they're not blue jeans and open toed shoes, you know, stuff like that.

I can go into any store, pick up something I want, decide I don't want it, and on my way back from putting that item back where it belongs, I'll usually have someone asking me where something is. I'm thinking it's that aura, the, "I work retail" one.

It's happened in Michael's, Albertson's, and Walgreens so far.
 
I went to wal-mart one time after a wedding reception (all dressed up and shit) and got asked MULTIPLE times. The weirdest thing is though, I was like 13 and didn't look any where near old enough.

I love Wal-mart, but some of the people who shop there are fucking retarded.
 
My sister was wearing a red t-shirt and black cargo shorts. Some douchecanoe (lolz. I wuvvles that word) came up behind her at WalMart and asked her where something was.

Their conversation:
Hermanacita: "How in the holy hells of the Almighty Bob should I know?"
Dude: "Ummm don't you work here?"
Hermanacita: "DOOD. I'm wearing a 'Celebrate Life With Ketchup' shirt. With cargo shorts. Black cargo shorts. And skate shoes, no less. Last time I looked at an actual WalMart employee, they wore different clothes than that"
Dude: "So.....are you saying you don't work here?"
Hermanacita: "Dammit, you caught me! I'm the employee disgused as a customer. You just won a free GED! You can pick up your winnings at the customer service desk up front. Give them the code n0br4in5 so they know you're the real winner"

It always irritated me when I worked in grocery when people would ask me if I worked somewhere....while wearing this apron that said the store name in big letters on it, plus a shiny nametag that had not only MY name, but the STORE'S name too. Idjits.
 
I always give some bullshit ass directions when that happens to me.

I've so far as made people leave to go to a different store for random shit.

And if someone said "are you sure," just stair at them.
 
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