Guess its a two for one special right now cause this is about to be a dual topic post! Anyways, this came about today as I was at work(at an Automotive parts and repair store). For some reason it was "Ask-a-dumb-question-then-debate-the-fact-with-a-specialist day" cause for several hours all I got was a bunch of cocky idiots arguing technical knowledge with me. However, there were two guys who really stood out and almost made me realize how shitty the economy is right now.
Lets start with customer X who I didn't sell anything to but instead had 3 separate conversations with over the phone for at least 12 minutes at a time. He first called about a battery for a Jeep Grand Cherokee I believe. After explaining the cheapest battery I had was $90 which was a sale price down from $125., he kept asking me how to lower the price. I told him straight there's nothing I can do. He called again asking about alternative options, I told him we can try to charge it which would cost him $20. or he can try to jump it. Again it was too expensive for him, he wanted us to tow his car to our shop to do a $14 battery test(we do not provide tow services period). The third time he calls to ask me if the battery he had in another car could work. I explained to him the risks involved and recommended he not try that and he countered me with stories of his friend using a Civic battery in a Pick-up. Well I have no idea what he did but I gave up and hung up on him out of exhaustion.
A second customer came in looking for a battery for a 2007 Hyundai Accent. I told him we didn't have the battery model. He refused to take no for an answer. He argued with me, my store manager, my shop managers and other colleagues. I recommended a universal battery that would do the job but its beyond his budget. He settles with a tiny $60 battery and went to cash out. Now he's $5 short and starts arguing that we should advertise prices with taxes cause apparently he was fooled and amazed that our store charges taxes(seriously?) and in the end leave.
These two observations really taught me something: Idiots + this recession = the most arrogant and stubborn assholes on planet earth! I was seriously so pissed off with both these fellas, wasted my fucking time because they couldn't fantom paying a day's wages for fix their cars. WHY ARE YOU DRIVING MORONS?! Even more I realize how horrible this economy is right now, I have customers making life decisions everyday. To drive or to eat? This shit needs to stop!
on Friday, October 30, 2009
Depending on your awareness of indie music scene, hearing Nino Moschella's name will either have you super excited to the point of hyperventilation or leave you staring in oblivion. The Californian crooner has been on the scene for quite some time and really blew up big with his collabs with Shawn Lee' Ping Pong Orchrestra. My guess is his most popular song is probably "Kiss the Sky" which although never commercially pushed was featured on numerous TV and film soundtracks. It's quite beautiful, check it out! And if you enjoyed it, check out his albums The Fix and Boomshadow!
on Thursday, October 29, 2009
November is the definite man-month aka Mustache month! For thirty days you are encouraged to grow and groom that fly looking mustache in whatever style you're going for as long as it doesn't become a beard or goatee! IF you are joining in...check out Pepsi's Mo-mento maker facebook app for recording your mustache adventure!!!
I only just recently started this blog but I know there are some regular readers out there. My page hits as of this morning tallied about 400 so far. But blogging is more than "only reading" or "only posting" its a social playground and feedback is very important to me. So I'm reaching out to those readers out there to encourage me to keep writing by giving me some directions. Enjoyed an article? let me know in the comment box! Disagreed with something I said? Again the comment box! Want me to cover a topic relating to this blog? Again there's a comment box! Just as I share my thoughts, I appreciate you sharing yours!
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on Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Yep, you definitely read right: Dance music heavyweights A-Trak and Armand Van Helden have joined forces to bring you the coolest, freshest, wildest new sensation named after that delicious sweet and sour condiment that usually accompany our chinese food Takeout: DUCK SAUCE! Now don't start judging yet, check out their debut single; a nice, upbeat, "disco-days" nostalgia inducing track called aNYway. The song really makes me wanna get get up and start dancing anywhere/everywhere and its on infinite repeat in my head right now grr! Check out both vids!
Duck Sauce "aNYway" (Surface To Air version) from A-Trak on Vimeo.
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