So.... I was almost arrested last night.

[Muscelli]

Alright, I went to target a while back and bought KOF maximum impact... I never opened it, and didnt really want it after all.. so I returned it last night, to target.. or tried @_@ When I gave it to the lady, she was like ... hmmm, why is this shrinkwrap different then the others? I was like.. I dont know... and she met with a few ladies, and they exchanged words... finally, some soccer mom comes up to me and tells me that the shrinkwrap is supposed to look like "this" and she holds up a britney spears CD... I told her that i bought the game that way, and she said... well, somethings not right, the shrinkwrap isnt like the others...I told her to take another copy of the game out, and see for herself... she refuses, thinking shes a bigshot.. she then makes a call... and 15 minutes later, police walk in, and I have to walk outside.. they ask me a bunch of questions... and then, later on... the same lady runs outside, with 2 copies of the game, claiming that the wrappings the same.. so they let me go, and i got a refund for the game... finally, only took me like an hour @_@

Geez, whats wrong with those people... if they think its shrinkwrapped, why dont they just not accept it, rather then calling the police? She thought I used a blowdryer to re-wrap it :roll:

[Graham Mitchell]

That's freaking retarded man. Well, that's what you get for shopping at Target, I guess. Target has ripped me and my fiancee' off twice in the past 6 months.

The first time, the clerk overcharged us $75 on our credit card, probably so he could pocket the money. We took the issue to our bank and they investigated it, and then told us to fuck off and accused us of either making a mistake or lying.

Last week, a target employee, without our knowing, scanned several items that we didn't bring to the regiester and threw them in our bag. We didn't realize it until we got home. We did get our money back this time.

My deduction is that crazy, desparate people work at Target around here, so I'm avoiding them like the plague right now. It's a shame, too, because they sometimes have good deals on stuff.

[imanerd0011]

Damn man, that sucks, but at least you ended up getting your cash back. I would have expected an apology from every single person that accused you. Around 3 months ago I was looking at some random NES games at a Pawn Shop (nothing special, mostly common games). And I walked out without buying anything, and the lady their accused me of stealing. It was obviously winter time, so I had a coat and everything on. I just told her to search me if she wants. She said nevermind, and I left.

By the way, are you "Muffinman99" on Ebay?

[Muscelli]

nope... on ebay i am "saturn09"

[MegaDrive20XX]

Wow lol that is so damn fucked up....I can't believe they compared a video game plastic wrapping to a music CD....the Two are completely opposite.

We all know for a fact that KOF Impact was wrapped differently.

Yet I like how these soccer mom's ganged up on you....accusing you of doing something illegal.

What did you say to them to get them to call the cops? That is the oddest thing I have ever heard. They aren't suppose to do that, unless you make a big scene in the store.

[BigGeorgeJohnson]

I had a similar experience at Walmart except I was the one who called the police after they refused to give me a refund. I ended up getting a $100 gift card for my trouble.

[Richter Belmount]

LOL How can someone be so moronic? Id go file a complaint if were you at the same store just to show her (get something free or get her fired)

[Cauterize]

damn thats bad! hope ur okay...

Can someone explain to the english boy what a "Soccer Mom" is please :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed:

[Richter Belmount]

a conservartive person that even republicans depise = /?

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Can someone explain to the english boy what a "Soccer Mom" is please

Women with over sized SUVs that usually have a dog sticking its head out the window that have cell phones glued to head at all times and who don't work. I think that pretty much sums it up.

[DynastyLawyer]

and 15 minutes later, police walk in, and I have to walk outside.. they ask me a bunch of questions...

I'm sorry all this happened to you, but the above phrase is the most nebulous thing I've ever heard. I mean, it's like Jesus growing from a baby to 32. What did the police ask you? What happened in the 15 minutes you were held there?


Can someone explain to the english boy what a "Soccer Mom" is please

Pretty much, a suburban female whose life is highlighted in taking their kids to soccer (LIMEY, FOOTBALL) practice. They pack SUVs, as noted above, and snacks for their children's team. Often, they are romanced during elections, with promises of a brighter future for their children.

[Muscelli]

and 15 minutes later, police walk in, and I have to walk outside.. they ask me a bunch of questions...

