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the longest open letter ever.
Aug. 22nd, 2007 12:29 pmI would like to talk to the Rude Teenage Girl Shoppers of the world.
Hi, Rude Teenage Girl Shopper! How are you? I see you've got your Abercrombie/Delia's/Hot Topic/D.E.M.O. bags with you. You've certainly hit the stores hard, which makes sense because school's starting soon. Bet it feels nice to have all that loot, huh?
But I would like to talk to you about an important matter: treating people who work retail with some measure of respect.
"Respect?" you say. "Why do I need to treat them with respect? They get paid minimum wage! Clearly, they're too lazy and/or stupid to do anything besides cater to my every whim."
Oh, but that is where you're wrong, Rude Teenage Girl Shopper. You are so very wrong.
With that said, I'd like to present to you
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supersyncspaz7's Guide to Being a Good Customer
( 1. Be polite. )
( 2. Be precise. )
( 3. Be patient. )
( 4. Look. )
( 5. Read. )
( 6. Pay attention. )
( 7. Use common sense. )
( 8. Clean up your messes. )
( 9. Watch your kids. )
( 10. Remember that I am not a robot. )
( 11. Don't insult my intelligence. )
( 12. Say 'thank you.' )
There are other things I should tell you--like that it's impolite to blame the woman who pierced your ears for the keloid that popped up after you got your ears pierced (sometimes it's not their fault; sometimes that's just your body reacting).* That it's not cool to leave your unfinished drinks sitting on shelves because they could spill on the products and damage them, or spill on the floor and make it into a hazard zone. That rolling your eyes at me when I explain that we don't have any more of what you're looking for is also extremely rude. But I won't. I will leave you with one final point:
DON'T STEAL.
It makes you look like a jackass. It will go on your record, even if you are a minor. If you and your equally Rude Teenage Girl friends do it enough, it will drive a store to jack the prices up. If you get caught, your parents or guardians will be notified and you will have to face their wrath. If you get caught, the police will come for you. If you get caught, my coworkers and I will laugh behind your back. Just don't do it. It's not worth it.
Thank you for reading, and please pass this along to your friends.
Signed,
A Disgruntled Sales Associate
*--I witnessed this happening at The Icing yesterday. It, and my own experiences at work, spawned this epic.
Hi, Rude Teenage Girl Shopper! How are you? I see you've got your Abercrombie/Delia's/Hot Topic/D.E.M.O. bags with you. You've certainly hit the stores hard, which makes sense because school's starting soon. Bet it feels nice to have all that loot, huh?
But I would like to talk to you about an important matter: treating people who work retail with some measure of respect.
"Respect?" you say. "Why do I need to treat them with respect? They get paid minimum wage! Clearly, they're too lazy and/or stupid to do anything besides cater to my every whim."
Oh, but that is where you're wrong, Rude Teenage Girl Shopper. You are so very wrong.
With that said, I'd like to present to you
supersyncspaz7's Guide to Being a Good Customer( 1. Be polite. )
( 2. Be precise. )
( 3. Be patient. )
( 4. Look. )
( 5. Read. )
( 6. Pay attention. )
( 7. Use common sense. )
( 8. Clean up your messes. )
( 9. Watch your kids. )
( 10. Remember that I am not a robot. )
( 11. Don't insult my intelligence. )
( 12. Say 'thank you.' )
There are other things I should tell you--like that it's impolite to blame the woman who pierced your ears for the keloid that popped up after you got your ears pierced (sometimes it's not their fault; sometimes that's just your body reacting).* That it's not cool to leave your unfinished drinks sitting on shelves because they could spill on the products and damage them, or spill on the floor and make it into a hazard zone. That rolling your eyes at me when I explain that we don't have any more of what you're looking for is also extremely rude. But I won't. I will leave you with one final point:
It makes you look like a jackass. It will go on your record, even if you are a minor. If you and your equally Rude Teenage Girl friends do it enough, it will drive a store to jack the prices up. If you get caught, your parents or guardians will be notified and you will have to face their wrath. If you get caught, the police will come for you. If you get caught, my coworkers and I will laugh behind your back. Just don't do it. It's not worth it.
Thank you for reading, and please pass this along to your friends.
Signed,
A Disgruntled Sales Associate
*--I witnessed this happening at The Icing yesterday. It, and my own experiences at work, spawned this epic.
