Thick people on ebay

edinburghgirl

It's not just on eBay
In my work I regularly encounter people who are too thick to function in the real world

PenguinOfDeath

edinburghgirl wrote: »

It's not just on eBay
In my work I regularly encounter people who are too thick to function in the real world

Hello there, fellow colleague...

Goldiegirl

edinburghgirl wrote: »

It's not just on eBay
In my work I regularly encounter people who are too thick to function in the real world

I agree.

A lifetime working in a customer service industry has taught me that there are a lot of dim people out there

StumpyPumpy

"No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." - HL Mencken

I think it applies to more that just Americans too.

Caroline_a

A few years ago I used to manage a team of customer service people for a large electrical manufacturer. I was the 'I want to speak to a manager' person... At least once a week I would get some irate person saying 'Your plug doesn't fit in any of the sockets in my house..' usually elaborated about how every other plug in the world fits, they've just had the house rewired, etc etc.

The standard response was 'have you taken the protective plastic piece off the pins of the plug?'... closely followed by silence and usually the phone going down ... :rotfl:

Oldfatgrumpy

So am I unusual in that, when I win an ebay item bidding impulsively, then discover the bargain cheap item is actually "collection only" 200 miles away, I just sigh heavily and write off a day to make the journey?

gunsandbanjos

edinburghgirl wrote: »

It's not just on eBay
In my work I regularly encounter people who are too thick to function in the real world

Very, very true. I worked in hospitality for 13 years and was frequently astounded at the breathtaking stupidity of the general public.

PenguinOfDeath

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Very, very true. I worked in hospitality for 13 years and was frequently astounded at the breathtaking stupidity of the general public.

Today I was asked by a man (in his 50's, well educated, good job etc) at what temperature does water boil at. He hadn't forgotten, he genuinely didn't know what it was in Centigrade or Fahrenheit :mad:

robatwork

PenguinOfDeath wrote: »

Today I was asked by a man (in his 50's, well educated, good job etc) at what temperature does water boil at. He hadn't forgotten, he genuinely didn't know what it was in Centigrade or Fahrenheit :mad:

Shocking. Everyone knows water won't boil in Farenheit.

janiebquick

edinburghgirl wrote: »

It's not just on eBay
In my work I regularly encounter people who are too thick to function in the real world

And a lot of them turned out to vote last Thursday......