not a customer from hell ...
.. just one who made me very sad. I work in the local minimart thingy in a very middleclass area (guardians and organic veg boxes allround).And thereofre there is the very middleclass attitude of "yes golly homelessness is just awful, just terrible, i always buy the big issue my heart just bleeds for the poor buggers, but ermm i really dont think it appropiate for them to be outside OUR shops etc". Anyway there is a homeless man who has recently been hanging outside the store, a bit smelly, very dirty (but hey, what do you expect from a guy who doesnt even have a bed never mind a shower!) but very nice, very polite, doesnt hassle anyone short of offering to watch there dog for a them if there popping into the store. but get this, our charming, caring manager has decided we are not allowed to serve him alcohol or cigarettes fair play if he appears to be allready drunk or has been causing problems this is store policy but we are NEVER allowed to serve him alcohol on the sole account he is homeless (come on if ANYONE needs a drink its someone who has to sleep on the streets right?). So in he comes one afternoon a (somewhat manky) tenner in one hand and 2 bottles that cliche white lightning. "sorry i cant serve you" "oh umm why?" "sorry" *looks at feet* he needs no more explanation replaces teh bottles and leaves but not without giving me the saddest look in the world. Being a rather sensitive young girl at the height of hormone induced emotional unstability - i manage to annoince with my voice cracking "assitance till 1 please" before running off to the toilets to have a little cry and lookinga little bit insane to customers and collegues alike. so umm basically teh moral of this (long and not excactly rib cracking story is) the coop pretends to be all good and ethical but hwen it comes to the homeless are actually a little bit mean. boo!hiss!

i shant apoligise for length you chose to read this far (maybe in anticiaption of funny/meaningful/puntastic/vaugely intersting punchline ... err sorry folks!)

spelling and grammer atrocious (yes this may well be spelt wrong ) but i just can't resist them big words!
(loobyla, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 1:33, 8 replies)

Awwwwww!
I (used to) love the Co-op.

*Huggsies*
( elephant rider property shark sighted!, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 1:50, closed)

Do you get an employee discount?
You could buy him a bottle of something decent and give it to him when you knock off work. Doesn't count as serving him if it's a gift!
(oball needs Satan more than he needs me, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 1:54, closed)

Can your manager spell 'discrimination'?
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 2:14, closed)

Ohhhhh poor guy!
And poor you! Surely there's no rule that someone has to have a house before they can buy alcohol? Grrr! :(
(Killer Vanilla puts the win in Darwin, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 2:14, closed)

Spelling
"spelling and grammer atrocious (yes this may well be spelt wrong ) but i just can't resist them big words!"

As a dyslexic i read thru most typos etc and really don't see spelling mistakes, oh and am also terrible at SnG however you spelt the wrong :P.

You manager sounds like a dick. Maybe you could do the buy him the booze he wants with staff discount and supply it to him. Either as a gift or in exchange for that tenner he has. Your call.
(StyX is staring at you, yes YOU!!!, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 5:06, closed)

ooo update
i think he just tried to sell me drugs. i am know confused as to where my compassion lies. actully i am generally confused - i think it was drugs, possibly pocket lint?
(loobyla, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 18:43, closed)

awww
can't believe that.
(timewarper, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 23:00, closed)

I liked this,
for "Being a rather sensitive young girl".
(Tyraen, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 23:46, closed)