In article >, says...

> Have you ever bought something that had obviously been used when you opened
> the box?

Only once, quite recently.
I bought a new duvet , by mail order from a quality bedding company
I've bought from for decades with no problems.

It arrived packed in a see-through zipped plastic case and looked
pristine. Only when I took it out and opened it did I see it had been
carefully folded to conceal dirty black marks (as if dragged along the
ground) and WORSE, it had been used and peed on. Bleugh! I phoned and
the suppliers were horrified; apologised, immediately dispatched a new
one and sent a courier the next day, to collect and return the dirty one
at their expense.The replacement is perfect .

Janet UK

On 5/30/2014 6:39 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> Well, that's you. I didn't have to do that. And I didn't turn a blind
> eye. I freaking glared at her! She stopped and walked on. Probably to
> return after I left the store.

Yeah, because *glaring* at someone is such a deterrent to stopping
crime. For all she knew you had a speck of dust in your eye. You
really do have an excuse for everything.

Jill

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> When I worked at K Mart, the first thing we did during a power outage was
>> lock all the doors. Including the stockroom doors. Then we went around
>> and
>> found all of the customers and herded them to the front.
>
> I find that hard to believe, Julie, unless your manager was a complete
> moron. Locking customers in a store during a power outage sounds like
> many major lawsuits pending to me.
>
> I'm not an attorney but I do believe that would be very dangerous and
> illegal. What if the power outage was caused by an electrical fire in
> the store and everyone needs to get out quick....and you all locked
> all the doors, trapping all the customers inside. I don't believe this
> story at all.
>
> A more reasonable response would be to post employees by each exit to
> look at customers as they leave but certainly keep the doors open.

At certain times of the day there wouldn't have been enough employees to do
that. We were instructed to tell them to come up front where the light was.
We did have a glass door at the back of the store but the majority of the
windows were at the front. We did have emergency lighting in some areas but
it was quite dim. Someone was standing by the front door with a key and
could easily let people out if need be.

We could not leave the doors open as people could get in. That was the last
thing we wanted.

> wrote in message
...
> On Friday, May 30, 2014 12:29:34 PM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>>
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> > When I worked at K Mart, the first thing we did during a power outage
>> > was
>> > lock all the doors. Including the stockroom doors. Then we went
>> > around and
>> > found all of the customers and herded them to the front.
>>
>>
>> I find that hard to believe, Julie, unless your manager was a complete
>> moron. Locking customers in a store during a power outage sounds like
>> many major lawsuits pending to me.
>>
>> G.
>>
>>
> Julie is the moron. She makes up more bullshit tales than anyone I've
> ever seen. She also does a lot of back peddling when called on her
> moronic statements.

Nope. That was the procedure. Pretty sure most stores would do the same.

On Fri, 30 May 2014 08:14:22 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>"Jeßus" wrote:
>>
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>> >> I think those people that get all those free glucose strips through
>> >> insurance and sell them on Ebay are the worst kind of thieves.
>>
>> The worst kind of thieves? Can't think of any worse than that??
>> Wow.
>
>heheh. I see you've "fallen in love" with Julie too lately.

In a way, yes. Julie is quite entertaining, if nothing else.

>Welcome to the fan club. She *IS* a nice person, imo.

Well... I'll leave that one alone.

>Enjoy your winter. Starting to get hot, humid and miserable here.

Thanks. So far our autumn (and now winter) has been unseasonably warm
here, although it was frosty and about -4°C here this morning.

>G. (USA/Virginia coast)

J. (Northern Van Dieman's Land)

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" wrote:
>> >>> This still doesn't explain why you didn't alert a store employee. If
>> >>> it's true, she was basically doing the same thing as shoplifting.
>
>
>> >> I explained why. And... Why should I as a customer have to go around
>> >> pointing out all the wrong things that other customers are doing?
>> >> Sure
>> >> if it posed a danger to someone or if someone was near, I would.
>
> No kidding, Julie. You glaring at her is more than most people would
> have done. I would have walked by her and ignored it. It's the store's
> problem, not mine. You're a customer there to shop, not a security
> guard/store cop.
>
> Anyone else notice that Jill has turned into bitch mode lately? She's
> on your case often lately, plus she dissed Bryan badly last week and
> then got mad at his typical response...then got mad at me because I
> quoted what he said and responded to it. No wonder that "Earl" guy
> picks on her all the time.
>
> I try to ignore the ignorant/evil side of everyone though. Everyone
> has at least a shred of good in there....somewhere.

