Have any of you had an experience @ a store or other business.......?
552987
Yep! I just did! Except she wasn't on the cell phone, she was on the actual phone in her department. I went to London Drugs to by some new body spray, and I needed her to unlock the glass door so I could buy it, but the damn b*tch wouldn't get off the phone, I waited like 10 minutes. then got p*ssed off and left - I'm not giving that store my business. I went to Shopper's Drug Mart and the woman there was so helpful, she gave me a few samples, helped me find the one I liked best, and set me up with a gift set that was a better deal, and them set me up with a Member's Card so I got a discount! I'm glad I went there instead!
337375
Did you buy it from a store?
678830
been manager there for 10 yrs...(god knows how) mystery customers used to be good last years one was hilarious. did not have clue what he was doing clearly had not been briefed missed various things and then introduced himself at end.. had to keep going to car to check what he was supposed to be doing. funny but painful.
692767
hell yeah.  went to FIESTA FOODS to pay my electric bill and they were closed.  \nbut when I went to FOOD FOR LESS, no crowds, wonderful.  talked to the cashier and asked her how it has been going.  she said compared to sunday, great.  she had to work overtime and it was a zoo on sunday because they were all in there buying so they wouldn't buy on monday.  too funny, hunh?
764988
i dont have references really but i work there i guess i could ask and get back to you... buuuut id say no. they have cameras out and they look for anything suspicious plus they have guards and stuff... theyd think you were waiting for a relative you are mad at to open the store so you could hurt them or something... they have lots of security measures, so i dont think it is a good idea... maybe if it was like black friday or something... when they open all early and have lots of sales....
531648
Man, sometimes nice doesn't work.  A little crazy lady came to my garage sale last week and would not stop talking.  Customers could not talk to me nor I them.  SHe would just up the volume and speed.  this went on for about 30 mins and I tried everything: looking busy pricing things, praying for the phone to ring (please!), saying excuse me and trying to talk to a customer.  Finally, I just had to say, 'please leave. I am trying to have a sale right now and you are preventing me from talking to my customers.'\n\nThis whole time she was telling about how Jesus had changed her life 31 years ago.....After I asked her to leave, she told me she could tell I had not accepted Jesus (I guess because I didn't want to talk religion during my sale) and I was going to hell.  HA!  This was in my home.  reallllly weird.\n\nOk, I'll shut up now.\nlol
220162
My wife is a mystery shopper and has been doing it for some time now.  She communicates well with the stores in our mall and they are very gracious to hear her comments and feedback.  I think it's a good way to find out how companies are doing from a customer perspective.
365111
Yes, I shopped around and around and around and still made the wrong purchase the first time around.  Second time was a much better experience.  Took 14 years to make up my mind on this purchase though.  Talk about shopping around, huh?
974608
They usually have a kiosk in the store near the customer service area where you can apply for a job. If you can't find it, ask someone who works there and they can direct to where it is located.
163735
i was once while I worked for a detective agency. it was part of their orientation. It can be fun if you like shopping however the survey I had to fill out was detailed and time consuming. I had to use my own money to make a purchase and later, take it back. All in all for the work you do, it does not pay very well.
307603
Have you tried an antique shop- just a thought....
887109
i've had this same experience at the fry's in roseville/sacramento. i don't know what it is, but they treat the customers as if they could care less if you shop there or not...not a very wise business practice for sure. i will not go there anymore. i drive 90 minutes to get there, and i've had employees intentionally mislead me when i've asked for assistance with merchandise. then i get all the way back home and find out i got the wrong thing, (usually computer components) then i have to make another trip back down there. the return/refund process is a nightmare. i have literally had to wait for over an hour to get a refund. i finally lost it, and yelled at the manager to get her ass back over here and finish my transaction before working on anything else. i'm 6 ft tall, and can be very loud and intimidating when i choose to be, which is rarely ever, but i tell you, that manager moved when i yelled. lol. the store got quiet, and other customers applauded. the factory remanafactured merchandise can be very misleading, by the way they package and display it too!!
982045
Yes, I actually have one to share. Several years ago I went to LensCrafters to do my yearly checkup and get more lenses. For some reason I could not get the lens on and the doctor became really impatient with me. He tried to put it in but he kept poking my eye and for some odd reason it was like my body was revolting from his touch. I've never had this happen before. Well, he became very rude with me, I don't remember his exact words anymore, and if I saw him today I would not know him, but it was a horrible experience.\n\nLooking back I actually kind of feel sorry for him, because it was a no-win situation. I think if the shoe had of been on the other foot I would have been annoyed too, but I wouldn't of been rude to the customer (they are always right). The woman at the front desk had said he had been rude with other customers so I assume he probably was going through something personal.\n\nIt would be nice to know how your situation turns out though. Perhaps it is a growing trend at Lenscrafters.
634075
A recent experience:  April 8, 2006, my nieces' birthday at a restaurant in New Jersey.  While eating a family dinner at the restaurant where my niece works, I felt a bump on my leg from under the table.  Thinking that it was one of her children, I asked him to stop.  I spoke loud enough for the whole table to hear and received many looks and retorts that he was sitting at the other end of the table.  I felt it again on my left leg and then on my right.  There was no one nor anything visible under the table, I asked my niece if the place was haunted, she said "Yes!"  I found out later that many people have had similar experiences.  I was thinking of asking "Ghost Hunters" to check it out, but I don't think the owner would go for it.\n\nIf you want to hear a lot more, and they are very weird, e-mail me.  I've been thru various and sundry spiritual quests.  They've taken me to the depths of "hell" and, gratefully, to a very deep and profond belief in God.
749881
If your question pertains to business, you may want to consider hiring a mystery shopping agency.  They evaluate everything from sales, customer service, employee performance, employee satisfaction, etc.  They will also thoroughly check out competitor companies giving you the "inside scoop"  Try Shoppers Confidential.
493883
i worked at walmart for almost a year. i was hired to helped them stock a new store to open it. some of us were hired to stay. i was hired as a sales assoc. to work electronics. no more than a week after they opened i was interviewed to be a CSM. I got the job. they treated me HORRIBLE. whatever the cashiers said they trusted. (by the way it wasn't only me being done this way) they had 1 csm to some shifts and wanted us to be in many places at the same time. HOW on earth can you be in sporting goods and on the front end at the same time? now GET this. I am with a customer a cashier needs me so they code their register to let me kow. I CANNOT just leave this customer. I got written up because I did not get to that cashier right away!! Go figure!! I have a 2 year old they wanted me to work over night on christmas!! Are they nuts? My app did not say I would work past MIDNIGHT!! They said they had to MANY complaints on me as a CSM so they wanted me to go to the garden center and take a pay cut! I QUIT!! I had one complaint the cashier!! Walmart SUCKS! I hardly shop there anymore due to the way they treated me while i was working!! They so DO need this UNION they all want you to report if you hear any talk about it!! You should visit walmartsucks.com
600922
im with GratefulDead06. if they arent hurting you or your property, let them be. just like any store, they provide a service.