Well, here's one way to see it. I'm remembering that other recent thread.

So, her manner of speech is a little absentminded. 'Effing', as everyone knows, is simply an intensifier, and people use it casually, without even realizing they had. "@#$%&', in certain cultures, is simply another word for a female. I'm sure that people also use it without realizing that they have.

So, if you wished to, you could translate her comment into: "Wow! You're the mystery shopping lady!"

No, I'm not serious.

inre: Exuding Platitudes ........ I should have put in parentheses (sarcasm dripping) to avoid confusion.

I wonder about parenthesis - is it parentheses when one uses 2 pairs or is it parenthesis when one uses the pair?

Maybe it was a bad day for this employee or she was shopped previously and got a bad report. I'll never know. I endeavour to be objective and report only what I see and as it happened.

But really, using the "F" word and sticking B!tch after it? What was she expecting to happen if I were the FMSB? I should sing praises of her?

Not one to use foul language, I could only think of "Fat Arsed Cow (insert word for female reproductive body part) " as deserving of her.

Stilleargning

This is now Girls Scouts?

stilllearning Wrote:
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> Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
> Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
> Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
> Oh Lord, kumbaya
>
> Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
> Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
> Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
> Oh Lord, kumbayah
>
> Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
> Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
> Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
> Oh Lord, kumbaya
>
> Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
> Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
> Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
> Oh Lord, kumbaya
>
> Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
> Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
> Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
> Oh Lord, kumbaya
>
> Someone's sleeping, Lord, kumbaya
> Someone's sleeping, Lord, kumbaya
> Someone's sleeping, Lord, kumbaya
> Oh Lord, kumbaya
> Oh Lord, kumbaya
>
> (heart)

Obviously NOT toggled....


mrcomputer101 Wrote:
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> And she wonders why she is Toggled....

I HAVE accidentally dropped a "@#$%&!" with customers in the store. I have also immediately covered my mouth, apologized PROFUSELY, and in every single case, been assured just as profusely by the customers in question that they completely understood that when you slam your head on a cupboard/get a dozen cartons of cigarettes falling on your upturned face/pinch a finger in a drainage grate hard enough to break skin and bleed, sometimes the word just tumbles out (very often in a high-pitched scream that kinda sounds like screeching tires). But these were also serious exceptions--I can count on one hand the number of times it happened over the course of two years, and twice it was because of reasons that required medical attention (one an arm with mutiple sprained muscles, one a fall on an already-sprained ankle after my boss refused to let me wear my air splint because "it looked unprofessional".

I can't imagine ever, ever, EVER in a hundred thousand years using it in front of a customer on purpose. Ever. Never ever. Even if I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that the person wasn't a mystery shopper and wouldn't be offended. I used to yell at my trainees for using that language when we had gamers in the store. I don't care if gamers talk that way. I don't care that I'm a gamer, and that when I'm off-duty I talk that way. You are on-duty, and as long as you're in that shirt and wearing that nametag, you're my responsibility. That means I will call 911 if someone threatens you and it means I will get on your ass if you're dropping F-bombs or calling customers names.

Tatjana Wrote:
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> Not one to use foul language, I could only think
> of "Fat Arsed Cow (insert word for female
> reproductive body part) " as deserving of her.

HAHAHAHA! I'm seriously using this phrase.

Tatjana Wrote:
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> But really, using the "F" word and sticking B!tch
> after it? What was she expecting to happen if I
> were the FMSB? I should sing praises of her?
>
> Not one to use foul language, I could only think
> of "Fat Arsed Cow (insert word for female
> reproductive body part) " as deserving of her.


Bet that's one that someone wishes they got on video!

Wouldn't it have been awesome to call up some friends to quickly come to the store while you were still there and each ask for the same registry as they entered the store?!

Tatjana Wrote:
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> "You're the effing mystery shopper @#$%&, aren't
> you?"

How is a shopper supposed to act when something like this happens?

I always grab some expensive piece of merchandise and carry it with me when I shop a location. I find that if the associate sees me with something and it looks like I'm going to buy it, the associate will not suspect me as being a shopper. When I did a recent Best Buy location, I carried a box containing an expensive printer on my way to the assigned shop location inside the store.