Quite a lot of people have turned into bitch mode here! I am not one to
stand by and watch other people's poor behavior like that. One of the
things that gets me the most is kids misbehaving in a store. Once in Winco,
a little boy hit me with a ball, twice! Not sure it was deliberate but why
was he throwing the ball around? I did then point him out to an employee.
Only because I was standing there apparently with a confused look on my
face, trying to remember which aisle I was headed for. The employee
approached me and asked me if everything was okay? I said, no. I pointed
to the boy and told him that he kept hitting me with the ball. A couple of
other customers heard this and told him that they too had been having
problems with the boy.

The employee said something to the mother who then acted like she didn't
speak English. And maybe she didn't. Don't know. But she did nothing.

Then when we got to the cold case where the deli type meats and cheese were,
the boy threw the ball and it landed on top of the case. He cried. I just
smiled at him and laughed.

Yes, I can be rude. I usually won't actually say something to the person in
cases like this but I sure will give a dirty look. In the case of a small
child, I may say something the first time it happens. I will say it nicely
and direct them to their parent. But this kid appeared to be about 8 and
should have known better. Yes, I know he may have had ADHD or something and
couldn't control his impulses but... I don't like to be hit with balls. It
was one of those large, plastic air filled ones.

"Janet" > wrote in message
t...
> In article >, says...
>
>> Have you ever bought something that had obviously been used when you
>> opened
>> the box?
>
> Only once, quite recently.
> I bought a new duvet , by mail order from a quality bedding company
> I've bought from for decades with no problems.
>
> It arrived packed in a see-through zipped plastic case and looked
> pristine. Only when I took it out and opened it did I see it had been
> carefully folded to conceal dirty black marks (as if dragged along the
> ground) and WORSE, it had been used and peed on. Bleugh! I phoned and
> the suppliers were horrified; apologised, immediately dispatched a new
> one and sent a courier the next day, to collect and return the dirty one
> at their expense.The replacement is perfect .
>
> Janet UK

Wow, that must have been awful!

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Cheri wrote:
>>>
>>> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>>> news:5388006a$0$1374$c3e8da3
>>>
>>> > I think I've found the online vendor who sells the cosmetics that have
>>> > either been tampered with in the store, or returned. I will never buy
>>> > cosmetics from drugstore.com ever again. They are either labeled
>>> > incorrectly, or have been obviously used.
>>>
>>> I hate when that happens.
>>
>> LOL. Luckily, I never buy cosmetics. :-D
>>
>> G.
>
> Have you ever bought something that had obviously been used when you
> opened the box? I've had that happen with an electric knife, a fax
> machine, a coffee maker, and a halogen oven. It ****es me off when I have
> to repackage and take/send back.

I don't recall that happening but while I was in the hospital I ordered a
round shower stool. I didn't open it right away but when I did, I
discovered that it had no screws for the legs. Yes, I could probably go buy
some sort of screws to jury rig it but they wouldn't be like the ones with
the plastic caps built in that were supposed to have come with it.

It came from Amazon and since I no longer had the box for it, they said they
would just send me another one. It actually came from some other vendor
through them. They told me I could dispose of the rest of it but... I kept
it. I had a shower stool before and the underside of the seat eventually
took on a gunk look that I could never clean off. Same for the rubber tips
on the legs. So... Now I have spare parts!

When I got the towel rack for the bathroom, it had no hardware. Can't
remember where I got that from but it would have been a PITA to try to ship
back. Plus I was desperate for towel storage. It's actually the type meant
for poolside. I just went to Ace with my instruction sheet and bought that
size of nuts and bolts. They don't match but I don't care. When it is full
of towels you can't see them anyway. I think I paid about $3.00 for the
parts and I got a few extras since they are an odd, metric size.

