If you’re wondering why stupid people still walk amongst us, it’s because individuals such as the one holding this sign continue to pollute the gene pool.
Now and then I will get such a person at my store. In fact, the other day, such a lady presented herself. When we stock shelves, we often will put a full unopened carton on the bottom, and an open box on the top from which customers can grab individual sales. In this particular instance, the open box on the top had sold out so our “rocket scientist” grabs the entire box from below and attempts to argue the case with our cashier that she should get a BOX of 36 Snicker Bars for 65 cents because that is what the sign said.
I wonder if these people are actually so ignorant as to think they are going to get 3 dozen candy bars for under a dollar or are they trying to bully their way to the “deal of the century”? In any event, I’m thinking we need to keep a “Stupid-Stick” behind the counter to beat these people with!
My wonderful Sister gave these as a present to Wendy & I for Easter. These things are for wealthy folks! Wendy and I are accustomed to Hershey’s, maybe Whitman’s at best! Suffice to say, we have been excited to give them a try. I mean, we’re in our late twenties and tonight was the first time we’ve ever indulged in these “critters”. Just opening the box was a breathtaking experience! Look at all the gold foil and pretty wrapping. The chocolates themselves were more attractive than Angelina Jolie in a … umm, never mind!
Anyone who has worked a good length of time in retail can relate to this topic. This is perhaps our greatest frustration outside of thieves. A parent who allows their child to terrorize the store. We in retail toil long and hard to keep our stores neat and clean and all it takes is a single child on a rampage to ruin our day.
One of the parenting lessons I’m still learning is that my children do indeed listen to conversations going on around them. Never take for granted that your child is tuning you out in favor of the Cartoon Network or the merry melody being generated from their hand-held Nintendo. The snippets of information they pick up is amazing! For instance, a couple of days ago I’m at my keyboard typing away when my youngest boy Mark, who is six years old, comes to my side and says…”Daddy, that commercial on T.V. is a big liar!” Of course I ask him why he thinks that to be so, to which he replies “because they said Dell is the best computer in the world!” After a hearty chuckle I told him he was indeed correct about the commercial being a “big liar”, then it dawned on me that Wendy and I had a conversation earlier in which we were complaining about how noisy and slow the Dell we own is. 
Stephanie commented on an earlier blog I made about how she was contemplating buying a cow to support the milk drinking habit of her 16 year old. Will this one do?
