a fairly borring and slow day, so i decided to keep some tallys.
without a word from me, the Ultimate Xbox fooled 8 people into it being a real Microsoft
prototype. morons
also....
while looking directly at our new and improved (much more visable + easy to read arrows) defective system sign, 5 people asked me if the systems on the stack worked.
*sigh*
stupid peoples..
-Andi
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
the phone.....OF FOOLS!!!!
10:59 AM
the store isn't officially open but I've been open for around 15 mins because i'm such a nice guy. so anyways i get a phone call at 10:59 AM. i answer it as usual and i find that a small boy is on the other line.
"umm......I bought a game from you guys a couple of days ago."
long pause
"yes"
long pause
"well...umm....do you know what game it is?"
"no"
long pause
"oh...well...its x-men legends"
"okay"
we haven't sold any x-men legends in quite some time.
long pause
"well....ummm......could you tell me how to beat it"
*internal sigh*
"sorry, its against store policy for me to give you video game hints over the phone."
long pause
i hear him drop the phone and begin to yell at someone. i hear him and a older woman (his mother I'm assuming) argue. "he wouldn't tell me" and stuff like that i could make out through all the noise. i hear the phone being picked back up and a woman comes on the line.
"um..yeah hello this is johnny's mother."
"yes, hello is there something i can help you with ma'am?"
she starts to get that snooty, super mighty tone in her voice.
"yes, my son informs me that you refused to help him beat a game he has, is that correct?"
"yes that is correct."
long pause, must run in the family
"well why did you not help him out?"
"because thats against our store policy, if i were to help ever person who called asking for game tips I'd be here all day taking phone calls."
long pause
"well you can't just make an exception this one time for some of your best customers?"
we have caller ID....they have never been here on my watch + no member account i found after the phone call.
"nope, sorry."
well she didn't like that at all.
"THATS NOT FAIR. IT...IT...IT SHOULD BE THAT LAW THAT YOU HAVE TO HELP HIM. THIS IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING I'VE HEARD ALL DAY!!"
*sigh* trying to keep my cool i respond to this nonsense. i was having a good day and i didn't want to ruin it on her.
"I'm sorry you feel that way ma'am but it is against store policy, not to mention that all of the information i would give if i could is freely available on the Internet."
long pause....again
"WELL STILL......wait...what was that?"
"Is there anything else I can help you with today?" I cut her off really fast to avoid the obvious next question.
"umm...."
"well okay then have a nice day" CLICK!!!
when will people learn that lies and anger have absolutely no effect on......SUPER ANDI!!!!!!!
pwned
-Andi
the store isn't officially open but I've been open for around 15 mins because i'm such a nice guy. so anyways i get a phone call at 10:59 AM. i answer it as usual and i find that a small boy is on the other line.
"umm......I bought a game from you guys a couple of days ago."
long pause
"yes"
long pause
"well...umm....do you know what game it is?"
"no"
long pause
"oh...well...its x-men legends"
"okay"
we haven't sold any x-men legends in quite some time.
long pause
"well....ummm......could you tell me how to beat it"
*internal sigh*
"sorry, its against store policy for me to give you video game hints over the phone."
long pause
i hear him drop the phone and begin to yell at someone. i hear him and a older woman (his mother I'm assuming) argue. "he wouldn't tell me" and stuff like that i could make out through all the noise. i hear the phone being picked back up and a woman comes on the line.
"um..yeah hello this is johnny's mother."
"yes, hello is there something i can help you with ma'am?"
she starts to get that snooty, super mighty tone in her voice.
"yes, my son informs me that you refused to help him beat a game he has, is that correct?"
"yes that is correct."
long pause, must run in the family
"well why did you not help him out?"
"because thats against our store policy, if i were to help ever person who called asking for game tips I'd be here all day taking phone calls."
long pause
"well you can't just make an exception this one time for some of your best customers?"
we have caller ID....they have never been here on my watch + no member account i found after the phone call.
"nope, sorry."
well she didn't like that at all.
"THATS NOT FAIR. IT...IT...IT SHOULD BE THAT LAW THAT YOU HAVE TO HELP HIM. THIS IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING I'VE HEARD ALL DAY!!"
*sigh* trying to keep my cool i respond to this nonsense. i was having a good day and i didn't want to ruin it on her.
"I'm sorry you feel that way ma'am but it is against store policy, not to mention that all of the information i would give if i could is freely available on the Internet."
long pause....again
"WELL STILL......wait...what was that?"
"Is there anything else I can help you with today?" I cut her off really fast to avoid the obvious next question.
"umm...."
