DragonDew
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We're all about customer service at this store. It's the only reason it's still around, honestly. The prices are jacked up, 99% of the items are terrible ideas, and why don't people just shop online?
BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING. HOLY SHIT YOU'RE HAVING A BABY THIS IS SCARY AND EXCITING! GET IN HERE! WE'LL HELP YOU THE FUCK OUT. YOU'RE GONNA WALK AROUND THIS STORE FOR 4 HOURS WITH A WEIRD LITTLE SCANNER THING IN YOUR HAND AND GET IN HEATED ARGUMENTS OVER WHAT COLOR IS BETTER WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER! WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU WITH THIS NEW HUMAN YOU'RE BRINGING INTO THIS WORLD.
Fun fact: you can call the store to make sure, and you can also do "In-store pickup" where we shop around the store for your lazy ass, put all the items in a bag, and you pay online for it all. Then you get to wait twice as long as you would have just shopping, because someone has to be available and retrieve it from across the store.
Don't be pennygrabbing twat and argue this. It doesn't work at other stores. I can't tell you the number of times the cashiers have been swarmed and returned these items without checking. It just sucks for me later when I go to put it together for a discount as-is model and I'm suddenly covered in baby fluids.
Why do you think we owe you a coupon? It's a coupon. Not a reward for knowing we keep one back there for emergencies.
Why does this happen so often? Is there another popular store that does this that I don't know about? Quit being stingy. That's a damn car seat. That thing could outlive you in an accident, so you'd spend a pretty penny on a quality one.
Why do people assume what form anything will come in when we don't have the boxes on display? I get people upset they have to assemble a dresser, and people upset they can't fit it in their little sedans. It's always going to be as big as the biggest piece.
(Hint: if you ever have to pick up furniture and you've got a shitty tiny car, just "Test drive" a pickup truck from any dealership. It's cheaper than the 100 dollar delivery fee)
Seriously you're in charge of a human life now. Maybe you ought to read up on that a bit yeah?
(For those that don't know about tiny peoples, suffocation is the number 1 cause of infant deaths and if a baby rolls face first onto a pillow and can't roll back over, which they usually can't, they usually die)
This isn't "Makin Babies R Us"
This was the one time I couldn't keep it together. He was looking for a rectal thermometer lubricant, but failed to mention that beforehand. Got written up for laughing at that one, but it was worth it.
Walked away after that one. Couldn't have left that conversation with my job if I'd stayed.
Seriously though:
http://i.imgur.com/1bbfWs1.gif
EDIT (yeah i did that thing....) : So I totally missed the part where I meant to say that we DO sell the floor model and a discount when it's the last of it's item in the store. I thought I'd put that in the description, that's my bad.
Also, the baby pillow situation I should have clarified as customers literally looking for pillows to place in a crib for their babies to sleep on.
To those saying I'm not qualified to give baby advice, I assure you I am and you can take your skepticism over to the next confession bear.
This is an informative (intended to be humorous) rant post. It's not meant to simulate actual customer interaction. I have no idea why so many of you are so offended by this. Some of you are even arguing facts down in those comments.
Sorry for any confusion not really sorry because you guys are jerks.
KnightofStandardsAndPractices
When I worked retail we gave customers the coupon if they knew about it prior and asked for it. Just easier that way.
Wavingnotdrowning
http://imgur.com/pNAIuRi
earwaxaficionado
the day I stop losing my shit at stupid shit like this is the day I don't want to live any more
Cisforstupidthatsgoodenoughforme
-Jaden Smith
Gnosis226
Well someone woke up on the "Judgmental Twat" side of the bed this morning.
GoCanadaGo
This.
PleaseDontRespondToMySarcasticCommentsWithASeriousReply
Wait, so you guys don't sell babies? Oh...Oh dear God
cgKyou
People asking about baby pillows remember when baby pillows were a thing. The safety standards for kids change all the time and what once
Alohamora87
The biggest one I don't get is baby powder. I've heard no baby powder like 1000x. My daughter is still living even with it...
Unhelpfullyhelpful
i had the same issue with baby cream. they found a link between lotions and powder used on babies in the first year and eczema :(
cgKyou
was accepted and widely used no longer is. Exp: Walkers with wheels used to be used all the time and now they tell people not to use them.
mayormeowsalot
I work at ToysRUs and a lot of this is legit questions and clearly you are rude to your customers. Come visit me guys,I'll hook you up!
carlsbarkley39
I used to work there! We always did everything in our power to help out our customers. And we were even the worst store in the state!
mayormeowsalot
Same! I HATE it when I have to tell someone we don't have an item, so I do whatever I can to make sure they can get it
AgamemnonsMemes
Selling floor models at a discount is SUPER common around here. And things looking smaller or bigger in relation to your house makes sense.
crowoverlord
And they are talking about how big or small it looks in comparison to itself. And obviously if you have a big item you want to use a truck.
serella
Yes, but usually floor models aren't sold until the product is D/C'd or it's the last one left in the store. Not just as a cheaper option.
opiniongirl
I love how you rebuke people for being cheap yet suggest to test drive (at the risk of scratching) a new truck to deliver furniture.
DragonDew
I suggest they take the 100 dollar delivery because it's insured, but when they start cutting open boxes and tying pieces to a roof... well.
CanyonRidge
What, exactly, is a coupon emergency? why do you keep a coupon behind the till then?
ShakeDogResurrected
For people who forget to bring their coupons from home. This guy is just a douche.
ellaroo
Perhaps incase the coupon the customer brought in doesn't scan correctly. It can happen, barcode may have gotten wet or warped somehow.
ohheyimalex
The reason people ask all these money saving questions is because they work sometimes. Stop giving people discounts and I'll stop asking.
turntSnacOOOOOOO
Speaking as someone that has worked at BRU, I was terrified when I had to try and explain breast pumps to customers at age 16.
