thought maybe we're being pranked......!
what a weird day. 11:24 PM - time to check in.
it all began innocently enough......me, yogurt, honey dos shower.......time with kitty kitties. left to run errands.......started ok. the pharmacy didn't have any grabbers and the price of one of my meds went from a lovely discounted $25.32 to $76.00. Can I get an OUCH? Too tired to explain, but it is weird how things are sometimes.
Went for an oil change, my first oil change since August 2011. Even funnier, I was still shy of the 3,000 mile marker by 432 more miles. Holy Cow! I can officially announce I'm going nowhere.........cause I barely do. (trailing laughter.....) That's weird. They give you a free car wash & vacuum. I said how lovely, as I had another ripped bag of kitty litter in my trunk recently. The guy says, UM, UH, we only vacuum the front seat, if you want the back seat or the trunk vacuumed that's an additional $12.00. WHAT???
I offered him a barter. I said I would happily pay $5.00 for someone to vacuum my trunk out or I would happily seek an oil change elsewhere. Calm as can be........so now the guy waves the $12 entirely. I said that is not necessary. I'd like to pay an ala carte fee and think the time it takes to do the trunk with a hose is about 2minutes max. $5 still shows profit..........so now he is insisting on comping it. Weird, but nice.
Had a lovely chat with a lady named Michelle waiting on my car. We talked about lots of stuff........and shook hands when I left........I felt so adult, like a real grown up . Ahhhh conversing with a nice person is really good for this person. Very different than cat chats.........people are taller, they use their words.......yup, it's definitely different........gotta get out more huh!!!!!!
Then I went ? Where did I go next? Oh yeah, I went to return the cushion that was too thick for my rolling chair. All the way back to that store in a galaxy far far away. The other kind I wanted to exchange it for was GONE. rats. ended up buying a cushion at dollar general.......trying it out now, it's not quite right, still too thick me thinks.....but I'm going to give it a day or two. the ladies told me to hold to the receipt just in case. so cool.......as i pulled in the parking lot i saw one of those gliders up in the air with a wide parachute high in the sky...........what I just called it is not the right name. It looks like a fancy go cart in the sky with a rectangular parachute. Can I have one? Can I? Can I please, huh? I'll be real good and eat my vegetables.......I want one!
I went to Lowes and looked at stuff.........I talked to a nice lady in the gardening section about bulbs......I have bulb planting fear. Why? No special reason, just haven't ever planted any.........she was very philosophical........she said,"Don't worry about which end of the bulb goes up or down, nature will figure it all out and you'll have pretty flowers in no time." I didn't get any bulbs, but two snowy white peony bushes ended up in my cart. I'll plant them in big patio pots I already have.........then maybe later I can talk Bruce into putting them into the ground.........like next year!!!!!
I stopped at Target to see if they had grabbers/aka reachers. I was cruising along and passed by a couple with a little girl. They asked me if I had seen any salespeople...........I pointed to the far corner ......"I saw a huddle in the corner that a way. "
And off I went .......my cart kept going slower and slower ......it dawns on me.......DUH, that my cart is not very charged up & probably gonna go dead. so i do a u-ie and head back to the main aisle. I am going slower, and s l o w e r.....and slower............duh, duh ,duh. cough cough choke choke hack hack it dies right next to the couple w/ the pretty little toddler. the lady says they have been waiting all this time for someone to show up in the electronics dept. i say i haven't seen anyone either......... now this mommy heads off to the corner on a mission. she has a louder than average voice........her voice reminds me of a young Ethel Merman kind of voice..........distinctive, she has presence. I hear her summoning help.......tells them I need a wheelchair (close enough)......and they need assistance too.
So here comes a guy, two more are just standing there like they don't remember how to use their feet. We can see a few more guys scatter in the ladies clothing.........lol, talk about busted.........they all gathered for a talking break, I guess it felt so good that they lingered for a long time........i would say 20 minutes plus.
this lady is aggravated and shares her displeasure with the first guy on the scene. she's firm, frustrated, but not out of line. he gets really snarky with her. he tells me that he will return the dead cart I'm in - another one will be here in a minute. the wife is complaining in a louder than average voice, but not even close to yelling........she's venting her frustration to her hubby. this target employee announces that he will not tolerate her behavior in this store. he says that he is the boss and there will be no argument. i stare at this guy.......the hubby stares at this guy and Target guy now announces that if the woman says one more word she will be escorted from the store. WHAT??????? Hubby says, Wait, we've been waiting for 20 minutes........well even longer now to get help .......my wife can tell me she is unhappy with the lack of service......we need two items and then we would like to be on our way. He is calm, about the business of what they are their for.......and still in care of his wife........and he is calm as can be.
