the max 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 The mall opens at 7AM, which is when I have to be there. And stay until 4. I worked at KMart on Black Friday, and we ran out of shopping carts until about noon (when I was scheduled to go home). I guess they had forgotten to get another stock guy to get them all out of the parking lot, because I came in the next day and got written up for "leaving the parking lot in disarray"...even though I was only scheduled until 12, and had worked 10-5 on THANKSGIVING...fucking retail job. We are (finish line) actually jumping into the special deals. Spend at least 100$ and get a 25$ giftcard to use starting next weekend. I feel bad for our undertrained cashiers and management team...oh wait, no I don't. I'll be yelling at people for bringing SEARS shopping carts in the store, but that's all I have planned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 Just yell at people for shopping at Sears in the first place (I used to work at one, it was a rediculous company). I feel bad for the untertrained cashiers and other employees at Best Buy too. One new girl was trained for the register and just got informed last night that she was being put in appliances for Black Friday. On a side note, my Best Buy is referring to friday as "Green Friday." The logic is that we're never in the red, we're already in the black (as far as profit goes). This means we're just going to make even more money. For Sears, it will definitly be a black friday though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 7-1 on Friday at a video game store. Huzzah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfaJack 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 (edited) Fuck all this Black Friday nonsense. Online shopping is the way to go. Quick, painless, and you don't have to face one single crowd to get all your useless crap. I'll be making all you guys' lives easier by staying home. Edited November 25, 2003 by sfaJack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack Malibu 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 All right Ernie, if you catch wind of any good movie/game sales, I urge you to share with us. Oh, and I need a new VCR in my room, so lemme know about those (if any) as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 All right Ernie, if you catch wind of any good movie/game sales, I urge you to share with us. Oh, and I need a new VCR in my room, so lemme know about those (if any) as well. I'm not Ernie, but I saw that EBGames will have PS2 Greatest Hits, XBox Platinum Hits or GC Player's Choice games 2 for $25. I think I'll pick up Animal Crossing and something else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack Malibu 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 All right Ernie, if you catch wind of any good movie/game sales, I urge you to share with us. Oh, and I need a new VCR in my room, so lemme know about those (if any) as well. I'm not Ernie, but I saw that EBGames will have PS2 Greatest Hits, XBox Platinum Hits or GC Player's Choice games 2 for $25. I think I'll pick up Animal Crossing and something else. If you can mix n' match games, then I'd go to get Animal Crossing and probably Kingdom Hearts. My birthday comes the week before Christmas, so if I can get this stuff on the cheap now with my own money, I'll just save what I get for my birthday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 Meh...I got KH last week for $15. Looks like I'll get Animal Crossing and VF4 Evolution or SSBM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack Malibu 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 Meh...I got KH last week for $15. Looks like I'll get Animal Crossing and VF4 Evolution or SSBM. Yeah, I was gonna get that and Hitman 2, but I was too busy buying other people's gifts. I need to learn to be more selfish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 Being selfish rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest stardust Report post Posted November 26, 2003 I'll be yelling at people for bringing SEARS shopping carts in the store, but that's all I have planned. I hate it when people do that. Or when they try to leave with our shopping carts. Stupid shoppers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perfxion 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2003 I am the luckiest person this coming Friday. I work retail so I used to chance of a few days off to go south and get the fuck out of Stamford. Philly here I come to do JACK SHIT ::laughs at all in retail this coming weekend:: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I did it two years in a row, I am glad I don't have to do it a third time. Sweet, dude, Sweet. Ah well, I got the next for days after Black Friday to work. When our store is BUSIER than on Friday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2003 I'll be yelling at people for bringing SEARS shopping carts in the store, but that's all I have planned. I hate it when people do that. Or when they try to leave with our shopping carts. Stupid shoppers. Is there any other kind? Especially on that day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoff 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2003 It's funny. I always laughed at the idiots up before the sun to get "great deals." Then Wal-mart had to go and offer Gamecube for $79.44, complete with game carrying case and Zelda disk. Damn you, Wal-Mart. I do vow to be a pleasant customer, though. I'm no stranger to retail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSA09 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2003 I am the luckiest person this coming Friday. I work retail so I used to chance of a few days off to go south and get the fuck out of Stamford. Philly here I come to do JACK SHIT ::laughs at all in retail this coming weekend:: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I did it two years in a row, I am glad I don't have to do it a third time. Sweet, dude, Sweet. Ah well, I got the next for days after Black Friday to work. When our store is BUSIER than on Friday. Plus you don't have to work much Christmas week. That's like an added bonus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tom 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2003 Fuck all this Black Friday nonsense. Online shopping is the way to go. Quick, painless, and you don't have to face one single crowd to get all your useless crap. I'll be making all you guys' lives easier by staying home. I'll be doing the same. I did all my shopping thru Amazon.com last year. I got books, CDs, and DVDs from the main site, toys thru their affiliation with Toys R Us, and electronics thru their affiliation with Circuit City. One-stop shopping, and free shipping. I had my Xmas shopping done in about ninety minutes, and I did all from a comfortable leather chair. People who actually go shopping this time of year are masochistic suckers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSA09 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2003 I go shopping, but then again I have a shopping problem When bonuses hit I'm extra happy. But all my shopping is completely done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 I'm working at a Target. I will be there at 6am. I am working in my department by myself. I am working in the toy department. Pray for me. It's gonna be bad, but just be thankful you're not in electronics. That'd be even worse. Toys at least people can just grab off the shelf and go. Worst thing you'll have to do is clean up the warzone. Fancy shiny things have all those cumbersome glass cases in the way. ... I was told today that I'll be in electronics instead. I blame you. DAMN YOU, MACPHISTO! Since I have to enter through the same door the mob will be, except before them naturally, I have a small speech prepared where I tell them all that I am merely human and have a family that would be really sad if I were gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 I feel bad for the untertrained cashiers and other employees at Best Buy too. One new girl was trained for the register and just got informed last night that she was being put in appliances for Black Friday. I had a buddy of mine get a job there a few weeks ago -- is it true Best Buy employees aren't allowed to tell people that the store is busy/making money/etc? Oh, and the fast-food equivalent of Black Friday is working the "specialty" section of the kitchen (fish/chicken sandwiches, etc.) on Good Friday... