1. We had two customers leave their cellphones in the store today. One had a little junker phone that closer resembled a fossil than a phone. The other was a fairly new phone. It sat on top of our X360 display and I commented to the group of guys about it. They shrugged it off. Sure enough they forgot it. What makes the story was the first phone call that came on the phone. I figured it was a friend of his looking for the phone. It was definitely a friend...the picture on his phone that showed calling was a girl, probably mid twenties,...and completely topless. The kid came back a few hours later and got the phone...I didn't have the guts to tell him I saw his significant others carnal parts.
2. We have run out of shipping supplies. That means we are kind of back ordered on transfers to other stores. One of these transfers is a strategy guide. I guess the kid got impatient because he called me and asked to come pick it up. No problem. I gave him directions and all seemed well. He called three times asking how to get my store. When he finally got there he bought the SG and sat there glancing over it and started telling us stories about smart cars and how they will kill people if they get in wrecks. He emphasized his point by holding his hands up to show us how small a small car is in a wreck. He really wanted to show it off to my female coworker who was busy filling out paper work, but when she didn't notice he clenched his hands harder, flailed them about a little and got louder and louder until she glanced up. He smiled crookedly and left the store about five seconds later.
3. We have a "regular" who calls all the time. When he has trouble with a game he calls and expects us to walk him through that part since he doesn't have the internet. He is also somewhat...slow...literally handicapped a bit. Most of us have learned not to say we have even heard of a game, much less played it when he comes in or calls, just be friendly and quick. He talks and stays for hours and hours. He called today in the middle of a rush, and I really didn't care to tell him for the fourteenth time where to find the hidden item he has been looking for (in deja vu world?) for months and months, so I told him I had never heard of Batman Arkham Asylum. He asked my name recognizing my voice. I told him I was new and my name was Tim. He said he would call again for another employee and that I needed to play Batman. *whew*
4. We understand that kids can be destructive to discs. We really do. But you can't expect us not to hate you a little when you bring in a stack of discs for buffing that look like they were used as your kid's concrete roller skates. If my two year old can learn that touching discs and not putting them away is "badbad", then I'm sure your twelve year old contains such a capacity. Also- I will try to fix all discs that come our way if I think it is a possibility. That said, if you have "questionable" content discs expect us to chuckle about it to each other. We had an elderly guy come in today asking for a disc buff, and if there was a sequel to this racy softcore pirates ripoff and if we could buff his old one. This has actually happened before with another older guy. He leaned in close and whispered this in my ear. I told him I think there is a sequel next door, and yes, I would buff his naughty disc and be discreet.
Modern Warfare is released in a few days, expect some hilarity out of this week...