Target man glares at EVERYBODY.....then this boss of Target Galaxy leaves for a sec & returns in half a minute with a security officer. Meanwhile a target staffer is helping the couple....but now that Target Boss is back the woman looks at him and says, "I do not appreciate your unprofessional not to mention unfair treatment you've shown me. He looks at her and says, "Not another word, we're done here, you are leaving the store NOW."
I expect somebody to announce that we're being punked........this is SO WEIRD.......I look at the man and I begin to say my piece. "Excuse me, but I was a witness start to finish. I would be happy to speak to the corporate office and to your manager about this situation. You could have diffused the frustration she felt, instead you stirred the pot, made the situation a mess........called a security officer, announced three times that you're the BOSS.......and are trying to eject a customer simply because she had the audacity and the right to express that she was less than satisfied with the service today.
Your actions are over the top, not fitting with the situation.........you lack maturity and skill in dealing with the public. And you've created such a mess........and for what?"
(meanwhile as I'm talking the target staffer has processed payment, bagged the items......gives them a receipt. seems to me that it is pretty evident that he is IGNORING this horse's patootie of an employee and can easily handle this transaction no problem.
Target Man now tells me that he is the Boss, the LD (I'm guessing he is floor manager for the duration of his shift).......his tone is clipped, he's mad......he's rude........imperiously says "that the worse part was her cursing." I said, "really, that's interesting, when did she curse at you? What curse words did she use? Cause I was right here and I think I would recognise curse words.......in fact, I'm sure of it". He won't even look at me as he declares that this woman used the words "Jesus Christ" in an inflammatory way. "She never said that!"..........WHAT? I was within 3-4 feet of the whole exchange. Is this Target Boss of the Day Delusional? It was so crazy..........boss guy had the security man follow at a distance as they left the store. It was nutso kookio.........the guy made this up ......flat out LIED..........wonder if this is a habit with him? The Boss guy told me that he would not discuss it with me further, that this type of behavior will not be tolerated in his store. I said, "I see.......alrighty then.......maybe other people at Target will be more open to conversation regarding this matter." and off I went................wow. so completely weird.
I did what anybody would do at the end of such a bizarre day.......I ate sugar coated orange slices and popcorn for dinner. Washed it down with two cold bottles of water............felt the sugar kicking in after about fifteen minute and here it is......after midnight and I still have a little more sugar rush left........plan to sleep late tomorrow. there's more to the story.........but I am all worn out..........sugar or not. i am t-i r-e-d. love ya, thanks for staying all the way to the end...........still feels like we all got pranked by sir crazytargetboy today..........wacka wacka wacka! hugs, nite nite! i have never seen crazy in Target before...........still can't quite believe the dude acted like that..........xoxoxo
it all began innocently enough......me, yogurt, honey dos shower.......time with kitty kitties. left to run errands.......started ok. the pharmacy didn't have any grabbers and the price of one of my meds went from a lovely discounted $25.32 to $76.00. Can I get an OUCH? Too tired to explain, but it is weird how things are sometimes.
Went for an oil change, my first oil change since August 2011. Even funnier, I was still shy of the 3,000 mile marker by 432 more miles. Holy Cow! I can officially announce I'm going nowhere.........cause I barely do. (trailing laughter.....) That's weird. They give you a free car wash & vacuum. I said how lovely, as I had another ripped bag of kitty litter in my trunk recently. The guy says, UM, UH, we only vacuum the front seat, if you want the back seat or the trunk vacuumed that's an additional $12.00. WHAT???
I offered him a barter. I said I would happily pay $5.00 for someone to vacuum my trunk out or I would happily seek an oil change elsewhere. Calm as can be........so now the guy waves the $12 entirely. I said that is not necessary. I'd like to pay an ala carte fee and think the time it takes to do the trunk with a hose is about 2minutes max. $5 still shows profit..........so now he is insisting on comping it. Weird, but nice.