AxelSss
I buy discounted floor models at places. They might be worn out, so I wouldn't do it with a car seat, but its a legit question otherwise.
bunduz
Ex Demo is great, means its not faulty
ThatRussian
I'd never buy floor model for a baby. Child, maybe. Not baby. Cheaper versions exist at Walmart, friends, Target, Superstore, etc.
KnightofStandardsAndPractices
Main reason stores don't sell floor models is that someone has to assemble a new one to display after and not all assembly is done by staff,
KnightofStandardsAndPractices
I worked retail and a lot of our displays had to be set up by a third party rep from the respective company offering the item.
DragonDew
We sell them on a separate area once the model is discontinued and the warehouse has none, but while we sell it there'd be no reason.
USPS
Yeah actually a lot of furniture places give discounts on floor models, but you're right, usually only if they're out of stock/discontinued
AxelSss
I get that. I wait until it's the last unit left.
hadtochangeitcosdavefoundme
It's still fairly reasonable to enquire about it
VodkaReindeer
What kind of emergencies are the coupons for, @DragonDew?
Narushima
"We're all about customer service" > "you get to wait twice as long". OK...
Somanyquestions
How is babby formed?
MuckledNamblies
How girl get pragnent?
largehadroncollisions
they need to do way instain mother
largehadroncollisions
they need to do way instain mother
MuckledNamblies
Who kill thier babbys becuse these babbys can't frigth back
largehadroncollisions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_RaPOOVX1Y
ImABarRoomHero
You... sound like an asshole.
VarlosZ
#6 Somewhere there's a car dealership guy making a post about the jerks at Babies 'R Us who tell customers to scam him out of free rides.
TheMonsterWithinYou
Link pls
ThaiMaiShu
Most of these work stories have just become people bitching about their jobs.
forg0tton
Yeah, and?
Elliojsph
"Our store is only in business because of our customer service... but i'm an asshole."
whohasseenthewind
that's why I really liked the candy store one. it was the guy telling stories about how awesome his job was, such a nice change
QuadrilateralEnix
I missed that one. Is it recent? can you find the link?
Abyssion88
When I went through the madness of babies r us, I'm genuinely glad I never met an associate like this. You're a cunt and you should feel bad
ikmbaa
IM VERY FOND OF THE GUY THAT DARED TO POLITELY ASK FOR A COUPON
moxymox
"have just become"? These have been "customers suck/work sucks" stories from the beginning.
ThaiMaiShu
True, some of them at the beginning were funny because of the sheer ridiculousness of the customers, now they are just petty complaints IMO.
theaskhole
I prefer to think of it as people sharing the difficult, hilarious, and interesting about their jobs.
Ilovenaptime
This guy is just being an ass. I shop at Babies R Us and would hate to deal with a bitter sales associate like him
jahupa
Its easy to be polite when talking to the customers. But it's also good stress relief to rant after hours when you can't get in trouble.
Kitastrophe
I dunno about most, but this one was uncomfortable.
AveMe
I worked in a day camp, and when we were consellors only, we would bitch about the kids, even if we loved them.People just like to complain?
DezTurkish
Wasn't the original thing about people bitching about their jobs? That's what I always thought.
mausylaura
So true! I read one in Usersub about a guy at a gas station who was pissed that people weren't giving him tips.
PBlack09
They expect tips?
mausylaura
Apparently. His argument was that he was making only minimum wage.
itsybitsyspider
Yes, and so are a lot of other people who work at jobs that don't require tips.
mausylaura
Exactly what I thought.
BrainBlow
As a European, the concept of gas station attendants getting tips is an utterly bizarre.
mausylaura
Totally agree. I make a little more than minimum wage and I always tip for food service and deliveries. (1)
mausylaura
But for the rest, I really can't afford it (2)
BecaauseImBatman
Uh, as an American the concept of gas station attendants getting tips is utterly bizarre.
Pangs
It wasn't bizarre when there were a lot of full service stations.
FeckItImAubreyPlazaNow
The concept of a gas station attendant is bizarre. We still have those?
Peridactyl
I think youre just a bad employee. ;-;
DragonDew
Why would you think that? I'm an excellent employee.
Jillato
The people giving you hate has never worked retail before. Don't take it personally. They just don't know.
DragonDew
I've got 3000 fake internet points in 7 hours that says they don't know. I know I know, my employers know I know. That's all I need lol.
swozey
EVERYBODY has worked retail. You're the outlier if you haven't.
UrMomsANiceLady
Down voting for being an asshole. Seriously bro, get it together. Remember you chose this job.
Placeboy
I knew a dude named Stephen who worked at TRU and Babies R Us. He was a complete douchecanoe.
deathdyingdecay
I love your username so much
whalesounds
Some people get stuck in retail, despite their best efforts to get out.
swozey
The people who get stuck in retail ACT like the person who made this post. Nobody WANTS to put them in other positions.
whalesounds
Not necessarily.
tanebou
This is true, but did OP get stuck in being an asshole too?
whalesounds
Haha, idk, but maybe he's working on it?
TheLimpinBiscuit
Perhaps #7 was looking for pillows specifically used to keep said baby from turning over in the first place.
crowoverlord
Even so, they shouldn't say pillows for the baby to sleep on. That's just confusing.
Vilociraptor
Maybe they are confused, it's not exactly easy.