I'm sorry all this happened to you, but the above phrase is the most nebulous thing I've ever heard. I mean, it's like Jesus growing from a baby to 32. What did the police ask you? What happened in the 15 minutes you were held there?


Can someone explain to the english boy what a "Soccer Mom" is please

Pretty much, a suburban female whose life is highlighted in taking their kids to soccer (LIMEY, FOOTBALL) practice. They pack SUVs, as noted above, and snacks for their children's team. Often, they are romanced during elections, with promises of a brighter future for their children.

they asked name, phone, and questions about the item like "did you rewrap it" LOL mostly it was him talking on his little walkie talkey, and just standing there, waiting for something... god knows what

[Uzi 9mm]

Could you please explain how it was Shrinkwrapped differently?

[Sothy]

You should have hammer punched that cop in the trachea and when he gagged for air took his sidearm and emptied the clip into that one broad.
Show her whats up cuz thats how we roll in the DP! Mount Up DP holla! AIGGHT!

[The Fresh Prince]

You should have hammer punched that cop in the trachea and when he gagged for air took his sidearm and emptied the clip into that one broad.
Show her whats up cuz thats how we roll in the DP! Mount Up DP holla! AIGGHT!

Man that is DOPE!

[GrayFox]

You should have hammer punched that cop in the trachea and when he gagged for air took his sidearm and emptied the clip into that one broad.
Show her whats up cuz thats how we roll in the DP! Mount Up DP holla! AIGGHT!

Man that is DOPE!

The Fresh Prince does not lie.

[christianscott27]

i say you write up all the details, do not spare any outrage, humilation etc you felt and send them in a "lawsuit wait to happen" email to taget HQ. also try and get the phone number of their customer support line and keep at it til they bump you up to their boss. that sort of thing is unacceptable and way out of line, theres no way an image concious company will go without trying to make you happy if the right people hear about it. several years ago i got tossed out of a walmart for refusing to give up my backpack upon entering the store. the security guy made some terrorist references along the way and damn that pissed me off. i wrote them such a letter and got a $50 gift card and personal apology from the store manager.

[GunPanther]

Alright, I went to target a while back and bought KOF maximum impact... I never opened it, and didnt really want it after all.. so I returned it last night, to target.. or tried @_@ When I gave it to the lady, she was like ... hmmm, why is this shrinkwrap different then the others? I was like.. I dont know... and she met with a few ladies, and they exchanged words... finally, some soccer mom comes up to me and tells me that the shrinkwrap is supposed to look like "this" and she holds up a britney spears CD... I told her that i bought the game that way, and she said... well, somethings not right, the shrinkwrap isnt like the others...I told her to take another copy of the game out, and see for herself... she refuses, thinking shes a bigshot.. she then makes a call... and 15 minutes later, police walk in, and I have to walk outside.. they ask me a bunch of questions... and then, later on... the same lady runs outside, with 2 copies of the game, claiming that the wrappings the same.. so they let me go, and i got a refund for the game... finally, only took me like an hour @_@

Geez, whats wrong with those people... if they think its shrinkwrapped, why dont they just not accept it, rather then calling the police? She thought I used a blowdryer to re-wrap it :roll:


Man, that bites. If that happened to me, I would demand not only an apology from each and every person who had accused me, but I would also file a complaint against each and every EMPLOYEE who had also accused me of wrongdoing.

On top of the complaint, I would even go straight to the company's corporate offices and demand that the employees who accused me be disciplined ASAP.

To take it a bit further, I'd even go as far as talking to a lawyer just so I could see if I had a case against the offending store. If so, then your $50.00 game + the hassle and embarassment you went through will turn into a really big settlement.

That's just me though.

Overall, you see how stupid some people can be? They think they know things but in the end, THEY DON'T KNOW JACKSHIT.





:rockets: GunPanther :2gunfire:

[Muscelli]

yah, it was a pain... but i got what i wanted in the end..

and to the guy who asked how the packageing was different, it was a limited edition game, with 2 dvd cases... box set style... they used different wrapping on it appearently..