I have had the missing hardware thing happen a lot. Or defective hardware.
Like a bolt that won't screw in because it is somewhat mangled.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/30/2014 6:39 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Well, that's you. I didn't have to do that. And I didn't turn a blind
>> eye. I freaking glared at her! She stopped and walked on. Probably to
>> return after I left the store.
>
> Yeah, because *glaring* at someone is such a deterrent to stopping crime.
> For all she knew you had a speck of dust in your eye. You really do have
> an excuse for everything.

I do know how to give the stink eye. She knew exactly why I was staring.
You don't have kids. When you have kids, you learn to do things with your
eyes that you never thought you could. My mom did the same. I'll bet yours
did too. It's not always necessary to speak to get your point across.

On 5/30/2014 12:44 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 29 May 2014 21:18:32 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> For a while, I would order [from drugstore.com] at 2:00 a.m. and
>> the box would be on my doorstep by noon.
>
> Shovel that bullshit a little higher, will ya? I can still see over
> the pile.
>
> -sw
>

Possible. Used to be a computer parts outfit that offered that service.
The shipping warehouse was across from the DHL air terminal and it was
sorted and dispatched for delivery later that day.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/30/2014 12:44 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 May 2014 21:18:32 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> For a while, I would order [from drugstore.com] at 2:00 a.m. and
>>> the box would be on my doorstep by noon.
>>
>> Shovel that bullshit a little higher, will ya? I can still see over
>> the pile.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>
> Possible. Used to be a computer parts outfit that offered that service.
> The shipping warehouse was across from the DHL air terminal and it was
> sorted and dispatched for delivery later that day.

Amazon now offers one day delivery on some things if you have Prime. You do
pay extra. I heard on the news that they might offer local delivery from
individuals who do not work for them. Not sure how that would work or why
anyone would want to do it.

On 5/30/2014 9:05 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/30/2014 6:39 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> Well, that's you. I didn't have to do that. And I didn't turn a blind
>>> eye. I freaking glared at her! She stopped and walked on. Probably to
>>> return after I left the store.
>>
>> Yeah, because *glaring* at someone is such a deterrent to stopping
>> crime. For all she knew you had a speck of dust in your eye. You
>> really do have an excuse for everything.
>
> I do know how to give the stink eye. She knew exactly why I was
> staring. You don't have kids. When you have kids, you learn to do
> things with your eyes that you never thought you could. My mom did the
> same. I'll bet yours did too. It's not always necessary to speak to
> get your point across.

Yeah - the bove justifies its use of 'stink eye' (whatever that means?!)
so it didn't have to bring any attention to the store's management to
the supposed act of theft/crime. Just another example of the bove's
pitiful reasons it will 'not do anything' to help itself or
anyone/anything else. Too much hassle.

Sky

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
> I do know how to give the stink eye. She knew exactly why I was staring.
> You don't have kids. When you have kids, you learn to do things with your
> eyes that you never thought you could. My mom did the same. I'll bet
> yours did too. It's not always necessary to speak to get your point
> across.

Yep, most kids know "the look." :-)

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I do know how to give the stink eye. She knew exactly why I was staring.
>> You don't have kids. When you have kids, you learn to do things with
>> your eyes that you never thought you could. My mom did the same. I'll
>> bet yours did too. It's not always necessary to speak to get your point
>> across.
>
> Yep, most kids know "the look." :-)

And my mom still does it!

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 30 May 2014 03:02:20 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, May 29, 2014 4:51:55 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> On 5/29/2014 2:24 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>>> > But, I have opened nail polish bottles when there is no plastic band
>>>> > around
>>>> the top to see how a shade looks on my nails. > I've seen many, many
>>>> other women
>>>> do this as well and it's common practice around here at those Oriental
>>>> beauty businesses.
>>>
>>> I've never seen anyone do that in a drug store. It's been at least 20
>>> years since I had my nails done at an "oriental" salon. The reason they
>>> have opened bottles is specifically to let you select what shade you
>>> want *them* to paint your nails.
>>>
>> No, you misinterpreted what I wrote. It's not a nail salon of any sort.
>> It's a business called "Hair World." They don't do nails but sell wigs,
>> nail polish, costume jewelry, and all sorts of 'beauty products.' THEY
>> don't do nails, they just sell all the stuff that goes with doing ones
>> own nails.
>
> I don't think anybody misinterpreted. When you say "oriental beauty
> businesses" most of us tend to think nail salons. Maybe that term
> implies something else where you live.

