so the crown , according to you, implies that you never really said that, right? so how did that conversation really go down? There’s just not a realistic, non-sarcastic response to that!
I had a similar incident happen to me. I tore off the wrapping paper then brought out a measuring tape and pencil and took my sweet ass time measuring and notating the dimensions on the paper before cutting it & the strips of tape to the exact same lengths. Needles to say the customer was pissed it took me SO long to do it but couldn’t complain because I was doing as she asked. The crazed little grin on my face probably didn’t help her mood much either.
This is a little late, but I just started reading this series!
I had something like this happen. I was working at a toy store and I closed up on Christmas Eve. Some lady came banging on the door begging for me to open up and get her a last minute gift. She said she knew exactly what she wanted and she could pay in cash (I had already closed the credit card machine). I said sure, why the heck not. She proceeded to spend 20 minutes looking around for a gift (she refused help), finally found something, and brought up her credit card to pay. She got a little huffed when I asked her for cash instead. She then asked for me to gift wrap it. I wrapped it up and she just looked at it. She said “that’s not very nice, can you do it again?”
I asked her to leave the store. From that point on, when we closed, we closed and that was that.
I know it’s cynical of me, but at times like that I can’t help but think: “No good deed goes unpunished.” It never seems to fail that if you let someone come into the store late, they will stay forever being completely disrespectful of anyone who works in that store who just wants to go. home.
I feel your feels, and I hope you’re enjoying the comics!
15 thoughts on “#338 Gift Wrap”
Raisin
so the crown , according to you, implies that you never really said that, right? so how did that conversation really go down? There’s just not a realistic, non-sarcastic response to that!
SurlyQueen
What REALLY happened:
I set the “unprofessionally wrapped” gift on the counter, looked this woman square in the face and said, “You have a nice DAY.” And walked away.
It was all I could muster.
Lex-Kat
I like the reality as much as the fantasy. 🙂
Little Voodoo Dolly
I had a similar incident happen to me. I tore off the wrapping paper then brought out a measuring tape and pencil and took my sweet ass time measuring and notating the dimensions on the paper before cutting it & the strips of tape to the exact same lengths. Needles to say the customer was pissed it took me SO long to do it but couldn’t complain because I was doing as she asked. The crazed little grin on my face probably didn’t help her mood much either.
gsekse
I would watch a video of that!
SurlyQueen
I TOO would have watched that video.
And MAN, I wish I could have taken that kind of time (or found a ruler for that matter!)
Lex-Kat
Awesome!
bardcrest
I hope you used Christmas Wrapping paper the second time you had to wrap it.
SurlyQueen
Oh no. There WAS no second time. I told her to have a nice day and walked away from her.
bardcrest
I see. And I take it in that instance ‘have a nice day’ was standing in for ‘go fornicate yourself with a rusty trombone’. Would that be about right?
Otakon
http://notalwaysright.com Go there. Trust me. Sad, pathetic, funny, and cathartic.
SurlyQueen
LOVE that site. Love that they have a whole section devoted to bookstores (myself) and IT (my husband)!
Nikki
Want some more of stuff like this? I go to http://www.Fmylife.com. Always hilarious and sometimes sad but funny.
Wendan
This is a little late, but I just started reading this series!
I had something like this happen. I was working at a toy store and I closed up on Christmas Eve. Some lady came banging on the door begging for me to open up and get her a last minute gift. She said she knew exactly what she wanted and she could pay in cash (I had already closed the credit card machine). I said sure, why the heck not. She proceeded to spend 20 minutes looking around for a gift (she refused help), finally found something, and brought up her credit card to pay. She got a little huffed when I asked her for cash instead. She then asked for me to gift wrap it. I wrapped it up and she just looked at it. She said “that’s not very nice, can you do it again?”
I asked her to leave the store. From that point on, when we closed, we closed and that was that.
SurlyQueen
I know it’s cynical of me, but at times like that I can’t help but think: “No good deed goes unpunished.” It never seems to fail that if you let someone come into the store late, they will stay forever being completely disrespectful of anyone who works in that store who just wants to go. home.
I feel your feels, and I hope you’re enjoying the comics!
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