Reasons I Hated Working At The Video Store

Reasons I Hated Working At The Video Store - Installment One:

This group of 15-ish year old girls comes in, "What's the scariest horror movie, ever?"
I just look at them.

One says, "Yeah... and we've seen them all."

... really?
REALLY?
You're really seen EVERY horror movie?

Not even possible, Princess.

So I walk over to the horror section with them trailing behind me and I ask, "know what subjective means?"

They say nothing.

I say, "Give me something to go on here. Are you looking for a ghost story? A slasher movie? What do you like?"

One says, "I'll just read the boxes."

SIDE NOTE: I'm doubtful her reading comprehension is good enough for her to learn anything from "reading the box."

I walk away saying, "Why don't you try watching something made BEFORE 2000..." ::sigh::

So they finally settle on "Mirrors" - which you ALL know that I loved... ugh.

The other night... some douche comes in and insists that I find him something "exceptional", and then shot down everything I offered him telling me, "The other girl found me something amazing."

Well dude, obviously I'm not that other girl... so either rent a movie or take a hike.

Comments

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