Or you could just do your job. Shoplifting and not doing your job are not the epic "anti-capitalist rebellionz!!!!" acts you think they are. You're only serving to make the manager's job harder, which means hour cuts, higher prices, and a generally shittier experience for everyone shopping there. Most people who shop at big chains are unfortunately lower-class, and it's an extremely white and privileged take to think that shoplifting or slacking is doing anything to the big corporations. In reality you're only screwing over the underpaid workers who have to pick up your slack, and the lower-class families who shop there.
This is why I used to play Total Anger Management Playcase a lot back in the day. It was the only thing that would help against all the incredibly discomfortable uncomfort of all my relatives checking me out.
A variation of this is actual Target policy. If it doesn't scan and they can't look it up (both in their system, as well as online) they can just assign it a price themselves based on similar products.
I happen to know for some reason, that as of a few years ago cashiers at safeway could apply a price correction to an item, which would bring the price down by as much as entered into the system. Over a certain dollar amount would require a managers authorizartion codes and badge scan, however there was no restriction on how manyvtimes this function could be applied to an indiviual item in a transaction and the maximum dollar amount allowable to discount without authorization wouldn't take long for a cashier to familiarize themselves with. And if one is fast with a touch display input and doesn't mind the repeated motion of running the same function several times, they could theoretically discount an entire grocery order down to a few cents. I happen to know it was once possible, if it was done, and if it still is possible...who can say.
"You have a nice package of meat." "Thanks" _looks down_ "You too." That look she makes, it's almost like the original was just begging for that joke to be made.
Next time I go to the grocery store, I'm gonna stand in the vegetable aisle looking deep in thought, and when someone asks me what I'm doing or if I need help, I'll say "sorry, I was rotating the peppers in my mind"
Glad to see Customer Refigeration Week getting a mention. Finally a time to refigerate my "customers" without being questioned by the improperating outsiders.
@@tardwranglersinc7666 Right! Imagine being against the freedom of having like 4 days of the week free and instead working for like 5 days of the week for 8 hours to bring profits to your boss xD
When I started working at a grocery store a couple years back, I couldn't get "Friend and Manager" out of my head whenever I heard someone calling for the front-end manager thanks to the previous EST video.
"bars: if you suspect a customer of shoplifting, do not take action; do not tell your manager for any reason. your manager will take it too far. the key point to remember is: don't become a snitch. any type of snitchuation affects your community negatively. we understand that many people are in financially detrimental types of situations. do them a favor and don't get involved. just let them steal from your store's enormous amount of extra profits; because after all, everyone should be able to eat - and that's common sense. well, take care and stay fresh." 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 man's spitting straight facts 😎
The moral at the end here is honestly correct. You are not allowed to stop a shoplifter because it creates a liability to the store, so the supervisor will write you up for that. But if you tell the supervisor, they will write you up for failing to stop the shoplifting. So the only winning move is not to play.
Your only hope at that juncture would be if an unfortunate accident befell the store building. Yes, that would be a terrible shame. I see there's a sale on charcoal starter. Aisle 12.
Unless there's something really wrong with the managers, they will want you to tell them about the shoplifting, and will not write you up for failing to stop it. In fact they might write you up if you try to stop it, or if you didn't tell them that you witnessed it. Although the situation is different if you are security personnel.
It actually depends on store policy, which is contingent on the brand you work for/country you live in. From my experience, you're specifically trained for how to deal with suspected shop-lifters: 1. Do not directly confront the shop-lifter. This could cause the situation to escalate out of control, such as causing them to become violent or flee. 2. (a) Notify the nearest store manager either directly (if present nearby) or via the store's intercom system, or (b) notify plain-clothes security personnel (if present nearby) - at my store, they were known by name and they all wore a specific pair of branded sunglasses that you can't buy commercially to tip you off if you don't know them. 3. Maintain view of the shop-lifter at all times where possible, but do not approach. 4. If the shop-lifter attempts to interact with you for any reason, treat them normally as you would any other customer. If possible, use the opportunity to encourage them to speak to a manager and offer to call one on the intercom. 5. In the case of known shop-lifters, refer to any photos distributed by management, where applicable. Follow the same protocol as with suspected shop-lifters. I'd love to know what store you worked at that encouraged you to attempt to stop a shop-lifter yourself or you'd get a write-up. Rule 1 was Rule *1* for a reason, since it specifically states not to because they could get violent. Unless you're store security, you're not to engage.
