Right, so. JUST TO BE CLEAR. I AM NOT A RACIST. I LOVE EVERYONE, WHICH EVER THE RACE OR COLOUR YOU ARE.

Today at work, I had the most frustrating encounter. Not with 1 indian, but with 2!!!!!! To make this story easier to read, I'm going to write a transcript as accurately as I can of the conversation I had with these two indians when I served them at work today... because lengthy paragraphs are boring and people just drift off.

To describe them, they were probs 5'4" tall, both wearing a Bupa shirt (so I'm guessing working for Bupa) and were looking for comfortable working shoes in the kitchen. They were a male and a female. They came into the store wanting to return a pair of Redback boots the male had bought.

(at the counter)
Male: I don't want these.
Me: Oh, we don't do refunds.
Male: Okay, so what do I do?
Me: You can exchange for something else or I can give you a credit note
Male: What's a credit note?
Me: It's like a gift voucher and you can use it for another time.

-chit chat about some options he can do-

Male: can you tell me where your comfortable shoes are? one with a soft cushion? Come, come.
Me: Okay just wait a minute. (I was with another customer. CLEARLY ONE OF THOSE ANNOYING THINGS WHEN ANOTHER CUSTOMER INTERRUPTS YOU WHILE YOU ARE SERVING SOMEONE ELSE UGH. RESPECT PLS.)
Me: So we have Hush Puppies which are reliable for comfort and provides extra cushion on your sole etcetcetcectectc
(at the same time)
His Female: Hi can you give me a size bigger (I go grab a larger size)
Male: So this one is comfortable?
Me: Yes it is, you can see inside there's more cushion in there than in any of the other Hush Puppies shoes
Female: No it's still too small, can I have a size bigger (gets it again for her)
Male: Can I have both pairs? (rushes to get his)
Female: It's still too small, another size bigger (ARE YOU KIDDING ME LADY)(BECAUSE ONCE YOU TAKE OUT A BOX, YOU GOTTA PACK THE BOX AND IN THIS TIME, IT WAS FRICKING MESSY BECAUSE SHE WAS MAKING ME PULL OUT LIKE 3 SHOE BOXES FOR HER)
Male: Are you sure it's comfortable? because those boots weren't comfortable
Me: Yes (OMG HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU) they are comfortable. but it differs with different people so it's up to you whether you feel comfortable in it or not
Female: How much is this shoe? (she finds a different pair of shoe). can I get my size?
Me: (fetches her size)
Female: Can i get some socks?
Me: (fetches socks)

... .. . .. during this time I fetch her the size for this second pair of shoes and guess what? she says it's too small. She asks for an 8, I grab her an 8. Too small. I grab her a 9. Too loose. So i've got about 6 pairs of shoes lying around.

Male: (up until this point, I've turned to the female. His counterpart. And let him do his own thing. Although he turned the store into a fricking mess, assho-. )

Also in between serving them, they kept asking for the price and any extra discounts. and LOL WAIT FOR IT. OK WAIT FOR IT.

The store is 20% off storewide atm right, some are more. Like school shoes are 25% off because they're more expensive and parents whinge.

Male: Can i try on those boots again? I just want to feel it again (the ones he came back with and wanted to return them).
Do you have anything to put inside to make it more comfortable. More cushion?

Me: (approx 30 mins surpassed since they entered) (I was beginning to laugh out of ridiculousness) I don't know how soft or comfortable you really want them to be sir. They're just as soft as you can get. Otherwise you can go to some feet-care place and get them specifically customized for you to the amount of "comfortableness" you want (I was being very sarcastic) (that doesn't actually exist) (unless you're orthopedic)

Male: but you don't have anything to put inside? Nothing you can make it soft?


uuggghghhghghguughghgh

Me: We have inner soles to put inside the shoe but it's only to make them feel tighter and secure in your foot. (shows it to him)

Male: Alright so if I take this, I get 20% off this? because the boots I bought were 20% off. (no they weren't buddy, but they were on sale)

Me: WHat? No. The boots were on sale. They were a separate sale from the 20% off.

Male: Yeah, so I get 20% off these? (the innersoles, which were $5)

Me: (I had "UM NO BETCH" face) 20% off $5? No. Are you serious sir? They're $5. (my boss was on the side and he was laughing because he was so glad he didn't serve him/them)

IN THE END HE TOOK BACK HIS BOOTS. DIDN'T TAKE THE INNERSOLES. HIS CO-MATE/WIFE/OR GIRLFRIEND/ FRIEND in the end took mens school shoes. She was about to take one for 45$ until she realized the other one she had tried on was 29$. Guess which one she took.

OMG

I FORGOT TO MENTION

THE FREAKING LADY WALKED OUT OF THE STORE WEARING THE SHOES WHEN SHE WAS TRYING THEM ON. SHE WALKED APPROXIMATELY 50M OUT OF THE STORE AND AROUND THE CENTRE WEARING OUR SHOES.

WHO DOES THAT

WHO WALKS OUT WEARING THEM WHEN TRYING THEM ON

AND SO WHEN SHE WALKED BACK IN

I SAID

ME: UM... DID YOU JUST WALK OUT OF OUR STORE WEARING OUR SHOES?
(I DIDN'T SCREAM THIS BUT I'M SCREAMING IT NOW IN MY HEAD OUT OF HOW RIDICULOUS THIS WOMAN IS)

FEMALE: YES I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW IT'LL FEEL IN A KITCHEN :)

ME: WE DON'T ALLOW THAT BECAUSE WHEN YOU WALK OUTSIDE, YOU'LL DIRTY AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE THE SHOES.

FEMALE: OH I DIDN'T KNOW. SORRY, SORRY


AND AFTER WHEN THEY BOUGHT HER SHOES, SHE WALKED OUT WEARING THE PAIR OF SOCKS I GAVE HER.

SO I SAID

ME: UM DO YOU KNOW WHERE IS THE SOCKS THAT I GAVE YOU? (I KNEW WHERE IT WAS (ON HER STINKIN FEET)  I JUST WANTED HER TO BE LIKE O SHIT)

FEMALE: OH SORRY. HAHAHH HAH HHAHA (ALL CUTEZY) IT'S ON MY FEET. SORRY.


BOY

SO MANY DEMANDS
SO MUCH LABOUR
SO MUCH COMMUNICATION

INDIANS.



I'm so sorry that I complain too much about work..

I just love complaining about it LOL It makes me feel a whole lot better complaining it to someone who knows what I'm talking about LOL

BUT WE ALL HAVE OUR HARDSHIPS

This just happens to be mine :(




Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:37 PM