My mother was a prime example of this. Even as stores would shut off the lights, she’d still continue to shop as if the staff didn’t have lives. This was in the 80s. Of course, I was afraid they’d lock us in.
Turn off the lights. That’s what my old store did. One person yelled at us that she couldn’t shop with the lights off. She got some suppressed laughs and got the point.
When I worked at my college’s library, that’s what we did. Perhaps more places should do this as part of their “we’re closing” routine so as to alert any deaf people.
I had one manager who thought it was rude to make closing announcements, so he’d just lock the door and we’d have to sit around and wait. More often than not the customer felt really bad and mention they didn’t hear the announcement. Couldn’t get it through the manager’s thick head.
Marla and co. should count their blessings. She at least looks apologetic for it. Usually, the customers in this strip would resort to arguing that they were lying about announcing the store closing.
Yeah, once had this one woman who was in our store about half hour past closing and when I mentioned it to her, she said: “Well I’m still shopping and you’ll stay open until I say you are closed.” Thankfully the manager in charge of the overnight crew was there, so I went and told him. 5 minutes later, he escorted her out and I was given a dirty look. She threatened to turn us into corporate. I’m still waiting to hear from them heh. It’s been over 12 years and the company shut down.
Not sure if anyone else has seen this industrial film, but I imagine the voice of the housewife from THREE MAGIC WORDS when she speaks in the last panel.
God bless the outcasts, and the clueless.
My mother was a prime example of this. Even as stores would shut off the lights, she’d still continue to shop as if the staff didn’t have lives. This was in the 80s. Of course, I was afraid they’d lock us in.
Turn off the lights. That’s what my old store did. One person yelled at us that she couldn’t shop with the lights off. She got some suppressed laughs and got the point.
When I worked at my college’s library, that’s what we did. Perhaps more places should do this as part of their “we’re closing” routine so as to alert any deaf people.
I had one manager who thought it was rude to make closing announcements, so he’d just lock the door and we’d have to sit around and wait. More often than not the customer felt really bad and mention they didn’t hear the announcement. Couldn’t get it through the manager’s thick head.
Marla and co. should count their blessings. She at least looks apologetic for it. Usually, the customers in this strip would resort to arguing that they were lying about announcing the store closing.
Yeah, once had this one woman who was in our store about half hour past closing and when I mentioned it to her, she said: “Well I’m still shopping and you’ll stay open until I say you are closed.” Thankfully the manager in charge of the overnight crew was there, so I went and told him. 5 minutes later, he escorted her out and I was given a dirty look. She threatened to turn us into corporate. I’m still waiting to hear from them heh. It’s been over 12 years and the company shut down.
Not sure if anyone else has seen this industrial film, but I imagine the voice of the housewife from THREE MAGIC WORDS when she speaks in the last panel.
You mean the three magic words “Quality, Freshness and Flavor?”
Bottom-Center panel: The shopper is smiling, but the reflection isn’t.