The cop looked like that one guy on 7th heaven, who plays a cop on the TV show LOL

maybe i should file a complaint... It would be worth a few more copies to do it again :D

[-hellvin-]

That was a rather funny story, hahaha. There's a lot of people I work with at best buy who are like that woman. Oh well, at least you got the amusement of her cramming her foot in her mouth and wasting the poor police department's time. YOU KOF SUPER THIEF.

[cracked8ball]

I'd of asked the dumb bitches how stupid they felt afterwards, and inform them corporate would being hearing about the incident

[yuppicide]

Sue them. They ruined your good nature and embarassed you.

[SoulBlazer]

Actually, I know a lot of soccer moms who work. :)

And a lot of them are nice women....just really stressed out with raising all those kids when all hubby does is work. ;)

But yeah, I'd defentily call customer service and complain. I understand mistakes happening by someone who does'nt know anything about wrappings, but they should have allowed you to go back to the game section and point out the games.

[FlufflePuff]

Wow, I can't believe how much you all are bitching about this. Only assholes call corporate offices and demand discipline or restitution or lawsuits. It sucks that the Target customer service people were too dense to compare the seal, but they are trained to look for suspicious activity. I work in customer service and I see people try to return rewrapped, resealed, and obviously fake stuff for cash all the time. Now, I wouldn't have called the cops on you before checking the seal, but that doesn't mean you deserve a gift card. Don't be the bitchy customer everyone hates. Be the customer that is polite and friendly and you'll get what you want more often than not. If you kill the soccer mom's with the cop's gun, kill them with kindness.

[Bratwurst]

Wow, I can't believe how much you all are bitching about this. Only assholes call corporate offices and demand discipline or restitution or lawsuits. It sucks that the Target customer service people were too dense to compare the seal, but they are trained to look for suspicious activity. I work in customer service and I see people try to return rewrapped, resealed, and obviously fake stuff for cash all the time. Now, I wouldn't have called the cops on you before checking the seal, but that doesn't mean you deserve a gift card. Don't be the bitchy customer everyone hates. Be the customer that is polite and friendly and you'll get what you want more often than not. If you kill the soccer mom's with the cop's gun, kill them with kindness.

No.

[vulcanjedi]

Hmm

Reminds me of back in 1986 when I worked in a pet store and they installed those checkpoint anti shoplift things for the first time. About a week after they were put in someone was walking out and it went off. He came back in and it went off again. So the manager took his bag and coat and when he walked through it went off again. So they told him to give up what he took and called the cops. When they arrived they told he he obviously had stolen something. He was saying he had nothing and they were just about to take him away for a search when we found he had stepped on one of the inventory tags and it was stuck to his shoe.

They offered him some store credit but he ended up sueing the store and the cops and got a couple thousand out of it for "distress" ..

VJ

[Sothy]

... When a couple a guys who were up to no good started makin trouble in mah neighborhood, I got in one little fight and my mom got scared she said "yer movin with yer auntie and uncle in bell aire!".....

[The Fresh Prince]

... When a couple a guys who were up to no good started makin trouble in mah neighborhood, I got in one little fight and my mom got scared she said "yer movin with yer auntie and uncle in bell aire!".....

Now that's what I'M talkin' bout.

[GaijinPunch]

LMAO!

Guys, in this situation, just say one thing. "Can I speak with the manager." It's golden.

[GrayFox]

Wow, I can't believe how much you all are bitching about this. Only assholes call corporate offices and demand discipline or restitution or lawsuits. It sucks that the Target customer service people were too dense to compare the seal, but they are trained to look for suspicious activity. I work in customer service and I see people try to return rewrapped, resealed, and obviously fake stuff for cash all the time. Now, I wouldn't have called the cops on you before checking the seal, but that doesn't mean you deserve a gift card. Don't be the bitchy customer everyone hates. Be the customer that is polite and friendly and you'll get what you want more often than not. If you kill the soccer mom's with the cop's gun, kill them with kindness.

And to quote Bratwurst, No.

[icarwngs55]

Wow, I can't believe how much you all are bitching about this. Only assholes call corporate offices and demand discipline or restitution or lawsuits. It sucks that the Target customer service people were too dense to compare the seal, but they are trained to look for suspicious activity. I work in customer service and I see people try to return rewrapped, resealed, and obviously fake stuff for cash all the time. Now, I wouldn't have called the cops on you before checking the seal, but that doesn't mean you deserve a gift card. Don't be the bitchy customer everyone hates. Be the customer that is polite and friendly and you'll get what you want more often than not. If you kill the soccer mom's with the cop's gun, kill them with kindness.