This brings back so many memories - this is from Super Fresh, owned by A&P. I worked as a cashier for A&P from 91 to 97 and had to watch these videos to train. I have SO MANY great stories about the shit we used to pull.
Okay, that build up to that Loss joke was nothing short of spectacular. I was sitting here, hearing the word "Loss" a number of times, thinking, "Is DaThings gonna make a Loss joke?" But then, you pulled it off in a way I didn't expect. Bravo.
“Before we go any further, let’s take a look to see exactly one broken egg on the floor.” Great way to begin the video. Great Poop man, keep up the great work!
Glad to see the Mammoth joke back! 1:33 "If you suspect that any employee isn't working.... Shh! You could cause an accident, possibly cause an incident, possibly cause an egg-cident, possibly causing your store thousands of eggs!"
I love how over $16,000 = $16,000.01 😂 I’m so happy to see a sequel. Eccentric Severe Tumors is an absolute classic and I quote it ALL. THE. TIME. But that goes for so many of your videos.
This actually makes a good bit more sense than the actual learning videos that I've watched over the many years I've worked in the grocery/retail industry. Closer to reality, as well! 😁
The "One Broken Egg on the Floor" bit is my favorite part. The ascending bell tri tone sound is "Fantasia" from the Roland D-50 synthesizer. The "Eggcident" bit good too - I knew it was coming but it still gets me every time.
I just wanna say, these funny videos got me through a really tough time yesterday. The cat I grew up with passed near me and my sister and these helped me begin to feel a bit better.
Nice, a sequel to my favorite YTP, on my birthday! I worked in a store eerily like this, and really relate. I had a co-worker who looked just like 1:19 and he was into guys, too… 😂
there was supposed to be text on the screen at 0:13 but honestly it's funnier with just an ominous still of a guy smoking a cigarette
what was the text 👁️
the world needs to know 👁️
agree
tell us what the text was supposed to be >:)))
you gotta tell us man please
"If you suspect that any employee isn't working... shhh."
one of the truest things ever pooped
Almost as poignant as the ending about shoplifting, as it pertains to nationwide chains.
Prevent some snitchuations.
Or you could just do your job. Shoplifting and not doing your job are not the epic "anti-capitalist rebellionz!!!!" acts you think they are. You're only serving to make the manager's job harder, which means hour cuts, higher prices, and a generally shittier experience for everyone shopping there.
Most people who shop at big chains are unfortunately lower-class, and it's an extremely white and privileged take to think that shoplifting or slacking is doing anything to the big corporations. In reality you're only screwing over the underpaid workers who have to pick up your slack, and the lower-class families who shop there.
@@Seydaschutrue tho
1:30
"remember: troll all salespeople and vendors. limit their access to the store's bathroom. it's your area. protect it."
This came up while I was reading it here, HONESTLY, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
@@FriskDrinksBrisk idk, but you do know you miss out on an extra joke or two by not turning on the captions, right? js! 👍
@@favoritemustard3542 I know. I'm not a noob to the dathings fandom. Im just too digitally lazy.
@friskdrinksbrisk wait how is Undertale a game about you?
@@FriskDrinksBrisk You're legitally dazy.
Eggxellent! Now I know how to bag the customers' remains in the event of them perishing. *wavey smile*
That's true! (Peter wavy face)
We all learn something new!
free screensavers!
How convenient! Then all you have to do is put them in the back seat and press the little button, and eject them out onto the road.
👁️〰️👁️
This is a certified broken egg on the floor moment.
Relatable
I was a broken egg on the floor once
That is less than honest... CLEARLY this type of situation is potato chips?
@@Moonstruck_Arrowthey locked me in a store
@@mizukittyakinyamaa retail store
"Can I have a good day?"
"No."
"Okay."
Sums up my day to day life.
this is your boss from the hoi4 mod - get back to work
🤣🤣☠️
This is why I used to play Total Anger Management Playcase a lot back in the day. It was the only thing that would help against all the incredibly discomfortable uncomfort of all my relatives checking me out.
Me too, bro, me too
3:21
"If it doesnt scan, dont ask anyone, just guess the price!" This is surreal corporatist humor at its finest. Team Profits 2: Higher Margins DLC
*higher margins update
A variation of this is actual Target policy. If it doesn't scan and they can't look it up (both in their system, as well as online) they can just assign it a price themselves based on similar products.
