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Natalya Fartz posted:On Wednesday, We marked 344 8pack fun sized KitKats on clearance to 1.05. Today they went up to 1.07 non clearance. So guess who gets to peel 344 clearance labels off! Assuming you sell all of those at $1.07 instead of $1.05 your company will make an extra $6.88. Even at minimum wage. the time spent re-labeling will cost more than their increased revenue.
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Daeus posted:Assuming you sell all of those at $1.07 instead of $1.05 your company will make an extra $6.88. Even at minimum wage. the time spent re-labeling will cost more than their increased revenue. "Welp. You'd better get it done in a half an hour!"
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Feb 17, 2012 20:43
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Natalya Fartz posted:On Wednesday, We marked 344 8pack fun sized KitKats on clearance to 1.05. Today they went up to 1.07 non clearance. So guess who gets to peel 344 clearance labels off! Though it was kinda funny typing in print 300 and just letting the printer print for a good couple minutes.
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Feb 17, 2012 20:52
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Skulduggery posted:I once had to stick over 500 clearance stickers on lightbulbs. They were marked down from 7.79 to 7.77. I'm pretty sure those clearance stickers cost more than 2c a piece. Can somebody explain to me how that happens? A two cent clearance 
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Feb 17, 2012 21:18
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The General posted:Can somebody explain to me how that happens? A two cent clearance Consumer does not know the regular price very accurately, consumer sees item on clearance and thinks they are getting a good deal.
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Feb 17, 2012 21:20
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baquerd posted:Consumer does not know the regular price very accurately, consumer sees item on clearance and thinks they are getting a good deal. A similar tactic I've seen here in the UK is "Manager's Special" or "Manager's Recommendation". Note that there's nothing in there about a price reduction, which is because there isn't one. They just shove stuff on the ends of the isles where the deals usually are and because it has a big red sign on it people think they're getting a bargain. My theory is that this tactic gets used to clear stock surpluses.
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Feb 17, 2012 21:31
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Coconut Indian posted:I was hoping one of you Publix goons would know if the bakery would write "Welcome to the real world, jackass" on a cake? Not a Publix, but on my first day working at my current job at a supermarket bakery, somebody came by asking us to put a picture from Playboy on a cake as an edible image. We said "sure" and did it, after they provided us with the Playboy  I've never seen anything as wild as that again, though there's been a few other funny ones, like "Happy Birthday [name], your tits still look great at 30!" and a rather creepy one for somebody who liked Bella from Twilight a little too much (though apparently they called in later to make it something more normal  ). If they're anything like my workplace they'd probably get a kick out of it if you asked them to write that on a cake.
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Feb 17, 2012 21:47
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Coconut Indian posted:I was hoping one of you Publix goons would know if the bakery would write "Welcome to the real world, jackass" on a cake? Yes.
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Feb 17, 2012 22:27
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spixxor posted:Holy poo poo. One of my managers got hit by a car in the parking lot trying to stop a shoplifter. And the girlfriend of the shoplifter is the one who hit him. She also hit her boyfriend, then jumped out of the car, put him in, yelled she was sorry and took off. They got them both though, as she was trying to get away she got in another wreck down the street. I worked at a sporting goods store and got SO PISSED one day when some punk thugs stole thousands of dollars of paintball supplies right in front of me. I chased after one but they got away. My manager told me "Don't do that again, neither you nor I owe life and limb to this company. We're open to the public and the public steals and we need to deal with it". He was a poo poo head, but that was one worthy piece of advice.
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Feb 18, 2012 07:22
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I don't know what is worse. Wal-marts completely and utter refusal to speak to me about anything work related unless I am clocked in, in uniform, on company property and in proper submissive position to my manager. Or My new manager calling me at 7 in the morning saying I did a good job closing and to ask about a note I left. Either way gently caress wal mart and I am so drat happy to be out of that place. I still despise hundred dollar bills for a cup of coffee though.