DragonDew
Oh i forgot to mention in the little text that I show them the nursing pillows, position pillows, floor pillows etc, and they insist on bed
BDSMBlooddoll
Might've wanted to include that. It seriously makes you look like a jerk to go "I wanna help new parents" then criticize them.
DragonDew
Yeah I think I put too much in, and as a result missed some key details, but I've added them at the bottom now. Hopefully that will help...
Vilociraptor
Or the Boppy... There are plenty of baby type pillows.
littleasianninja
-1 for mostly being an asshole about your responses (at least in the post), +1 for spreading awareness about baby suffocation.
llamasaylol
How do you down vote and upvote a post at the same time? O_O
littleasianninja
I click both arrows, it just depends on which arrow I clicked first ;)
DorthLous
If that person was working in my company and I found that out, they'd go to re-training on the spot. What is wrong with OP?
SizzleSphinx
But how can you give .10 points?
DOMEwithouttheE
-1 for suggesting to test drive a pickup to avoid a delivery fee. Asking for a coupon is a sin, but scamming an auto dealer is good ethics?
littleasianninja
TBH I got lazy and didn't even read that far... lol
MagneticLasso
I NEVER KNEW THAT PILLOWS WOULD DO THAT!
YodasLeftEar
like... fuck pillows dude... fucking baby killers
andsy
Pillow question is not that simple. Pillow prevents flat head. Official pillow advice varies, many say "use until baby can turn over" 1/2
andsy
Definitely DO use pillow in pram, on changing table and other lying down situations where baby is supervised. Baby pillows are a thing. 2/2
littleasianninja
Just said +1 for spreading awareness, be aware of the danger and make informed decisions. Saddest stories are the "I didn't know" ones IMO.
DragonDew
I would never respond to any customers this way. My "answers" here are all just things I wish I could say after hearing it the 100th time.
Carger
There's a good chance you're not hiding your disdain for your customers as well as you think you are.
PaperCl1p
Even the fact that he thinks working at babies r us qualifies him to give child rearing advice labels him as a douche nugget
ThaiMaiShu
OP has been in asshole in a lot of his responses to others on this post that I have read as well.
DragonDew
I haven't been rude to a single person though. I'm actually pretty upset that everyone's tearing this up and I'm doing my best to stay civil
swozey
This entire post is rude and any intelligent CEO would be embarrassed to know that you're on their staff.
DragonDew
Any intelligent CEO could read, so... No.
swozey
Nice response. If you were less immature and impolite you might not be working in retail right now. Your customers are gold.
ThaiMaiShu
You haven't been rude to people on here, but you're judgement of customers (for the most part) is incredibly inconsiderate of their 1/2
ThaiMaiShu
(*your [in previous post]) perspective on the situation and criticize them for something that might not be as obvious to them as it is 2/3
ThaiMaiShu
to you. You've gotta look at it from their perspective. For example, most people don't think babies r us is a high end baby store. 3/3
DragonDew
I'm actually really nice, but it's 5:30am and who's sober on imgur at 5:30am anyway? +1 for your honesty though.
Cisforstupidthatsgoodenoughforme
Nice. You even have good customer service skills with strangers online.
TheNuclearSaxophone
I'm sober on Imgur at 5:30am! But it's because I'm at work. I did wake up hungover at 2:30am for my shift, that counts for something right?
DragonDew
I wish i could be hungover at a desk job on imgur. unloading 4am trucks hungover isn't exactly the doctor's prescription for feeling better.
Ilikefriedpickles
Yeah... The coupon thing? Most stores are happy to share coupons with you - I know I was when I worked in customer service. OP is crabby :P
DezTurkish
I want to know the stores you've been to that happily.gave you 20% off coupons.
Ilikefriedpickles
When I worked at Best Buy and K-Mart in my younger years, I always shared with customers. Some places that come to mind as a customer (1/2)
Ilikefriedpickles
"hey, by the way we have this coupon we sent out, I'll put it on for you!" Maybe they don't give them to mean customers, but I'm nice :) 3/3
Ilikefriedpickles
are Macy's, Dillards (all department stores really), grocery stores, Auto Zone, etc... and those are given out unprompted, like (2/3)
swozey
I've had cashiers ring me up with a coupon TONS of times. I don't even ask for coupons, they just scan it or ask if I have a loyalty card.
DezTurkish
That's actually really cool, but that's not to say that that's OP's store's policy or that your cashier were allowed to do that.
PaladinsAreReal
Exactly. Like, what the fuck do you care if you give someone 20% off? You're actually intentionally being a dick.
DezTurkish
Actually if you give that out when the store wouldn't want you to you could be written up or worse. Not always a cashier's call.
PaladinsAreReal
If they didn't want you using it, they wouldn't give it to you so you had one behind the till.
DezTurkish
Or they give it to you with specific instructions. OP even referred to them as back up, meaning they're not just meant to be handed out.
TokiDokiWartooth
+1 for liking fried pickles! Had them at the boardwalk once and they blew me away!
tanebou
Is there a Captain D's near you? They serve fried pickles.
TokiDokiWartooth
I've never heard of Captain D's! I live in NJ and the site says there's one about an hour away (about as far as the boardwalk from here).
tanebou
They're a great little restaurant.
TokiDokiWartooth
(2/2) I'd be willing to get the D if I'm ever in the area, though! :P
badatskunks
I'm 29weeks, first time mom, and I am already overwhelmed, I don't need a retail worker being snotty to me because I don't know everything
KikiQueen
And in return don't be snotty to other people. That's the point. People talk to the service industry workers like trash, treat everyone 1/2
badatskunks
I've worked retail for 14 years, I don't treat anyone like trash. I don't even send my SO on midnight ice cream runs.
