To That One Guest - II

[happygoth]

I see this at night frequently especially for younger kids that should be asleep at 8:00 not in a shopping cart at Target at 9:30.

This is something I don't understand. Growing up, my family almost never went out shopping after dark. Occasionally around the holidays we may hit the mall to pick up some gifts, but that was when we were older.

I am a big fan of shopping, and I'm also a night owl, but to this day I almost never leave the house to go shopping at night. Yet these people are keeping their little ones out after 9:00 to browse Target? I don't get it lol.

 

[happygoth]

Exactly. This mother that was just letting her daughter scream and tantrumize was saying "Mama is very frustrated. I will never take you shopping with me again. You're not behaving! STOP IT!" This was after at least 25 minutes of kicking and whining and the little one screaming to the point of choking that she said this. She eventually did leave, just not as soon as the entire store had hoped.

Oy, we had a kid doing the same thing a few weeks ago while Mom browsed all through Style. This kid was crying and wandering off and his mother had to yell for him several times, and at one point he was whining and crying and yelling so much he started coughing and choking.

I really do miss the days when parents would remove their children rather than cause a scene in public.

 

[redeye58]

I worked for a mall dept store in the '80s & closing time was 9pm.
After Thanksgiving tho, we'd start staying open til 10pm then 11pm the last week before Christmas.
Can't tell you how many times parents came thru with whining kids or toddlers asleep on their shoulders

 

[dannyy315]

The other day, a kid was spraying a water gun in sporting goods while the father just watched 🤬

 

[dannyy315]

I see this at night frequently especially for younger kids that should be asleep at 8:00 not in a shopping cart at Target at 9:30.

I can sympathize if someone has no choice but to bring their kid because they don’t have anyone to watch them at home. But I get sad when I see both parents out with their 3 year old when the store is about to close. One of them could’ve stayed home.

 

[blueTieGuy]

TTOG (My favorite regular): It was great getting to see ya the other day at self checkout. Thank you so much for the Starbucks coffee and nice guest compliment! I really appreciated it, and it honestly made my day. You rock 👍🏻

 

[FlowTeamChick]

TTOG: Overheard but didn't see you talking to your kids (making some assumptions here), but thank you so much for telling your kids that unfolding clothes in the Big Girls' area and leaving them in a heap is not a nice thing. You said that the store workers don't appreciate having to refold all of them and restack them. You might be the same mom I heard saying something similar in the back of the store a couple weeks or so ago. I'm actually hoping not because that would mean there are at least two moms like you out there! Either way, I appreciate that you're teaching your kids to have respect for others. Thank you!

 

[redeye58]

TTOG: You came up just after opening, order a purchase less than $10 & attempted to pay with a $100 bill.
I said I couldn't break it & you asked "Seriously?!"
Yep, so I suggested you go to the Service desk & have them break it while we made/held your order.
You came back cheesed off that they made you purchase something; tough shit.
I'm not an ATM & I'm NOT waiting 45 min to an hour to get my change replenished because of your piddlin' order.

 

[FlowTeamChick]

TTOG (maybe 12 years old): Thanks for letting me know about the broken bottle in the shampoo aisle. It was kind of a mess, but it would have been a lot worse if others tracked through it.
Have to say I was a little surprised that you're so young but still took responsibility to find one of us workers and say something. Good for you! I have a feeling you're going to grow up to be a responsible adult who does the right thing.
(Possible that he or his younger sibling is the one who made the bottle fall on the floor and break. Still giving him credit for saying something.)

 

[NotCynicalYet]

TTOG, thank you for the opportunity to train my gag reflex to levels only witnessed in the porn industry. Your multi-textured masterpiece was too good for a simple toilet. For thirty minutes I experienced your world, and your diet, in a way that I will never forget. Though I don't know you and may never will, I feel as if we've shared so much.

 

[redeye58]

TTOG: You ordered a coffee black, no cream or sugar.
So why the f**k do you come up later asking for sugar packets & cream?
I even asked if you needed any because our condiment bar just holds napkins & stir sticks.

TT OTHER G: You made a $6 purchase & paid for it with a $100 before I could stop my little newbie so you cleaned our our bills. I made a point of calling my TL to request more change while you stood there continuing to recount your change insinuating my newbie shortchanged you. Then, when my leader brought me more bills, you had the GALL to ask me to swap out the change my newbie gave you so you could get the denominations you wanted. I took great pleasure in telling you "Nope" & ignored you for my next guest.

 

[StargazerOmega]

TTOG: I truly am sorry that we didn't have your sugar free pistachio pudding in stock and thank *you* for being good about after I steered you away from the service desk (who you were about to complain to). Instead we talked it out and I made some suggestions and you left satisfied. I'm glad I could help in some way, even if it wasn't exactly what you had hoped for. 😀

 

[Dream Baby]

TTOG: I truly am sorry that we didn't have your sugar free pistachio pudding in stock and thank *you* for being good about after I steered you away from the service desk (who you were about to complain to). Instead we talked it out and I made some suggestions and you left satisfied. I'm glad I could help in some way, even if it wasn't exactly what you had hoped for. 😀

Our guests go to service desk a lot FIRST then to the department.

 

[blueTieGuy]

TTOG: Please, for the love of everything, don’t ever put your toddler on my register belt again. It wasn’t funny to me, or to the people behind you. It’s unsafe and honestly a bit gross for both parties. Also please don’t give me an attitude when I kindly try to tell you not to do that, be a smarter parent.

 

[Captain Orca]

There is no shortage of stupid in this country.

 

[Caliwest]

TTOG: You ordered a coffee black, no cream or sugar.
So why the f**k do you come up later asking for sugar packets & cream?
I even asked if you needed any because our condiment bar just holds napkins & stir sticks.

TT OTHER G: You made a $6 purchase & paid for it with a $100 before I could stop my little newbie so you cleaned our our bills. I made a point of calling my TL to request more change while you stood there continuing to recount your change insinuating my newbie shortchanged you. Then, when my leader brought me more bills, you had the GALL to ask me to swap out the change my newbie gave you so you could get the denominations you wanted. I took great pleasure in telling you "Nope" & ignored you for my next guest.

Lots of those 100.00 around these days.