The nail salons in this area are all run by Asians. No clue why. There are
some hair salons run by Asians but they generally don't do nails as well. I
don't know of any beauty supply stores run by Asians but perhaps Seattle has
some in the International district.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 30 May 2014 22:10:36 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> On 5/30/2014 12:44 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Thu, 29 May 2014 21:18:32 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> For a while, I would order [from drugstore.com] at 2:00 a.m. and
>>>> the box would be on my doorstep by noon.
>>>
>>> Shovel that bullshit a little higher, will ya? I can still see over
>>> the pile.
>>
>> Possible.
>
> Only if it was hand-delivered by the drugstore. Even with a
> drugstore.com distribution center near her, the logistics of getting
> her delivery VIA FedEx or UPS for an order placed at 3:00am are an
> impossibility, especially when she had standard delivery. The 3:00am
> to Noon time slots are used for processing next day and 2-day
> deliveries, not for picking up fresh standard delivery packages from
> individual businesses and rushing them onto trucks for local delivery.
>
> Yes, you *can* pay for same day delivery at some places. But the
> logistics are very different from your typical online order and costs
> a pretty penny.

I did not pay any extra for the packages. I bought the minimum for the free
shipping. I don't know why or how I was suddenly getting them so quickly.
I only know that it happened. And then it quit happening. Now it can take
2-3 weeks, particularly in the winter.

On 5/31/2014 12:33 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I do know how to give the stink eye. She knew exactly why I was
>> staring. You don't have kids. When you have kids, you learn to do
>> things with your eyes that you never thought you could. My mom did
>> the same. I'll bet yours did too. It's not always necessary to speak
>> to get your point across.
>
> Yep, most kids know "the look." :-)
>
> Cheri

Even people without kids know how to give "the look". You can bet if my
mom had seen one of us stealing something she'd have done a lot more
than glare at us. Just because the woman using all that nail polish was
a stranger doesn't change a thing. Too timid to say something directly
to her? Tell the "clueless" woman at the checkout counter. I'm 99%
sure she would have thanked Julie, picked up a phone and called for her
supervisor or a manager.

Jill

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Fri, 30 May 2014 15:12:42 -0400, Gary wrote:
>
> > LOL. Luckily, I never buy cosmetics. :-D
>
> You still dress up as a ferret every Halloween.
>
> http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...te-d5qczhr.jpg
>

Yikes! That pic might give me nightmares tonight. Thanks a lot,
Steve.

g.

On Friday, May 30, 2014 10:30:26 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> >> On 5/29/2014 2:24 PM, wrote:
>
> >>> I've seen many, many other women
> >>> do this as well and it's common practice around here at those Oriental beauty businesses.
>
>
> >> It's been at least 20
> >> years since I had my nails done at an "oriental" salon. The reason they
> >> have opened bottles is specifically to let you select what shade you
> >> want *them* to paint your nails.
>
>
> > No, you misinterpreted what I wrote. It's not a nail salon of any sort.. It's a business called "Hair World." They don't do nails but sell wigs, nail polish, costume jewelry, and all sorts of 'beauty products.' THEY don't do nails, they just sell all the stuff that goes with doing ones own nails.
>
>
> I don't think anybody misinterpreted. When you say "oriental beauty
> businesses" most of us tend to think nail salons. Maybe that term
> implies something else where you live.
>
> -sw
>
>
It does. Around here there are so many "Hair World" businesses people have begun to complain. Honest to goodness on one very busy highway here these are ever TWO BLOCKS apart. They don't do any beautifying such as nails and leg waxing, just the selling of all sorts of beauty products.

