| Renting Movies? You Need A Brain... |
| I work for Movie Gallery, which is the second largest Video Retail store in America. As if you actually cared, MG is a decent job. I get 6.55/hr, and my paycheck is small, but it gets the bills paid. The only thing the job actually requires is patience. Lots and lots of patience. I'll make some serious points today. If you've seen the movie Clerks, you will know what I'm talking about. You get all kinds coming in every day, mostly stupid, senile old people with nothing to do but to argue with you over whether or not the guy from The Constant Gardener was actually in The English Patient. (Hint: His name is Ralph Fiennes and he is) Here is a typical conversation... Me: Hello, did you find everything alright? Them: Oh, yes, I did. Me: Actually, you can get an extra movie for 18 cents for our movie 4 pack. Them: The what? Me: The Movie four pack. Right now you are paying 12.81 for those three, but you can get another one for just 18 cents. Them: Why would I want to do that? Me: It's a money saver. Them: Well, I DON'T WANT IT! Me: Okay... do you want the damage protection for a quarter more? Them: Damage pro-tek-shun? Me: If the disk is damaged in your possession, you don't have to pay the full price of the movie. (which would total to about 60-70 bucks) Them: If it's damaged, why should I have to pay for it? Me: (I've given up by now...disgusted) Them: Give me my movies! Me: (Pulls out handgun and blows a hole through her head.) My Manager: Did you just kill her? Me: Yep. My Manager: You want a raise? Okay, well, I made the last couple of qoutes up, but that is seriously where most of my convos go. People are too fucking cheap to give the company a QUARTER to PROTECT themselves from the INEVITABLE. I should be like this: "Welcome to fucking Movie Gallery, today's special offer is my foot betwixt your ass and my fist in your face. That movie? That fucking sucked. Why don't you get My Little Pony, you fucking pansy. While you're at it, buy some popcorn and Twix you cheap-ass. You want the damage protection? No? Fuck you, get out of my store, you can't rent here anymore. Not leaving? I'm calling the cops and they'll blow a hole through your ignorant ass." Now you know what my typical day is like. |