weirdos and weridness

There are, without doubt, many many weird people in the world - WA has met most! ( :-P )

Many of these people who would fit into the 'majorly weird' groups of ppl decided to come into the shop I work in this week.

It started on Monday with an old 'gentleman'. He comes in quite regularly and always complains about something - never buys, just complains.... the colour of the carpets, the music, the lack of music, the colour of the adverts, the way the adverts the hung - anything and everything. He comes into the shop and looks for something stupid to complain about. I kinda feel sorry for him cos he obviously hasnt got a life.
The thing is.... to look at him, you wouldnt think he is weird. He looks like a elderly, smartly dressed gentleman.
Anyway he comes in on Monday and complains about the 'teeny-pop' music. It just so happens I agree with him - the music is crap. Its pop-ey, lyric-less, meaning-less, tune-less and useless! But thats not the point. The point is, this man complains and wastes everyones time.... for no reason. Cos there aint no way the manager of the shop is going to turn off the music. This is explained to the man again and again - by three different supervisors aswell us by us ordinary staff. But no.................. he wants his complain attended to, logged and then for the music to be switched off.
Finally, the manager has enough - and dials him through to Customer Services at Head Office. He chats to them for like half an hour and then they put him on hold.... you know what happens then??? Of course music comes on!!! LOL
He dropped the fone there, and stalked outta the shop!
He came back the next day and the next and the next and even today he came in - why hasnt the music been turned off he wanted to know?!
Bloody hell! The managers now actually physically hide when they know he is there! I have actually seen some do a hide and seek manouver behind book cases to avoid being seen by him!!! lol

Next weirdo:
On Tuesday this guy comes in. Brings a reciept. Says 'I came last week to return a book but didnt have a reciept, so I was offered an exchange - I wasnt happy. I wanted my money back. I got so angry, I walked away and left the book at the counter here.'
So I said, you left the book you had paid for, here, on purpose?'
'Yes' he replied.
Now call me weird, but why would you do that?! WHY? Why would u leave something you have paid for somewhere!?!
Now he comes in with this reciept and no book. So I said I couldnt return something that wasnt there!!! I mean, how can I return something -which he hasnt got!!
The man treated me like I was weird!
God!
So I went to talk to the supervisor who at first thought I was joking. Then he thought about it and decided he couldnt figure this one out!
So we went onwards! Lol - we went to the manager. Who then also thought we were kidding.
I mean - its so bizarre!

Anyway she had a word with the dude to explain we cannot do returns on something not THERE! And that, of course, she would look into the matter.

So.... we come to weirdo no.3:

He came in a few weeks back to order a book and had chatted, I hesitate to use the word but flirted, with me while I was putting the order through. Anyway, after a little bit of teasing from my c0-workers, I forgot him.
Not for long.
He came in the following week and apparently asked where I was. When I worked. 'Where's my friend?' is apparently wat he said.
And so the teasing about my 'boyfriend' began.

You know, sometimes, you just cannot avoid this crap. I have tried, but nearly every workplace I have worked in, something along these lines always happens - reckon I'm cursed to attract these weirdos and freaks... kinda like WA but in a different context and to a lesser degree thank God!!!

Anyway, he comes in again yesterday, and I was there unfortunately! As soon as he was pointed and out to me and I saw him out of the corner of my eye - I reacted instictively. I swear there was no thought involved. I just reacted.
I ran! Lol
I literally just ran to the other end of the shop to get away from him. Hoping he's think I was running to do some job or other.
Ha! No luck.
As I was running I hear my colleague say "There she is, running away from you. You've scared her off."
OH POOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, now I was left without my dignity as well. I had not only run like a coward unable to face the ackwardness but now he also knew that!
Why does this happen to mmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeee?!?!!?!

So I hid at the front of the store for a while, chatting to my friendly co-worker David, who laughed some at my expense.

Then I had to go back - to do work. I pretended, as hard as I could, that I had not run away from him but to something else. I tried to walk back in a dignified way. Like I was not dying of embarassment.
I honestly dont know if I managed it.

When I got to the desk I could see him trying to catch my eye and I was studiously avoiding it! He finally said 'hi' and asked how I was doing.
No avoiding it now - I had to reply. I made do with a brief 'fine and u?'
Curt.
And then, unfortunately, I had to serve him at the till!!!
In my head I was making so much dua to Allah. I was mortified!

He kept chatting to me while I was helping, leaning in close, thanking me, asking me how I was doing.... blah blah blah.

And then, outta the blue comes "So, are you working Sunday???"
Me: "No" The end. No mess. NO fuss!
Him: "blah.... blah ..... blah..." A couple of minutes pass - I have no idea what he was saying - I think he was telling me stuff about himself, as well as leaning in every now and again and asking me how I was doing!
Then once again, when I thought it was almost over:
"So what are you doing Sunday?" S***!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!O God , help me!!!
Me: "Oh, I'm going out with friends."And Alhamdulillah I didnt even have to lie - its true!
By this point I was dying. I had two supervisors stood near me, hearing all of this, and about 4 or 5 colleagues! All trying not to laugh at my red, red face and rolling eyes!
Then after a couple of telling seconds pause:
Him: ' Oh yes, yes.... I'm going out on Sunday too.'

Hot damn! Good for you!!!

By this point I rushed the transaction as much as I could. Thanked him and literally turned by back on him, and went into the Staff Only area and where I leaned against the door and dared him to follow so I could call security!

Inside this area, I met the guys - who were all laughing and joking at my expense, thinking it was a great laugh!

Bunch of meanies!!!!!!!