If you work in retail.
But first thing is first.
So getting this game on Sunday. It's a fucking beauty. If you don't like horror/survial/action games - LEAVE IMMEDIATELY. You don't really have to though. Stay awhile. It's coozey and warm here. Like a cookie from your grandmother's house.
Anyway. You want to know why major sports games suck if you work in retail? The answer is obvious. Nobody in this world knows how to plan an event.
First off, if you're going to throw a damn get-together for a Colts game - try to think a little bit. First off, you're going to need a couple of things - beer and food.
For some reason, people have an awesome time remembering to stock up on beer the day before. But when Sunday rolls around, they're like, "Holy shit, we also may perhaps need to eat".
Then they roll their fat middle aged asses outside and drive to places like Marsh. They grab a cart and proceed through the lanes - stocking up on whatnots. Then they get to the check-out lane - and, lord behold - the rest of the fucking world also forgot to buy food for their Colts game party. So guess what, it's busy. It's not just busy. It's like, insanely busy. To the point where you get those old bastards who walk back and forth and look up and down every check-out lane. As if their constant curiosity as to if, "Are you open" is going to make me magically turn on my light and help them out.
"Yes sir, just let me take the roll of manager and completely ignore my current duties to satisfy your needs. Because while everyone else is waiting, the fact that you're old means you could die sooner than them. So we best get you out of here as fast as we can!"
Then, when they finally manage to make their way back to the parking lot with their "bag of potato chips", they decide to take the cart with them. Since, you know, potato chips are so heavy and the shopper definetely can't manage to carry the bag all by themselves. Potato chips are LIKE ROCKS.
So anyway, since most sports fans tend to be old and fat, they can't manage to put their cart in a nice little cart holder. No, they leave it between parking spots. And then magically, other people will put their cart where that bastard left theirs. It's like a shining light from god beams down from the heavens, pointing to that one spot - and all the carts amass upon it.
Don't leave your carts just anywhere. They have those cart places conviently placed on every other lane of parking spots. Just learn to walk. Freak, your beloved quarter back can toss a ball for hours on end - and you can't even put a cart away.
That's not even the end of it. Once the game starts, peace remains for a few short hours. But once it's over. GUESS WHAT - It's not over for the grocery stores!
Why?
Because the people who threw the party also failed to realize that, "OMFG WE NEED TO EAT FOR THE REST OF T
HE WEEK AS WELL". So they have to drive all the way back to Marsh and repeat the earlier process.
And by this time you have grandmas in lane who REALLY REALLY REALLY need their cigarettes. And fuck, if you're out of them, guess what, they just might have to drive to another Marsh store to get them. And holy hell, that's a freaking lot of work for an old lady. So you better hope you have them.
Also, when it's busy, don't ask the baggers to double paper bag your groceries. "That way they don't fall out". How fucking violent are you with your groceries? Do you throw them against the wall? Do you like to give them some good foreplay before you put them away? Then, when they rip from your stupidity, you blame the store.
"OMFG. MY BAG HAS RIPPED. INSTEAD OF BLAMING MARSH IN GENERAL - I WILL BLAME THIS ONE SPECIFIC MARSH STO
RE FOR MY TROUBLES".
People got a fucking double paper bag over their brains. That's why they never get out.
Also, phrases like, "Well fine then, I'm going to Krogers" does not hurt a cashiers feelings. They are not in control of the prices or process of Marsh. By telling them that you don't like Marsh and want to go to Krogers instead - that's awesome. But you're not really ripping into their self-esteem.
That's like telling someone who hit you with a bat that you're going to be changing pharmacies due to the slow service at your current one. HOLY SHIT. NOW THAT IS A SURE WAY TO GET TO BR
EAK THEIR HEART.
And by the by, not all sports fans are the way as previously mentioned. Just... most of them. You got the good ones who get stuff done on time. And yeah, sometimes we all forget and tend to procrastinate - but, lesson learned, don't take out your frustrations of lateness on the people who are paid to serve you.