On 5/30/2014 6:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> Quite a lot of people have turned into bitch mode here! I am not one to
> stand by and watch other people's poor behavior like that. One of the
> things that gets me the most is kids misbehaving in a store. Once in
> Winco, a little boy hit me with a ball, twice! Not sure it was
> deliberate but why was he throwing the ball around? I did then point
> him out to an employee. Only because I was standing there apparently
> with a confused look on my face, trying to remember which aisle I was
> headed for. The employee approached me and asked me if everything was
> okay? I said, no. I pointed to the boy and told him that he kept
> hitting me with the ball. A couple of other customers heard this and
> told him that they too had been having problems with the boy.

When I shop, I go early in the morning, so I avoid running into many
people, including children. Unfortunately, most schools in our area are
out, so I will spend the summer avoiding children. I like kids, I really
do, but not when I am shopping and they are running around like loose
wheels and they do not have any supervision.

Becca

On Sat, 31 May 2014 09:18:33 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> On 5/30/2014 6:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > Quite a lot of people have turned into bitch mode here! I am not one to
> > stand by and watch other people's poor behavior like that. One of the
> > things that gets me the most is kids misbehaving in a store. Once in
> > Winco, a little boy hit me with a ball, twice! Not sure it was
> > deliberate but why was he throwing the ball around? I did then point
> > him out to an employee. Only because I was standing there apparently
> > with a confused look on my face, trying to remember which aisle I was
> > headed for. The employee approached me and asked me if everything was
> > okay? I said, no. I pointed to the boy and told him that he kept
> > hitting me with the ball. A couple of other customers heard this and
> > told him that they too had been having problems with the boy.
>
> When I shop, I go early in the morning, so I avoid running into many
> people, including children. Unfortunately, most schools in our area are
> out, so I will spend the summer avoiding children. I like kids, I really
> do, but not when I am shopping and they are running around like loose
> wheels and they do not have any supervision.
>
Children don't bother me in most stores. The places where they bother
me are the small stores that proved child sized shopping carts. Kids
are reckless drivers, so I have to watch out for them to make sure
they don't hit me, when I'd rather be looking at the shelf for what I
need. It would be easier on parents if those carts had tall flags on
them, so parents could grab the flag staff to keep their kid near
them.



--

Good Food.
Good Friends.
Good Memories.

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...

> When I shop, I go early in the morning, so I avoid running into many
> people, including children. Unfortunately, most schools in our area are
> out, so I will spend the summer avoiding children. I like kids, I really
> do, but not when I am shopping and they are running around like loose
> wheels and they do not have any supervision.
>
> Becca

+1

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/31/2014 12:33 AM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I do know how to give the stink eye. She knew exactly why I was
>>> staring. You don't have kids. When you have kids, you learn to do
>>> things with your eyes that you never thought you could. My mom did
>>> the same. I'll bet yours did too. It's not always necessary to speak
>>> to get your point across.
>>
>> Yep, most kids know "the look." :-)
>>
>> Cheri
>
> Even people without kids know how to give "the look". You can bet if my
> mom had seen one of us stealing something she'd have done a lot more than
> glare at us. Just because the woman using all that nail polish was a
> stranger doesn't change a thing. Too timid to say something directly to
> her? Tell the "clueless" woman at the checkout counter. I'm 99% sure she
> would have thanked Julie, picked up a phone and called for her supervisor
> or a manager.

If I was timid, I not have done what I did. The woman at the counter
wouldn't have done a thing. I can assure you of that. Other things have
happened when we were in there. She always acts helpless. Says she doesn't
know how to use the phone to call for help and can't leave the register.

Just let it go. Most people would not have done a thing.

