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An Apple store found a new low recently when a Sydney, Australia father was not able to purchase an item because the Apple staffer would only process his payment using Apple pay. In a move the buyer recounts as being 'stupidity', a staff member repeatedly tried to get the customer onto Apple pay instead of just processing the payment for the item. Things went downhill after the staffer asked the customer if he had an iPhone. The customer got the impression that he would need to use the Apple Pay app to buy what he wanted, when what he really needed was to pay and leave. After trying, and failing, to find a staff member who would just process his payment, the customer left the store, walked across the street, and purchased the same item from a JB Hi Fi store.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday February 06 2019, @06:39PM (3 children)
Maybe I'm getting old. Most of my life, I delighted in doing outrageous shit. Stuff so far off-the-wall that there was no appropriate answer. I often left salespeople with insults, or left purchases on the counter after they pissed me off. (Pizza Hut zombie couldn't sell me a pizza if I didn't give her a phone number - which translated into KFC for the family that evening.) It's been a good long while since I left the house, intent on shocking someone/anyone.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 06 2019, @06:51PM (1 child)
So you come here? What's the matter, Runaway, they still won't unlock the door? Do you know the difference between "the house" and "The House"? As in the Big House for the criminally insane? I thought they banned shock therapy. You are projecting, not irrational for someone in your situation.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday February 06 2019, @07:23PM
Again, *yawn*
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Knowledge Troll on Wednesday February 06 2019, @09:15PM
Long long time ago when I was around 22 or 23 I bought my first set of floor standing speakers. I went to the store and I listened to every single set of speakers on display to find the ones with the characteristics I liked. This did not make the salesdroid happy as I was quite thorough and it was time consuming.
I found a set I liked, asked the droid to grab a set, he came back with them then started talking extended warranty. You see, these are outstanding speakers, very good choice sir, but they are just going to fall apart in 3 years. Especially those surrounds - fall apart. Just total garbage. Definitely need to get the extended warranty or you'll just get ripped off and very much regret it.
I looked him square in the eyes and said "BUDDY! If I thought there was a grain of truth to anything that you said I wouldn't want anything to do with these speakers. Now are you going to ring them up or continue to talk yourself out out of a sale?" I could have walked off but then I'd have to go to a different store and spend more time. I thought it was worth it with the look of shock on his face.
I haven't had much tolerance for sales shit ever.