Rendered Speechless

[nelson133]

I rented a new movie from a local video chain today (Brothers Grimm), took it home, threw it in the player and after playing for a bit, it started to stutter and pixilate, etc. took it out and found a circular groove about 1/3 of the way across the disk, in line with the tracks. Took it back, damaged disks from a rental place being no surprise, and just about dropped over when the clerk said" oh yeah, somebody tried to burn this on a computer, we see this all the time." I guess the military should be borrowing the lasers from dvd burners or star wars projects, or maybe somebody used a dull needle when they were "burning" it. still laughing. And I thought all te truly clueless
salespeople worked in gun stores. Nyah Levi

[redwudz]

They probably tried to burn it 16XX speed.

I had one all scratched up from a rental store and finally realized they must have put two discs in the player at once and ran it for quite a while.

[fritzi93]

And I thought all te truly clueless
salespeople worked in gun stores. Nyah Levi

Not all, but they have their share alright. Caveat emptor. I avoid salespeople on general principles.

[otpw1]

It took me a bit to realize what the clerk thinks is going on.

[thecoalman]

Probably heard the manager this saying this and is just repeating these new found words of wisdom.

The two best i had both at Best Buy:

I'm getting some discs and my brother is with me and asks the clerk which ones to get, my brother has no clue either...The clerk: "the DL disks" ... Never asked if it was dual layer burner or not....

And from A/V section walk of fame: Me"Do have any VHS decks with S-Video" Clerk" "What's S-Video?" Now I know S-Video isn't a common thing that many people know about but I would think that a little knowledge of it should be a prerequisite for working in the A/V section of a electronics store....

[FulciLives]

I once applied for a job at Circuit City since I understood that they made commisions on sales. I applied for a salesperson position and indicated that I had extensive knowledge of home A/V equipment as well as computer equipment and that my only "weak" point was car audio stuff.

I should point out that they did have a sign out saying that they were hiring for a variety of positions including salespeople. So I filled out an application and a week or so later I got a "form letter" thanking me for my interview (huh?) and telling me that they decided not to hire me but thanks anyways.

Why did I think I had a good chance of being hired? Well for one I was not "young" at the time and I had retail store experience plus this ...

My mother bought a computer there a week or so before and I was with her and the saleperson (a mid to late 20 something or other) RAN HER FINGER firmly across an LCD computer monitor creating that "multi-color trail" and said "isn't that cool" because she was trying to convince my Mother to go with the LCD vs a CRT (and this was when LCD was still very new and DAMN expensive).

I nearly passed out when she did that

I figured if this dumb ass chick could get a salesperson job then I sure as hell could with my knowledge of stuff.

But alas it was not to be.

- John "FuilciLives" Coleman

[tweedledee]

I
So I filled out an application and a week or so later I got a "form letter" thanking me for my interview (huh?) and telling me that they decided not to hire me but thanks anyways.
- John "FuilciLives" Coleman

Hey Fulsie, when you filled out the form you should have left out the bit about being a "undead overlord" It may have scared them.

[FulciLives]

I
So I filled out an application and a week or so later I got a "form letter" thanking me for my interview (huh?) and telling me that they decided not to hire me but thanks anyways.
- John "FuilciLives" Coleman

Hey Fulsie, when you filled out the form you should have left out the bit about being a "undead overlord" It may have scared them.

My minions will bite your ass off ... just wait til the next full moon :P

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[mats.hogberg]

Had a similar experience as Fulci - applying for a sales job at Computer City long ago. Knew all ins and outs of computer hardware and software, and thought I really made an impression at the interview. Encouraged by me, a colleague of mine, a great guy, who convincingly could talk for hours with a customer about anything he knew nothing about, but no computer knowledge whatsoever, also applied. He got the job. I didn't.
I now realize they're looking for sales persons. No matter what you sell, it's the ability to sell that matters - not what you know about what you sell. 99% of the customers haven't got a clue anyway, and can't tell the difference.
So, if you sell 5 LCD screens by showing the customer the cool color trail when you run the finger across it, you're a better sales person than the one who sells 4 by knowing all connectors, resolutions, viewing angles, refresh rates & c. Sad but true.
Those of us who really know what we're looking for, generally don't go to those places (like Computer City), and don't need any sales person to tell us what we want, as we've made our home work before going to the shop.

/Mats

[MackemX]

, that clerk is overpaid

[PhoneMatt]

Want to really have some fun? Go to Best Buy and ask to see a VCR with a flying erase head. If you're lucky, you will get to see the department manager and see that s**t really does float to the top.

[thecoalman]

Want to really have some fun? Go to Best Buy and ask to see a VCR with a flying erase head. .

<gets evil idea about asking questions about features on a product that does not exist the next time he's at BB>

[ShadowrazoR]

somewhat off-topic, but i've run across people at a telco company counter who knew less about it than i did.

i was applying for a new broadband connection and asked the guy if other people could hack into my network. and he's like, "what hacking?"