I can not fix stupid.

[bodman]

Tonight a customer came in my mat and caught me collecting the qtrs and he wanted me to review my security tapes to see who had taken his clothes from a dryer. After further conversation I was able to obtain that he had put his clothes in a dryer at 6pm and at 10 pm comes back in to find them missing . So I turned my back to him and asked him to read the shirt, which reads I WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU BUT I JUST CAIN'T FIX STUPID. I called the police they arrived in minuets , listened to the customer and said sorry sir the signs on the wall says DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES UNATTENDED MANAGEMENT NOT RESPONSIBLE. and furthermore the cameras only see the two change machines and do not cover the dryers. Why did i not think of that. I will have to get two dozen doughnuts for the law now. LOL

[jh]

My customers do this all the time here. Some even left laundry here for weeks. Here's a good one. A woman asked me to help her locate her clothes that she brought to wash earlier that day. She said she put her clothes in dryer number __ and inserted 4 quarters. She opened the dryer door once to pull some light items out and forgot to press "start" button as she closed the door. She said there were some white towels, a long dress, blah blah blah. Ok, it sounded that she had a good memory. I checked the videos. I didn't find anything she described about the dryer. After further investigation, it turned out that she left the clothes in a washer...white towels and long dress...the heck!

[bodman]

I believe one of the best is , I receive a phone call I put my clothes in the washer added my soap and money and there ain't no water coming in yeah yiu guessed it it was a dryer not a washer . heres your sign.

[subati]

Originally Posted by bodman

I believe one of the best is , I receive a phone call I put my clothes in the washer added my soap and money and there ain't no water coming in yeah yiu guessed it it was a dryer not a washer . heres your sign.

Swear to god.... this almost happened in our mat yesterday. A woman comes in with her husband and kid. She is very busy on the phone. Husband gives her instructions about separating the whites from colors and then which size of washers to use. She puts whites in one washer and then walks across the laundry and puts her colors in the dryer. I stopped her right before she put her detergent.

Now that was a first one.

[MrMachine]

Originally Posted by subati

Swear to god.... this almost happened in our mat yesterday. A woman comes in with her husband and kid. She is very busy on the phone. Husband gives her instructions about separating the whites from colors and then which size of washers to use. She puts whites in one washer and then walks across the laundry and puts her colors in the dryer. I stopped her right before she put her detergent.

Now that was a first one.

Well, I actually had a woman put detergent in her dryer. I saw her doing it and was too stunned to stop her in time.
When dealing with the public, we could all write a book.

[Adamski]

Guys,

I got one ... I got one.

Back in the early 1970s, a cute young girl was talking on the payphone in my laundromat. She was wearing hot pants and a halter top. (Ah yes ... the 70s were indeed great times.) Anyway, a male customer was going out to his car but he was starring at the girl on the phone. He walked right through the CLOSED plate glass door. Yes, he broke the glass ... but didn't get hurt.

[mmurra]

Gee....seems like he was paying attention!

[mjwalsh]

Originally Posted by Adamski

Guys,

I got one ... I got one.

He walked right through the CLOSED plate glass door. Yes, he broke the glass ... but didn't get hurt.

Larry & others,

LOL ... That'll leeerrn that guy & probably a few of the rest of us!!! Are you paying attention Kim & other ladies???

This might be more common than we think on large plate glass that is extra clean & clear. You listed just one of many potential distractions. Plus it could have been potentially a situation of a truly visually handicapped person ... except then we might really be in trouble since he was headed to drive away in his car!

When I was involved in presenting a visualization for our church renovation ... some fellow churchgoers somehow got the impression that I was a "go to guy" on any deficiencies (gulp). Long story short ... there was a plate glass that several people approached me at once ... explaining that they felt it was a serious hazard. It was solved almost immediately by the staff with putting a small sculpture on a mantel in front of it. In the case of the CLOSED door ... I am not so sure of the proper solution.

Accommodating "Service Dogs" for the handicapped aren't the only little subtle things we should pay attention to. BTW, the service dog idea does actually makes sense & is worthwhile in my opinion. I could be a bit biased though having ownership in a "dog wash". One of our best customers is a dog that follows a maintenance man all day while he is working at a nearby nursing home.

mike walsh king koin USA