So I went to the Wal-Mart the other day because I needed some Wal-Mart crap. Having done a short stint in retail I know that there are some items are under lock and key because they are either easily stolen or have a high dollar amount. To my surprise the earbuds and earphone were under lock and key which just put a crimp in my get in-get out mode. So there was an older lady in a hover round who was trying to buy the same thing I needed. So to me that was win win for the little cashier, but it caused him great grief. She didn’t appreciate me asking questions so I stepped back because you know I am didn’t want her to think I was taking over. At one point she said can I just pay because I need to get outta here, which is probably when I stepped back. Another employee saw that there was still me and another couple who needed help so what did he do? NOT A DAMN THING!!! This is where I get my love/hate relationship for the good Wally World. The couple was ahead of me and English was not their first language so again, me trying not to take over said they are before me. So then old lady in the hover round after she purchases her lil earbuds decides she has questions about some other product. Um NO MA’AM you hafta go so GO!! The couple found what they needed and went on their way. I on the other hand still needed someone with a key to get me to the $12 earbuds. Some other employee comes up and get the key from good for nothing employee and helps me. And I use ‘help’ loosely. My idea of shopping is touching things and reading what’s on the label. When I asked her to hand me the items she only wanted to give me things one by one, because I was clearly going to bash her upside the head for some earbuds!! Maybe I should step back and explain why this purchase was needed right then and there because you know I’m good for walking away and even paying more somewhere else for good customer service. Summer before last I bought these Sony earbuds from the outlet in Rehobeth Beach and I freaking love them!! Had I known, I would have bought more. I am very particular about the earbuds I use. I have literally 3 back-up pairs in my drawer and countless more at home. The fit is important and the sound quality. I need to hear all the bass, all the ad-libs, EVERYTHING. So often I buy them and then toss them aside because something just wasn’t right. Well last week the right ear decided to break and it broke in a way that I cold tape it up. Then the left ear decided to break in the same exact way. I have clear tape on both of them and it was a hot ghetto mess. I can still hear out of them but I can feel the tape on my ear. That aint gon work!! I schlepted my way to Wal-mart the good big new one in Randallstown. So then after I get to look at the ear buds in a piece meal another fashion woman comes up with her son standing in the basket. The woman who was helping me even though English was her first language she still didn’t speak it well. What she should have said was let me check this lady out and I will be right back to you. What she mumbled was do you need help and then walked away to finish up with me. WELL why did she do that?? The lil ghetto mama went clean off Shenene style. She was like EEEWWWW yous a rude son of a bitch dats why I hate coming to this damn place!! I looked like a deer in the headlights. She wasn’t talking to me but it was so very unnecessary. I started to say something to the ghetto mama but I took my little bag and hauled ass. I always cringe when people speak so carelessly in front of their young children. So then I went to the food section and bought a 10 pack of twinkies…
btw… I don’t like the earbuds I bought. The fit is not as precise as I like. I am scrounging the Internet to get the Sony ones because I will NOT be going back to the Wal-mart
And I have another story.. wanna hear it? here it go...
So today I wrote as my status 'I miss record stores' And I do, I SO DO!!I am still not a full fledged member of the I *heart* apple club so yeah I know I can get it on iTunes, but I don't want to. I am the last of a dying breed who like to feel the cd, look at the pictures the artist put on there, and read the lyrics, producer info, who played the piccolo and all the thank yous!! And I do like Amazon, but having to order and then wait... then wait some more, some days just don't work for me. Like today I had the bright idea to just go to Best Buy and buy a few cd's. So I get there, look in earnest for what I was trying to buy then saw the kiosk and got on that. It for whatever reason decided not to work. I see people in blue shirts and go for the 2 older guys black and white tag team. Surely they will help me right!?! SO I say Excuse me can you help me in the cd section. The white guy says well maybe you can ask someone in computers to help you **blank stare** EXSQUEEZEME!?!? Why did that fool say that to me. SO I say OH is that what I can do? Then the black guy who I think oh yeah the brotha will help me out goes well yeah the people in computers can help you. Then the white guy says the cd's are in alphabetical order so it shouldn't be that difficult. And this is when I called on the Lord literally. I said out loud OH LORD JESUS HELP ME!! They both looked so annoyed with me like how dare she interrupt us? So then the white guy tells some person I didn't see that he was going to go help this customer but then proceeded to have a conversation with this unseen person. Well you know I was about to go smooth off. Another guy (white guy as well... although as I type I sound increasing racist and it really isn't that at all) comes over and says I'll help you. Well I am hella frustrated at this point and I was really ready to walk out. SO I say to him, you know I KNOW the cd's are alphabetical and I tried the kiosk but it's not working right and the guy over there made me feel like I was a bother and I DON'T LIKE THAT!! So he pulls up the info on some handheld devise he had. I get a glimpse of his name tag... this is the store manager!! Well thank you LBJ!! He said he would definitely have a talk with him. So nothing I wanted was at Best Buy. This new dude really helped me out, what was intersting is he really didn't know the layout of that section so he had to really walk each section with me. I told him I really appreciated his help and now I wish looked at his name so I could send a kudos to Best Buy. I also feel like I need to let Robert Glasper and Amel Larrieux (both my best friends in my head and on twitter) that I tried to buy their cd's I really did. So my instant gratification music needs were not met. Which led me to really to consider opening my own little wrecka sto! It would be called 'The Random Chick Music Emporium and Java Joint' I might need to work on the name. LOL I really wonder if i build it , will people come? This is where my good marketing degree kicks in becasue I do need to do a SWOT analysis on this. I know I can't be the only person who like music and coffee.
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