CANADAMOMMY Wrote:
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> QUIETTIME And you were the quiet one hoping for
> some kind shopper to tell you the company name of
> another shop?????
>
> quiettime Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Say this gift list is a dead giveaway. You are
> > basically told "This is the mystery shopper,
> dance
> > monkey" Why would one choose this route
> instead
> > of putting on a flawless performance? Stupid
> > people are so stupid.

I'm confused, what are you pointing out?



bgriffin Wrote:
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> CANADAMOMMY Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Ok what part of this is complicated bgriffin?
> Who
> > shops Texas Roadhouse? How can that NOT be a
> > violation to say
> > XYZ shops them? The client WAS mentioned.....
> > hence the words TEXAS ROADHOUSE.
> >
> >
> >
> > bgriffin Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > I see after looking through her posts I see
> > that
> > > she hinted at wanting to know a company name
> > for
> > > Texas Roadhouse, I didn't see anything in her
> > post
> > > on this thread, which is the one you replied
> > to,
> > > indicating she wanted to know the company for
> > this
> > > client. And considering the client has not
> > been
> > > mentioned, it would not be an ICA violation
> to
> > > tell her.
>
>
> Ok, since obviously you wanna be bitchy about,
> I'll play this game. She did not ask in the Texas
> Roadhouse thread who shopped Texas Roadhouse. She
> hinted that she would like someone to PM her but
> she did not say "who shops Texas Roadhouse." Just
> for your reference, here is the fully quoted post
> from the Texas Roadhouse thread:
>
> quiettime Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Like me, she's probably hoping for some kind
> soul
> > to send her a PM. I'm guessing she's already
> > gotten an answer too.
>
>
> She did not say, someone send me a PM, she said
> she was hoping a kind soul would send her a PM. I
> hope a kind soul would give me a million dollars
> too but that doesn't mean I'm asking them too. Or
> is all of that too complicated for you
> CANADAMOMMY?


I was speaking in general, I already knew who shops TR, but like many people here, who wouldn't just love to get an answer like that handed to them. The next part was simply stating that I was very confident that someone on the forum had already violated their ICA and sent her the answer. A lot of folks here are very helpful that way.

I missed a lot by not checking back here for a couple of hours

Lastly, for the record I am not a lady at all.

Jeez, CANADAMOMMY, highjack much ??

I thought this thread was about the F'ing @#$%& Mystery Shopper.

@ Boutique "I thought this thread was about the F'ing @#$%& Mystery Shopper."

To be precise it was about the FMSB and what the FACC said to her.

:-{8

I think I would have tried to look confused and say, "I'm the what now?" I have never been called out, knock on wood, so my whole feigned confusion look has never been put to the test, but I think that salesperson's comment would have thrown the best of us for a loop.

If anyone dared to call my wife a @#$%&, she'd leave (ie. forget the miniscule shop) and email the corporate office with a complaint. A few dollars isn't worth self respect.

CANADAMOMMY Wrote:
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> Ok what part of this is complicated bgriffin? Who
> shops Texas Roadhouse? How can that NOT be a
> violation to say
> XYZ shops them? The client WAS mentioned.....
> hence the words TEXAS ROADHOUSE.
>
>
>
> bgriffin Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I see after looking through her posts I see
> that
> > she hinted at wanting to know a company name
> for
> > Texas Roadhouse, I didn't see anything in her
> post
> > on this thread, which is the one you replied
> to,
> > indicating she wanted to know the company for
> this
> > client. And considering the client has not
> been
> > mentioned, it would not be an ICA violation to
> > tell her.


Oh no, really! Why does some poster have to mention another
thread? It's another thread. Can a poster say something
that has nothing to do with another thread. Why presume
it has and if it has, so what?

Not every poster is a trouble maker. Why be confrontational about it?
My trend of thought goes somewhere else and I simply have no time to
check another thread nor have any inclination to do so at anytime.
Makes me wonder if some poster have an axe to grind and want others
to get involved with it. So, as MD said, "Huh?"

I dunno, maybe being a Canadian parent is stressful and some need an outlet, like the forum, to help them from taking it out on their kids.

Just a thought....

(heart)

PS
Having lived in North Dakota for over ten years, I love Canadians.

stilllearning Wrote:
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> I dunno, maybe being a Canadian parent is
> stressful and some need an outlet, like the forum,
> to help them from taking it out on their kids.
>
> Just a thought....
>
> (heart)
>
> PS
> Having lived in North Dakota for over ten years, I
> love Canadians.

