I was at Walgreen pharmacy the other day

[JPGhost]

One time I was at Walmart. I had to return an item. Standing there in line (which KILLS my leg) and some woman was in front of me. On her blanking cellphone. The woman behind the counter said "next". Which was the woman with the cellphone. She's buried in that cellphone. Not a damn clue as to what was happening around her. Then the woman behind the counter says "next" again in a louder voice. Woman still buried in the cellphone. I got hot. I said just loud enough for the woman on the phone to hear me, "get your fucking ear out of the cellphone and pay attention". She turned around and gave me a dirty look. I gave her one right back.

People and their cellphones piss me off to no end. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING is important around them. The cellphone is the only thing that's important.

Oh my Gosh Jbrown..

 

[jbrown329]

One time while buying groceries, the checkout girl was all pissy and jammed my goods into the bag. I stopped her and asked for the manager immediately. When he arrived I explained to him what just happened and he apologised and said i can go fetch replacements for the damaged products. I said nope and pointed to the clerk. "She can go and get the replacements." She was humiliated.

Last summer buying groceries up by the cottage, another mouthy cashier, and the guy in front of me called her a dumb cunt. This time i just dropped my groceties and ran for the exit as I heard her go supersonic on his ass. I didn't want to mixed up in that one.

Nothing like the customer that puts the bread and eggs in the bottom of the cart. Then load the cart. By the time I get to the bottom, the bread is flat and the eggs are broken. Then they think that the store should replace the items that they destroyed with their stupidity.

Or the woman not paying one ounce of attention to her little darling sitting in the cart. Little darling opens a bottle of syrup and leaves a nice sticky trail halfway though the store.

My ex and I were in the store and we had to get cat food. We got in the aisle and decided on which brand to buy. I grabbed (14lb) bag and pull it off the shelf. The opposite end opened up like a zipper. Cat food everywhere. I about pissed myself laughing. I quickly found someone and told them what happened. I said that if they'd get me a broom and dustpan, I would sweep the mess up. I was told that it was ok and he would take care of it. And was thanked because I told them what happened.

When I was a checker at the grocery store, after I'd been there a few months I recognized regular customers on sight. And the ones that mainly wrote checks, I knew their names. I would greet them by name.

The only customer I got pissy at was an older woman (probably 70 or so). In the sale flyer there was a certain brand of coffee on sale. She comes through the line and when I scan the coffee, she said that's not the sale price. I politely informed her that Folgers wasn't on sale. I grabbed the flyer and showed her the brand that was on sale. She said it was in the area of the coffee on sale. I told her that somebody put it back on the shelf in the wrong place. She kept going on and on. I offered to run grab the coffee on sale. She was having none of it. She got hot and bothered. Meanwhile, the line behind her is growing. I got a tad testy. After she left, she went and told the manager. I got a talking to by the manager.

 

[rareboy]

So the story basically goes like this;~



"If they're not the same, then they're not. Stop wasting your time to find the correct one. I'm telling you, safe your time!"

I was staring at him numbly, gave him a stink eye..then I said
"sure, but you're so rude you know?"

turned my back- put back all those batteries to aisle. Decided not to buy.

Later on he curiously asked: "What the battery is for?"

I said sternly "It's for my robot-fish toy

"Where did you get that?"

"From Bartell Drugs" (Walgreens competitor)

"Does Bartell selling toys right now?" And he was making funny face like trying to ease up situation

"I don't know"

"Ok, bye-bye"

"bye"..--------- I can't believe I can't rude back to him!!.

So to play Devil's advocate.

You bought a toy at Bartell.

But you went to Walgreen's for batteries.

And then you brought a whole bunch of batteries to the counter and asked if they had a substitute for the battery you needed.

Why would you think that there is a substitute for a battery? They are what they are.

I'm sure that the clerk couldn't quite figure out what you were even asking since you obviously would be able to tell if any of the batteries were the same type as the one you were searching for...hence his question "what are your eyes telling you?"

If you had brought only your battery to the counter and told him you couldn't find a match but might they have any other batteries that weren't out on the display...he would have done one of two things.

He would have told you that all their stock was out so if you couldn't find the type you were looking for...you would have to try somewhere else.....or he might have asked another clerk to check stock.

Why didn't you go where you bought the toy in the first place?

 

[JPGhost]

Why would you think that there is a substitute for a battery? They are what they are.

Part of that because of my acknowledgement over "Cell" batteries.
They're all look the same

So, in my amateur mind. I though I could use different series of that battery with similar shape- one, with the one I need.

I'm sure that the clerk couldn't quite figure out what you were even asking since you obviously would be able to tell if any of the batteries were the same type as the one you were searching for...hence his question "what are your eyes telling you?"

he's right, I couldn't use different serial number/type even though they look similar. No excuse for his rudeness though. Simply telling me that fact.

Why didn't you go where you bought the toy in the first place?

Because bartell not carrying cell battery, just check its website here https://www.bartelldrugs.com/

 

[ronboy]

Yea, but that was few months ago..if I come telling his manager right now , doesn't it looks like I'm being very passive-aggressive?

Well, I don't know if you read the whole sentence or not, but I said "if it ever happens anywhere else." I think it is too late to say anything at Walgreens now. But, in the future, if it were me, I would act on it right away.