Down here at the pawn shop - Page 47

Pete Zicato · 03-26-2013, 12:42 PM

I recognize this type of behavior from dealing with kids. If they think the issue is open/negotiable they will continue to negotiate/whine.

You have to indicate by word or tone that the issue is closed. One method I have used to good effect is to repeat the exact same phrase. Do not vary in the slightest. By the third time, they normally get the picture.

I want …
We're not buying that.
*negotiation
We're not buying that.

Etc.

It's worth a shot.

footfootfoot · 03-26-2013, 01:08 PM

I used to make the mistake of trying to reason with people, al a Bruce's advice,
"See, I know this is a good carpet kicker, really quality stuff, but you can get a new carpet kicker for 20 bucks at Harbor Freight, so unfortunately I can only give you $5 for this."

I can't say, when I worked retail that reasoning ever worked, but I was much younger then and I think I had the stamina to wear them out.

Undertoad · 03-26-2013, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Retarded or High

"Neither" is not an option

jimhelm · 03-26-2013, 04:12 PM

high.

so high, he forgot he'd come in earlier. he left easily because that jogged his memory, and he knew staring at you wouldn't work.

footfootfoot · 03-26-2013, 04:20 PM

Maybe he changed his voice and thought you'd think he was a different guy?

Undertoad · 03-26-2013, 06:49 PM

He came back in at 4pm .

I told him no again. But this time I found a better answer:

"You should try the pawn shop on 5th Street. They might have different policies than we do."

The guy brightened up considerably. The idea of trying to sell his piece of shit somewhere other than my shop had never occurred to him. He smiled, and said thanks, and left immediately.

If you had Retarded, you are a winner today.

footfootfoot · 03-26-2013, 06:55 PM

Diversion is another excellent technique with kids.

Undertoad · 03-26-2013, 09:29 PM

Please PM me for a link if you would like to be in the preview audience of the audio podcast. Our "show #0" is just under an hour long. It's a downloadable MP3 or you can just listen to it in your web browser. It's 95% ready (it needs a music tag to end it) but I was thinking maybe a couple of y'all would like to listen to it and give me some feedback. If you have an hour to waste. I mean if you don't like it after 15 minutes, you can bail, just openly tell me why you did. Thanks in advance.

jimhelm · 03-28-2013, 10:32 AM

I'm listening while I work.. This is pretty cool, Tony. you racist bastard.

fargon · 03-28-2013, 10:41 AM

I listend this morning. That job would make me a raciest.

wolf · 03-28-2013, 11:06 AM

Sounds racist, maybe. Is racist? Not really. it's more about drug culture than it is about black culture.

I loved it. UT and his cohort play well off each other, and I loved the statement that "reality" tv pawn is the pro-wrestling of pawn.

Pawn Stars is really about the desperation of Vegas. Hardcore Pawn is a family soap opera that happens to be set in a pawn shop. HP is probably a mite closer to the real deal. Only Bigger. I don't recall ever driving past (never going in, heaven forfend) a pawnshop in Philadelphia with that kind of square footage.

Undertoad · 03-28-2013, 11:28 AM

It's causing a minor drama at the shop because Alan, the manager, is super uncomfortable with the idea of podcasting the shop's business. He has dedicated his life to keeping everything about it super-secret.

He feels like he can't say no but wants to find a reason to say no.

If he does, it's two weeks notice time for me...

wolf · 03-28-2013, 11:37 AM

You're not identifying which ghetto you are in, not indicating the name of the shop, not saying anything identifiable ... What I might consider is not using your own names. You could become a hit amongst pawn shop employees as well as regular folk. Shop owners everywhere will be trying to figure out which of THEIR employees is telling their stories because of the commonality of experience.

Undertoad · 03-28-2013, 11:51 AM

It looks like this will not be happening.

I am terribly disappointed...

glatt · 03-28-2013, 12:09 PM

That sucks. Sorry UT.

03-26-2013, 12:42 PM	#1
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	I recognize this type of behavior from dealing with kids. If they think the issue is open/negotiable they will continue to negotiate/whine. You have to indicate by word or tone that the issue is closed. One method I have used to good effect is to repeat the exact same phrase. Do not vary in the slightest. By the third time, they normally get the picture. I want … We're not buying that. *negotiation We're not buying that. Etc. It's worth a shot. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-26-2013, 01:08 PM	#2
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I used to make the mistake of trying to reason with people, al a Bruce's advice, "See, I know this is a good carpet kicker, really quality stuff, but you can get a new carpet kicker for 20 bucks at Harbor Freight, so unfortunately I can only give you $5 for this." I can't say, when I worked retail that reasoning ever worked, but I was much younger then and I think I had the stamina to wear them out. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-26-2013, 04:12 PM	#4
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	high. so high, he forgot he'd come in earlier. he left easily because that jogged his memory, and he knew staring at you wouldn't work. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

03-26-2013, 04:20 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Maybe he changed his voice and thought you'd think he was a different guy? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-26-2013, 06:55 PM	#7
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Diversion is another excellent technique with kids. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-26-2013, 06:49 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	He came back in at 4pm . I told him no again. But this time I found a better answer: "You should try the pawn shop on 5th Street. They might have different policies than we do." The guy brightened up considerably. The idea of trying to sell his piece of shit somewhere other than my shop had never occurred to him. He smiled, and said thanks, and left immediately. If you had Retarded, you are a winner today.

03-26-2013, 09:29 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Please PM me for a link if you would like to be in the preview audience of the audio podcast. Our "show #0" is just under an hour long. It's a downloadable MP3 or you can just listen to it in your web browser. It's 95% ready (it needs a music tag to end it) but I was thinking maybe a couple of y'all would like to listen to it and give me some feedback. If you have an hour to waste. I mean if you don't like it after 15 minutes, you can bail, just openly tell me why you did. Thanks in advance.

03-28-2013, 10:32 AM	#9
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	I'm listening while I work.. This is pretty cool, Tony. you racist bastard. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

03-28-2013, 10:41 AM	#10
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	I listend this morning. That job would make me a raciest. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

03-28-2013, 11:06 AM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Sounds racist, maybe. Is racist? Not really. it's more about drug culture than it is about black culture. I loved it. UT and his cohort play well off each other, and I loved the statement that "reality" tv pawn is the pro-wrestling of pawn. Pawn Stars is really about the desperation of Vegas. Hardcore Pawn is a family soap opera that happens to be set in a pawn shop. HP is probably a mite closer to the real deal. Only Bigger. I don't recall ever driving past (never going in, heaven forfend) a pawnshop in Philadelphia with that kind of square footage. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-28-2013, 11:28 AM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's causing a minor drama at the shop because Alan, the manager, is super uncomfortable with the idea of podcasting the shop's business. He has dedicated his life to keeping everything about it super-secret. He feels like he can't say no but wants to find a reason to say no. If he does, it's two weeks notice time for me...

03-28-2013, 11:37 AM	#13
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You're not identifying which ghetto you are in, not indicating the name of the shop, not saying anything identifiable ... What I might consider is not using your own names. You could become a hit amongst pawn shop employees as well as regular folk. Shop owners everywhere will be trying to figure out which of THEIR employees is telling their stories because of the commonality of experience. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-28-2013, 11:51 AM	#14
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It looks like this will not be happening. I am terribly disappointed...

03-28-2013, 12:09 PM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That sucks. Sorry UT.

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