by Volais » Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:08 am
Yes, Mondays. The first day after the weekend. The day when all the little Supermarket kiddies come in to blow their minimum wage checks. When said people bring their mothers cause they're to cheap to save for a car. When most of said mothers are soccer moms. And the day I came in earth, grab a chair, and hook my Laptop into the network so I can keep myself busy talking online (And the odd game of AO).
Oh but today was a pain, Ill tell ya. First a mother who appeard to love makeup(Shudder), walked in. Ok, normal so far. But lo and behold, she has with her a kid. Not just any kid. A 13 year old kid. So In America we have the ESRB (I dunno what yall have over seas), Its basically a buncha ugly logos on the front and back of a game box. The ratings are EC (i think) for babies and such, E for everyone (+6), T for Teen (+13), M for Mature (+17), and AO for adults only (Christ, hell if I know, Ive only seen it once).
Anyway, little old lady strolls in, yells at me for sellin her 13 year old kid some random T rated game (I was tired, hungry, and I was talkingto some guy via AIM...last I need is someone bitching about her lack of parenting). Anyway, I notice the kid. I point out that the kid was a good buyer, He actually gave me an ID when he bought the game. And then I point to the ESRB logo and told her that by law he can buy that of his own free will. Also, as a retail store that survives mainly on the trading of lectronic goods for peoples money, I decided to go ahead and let the Teenager buy the Teen rated game. Of course, this aint good enough for her. After claiming that he must have changed the picture somehow, and calling me a slew of names (Not to mention driving a couple customers off with her nagging), I did the only thing I could. "Say cheese" I said. Took a picture, and pinned It up on the wall. Then I explained in clear enough detail that, "You're no longer welcome here, your son is, you are not.".
"WHAT?" She screams at me. "Madame, please leave my store before Im forced to throw you out." I said to her, takin inspiration from theBook of Gord yet again. "Lemmi speak to your manager right this minute." She says to me. "Lady," I says, "I AM the manager." (Not really, but how the hell else do we get people off our backs).
Anyway, theres my story. Filled with plotholes and spelling errors. Also written with one hand while I check the prices of a couple Trade ins.