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogan Made Wrestling 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 One of my friends worked at Best Buy, and for a period of time when they were doing an MSN promotion, he was told that he had to ask each customer that he dealt with if they wanted to subscribe to MSN 5 TIMES before letting them go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cran Da Maniac 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 I'm working at a Target. I will be there at 6am. I am working in my department by myself. I am working in the toy department. Pray for me. It's gonna be bad, but just be thankful you're not in electronics. That'd be even worse. Toys at least people can just grab off the shelf and go. Worst thing you'll have to do is clean up the warzone. Fancy shiny things have all those cumbersome glass cases in the way. ... I was told today that I'll be in electronics instead. I blame you. DAMN YOU, MACPHISTO! Since I have to enter through the same door the mob will be, except before them naturally, I have a small speech prepared where I tell them all that I am merely human and have a family that would be really sad if I were gone. I feel your pain my brotha Spoon. I have to get my ass up at 5 a.m (which I hardly do) and go in at 6 a.m, to Wal-Mart, to work in the Electronics. Everybody has been telling me horror stories of years past, so I'm rightfully scared about going to work. Hopefully I'll survive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JHawk 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 Over at Circuit City, I get to walk around the music department and tell people who are too stupid to look for the signs that say "Pop/Rock" or "Rap" where Bruce Springsteen and Outkast are located. We open at 6am (I have to be there at 5:30) and I get to go home at 1pm. But I got so distraught from setting up for it tonight that I'm ready to tell my managers to shove it already. Hell, until yesterday I thought I was going to be off at 9 tonight and then I found out I was "scheduled" until 10 because they needed people to get the store ready for Black Friday. And here I thought they were supposed to ask me if I could stay the extra hour... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Metal Maniac 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 Man, after reading this thread, I'M scared...but I live in Canada, so it hopefully won't be too bad. On the plus side, my WalSquigglyMart just got like, 150 new carts, so I hopefully won't have to deal with managers yelling at me to get more carts when THERE FUCKING AREN'T ANY IN THE FUCKING LOT. Stupid managers. I swear, WalSquigglyMart managers must have to pass some sort of stupidity test before getting that job. Either that, or they have to be COMPLETE FUCKING ASSHOLES. If you're both, I think they make you store manager.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 One of my friends worked at Best Buy, and for a period of time when they were doing an MSN promotion, he was told that he had to ask each customer that he dealt with if they wanted to subscribe to MSN 5 TIMES before letting them go. I'm normally an easy-going customer, but I HATE it when cashiers/sales people relentlessly pimp that kind of crap on you. One of my favorite things to do, and this just isn't in retail stores, is when they ask me something like that and I emphatically, but politely, say "no," and they continue with the "ARE YOU SURE?" line is to stand there and pretend to be in deep thought while their line backs up. And then, after careful consideration, I say, "I have thought long and hard about this, and I am quite confident in my previous answer to your question." I also say my phone number is 555-1234 and I live on 666 Anonymous Avenue whenever I'm asked for my personal information... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 I feel your pain my brotha Spoon. I have to get my ass up at 5 a.m (which I hardly do) and go in at 6 a.m, to Wal-Mart, to work in the Electronics. Everybody has been telling me horror stories of years past, so I'm rightfully scared about going to work. Hopefully I'll survive I think that as long as you can pretend you know what you're doing, you'll be fine. All people want is for you to tell them which camera is the best choice, and even if you know jack shit about cameras you can probably just read the info labels while chatting them up, and then look like a godhead when you talk about how this one has a macro setting for extreme close-ups. I wish I'd have been on commission when I worked in retail. The masses were my plaything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSA09 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 One of my friends worked at Best Buy, and for a period of time when they were doing an MSN promotion, he was told that he had to ask each customer that he dealt with if they wanted to subscribe to MSN 5 TIMES before letting them go. Hey I like those people. When I bought my PS2 and a few games the lady kept asking me to buy the extended warranty and she was so damn busy trying to get me to get it that she didn't ring my games up so I got them free. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSA09 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 Oops...double Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 One of my friends worked at Best Buy, and for a period of time when they were doing an MSN promotion, he was told that he had to ask each customer that he dealt with if they wanted to subscribe to MSN 5 TIMES before letting them go. Hey I like those people. When I bought my PS2 and a few games the lady kept asking me to buy the extended warranty and she was so damn busy trying to get me to get it that she didn't ring my games up so I got them free. That's awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Waldo Report post Posted November 27, 2003 Best Buy has a killer deal: Intel Celeron 2.4 GHZ Processor Notebook 256 MB DDR RAM 30 Gig Hard Drive DVD/CD-RW combo drive 14" Display $899.99 - $100 Best Buy Mail-In Rebate - $150 Mail-In Rebate - $150 6-Hour Best Buy Mail-In Rebate = $499.99 Tomorrow 6-noon. My ass will be there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anakin Flair 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 You know, I worked in retail last year from the second week in October to last week in November, If I remember correctly. JC Penny's, and I only got that job as a result of a joke I made on a friend who worked there at the time. We both quit the day before Thanksgiving So, no Black Friday expierence for me, unless we get a rush tomorrow at Met. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
