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RingTailedLemur:
Yes, I had a friend get very upset with me when I wouldn't serve her alcohol at the pub I worked in. I was over 18 and she was a few months short of being 18.
Serving her alcohol would have been illegal, and could result in the place being shut down and all sorts.
LadyClaire:
--- Quote from: CrochetFanatic on November 26, 2012, 12:13:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: LadyClaire on November 26, 2012, 10:10:58 AM ---I just got a part-time seasonal job at a big department store. We get a pretty good discount when you factor in that it stacks with coupons and sale prices (one of the women working there said she ended up paying $36 for a $200 sweater). Suddenly everyone I know is asking if they can use my discount. First, it's against policy..only my husband is eligible to receive my discount, and they do keep an eye on the registers to make sure you're not misusing it. Second thing is, you get the discount by using a store credit card that they give you. So in order for someone else to use my discount, I'd have to hand over my credit card to them, or buy the item myself and have them pay me back. Which I am not going to do, because again..credit card. I'm not racking up debt just so people can save some extra money, especially since I wouldn't trust some of the ones who are asking to actually pay me back. One even said "Oh, it's a credit card? So you could buy it for me and I could just pay you back at the end of the billing cycle!"
Another person asked if I could give a discount by marking the item as damaged (those get an extra 10% off) even if it's not. Um..no. Stop asking! If you want a discount, get a job at the store yourself.
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Ugh, I hate that! I lost a so-called "friendship" over it when I refused to let them use my discount. It turned into a huge fight (not on store grounds, luckily), and I asked, "Is my worth to you measured by what you can get out of me?" The response was, "You're so selfish!" Yeah, I guess I am! Such as it was, I wanted to keep my job.
I also had a customer report me to a manager for rudeness by giving her a flat-out "no" when she asked for the same. She didn't like "blunt refusals", according to her. She didn't get her discount. ;D
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My husband also gets it. He works as an optician, and gets a hefty discount on glasses. His mother is awful about saying "Oh, you should go to XYZ Optical Place..my son can give you a big discount on glasses!"
The only way he can share his discount is by using one of the few coupons they give employees for that purpose. He gets only 6 of those per year, and people are constantly asking him for them so they tend to be spoken for before he even gets a new booklet of them.
gramma dishes:
--- Quote from: LadyClaire on November 26, 2012, 01:46:23 PM ---
... My husband also gets it. He works as an optician, and gets a hefty discount on glasses. His mother is awful about saying "Oh, you should go to XYZ Optical Place..my son can give you a big discount on glasses!" ...
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Can't he just ask (tell) his Mom to stop doing that?
LadyClaire:
--- Quote from: gramma dishes on November 26, 2012, 01:49:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: LadyClaire on November 26, 2012, 01:46:23 PM ---
... My husband also gets it. He works as an optician, and gets a hefty discount on glasses. His mother is awful about saying "Oh, you should go to XYZ Optical Place..my son can give you a big discount on glasses!" ...
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Can't he just ask (tell) his Mom to stop doing that?
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He has told her several times to stop. Unfortunately telling her to stop doing something is like telling the wind to stop blowing. She'll just keep doing it anyways.
gramma dishes:
--- Quote from: LadyClaire on November 26, 2012, 02:01:01 PM ---
--- Quote from: gramma dishes on November 26, 2012, 01:49:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: LadyClaire on November 26, 2012, 01:46:23 PM ---
... My husband also gets it. He works as an optician, and gets a hefty discount on glasses. His mother is awful about saying "Oh, you should go to XYZ Optical Place..my son can give you a big discount on glasses!" ...
--- End quote ---
Can't he just ask (tell) his Mom to stop doing that?
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He has told her several times to stop. Unfortunately telling her to stop doing something is like telling the wind to stop blowing. She'll just keep doing it anyways.
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How about turning it back on her? Like "Mom, you know when you promise your friends I can get them big discounts on their glasses, it really makes YOU look bad when it turns out that I really can't do that! Having to tell them that that just won't be possible is kind of embarrassing even for me. I can't imagine how embarrassing it must be for you!"
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