KikiQueen
With the same respect you want to be treated with. Be super nice to servers cause they'll work harder for you. 2/2
Akkiruk
What type of emergencies require a 20% off coupon?
wetbreasts
an attractive female doesn't have a coupon
Somanyquestions
Possible someone with a sad story, lack of funds, etc. Or most likely someone that brings in a damaged coupon, so you scan yours instead.
thatisNifty
If you have a car accident (even just a fender bender) you cant use the car seat any more...sooo chances are you'll outlive it..
DragonDew
That's one of those rumor things. It takes a fair amount of car damage for a carseat to be deemed unsafe to reuse.
PaperCl1p
Why the fuck do you feel qualified to give advice?! You're flat out wrong!
DragonDew
http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/childps/ChildRestraints/ReUse/RestraintReUse.htm Because the people in charge of this say I'm right?
passerdomesticus
In the US also, any kind of accident that the car seat is in (even if the kid isn't in it) it is recommended to get a new one.
thatisNifty
its recommended by the manufactures of the car seats...and by the RAA in Australia
DragonDew
Oh. Australia banned half the things we sell in the store anyway xD
thatisNifty
yeah, we aren't even the safest in terms of seats. You guys (Im assuming American?) keep kids rear facing for ages though...so thats good
SoMenSayThatImIntenseOrImInsane
Also, car seats "expire" after six years or so, so even if you have more than one kid you might not be able to reuse it.
Drakeslade
Anyone else think the test drive tip is an absolute horrible idea?
dolche93
You get a credit check performed to test drive at most places.
Surrealle
Where on earth do you live? I've never heard of that for a test drive
NotAmused1001
It was quite a real thing until it became illegal. They would take your driver's license for teh test drive, and then run your credit.
DrSchmolls
it's for the dealerships that don't have a salesman go with you
whohasseenthewind
It's probably something that would be on one of these lists for car sales rep. WE'VE COME FULL CIRCLE
Ghostinthestall
No... it's not. My stories are terrible and not funny.
WoahShocksMyBrain
Yeah, that definitely is not recommended. Pay $20 to rent a truck for a few hours, don't subject a car salesman to your cheapness.
zbaerenlovesme
This is how I survived without a car for 8 months. We'd save all big purchase for a weekend and spend 40 to rent a truck from uhaul.
ImNotWhoYouBelieveIAmUnlessIActuallyAmThenForgetItLetsGrabABeer
I'm pretty sure they have designed routes for test drives, and I'm sure the salesmen love running errands with you. OP is a dick
Ghostinthestall
I'm a car salesman and I do not drive with my customers. Some of them I would hate to ride along with.
GaugeDanger
make a post!
Ghostinthestall
All of my stories are terrible and unfunny.
GaugeDanger
I can't wait!! guys, Sirkenjiman is going to make a post! It's going to be terrible!! woohoo!!
NotAmused1001
Nope. Borrowed an SUV one time to get rid of a huge TV. No regrets!
Trainwreck071302
As bad an idea as asking for the floor model.
CripzyChiken
$20 to rent the home depot truck. They never ask why, and if you get the guy who does say you have to return a washer. I do this a lot
Yaythoven
It's an asshole move if you have no intention of making a purchase. You're wasting someones time when they could be helping a real customer
NotAmused1001
When car salespeople stop being assholes, I'll return the favor.
Yaythoven
Blanket statements about an entire group of people is pretty narrow minded
Foxhart
I would be so worried I'd scratch up the car when loading it with stuff, especially with something as big as a dresser.
Janelle563
My friend just traded in his truck for a car, not realizing it was the week before moving apartments. He got the dealership to let him use
Janelle563
It for moving anyway.
DonnaNobleHasLeftTheLibrary
Mostly because...wouldn't the salesman be like, "Hey why are we stopping at Babies R Us. And why are we now going to your home? LET ME OUT"
DragonDew
Around here you can test-drive without a salesman in the car, is that not everywhere?
DoubleXchromosome
Nope, I've always had a car sales person with me in the vehicle any time I've test drove a car.
Punnilingus
When I test drove my first car it was just me and my friend sitting shotgun, the dealer guy didn't even check to see if I had a license 1/2
Punnilingus
2/2 and I peeled out of the lot because I wasn't used to the clutch in the car yet.
poisonousplanet
Not anywhere I've test drove a vehicle (NC)
ThatBabyDontLookLikeMe
depends on the dealership. Audi here doesn't ride with you, Kia does.
DragonDew
I live in upper-middle class suburbia, so that might be that. But I've test driven a truck and told the salesman I was going to use it for -
DragonDew
- a heavy lifting job, and he thought it was a great test and that it'd sell the truck, and honestly it almost did.
billiebitkiller
My aunt was allowed to take hers home over the weekend as a test drive. (sc)
GoodTofuFriday
Not in new York or new jersey
BigBadBillyBoy
Not if they don't trust you. The average demographic here sure isn't riding alone, though.
jbaero
In Maryland they have to be sure you don't drive the car near anyone who owns a gun or has eaten a poptart that looks like one.
mamamemequeenscb
I'm in Maryland and just bought a car earlier this year. Test drove several beforehand at different dealerships; went out alone each time.
thorboy86
Not here, probably a lambo or Ferrari, but I've never test driven those kind of cars
nickg131
As someone who sold BMWs at a dealer for a while...no chance we'd let someone go alone. But...they WERE BMWs...not like...a Gremlin =p
YoloSwag360NoScopeHeadshotL337
When i was buying a new pickup truck, i test drove probably 20 of them from different dealers and not a single salesman rode along with me.