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Feb 18, 2012 08:24
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Arnold of Soissons posted:There you go again, McNulty. Givin a gently caress when it aint your turn. A page back, but reading this put it in my head that this is the attitude to have for some reason. Made today go by so, so much easier, even though it was a bit poo poo. I have no idea why, but drat if it didn't work. This is a good quote here, read it. Angry Guacamole fucked around with this message at 08:52 on Feb 18, 2012 |
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Feb 18, 2012 08:49
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Darth Freddy posted:I don't know what is worse. Is it Wal-Mart or K-Mart that has the "rally" at the beginning of every shift where you basically have to force cheeryness for the store? A friend of mine saw it forever ago and I couldn't believe it happened.
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Feb 18, 2012 15:06
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Neito posted:Is it Wal-Mart or K-Mart that has the "rally" at the beginning of every shift where you basically have to force cheeryness for the store? A friend of mine saw it forever ago and I couldn't believe it happened. Best Buy does a morning and evening rally, and its just awful and retarded.
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Feb 18, 2012 16:16
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Darth Freddy posted:I don't know what is worse. Walmart got hit pretty hard about labor stuff of various varieties here in CT back in the mid-late 90's. It must have made it's way nationwide I'm guessing. For example, a friend who worked there night shift, when the store at that time wasn't 24 hours, was locked in during lunchtime, etc - the several thousand dollars overtime he received came in handy since he had a young child at the time. AG Blumenthal, the guy who is now a Senator, loved going after poo poo like that.
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Feb 18, 2012 16:23
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The General posted:Can somebody explain to me how that happens? A two cent clearance I brought it up a few times that if it hasn't sold in 15 years chances are no ones going to buy it, but to no avail it remained on the shelf.
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Feb 18, 2012 16:40
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Having posted in these threads, I'm actually having to go back to retail. Yep. I got laid off from my manufacturing job in November and can not find any work in anything relating to my practical experience. 4 years landscaping/hardscaping, I was a USDA certified oven operator at a food factory, an assembler/machine operator at another but the only callback I've gotten in four months is Wal-Mart. I've worked 3 years retail and am taking a $3/hr paycut for part time work. Here's to more angry rants in retail threads I guess.
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Feb 18, 2012 16:52
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Coffee Wolf posted:Walmart got hit pretty hard about labor stuff of various varieties here in CT back in the mid-late 90's. It must have made it's way nationwide I'm guessing. For example, a friend who worked there night shift, when the store at that time wasn't 24 hours, was locked in during lunchtime, etc - the several thousand dollars overtime he received came in handy since he had a young child at the time. AG Blumenthal, the guy who is now a Senator, loved going after poo poo like that. I forgot entirely about that, and yeah wal mart has been sued so many times over they cover their rear end big time. Neito posted:Is it Wal-Mart or K-Mart that has the "rally" at the beginning of every shift where you basically have to force cheeryness for the store? A friend of mine saw it forever ago and I couldn't believe it happened. Let me see if I can remember it. The new manager who honestly was a very good one and actually a decent person made us do it.  Good morning! morning I can't hear you! good morning I still cant hear you! Good morning! W! w A! a L! l Squiggly! *at this time she would do this strange to the ground hip twist* ...... M! m A! a R! r T! t Whats that spell?! Wal mart? Whats that spell?! Wal mart! Whose store is it!? my store! Whose number one?! The customers! 626 best in the west own it! *Fist pump* 626 best in the west own it.I may have missed a line or two but thats the jist of it. Imagine the cheer being done by a little five foot 5ish middle aged manishwomen who does rodeo on her off time. Darth Freddy fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Feb 18, 2012 |
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Feb 18, 2012 18:16
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Darth Freddy posted:
Oh no, the guy who makes costumes lost his number one!
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Feb 18, 2012 18:34
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So, I work at a retail store and the thing that customers do that has been bugging me lately is tossing their money on the counter, even when I am moving my hand toward them, reaching to take their cash. Is this some sort of elitist, out-of-mind thing that people do, or am I just paranoid?
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Feb 18, 2012 18:45
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Flavor Bear posted:Oh no, the guy who makes costumes lost his number one! rear end. Stupid spell check.
