Favorite LFS "CUSTOMER" STORIES ...

[ceeej31]

I was working at Petsmart yesterday, and a customer came in. She had a 10 gallon tank and wanted goldfish. I didnt help her but my co-worker did and thanks to an angry customer complaint from before, we are no longer able to deny fish. The customer insisted on our two biggest ryukin goldfish, and a "suckerfish". I ask the customer "what is a suckerfish?" The cust. said, "you know the fish that eats dirt" My response was "I dont think any fish will eat dirt". Then she says "you know the fish that eats "poop", I said "poop?, I dont think any fish eat poop either" The co-worker finished bagging up the two huge goldfish. As a hobbyist I just couldnt let her buy the 3 fish without a complete explanation of how it is not a good ideal to get those three fish, I then tried to talk her out of it, telling her how they would get to big for that tank and how dirty the goldfish were. The customer start talking bad about us to her husband in spanish, and the whole time me and my co-worker are understanding every single word. She treated us like we knew nothing, sometimes I just let them buy the fish and learn on their own.

i would have told her to have a nice day in spanish as she left

 

[snyder810]

lol i notcied that this thread turned from "favorite" LFS stories to "Worst" LFS stories

that's because the worst are everyones favorites to read. honestly do you think this thread would still be going strong if it was
" i had an awesome customer today, really knowledgable and we discussed many of the fish at great lengths and talked about our experiences with said fish"
as a worker those are great, but not really that riveting of a read. so i'm all for dishing out the worst/amusing stories just to know that it isn't just me who must deal with such ignorance.

 

[innerchi89]

Lol, I was thinking of it. But I was like nah, Ill let her have her little victory until the fish die.

 

[Stump]

that's because the worst are everyones favorites to read. honestly do you think this thread would still be going strong if it was
" i had an awesome customer today, really knowledgable and we discussed many of the fish at great lengths and talked about our experiences with said fish"
as a worker those are great, but not really that riveting of a read. so i'm all for dishing out the worst/amusing stories just to know that it isn't just me who must deal with such ignorance.

I completely agree.

 

[likestofish]

yup the only reason people check her is to see the new horrer story of the day

 

[Bottomfeeder]

true lol

 

[Thedaniokeeper]

Today I was at PetSmart and I saw a gourami and a platy riding to their doom in a 2 gallon bettakeeper...

 

[Cammo X]

Not bad or anything just funny. I had a customer come in yesterday and call a whiptail a widdletail, lol its a noob mistake, i just thought it was funny hahaha.

Cam

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

I suppose that you get that sort of people in any profession.

 

[Darkangelsfury]

I had a customer come in today and say she had a yellow leopard and a jack kadempski !