DonnaNobleHasLeftTheLibrary
Oh, I don't know, I was younger than 25 when I bought my car, so maybe it was an insurance thing.
nickg131
As someone who sold BMWs at a dealer for a while...no chance we'd let someone go alone. But...they WERE BMWs...not like...a Gremlin =p
pinkargyle
All the dealers around us have 24 hour you take it home test drives. No Salesman included.
mondayaddams
Test drive here is like 10 mins with salesman. :(
Legendariel
I had never heard of that until recently. It was very bizarre for me to be offered to take the car home for the weekend.
DrWhoodles
I'm imagining a scenario where it's 24 hours with a salesman "and he only eats mac and cheese covered in ketchup"
thatstightbutthole
ARE YOU SAYING THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MAC AND CHEESE COVERED IN KETCHUP
GhostlyRomaines
How is there not?
radicalflaarqueen
Wow. I'm a teen who's two months from finding a job- not looking forward to working in customer service...
WaterBeater
Have been working customer service for the past 4 years... You have bad days and good days...mostly bad days...and one really good day...
dangerousmelon
Honestly it's not all as bad as these memes make it out to be. If you're a nice person, many will be nice back, the majority won't care-
dangerousmelon
and it's only perhaps 5% of customers who are the dips these memes portray.
barkybrown
It has good days, too. We just remember the bad ones better.
radicalflaarqueen
I'm on Imgur to avoid people though XD
DragonDew
If you wait until the summer to apply for a summer job, you're gonna have a bad time.
radicalflaarqueen
It's winter in Australia :D
DragonDew
Oh right. I keep forgetting that's a thing.
ShadowNFlame
Idk why so many downvotes, you didn't know he was in Australia :/
DragonDew
Everyone's just downvoting everything at this point without reading it.
radicalflaarqueen
XD All good :P
WhyCantPeopleUseSmallerUsernames
Hi, also an aussie teen; DONT apply for woolies, HR management across all there stores is awful (Just some helpful advice :p)
IgnatiousJReilly
No of these encounters were really challenging were they? Relax, it's just people.
DragonDew
The point is these people are literally all breeding.
radicalflaarqueen
EXACTLY. PEOPLE ARE SCARY.
IgnatiousJReilly
None.
fauxglove
Just smile and be pleasant when you get yelled at. Drives them batshit crazy.
whalesounds
It will also, over time, drive you batshit insane.
fauxglove
Well, yes, but what better cover than to be pleasant and friendly right up until you get arrested for assault?
radicalflaarqueen
Gonna keep this in mind for future use XD
fauxglove
It works! They feel justified if you get angry back, but if you stay happy they just feel like dicks. which makes them angrier.
NonConformistFlamingo
Seriously, the best skill you can ever learn in customer service is the plastic smile + diabetically sweet tone of voice. Drives them NUTS.
DavesDebbiesandSlagathor
There's a store near me called Buy Buy Baby. Now if any store is misleading for not selling babies, it's that one.
ConditionerGordon
We have "Once Upon a Child", and I will spare the obvious jokes relating to the name. FANTASTIC place for gently used baby items
ConfusedFlareon
"Gently used"
ITryToOnlyRespondInGifs
I love that store! I've now gotten 3 babies from there, all with 20% off coupons;)
ThatRussian
I literally spat out my red wine onto my brand new phone screen just now. +1000 (ok I can only do +1)
mizmoose
When you say it out loud it sounds like "Bye Bye Baby" which sounds more like a place where you get an abortion.
ialreadyfappedtothat
That's where we went. They actually have customer service. Unlike B-R-us. And they don't employ this twat which is another plus
ThatRussian
Did you just get your panties in a knot over a random stranger making a funny post? Time to grow a sense of humor and relax a touch.
mizmoose
When you say it out loud it sounds like "Bye Bye Baby" which sounds more like a place where you get an abortion.
thegr3Ek
Been to that one in Indianapolis, much cooler. It's like the bed bath and beyond of baby shit
yorkie62
The sons of Bed Bath & Beyond started Buy Buy Baby. They use the same fixtures etc.
HexPrincess
That's because they're sister companies. I work for BB&B myself, but I haven't worked there long enough to share any interesting stories.
DragonDew
FUCK THAT STORE PEOPLE KEEP COMING IN TRYING TO USE THEIR COUPONS AND REGISTRIES.
ITryToOnlyRespondInGifs
You're just jealous
ialreadyfappedtothat
A lot of retailers honor competitors coupons. It's called "customer service". Gasp
DragonDew
1, Babies R Us is 90% exclusive items, they don't have a competitor, aside from amazon. 2, We're literally not allowed to nor would it scan.
ialreadyfappedtothat
1. Not remotely. 2. Same with many retailers but POS machines have overrides. Lots of places do it. I know you don't. Doesn't mean shouldnt
ZuluQueenOfTheDwarfPeople
Stores might match a competitors price if you bring in the ad, but they will not accept another store's coupon.
ialreadyfappedtothat
In fact one store actually had a button on their POS for their main competitors coupons.
ialreadyfappedtothat
I've personally worked for three that did in the past. But thanks anyway.
ZuluQueenOfTheDwarfPeople
which three? I'll go ahead and give them a call and ask.
StellKilo
I had no clue you didn't give pillows to babies and when I think about it I've never seen a baby given one. I'm going to make a bad dad.
moxymox
Customer: "Do you have pillows for infants?" OP: "You're so stupid! ... Oh, wait, here's some pillows for infants."
missladymondegreen
you learn that shit as you go! she's knocked up? read the books, take the class, you're good. i knew nothing and got my 2 to adulthood.
