Another tale of golf stupidity. We had a customer come up to the till yesterday and he wanted to buy a couple of items. We just got new systems earlier in the week so some of the cashiers are still a little shaky at using them, and for whatever reason, some items don't want to scan so you have...
We had some guy call us up yesterday and scream my section managers ear off because a club he had ordered had not arrived at our store in what he deemed as a timely manner. The problem is, he went to a different store and ordered the club and demanded it be shipped to our store. He never...
At the place I work at, customers always feel the need to write our head office "letters" about how the staff is doing; good or bad. To fully understand this you must realize 90% of our customer base is middle-aged and older angry, grumpy, spoiled, and snotty men and women. Almost all of these...
This happened to me while I was at the movies once. The movie had started and a couple were sitting next to each other with one seat on either side open. Another couple comes in and politely (I am assuming, I was right behind them and it seemed normal) if they would shift over one seat so they...
Here are some random stories that occured while working golf retail.
Me: How are you today sir?
Old, Crotchety Man: *stares at me, raises his eyebrow. Says nothing and keeps walking*
Me: Ok...
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Me: Did you want to try that out in the simulator, sir?
Big, Angry Man: I'M...
I agree. I am in the camp that believes the grips should be left as full price with a 2 for 1 sign at the front of the counter. Alternatively, the ad could be 50% off grips, and then add the red sticker and claim that that is now the sale price. I think that should clear things up a little...
This thread is hilarious, I joined this site just for this thread alone. Anyways, I work at a golf store in Canada and have many untapped stories of customer idiocy.
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This happened yesterday between one of our cashiers and a "crusty...