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Thread: Annoying Customers you want to throw in the Sarlacc Pit
This is great! I love this!
/me /yell anyone got 500 units of water to sell?
/idiot If I let you teach me installations 2 will you give me the water?
LOL
It went on but I'm too embarrassed to type it out here
jimmyjamesok wrote:
This is great! I love this!
/me /yell anyone got 500 units of water to sell?
/idiot If I let you teach me installations 2 will you give me the water?
LOL
It went on but I'm too embarrassed to type it out here
um....
Here's one, not really a customer, BUT competitors.
1. I have an email asking me how come I am able to sell all my resources between 2 and 4cr/u and STILL keep stock on hand and in the vendors. Obviously I am exploiting he goes on. Cause he has sat in my house watching all the customers I have come in and out over a few hour period. If he has his prices that low, he is sold out really fast.
2. Competitor sits in my shop while I am at work during day for two days, spamming EVERYONE that comes into my shop with his shop waypoint and telling people that I am rude to my customers. I actually recieved over a dozen emails about this from long standing customers.
Octover wrote:After a few minutes he bows to me and leaves without purchasing anything. Thankfully it didn't go any further as some of the posts I've seen, with him getting rude and belligerent.
/sigh. Why do people do this?
Heck, he was polite enough to bow! That's pretty impressive for this particular customer sub-class, which I think of as "the strong, silent type."
This sub-class is usually distinguished by a typing speed of approximately 0.5 words per minute and/or extremely poor knowledge of the English language. (And invariably, English is their first language.)
So it usually takes quite a long time to figure out what they're asking for, much less to provide it. Usually, this type can't spare the 15 minutes it would take to remember that "Goodbye" is an appropriate way to end a business transaction and actually find the keys that, when pressed in sequence, would form that word on screen. Being able to successfully type "/bow" before leaving is actually quite an accomplishment!
Jaxx wrote:
Here's one, not really a customer, BUT competitors.
1. I have an email asking me how come I am able to sell all my resources between 2 and 4cr/u and STILL keep stock on hand and in the vendors. Obviously I am exploiting he goes on. Cause he has sat in my house watching all the customers I have come in and out over a few hour period. If he has his prices that low, he is sold out really fast.
2. Competitor sits in my shop while I am at work during day for two days, spamming EVERYONE that comes into my shop with his shop waypoint and telling people that I am rude to my customers. I actually recieved over a dozen emails about this from long standing customers.
LOL, that's a good one. /ban is your friend in this case it seems, although from the sounds of this guy, he'd just sit on your doorstep and spam.
Heh, if he's factioned, you ought to pay someone to drop a covert scanner nearby and make a hit on him...
I just had a customer today, nothing spectacular, but an excuse to post and keep this thread at the top. It's another one of these:
I go intomy merchant tent, and see Dudestanding next to my armor vendor...
Dude: Need a full set of armor, but don't have a lot of cash.
Me: Ok, I have full sets of ubese and composite.
Dude: How much do they run?
Me: <ummm...> They're all on the vendor right there, check it out. <Thinking oh boy, gonna have a good one to post on the forums.>
Dude doesn't respond, presumably checking out my vendor. After a few minutes he bows to me and leaves without purchasing anything. Thankfully it didn't go any further as some of the posts I've seen, with him getting rude and belligerent.
/sigh. Why do people do this?
And Sue wrote:
Being able to successfully type "/bow" before leaving is actually quite an accomplishment!
Oh my god, this is too true what you say about everyone should work a month in retail!!!
I happen to work at Walmart (dont laugh please, they employ probably most of the world by now) and we say that all the time, people are so rude and such jerks. Half the time I want to go to their homes and trash them up or bug them at their jobs. Last week we had a customer, a middle aged lady, take a dump (yes, she went to the bathroom..) in our fitting rooms. And thats just a small example...
I would also like to back this up by telling all the players that whine and gripe alot in the Chat rooms about the Devs and CSRs not giving them what they want, BACK OFF! they are doing their best to please those that cannot be pleased.
