Inappropriate comments from shop keepers

lila44 · 21-06-2010 09:26PM #1

Forgive me if this is a boring/pointless post..i just had to vent somewhere!!

Just back from the local corner shop in wicklow and the shopkeepers says "no sweets today eh? you usually buy out the shop with sweets!" :eek:

now i may be in a bit of a rut, going up for the evening sweet craving, but i by no means "buy out the shop" with them!!

im probably just embarrassed, it was quite an embarrassing thing to happen! however, i know i would never say anything like that to a customer if i worked there!

stovelid · 21-06-2010 09:28PM

Sample answer:

Somebody has to keep the stock away from your wife?

Ruu_Old · 21-06-2010 09:30PM

Burn down the shop, or maybe you are just being a tad sensitive..just burn down the shop or at least have some sexy time with his wife.

lila44 · 21-06-2010 09:31PM

i am just being overly-sensitive, but I just had to get my embarrassment / anger out!

tony1kenobi · 21-06-2010 09:31PM

lila44 wrote: »

Forgive me if this is a boring/pointless post..i just had to vent somewhere!!

Just back from the local corner shop in wicklow and the shopkeepers says "no sweets today eh? you usually buy out the shop with sweets!" :eek:

now i may be in a bit of a rut, going up for the evening sweet craving, but i by no means "buy out the shop" with them!!

im probably just embarrassed, it was quite an embarrassing thing to happen! however, i know i would never say anything like that to a customer if i worked there!

Just a nice way of calling you a fat b*stard.

chickenchaser · 21-06-2010 09:34PM

Oh I know how you feel. Here's 2 samples I've encountered. And the responses I wish I'd given,

'Oh are you sure you want to spend that much on underwear??!'

What do I look to poor to afford to frequent your fine brassiere store??
Sorry to bother you rich lady, I will go and fashion some undergarments from twine and potato sacks.

'Oh that Ben and Jerry's is €5! Expensive! Just letting you know'

Yeah I know I've fcuking bought it a ton of times before cos I like it. Seriously, earn my own money and deserve to choose how I spend it.

mysons · 21-06-2010 09:34PM

The same thing happened to my Father a few years ago when he went into the local shop and without asking him what he would like they just put down the smokes and news paper on the counter as if it was their right because they knew him.
He never went back as he felt that, as the saying goes Familiarity breeds contempt.

dreamers75 · 21-06-2010 09:35PM

chickenchaser wrote: »

Oh I know how you feel. Here's 2 samples I've encountered. And the responses I wish I'd given,

'Oh are you sure you want to spend that much on underwear??!'

What do I look to poor to afford to frequent your fine brassiere store??
Sorry to bother you rich lady, I will go and fashion some undergarments from twine and potato sacks.

'Oh that Ben and Jerry's is €5! Expensive! Just letting you know'

Yeah I know I've fcuking bought it a ton of times before cos I like it. Seriously, earn my own money and deserve to choose how I spend it.

is it cos you is rich ?

My name is URL · 21-06-2010 09:35PM

you usually buy out the shop with sweets!

Jokes on him.. selling his shop for sweets

InkSlinger67 · 21-06-2010 09:37PM

I once heard a shopkeeper tell a girl in a skimpy dress late at night in town to "Dhún the Gúna Una"

Classic! :pac:

MJ23 · 21-06-2010 09:37PM

I was in my local chemists buying some rennies and some other type of heartburn stuff for my sick mother. It was a couple of days before Christmas, and the girl behing the counter says.........
" ha ha, ye planing on having some heartburn over the christmas, wha, dont drink too much now, ha ha ha".
I just paid her and told her it was for my sick mother, havent been in there since.
Fúcking silly dizzy bítch.

pebbles21 · 21-06-2010 09:39PM

chickenchaser wrote: »

Oh I know how you feel. Here's 2 samples I've encountered. And the responses I wish I'd given,

'Oh are you sure you want to spend that much on underwear??!'

What do I look to poor to afford to frequent your fine brassiere store??
Sorry to bother you rich lady, I will go and fashion some undergarments from twine and potato sacks.

'Oh that Ben and Jerry's is €5! Expensive! Just letting you know'

Yeah I know I've fcuking bought it a ton of times before cos I like it. Seriously, earn my own money and deserve to choose how I spend it.

Are you a member of the travelling community by any chance?

MagicMarker · 21-06-2010 09:41PM

MJ23 wrote: »

I was in my local chemists buying some rennies and some other type of heartburn stuff for my sick mother. It was a couple of days before Christmas, and the girl behing the counter says.........
" ha ha, ye planing on having some heartburn over the christmas, wha, dont drink too much now, ha ha ha".
I just paid her and told her it was for my sick mother, havent been in there since.
Fúcking silly dizzy bítch.

How dare her try and be all friendly and shít!

blueser · 21-06-2010 09:44PM

stovelid wrote: »

Sample answer:

Somebody has to keep the stock away from your wife?

Or;
"Well Tom/Dick/Harry/whoever, every time I fcuk your missus I treat myself to a sweet!".

lila44 · 21-06-2010 09:44PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

How dare her try and be all friendly and shít!

i somewhat agree..she was probably trying to genuinly be nice..

but there was a fine line between being nice and being inappropriate..if ya get me!

myflipflops · 21-06-2010 09:45PM

Most of these just seem to be attempts at friendly conversation.

