Yesterday Was a Bit Much

Oh my, I was surprised because it was only a Monday, but there were a lot of assholes. It was really fucking busy for no reason at all.

So there was this woman who asked me what the address was. I start to say 3601...and she interrupts me asking which direction is 2505 on the same road. I didn't know for sure so I told her that I didn't know. She freaks the fuck out and storms out of the store. Ok, I'm not a fucking city guide, I am employed by Target to do returns and exchanges, not ot tell you where something is.

Then there was this BITCHY ASS Canadian. She had a microwave and a receipt that expired in January. So we weren't able to use her receipt to do the return. And the microwave wasn't in our system anymore so there was nothing we could do for her at the store level. She kept screaming, "BUT I'M FROM CANADA!!" She kept saying that she doesn't get down here often and blah blah blah. No matter what we said, all she kept saying was that she was from Canada as if it would make us throw money at her for that excuse. So she asked for my supervisor and Renae came up and told her the same exact thing. Some more 'but I'm from Canada's' were said and the bitch asked for the manager. So Roberta came up and surprisingly told her the same exact thing. She also had her call Guest Relations which told her the same exact thing. The Canadian said before she left that this event makes her not want to buy anything 'like this' at Target because she wouldn't be able to return it. So don't buy anything here if you won't be able to make it down here within the 90 days. My favorite part of this train wreck was that before anything happened, she put her shit on the counter and said, "The receipt is old, but I know you can do this return." This is what pisses me off about Canadians, they think they are entitled to everything. If I only have 90 days to return something, why should you be any different? Being from Canada ISN'T an excuse! You saw the policy was 90 days when you purchased the item, and when you shop in a store you basically agree to all policies that the store has. But, just because these people are Canadian, they somehow think they are above any rule we have here in 'the States.' You are not an exception! Act like a responsible adult or go home!

Then there was this one woman who called me on the phone and asked if she could return some tortilla shells. I said that as long as she had a valid receipt she could. She got all bitchy and said, "Well I don't want to come in there and not be able to return it." Did you just not fucking listen to me!? I said you could, and why would I lie to you? So you can be an even bigger bitch when you get here? Use your fucking brains people!

I also got pissed off because this woman returned an air mattress and pump one day before the receipt would expire. I asked her if anything was wrong with it, and there wasn't. This would be fine if it was never opened, but it was opened and shoved into the box. How fucking tacky and classless. You buy an item, use it up to the return date, and return it. I almost denied the return. We obviously can't sell it again. I fucking hate people that do this. This is why prices rise people! We are not a fucking rental agency.

I get to close tonight and I'm sure it will be the same. I don't know why but our weekdays are busier than our weekends. It fucking sucks and people have a piss-poor attitude. Ugh, whatever.

Me + Cart Attending = Never Again

Well, yesterday was an interesting day to say the least.

I opened Guest Service and because Canadians have the first Monday of every month off, it was busy. But, the morning cart attendant didn't show up, so they had me do it at 12:30. So I learned how to use the cart machine, and it wasn't that bad. The only thing that sucked was that it was really busy and hard to keep up with all of the carts. I was on top of it in the beginning and then around 2 it was too busy to keep up with it. Then at 3:15 the cart pusher died, and all hell broke loose. It was SO busy and without the cart pusher, you can't push many carts in without losing all control of them. So I brought in about 5 at a time and it wasn't even enough to keep up with the amount of traffic. Then at 4, I was physically done. I was so out of energy that I needed to sit down for a half hour and that didn't even recharge me. I have so much respect for the cart attendants and hope that I never have to do it again.

But, I still had an asshole Canadian before I went and did that. A guy came up to Guest Service and asked to exchange some money. Well, as you all know, we don't but they can use the paper money at the tills. He flipped. He said, "You know, I'm finding it harder and harder to spend my money down here. Best Buy won't even take Canadian money, and other places don't exchange it! Do you know where I can exchange my money around here?" I told him he could go to a bank, and he interrrupted me yelling, "I don't live here! I don't know where any banks are!" So I told them there were a few around the mall a half block away and they left. Here's my thing: Why are you so upset that places don't take/exchange your money? We don't have to because it's not our currency! This is the United Fucking States of America and the only legal tender is the US dollar. Secondly, there are plenty of banks in town! Just because you don't know where one is isn't an excuse. We have 5 major roads in our city that you can use to get anywhere and there is multiple banks on every road. I hope the Canadians have went home because this OUR holiday and I hope I can enjoy it.

And about this cart attending: THE CARTS ARE NOT GARBAGE CANS! Fuck everyone that throws their trash into carts. It's rude! Also, put your carts in the damn cart corrals! That'e what they are there for! And don't get do fucking impatient when I block the pathway for a brief second. You had a cart when you shopped, how the fuck do you think they get in the store!? Just be patient, it will only take me a minute at most. Also, when I'm moving carts, don't jaunt out in front of me. It's harder to stop hundreds of pounds of carts than it is for you to wait your fucking turn. And I'm done with my rant.

Today I work 4-close in Guest Service and it's usually dead after 6 because everyone thinks we're closed. Hopefully I can get out in time to go downtown and watch the fireworks, but I doubt it because it's Target and it will be a cold day in hell before they let us out before 11.

Here's hoping the Canadians are gone!

Happy 230th Birthday USA!

Fuck!

Well, it was busy as all shit today and I'm glad I don't work tomorrow. There were plenty of asshole Canadians and some stupid ones too.

First of all, there was this one Canadian woman who opened a carbonated water and it exploded all over. I saw the whole thing happen. Her friend then came over to Guest Service and asked for a Kleenex, but we didn't have any so I gave her a shitload of paper towels. So her friend gave her the paper towel, the woman wiped off her hands and left. Yep, she left the fucking puddle that she made and left. So I had to walk over there and clean it up. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND THINKS IT'S OK TO LEAVE A FUCKING MESS YOU CREATED!? Oh that's right, the fucking Canadians.

Then there was people who were returning shit, but it wasn't on the receipt they gave me. This one Canadian (go figure) couple were YELLING at me swearing up and down that their receipt was the only one from that day and that it HAD to be on there. Well it wasn't. I finally just got sick and tired of it and so I just returned whatever one they said was on there. Then they said, "Oh did you get it to work?" And I said, "No, it's not on your receipt, but I'll do it anyway." in the bitchiest tone ever.

And yet another dumb question asked by yet another Canadian: "Do you guys carry any Nashville t-shirts or souvineers?" Ok, that could be a legitimate question had we been in Tennessee, BUT we are in NORTH DAKOTA here! Yeah, we have random shit from all over the country. WTF!?

I'm SO glad I don't work tomorrow, but the fucktards have Monday off too, and I open GS. I hope they all fucking leave on Monday so I can enjoy my country's holiday. The last thing I need is to have it pissed on by the fucking Canadians.