Thank you
NJ62 wrote:
This is a repost from the Tailor forums - I thought y'all would find this story amusing. Well I wasn't amused...
Customer: Tailorx recommended you, i need 2 wedding bands, it's an emergency
me: I'm out in BFE, hunting
Customer: You don't understand, I need 2 wedding bands, we're already late, and George Lucas is presiding over the ceremony.
Me: (???) are you serious?
Customer: dead serious, please, it's an emergency
Me: (thinking: well ok, probably not true, but if it is, I don't want to be the smacktard who prevented this monumental event because I wouldn't go back to my shop)
IRL To Fiance: Hey hon, I gotta run back to my **** shop, this girl claims that The George Lucas is presiding over a wedding, and I have to make rings
Fiance: Yeah right, he's coming to Scylla?
Me IRL: yeah I know, but I don't want to ruin this, on the off-chance that it's true. Just keep running missions, I'll be back. *EXPLETIVES ENSUE as I try to make the shuttle*
Me: Ok, here's my shop on dantooine, I'll shuttle there, send me e-mails on what you want the rings to say, and what color, so I can have them made when you get there.
Customer: ok thanks, wear a nice dress - you're invited, of course, the wedding is at xxxx xxxx on Corellia...
Me: no no, I said that I could make the stuff, I can't deliver it (if it's sooo much of a rush it will take longer for me to make it and THEN deliver, instead of having someone travel to me while I'm crafting... besides, no frickin way is the George Lucas showing up on Scylla)
Customer: Ok, Groom is coming over to get the stuff...
Email from Customer: Rings shoudl say "blah blah blah" Oh by the way the groom needs clothes, help him.
Me: (this is getting worse!) no problem on the clothes, I have some floor models, he can just get one of those.
Customer: oh good.
Groom and friend show up. Both are Overt Imperials.
Me: you know that I can't trade with you now.
Friend (to groom): oh well I'll just kill you, is there a cloning...
Discussion about who will kill whom ensues
Me: ack, never mind, this is a rush, I'll just give you admin for a minute - if you rob me I'll kill you
Friend: hehe you have nothing I want in here
Me: (whatever!) Ok, well now pick a groom outfit.
Groom: Ack, alt troubles, Friend, you deal with this, I can't
Me: Ok, upstairs, you, pick outfit, move!
Friend: Ummm, I don't know.
Me: (Oh for the love of god!) Well pick one.
Friend: that one
Me: Ok (I pick up item and put it in a pack with the rings and drop the pack) here it is.
Friend: I don't have inventory space. Groom is out of game.
Me: (oh.. my .. god... just pick it up so I can leave) Total comes to 11k.
Friend: (tips me 11k, and that's it) heehe I got it.
Me: (takes friend off admin) Well I want to make sure you have everything you need before I take off. (AKA when groom comes back I'm expecting a hefty tip for such a rush job but I didn't want to make Friend pay the tip for AWOL Groom)
Friend and I chat it up. He transfers me 120 faction points (for my time). I play the mandeviol to heal him. 20 minutes passes. IRL Fiance is getting grumpy. So am I.
Me (to Customer): you know that the groom is just standing here - he's the one holding up the show.
Customer: (no response)
Me (in spatial): sooo... is it true that George Lucas is coming, I was under the impression that this was a rush job.
Friend: ah, I dunno, Groom is out of game, (some random stuff).... George Lucas?
Me: (yep... as I expected)
Groom: /bow /thank
Me: anything else you need
Friend: he's gone again
Fiance IRL: bah I'm logging
Me IRL: aww hell, these rat bastages ruined my night
Me: Ok, well i'm going to logthen
Me (to Customer): I'm going to log, hope it all works out
Customer: (no response)
Me IRL: George Lucas, my ass!
NJ62 wrote:
Yesterday I get an e-mail from Smacktard.