You are so dumb. Sorry but that is a re-fucking-diculous statement. There was no reason what so ever....HE WAS POLITE, CALM, and everything a customer should be. For those ASSHOLES at Target to call the cops on him is just simply insane. I would 150% be on the phone with corporate. He definately deserves some type of compensation for what they did to him. They were just like oh our bad NEVERMIND. Those people were not folowing any good store policy besides their own ignorance to not only video games but the world. What kind of person in their right mind would call the cops for this, the cops should only be called in due circumstance and this was not one of them. So in conclusion, Target was wrong people CAN return stuff with out fear of cops and somthing should havbe been done.

Mike

[goatdan]

I agree with the people that say that you should contact corporate, but not the people that say you should try to sue. I wasn't there, and I don't know what went on but if the store called the police on me for no reason, I would like to hear an apology of some sort from a higher-up.

But sueing? Get real. If we had English Law, it would be way to dangerous to sue over this because of the chance of losing... which means that you don't really have a case to begin with (this isn't directed at you Muffin, just everyone who was suggesting that suing is the answer).

Again though, I wasn't there. While I generally believe what you're saying, I've also seen some insane stuff customer-service related when I worked for an amusement park, and I'm sure some of the people that I had to call security for told them that they weren't doing anything wrong. Again, I don't think that's you though -- I think that an over-zealous employee thought it would be a good way to get noticed by getting someone who was trying to rip off the store to be caught. Unfortunately, that obviously isn't the right way to do it, and that's why I would go to management.

[GunPanther]

Wow, I can't believe how much you all are bitching about this. Only assholes call corporate offices and demand discipline or restitution or lawsuits. It sucks that the Target customer service people were too dense to compare the seal, but they are trained to look for suspicious activity. I work in customer service and I see people try to return rewrapped, resealed, and obviously fake stuff for cash all the time. Now, I wouldn't have called the cops on you before checking the seal, but that doesn't mean you deserve a gift card. Don't be the bitchy customer everyone hates. Be the customer that is polite and friendly and you'll get what you want more often than not. If you kill the soccer mom's with the cop's gun, kill them with kindness.


I guess that would make ME an asshole then, especially with my mentality.

I understand where you're coming from, because I've worked in retail before, but 99% of the time, I am one of the best prospective customers that any store could desire.

I go up to each and every employee whom I have contact with and refer to them as either "sir" or "ma'am" and always ask questions or inquire about things in a calm manner. I never disrespect the employees because they are just doing their job.

Many a time have a walked into a store, act polite towards the employees, yet still get some sort of sour reaction or irritated looks from the employees.

What the hell did I do? Did I do something wrong simply by asking a question? Buying an item? Walking into the store?

It's all based on the person and how they are raised. If you raise a kid like an asshole, they'll most likely turn into an asshole. If you raise them to be considerate, they'll most likely become a considerate person.

Me? I used to act like an asshole to almost everyone I came in contact with, but then, I eventually mellowed out because I realized that it's just not cool to be an asshole. Being kinder and more considerate brought out many things; I didn't get stressed out as much and I usually ended up getting more out of life.

Put yourself in his situation. If the same thing happened to you, wouldn't you want some form of compensation? You'd certainly deserve it, especially if you did nothing wrong.





:rockets: GunPanther :2gunfire:

[James]

Alright, I went to target a while back and bought KOF maximum impact... I never opened it, and didnt really want it after all.. so I returned it last night, to target.. or tried @_@ When I gave it to the lady, she was like ... hmmm, why is this shrinkwrap different then the others? I was like.. I dont know... and she met with a few ladies, and they exchanged words... finally, some soccer mom comes up to me and tells me that the shrinkwrap is supposed to look like "this" and she holds up a britney spears CD... I told her that i bought the game that way, and she said... well, somethings not right, the shrinkwrap isnt like the others...I told her to take another copy of the game out, and see for herself... she refuses, thinking shes a bigshot.. she then makes a call... and 15 minutes later, police walk in, and I have to walk outside.. they ask me a bunch of questions... and then, later on... the same lady runs outside, with 2 copies of the game, claiming that the wrappings the same.. so they let me go, and i got a refund for the game... finally, only took me like an hour @_@

Geez, whats wrong with those people... if they think its shrinkwrapped, why dont they just not accept it, rather then calling the police? She thought I used a blowdryer to re-wrap it :roll:


Man, that bites. If that happened to me, I would demand not only an apology from each and every person who had accused me, but I would also file a complaint against each and every EMPLOYEE who had also accused me of wrongdoing.