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Feb 18, 2012 19:01
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Neito posted:Is it Wal-Mart or K-Mart that has the "rally" at the beginning of every shift where you basically have to force cheeryness for the store? A friend of mine saw it forever ago and I couldn't believe it happened. Lowes has that. "Give me an L" *silence* They tried it 3 times and never again when they opened the store I worked at.
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Feb 18, 2012 19:14
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God, that would suck to have to do cheers. We have 2 daily huddles, one in the morning and one in the evening. Mainly we just go over the sales figures, trending departments and any store news. Depending on the manager calling it, it can last 10 minutes, or over 30 minutes. This can be good or bad depending if you got poo poo to do or not. The only time we really have a "rally" if you will, is before the doors open on Black Friday.
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Feb 18, 2012 21:57
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I did door to door for World Vision for a summer, I didn't mind it aside from the creepy chanting thing at the start of everyday. Though one good thing came of it, I was asked to take the motivational lead and ended with a "WOOOOOAHHHHHHHHH BUNDY!!!!!!!":
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Feb 18, 2012 23:41
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I was dreading going back to retail tomorrow after two weeks of office work, but after reading this page all that dread has just been replaced with sheer gratitude that we never have to do any ridiculous chanting bullshit. This thread is perversely uplifting sometimes.
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Feb 19, 2012 00:25
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The General posted:I did door to door for World Vision for a summer, I didn't mind it aside from the creepy chanting thing at the start of everyday. That has to be a joke, considering the last part is from married... with children.
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Feb 19, 2012 00:32
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Neito posted:That has to be a joke, considering the last part is from married... with children. No, I did it. I found it hilarious, and that's why. It's a motivational meeting, and as leader you could get away with almost anything.
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Feb 19, 2012 00:35
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Volcano posted:I was dreading going back to retail tomorrow after two weeks of office work, but after reading this page all that dread has just been replaced with sheer gratitude that we never have to do any ridiculous chanting bullshit. This thread is perversely uplifting sometimes. I read this thread basically to reassure myself that while retail sucks, I don't have it that bad. And sometimes to contribute my own $0.02.
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Feb 19, 2012 01:01
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Neito posted:Is it Wal-Mart or K-Mart that has the "rally" at the beginning of every shift where you basically have to force cheeryness for the store? A friend of mine saw it forever ago and I couldn't believe it happened. Fry's has a cheer during their morning meetings as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4EtVKu8WZE This was at my old store, I'm in the background there somewhere.
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Just had my first fake ID ever. German kid maybe 17 turning over a ID that was poorly made and had in great big letters not government issue. When asked where it came from he told us " lady in the town over" the kicker is that one of the deputy sheriffs was in the store off duty. When grilled about his birth date he gave one of 1949. It may have been a problem with English but still rather funny. Kind of nice to have cops in the store all night drinking coffee and hearing about what little goes on in this town. Edit. I only say German as a reference. This town has a huge almost 50% population of Mennonites and many of them are right up from mexico either legally or not. Darth Freddy fucked around with this message at 08:27 on Feb 19, 2012 |
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Darth Freddy posted:When grilled about his birth date he gave one of 1949.
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Darth Freddy posted:Just had my first fake ID ever. German kid maybe 17 turning over a ID that was poorly made and had in great big letters not government issue. When asked where it came from he told us " lady in the town over" the kicker is that one of the deputy sheriffs was in the store off duty. When grilled about his birth date he gave one of 1949. It may have been a problem with English but still rather funny. I'm glad the drinking/smoking age in Australia is 18. I think it would be a lot easier to pick if someone is under 18 than it would be to pick if they were under 21. Of course the law here says everyone who looks under 25 has to be carded just to make sure we catch anyone under age. It's much harder to tell with women than it is with men though. I must also say I love American Drivers licences - they always have nice big print, and often tell you the date on which a person turns 18 or 21 in addition to DOB. Australian licences have tiny print and you end up needing to squint at them for 30 secs.
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The Lord Bude posted:I'm glad the drinking/smoking age in Australia is 18. I think it would be a lot easier to pick if someone is under 18 than it would be to pick if they were under 21. When I was younger I used to get angry at being carded (I dont carry my ID around, as everytime I get into the habit I lose it all). But now, I can see why. I literally cannot tell when somebody might be 18, 23 or 27.
