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Evening thread
Because I can. Even though it's still kind of early. And I wanted to talk about how I almost kicked someone at Target, but I didn't want to make a whole thread just about that.
So people were particularly stupid at Target today. I finally got in line, and I had all my groceries on the belt (a week's worth of groceries), and sat there waiting for 5 minutes. The cashier bullied the poor Indian woman in front of me (I specify that she's Indian because she didn't speak English very well and I'm pretty sure the cashier totally took advantage of that) into opening a Target card, even though the woman kept saying "No thank you" and "Maybe next time." Well, then she ended up messing something up on the computer, and in "fixing" it, she voided the entire sale, and then froze the computer.
So the cashier looks at me, says "You have to move to another lane" and walks to another lane and starts ringing up someone else. Are you fuucking kidding me?! So I put ALL MY GROCERIES back in my cart, and then move to her lane (only because it was the only one without a line a mile long) and unload EVERYTHING again.
She put so much stuff in one bag that it ripped open and stuff fell all over the floor. She just kept ringing stuff up so I had to pick everything up...then she tried to re-ring it all up!
She dropped my apples on the floor, and then put them in a bag on top of a tomato. After she handed me the bag, I was sorting through it to pull out the tomato and move it and she was like "oh, something wrong?" and I was like "Well, you put my (4 lbs of) apples on top of my tomato." and she was like "Oh. Huh. Uh....do you want a new one?" And I was so irritated at this point, I said "No. I just want you to finish ringing me up so I can go home." And she goes, "oh, well...I guess I can just take it off the bill." and I said "Ok." Then she looks at me like she's expecting something, and then says "Hmpf. Well, YOU'RE WELCOME!" Yes, thank you for giving me a smashed up 82 cent tomato (that YOU smashed) for free. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
So now I'm cranky. How's your day going? Anything good for dinner? Exciting plans for the night?
Re: Evening thread
HOLY SHITBALLS THAT'S LONG.
Sorry.
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J&K that's bullsh*t. I hate it when they harrass me to open a store credit card. And the cashiers sound incompetent.
My first day went well! Not too much happened but I think I'll like it there.
Pens game in half an hour!
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That is a shitty Target experience, to be sure. If you're so inclined, you can write an email to them. I think they're generally fairly responsive to that type of thing.
I'm sitting here, very drowsy, trying to convince myself that I feel like studying. I don't. I want to go to bed. But it's only 7:00 and my final is on Friday, and I have to work every day between now and then. So I should go get some sort of caffeine, I guess.
I completely enjoyed that book J&K. I like knowing that kind of shiit doesn't just happen to me. I swear I am cursed like that. If there is some one going of shift or who doesn't know how to ring in a coupon it is my cashier.
Also, I don't think a cashier has even said hello to me in months. I get the crankiest people I swear. I used to be overly obnoxious and all, "thaaaank you, I hope you have a GAHREAT day!" but I just can't do it anymore.
RAWR!
I'm anxiously awaiting the next chapter :-)
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RAWR!
YES! I refuse to open store credit cards.
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Sorry you had a sucky experience at Target. I probably would have called the manager when I got home. Did you?
And if it counts I still love you you and you're pretty!
Sorry, Ash. Why did your rings leave marks? Mine don't.
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I really hope there isn't a next chapter
We have a Target card, and I love it. But we get all our groceries there, so it's nice to save 5% each time. We pay it off every month, so it's just a nice discount.
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I had a better experience with the TSA during our trip. The one lady checking our boarding passes was awesome. So was the lady at the xray machine.
I *am* actually planning to get a Citizens CC for gas and pay it off each month but THAT'S. IT. Credit cards make me nervous.
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No. I hate calling managers. If I can't complain in person right at the time, the chances of me doing it are slim.
And I love you, and you're pretty!
Hugs, Ash. Will it be good to have closure? I know you said you've been handling it well so far...
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Not to one-up you, but you've heard my Target story that ended in a bitchass crippled woman being charged with 4th degree assault and public indecency, right?! (disclaimer: she called herself crippled, not me.)
I *always* get the crazy people, too. But, from an ex-cashier POV, be nice when they harass you to open a card. You get so much pressure from the higher ups about those damn cards. The easiest thing to do is tell them you already have one, but you're not going to use it today. It 'lets them off the hook' so to speak at least.
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I don't know. I wore my engagement ring almost non-stop for... like 8 years? So maybe that's why. Plus I've gained a lot of weight; the ring was resized before the wedding but there is a tanline still (mostly gone now) and an indent.
Some days I think it will, some days I think it'll turn me into mush. It sucks that it'll be right before Christmas. I'm really stressed out now with work and finals, but at least those will be considerably calmed down within the next 3 weeks.
Ah, I see.
Steph, I don't think I've heard your Target story. Care to share (again)?
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Oh, Ash. Hugs. do you still talk to him much? I remember my mom noticing that, too, when she was going through the divorce with my dad. She said it was a really 'wow' moment for her, for some reason.
Edie- mine leave marks too. Like, a little indent and a slight tan line?
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Ash- how are you doing?
J&K- I'd write an email like ash suggested. I wrote an email to alfred Angelo because of how shitty their manager was to my friend. They wrote me back right away.if nothing else, at least I felt better after writing it.
I'd write to corporate, J. It's not right for the cashier to bully the other woman into opening a card. And she treated you and your groceries like crap.
Hi. H made me get off of work early today to buy a Christmas tree. It's currently sitting on top of my car because he's sitting here in his work clothes and won't go change so we can get it down. I didn't even want the damn tree.
I don't have any marks. Maybe I'm not normal.
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I'm sorry Ash. {{hugs}}
If you need anything you know where I am. I've been there a few times, so I know it sucks.
Oh yay! That's good news to hear because flying is stressful.
Here is my recent gripe: I am at PartyCity which is a party supplies superstore picking up balloons for my job. Mind you, they refuse to group them by colors or counts when they blow them up (because that would be WAY to hard) so I basically just have to show up, pick them up and then group them myself.
I have been going there about once a week and they know me. They are late every. single. time. This past week I confirmed that at 2:00PM they would be ready. Of course they are not. I get upset and tell the manager that this happens every time and I am a good customer. What does the manager do? She looks over to her employee and says, "ooooh Amber you made the lady mad!" laughs it off and walks away.
I corporate emailed the *** out of that exchange. Not like it did anything. Feisty Meg.
RAWR!
I am too but I refuse to do store credit cards.
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Yeah, I've been talking to him about once a week. He came over to see the house once. I miss him, but I'm really busy, so that helps a lot. I'm a little bit worried that once the semester winds down, and work is slow, that it's all going to really hit me because I won't be preoccupied and then I'll turn into a puddle of goo or something. But so far, on a day to day basis, I've been all right.
Wait, the lady PC said that? I would have done the same thing. You feisty girl, you.
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