My Anti-Stevie Customer

[foxyluva]

I just had to share this with you all

today I was working (I work in a music store for those of you who don't know) and I had just finished playing "Bella Donna" and sold it, so I thought I would try and sell "Wild Heart" and about halfway through "Nightbird" this customer comes IN with what looks like her mother and wants to listen to Mudvayne "LD 50" so I try and put it on the listening posts for but it isn't working, so while I was trying to fix it I heard her remark to her mother "Doesn't this music drive you crazy?" and the mother said "God yes!"

I thought to myself "Just ignore them" so I told them I couldn't get the player to work, so I told them and they were cool about it, but the mother said to me "Does this music drive you insane?" and I said "No way! this is one of my favourite singers!" and both of them looked at me like I was crazy, and they both said "Oh. Im sorry." in a condisending tone

So I said "Whats wrong with it" and the younger one said "Its crap" and that was just the last straw (nobody calls Stevie crap in my presence!) so I went off on this Stevie ramage - totally cussing this girl out with Stevie/FM knowledge & how influential they are and what the hell had Mudvayne ever done for the betterment of music By the end of it, she just said - "Don't worry about the CD" and left with her mother in tow


The moral of the story is:
"Don't mess with Stevie or I will verbally destroy you."

[danax6]

I hear ya, good for you.

I managed to get a hell of a lot of people (re)interested in Fleetwood Mac or Stevie this way, but there are few hard headed ones...those I usually send to the rap/trance section of the music dvd's. They can listen to utter crap for the rest of their lives for all I care, they're not worth it.

[BlackWidow]

Originally Posted by foxyluva

I just had to share this with you all

today I was working (I work in a music store for those of you who don't know) and I had just finished playing "Bella Donna" and sold it, so I thought I would try and sell "Wild Heart" and about halfway through "Nightbird" this customer comes IN with what looks like her mother and wants to listen to Mudvayne "LD 50" so I try and put it on the listening posts for but it isn't working, so while I was trying to fix it I heard her remark to her mother "Doesn't this music drive you crazy?" and the mother said "God yes!"

I thought to myself "Just ignore them" so I told them I couldn't get the player to work, so I told them and they were cool about it, but the mother said to me "Does this music drive you insane?" and I said "No way! this is one of my favourite singers!" and both of them looked at me like I was crazy, and they both said "Oh. Im sorry." in a condisending tone

So I said "Whats wrong with it" and the younger one said "Its crap" and that was just the last straw (nobody calls Stevie crap in my presence!) so I went off on this Stevie ramage - totally cussing this girl out with Stevie/FM knowledge & how influential they are and what the hell had Mudvayne ever done for the betterment of music By the end of it, she just said - "Don't worry about the CD" and left with her mother in tow


The moral of the story is:
"Don't mess with Stevie or I will verbally destroy you."

Don't get fired over Stevie! She is not everyone's cup of tea...

[foxyluva]

Originally Posted by BlackWidow

Don't get fired over Stevie! She is not everyone's cup of tea...

I wont get fired - They need me

[paleshadow]

I don't understand how people can get bent out of shape when people don't enjoy the same artists as them, and then call other music crap. Isn't that a little hypocritical? I mean, I love Chinese food, but I don't get pissy when someone tells me they think it's gross, and I don't feel the need to lecture them about it either. Life is too short to get upset about such little things. Besides, if everyone liked the same things wouldn't the world be a little boring?

[foxyluva]

Originally Posted by paleshadow

I don't understand how people can get bent out of shape when people don't enjoy the same artists as them, and then call other music crap. Isn't that a little hypocritical? I mean, I love Chinese food, but I don't get pissy when someone tells me they think it's gross, and I don't feel the need to lecture them about it either. Life is too short to get upset about such little things. Besides, if everyone liked the same things wouldn't the world be a little boring?

Yes, but Stevie is npt chinese food. And I totally understand how people don't like Stevie - My own parents can't stand her. But it was the condisending nature of this person that was extremely offensive - I love Stevie, and you don't have to love her, and you can say so - but they were offensive while they were doing it.

[paleshadow]

Originally Posted by foxyluva

Yes, but Stevie is npt chinese food. And I totally understand how people don't like Stevie - My own parents can't stand her. But it was the condisending nature of this person that was extremely offensive - I love Stevie, and you don't have to love her, and you can say so - but they were offensive while they were doing it.