> wrote in message
...
On Friday, May 30, 2014 10:30:26 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> >> On 5/29/2014 2:24 PM, wrote:
>
> >>> I've seen many, many other women
> >>> do this as well and it's common practice around here at those Oriental
> >>> beauty businesses.
>
>
> >> It's been at least 20
> >> years since I had my nails done at an "oriental" salon. The reason
> >> they
> >> have opened bottles is specifically to let you select what shade you
> >> want *them* to paint your nails.
>
>
> > No, you misinterpreted what I wrote. It's not a nail salon of any sort.
> > It's a business called "Hair World." They don't do nails but sell wigs,
> > nail polish, costume jewelry, and all sorts of 'beauty products.' THEY
> > don't do nails, they just sell all the stuff that goes with doing ones
> > own nails.
>
>
> I don't think anybody misinterpreted. When you say "oriental beauty
> businesses" most of us tend to think nail salons. Maybe that term
> implies something else where you live.
>
> -sw
>
>
It does. Around here there are so many "Hair World" businesses people have
begun to complain. Honest to goodness on one very busy highway here these
are ever TWO BLOCKS apart. They don't do any beautifying such as nails and
leg waxing, just the selling of all sorts of beauty products.

---

Never heard of them. We have Sally, Ed Wyse and of course Sephora and Ulta,
but I don't think they sell wigs.

On 5/31/2014 9:32 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/31/2014 12:33 AM, Cheri wrote:
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> I do know how to give the stink eye. She knew exactly why I was
>>>> staring. You don't have kids. When you have kids, you learn to do
>>>> things with your eyes that you never thought you could. My mom did
>>>> the same. I'll bet yours did too. It's not always necessary to speak
>>>> to get your point across.
>>>
>>> Yep, most kids know "the look." :-)
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> Even people without kids know how to give "the look". You can bet if
>> my mom had seen one of us stealing something she'd have done a lot
>> more than glare at us. Just because the woman using all that nail
>> polish was a stranger doesn't change a thing. Too timid to say
>> something directly to her? Tell the "clueless" woman at the checkout
>> counter. I'm 99% sure she would have thanked Julie, picked up a phone
>> and called for her supervisor or a manager.
>
> If I was timid, I not have done what I did.

Done what you did.... yeah, I'm sure you glaring at her had her quaking
in her shoes. Sheesh.

> The woman at the counter
> wouldn't have done a thing. I can assure you of that. Other things
> have happened when we were in there. She always acts helpless. Says
> she doesn't know how to use the phone to call for help and can't leave
> the register.
>
Oh, so you know her well enough she told you she doesn't know how to use
the phone? Right. I can understand not being able to leave the
register, that's a given in stores when there is only one clerk on duty.
But she doesn't know how to use a phone?

What if you had needed a price check? Or a coupon wouldn't scan? Ill
just bet she could have picked up the phone to get help if *you* needed it.

> Just let it go. Most people would not have done a thing.

You are not "most people". I'd like to think most would have said
something if they witnessed outright theft.

Jill

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/30/2014 6:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Quite a lot of people have turned into bitch mode here! I am not one to
>> stand by and watch other people's poor behavior like that. One of the
>> things that gets me the most is kids misbehaving in a store. Once in
>> Winco, a little boy hit me with a ball, twice! Not sure it was
>> deliberate but why was he throwing the ball around? I did then point
>> him out to an employee. Only because I was standing there apparently
>> with a confused look on my face, trying to remember which aisle I was
>> headed for. The employee approached me and asked me if everything was
>> okay? I said, no. I pointed to the boy and told him that he kept
>> hitting me with the ball. A couple of other customers heard this and
>> told him that they too had been having problems with the boy.
>
> When I shop, I go early in the morning, so I avoid running into many
> people, including children. Unfortunately, most schools in our area are
> out, so I will spend the summer avoiding children. I like kids, I really
> do, but not when I am shopping and they are running around like loose
> wheels and they do not have any supervision.