I'm a Canadian parent. I just sent my stressful little monsters on a bike ride with their daddy. Good for everyone.

@Tatjana

Ah, yes.

Nice sig thingy there. Can't quite figure out what it is doing though ...

Tatjana Wrote:
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> Very recently I did a shop where I am supposed to
> ask for a gift list. I've done them before without
> incident.
> This time, however, when I requested it and gave
> the name, the salesperson said:
>
> "You're the effing mystery shopper @#$%&, aren't
> you?"

Holy cow chips, Batman.

I'm reminded of a diner shop I did where the guy said "where's the mother-{beep} ice."

ninamason Wrote:
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> I would've gone the "I don't know what a mystery
> shopper is, but I do know people who call
> customers '@#$%&' get fired" route. I'm mean.
> You call me names, I scare the bejeezus out of
> you.

You forgot to add the "effing" adjective, LOL, but otherwise that is pretty much what I would have said! How unprofessional of her to talk to any customer that way! I'd love to say, "Well if I was a mystery shopper, why would I tell you?", but I couldn't. Asking to speak to her manager would've been a nice scare tactic too!

Most likely this employee had acted less than professional in the past and had been called out on it by a shopper's report before.

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stilllearning Wrote:
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> I dunno, maybe being a Canadian parent is
> stressful and some need an outlet, like the forum,
> to help them from taking it out on their kids.
>
> Just a thought....
>
> (heart)
>
> PS
> Having lived in North Dakota for over ten years, I
> love Canadians.


I am a Canadian parent and I chose to be, since I moved from Chicago. I have never felt that
I should use anything as an outlet, most especially the Forum. But I guess, the Forum had become
an outlet for some of us.

Where are the recipes when you need them?

Baked Crab Rangoon

1/8 tsp garlic salt
1/8 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 small green onion
4 oz imitation crab
3 oz cream cheese
14 wonton wrappers

Cut up the crab and mix it in with garlic salt, worcestershire sauce, green onion and cream cheese (i would microwave the cream cheese for about 40 seconds to soften)
Spoon into wontons.
Bake at 425 °F for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

STILLEARNING if you are suggesting something spell it out.
Now you are suggesting abuse? That is a huge accusation. HUGE.


stilllearning Wrote:
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> I dunno, maybe being a Canadian parent is
> stressful and some need an outlet, like the forum,
> to help them from taking it out on their kids.
>
> Just a thought....
>
> (heart)
>
> PS
> Having lived in North Dakota for over ten years, I
> love Canadians.

CANADAMOMMY Wrote:
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> STILLEARNING if you are suggesting something spell
> it out.
> Now you are suggesting abuse? That is a huge
> accusation. HUGE.

I saw nothing suggesting abuse in StillLearning's post.
I am Canadian.

Canada, that is a HUGE accusation you've made and I'm distressed that you're distressed. I like to be able to make casual comments without having them picked to pieces. I hate it that you're so negative, but I figure, hey, that's just the way she's turned, roll with it, don't step in it. But you know what, I believe Stillearning is innocent as charged and I think you're just wrong here.

Whenever I wake up cranky and want to step into every little issue, I go off to the pasture and hunt cow patties. Then I stomp around in sh!t until I feel better. If you don't have a pasture close, you can drive down the road until you see a cow and then hop the fence. Watch out for the bullsh!t, it's a bigger pile. Okay, off I go.

Holy Hell!

*sigh*.

I was gonna say something, but words elude me. :/

Spell it out stillearning....
EXACTLY what are you suggesting in this statement?


stilllearning Wrote:
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> I dunno, maybe being a Canadian parent is
> stressful and some need an outlet, like the forum,
> to help them from taking it out on their kids.

Maybe simply what it says ~ that the forum is an outlet for you to get out all of your seemingly endless negativity and @#$%&, and exceptionally pessimistic view of life and the world in general; so your kids don't have to experience it.



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This thread makes me glad I'm an effing mystery shopping son of a @#$%&, rather than an effing mystery shopping @#$%&.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/29/2014 10:54PM by cpburt.