by Vapes » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:19 pm
- Motto: ""The question is why." "The answer is Megatron.""
- Weapon: Light-Saber Sword
Oh, stop being so dramatic.
They're just toys. I get excited about what I find and don't fret what I can't. If you take it too seriously, you lose the fun.
We've had this jerk coming into my store for a while now, apparently there's been complaints about him from other stores in the region too. He was waiting around for a box of figures on truck day. Someone mentioned this to me, I had seen the box, so I found the guy and went to the back and got the box for him. He took a couple out of it, thanked me and left.
What I found out later is that one of my coworkers had taken a particular figure from this box for themselves and that one the guy had been looking for this one as well. Chase variant, or something. When he noticed it missing from the case, he complained to the manager at the front desk. Never having a problem with workers setting aside stock before, until of course someone complains, the manager goes and finds where this figure was stashed and gives it to the guy. Kind of a questionable move on his part, I think he could've handled it better.
Sure, maybe workers shouldn't be setting aside stuff like this, but if you ask me it's a perk of the job. In my couple of years there, this is the first time there's been a direct conflict like this, I think this worker and I are the only collectors on the staff. The customer never would have known if I had put the stuff right on the shelf before we opened rather than doing him a favor and grabbing the box out of the back. If an indie comic shop owner did this, no one would care. They'd just ask him to order more and reserve one. Sigh.
I'd also heard that this guy literally stepped in front of someone who was browsing an aisle and grabbed for a figure just as the other person was reaching for it. What a jerk. Pretty sure he's just turning around and sellin' this crap on eBay, but w/e.
Anyway. Don't take it too seriously.
You ruin the fun. Also, I wouldn't take it too personally. It wouldn't be Hasbro who's sending less, it's the stores who are ordering less. For example, my store had Animated Ratchets FOREVER. People kept coming in and asking about those Arcees and Rodimus figures, but we weren't getting them because no one was buying what we had. You just gotta find the store that moves more product, that's your best chance.
Target works better for me, lately. TRU's been kinda dropping the ball on action figures.
[ Click to attempt signal recovery... ]
