Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco (Post 287432)

Retail work is an evil thing. Paul F. Tompkins spoke about it recently, check out this video:

Paul F. Tompkins - Gentleman Bandit - Video Clip | Comedy Centrals Jokes.com

He talks more about the limits of his retail threshold during his comedy special, and how at some point you just can't do it anymore. It was kind of refreshing to hear.

Originally Posted by shortysben (Post 287176)

okay, so there I was...I find myself in TRU because I told USAgent I would look for a light up stand cap for a trade with him...

So as I paruse the toy aisles (avengers display, and marvel toys in their usual spots) an employee walks up to me and asks if I "need help finding anything?".

as I already had checked both displays I tell him I am looking for wave 2 of the avengers light up TRU exlcusive figs.

he tells me what he has is what is out. So I casually explain to him (btw at no time did I become emotional, or raise my voice...AT ALL)...that it doesnt make sense that they have ordered a huge amount of the wave one figs (sorry USAgent no cap). They literally have 8 of each wave one figures that were not there before.

The employee starts getting heated, and tells me they ordered nmore of wave one because the they are "sought after"...

At this I gawked and pointed out that they were in fact NOT sought after thus why there are so many wave one figures sitting on the shelves, and EVERY wave 2 figure has been bought.

He tells me the Iron Man ought of wave 2 was CRAP anyway and continued to list reasons why what I was looking for was not in the store.

So I continue to talk to him and explain (calmly) why what he is telling me makes no sense (i mean cmon I know the game and know why there are no wave 2 figs there), I then ask why there are no wave 2, he gets even more distrought at me (I dont know why) and continues to make excuses as to why there are only wave one! I am not quite sure why he was so pissed as I was not...

He then gets a store supervisor involved and to the SS's behalf she was (i guess) backing her employee...

she starts rambling on about how if I wanted them I would have to order them online and have them shipped, as I was simply just stating how her store employee was completely wrong (in the most open minded tone I could), and she started to change her demeanor...

~Again~ I dont know why as the employees were the ones making a big deal out of it...

I dont know if they knew they were wrong or what?

Then they asked if I WOULD LEAVE. So I politely left with nothing...and trust me I WILL NEVER go back there again...

I just didnt get how I had done nothing wrong, and I was asked to leave...

Pretty Fucked up...

Just a funny little story I thought I would share...

Originally Posted by vampireheart (Post 287443)

Originally Posted by hurricane (Post 287453)

I think you are leaving something out. If not, this story sounds like it's a complete fabrication

Originally Posted by Jason Abbadon (Post 287454)

CAPTION:
SILVER SURFER: "Master, I just need one day off! I just want to go back to Shala Bal and get laid for the first time in 127 years! PLEASE!"

GALACTUS: "This! This is why I took your genitals away when I made you my Herald! What's she going to do? Buff you? Now back to work before I lay my Cosmic Pimpslap on your sexless metal ass!"

Originally Posted by vampireheart (Post 287435)

No way! MU needs more America! we have too many Wolverines already lol
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6062/6...62b53c5d_b.jpg

Originally Posted by hurricane (Post 287453)

I think you are leaving something out. If not, this story sounds like it's a complete fabrication

Originally Posted by LORD MARVEL (Post 287180)

Should of punched her in her throat..lol

Originally Posted by LORD MARVEL (Post 287379)

USAgent27.. Captain America avengers base will be shipped monday my dude!

http://www.toyark.com/members/lord-m...agent-2036.jpg

Originally Posted by Tiberius (Post 287381)

MU needs more Canadians :P

Originally Posted by Tiberius (Post 287381)

MU needs more Canadians :P

Originally Posted by Jason Abbadon (Post 287426)

My best friend used to work "The Holiday Season" at TRU- he worked it for three years in a row and the entire staff would be changed each time.
And of course, whatever the "it" toy of that year was- Tickle Me Elmo or Furbies or whatever, the employees, who were all treated like shit, would jack the toys before they ever hit the floor and sell them online.
The last year he worked there (the Dadeland location in Miami) one of the few good employees (some girl in college) had a woman spit right in her face when she told the customer they were out of something. (that's Miami all over, folks)
The girl called the customer a "fucking bitch!" and the manager fired her right there in front of that bitch.
Seriously- after the woman spit in her face! If I recall the story correctly, the girl just ran out crying.

Almost the whole staff present quit that store including my friend- just never came back after that night.

Many times my friend has told me about it and how he'd have been in jail for beating that woman's ass!
Hell, I think he called me that night to tell me how fucked up the whole thing was. Nowdays, spitting on someone is Assualt- and i'd sure press charges if someone tried that crap at my job.

You know...I bet the woman that spit on the employee has done so again since then- after all, she not only got away with it, but the manager also fired the girl she spit on- talk about making a monster even worse. Hell, knowing TRU, she probably got an apology for the girl's language.

Originally Posted by Phantasm88 (Post 287497)

Originally Posted by bmorr (Post 287516)

looks like the thread reached another milestone!

Originally Posted by behindthemask (Post 287519)

I already seen the new Spidey figures at retail.... they suck!

Originally Posted by ashketch (Post 287530)

probably becuz they are all just repaints of the previous spiderman toyline?

Originally Posted by vampireheart (Post 287435)

No way! MU needs more America! we have too many Wolverines already lol
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6062/6...62b53c5d_b.jpg
(yes this was a sarcastic remark)

Originally Posted by mikefavata (Post 287535)

Nope, they are worse.

Originally Posted by PROVOST (Post 287515)

Originally Posted by Phantasm88 (Post 287539)

In other news: so, does anyone trade accessories and such? I want the clear Cap shield from the gift set, but I'm not about to drop $60. Kind of want infinity gauntlets too.