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When I was in my first year of high school, I knew these twins who, if they didn't shave for a month, would have beards so thick you would swear they were at least 40. You basically can't be sure about some people, especially if they're right around the legal age, so it's better to be safe, but people get so incredibly pissed off when you card them. I'm sorry it's so inconvenient to carry your driver's license with you when you drive, but if I sold beer to a minor I could be fined or go to jail, especially if that person got into a car accident. I've noticed some convenience stores now have policies that everyone must present ID when buying alcohol/tobacco and I just wish that was in place when I had to do that.
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Feb 19, 2012 21:14
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cobalt impurity posted:I'm sorry it's so inconvenient to carry your driver's license with you when you drive, but if I sold beer to a minor I could be fined or go to jail When I worked at a petrol station it used to annoy me when people sent their kids in to pay for their fuel. I'm sure the kid wants to play "adult" and all, but petrol is an age-restricted product just like booze or smokes. You wouldn't send your kid in to buy a bottle of whiskey, so don't send him in to pay for your petrol. I end up having to waste everyone's time calling them in over the PA system, or since they're probably sitting waiting in their car I end up having to wave at them through the window and gesture for them to come in pissing off my queue of customers even more. Then of course I'd get an earful of "this is loving ridiculous, making me look like an idiot, grumble grumble"... Yeah? gently caress you, it's illegal and I'm not getting personally fined over it.
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Robzor McFabulous posted:When I worked at a petrol station it used to annoy me when people sent their kids in to pay for their fuel. I'm sure the kid wants to play "adult" and all, but petrol is an age-restricted product just like booze or smokes. Wait, what? I'm unfamiliar with UK laws and am genuinely surprised that petrol's age-restricted. What's the justification?
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Feb 20, 2012 00:11
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Robzor McFabulous posted:You wouldn't send your kid in to buy a bottle of whiskey, so don't send him in to pay for your petrol. I'm betting a lot of them would if they could get away with it.
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Casull posted:Wait, what? I'm unfamiliar with UK laws and am genuinely surprised that petrol's age-restricted. What's the justification? The earliest age at which you can drive in the UK is 16 (you can't drive a car at that age but can drive a scooter). Why would you want younger children to be able to buy a highly flammable liquid when they have no use for it? Makes sense to me.
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rolleyes posted:The earliest age at which you can drive in the UK is 16 (you can't drive a car at that age but can drive a scooter). Why would you want younger children to be able to buy a highly flammable liquid when they have no use for it? Makes sense to me. Lawnmowers? That was a nice little business during the summer for me when I was 13.
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Feb 20, 2012 00:27
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rolleyes posted:The earliest age at which you can drive in the UK is 16 (you can't drive a car at that age but can drive a scooter). Why would you want younger children to be able to buy a highly flammable liquid when they have no use for it? Makes sense to me. Most likely exactly this. As for lawnmowers, I wouldn't trust anyone under 16 with a petrol lawnmower these days. Or any lawnmower for that matter...
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cobalt impurity posted:When I was in my first year of high school, I knew these twins who, if they didn't shave for a month, would have beards so thick you would swear they were at least 40. This horrified me until I remembered that high school has a different meaning in america than it does here... Apart from a handful of private schools we don't have middle school here, our high school starts at grade 7 or 8 depending on the state. That being said, if someone who needed to shave turned up to my high school with stubble on their face they'd be sent home to shave and then come back. There are always aberrations I suppose, which is precisely why the law says card them even if they look well over 18. Even if you don't have shaving/beard growth to go by, I still say it's much easier to pick a guy's age than a woman's. Women tend to go through puberty a few years earlier than guys, so where as a 16-17 year old guy is at the tail end of puberty and (usually) in the process of developing facial hair, a woman effectively looks like an adult from 15 or 16. Added to this is the fact that women wear make-up, which can be used to good effect to make yourself appear older or younger than you really are. The oldest woman I ever carded was 40, and she was absolutely thrilled I thought she might be a teenager - That's the other difference - older guys usually get pissed off when you card them, older women are pleased you think they look young.
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