"well okay then have a nice day" CLICK!!!
when will people learn that lies and anger have absolutely no effect on......SUPER ANDI!!!!!!!
pwned
-Andi
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
BEHOLD!!! the Ultimate Xbox
so me and Brady decided to make this monstrosity today.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll179/hopkinsona/0415081929.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll179/hopkinsona/0415081830b.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll179/hopkinsona/0415081830a.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll179/hopkinsona/0415081828.jpg
Brady wrote down some notes behind this beast on how to up sell it. throughout the day he convinced around 3 people that it was real.
the way we sold it was we told people that it was a prototype and it one of a kind etc. one of the morons who thought it was real even said he remembered seeing it in a store and decided not to get it.
even The Stinky bought that it was real. he walked over to it and his jaw drooped and asked us how much money it was.
just more proof of how stupid the average consumer is...
-Andi
*the handsome devil in the photos would be non other than Mighty Andi just in case you cared.*
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll179/hopkinsona/0415081929.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll179/hopkinsona/0415081830b.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll179/hopkinsona/0415081830a.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll179/hopkinsona/0415081828.jpg
Brady wrote down some notes behind this beast on how to up sell it. throughout the day he convinced around 3 people that it was real.
the way we sold it was we told people that it was a prototype and it one of a kind etc. one of the morons who thought it was real even said he remembered seeing it in a store and decided not to get it.
even The Stinky bought that it was real. he walked over to it and his jaw drooped and asked us how much money it was.
just more proof of how stupid the average consumer is...
-Andi
*the handsome devil in the photos would be non other than Mighty Andi just in case you cared.*
Thursday, April 10, 2008
defective system kid and the broken ps2
so defective system returns after a long absence. he walks into the store with a ps2 in hand and a wad of wires. he wanted to trade it in. i was very weary of him, for obvious reasons so i started to look for excuses not to even try to test it.
"Does it work?"
"umm......yeah"
"Do you have a controller with it?"
"umm......no i have it at home."
"sorry if you don't have a controller with it then we can't take it."
"oh..."
he didn't look to devastated. he raised his games and i traded them in (very scratched by the way).
"I think I'm going to throw away this ps2 today."
HUH? if it was working fine and he wanted to trade it in, why would he throw it away?!? i decided to investigate.
"so why would you throw it away if it works fine? that seems a little odd."
"oh it works fine but I'm getting a new one soon. it just doesn't close right."
he point to the door on the expansion bay.
"can you throw this away for me?"
"sure."
he hands it over and i drop it on the floor. he finishes his business and leaves. me and Steve joke a bit that we may have just got a free ps2. we take a closer look at it. all the screws but 2 are missing. we can see where this i going. as we pull it apart, the ribbon connecting the system to the power button has been ripped off, a very common thing if you are not familiar with the ps2 innards.
his poor mother must not know what to do with this retard.
-Andi
"Does it work?"
"umm......yeah"
"Do you have a controller with it?"
"umm......no i have it at home."
"sorry if you don't have a controller with it then we can't take it."
"oh..."
he didn't look to devastated. he raised his games and i traded them in (very scratched by the way).
"I think I'm going to throw away this ps2 today."
HUH? if it was working fine and he wanted to trade it in, why would he throw it away?!? i decided to investigate.
"so why would you throw it away if it works fine? that seems a little odd."
"oh it works fine but I'm getting a new one soon. it just doesn't close right."
he point to the door on the expansion bay.
"can you throw this away for me?"
"sure."
he hands it over and i drop it on the floor. he finishes his business and leaves. me and Steve joke a bit that we may have just got a free ps2. we take a closer look at it. all the screws but 2 are missing. we can see where this i going. as we pull it apart, the ribbon connecting the system to the power button has been ripped off, a very common thing if you are not familiar with the ps2 innards.
his poor mother must not know what to do with this retard.
-Andi
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
kults are krazy
a couple of days ago a very strange kid came in. he claimed he was a missionary from an unnamed Church asking for donations to spread world peace and family unity. he had briefcase of pooka shell necklaces and other 90's jewelry for some odd reason. all great sounding in theory but the way he stared at us (me and Jeff *owner*) and the way he acted, he had to have been a crack baby. so anyway, i was unimpressed with his speech but apparently Jeff was, he gave him a couple of bucks and he got the whole "god bless you" deal and he skipped (yes he skipped) away.
enter present time...
normal day for Andi and Brady. slow morning followed by fast evening. during one of the slower moments of the day a Asian kid walks in with a very familiar briefcase. he eyes are crooked and he introduces himself in broken English (sounded Japanese.). he was apparently with the same missionary group as the kid who came a few days earlier.
the whole time he spoke in very broken English and he tried very hard to get me to donate (no Jeff this time so i wasn't falling for it). i told him i was broke and he skipped (yes more skipping) out of the store to the next one. I told Brady the tale form a few days ago and we had a good laugh.