I'd rather these than some ignorant wagon/whatever the male version of wagon is grabbing my money and throwing my change at me.

lila44 · 21-06-2010 09:47PM

maybe that's why in my job i stick to the usual "nice/sh!te weather", current affairs etc..

play it safe! :rolleyes:

littlehedgehog · 21-06-2010 09:47PM

A waiter rather than a shopkeeper - I was out at a nice romantic dinner and having a few drinks. I ask the waiter for another and he said, 'oh they're going down easy, aren't they!'
Eh. screw you.

orourkeda · 21-06-2010 09:49PM

Jean wrote: »

A waiter rather than a shopkeeper - I was out at a nice romantic dinner and having a few drinks. I ask the waiter for another and he said, 'oh they're going down easy, aren't they!'
Eh. screw you.

did you go down on him?

lila44 · 21-06-2010 09:49PM

Jean wrote: »

A waiter rather than a shopkeeper - I was out at a nice romantic dinner and having a few drinks. I ask the waiter for another and he said, 'oh they're going down easy, aren't they!'
Eh. screw you.

omg, now THAT is inappropriate! what did you reply? waiters can sometimes come across as very cocky!

Kiwi_knock · 21-06-2010 09:53PM

orourkeda wrote: »

did you go down on him?

lila44 wrote: »

waiters can sometimes come across as very cocky!

Perfect

Blushingblue · 21-06-2010 09:53PM

mysons wrote: »

The same thing happened to my Father a few years ago when he went into the local shop and without asking him what he would like they just put down the smokes and news paper on the counter as if it was their right because they knew him.
He never went back as he felt that, as the saying goes Familiarity breeds contempt.

Ah well I'm a bit guilty of doing this with regular daily customers of the local shop I work in. Actually some customers are insulted that I don't remember what they always get after 4 years of being there!

chickenchaser wrote: »

'Oh that Ben and Jerry's is €5! Expensive! Just letting you know'
Yeah I know I've fcuking bought it a ton of times before cos I like it. Seriously, earn my own money and deserve to choose how I spend it.

My boss thinks I should be telling people the price of Ben and Jerry's as nearly everyone who had picked it up (and not bought it in the end) complains that I should tell people how expensive it is! Even though there is a price list right by the freezer with pictures!

So we have this one customer who likes to return food that he uses nearly of all off it and it's "damaged" (whether it's on purpose or accidental...) like broken eggs, milk only just bought and it's sour, bread with a hole in one slice so he returned all he had left! So now every time before he shops here, we check the item with him to show him it's in perfect condition and say something like "Ah look all 6 eggs are all perfect and are not broken!" and it bugged him so much that he doesn't shop here that often anymore. Now he tried to bring in Dunnes and Tesco items in for a refund even though we can see from the exact package he didn't buy them here!

pebbles21 · 21-06-2010 10:05PM

Xtravision girl:"tha film has subtitles in it!"

Me:"its ok i can read"

The Express · 21-06-2010 10:06PM

Was buying a packet of smokes in a country shop one day and the auld' fella behind the counter says to me:

"Them yokes are bad for ya! (laughing)

Me: Oh, I only smoke a couple a day; I find they help me mind my own business.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 21-06-2010 10:17PM

Was on a bit of a roadtrip with a few of the lads and dropped into a shop for a couple of packs of skins.
The sarky nobby looking dude behind the counter says 'Do you want some marijuana to go with those skins' and sneers
Quick as a flash my mate says 'At these prices you can go f*ck yourself!'

browne_rob5 · 21-06-2010 10:18PM

mysons wrote: »

The same thing happened to my Father a few years ago when he went into the local shop and without asking him what he would like they just put down the smokes and news paper on the counter as if it was their right because they knew him.
He never went back as he felt that, as the saying goes Familiarity breeds contempt.

I think most customers would like a shop keeper doing that. I worked in a bar and the customers would like it when I remembered their round.

The Big Red Button · 21-06-2010 10:21PM

I was in the local offy with my friend, and she was buying a bottle of wine on her credit card. The guy at the counter said, "Well, we're not meant to accept cards for transactions under a tenner, but shure you give us enough business so I suppose I'll let ya away with it!" She was mortified, refuses to go near the place now!

Lorri_L · 21-06-2010 10:21PM

I know the embarrassment bit. Was 6 months pregnant last summer and was wearing a t shirt that was little miss naughty (I wouldn't normally wear it out but my wardrobe was very limited due to bump) and was paying for petrol when the guy says to me "ooh i like little naughty misses".

Now I know I was kinda askin for it wearing the t shirt but never expected anyone to say anything!!

Canard · 21-06-2010 10:23PM

"More potato wedges!

Jaziz! Yore gonna torn into a bleerin potado wedge ha!"

I never bought them again. Dumb ****, at least I wasn't working in a deli!

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 21-06-2010 10:26PM

I can think of one that I gave
Was working in this shop and it was teaming outside and this girl ran in from the rain to buy something. She was feckin' unbelievable hot and she had this little Marilyn Monroe vice, wasn't wearing a coat and had water running down her low cut top.

She came up to the counter and I said "Ha, you're all wet...." and I was sure in my head that I had something clever to follow but it didn't. That was it, she looked at me and I took her money and just said "Thanks now"

mikemac · 21-06-2010 10:28PM

pebbles21 wrote: »

Xtravision girl:"tha film has subtitles in it!"

Me:"its ok i can read"

Good comeback but to fair she was probably instructed by management to say this.
I guarantee that at least one customer would have returned it, wouldn't bother with a foreign language film and demand a refund while causing a scence.

Having worked in a cinema we often pointed out if a film was black & white, but we'll still have customers, mainly middle aged women (always the well to do middle aged women!) demanding refunds for this reason :rolleyes:

Where is that cries of retail thread gone, I've more stories to get off my chest

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