Had a lovely chat with a lady named Michelle waiting on my car. We talked about lots of stuff........and shook hands when I left........I felt so adult, like a real grown up . Ahhhh conversing with a nice person is really good for this person. Very different than cat chats.........people are taller, they use their words.......yup, it's definitely different........gotta get out more huh!!!!!!
Then I went ? Where did I go next? Oh yeah, I went to return the cushion that was too thick for my rolling chair. All the way back to that store in a galaxy far far away. The other kind I wanted to exchange it for was GONE. rats. ended up buying a cushion at dollar general.......trying it out now, it's not quite right, still too thick me thinks.....but I'm going to give it a day or two. the ladies told me to hold to the receipt just in case. so cool.......as i pulled in the parking lot i saw one of those gliders up in the air with a wide parachute high in the sky...........what I just called it is not the right name. It looks like a fancy go cart in the sky with a rectangular parachute. Can I have one? Can I? Can I please, huh? I'll be real good and eat my vegetables.......I want one!
I went to Lowes and looked at stuff.........I talked to a nice lady in the gardening section about bulbs......I have bulb planting fear. Why? No special reason, just haven't ever planted any.........she was very philosophical........she said,"Don't worry about which end of the bulb goes up or down, nature will figure it all out and you'll have pretty flowers in no time." I didn't get any bulbs, but two snowy white peony bushes ended up in my cart. I'll plant them in big patio pots I already have.........then maybe later I can talk Bruce into putting them into the ground.........like next year!!!!!
I stopped at Target to see if they had grabbers/aka reachers. I was cruising along and passed by a couple with a little girl. They asked me if I had seen any salespeople...........I pointed to the far corner ......"I saw a huddle in the corner that a way. "
And off I went .......my cart kept going slower and slower ......it dawns on me.......DUH, that my cart is not very charged up & probably gonna go dead. so i do a u-ie and head back to the main aisle. I am going slower, and s l o w e r.....and slower............duh, duh ,duh. cough cough choke choke hack hack it dies right next to the couple w/ the pretty little toddler. the lady says they have been waiting all this time for someone to show up in the electronics dept. i say i haven't seen anyone either......... now this mommy heads off to the corner on a mission. she has a louder than average voice........her voice reminds me of a young Ethel Merman kind of voice..........distinctive, she has presence. I hear her summoning help.......tells them I need a wheelchair (close enough)......and they need assistance too.
So here comes a guy, two more are just standing there like they don't remember how to use their feet. We can see a few more guys scatter in the ladies clothing.........lol, talk about busted.........they all gathered for a talking break, I guess it felt so good that they lingered for a long time........i would say 20 minutes plus.
this lady is aggravated and shares her displeasure with the first guy on the scene. she's firm, frustrated, but not out of line. he gets really snarky with her. he tells me that he will return the dead cart I'm in - another one will be here in a minute. the wife is complaining in a louder than average voice, but not even close to yelling........she's venting her frustration to her hubby. this target employee announces that he will not tolerate her behavior in this store. he says that he is the boss and there will be no argument. i stare at this guy.......the hubby stares at this guy and Target guy now announces that if the woman says one more word she will be escorted from the store. WHAT??????? Hubby says, Wait, we've been waiting for 20 minutes........well even longer now to get help .......my wife can tell me she is unhappy with the lack of service......we need two items and then we would like to be on our way. He is calm, about the business of what they are their for.......and still in care of his wife........and he is calm as can be.
Target man glares at EVERYBODY.....then this boss of Target Galaxy leaves for a sec & returns in half a minute with a security officer. Meanwhile a target staffer is helping the couple....but now that Target Boss is back the woman looks at him and says, "I do not appreciate your unprofessional not to mention unfair treatment you've shown me. He looks at her and says, "Not another word, we're done here, you are leaving the store NOW."
I expect somebody to announce that we're being punked........this is SO WEIRD.......I look at the man and I begin to say my piece. "Excuse me, but I was a witness start to finish. I would be happy to speak to the corporate office and to your manager about this situation. You could have diffused the frustration she felt, instead you stirred the pot, made the situation a mess........called a security officer, announced three times that you're the BOSS.......and are trying to eject a customer simply because she had the audacity and the right to express that she was less than satisfied with the service today.
Your actions are over the top, not fitting with the situation.........you lack maturity and skill in dealing with the public. And you've created such a mess........and for what?"