On top of the complaint, I would even go straight to the company's corporate offices and demand that the employees who accused me be disciplined ASAP.

To take it a bit further, I'd even go as far as talking to a lawyer just so I could see if I had a case against the offending store. If so, then your $50.00 game + the hassle and embarassment you went through will turn into a really big settlement.

That's just me though.

Overall, you see how stupid some people can be? They think they know things but in the end, THEY DON'T KNOW JACKSHIT.





:rockets: GunPanther :2gunfire:
Ok what happened at the Target sucks but god damn you don't need to mention suing them? This sort of thing is why the courts are so overwhelmed in America, people suing people over nothing at all. Don't even joke about it, it’s pathetic.

[kainemaxwell]

Wow, I can't believe how much you all are bitching about this. Only assholes call corporate offices and demand discipline or restitution or lawsuits. It sucks that the Target customer service people were too dense to compare the seal, but they are trained to look for suspicious activity. I work in customer service and I see people try to return rewrapped, resealed, and obviously fake stuff for cash all the time. Now, I wouldn't have called the cops on you before checking the seal, but that doesn't mean you deserve a gift card. Don't be the bitchy customer everyone hates. Be the customer that is polite and friendly and you'll get what you want more often than not. If you kill the soccer mom's with the cop's gun, kill them with kindness.
How about not.

Complain to corporate though.

[GunPanther]

I agree with the people that say that you should contact corporate, but not the people that say you should try to sue. I wasn't there, and I don't know what went on but if the store called the police on me for no reason, I would like to hear an apology of some sort from a higher-up.

But sueing? Get real. If we had English Law, it would be way to dangerous to sue over this because of the chance of losing... which means that you don't really have a case to begin with (this isn't directed at you Muffin, just everyone who was suggesting that suing is the answer).

Again though, I wasn't there. While I generally believe what you're saying, I've also seen some insane stuff customer-service related when I worked for an amusement park, and I'm sure some of the people that I had to call security for told them that they weren't doing anything wrong. Again, I don't think that's you though -- I think that an over-zealous employee thought it would be a good way to get noticed by getting someone who was trying to rip off the store to be caught. Unfortunately, that obviously isn't the right way to do it, and that's why I would go to management.


To each their own, goatdan.

You're entitled to your opinion, as am I.

As I said before, if I were put in the same situation, I would try to contact a lawyer and see if I had a case. If I did, I'd go forward and file a case against the offending parties. If not, then I'd just drop it. Regardless, I still would have contacted the corporate offices of the offending company.

My main reason for wanting to sue (if that situation had happened to me) would be 'slander'. False accusations, especially in public are very embarassing to anyone. People are accusing you of something you obviously didn't do, therefore they should be held accountable for their accusations, just like a Peace Officer is responsible for each shot that they fire from their sidearms.

Those are just my thoughts.





:rockets: GunPanther :2gunfire:

[GunPanther]

Ok what happened at the Target sucks but god damn you don't need to mention suing them? This sort of thing is why the courts are so overwhelmed in America, people suing people over nothing at all. Don't even joke about it, it’s pathetic.

I'm not joking about suing a corporation over slander.

True, the courts are overwhelmed here in America, but hey, that's our problem and we deal with it.

Since you're from Canada, don't mention anything about how us Americans run things. You don't have any right to criticize how our judicial system is so swamped. Until you become a citizen, keep your remarks about America to yourself. We may not be perfect, but we're doing our best with what we've got.




:rockets: GunPanther :2gunfire:

[Kroogah]

OK fellas, 'nuff flaming. Please direct all complaints about suing/not suing to....uh, somewhere else.

