Archived Specific types of guests that are annoying

[can't touch this]

I identify as Brian Cornell so they have to pay me $25 million a year now

 

[ManMythMachine]

I have a guest who will come in at 10:55pm almost every night to return f***ing legos or buy board games then gets mad when we tell him we're about to close. I just glare at him every time he comes in and he knows to leave me alone.

Are there legos still in the box he's returning or is he returning a retaped box with other crap in it for weight while secretly keeping the legos to build his ship to catch the tail of the comet that's taking his cult to the beautiful magical beyond inside his brainwashed whacked-out numbskull?

Just wondering.

 

[Pale]

The 'tweens in their private academy uniforms ordering outlandish frappucino recipes in an effort to play 'stump the barista'.

But in this case the barista is smart and plays "curb your shit" and gives them decaf.

 

[EllieKatieCat]

I'm not sure if any of these are covered:

1. The One Word Orders- These are the shoppers that don't bother saying "Hi" or "Excuse me" to get your attention, but just walk up to you and say exactly what they're looking for. "Eggs!" "Milk!" "Greeting cards!"

2. The ones who don't care if you're listening unless you ignore them- These are the guests who will ask you for things ("Where are the eggs?") when you're either:
a.) Across the aisle from them and unaware that someone is speaking to you
b.) Busy assisting another guest or team member
c.) Aren't even FACING each other.

My favorite (not at Target, but most of these have happened at both jobs, so I'm sure it's only a matter of time):

I was working as a personal shopper at a grocery store when a 'guest' and I were standing back to back. I was selecting items from the freezer; she was looking at peanut butter. I heard her say something, so I turned around. Her back was to me, so I assumed she was either talking on the phone or she was talking to herself. So, I kept working. She, then, (without even turning around) got mad at me for not answering her question.

Bonus:

3. The customers at OTHER stores who get mad at you when you don't help them out when you go shopping immediately after work and forget to take off your TARGET nametag. I went shopping after work, and since the store I went to was right next door to Target, I just went straight there. A woman started asking me where something was, but I didn't pay attention because 1.) I'm off the clock 2.) I don't work there. She got mad at me when I wouldn't help her, and when I pointed out that I don't work at that store (the uniform and nametags don't even look the same, plus I had my purse and lunchbox on me, so I clearly wasn't working), she got mad at me for that.

(I swear, you can go into Walmart in your red and khakis and people will get mad that you're not helping them).

 

[Frontlanegirl]

People who cannot get off their damn phones.

 

[CeeCee]

I just remembered one from my cashiering days (have I ever mentioned how much I HATE cashiering?)

people who buy produce that doesn't have the PLU stickers on it and then stare at me like I'm a moron when I flip the shit over looking for the code. This one guy was giving me a "is this drooling imbecile serious" stare and snaps "THEY'RE ONIONS!!!!!!!!!!!" Wow thanks dude, I have literally never seen an onion before so please be patient with me ╭∩╮ ╭∩╮

for real though there's no way I'm going to memorize 10 billion codes with perfect recall...just about the only ones I remember are 4011 for bananas, 4664 for vine tomatoes and 4609 for the big ass garlic

But big ass garlic is the best! LOL I am a cashier and I still only know about 4 plu codes by heart. But at least I’m able to identify all the produce so I can look it up on my handy-dandy list.

 

[redeye58]

But in this case the barista is smart and plays "curb your shit" and gives them decaf.

Yeh, I never lose a game of 'stump the barista'.

 

[CeeCee]

I identify as Brian Cornell so they have to pay me $25 million a year now

Can I have a raise?

 

[Kaitii]

people who challenge prices, and have a picture

like ok the fact that you took a picture means you know that the price isn't right and makes me feel like you just moved that shit there yourself

i hate that we have that stupid "make it right for the guest" rule and no matter what it is unless its a fucking huuuuge amount we have to change it

this guy said he used to work for target too so like bitch you knew exactly what youre doing and your "oh really?" when i told him the total confirms that

 

[can't touch this]

Can I have a raise?

*sips Johnnie Walker Blue Label*

I considered it, but decided to give myself one instead

 

[calimero]

The retard that holds the phone right next to their mouth walking around with the phone on speaker. Like speakerphone is meant to be used hands free i dont want to hear you talk about your stupid bullshit also why are you yelling........................

I had a woman giving a sermon over the phone and seemed to followed me around the store ... worst 20 minutes of my life ... the woman had to obey her husband and let him lead the household ..
my ears are still bleeding ...

 

[CeeCee]

*sips Johnnie Walker Blue Label*

I considered it, but decided to give myself one instead

Didn’t hurt to ask!

 

[OneArmedJesus]

Soo

• Teenagers, who come in a group, who's main purpose is to fuck around. They are the worst. I've had too many come in, connect their phones to the Bluetooth speakers and start playing explicit music, or those who decide to chill in Sporting Goods
• Those who think I can fix or set up their products just because I'm in Electronics
• Anyone who thinks I can do anything about their phones

 

[sprinklesontop]

Teenagers, who come in a group, who's main purpose is to fuck around

Yesssssss. I loathe them.

 

[HiddenPenguin]

Guests who talk to you like you're stupid because you don't have what they want.

Had a guy spell out "Ensure" to me once. Yeah asshole, I know it's not "insure." Your condescension isn't going to magically fill that empty shelf.

 

[can't touch this]

• Teenagers, who come in a group, who's main purpose is to fuck around.

Ask your local zoo to supply you with a fentanyl dart gun, and pick them off at your leisure. Once incapacitated they can be rolled out of the store in carts. At the end of the day no harm done, they got high for free and you got a quiet store...it's win-win!