a few minutes later i decided i was hungry so i went to the local Mexican place next door. as i walk in i see non other than missionary kid right in front of me. he doesn't notice me and i like it that way because i just told him i was broke. as we go thru the line he starts talking to the servers to give them his order. only this time he spoke PERFECT ENGLISH! I was horrified he'd make that accent up but happy i didn't fall for it. but it gets better...when he got to the cashier, he reached into his donation cup and paid for it from his donations.
as he got his food i leaned over to the manager of the place and asked him if he had donated to this fraud. he kindly informed me that these kids come by all the time and that they belong to a con group trying to target the good charitable people of the area. as i left i waved to the kid and he smiled and waved back. i muttered "effing con" under my breath and i went back to the store.
kinda sad nowadays with these cons that you have to be weary of anyone asking for donations, not just smelly crack sniffing hobos anymore.
-Andi
enter present time...
normal day for Andi and Brady. slow morning followed by fast evening. during one of the slower moments of the day a Asian kid walks in with a very familiar briefcase. he eyes are crooked and he introduces himself in broken English (sounded Japanese.). he was apparently with the same missionary group as the kid who came a few days earlier.
the whole time he spoke in very broken English and he tried very hard to get me to donate (no Jeff this time so i wasn't falling for it). i told him i was broke and he skipped (yes more skipping) out of the store to the next one. I told Brady the tale form a few days ago and we had a good laugh.
a few minutes later i decided i was hungry so i went to the local Mexican place next door. as i walk in i see non other than missionary kid right in front of me. he doesn't notice me and i like it that way because i just told him i was broke. as we go thru the line he starts talking to the servers to give them his order. only this time he spoke PERFECT ENGLISH! I was horrified he'd make that accent up but happy i didn't fall for it. but it gets better...when he got to the cashier, he reached into his donation cup and paid for it from his donations.
as he got his food i leaned over to the manager of the place and asked him if he had donated to this fraud. he kindly informed me that these kids come by all the time and that they belong to a con group trying to target the good charitable people of the area. as i left i waved to the kid and he smiled and waved back. i muttered "effing con" under my breath and i went back to the store.
kinda sad nowadays with these cons that you have to be weary of anyone asking for donations, not just smelly crack sniffing hobos anymore.
-Andi
Saturday, April 5, 2008
enix made chrono trigger? who knew?
this man was a strange on. he walked in very quietly and began browsing the ps1 section. we asked if there was anything we could help him with. when he spoke, he kept his spine strait and his eyes looked right at you, but they seemed to be looking beyond you, if you catch my drift. overall, very creepy guy.
"I want every final fantasy game. on the ps1. what do you have."
i begin explaining all the different ps1 compilations available and trying my best to explain to him the numbering situation with these games. after about 5 minutes of solid talk on my part i stop to catch my breath and let him pitch his 2 cents in.
"so......is there one with final fantasy game that has 1-5, because thats what i want."
I begin to re-explain myself on the ff number situation, and tell him which versions he should be looking for if he wants MOST of 1-5. then.......more of that "beyond" stareing.
"so......is there one with final fantasy game that has 1-5, because thats what i want."
*internal sigh*
"nope, sorry, they don't make that."
"oh i see."
then from out of no where.
"Squaresoft is the best company ever, and when enix bought them, they got 10 times better."
what? huh?
"actually square bought out enix."
he didn't like this at all.
"UM..NO, the first game enix work on that they MADE Square let them was chrono trigger!"
normally i'd let this lie slid but no one disrespects my favorite snes games like that. but i give him a opportunity to correct himself with a less foolish sounding mistake.
"are you sure you don't mean chrono cross? because that would sound a lot less foolish, granted its still wrong though."
"nope! chrono trigger."
i decide its a knowledge/name throwing contest at this point.
"no actually you're wrong, but don't feel to bad. akira toriyama worked on the dragon warrior/quest games and he did do the art for chrono trigger so I understand how confusing it can be if you're not up on your game trivia."
more of the "beyond" stares, but i see a little anger behind them. pity. if only he didn't open his mouth when he knew his brain couldn't back it up, none of this would have happened.
-Andi
"I want every final fantasy game. on the ps1. what do you have."
i begin explaining all the different ps1 compilations available and trying my best to explain to him the numbering situation with these games. after about 5 minutes of solid talk on my part i stop to catch my breath and let him pitch his 2 cents in.
"so......is there one with final fantasy game that has 1-5, because thats what i want."
I begin to re-explain myself on the ff number situation, and tell him which versions he should be looking for if he wants MOST of 1-5. then.......more of that "beyond" stareing.