Maybe, but they had no way of knowing you love Stevie. They were just making innocent conversation. I can see if they knew you liked her and then called it crap. It didn't really read as offensive though. Though I'm curious, offensive to who, you or Stevie? If anything it just seems like they were a little bit assuming. Maybe in the same way people who love Stevie think everyone does?

[foxyluva]

Originally Posted by paleshadow

Maybe, but they had no way of knowing you love Stevie. They were just making innocent conversation. I can see if they knew you liked her and then called it crap. It didn't really read as offensive though. Though I'm curious, offensive to who, you or Stevie? If anything it just seems like they were a little bit assuming. Maybe in the same way people who love Stevie think everyone does?

I specifically said to them that Stevie is one of my favourite singers - and I ignored them to begin with, but they were really rude, and laughed at me for liking Stevie, and I was offended for myself. Wouldn't you be offended if somebody really laughed at you for liking somebody?

It wasn't friendly laughter, their faces said it all - like "I pity you for liking her"

I was geuinely offended - and I don't offend easily.

[KateTheCursed]

Originally Posted by foxyluva

I specifically said to them that Stevie is one of my favourite singers - and I ignored them to begin with, but they were really rude, and laughed at me for liking Stevie, and I was offended for myself. Wouldn't you be offended if somebody really laughed at you for liking somebody?

It wasn't friendly laughter, their faces said it all - like "I pity you for liking her"

I was geuinely offended - and I don't offend easily.

I don't get the vim and vigor with which you defended yourself, but then I'm a pretty laid back in that regard. I totally get where you're coming from though in terms of being offended. After you told them she was one of your favorite singers, they said sorry. However the tone of voice wasn't one that was "oops, I've accidentally stuck my foot in my mouth and unwittingly offended someone." Instead it was a tone of condescension that conveyed more the idea of "Oh sorry you don't have better taste."

[foxyluva]

Originally Posted by KateTheCursed

I don't get the vim and vigor with which you defended yourself, but then I'm a pretty laid back in that regard. I totally get where you're coming from though in terms of being offended. After you told them she was one of your favorite singers, they said sorry. However the tone of voice wasn't one that was "oops, I've accidentally stuck my foot in my mouth and unwittingly offended someone." Instead it was a tone of condescension that conveyed more the idea of "Oh sorry you don't have better taste."

Yes, maybe I didn't make myself clear - the "sorry" was "Im sorry you like this person, how horrible for you."

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by foxyluva

Yes, maybe I didn't make myself clear - the "sorry" was "Im sorry you like this person, how horrible for you."

LOL I thought that was an awesome story!

Believe me, where I work i always get cranky people. Sometimes you just get fed up!

[foxyluva]

Originally Posted by AliceLover

LOL I thought that was an awesome story!

Believe me, where I work i always get cranky people. Sometimes you just get fed up!

Thank you

I couldn't believe the arrigance of this person - trust me, anybody would have done the same thing - these two were asking for it!

[paleshadow]

Originally Posted by foxyluva

I specifically said to them that Stevie is one of my favourite singers - and I ignored them to begin with, but they were really rude, and laughed at me for liking Stevie, and I was offended for myself. Wouldn't you be offended if somebody really laughed at you for liking somebody?

It wasn't friendly laughter, their faces said it all - like "I pity you for liking her"

I was geuinely offended - and I don't offend easily.

Well, in your original post you said that you didn't mention you liked Stevie until they asked you "Doesn't this music drive you insane"? I think at that point you were already annoyed with their conversation to each other about not liking the music. You also left out the laughter part. No, I wouldn't get offeneded by any of that. I would get offended if they said "You suck for liking this crap", but not for saying "The music you listen to is crap". I know how picky I am when it comes to music. Half the stuff out there these days I can't stomach, so I can completely relate so someone not likeing what I listen to. If I got upset over stuff like that I would probably never be able to handle the more substantial things that rear their ugly heads now and then. I'd probably be on blood pressure medication.

[Johnny Stew]

People, people, people... don't get all worked up and bitch someone out for not liking Stevie.

Simply find out which car they drive, and cut the brake-line.


-- Don Stewleone

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

People, people, people... don't get all worked up and bitch someone out for not liking Stevie.

Simply find out which car they drive, and cut the brake-line.


-- Don Stewleone

Guffaw. Snort. Those people were very rude, foxluvya, so good for you for givin' them some learnin'!