Today I was called "bloody snotty" at work

xoxoxoBruce · 05-29-2007, 04:20 PM

When the kid comes behind the counter, just pretend you don't see them and accidentally step on them. Guaranteed to distract them from their intended mischief.

be-bop · 05-29-2007, 05:41 PM

I used to work in a DIY store and parents were a nightmare they would let their kids run around treating the place like an adventure playground.
One day a kid of around 3 was opening and closing a door of a folding door display and the boxes of packed doors were inside the display and there was a chance this kid could have hurt herself.
I took her hand off the door handle and whispered to her that the store goblin lived in one of the boxes and if she woke him up she'd be eaten,never seen a kid run for her mother so fast,I was laughing about that for days..Some parents have no clue

bluecuracao · 05-29-2007, 06:41 PM

I don't think you were snotty at all, limey--mom should have appreciated your attention and pleasant tone, if she wasn't going to watch her child closely herself. Shops can be dangerous for little kids whose parents let them do whatever they want.

We had a small child in our store who was shaking a rack, while his parent stood right next to him doing nothing to stop him. The rack was coming loose, so out of alarm I said sharply, "DON'T do that!" I think I scared both of them, but that was a lot better than having a hurt kid on our hands.

05-29-2007, 04:20 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	When the kid comes behind the counter, just pretend you don't see them and accidentally step on them. Guaranteed to distract them from their intended mischief. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-29-2007, 05:41 PM	#2
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	I used to work in a DIY store and parents were a nightmare they would let their kids run around treating the place like an adventure playground. One day a kid of around 3 was opening and closing a door of a folding door display and the boxes of packed doors were inside the display and there was a chance this kid could have hurt herself. I took her hand off the door handle and whispered to her that the store goblin lived in one of the boxes and if she woke him up she'd be eaten,never seen a kid run for her mother so fast,I was laughing about that for days..Some parents have no clue

05-29-2007, 06:41 PM	#3
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I don't think you were snotty at all, limey--mom should have appreciated your attention and pleasant tone, if she wasn't going to watch her child closely herself. Shops can be dangerous for little kids whose parents let them do whatever they want. We had a small child in our store who was shaking a rack, while his parent stood right next to him doing nothing to stop him. The rack was coming loose, so out of alarm I said sharply, "DON'T do that!" I think I scared both of them, but that was a lot better than having a hurt kid on our hands.

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