Most appalling display of ignorance/lack of knowledge by a shop assistant

RicardoSmith · 03-05-2005 09:31AM

pat kenny wrote:

Hasn't "Whole lotta love" been the intro music to Top of the pops for about the past 20 years?

And even if they were really retarded and liked Puff Daddy Music they would have heard all the instrumental from Kashmir.

Personally I never watch TOTP because it was crap 99% of the time. I'm sure lots of people have no idea what the intro/outro music to the majority of programs are, including TOTP. Its retarded to think that just because you know something everyone else would or should no matter how popular or well known it is in your sphere. Its just music snobbery/fascism.

Saruman · 03-05-2005 09:32AM

nlgbbbblth wrote:

There was an off licence in Phibsboro that thought tia maria and tequila were 'all the same' and tried to persuade that tia maria was tequila. :rolleyes:

lol

Was in Odbins in blanch on Saturday... got some wine and while at the counter i saw Creme de cacoa so asked him for a bottle.. he turns around with no idea what im asking for and actually starts pointing to bottles near it.. so i have to say right, right a bit, no next.. there that one.. then i spot grenadine and ask him for that, again he has no idea where it is so I lean over and point to it.. Muppet

His lack of knowledge of drinks can be forgiven.. but not knowing where the stock isi, well thats just not on in a retail environment!

nlgbbbblth · 03-05-2005 07:45PM

RicardoSmith wrote:

Personally I never watch TOTP because it was crap 99% of the time. I'm sure lots of people have no idea what the intro/outro music to the majority of programs are, including TOTP. Its retarded to think that just because you know something everyone else would or should no matter how popular or well known it is in your sphere. Its just music snobbery/fascism.

I think you are defending the indefensible.

4Xcut · 03-05-2005 08:08PM

Gather round children as i both amaze and horrify you with tales of inconceivable ignorence and stupidity. Many moons ago before the old era fell(i.e when i was a chisler in primary school) i was doing a science project, a simple 10 year old's project not putting man on the moon or anything. So i realise that i need two of those bar magnets, you know the ones. So up to woodies i went. There i am greeted by an adolescent mouth-breather(you know those idiots that if they close their mouths they'll die because it takes too much brain power to breath through their nose). Do you sell bar magnets i innocently ask him. He goes off tho check and comes back with a...............................................................
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.........................key hider. For gods sake thats like can i have an ice cream and getting a shoe

Hobbes · 03-05-2005 09:00PM

The problem is your getting old.

Sky advert on TV showing elvis and my 13 year old niece goes "Who the hell is he?".

crazy angel · 03-05-2005 09:03PM

ah now im not old, and my first 2 words when i was a wee one were ,led zeppelin, closely followed by thin lizzy!!

Dimitri · 03-05-2005 09:20PM

Saruman wrote:

His lack of knowledge of drinks can be forgiven.. but not knowing where the stock isi, well thats just not on in a retail environment!

everyone has to start somewhere when i started my current job i was told to help customers without any training the amount of crap i got just cause i didn't know where things were was unreal. back to the topic though not hearing of led zepplin is kinda weird, cause i nearly always hear them on the radio, even after all this time!!

spudington16 · 03-05-2005 09:31PM

snapscan1212p wrote:

Doesn't beat me, 17 in Game in Blanchardstown, trying to buy a game that was ELSPA Recommended 16+

No ID = No sale.

Idiots.

That has no relevance at all in this thread. That just shows that they're doing their job precisely as they were shown. What the thread-starting guy is talking about has nothing in common with your anecdote. His incident involved ignorance; yours didn't.

Adam · 03-05-2005 09:58PM

RicardoSmith wrote:

I had never heard of Led Zepplin till I went to college. It wasn't in the charts, it wasn't on the radio. 70's Rock music just doesn't get airplay. That was 10 yrs ago. I can imagine its really easy never to hear of a lot of old bands.

I have nieces and nephews in their teens and I'm amazed when they know of bands I used to like. Generally its because they are into some niche music scene which has lead them research their influences etc. Some people however only hear whats in the charts and nothing else. Its like these nu metal fans who haven't heard of the classic 70's and 80's bands.

