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Are there even portable cd players that could handle the movement of jogging? Especially an older one. And if anyone doubts how stupid people can be with computers, remember that the top Google result for "Facebook login" not being the Facebook login had people commenting angrily on it complaining that they didn't like the new Facebook look and couldn't find where to log in.
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Praseodymi posted:Are there even portable cd players that could handle the movement of jogging? Especially an older one. Yes, my first portable cd player was a toshiba 'bitstream' player that I bought in 1994, it had 30 seconds of buffering and ran at 2x (or 4x, idr) so that you could jog with it, and as long as it could read some data in between the bouncing, it was fine.
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Praseodymi posted:Are there even portable cd players that could handle the movement of jogging? Especially an older one. A ton of Sony's Discman series advertised that they had a buffer specifically so you can jog and listen to stuff.
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The STDH in that story is thisquote:Me: “I’m sorry. It’s illegal to return opened CDs in this state." But yeah, the rest of the story is a pretty typical tale of lovely customer service.
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Sep 13, 2014 14:39
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Yeah as long as it doesn't work or if they simply don't like it/want it, almost every store will give them back. Years ago I worked at hastings when the HD-DVD/Blu-ray war was going full scale and a lot of people came in pissed off that this dvd wont work for them. So we had to either exchange it for the DVD copy or give them their money back. It made me mad back in the day because how hard is it to see the blu-ray/hd-dvd logo its their own fault yadda yadda. I was a massive goony douche and feel bad now.
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Also a lot of places that still sell CDs tell their cashiers to say that. It's so people won't buy a CD, run home and rip it, and then bring it back. It's retarded, because anyone that just wants some free music has a billion options for getting it other than "Rip off -your store here-" Hastings, in particular, is super-anal about that poo poo. One store I used to go to stopped taking returns even if they sold a hosed-up CD, they'd just spout that crap about CD returns not being allowed.
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Captain Bravo posted:Also a lot of places that still sell CDs tell their cashiers to say that. It's so people won't buy a CD, run home and rip it, and then bring it back. It's retarded, because anyone that just wants some free music has a billion options for getting it other than "Rip off -your store here-" Hastings, in particular, is super-anal about that poo poo. One store I used to go to stopped taking returns even if they sold a hosed-up CD, they'd just spout that crap about CD returns not being allowed.
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Sep 13, 2014 23:11
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Tumblr? STDH? TSTDH?
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Sep 14, 2014 03:31
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Unless your company are total nazis and don't give you a proper level of autonomy, this is also where you give him the drat refund, shrinkwrap it and sell it again. Nobody loses, not even from ~piracy~ when it's this clear that the customer had no idea how to do that.
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Sep 14, 2014 04:21
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Buh posted:I have not ever worked in a retail setting. Tons of companies don't give their front line retail employees any leeway whatsoever to bend rules. There is not ever any room for interpretation. Regardless that cashier handled it poorly, and didn't even try to do anything to accommodate the customer.
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Imaduck posted:Clerks say poo poo like this all the time because they heard someone else say it, because someone made it up, because they figure customers can't be mad at them if they just tell them "it's illegal." It's complete bullshit, sure, but a lot of clerks do believe it actually is illegal to process a return for an opened movie or video game.
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Sep 14, 2014 07:49
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My job is literally refund processing, sorry your business has a more oppresive culture I guess.
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Buh posted:My job is literally refund processing, sorry your business has a more oppresive culture I guess. I think you're lucky to have an experience that gives you this attitude. From my own experience, autonomy is frowned on in low level retail employees. That's why "let me get the manager" is a key phrase in real life and stdh. It could also be that a lot of NAR stuff is made up by people who have a vague idea of how stores work and think they have a funny idea.
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Sep 14, 2014 10:06
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Less Doctor Who STDH, more Disney STDH. "My little sister is so Goddamn special!!!"
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Ah yes, the ever-friendly face of the Disney Corporation, "Joe Disney". What a lovable guy.
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Rahonavis posted:Less Doctor Who STDH, more Disney STDH. Hello, little girl, where are you parents? Oh, I'm Joe Disney. Why don't you sing me a song? Oops, I think I can see your dad, I have to go.
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Sep 14, 2014 18:32
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 http://www.wtf-secrets.com
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That's not something you should write in a font where the 9 looks really similar to the 1. I had a bit of a  moment just now.e: it's not really something you should write in any font but right now that aspect stands out My Lovely Horse has a new favorite as of 20:41 on Sep 14, 2014 |
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jodai posted:I think you're lucky to have an experience that gives you this attitude. From my own experience, autonomy is frowned on in low level retail employees. That's why "let me get the manager" is a key phrase in real life and stdh. It could also be that a lot of NAR stuff is made up by people who have a vague idea of how stores work and think they have a funny idea. Having been a retail grunt, the phrase "let me get a manager for you" is the way you deal with angry people. Let the low level manager who makes $1.25/hr more than you get screamed at all day.