 

[2Spooky4U]

My store has a blatant reseller. It's this woman who has a list of what I'm convinced is every single fucking clearance DPCI who basically complains until we look up the item for her on the Zebra.

She wants us to make sure that the clearance isn't in the back and if it is can we please pull it for her because she wants to resell it

In some states, you can still get away with burning someone convicted for witchcraft. Just a friendly FYI.

 

[SpilledTea]

Hotwheels collectors.

"Can you see if you have this (super special toy car) in the back?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because they come in as an assortment and I'm not digging through the boxes."

"Not even this once?"

"Nah."

"I'd like to speak to your manager."

"Ok. How can I help you?"

*cue the sad trombone*

 

[beachlover]

Teens who torment electronics and Starbucks like clock work every Friday after school. Cart racing in the aisles; a few that really enjoy destroying tables of clothing. They turn up the volume on all of the electronics. Same little turds every week who push the limits until we much too nicely escort them out the doors. I have no idea why we don't stop them at entry except that they buy venti frappacinos with whipped cream that has been found on racks throughout the store.

Folks who ask, after I've scanned a cartload of their items, if anything was on Cartwheel??? Then, after I explain how cartwheel works, stands and scans an entire basket of items I've scanned and bagged before completing the sale all while muttering somewhat under their breath what a crappy cashier I am because I don't know every single of the 500+ items that might have been on cartwheel. Mind you, I work in SL so the only time I'm cashering is when the lines are long and I've been called to the front of the store. A few do say, or yeah, I guess I should have scanned the items before checking out, but they still do it.

 

[can't touch this]

Foreigners who speak shitty, halting English and then get irritated when I can't understand them. I don't mean English with a heavy accent, by the way, I mean words strung together in such a nonsensical way that God himself would be stumped. Spanish speakers are almost always accompanied by a kid who can translate for them, and 1/3 of our TMs can speak Spanish anyway (I have a very basic grasp of it myself) but certain folks from a certain country that I won't name never do this and assume that hollering their gibberish slowly and loudly 50 times is a good substitute for a year of immersive ESL courses. Protip: it ain't. Like, I wouldn't go to your country and waste time trying to pronounce your right-to-left moonspeak that I've never studied when I could just have someone translate for me and be on my merry way.

Also I get that things may be different where you're from but please don't touch my arm and invade my space while grinning creepily with both rows of teeth. No I would not like to accept a dowry of 20 cows from your 14 year old daughter, but I appreciate the kind offer.

 

[Frontlanegirl]

people who challenge prices, and have a picture

like ok the fact that you took a picture means you know that the price isn't right and makes me feel like you just moved that shit there yourself

i hate that we have that stupid "make it right for the guest" rule and no matter what it is unless its a fucking huuuuge amount we have to change it

this guy said he used to work for target too so like bitch you knew exactly what youre doing and your "oh really?" when i told him the total confirms that

I have a couple guests who try to play the "it is on sale" game with me. I had one recently who tried to tell me a specific brand of kids clothing was on sale. Because I had dealt with her before, I called her bluff and asked softlines to check, knowing full well it was not on sale. Of course, it was not on sale and her response was, Oh, I must have read the wrong sign.

 

[PackAndCry]

Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Does anyone else get guests who step in front of their flat/pallet/3-tier that they're moving through the store to ask them a question? I'm just waiting until one of these days I ram into someone because they did that. It's like they do it on purpose to "force" you to stop or something.

 

[mandie89]

1. Guests that come in every 31 days because their cheap $9 headphones stopped working and they think they can get a refund.
2. People who come in and think we're technical support just because we work in Electronics. No, lady, I am not going to fix your printer for you, I'm not going to check what's wrong with it. Why? Because we don't even sell that brand, and you're extremely vague with explaining what's wrong with it.
3. Old people who call on the phone and try to get me to three way call Consumer Cellular because they're on a fixed income and can't take the bus or a cab to come in to the store, or can't be bothered to call themselves. I'm not spending half my life on the phone with those people, no thanks.
4. Consumer Cellular guests in general who don't understand that if I have to call their customer service, we're going to be standing there for over 30 minutes and I don't have time for it. Wait for Target Mobile to come in at such and such time, they'll do it in 10 minutes. I'm not setting up phones for people, forget it.
5. I have this cracked out woman (she's clearly on drugs and it's messed up her brain to the point where she can barely speak) who will come in and buy a bunch of stuff, ask if any of it works, says she'll return it if it doesn't, but doesn't make it out of the store with it, and returns it anyway. Because I guess she realises she needs the money for her drugs? I don't know. I shouldn't assume but I've seen enough drugged out people to know what one looks like.
6. It's been said, but teenagers. Especially the ones who come in in a big group around 9pm and start throwing basketball and soccer balls all over the place. The teens who take the electric carts and race around the store with them, knocking sh*t over, bumping into the endcaps. Those who blast crap music on the bluetooth speakers.
7. People who ask "do you work here?" when you're standing behind the counter, stocking items, have a Zebra, cutting up boxes, etc. Nah, I'm wearing red and khaki and operating the register for the hell of it.

 

[idkwhattodo]

• Teenagers, who come in a group, who's main purpose is to fuck around. They are the worst. I've had too many come in, connect their phones to the Bluetooth speakers and start playing explicit music, or those who decide to chill in Sporting Goods

Truly the worst. Being so close to the mall, parents just drop their kids off and let them wreak havoc for hours. None of them buy anything, but they create many charge outs!

 

[hufflepuff]

6. It's been said, but teenagers. Especially the ones who come in in a big group around 9pm and start throwing basketball and soccer balls all over the place.

And ride around on the skateboards and ripstiks.