People banging on store doors after closing

kingtut

Dublindude69 wrote: »

Why do people do this? The hours are marked on the door, if you want something please come at opening hours, don't come 10 minutes after closing and start pounding on the door.

and don't shut the shop door 10 minutes before the closing time posted on the door! :mad:

donfers

I've noticed the opposite, sometimes I'll wander down to hmv or easons maybe 10 mintues before the closing time and there'll be some security goon on the door ushering everybody out and not letting you in even though the opening times are there beside him stuck up on the window, he'll blatantly disregard them so he and the staff can make it home 5 minutes earlier

kingtut

donfers wrote: »

I've noticed the opposite, sometimes I'll wander down to hmv or easons maybe 10 mintues before the closing time and there'll be some security goon on the door ushering everybody out and not letting you in even though the opening times are there beside him stuck up on the window, he'll blatantly disregard them so he and the staff can make it home 5 minutes earlier

wow would have said you copied what I just posted but it was at the same time! great minds think alike hey

Dublindude69

kingtut wrote: »

and don't shut the shop door 10 minutes before the closing time posted on the door! :mad:

I don't do this.

Novella

Oh yeah, soooo annoying when you work in retail!

"What do ya mean I can't come in? Sure it's just gone six now!"
"Yes, and we close at six..."
"But I need to buy a bag for tonight, to go with my outfit, I'll be two minutes."
*pretends to think about it* "EHHHHHHHHHHHHH NO, BECAUSE WE ARE CLOSED, YOU IDIOT."
:mad:

Cheap Thrills!

I've no problem with the doormen stopping people entering 5-10 minutes before the advertised closing times at all. It's common sense. Its the fault of twats that abused the system in the first place (came in at a minute to close and evaded staff and security for 15/20/25/30 minutes)

Anyone who is already in the shop can finish up and the staff can close the tills at the end of their shift. I've worked in retail and if the shop closes at 6 you get paid till 6. Then you spend 15 minutes counting the till ON YOUR OWN TIME. If you're lucky and the till balances then you can go. If not you're scrolling visually through a till roll 7 miles long and maybe having to check cctv and all that crap ALL ON YOUR OWN TIME.

Thats right UNPAID. So if some twat comes knocking on the shutter expecting you to let them in, reverse all your counting, open the till again and start allowing transactions then they are INSANE.

Why? Why would any staff member do this (Apart from the childs medication) People in shops work for money not charity and do not give a crap about some punters hard luck story.

Boo hoo all ye like. They don't care!

poisonated

Ah sure people ya coud serve someone 2 minutes after 10.
What annoys me the most is when places serving booze close the section before 10.

Dublindude69

poisonated wrote: »

Ah sure people ya coud serve someone 2 minutes after 10.
What annoys me the most is when places serving booze close the section before 10.

They probably do this due to it being illigal to sell after 10. If someone comes to the section at 9:57 and takes 5 minutes to get something they can not be served at all.

kingtut

Dublindude69 wrote: »

I don't do this.

Sorry wasn't trying to say you do (I just quoted your post as it was the start of this thread).

allanb49

niallon wrote: »

yup, everyone has to work in retail at least once.

That should be law,

To teach some of those annoying pricks who have no manners out there what it's like to work in a retail position.

When i have kids they will be taught to be nice to the shop staff and when old enough be made work in a shop to teach them that these are people too not slaves and to respect them as you would any one else.

Degag

Cheap Thrills! wrote: »

I've no problem with the doormen stopping people entering 5-10 minutes before the advertised closing times at all. It's common sense. Its the fault of twats that abused the system in the first place (came in at a minute to close and evaded staff and security for 15/20/25/30 minutes)

Anyone who is already in the shop can finish up and the staff can close the tills at the end of their shift. I've worked in retail and if the shop closes at 6 you get paid till 6. Then you spend 15 minutes counting the till ON YOUR OWN TIME. If you're lucky and the till balances then you can go. If not you're scrolling visually through a till roll 7 miles long and maybe having to check cctv and all that crap ALL ON YOUR OWN TIME.

Thats right UNPAID. So if some twat comes knocking on the shutter expecting you to let them in, reverse all your counting, open the till again and start allowing transactions then they are INSANE.

Why? Why would any staff member do this (Apart from the childs medication) People in shops work for money not charity and do not give a crap about some punters hard luck story.

Boo hoo all ye like. They don't care!

If that's the case then why don't shops put the advertised closing time half an hour before actual closing time to stop all these problems. Now THAT'S common sense.