Dad Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 I work at a BestBuy as of late November. The environment is awesome, but every day I get family members, friends, and others, ask me the same question: "How much is your discount on ___________?" Half the time I want to kick people I consider close friends in the kidney. Am I alone? *cries* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolspy74 Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 a mod will close this soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugendramon Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 As someone for whom best buy is a completely alien 'murican environment, I am left to wonder why is answering tedious questions so different from any other job at say... a small store register. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 As someone for whom best buy is a completely alien 'murican environment, I am left to wonder why is answering tedious questions so different from any other job at say... a small store register. It's more along the lines of, "Why are you using me for the discount?" It's kinda fucked up. But as far as a small store register goes, it really depends on the product being sold. Versus say, Wal-mart, we're not gonna beat them in selling bread, and no one is going to ask for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolspy74 Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 hmm. yeah, i get that. and ur photo dude. That's weird. U don't have to dtake it down, but it's just messed up. crzy. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugendramon Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 It's more along the lines of, "Why are you using me for the discount?" It's kinda fucked up. But as far as a small store register goes, it really depends on the product being sold. Versus say, Wal-mart, we're not gonna beat them in selling bread, and no one is going to ask for it. Getting cheaper stuff as favours for other people isn't something you should see as a bad thing- unless it would cause you trouble. I mean, these are favours you're giving out. You can and should expect them back in some way or another. Keep a cost-plus mentality and this sort of stuff will seem irrelevant soon.hmm. yeah, i get that. and ur photo dude. That's weird. U don't have to dtake it down, but it's just messed up. crzy. XD Can you stop saying irrelevant things now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 I work at Wal-Mart and we aren't allowed to use our discount for other people. So whenever people ask I just tell them that. Sometimes they are like "Oh well just this once". No, you getting a few dollars off isn't worth getting fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 I work at Wal-Mart and we aren't allowed to use our discount for other people. I'm sorry, but thats stupid. Then again, it's Walmart. They are literally freaking idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amazing Avian Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 McDonald's has a thing where you only get a discount during your lunch break or when your shift is over. It helps with the whole "can you buy me x with your discount?" scenario. The managers at the McDonald's I work at are pretty generous with baked products though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 I'm sorry, but thats stupid. Then again, it's Walmart. They are literally freaking idiots. I'm assuming you mean the managment and such. And if so. Yeah, for sure. And unless you work/worked there you have nooooo idea.... seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted December 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 I'm assuming you mean the managment and such. And if so. Yeah, for sure. And unless you work/worked there you have nooooo idea.... seriously. More idiots shop there than work there. I'M JUST SAYIN'. Getting cheaper stuff as favours for other people isn't something you should see as a bad thing- unless it would cause you trouble. I mean, these are favours you're giving out. You can and should expect them back in some way or another. Keep a cost-plus mentality and this sort of stuff will seem irrelevant soon. I'm too nice of a person. I don't expect anything back when giving out favours. I do shit just to do it. So that's my own fault really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti-Apocryphal Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 I have friends that work but don't get discounts. Then again, they hate their jobs because they get paid barely anything in the end because of taxes. As for me, I have an interview coming up and I'm hoping to get it, because whether it be minimum wage or more, its still more money than what I'm making now...if you get where I'm coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 I recently quit my job at a thrift store where I walked around hanging fliers on doors for 4-5 hours. I live in Florida. I'm out of money, but I'm glad I quit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixty Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 I work at a buffet on campus. I love and hate it, too. I have super wonderful coworkers and managers that I love to be around but the people who ask me for food when it's right bloody there piss me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 I get no discount where I work (Savers), but I do at another brand in the same chain (Superdrug) for me and another person, never used it because even with that discount Superdrug is more expensive than Amazon for the perfume my sister likes and Savers don't do it. I love the majority of the staff I work with (one of them really looked after me last night after I was so tired I just started crying), although 1 I can't stand and had to work with her last night for 6 hours. Apparently 12-6 is anti-social, but after 10 isn't. I only hated my job because I got stuck on delivery on for about 4-6 months and wasn't working with customers like I prefer to do so. And when I'd finally had enough they started moving me off constant deliveries (Although I've done 5 in 3 weeks). I get a little annoyed at the customers always asking prices when they've picked the item up from where the price is. Or the amount of damage done by customers who just have to look inside the boxes even though for example I'll never understand why they need to look in toothpaste boxes. Or gift sets when they could ask to smell the perfume at the till. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Gourmet Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I worked at a garage for several years, and customers are pretty standard until you talk about tires. They always want to see if they can get wholesale pricing, complaining that purchasing their parts at Wal-mart or Auto Zone would be SO much cheaper (Listen, by all means, buy the tire from us, get an iron and a setting machine and do it yourself. Please.). I also had a couple requesting "used" tires for cheaper. The only place you're gonna find those is the "cash n' carry" joints in the shadier parts of a city that may or may not have been "fresh picked" an hour before. Listen, tires are a big investment, yes. But, you don't want absolute garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 And unless you work/worked there you have nooooo idea.... seriously. I mean, management there is stupid already when dealing with customers. We wondered why there wasn't Yugioh merchandise being restocked, and then an employee happened to know why. Somebody wasn't doing their job....two days later, cue flooding of products that people aren't really going to buy now that the cards are dirt cheap. We also haven't had Tachyon Galaxy in like months, or even when the product came out. Meh. More idiots shop there than work there. I'M JUST SAYIN'. This. This is so 1000% true I'm going to put it on my gravestone or something. Walmartians are all the same, though. This feels like a weird bump, but not a huge one. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Ah well back to semi hating my job, stuck at 4-7 hours rather than the 16 I want. Really hope to get a contract for more soon, otherwise back on the dole for the top up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm considering skipping the whole "job" thing and heading to Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I mean, management there is stupid already when dealing with customers. We wondered why there wasn't Yugioh merchandise being restocked, and then an employee happened to know why. Somebody wasn't doing their job....two days later, cue flooding of products that people aren't really going to buy now that the cards are dirt cheap. We also haven't had Tachyon Galaxy in like months, or even when the product came out. Meh. Ours only has a small card section, and they hardly ever have anything new.... And, I think I'm full on hate right now. Monday I have to work. Pushing carts. Outside. In -30 and below temperature. F*** that I'm staying inside no matter what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thar Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I used to love my job because of the people I worked with. Now it's just meh, cause everyone either quit or transferred, and all the new guys don't talk that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocodomoco Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I love the job i do over the summer so much. Im a swimming instructor and its like an easy job, the kids are hilarious, the people i work with are some of my close friends now, and its good pay. BUT some of these parents especially moms are major rich C-words. They dont even tip well(Yes you are suppose to tip at the end of the session) and they ask you for endless favors and special accommodations for their kid who is oh so SPECIAL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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