"so......is there one with final fantasy game that has 1-5, because thats what i want."
*internal sigh*
"nope, sorry, they don't make that."
"oh i see."
then from out of no where.
"Squaresoft is the best company ever, and when enix bought them, they got 10 times better."
what? huh?
"actually square bought out enix."
he didn't like this at all.
"UM..NO, the first game enix work on that they MADE Square let them was chrono trigger!"
normally i'd let this lie slid but no one disrespects my favorite snes games like that. but i give him a opportunity to correct himself with a less foolish sounding mistake.
"are you sure you don't mean chrono cross? because that would sound a lot less foolish, granted its still wrong though."
"nope! chrono trigger."
i decide its a knowledge/name throwing contest at this point.
"no actually you're wrong, but don't feel to bad. akira toriyama worked on the dragon warrior/quest games and he did do the art for chrono trigger so I understand how confusing it can be if you're not up on your game trivia."
more of the "beyond" stares, but i see a little anger behind them. pity. if only he didn't open his mouth when he knew his brain couldn't back it up, none of this would have happened.
-Andi
Thursday, April 3, 2008
oh-cha-rina a' time
this guy come in every so often, and its always hilarious. the title of this post is how he pronounces the first zelda game for the n64.
so he comes in today asking what we have and pronouncing everything wrong etc. He starts to ask about 360 stuff.
"how much duz a x-360 power cord cost"
"brand new theyrun roughly $100"
"holy S***, what about a uzzed one?"
"um..we haven't had any come in but i would guess around $50-$60 or so, I'd have to do some research on it."
"Holy S*** why so much? i thought it'd be more likez 10 bucks."
"well the power cord is actually more like the power supply, thats why its so big and expensive."
his next response was gold...
"damn Japs, making my xbox cordz cost so much"
without another word, he left.
i laughed so hard i cried.
-Andi
so he comes in today asking what we have and pronouncing everything wrong etc. He starts to ask about 360 stuff.
"how much duz a x-360 power cord cost"
"brand new theyrun roughly $100"
"holy S***, what about a uzzed one?"
"um..we haven't had any come in but i would guess around $50-$60 or so, I'd have to do some research on it."
"Holy S*** why so much? i thought it'd be more likez 10 bucks."
"well the power cord is actually more like the power supply, thats why its so big and expensive."
his next response was gold...
"damn Japs, making my xbox cordz cost so much"
without another word, he left.
i laughed so hard i cried.
-Andi
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
dumb, dumb kid
this kids brings in a disc to resurface. zelda collectors edition. it pretty messed up and i can see the residue of a DISC DOCTOR attempt.
"it won't work on my gamecube"
"i can see why, $2.99 to resurface."
i start to clean the disc and they wander the sore. I hear many dumb thing leave their mouth like. "See that? thats the N64. thats the original Nintendo." and "Gamecube is the best system ever made, nintendo crushed Sony and Microsoft in the last console wars and they'll do it again." typical uninformed fanboy stuff.
i finish off the disc and and call him over.
"wow that looks really good, but its gonna look like that again in a few days."
"ummm...ok you could just put it in it's case and not have to worry about it being scratched up again"
he looks really confused at this thought.
"no, we are really proud of our games battle scars"
HUH? I'm not even sure as to what he was trying to say. the only things it could mean would be that they enjoy ruining their disc for some reason.
well he walks over to the store gamecube and takes the disc in it and drops it on the floor. he then puts his in. he thrusts his arm in the air apparently excited that it works and took his games out and walked out. he left our game on the floor......i can see why he'll be back next week to clean it again, no respect for anyones property whatsoever...
stupid kid
-Andi
"it won't work on my gamecube"
"i can see why, $2.99 to resurface."
i start to clean the disc and they wander the sore. I hear many dumb thing leave their mouth like. "See that? thats the N64. thats the original Nintendo." and "Gamecube is the best system ever made, nintendo crushed Sony and Microsoft in the last console wars and they'll do it again." typical uninformed fanboy stuff.
i finish off the disc and and call him over.
"wow that looks really good, but its gonna look like that again in a few days."
"ummm...ok you could just put it in it's case and not have to worry about it being scratched up again"
he looks really confused at this thought.
"no, we are really proud of our games battle scars"
HUH? I'm not even sure as to what he was trying to say. the only things it could mean would be that they enjoy ruining their disc for some reason.
well he walks over to the store gamecube and takes the disc in it and drops it on the floor. he then puts his in. he thrusts his arm in the air apparently excited that it works and took his games out and walked out. he left our game on the floor......i can see why he'll be back next week to clean it again, no respect for anyones property whatsoever...
stupid kid
-Andi
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