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canyoneer posted:Having been a retail grunt, the phrase "let me get a manager for you" is the way you deal with angry people. Let the low level manager who makes $1.25/hr more than you get screamed at all day. A good manager who is more experienced also might know a way to defuse a pissed-off customer or at least make them go away faster.
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Tendai posted:Tumblr? STDH? TSTDH? This is one hundred percent definitely a joke. Like I know this for certain.
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Sep 14, 2014 22:52
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 Yes let me come right over to dinner, psycho father who sext-roleplays his uncontrollably horny daughter just for fun.
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Sep 14, 2014 23:23
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Why is it always $100 in these dumb stories?
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Just posted in the Idiots on Social Media thread but it fits here too: 2edgy4me
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Paladinus posted:Hello, little girl, where are you parents? Oh, I'm Joe Disney. Why don't you sing me a song? Oops, I think I can see your dad, I have to go. There isn't a Joe Disney. The younger Roy Disney's sons are Roy and Tim; Walt only had daughters. Can't people loving Google for a second before making up stdh/masquerading as grandchildren of actual creative people?
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AlbieQuirky posted:There isn't a Joe Disney. The younger Roy Disney's sons are Roy and Tim; Walt only had daughters. Can't people loving Google for a second before making up stdh/masquerading as grandchildren of actual creative people? Umm, because doing research takes valuable time from their posting schedule. Also, it was a paedo gearing up to snatch the little sister. Why ruin a great, inspiring little story with unhappy reality?
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Rahonavis posted:Less Doctor Who STDH, more Disney STDH. Oh, and is it DisneyLAND or DisneyWORLD? Or are awesome little sister and Joe Disney unstuck in reality and randomly flipping between the two?
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Samizdata posted:Oh, and is it DisneyLAND or DisneyWORLD? Or are awesome little sister and Joe Disney unstuck in reality and randomly flipping between the two? It says Disneyland (well, it says "Disney land") but that doesn't matter because "Joe Disney" is hilarious.
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bringmyfishback posted:It says Disneyland (well, it says "Disney land") but that doesn't matter because "Joe Disney" is hilarious. Not so much. As she says, "He politely asked her to think of a Disney Song to sing ya know since their at Disney World."
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Sep 15, 2014 01:37
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There actually is a TV sports reporter named Joe Disney, but he says that he is only very distantly related to Walt. I wonder if his existence might have had some influence on the made-up story? (Nah, probably not.)
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What would be even sadder is if that actually did happen, but it was just some guy loving with them. The girl is gonna be so sad when she comes back next year all ready to sing 
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Lowly posted:What would be even sadder is if that actually did happen, but it was just some guy loving with them. The girl is gonna be so sad when she comes back next year all ready to sing One of the kids I used to tutor was thrilled that some 'record company executive' wanted to hire her to sing at his daughter's wedding. In New York. We live near LA. It was supposed to be a big secret, and she wasn't supposed to tell anyone he was taking her. I tried to talk her out of it, but this was going to be her 'big break'. Fortunately she got sick. You'd better believe I warned her folks. Anyway... This next one screams STDH. Girls are soo dumb, amirite? quote:Big Words, Small Mind
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bringmyfishback posted:It says Disneyland (well, it says "Disney land") but that doesn't matter because "Joe Disney" is hilarious. It says "Disney land" first then later "Disney World". And, not even discussing the tenuous family link, the more important fact is that the Disney family no longer has any business link or dealings with the Walt Disney Company. The last one was Roy (Walt's nephew), and he died in 2009. So even if Random Disney says "I'll make you a star!" he's probably just some pedophile.edit: Samizdata posted:Not so much. As she says, "He politely asked her to think of a Disney Song to sing ya know since their at Disney World."  
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I like that idiot writing the Disney STDH (or misunderstood advances from a pedo) finds it plausible that Disney would want to record a random kid to re-record their songs to play in the parks. Because I guess they can't use the world-recognized originals?
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Mr. Belpit posted:I like that idiot writing the Disney STDH (or misunderstood advances from a pedo) finds it plausible that Disney would want to record a random kid to re-record their songs to play in the parks. Because I guess they can't use the world-recognized originals? But, but, but... This is 'Murrica where anyone can be a star with just the right break! The Land of Opportunity! As long as you start out with a rich family!
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Unless you're approximately one year too young, because Disney is well known for never using children in its entertainment ventures
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Sounds like something a company could do for a Make A Wish kid dying of cancer, but, y'know, it didn't happen. I asked Joe Disney and he didn't remember it.
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canyoneer posted:Sounds like something a company could do for a Make A Wish kid dying of cancer, but, y'know, it didn't happen. I asked Joe Disney and he didn't remember it. Huh. I asked him and all he could talk about was how cute the girl was...
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Bertrand Hustle posted:A good manager who is more experienced also might know a way to defuse a pissed-off customer or at least make them go away faster. As a former "manager": the quick fix is to say the customer is right, the salesperson is wrong, give them whatever they want, so you don't have some screaming shitlord drawing the attention of all your other customers. Well in shit_that_does_happen.txt land anyway.
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quote:http://notalwaysfriendly.com/not-bigot-on-accents/35176 Also freeing the ghost posts!
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