[goatdan]

GunPanther,

Would you try to raise the issue of "slander" against Target (which isn't even a valid argument by the way, since he wasn't arrested just "talked too") if you would have to pay the court fees if you lost the case?

You state that people should be held accountable for their actions. Just up the page you also stated:


Me? I used to act like an asshole to almost everyone I came in contact with, but then, I eventually mellowed out because I realized that it's just not cool to be an asshole.

Does that mean that for the time that you were being an asshole (which I assume means something akin to getting angry / loud at a store for making small mistakes and demanding your money back) the store employees that you yelled at about things can sue you for publicly embarassing them?

I can't tell you how many times I've been yelled at for things that have absolutely nothing to do with me and then accussed of being everything under the sun in very public places from people at work. Should I have the right to sue any of these people any time they hurt my feelings?

[DigitalSpace]

... When a couple a guys who were up to no good started makin trouble in mah neighborhood, I got in one little fight and my mom got scared she said "yer movin with yer auntie and uncle in bell aire!".....

Now that's what I'M talkin' bout.

Now that song's stuck in my head. LOL

"I pulled up to the house around 7 or 8
and I yelled to the cabble 'yo homie, smell ya later'
looked at my kingdom, I was finally there
to sit in my throne as the Prince of Bel-Air"

Anyways muffinman, that's pretty messed up. Glad things got figured out.

[poloplayr]

Hey, you should really go back and talk to her manager. I would never stand forthat kind of treatment.

[Sothy]

The Fresh Prince wrote:
Sothy wrote:
... When a couple a guys who were up to no good started makin trouble in mah neighborhood, I got in one little fight and my mom got scared she said "yer movin with yer auntie and uncle in bell aire!".....


Now that's what I'M talkin' bout.


Now that song's stuck in my head.

""

You missed the other one.

I whistled for a cap and when it came near I saw the liscense plate said "FRESH" and it had dice in the mirror, if anything I could say that this cab was rare but I thought naw' forget it, "YO HOLMES TO BELAIRE!"

Beep beep a deep eep eep epp beep eeep eep eep a deep eep

[Psyleid]

what a wench..... I've been accused of stealing a few times and alot of times i have people that work there following me around.

[Psyleid]

Wow, I can't believe how much you all are bitching about this...

The point is, he told them to compare the game to another game rather than a cd... Yet the cocky, bitchy, smart-ass soccer mom refused.

[GunPanther]

GunPanther,

Would you try to raise the issue of "slander" against Target (which isn't even a valid argument by the way, since he wasn't arrested just "talked too") if you would have to pay the court fees if you lost the case?

You state that people should be held accountable for their actions. Just up the page you also stated:


Me? I used to act like an asshole to almost everyone I came in contact with, but then, I eventually mellowed out because I realized that it's just not cool to be an asshole.

Does that mean that for the time that you were being an asshole (which I assume means something akin to getting angry / loud at a store for making small mistakes and demanding your money back) the store employees that you yelled at about things can sue you for publicly embarassing them?

I can't tell you how many times I've been yelled at for things that have absolutely nothing to do with me and then accussed of being everything under the sun in very public places from people at work. Should I have the right to sue any of these people any time they hurt my feelings?


Well goatdan,

If you're so inclined to sue them, go right ahead. I mean, if you feel distressed by what the asshole customers are saying, then by all means, shoot for some sort of compensation. (Just remember that these same people are probably going to be assholes for the rest of their lives, or until they mellow out somehow)

Nowadays, even simple stuff like 'bullies' in schools are being sued by the students that are being harrassed by them. Whether it be physical or mental abuse, there is still a case filed every now and then. Most of these cases are not publicized, but they still exist. Whether or not the cases hold up is entirely up to the courts.

I know where you're coming from. I too, have been at the receiving end of disgruntled customers or even people in day to day life who have became angry or irate towards me for no apparent reason.

It just boils down to how these people are raised, at least that's how I think it falls together.






