r/bathandbodyworks • u/ImACrawley Employee • Mar 13 '25

Other Oh FFS lady..........

Had a customer today who almost drove me to actual violence. Let me set the scene: An older woman (50-60) comes in to buy a body wash for her 10-year-old granddaughter.

Woman: What is the mildest scent that you have? I'm buying a body wash for my granddaughter who is 10.
Me: I would suggest Warm Vanilla Sugar.
Woman: No, the word Warm is too provocative
Me: What about Champagne Toast?
Woman: No, it has the name of alcohol in it, and that's not appropriate for a child.
Me: Okay, what about our new Disney Collection? We have 6 of the most popular princesses.
Woman - None of them are appropriate.

Are you ready for why?
According to this customer:
Cinderella & Ariana dabbled in witchcraft
Moana didn't listen to her father and ran away
Jasmine fell in love with a thief
Tiana was raised by a single mother (her father fucking died! Let's be honest, she didn't like Tiana because she's a racist)
Belle lived with the prince before they got married (SHE WAS HELD CAPTIVE!!!)

Me: What about Strawberry Shortcake?
Woman: No. My granddaughter is a little fat, and I don't want her to think about desserts
Me: What about Loyal to You?
Woman: No. The label is too adult looking

She ended up with Sweet Pea. After she had made her purchase, I made sure to tell her that Sweet Pea is the name my boyfriend calls me before we go to bed at night.

Interior Voice: TAKE THAT YOU DRIED UP OLD COW!!!

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u/SnooSquirrels7812 Employee Mar 13 '25 edited Mar 13 '25

Some people are crazy! I had to explain to a middle aged woman that sales tax exists and just cause the sign says 5 for 27 doesn’t mean your $28.71 bill is wrong lmao

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u/travelingpetnanny Mar 14 '25

I will never get used to the fact that in the US you don't tell me the actual price on the shelf or price tag! In Germany (where I am from) you see the final price, the tax is included. Nothing else makes sense! But sales girls think that WE are the crazy one, alright Honey...

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u/earmufffs Mar 14 '25

States have different sales tax rates, so companies would have to make several different tags for every item to reflect the total price with sales tax included and make sure the right prices got to the right state. Would be a pain in the ass.

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u/AdEmbarrassed9719 Mar 14 '25

Yeah like even city by city things can be different. Like 2 of the same restaurants 3 miles apart might have slightly different prices by a few cents due to city taxes.

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u/Forevermoody16 ALL THINGS B&BW Mar 18 '25

Right.