Look at Ozzy. All these people who know Ozzy from that TV show. Most people haven't even heard any of his solo stuff at all. Its like on onther threads where some guy who claimed he was a blues fan. Didn't know that Billy Gibbons was famous for his blues quitar playing.

Three words for you:

Stairway to Heaven.

RicardoSmith · 03-05-2005 10:21PM

fade_to_grey wrote:

Three words for you:

Stairway to Heaven.

What about it. I reckon I've heard it on the radio about twice in the last 10 years. Whereas I've heard (not through choice) all the newest pop drivel about 100 times over.

Dimitri wrote:

everyone has to start somewhere when i started my current job i was told to help customers without any training the amount of crap i got just cause i didn't know where things were was unreal. back to the topic though not hearing of led zepplin is kinda weird, cause i nearly always hear them on the radio, even after all this time!!

What radio station. I never hear them.

Hobbes wrote:

The problem is your getting old.

Sky advert on TV showing elvis and my 13 year old niece goes "Who the hell is he?".

Exactly.

Hobbes · 03-05-2005 10:36PM

fade_to_grey wrote:

Three words for you:

Stairway to Heaven.

I preferred Dread Zepplins remake of it.

Surprised no one remembers Rolf Harris version of it (I managed to safely block that from memory).

snappieT · 03-05-2005 10:39PM

spudington16 wrote:

That has no relevance at all in this thread. That just shows that they're doing their job precisely as they were shown. What the thread-starting guy is talking about has nothing in common with your anecdote. His incident involved ignorance; yours didn't.

My comment was about ignorance.

This was the single time I was refused sale of a game. I was sold the Officially Rated GTA at 14, and have been sold numerous games since. This guy refused to sell me the game just for the sake of showing his mate how much of a prick he could be. It was staff incompetence, just like the original poster.

aidan_walsh · 03-05-2005 10:43PM

snapscan1212p wrote:

My comment was about ignorance.

This was the single time I was refused sale of a game. I was sold the Officially Rated GTA at 14, and have been sold numerous games since. This guy refused to sell me the game just for the sake of showing his mate how much of a prick he could be. It was staff incompetence, just like the original poster.

Incompetence is not the same as ignorance. I believe you're thinking of arrogance.

Hobbes · 03-05-2005 10:48PM

sound similar... this situation is nothing new. Remember back when I was 15 I was buying the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers books. Had a few already.

Standing in the queue about to be served when the asshole in the queue behind me says "You have to be 18 to buy that" at which point the cashier refused to sell it to me, despite the fact I had bought the others there previously. I went back an hour later and they sold it to me.

nlgbbbblth · 03-05-2005 11:09PM

Hobbes wrote:

I preferred Dread Zepplins remake of it.

Surprised no one remembers Rolf Harris version of it (I managed to safely block that from memory).

or The Far Corporation's

was a hit in 1985.

RicardoSmith · 04-05-2005 01:37AM

nlgbbbblth wrote:

or The Far Corporation's

was a hit in 1985.

....shudder..... :eek:

funky penguin · 04-05-2005 02:02AM

Hobbes wrote:

Surprised no one remembers Rolf Harris version of it (I managed to safely block that from memory).

Oh my Lord, I actually remember hearing that before the original. Still, theres not much difference.

pat kenny · 04-05-2005 08:46AM

I'm a music fasicist then I guess.I'm not sure how I became one but its done now.

Crucifix · 04-05-2005 10:19AM

Nothing do with ignorance on the shop assistant part, but nevertheless...
I was ID-ed buying a fifteens DVD...when I was 18.

Bard · 04-05-2005 10:33AM

RicardoSmith wrote:

Personally I never watch TOTP because it was crap 99% of the time. I'm sure lots of people have no idea what the intro/outro music to the majority of programs are, including TOTP. Its retarded to think that just because you know something everyone else would or should no matter how popular or well known it is in your sphere. Its just music snobbery/fascism.

Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' was the intro tune to TOTP yeeearrrsss ago. I would have thought that Paul Harcastle's "The Wizard" would have been the better known/more easily identifiable TOTP theme, but there you go.

I have a tale of appalling ignorance on the part of a shop assistant but it was someone from my employers main competitor so I'd best not.

MorningStar · 04-05-2005 10:35AM

Hobbes wrote:

Standing in the queue about to be served when the asshole in the queue behind me says "You have to be 18 to buy that" at which point the cashier refused to sell it to me, despite the fact I had bought the others there previously. I went back an hour later and they sold it to me.

Annoying yes, wrong no! Same kind of stuff happened to me when I was 17 buying beer. The cashier sold me the stuff the week before but when a neighbour pointed out I was underage he refused. :eek: .
I know it's irritating but that's when the person is doing their job correctly as opposed to not having a clue about what they sell.

On music: I was talking to somebody and they mentioned a cover of Marylin Manson's "Sweet Dreams" before I corrected them somebody said actually that was Annie Lennox's band but didn't know their name. I had to tell them and explain it wasn't quite her band but more of a partnership. When I mentioned Bannarama, marriage and Shakespear Sister they were lost!

MorningStar · 04-05-2005 10:53AM

Bard wrote:

Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' was the intro tune to TOTP yeeearrrsss ago. I would have thought that Paul Harcastle's "The Wizard" would have been the better known/more easily identifiable TOTP theme, but there you go.

Yes years ago originally but they re-used it again about 5 years ago and I think they still use it on TOTP2. I guess your memory is determined by when you grow up I remember Adam Ant as a big deal my brother was Slade and my cousin liked Bros.

DamoRed · 04-05-2005 12:55PM

When asking some questions about a surround sound system in DID, I mentioned something I'd seen in a magazine, he was clearly flustered by this and proceeded to tell me ........"you shouldn't be reading those magazines, they only confuse you"

This extremely patronising attitude totally astounded me. He was trying to cover up his own lack of knowledge by putting the onus on magazines for giving too much information! I've come across dimwitted dorks who try bullsh**ing their way out of something they don't know, but to be told not to read magazines because they would confuse me!!!

Heaven forbid, if I was to depend on the level of knowledge from people who work in such places, I'd be totally screwed. I know that in a place like this, where they sell all sorts of domestic appliances, they won't know everything about everything, but the least I'd expect is to know about the products they actually sell. LIke everyone else, I look at magazines and the net to find info and then I've got questions to ask when going to look at the things in question.

Damo

LegacyUser · 04-05-2005 01:06PM

disgusted by this - yes

supprised - no

what record shop was this?

beanyb · 04-05-2005 01:29PM

Crucifix wrote:

I was ID-ed buying a fifteens DVD...when I was 18.

Maybe you just young. There was probably a manager around who would have give out if you hadnt asked. I work in Superquinn part time and we're told to ask anyone who looks under 25 for id when buying drink.

RicardoSmith · 04-05-2005 01:35PM

What I'm surprised at is that you all think shop assistants should know anything. The majority of them are paid v.little recieve no training and are probably only in the job a short time. Working in a shop is a job not a vocation.

Con9903 · 04-05-2005 01:35PM

aidan_walsh wrote:

Still want to call the person who refused him an idiot?

yup, unadulterated, double barrelled, stone cold idiot. They should be hung from the neck until not an idiot

NeMiSiS · 04-05-2005 02:22PM

Do you have these shoes in a ten?
No all we have left is six..

Why can't they just say no! Christ am I gonna cut off my toes and ram em into a a size six?

Dimitri · 04-05-2005 09:23PM

RicardoSmith wrote:

What radio station. I never hear them.

96fm in cork always play them and now and again on today fm, sure i'd never have heard of them otherwise, i'm just not old enough!

RicardoSmith · 04-05-2005 11:10PM

Dimitri wrote:

96fm in cork always play them and now and again on today fm, sure i'd never have heard of them otherwise, i'm just not old enough!

I'd better move to cork then

Most appalling display of ignorance/lack of knowledge by a shop assistant

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