(meanwhile as I'm talking the target staffer has processed payment, bagged the items......gives them a receipt. seems to me that it is pretty evident that he is IGNORING this horse's patootie of an employee and can easily handle this transaction no problem.
Target Man now tells me that he is the Boss, the LD (I'm guessing he is floor manager for the duration of his shift).......his tone is clipped, he's mad......he's rude........imperiously says "that the worse part was her cursing." I said, "really, that's interesting, when did she curse at you? What curse words did she use? Cause I was right here and I think I would recognise curse words.......in fact, I'm sure of it". He won't even look at me as he declares that this woman used the words "Jesus Christ" in an inflammatory way. "She never said that!"..........WHAT? I was within 3-4 feet of the whole exchange. Is this Target Boss of the Day Delusional? It was so crazy..........boss guy had the security man follow at a distance as they left the store. It was nutso kookio.........the guy made this up ......flat out LIED..........wonder if this is a habit with him? The Boss guy told me that he would not discuss it with me further, that this type of behavior will not be tolerated in his store. I said, "I see.......alrighty then.......maybe other people at Target will be more open to conversation regarding this matter." and off I went................wow. so completely weird.
I did what anybody would do at the end of such a bizarre day.......I ate sugar coated orange slices and popcorn for dinner. Washed it down with two cold bottles of water............felt the sugar kicking in after about fifteen minute and here it is......after midnight and I still have a little more sugar rush left........plan to sleep late tomorrow. there's more to the story.........but I am all worn out..........sugar or not. i am t-i r-e-d. love ya, thanks for staying all the way to the end...........still feels like we all got pranked by sir crazytargetboy today..........wacka wacka wacka! hugs, nite nite! i have never seen crazy in Target before...........still can't quite believe the dude acted like that..........xoxoxo
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Wow, that experience was just plain right out of the Twilight Zone for sure! How on earth did you resist giving that man a swift kick, ummm accidental kick? Just what we need, more people with an IQ two above plant life. I guess you can tell, I can\'t stand rude HELP. I mean, after all, aren\'t they supposed to be HELPING us? Shame on him. Just saying,
Hugs, Connie
W O W I\'m trusting that you got dudes name and am eager to hear the follow-through by our very own \"Little Sparrow\"!!
I do love your way with words, and have a feeling you\'d really show dude up on the witness stand??
PS you don\'t suppose the Zombies have arrived do you?
Serce, so many different plots to yesterday. One thing, you did not live it in \"Pleasantville, USA.\" Less than 3000 miles in the last 20 months - you beat my record. I\'m up to about 750 miles on the vehicle I got on January 4th of this year. Made my 4th purchase of fuel Sunday.
$12 to vacuum the back seat area & trunk - maybe he was confused & thought you wanted the trailer of your semi vacuumed. That is outrageous.
At least your stops at Dollar General & Lowes went pretty good (my last three visits to Dollar General have been more difficult than usual - seems like it takes longer to check out there now than it does for me to make my purchases).
I know we both have had our share of \"customer disservice\" to deal with at several places lately but that idiot at Target tops them all. Either he has the \'bighead\' from being \"BOSS\" or his shorts are on too tight & that is cutting the circulation off to what brain he may have.
I\'m afraid they would have had to escort me to the front door if I had encountered him yesterday but not before I would have unleashed a tongue lashing on him.
Along the same lines, my brother told me a funny story last night as we were talking - he is the retired school teacher. Well, he filled in for the business teacher at a local high school last Friday. The lesson plan called for the students to learn about purchasing cars. He said they had little or no interest until he said something about \'wheeling & dealing\' with the car lot. Then their ears perked up. One student asked him how he knew to do all of the things he was talking about. My brother just told him that it all comes from experience.
EXPERIENCE - just what that Target fellow needs - that & a good dose of Caster Oil.
Orange slices & popcorn for dinner - now that is some combination! At least the bottles of water were helpful. Just finished my breakfast, now it is time to take my meds & head back to bed for early morning nap as it is only 8:30, but then when you barely sleep at night, you nap when you can. As long as I\'m up in time for The Price Is Right, I will be ok. Yesterday I took my nap but then fell back asleep during the show & missed most of it. May have to starting taping it so I can watch it whenever.
Have a good day.
Very bizzaro... Something u wld see on \"What Would You Do?\".... I like that show... they come up w/ some strange scenarios... like what u experienced. Hope u get to feeling more like urself.... xoxox