NinNin1031
. My kid is three and if I was given a newborn now I would be lost. You get a pathetic nine months to crash course in baby stuff
jadith
There are books a plenty on the subject. The hospital will get you up to speed on all the lethal or otherwise major stuff before you leave.1
jadith
People have been raisin' babies for hundreds of thousands of years at least. Most of them with less knowledge and tech. You will be fine.
mateysaidwot
You're not going to be a bad dad :) We didn't know this stuff until after I was expecting and both our kids are just fine :)
Hunahpu
The "rules" of what to do with your baby get crazy and cause real stress. It boils down to doing what works for you and your baby.
BDSMBlooddoll
I didn't know either, and I've got four nieces, five step nieces, and one nephew. I always figured they just needed the itty bitty (1)
BDSMBlooddoll
(2) dolly pillows. Now I'm pregnant with my first and I had to read about it to realize it. It's not a thought that occurs really. But...
BDSMBlooddoll
(3) OP is a dick for saying "I WANNA HELP NEW PARENTS" then getting pissed at parents asking for help.
DragonDew
Or a great inmate!
StellKilo
DragonDew
THIS MAN MADE ME SAD SO I'M GOING TO DOWNVOTE HIS JOKES. THE IMGUR IS SAFE NOW THANKS TO ME.
ballsohard2202
But I did upvote your joke and this reply
DragonDew
Thanks <3
iamagrocerybag
So did I. Sucks to be on the antagonist on this site. As soon as people see a comment below 0 it's like they lose the ability to read.
fauxglove
Floor models are regularly discounted because they get dinged and scratched and worn from regular handling. It's a legit question.
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RhealityBytes
It's only a legit question if there are no others in stock.
TheMadMason
This is a normal thing I thought.
fauxglove
It depends on the store. Lots of input in comments about stores that don't discount floor models and why.
Fretada
A ton of floor models are shipped to store as "display only" and cannot be sold for safety issues.
fauxglove
That's one way to cut down on inventory loss.
GlenL
Yeah, but stores only sell floor models when they stop selling the product
fauxglove
That may be true for some stores, but not all of them. Really depends on the product and the owner.
FartBoner69
At target, we sold the floor models for certain things. But never car seats or strollers. (in-case they were missing parts and such)
LostInACrowd
A lot of stores will not resell the store model for baby items in case it was not assembled correctly and somebody tries to sue the store.
Mycologics
Since my house basically is an Ikea pack . If you yel IKEAAA loud enough it'll fall apart. But Ikea does this very often. just put it in a
Mycologics
Discount corner. Pretty awesome.
HarryTheCaveman
Bike shops always discount their ex-display models, but only when the new year's model come in, not before.
fauxglove
is "this year's model" of bike really a must have? I mean, a bike is a bike. It's not as though the design's been improved on. :p
HarryTheCaveman
Probably not. My brother just built himself a mountain bike with new, yet 1-2 year old bits. Original RRP £1590, his spend £505. Not bad.
WigglesWilson
Lot of times the manufacturer pays to have that product placed there for display. Usually the display won't sell until they stop making them
fauxglove
Which is a perfectly valid reason not to sell the floor model.
charlesxavier
I've gotten several items at 10%-20% off at Lowes simply because they were displays. However, it typically has to be the only one left.
mirandapanda
The store I work at won't sell display cribs or car seats because they might have been compromised by other shoppers and could hurt a baby
fauxglove
A valid concern.
neutropia
Typically if this is the case, the store can do a "manager markdown" orange sticker and will place it somewhere up front to try and sell it.
Momof2needsabreak
I bought a crib from Babies R Us that was on sale, they were out so I asked for the floor model and got it for a discount plus the sale.
Keanman
Most if not all stores I've shopped at, including Toys R Us, offer the floor model at a discount if you ask. Even when fully stocked. (1/2)
Magpiebones
It's legit question if the floor model is the only one left, but not before, imo.
discollama
I've bought a bunch of floor models. It never hurts to ask! Almost all of them we in brand new condition.
SuperLampPost
I agree, but as a sales associate, we only floor models if there's none left in the box. It doesnt make sense for us to then have to 1/2
SuperLampPost
Build and discount a new one just cuz someone wanted it cheaper. 2/2
jmartkdr
I've had a couple give me the floor model just to get the sale, and I've done it myself as a salesperson. If you get paid by the sale, 1/2
jmartkdr
it's a good trick. If you get paid by the hour, there's no reason to discount anyways.
Spire2000
And I just got 30% off a floor model basketball hoop at Toys R Us two weeks ago, so your store DOES do that.
fauxglove
I think it mostly depends on the owner of the store.
hiperson134
At my store, you won't get the floor model if there's one available in a box. If we let you take the floor model,
hiperson134
someone would have to make a new floor model, and we don't have time for your bullshit.
Trainwreck071302
yeah and then another brand new item has to be opened for display and that destroys profit margins. Only stingy shit heads do that crap.
dbids
Some stores do sell the floor model, some dont. I work at staples and most of our demo models belong to the manufacturer and arent for(1/?)
dbids
Sale. When the demo isnt going to be sold anymore theyre sent back to the manufacturer. Some can be sold, most cant. But thats just staples.
DrNick
But not if there's a dozen boxed up in stock. They usually sell the floor model when they don't have any alternatives.
fauxglove
People keep saying that, and that's fine, but nowhere in the post does he say there were boxes out on the floor. :P
megapow
Actually some stores have policies against selling baby items from the floor. Because they could be damaged or missing parts.