I don't do mornings unless I have to.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 31 May 2014 09:18:33 -0500, Ema Nymton >
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/30/2014 6:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> > Quite a lot of people have turned into bitch mode here! I am not one
>> > to
>> > stand by and watch other people's poor behavior like that. One of the
>> > things that gets me the most is kids misbehaving in a store. Once in
>> > Winco, a little boy hit me with a ball, twice! Not sure it was
>> > deliberate but why was he throwing the ball around? I did then point
>> > him out to an employee. Only because I was standing there apparently
>> > with a confused look on my face, trying to remember which aisle I was
>> > headed for. The employee approached me and asked me if everything was
>> > okay? I said, no. I pointed to the boy and told him that he kept
>> > hitting me with the ball. A couple of other customers heard this and
>> > told him that they too had been having problems with the boy.
>>
>> When I shop, I go early in the morning, so I avoid running into many
>> people, including children. Unfortunately, most schools in our area are
>> out, so I will spend the summer avoiding children. I like kids, I really
>> do, but not when I am shopping and they are running around like loose
>> wheels and they do not have any supervision.
>>
> Children don't bother me in most stores. The places where they bother
> me are the small stores that proved child sized shopping carts. Kids
> are reckless drivers, so I have to watch out for them to make sure
> they don't hit me, when I'd rather be looking at the shelf for what I
> need. It would be easier on parents if those carts had tall flags on
> them, so parents could grab the flag staff to keep their kid near
> them.

Oh, I hate those things!

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/31/2014 9:32 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 5/31/2014 12:33 AM, Cheri wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> I do know how to give the stink eye. She knew exactly why I was
>>>>> staring. You don't have kids. When you have kids, you learn to do
>>>>> things with your eyes that you never thought you could. My mom did
>>>>> the same. I'll bet yours did too. It's not always necessary to speak
>>>>> to get your point across.
>>>>
>>>> Yep, most kids know "the look." :-)
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>
>>> Even people without kids know how to give "the look". You can bet if
>>> my mom had seen one of us stealing something she'd have done a lot
>>> more than glare at us. Just because the woman using all that nail
>>> polish was a stranger doesn't change a thing. Too timid to say
>>> something directly to her? Tell the "clueless" woman at the checkout
>>> counter. I'm 99% sure she would have thanked Julie, picked up a phone
>>> and called for her supervisor or a manager.
>>
>> If I was timid, I not have done what I did.
>
> Done what you did.... yeah, I'm sure you glaring at her had her quaking in
> her shoes. Sheesh.
>
>> The woman at the counter
>> wouldn't have done a thing. I can assure you of that. Other things
>> have happened when we were in there. She always acts helpless. Says
>> she doesn't know how to use the phone to call for help and can't leave
>> the register.
>>
> Oh, so you know her well enough she told you she doesn't know how to use
> the phone? Right. I can understand not being able to leave the register,
> that's a given in stores when there is only one clerk on duty. But she
> doesn't know how to use a phone?

I heard her say that. Something did happen one day while I was in there. I
can't remember now what it was. Another customer came up while I was in
line and asked her to call someone for help. She said that she didn't know
how to use the phone and just shrugged. This woman has worked there for
years. I have no clue how she has kept her job. I really try not to
interact with her but when she is at the checkout, there usually are no
other cashiers.
>
> What if you had needed a price check? Or a coupon wouldn't scan? Ill
> just bet she could have picked up the phone to get help if *you* needed
> it.

I had a coupon that wouldn't scan. She just handed it back and told me I
couldn't use it. Item won't scan? She will ask you for the price. Don't
know the price? She'll tell you to come back another time. Thankfully my
mom has moved now and I can't forsee a reason to go to that store ever
again.
>
>> Just let it go. Most people would not have done a thing.
>
> You are not "most people". I'd like to think most would have said
> something if they witnessed outright theft.

But this wasn't exactly theft. Theft would be to have taken the whole
bottle out of the store. What she did do wasn't good. And shouldn't have
been done. But I am not sure that it would count as theft. And chances
are, nobody else would have known what she did, assuming that she put the
caps back on well. I don't know of too many kinds of nail polish with
plastic wraps on them. None of these had.

On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:55:18 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>
>> Oh, so you know her well enough she told you she doesn't know how to use
>> the phone? Right. I can understand not being able to leave the register,
>> that's a given in stores when there is only one clerk on duty. But she
>> doesn't know how to use a phone?
>
>I heard her say that. Something did happen one day while I was in there. I
>can't remember now what it was. Another customer came up while I was in
>line and asked her to call someone for help. She said that she didn't know
>how to use the phone and just shrugged. This woman has worked there for
>years.

Ahh, that's better.
I just got my Julie fix for the day