:rockets: GunPanther :2gunfire:

[hezeuschrist]

Wow, I can't believe how much you all are bitching about this. Only assholes call corporate offices and demand discipline or restitution or lawsuits. It sucks that the Target customer service people were too dense to compare the seal, but they are trained to look for suspicious activity. I work in customer service and I see people try to return rewrapped, resealed, and obviously fake stuff for cash all the time. Now, I wouldn't have called the cops on you before checking the seal, but that doesn't mean you deserve a gift card. Don't be the bitchy customer everyone hates. Be the customer that is polite and friendly and you'll get what you want more often than not. If you kill the soccer mom's with the cop's gun, kill them with kindness.

You're totally missing the point. You're asking everyone to just get shit on by anyone that makes a mistake, rather than reprimand them for it.

I worked in a video store for 4 years, and I know where you're coming from, but that's totally wrong. If someoen comes into my store with a problem, and they're already all pissed off at me personally for a corporate policy, then yes, they are the asshole customer. Or if I feed someone a line of corporate policy, and they yell at me. There are more than enough times when I've been the asshole strictly because the person came in with a shitty attitude, but the people that have the ability to present their case in a calm manner should always get what they want, or at least a reasonable explanation.

This incident had nothing to do with policy, just the lady being a bitch. Obviously completely unknowledgable about the subject, she made an assanine assumption and refused to accomodate his very reasonable request of comparing it to another copy of the same thing. If it were me and she told me I was wrong when she presented the CD, I would have gone off, made a scene, and demanded to speak to management. I would get corporate numbers of all kinds, because as much of a dickhead thing it is to try to get someone fired, a job is not something you deserve, it's something you earn. Some people deserve to be in the gutter. If you can't handle people in a reasonable manner, you have no right to hold a retail position. I'd be doing the rest of the patrons of the store a favor to get that lady a good talking to or even fired.

The best lessons are the ones hardest learned.

[sisko]

I agree with the people that say that you should contact corporate, but not the people that say you should try to sue. I wasn't there, and I don't know what went on but if the store called the police on me for no reason, I would like to hear an apology of some sort from a higher-up.

But sueing? Get real. If we had English Law, it would be way to dangerous to sue over this because of the chance of losing... which means that you don't really have a case to begin with (this isn't directed at you Muffin, just everyone who was suggesting that suing is the answer).

Again though, I wasn't there. While I generally believe what you're saying, I've also seen some insane stuff customer-service related when I worked for an amusement park, and I'm sure some of the people that I had to call security for told them that they weren't doing anything wrong. Again, I don't think that's you though -- I think that an over-zealous employee thought it would be a good way to get noticed by getting someone who was trying to rip off the store to be caught. Unfortunately, that obviously isn't the right way to do it, and that's why I would go to management.

Agreed.

I would be be pissed, and demand an apology right out.

I wouldn't demand or even suggest compensation in the form of a gift card, but I wouldn't refuse it if it was offered either.

But a LAWSUIT? What would he sue for? An hour's worth of lost wages(for a minor no less.....aren't you 14?)? $1 million for defamation of character? Friviolous. A waste of time and money on everyone's part.

You don't have to sue everyone for everything -.-

[Half Japanese]

I'd just write a letter to corporate and also send a copy to the store's manager explaining what happened. It's not extortion or treachery to expect a decent shopping experience from the stores you visit, especially not chain stores that have locations in every major city in America. The lady should have checked with someone in the media department to compare the seals (and hey, it's even worse with CDs, when some minor labels don't even have a good sealing method, a GSYBE cd I bought was in a little slipcase that resealed). I work at Circuit City too and when we have an issue like that a customer service person calls up someone in the respective department and gets them to check whether or not everything is there (iPod for instance), etc. What it comes down to is the customer service bitch was negligent, lazy and obviously drama-hungry. The customer is far from always right, but sometimes a little benefit of the doubt is much-needed, and this lady apparently wasn't having any of it. You shouldn't expect compensation in return other than an apology at least, but as Sisko stated, I surely wouldn't turn it down if it was offered.

[Hovoc]

But a LAWSUIT? What would he sue for? An hour's worth of lost wages(for a minor no less.....aren't you 14?)? $1 million for defamation of character? Friviolous. A waste of time and money on everyone's part.

You don't have to sue everyone for everything -.-



aside from the fact that he was publically embarassed? how about to teach the assholes at target to think about their actions next time?

[dreams]

The people at Target were only doing their job.

