I Saw the Sign

Part of being a functioning member of society is understanding signs around us. I'm not talking about the visual cues or subtle nuances from that cute barista. (She's just not that into you, bro) What I'm talking about are signs that give direction and purpose, like a stop sign or Do Not Feed the Animals. They are all around us and give us the steps and directions we need in life to avoid getting hit by a car or falling down a manhole (Ouch). We blindly follow these signs as they are engrained in us to obey without a second thought but there are other signs in our lives that we blatantly ignore. I'm talking about signs at a store. Whether it be for a sale or where the restroom is, the basic action from customers is to ignore all signs and pester the employees for answers. I know we're there to help but it would take far less time and not send us into murderous rage if people just read signs. I know we can all read (Well, unless you're illiterate.) so there's no excuse. Open your eyes, look at the sign and be on your way. With that, let's get to today's saga...

When the sign says "Don't Feed the Bears", man you better not feed them bears.

Sale Ends Thursday and Today is Friday

My current job is sales crazy. Every fucking day there's a sale on something. It's really a pain to keep a track of them and because of this there are constantly signs throughout the store so I can understand the frustration of a customer. What I will not stand for no reading the signs. It happens on a daily basis and it drives everyone up the wall. Let's add on top of that the fact that most of the signs are left up way past their dates and that seems to be THE ONLY THING THE CUSTOMER SEES. Out of everything else it's the one thing they focus on. Totes annoying.

So everyday we must argue with the customer that the sale is expired and we can't honor the price. Most are ok with it but every now and again you get someone with far too much time on their hands who wants to argue with you. Fuck off, for real. If people spent this much time and energy on other things there would probably be a cure for cancer. But not, let's have a fight about saving 80 cents on a jar of peanut butter. Seriously, fuck right on off.