FabSwingers.com forum: Retail stupid questions

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Guessing that some or vast majority of everyone on here has worked in retail at one point in your life

I have had some weird ass customers asking for stupid things...and I bet you have too

"Looking for a machine to make toast"

"I need the packaging back for the instructions for the yoyo"

"I'm looking for pussy shampoo"...which she proceed to point at her pussy

What has happened to you?

Weirdest request you have been asked?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was standing at the rotisserie counter in a supermarket, when a wee woman asked if they sold cooked chickens. There were at least a dozen in the hot display.

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow

Do you have a wall mount for a DVD player ? Sorry do you mean a shelf try ikea B & Q or B & M

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Excuse me I'm looking for.....

You know hen a ....

Nope I do think I do?

Och..it looks like erm....

Oh ffs never mind il find it myself

Oh..ok

Does help of you tell me wtf it is??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Do you have a wall mount for a DVD player ? Sorry do you mean a shelf try ikea B & Q or B & M

Does anyone else see the irony in asking a tv for DVD player mount?

Just me then?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Excuse me I'm looking for.....

You know hen a ....

Nope I do think I do?

Och..it looks like erm....

Oh ffs never mind il find it myself

Oh..ok

Does help of you tell me wtf it is??"

Yep had that happen

You try to help them but get told off for interrupting

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

It doesn't have a price on the shelf...does that mean it's free

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I'm looking for febreeze

Is it room spray or fabric your looking for

Yeah that one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This shop is rubish I'm going elsewhere from now on

Next day who's in doing their shopping lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do you work here?

No I'm where a store branded uniform for shits and giggles

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Customers claiming they'll only be 5 minutes when the shop shuts in 2.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Customers claiming they'll only be 5 minutes when the shop shuts in 2.

Just need to get a few things is that ok

Yeah that's fine

Turn up at till with trolley full

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By *ab femWoman
over a year ago

Ayrshire

My vibrator isn't working had it for 10 years and it worked great! Can I get a refund?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Do you work here?

No I'm where a store branded uniform for shits and giggles"

Or when you don't work there...dressed in your normal clothes and still get asked if you work here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Customers claiming they'll only be 5 minutes when the shop shuts in 2.

Has to be my pet hate.

"can o get in for just one item"

Full trolley later

Oh I just remember I needed a few more things

Lady its fucking 20.15 we closed 15mins ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My vibrator isn't working had it for 10 years and it worked great! Can I get a refund?

When I work in Anne summer we had reject bin for that shot.lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"My vibrator isn't working had it for 10 years and it worked great! Can I get a refund?

Refund more like a restraining order

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

What do you mean it's sold out...you had it in store 4 months ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not weird but clearly the woman was plain stupid. Hands me a Scottish £5 note and asks if it's worth the same as an English one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not weird but clearly the woman was plain stupid. Hands me a Scottish £5 note and asks if it's worth the same as an English one

I had something along similar lines when i used to work in London a lot. I handed a scottish £20 to the girl at the till in a wee corner shop.

Her first question was "is this legal tender?". I assured her it wasnt counterfeit money.

Her second question was "whats the exchange rate?".

I was too honest... I should have said its worth £50 english notes

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By *allandbeardedMan
over a year ago

stirling

Customer:Have you any left?

Me:afraid not.out of stock till the next delivery.sold the last one yesterday.

Customer:can you check out the back?I've driven 40miles to get it

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By *oobsandballsMan
over a year ago

st andrews

Today it's mainly been hearing how cold it is at least 40 times. Like I hadn't had to actually arrive at work so hadn't noticed

But I used to work in the cafe of a well known cinema chain, and we had so many stupid questions that we actually started making a list. Once we stopped getting new ones we'd mark off how many we got in a shift. Top questions included:

"What's the difference between a regular and large coffee?" Clearly, the size and price.

"Do you have any other flavours of ice cream?" Yes, but I haven't bothered to put them out in case I get peckish.

And

"Can I get a pint of lager?" "We don't sell pints, just bottles" "I'll have a half pint then" If we don't sell pints, what are the chances that we do halves? Do you see a beer pump anywhere?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fancy a meet?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

An old dear: "S'cuse me hen, I'm looking for a quickie..."

After much hilarity and horror I discovered she meant a "quiche".

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