"Help! I was given your waypoint! I thought you had clothes! I can't get in! Help!" (Or something to that effect)
My response to Smacktard: "You lied to me about George Lucas.You interrupted my hunting and brought me back to my shop under false pretenses to serve your needs. Therefore you have been banned from my shop."
Yes, friends, banning does work, and I did get a bit of satisfaction.
Yeah! Good to hear there is some justice in the world.
Glad you got some satisfaction, NJ62.
The idiocy continues.... with a happy ending!!!
First Smacktard sends me the following 3 e-mails:
E-mail 1
> I did not lie
>
>
> I TOLD YOU WHAT I WAS TOLD
>
> so ban me if you will but blame the man with the original email:**NAME WITHHELD**
>
> not me
>
> SMACKTARD who resents your attitude.
E-mail 2
>
>**NAME WITHHELD**
>
> not me sent out the email
> I FORWARDED to youi
>
> I shall never say another word to you again
>
> ever.
>
>
e-mail 3: entitled n'Jessi - avoid it
>
> would forward you her email but is too disgusting even for the most foul of you.
> Someone sent me a mass mail with a link for your castle anthrax, told to avoid it, that it was disgusting. Is this a new advertisement scheme ? Sent by Smacktard. I know you only by your sterling reputation, your flawless fashions your amazing web site and such. You are an amazing credit to the server. I am going to go check out castle Anthrax Tonight !
>
> If this was a warning by some derranged person, I doubt I am the first to make you aware of it. But I would know if I have to add Smacktard to my ignore list if they seriously are disturbed by who could only be considered a paragon of scylla !
> I am shocked and mortified. That is the BEST looking shop I have seen in forever ! What an amazing job decorating ! You are amazing, and should have your own vendor among the gods ! Clothing prices inexpensive and your armor is great. I don't know who Smacktard is but he or she is banished to my ignore list. I am SO impressed. I know you must be busy and not have time for the babblings of a stranger, but I am Joe of **guild withheld**, a guild that prides itself on commerce and I don't think there is a shop that is so clever in the entire city of **city withheld**. What an amazing job you did of raising the bar !
>
> Humbly yours,
> Joe
Then smacktard sends me what can only be a mass e-mail....
>
> By the way : **name withheld** is dead.
> I killed her. ..
>
>
> Please read ?
> >
> >This was my response to N'Jessi for her misunderstood belief to blame me for what I did not say and I did not have control over:
>
> Since N'jessi may be a little girl that plays this game, and I don't really know her, I want to retract what I said and ask everyone to shop at her store. This could well have been ( and my bad for not thinking of it ) a very young girl that did not know any better. Please give her your business for clothes?
>
> I remain in your debt. When I am wrong. I say I am wrong. I was wrong here.
>
> Smacktard of Scylla
> (Murderer of **name withheld** of Scylla)
> > >
> > >**NAME WITHHELD**
> > >
> > > not me sent out the email
> > > I FORWARDED to youi
> > >
> > > I shall never say another word to you again
> > >
> > > ever.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > (my response to her inability to get into the house)
> > > > You lied to me about George Lucas, so that I would drop everything and serve your needs. I don't appreciate being lied to. You are banned from my shop, which is why you could not enter.
> > > >
> > > > > (her initial post
> > > > > Came to your house.
> > > > >
> > > > > Have your wp
> > > > >
> > > > > Was told you had clothes?
> > > > >
> > > > > Help?
> > > > >
> > > > > House was not open? 
> > > > >
> > > > >Smacktard
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
I guess pressure to not be a jerk, eh? I love it how she warps what she said to me.... trust me, she said all those things. I wrote my initial post at the time of the encounter. This **name withheld** I had never heard of... so maybe it was a little bird who told me about George Lucas.
On the bright side, people knew she was lying and gave her the grand shove-off. On the not-so-bright side, now everyone knows about my little secret shop!! I'll never have a moment's peace.
Still it's a happy ending.