RepublicofTexa
Yeah I got a washer and dryer for almost 500 off, and it was in perfect condition except that it was floor model.
zbaerenlovesme
I actually did get a discounted floor model Glider from babies r us, it was about 10% off. Loved that thing too, it was amazing!
heartandsoul
At Best Buy you can buy the floor models for cheaper. Js.
themoistenedbint
Can confirm, Walmart does this regularly. Whether there's inventory or not.
hiperson134
Not to mention, that if we put a new floor model up, then someone will just want that one at a discount. it hurts the business
jmsk
We only sell floor models if it is the only way to purchase the product. No point in giving a discount repeatedly on products.
retrodustpan
Yep. Got a great deal on a sofa coz of this!
wendyday
It's a legit question, and they aren't being stingy, they're trying to save money while the OP's store rapes them of their cash.
GnRtattoo
Usually only if the ones in boxes are sold out/discontinued. Selling the discounted floor model on a currently available item is useless
iwelcomedickpics
I’m in retail as well. We’re not allowed to sell the floor model if there are boxed ones still available. Stop asking.
gummibearslayer
That's how I got my son's crib for a decent price.
wendyday
It's a legit question, and they aren't being stingy, they're trying to save money while the OP's store rapes them of their cash.
nightsider
True... When there are no others left in the store.
Keanman
Most if not all stores I shop at, including Toys R Us, will discount on display items if you ask. Yes, even on fully stocked items. (1/2)
Keanman
Car seats have expiry dates. If the floor model and box model have the same date and I can't resell, I'll take a discount please. (2/2)
CanadianBakeOn
So in that case people can just keep on asking for the display item at a discounted price until they are out of stock.
jmsk
This is exactly why we had to change our policy. Losing too much money. We only sell the floor model when it's the only way to buy it now.
jmsk
This is exactly why we had to change our policy. Losing too much money. We only sell the floor model when it's the only way to buy it now.
lovsindarie
After they are done BEING THE FLOOR MODEL.... there is a stock rotation to every store. And some companies want their displays sent back.
Zelidus
The problem is when a customer asks for the floor model just so they don't pay as much. You only get the floor model if it's the last one
greekbearinggifts
depends on the industry - shoe sales, you always discount if asked bc many ladies stick their too large, unwashed feet into the floor model
imabibliophile
At my job you get 10% if there is a visible mark or damage but if there's no damage then no discount.
greekbearinggifts
I should clarify - I worked for Macy's. My store would basically give you a discount on anything if you grovelled hard enough
imabibliophile
Sometime if its a few dollars and the customer is nice I'll do it but if you're an ass or making a mess nope.
greekbearinggifts
yep - it was usually only 10% or 15% off at most... but Macy's also liked to placate the asses. It was sad
fauxglove
Usually the more psychologically unappealing the floor model is, the better the odds of a discount. :p
sunnystayposi
With baby items, especially cribs, strollers, carseats, etc you REALLY should spring for new. Who knows what people have done to the (1/?)
sunnystayposi
Floor models. Most stores don't let you buy floor models & plenty companies make floor models with signs/tags prohibiting them from (2/?)
sunnystayposi
Being sold. It's a matter of safety. Sure, they PROBABLY haven't been fucked with, but do you really want to chance it? (End)
getoverit
Feel like the coupon thing was also legit. We're supposed to help each other out, not be dicks!
ShitstormsAreBrewing
Yeah, but all of our coupons are sent mostly through email these days, so its the costumers responsibility to bring in any coupons.
SodaDrinkHatter
Management was probably against it. At my last job I'd keep a few hidden to use when needed . I felt like the Robin Hood of discounts.
Bolognapogna
Yeah, it's a legit question. Also, employees give bad info on the phone a lot and not all are mailed coupons. He's probably a shit employee.
fauxglove
I don't know about shit employee. He just sounds fed up. :p
Bolognapogna
Judging people for wanting to save money on the expenses of kids and KY jelly for rectal thermometers? Yeah, probably a shit employee.
aslayter
As a retail associate, we hate people who ask for the floor model when there's a perfectly good unopened box on the floor already.
rainbowunicornsocks
I tend to ask for the floor models if it's something that you have to build, I'm just not good at that stuff.
rainbowunicornsocks
Of course, I'll usually first ask if I can pay them to put a new one together for me but if they say no...
DrunkCajun
Why? Because it would require you to put another floor model up? Seriously, I don't get why a retail assoc. would hate this.
DrunkCajun
Well I'm not sure what the deal is with all the negativity it was a genuine question...
Noonies
Because you'd sell the floor model at a discount, then have to open up a box to put out a NEW floor model, which you'll sell at discount 1/2
Noonies
as well, meaning you've now sold 2 of those products below your normal price point. Usually floor models are only sold when they're the last
Thegiantduckman
Then discount that one sell it and the cycle continues
DiedAndHauntingImgur
It takes the display model, so you have no way of showcasing that product, until another is assembled (which isn't a quick process)
xenaismyspiritanimal
Vendors pay for some displays. So you have loss of that $ if audited, plus the discount for being open, plus new open item if still in stock
fakeplasticmari
I think the point is most retail workers hate their job & are annoyed by customers.
DragonDew
We have to mark down the price, and build a new model. It's basically like throwing away 30-20% of the full price, nothing to gain from it.
NZsmartass
It takes up to two hours to build a new display model, plus we then have to discount the new display when it inevitably deteriorates
DiedAndHauntingImgur
Not to mention you have reduced profit for that location x2.
fauxglove
I don't blame you. But then, I've never seen anyone opt for a floor model when a mint box is available. I'm sure it happens tho.
maddogg2216
I will get the floor model every time. It's the same shit in the box but with a 10% or more discount. Why would you do the reverse?