Yes, being avid video gamers we may know that the game was shrinkwrapped differently (I sure didn't by the way), but to someone who isn't an avid video gamer and had never seen a shrinked copy of that game it would certainly be suspicious. I would have said something if I was in that position.

And yes, I understand that he told the woman that this game was shrinked differently and told her to get another sealed copy of the game to compare. Myself, having seen hundreds of games shrinked the same way, it's hard to fathom that ONE game would be different. I wouldn't believe it for a second myself, had I not seen the posts here stating it was the truth. I probably wouldn't have bothered to check either.

Yes, it was unfortunate. Yes, you deserve an apology, but I'm on the "no need to sue" bandwagon. Like I said, they were just doing their job.

[sisko]

But a LAWSUIT? What would he sue for? An hour's worth of lost wages(for a minor no less.....aren't you 14?)? $1 million for defamation of character? Friviolous. A waste of time and money on everyone's part.

You don't have to sue everyone for everything -.-



aside from the fact that he was publically embarassed? how about to teach the assholes at target to think about their actions next time?

omfg you called h3r an @ssh0l3! Sh3 SUE j00 NAO! GIB heR MILL1)ns pl0x

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It would be a frivoulous lawsuit and there are other methods to ensure this doesn't happen again, such as calling the corporate office and lodging a formal complaint against the involved employees.

This guy is 14 years old, and has no character to defame and no reputation to uphold. Even if one was are over 18, they will very likely lose such a frivolous lawsuit.

Again, you don't have to sue everyone for everything, and you SHOULDN'T. ESPECIALLY when you would LOSE.

[DeputyMoniker]

Could you please explain how it was Shrinkwrapped differently?

The believe the above-mentioned game is one of the larger cardboard folder style games. You open it up like a book to find your discs inside. They’re normally shrunk with the stretchy wrapping, crimped on the sides, as opposed to the hard CD style wrapping, folded on the sides.

[Hovoc]

But a LAWSUIT? What would he sue for? An hour's worth of lost wages(for a minor no less.....aren't you 14?)? $1 million for defamation of character? Friviolous. A waste of time and money on everyone's part.

You don't have to sue everyone for everything -.-



aside from the fact that he was publically embarassed? how about to teach the assholes at target to think about their actions next time?

omfg you called h3r an @ssh0l3! Sh3 SUE j00 NAO! GIB heR MILL1)ns pl0x

...

It would be a frivoulous lawsuit and there are other methods to ensure this doesn't happen again, such as calling the corporate office and lodging a formal complaint against the involved employees.

This guy is 14 years old, and has no character to defame and no reputation to uphold. Even if one was are over 18, they will very likely lose such a frivolous lawsuit.

Again, you don't have to sue everyone for everything, and you SHOULDN'T. ESPECIALLY when you would LOSE.




why not? everyone else is doing it and winning :D

[Xtasy]

I thought a soccermom is a mom too overprotective of her kids and they usually have sand in their vagina

But im an english lad too so what would i know LOL

-Xtasy

[Iron Draggon]

Returning stuff to Target sucks anyway. I took something back that I hadn't opened yet (with a receipt) and they scanned it and said that I had already returned it. And I was like, if I already returned it, then how did I manage to get it back and get it out of the store with a receipt for it that isn't marked as a return? But worse yet, it was only a $5 item. If I was gonna scam them, I'd be doing it for alot more than a lousy 5 bucks. I can imagine them calling the cops on me over it though, and I wish they would've. Not only would I be all over them, but my mom would be all over them too. We'd get a real nice free Target shopping spree by the time my family was done with them. But otherwise Target rocks. I've bought alot of games and stuff from them.

[Neil Koch]

I worked at Target for 10 years and saw my share of pissy customers, but this is one case where it's justified.

1) The clerk didn't even bother checking another copy of the game
2) All this was done in full view of many other customers

At the very least, it deserves a formal apology from the store and probably some sort of disciplinary action against the employee.

[Muscelli]

The shrinkwrapping was the rubbery kind that would rip, if u scratched it... as opposed to the CD kind, where if u scratched it... it wouldnt rip...

hard to explain

[Big Papa Husker]

I would seriously call corporate, go back to the store and demand an apology, at the least.