Carlamann21

Retail | Kent, England, UK

(I work as a sales assistant for a popular video game retailer, and part of what we do as a company is trade in old consoles and games for cash or credit. In order for us to trade them in, they need to be in a sellable condition with all parts present.)

Customer: “Hi, we’re looking to trade in our [Console #1].”

Me: “Sure thing, I’ll just get everything out to test it.”

(Upon taking the console out of the bag it was presented to me in, I untangle the cables to find out that they’re missing an AV cable.)

Me: “Do you have an AV cable or HDMI cable with you as well?”

Customer: “No? Why would I need that?”

Me: “Well, in order to proceed with the transaction I need to test the console, which I can’t do without an AV or HDMI cable.”

Customer: “That’s ridiculous. Why can’t you just use one of your cables? You must have hundreds.”

Me: “We can’t use other cables because we also need to sell the console with a connecting cable for the TV. Every console is sold with an AV cable, so we need to trade every console in with one.”

Customer: “But I had to buy a HDMI cable separately when I bought the console!”

Me: “Yes, but the AV cable should have come with it. You can either find it at home or buy one from us and take the value off your trade-in.”

Customer: “That’s absolutely disgraceful! Just take the console without the damn AV cable.”

Customer’s Wife: “I had the exact same problem when I came to trade in [Child]’s [Console #2]! This is not acceptable.”

Me: “A [Console #2] is different as it is a handheld console. Every non-handheld console is sold with a connecting cable to connect it to a TV. You can buy one today or I cannot trade in your console.”

Customer: “In that case I’ll take my business elsewhere!”

(The couple stormed out with their console and headed to a rival store. About 30 minutes later I saw them walk past our store, Console #1 and all.)

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Middle School | IN, USA

(It’s tornado season. We have been on tornado lockdown since around 3:30. It’s now 5:15. We have gotten word that there have been funnel clouds sighted nearby. We are instructed to get the kids silent and back into cover position.)

Me: “[Student], turn around, put your head down, and get your hands over your head.”

Student: “Miss, I don’t want to crease my sneakers!”

Me: “Your shoes are not worth more than your life. Get your head down!”

Student: “Nuh-uh, these shoes were, like, $200.”

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Always a critic

You can have an auxiliary port for the stereo in your car, a GPS system, or even a conspicuous lack of a cigarette lighter, but there’s no denying the most handy feature of the modern automobile is a keyless entry system. But what happens when the battery in your remote dies?

[Pranay] had this problem and instead of going to the store and buying a new coin cell battery, he improvised a quick fix out of junk electronics.

The original cell in [Pranay]‘s key was a CR 1616. He replaced it with the CMOS backup battery from an old computer – a CR 2032. Of course the new cell wouldn’t fit in the old battery connector, so [Pranay] whipped out his soldering iron and installed the new battery that way.

It’s an easy fix, and with the new cell the keyless entry of [Pranay]‘s car should last twice as long; probably until he sells his car.