Costco Stories Part Tree

You'd think that grown adults would learn to take turns and share, right? No, No you are wrong and you should feel bad. A few times throughout this year, I have been called to deal with arguing members who believe that their membership grants some sort of status boost within the warehouse. Executives are NOT above gold stars and buisiness members are not above executives. Yet for some reason, a small percentage of our members believe this. This summer, duing our garden center sale, two members got into a fight over an apple tree (one that we were getting more of soon). when I got there with a manager, the only thing we heard was: "WHAT MEMBERSHIP DO YOU HAVE?? MINE IS BLACK! I DON'T CARE IF YOU GOT HERE FIRST I PAY MORE TO SHOP HERE THIS IS MY RIGHT." Customer number 2 on the other hand seemed fairly calm about the situation. Mostly because she figured she was getting the tree anyway (She was right). While the manager helped the rolling typhoon of rage, I helped the other member get her tree and leave the store. The angry member got a free chicken. The same type of situation happened a few months later, but with a parking spot.. Long story short, it didn't end so well and fists were thrown. thankfully they fought like wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men and neither really got hurt.