Kude
It's almost as though people don't want to spend tons of money when they don't have to
aaaaaaaaaaaanditsgone
I've received a 50% discount for a floor model before. The store put a sign on the floor model that advertised it. I snapped that shit up.
accipiter
There's nothing wrong with asking to buy the floor model, just don't be a dick if the answer is 'no'. It's a smart thing to do.
aaaaaaaaaaaanditsgone
There were 18 boxed units left on the shelf, too. Forgive me for paying $249 for a $499 item - but who wouldn't?
FakeGamerGirl
Because then the store needs to open one of those boxes and assemble a new floor model. And then sell it at a steep discount. Hence: anger.
Faith14567
Also if you buy the floor model, we have to open another one and put that out. If its the last one yes, if not, no :)
Hightechk
Not to be rude, but isn't your job to answer questions? I was an office clerk and got asked dumb questions all day, but it's my job.
Naniganz
Eh.. it's not really a question for information though. It's a question to try to save money. If there isn't a boxed one, then sure w/e 1/2
Naniganz
ask away, but asking for a floor model discount when there is a boxed one is just rude. "Sure have that cheap and lemme just open this 2/3
Naniganz
perfectly good new one and now it can be the floor model that someone will ask for a discount on!" 3/3
Hightechk
Right, but that's my point. If I want to save money, and I have a question on how to do so, why are you upset that I took the time to ask?
Naniganz
I've rarely had someone ask for the floor model when there is something else available mind you, and on those occasions, they were asses >_>
Naniganz
Because by specifically asking for a discount to take the floor model, you're also asking me to do something that loses my employer money.
DragonDew
Yeah but while the product is still on the shelf?
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littlerednotsohood
I wouldnt buy a TV floor model. Its been running non stop for weeks/months. They often have dead pixels
forever7887
There's no harm in asking though. If you can't offer a discount just say no . Don't make it sound like it's unreasonable to try and save.
fauxglove
Sometimes it's the last of the item available, that's usually when it gets discounted. Never tried to take the display model with others out
ILiterallyCantEven
I've bought many pieces of floor model furniture that was discounted at big name furniture stores (Rooms to Go, Ashley's Furniture, etc)
ILiterallyCantEven
So it's not just at Walmarts and other places that happen to sell furniture, too.
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TheSisko
Yep. I've purchased a floor model stroller from Babies R Us and no one had a problem with it.
DragonDew
Did you buy the floor piece while they had one of the same model in stock at a discounted price?
TheSisko
I asked to buy the floor model because I didn't want to assemble a stroller. They said no problem. At checkout, I asked for a discount 1/2
TheSisko
due to wear and tear, they said no problem. 2/2
TokensWorth
Sry man, Legit question. Dont be an ass.
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echocall
Why are they having children if they can't afford it?
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echocall
You're right, and that's a problem. There's plenty of ways to avoid pregnancy and people need to be educated, not coddled by taxing others.
ezca
As a father of a 9 weeks old, w0rd!
panananda
As a mom... Babies dont have to be expensive. Cloth diapers, second hand shops and yard sales. Only thing you NEED to buy new is a carseat
YouWantABaccala
Cloth diapers are SHITE...literally! The money you "save" on not buying disposable diapers you spend on laundry
panananda
Then your laundry routine is wrong. 2 extra loads of laundry a week. Our bills went up a total of $5 a month
ThatsMySecretCapImAlwaysHorny
And cot mattress.
panananda
But you dont 'need' a cot/crib, just a safe place to put baby which generally is a crib. If you are using a crib, yes a new mattress too
DiedAndHauntingImgur
What about a stroller?
panananda
Also, used strollers are just fine. I just got one for $20 that retails for $150 by shopping used.
panananda
Baby wearing. And you can make your own using safe materials for cheap.
Sauroctonus
Depends. I was given the option to buy display model of my monitor because it was the last in stock. But I went to another store.
DragonDew
This is exactly what my point was. We sell the displays if we have no other model to sell. Not sure how everyone's missing the point.
Sauroctonus
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
zackofspades
Sheesh. Sorry people are ripping at you OP, the question gets old and you can't help with it. I get it.
DragonDew
I don't get it man, I don't even make the rules. It's a multimillion dollar-a-year-per-location store for a reason. They're a business.
zackofspades
I reached a point in my retail-ish job where I didn't even bother answering the obnoxious questions, sent them straight to management.
CanadianBakeOn
Don't worry, OP. People nowadays feel like they're entitled to everything. I get what you mean about the floor models.
heatherkb85
As somebody who used to work for a major furniture retailer: we would sell floor models at discount, yes.
bilbo
And then put another display out and sell that for a discount? Till you sold your whole inventory at a discount on display?
Legendariel
Almost every retailer in the world will only do that when it's the last of their stock, and being replaced with something new.
DragonDew
Did you sell those floor models when you had plenty of that exact item in stock?
heatherkb85
Well, it wasn't quite like that since the warehouse was not on-site.
DragonDew
I don't want to sound rude here (but people will take it that way regardless it seems...) but that's a completely different situation, then.
DiedAndHauntingImgur
And now you have no display for the next customer.
heatherkb85
Not sure why you're phrasing it that way; not like it was my decision lol. I was 19 and processing invoices. Settle down.
Momof2needsabreak
I seriously bought a floor model crib from Babies R Us. Perfect condition too.
DragonDew
Does it say "DO NOT SELL" on the bottom? Our floor models come in with those words. Returned cribs built and are resold.
Momof2needsabreak
Not at all.
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
Not sure why you guy's are downvoting OP. It's entirely possible that diff stores have diff policies on the sale of floor models.
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DragonDew
Everyone's just kinda grumpy today it seems.