Stupid Customer

A man comes in to return a $200 rug. His receipt says he bought the rug and one $4 item. (He is only returning the rug.) He has also paid partial payment on his amex ($151) and $62 on store credit.

Me: Hello how are you? The rug didn't work out?
Customer: No, just wrong size.
Me: Okay well I can put $151 back on to your amex (slide card) and $58 is on this store credit for you.
The receipt prints and I hand him his cards.
Me: If you could please sign the top line and you are all set.
The customer has a confused look on his face...
Customer: I don’t understand why I only get $58 on this store credit... I should have $62.
I look at his receipt....
Me: Well it looks like you also bought a $4 item (that you did not return), so that is why you aren’t getting that extra $4.
Now the customer looks even more confused...
Customer: I’m a mathematician and this doesn’t make any sense to me!
I think he might be kidding, but realize he is not.
Me: Well you only returned the rug so I gave you back the $151 to your amex and the rest of it is $58 because you didn’t return the $4 item.......$58 plus $4 is $62. Did you want to return that $4 item?
The Customer is now doing paper and pencil math...
Customer: No, but I should have $62 on this card! Do you have a calculator?
Me: Not up here, but I can go get one for you.
Customer: NO never mind! You need that money more than I do! I’m never shopping here again!

Ah, I love my job.

Attack of the killer house centipede

Okay, well maybe it just feels like they are out to get me. A few days ago I said that luckily we haven't seen any house centipedes in our bedroom, because I would totally freak out if I did. Well I jinxed it! I was going to bed last night and saw a really huge one on the wall.. by MY side of the bed! I freak out of course, but tried to regroup and think of where the Raid is. (Because surely I can not come close enough to just squish it with a shoe or napkin.) So I run around the house looking in every cabinet and finally find it! I go back upstairs and the house centipede has vanished! Now I'm really in panic mode because I feel like it's probably crawling up into my bed. Then I start to get itchy and feel like it is now crawling on ME. Of course it's not, but I'm so terrified of these damn things! I'm frantically looking at every part of my wall and under my bed, shaking out my sheets but I can't find him. So I give up, go down stairs (to sleep on the sofa) and I'm still looking at every inch of every wall to make sure there are no more. As I'm staring to calm down I see one by my front door! I'm ready this time and I spray that mother right in the face with Raid. He tries to run but it's too late, he is shriveled and very dead. I feel some success and am able to go to bed on the sofa for a not so great, nightmare filled sleep.

The End

I came home to this a few weeks ago....

The employees at Toys R US know Brandon so well, they called him up and asked if he wanted this display. So... here it is.

Nerd convention

Video game room


Superman


People playing DDR


Light saber duel


Waiting in line


Funny T-shirt

Thanks Mom!

I love my hat!

An icy walk to work

Brandon buying WAY to many lego

We took a walk this day, stopped in Toys R US and I guess there was a sale or something. He had to take the shopping cart home. Ahh Brandon.

My Christmas tree

Nov 2010-Feb 2011
RIP Christmas tree...until next year.