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[old smokie]

my dear old granny bless her 98 years old, went in to a GW branch the other day    to get me my Christmas pressie as she put it ( I knew it was paint and brushes as she gets a list of what I want from my mother or wife) , so heres the conversation with the young GW employee.

Granny – I am looking for these paints and brushes for my grandson.

GW employee – certainly, let me have a look for you, what  are you painting  at the moment.

Granny – (slightly confused by the question) nothing.

GW employee – we have painting tutorials if you need any help.

Granny – (getting a little irritated) I am not painting anything sonny and I don't need any help thank you very much.

GW employee – no problem, would you be interested in coming a long to a gaming night then.

Granny –  (now getting annoyed) I am not interested in coming along to one of your gaming nights, its my grandson that's the gamer and not me.

GW employee – ok then that will be ££.££.

granny – (handing over money) here you go then.

GW employee –  (handing over change) still cannot interest you in the  painting tutorials or a gaming night then (persistent little bugger).

Granny – if you do not stop haranguing me young man I will stick those dice tins over there somewhere on your person and you will need more than a mirror to get them out !    Good day to you.

Granny leaves shop, 

The end.

Couldn't stop laughing when I found out,  wish I'd been there.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

 

[Techno]

 

I wonder if the 'assistant' got a smack from his manager as he obviously failed......CLASSIC !!
Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

Priceless .

[Leman]

  What a star!

[sebigboss79]

And why do I think this actually happened..... 

[ryman1]

 

Go supergran!
I'm the first to admit that GW are very good at bringing youngblood into the hobby but I wasn't aware of their foray into recruitment of the older generations.

They'll never learn though, many a time have I walked into a GW store intending to buy paints and brushes only to walk out empty handed to escape the sales techniques. when I say I need a pot of scab red, somehow this triggers the GW employee to assume that I want an army of orcs. 

[petercooman]

Off course you do! Everyone knows scab red is greenskin eye colour 

[Steeleye]

This is why I've stopped going into GW shops...that and the stupid names they have for their colours!

'Scab-red' indeed.

[old smokie]

she is a very feisty woman and very independent and as she says I still have all my marbles 

[Hertsblue]

Our local model shop sells the colours - but with civilised behavior. 

[Techno]

I suppose you could argue that the 'assistants' are only doing what they've been told to 'do'.
But...Stroll on.
Cheers - Phil

[sebigboss79]

I suppose you could argue that the 'assistants' are only doing what they've been told to 'do'.
But...Stroll on.
Cheers - Phil

But then I argue people should never leave their brains outside when entering the workplace.

[NTM]

For all they knew she could have been a 'mystery shopper'

[sebigboss79]

I doubt the standard GW troll actually knows anything.
The times when people with a brain worked there are unfortunately over.

Even up here in Edinburgh the last halfway decent chap left about a year ago. Then they tried the "sex sells" approach (the only tits the average 12 years old gamer will encounter) and she seemed quite competent but again not there anymore.