I do this all the time at my job lol
I happen to know for some reason, that as of a few years ago cashiers at safeway could apply a price correction to an item, which would bring the price down by as much as entered into the system. Over a certain dollar amount would require a managers authorizartion codes and badge scan, however there was no restriction on how manyvtimes this function could be applied to an indiviual item in a transaction and the maximum dollar amount allowable to discount without authorization wouldn't take long for a cashier to familiarize themselves with. And if one is fast with a touch display input and doesn't mind the repeated motion of running the same function several times, they could theoretically discount an entire grocery order down to a few cents. I happen to know it was once possible, if it was done, and if it still is possible...who can say.
"If the customer jokes about it 'being free' you are allowed to punch them. The law is on your side."
"Remember, we want to control you." Indeed, a broken egg dropped on the floor could cost the store over $16,000 in profit loss.
That 1¢ will always make it true... & funny.
1:35 Possibly cause an Egg-cident
How you managed to create a Loss joke out of innocuous super market training videos, I will never understand. Genius. Bravo.
What’s the time stamp?
@@GabyGeorge19965:56
Brenius. Gavo.
This might be the only time Loss has ever been funny.
@@nersharific813 Gene Yuss.
"You have a nice package of meat."
"Thanks" _looks down_ "You too."
That look she makes, it's almost like the original was just begging for that joke to be made.
least transphobic grocery store attendant
"If you suspect that an employee isn't working, shh!"
Words to live by!
1:30
That loss joke hit me like a truck
You know it was inevitable in a video about "stop loss"!
Let us know how the reincarnation works out.
@Wilberforce95 got hit by a truck, the loss? Human life LOL
5:55
Next time I go to the grocery store, I'm gonna stand in the vegetable aisle looking deep in thought, and when someone asks me what I'm doing or if I need help, I'll say "sorry, I was rotating the peppers in my mind"
It would be a crime against humanity if you do not record and upload it.
(mostly so it, too, can be YTP-ified)
The "could you come back in half an hour" call back got me crying 🤣🤣🤣
I’m glad I’m not the only one who remembered about the original one
The "Workin too hard can give you a Cadillaclaclaclac" cat is a beautiful touch.
*You ought to know....."(sorry, I got too humourous in singing along)
So glad to see other people appreciate Billy Joel!!!
@@SimonTonekhamyou otta know!
@@FriskDrinksBriskYou can pay Uncle Sam with some pennies...
@@SimonTonekhamis that money?
"before we go any further, lets take a look to see exactly one broken egg on the floor." not even a minute in and that had me rolling
I don't know why, but the word "snitchuation" had me laughing more than it should've.😂
6:46
1:58 We need you out, we need you out, we need you out lol
It's an awkward snitchuation
As an ex-Walmart employee, I laughed so hard at this. The struggle is real.
Here's to being replaced by self checkout my guy
Remember, we want to be able to control you
What do you do now?
ex-Walmart, ex-Dollar Tree, needed a laugh
@@Jason0binladenhe was already replaced, hence the “ex” part.
An unexpected but most welcome sequel
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Ikr
An unequal but most sexted welcome
Yai!
for some reason the 80s synth-heavy elevator music over the slowmo shot of a jar of pickles shattering on the floor absolutely SENT me
Smooth move, ex-lax!
There are no mistakes, just happy eggcidents.
*misteaks
- Rob Boss
Glad to see Customer Refigeration Week getting a mention. Finally a time to refigerate my "customers" without being questioned by the improperating outsiders.
"Never throw away any product, no matter how damaged it may look" was basically unofficial store policy when I worked at Kmart.
To me, that's unacceptable.
I love how DaThings almost single-handedly pioneered an absurdist anti-corporate subgenre of YTP content
"Don't be a snitch" and "Everyone should be able to eat". Real shit right there,
Once I saw a man put a box of cookies in his jacket in a supermarket, but I didn´t get into a snitchuation
'Snitchin Impossible'@@artoodiitoo
If you see someone shoplifting, no you didn't
2:40 Lost in thought
One of the funniest interactions I’ve ever seen 💀
“Have a nice day”
“No”
“Okay”
he said "may i have a nice day"
I suppose stealing from customers WOULD end your shift.
Great advice!
'Broken or damage bibles will most likely be returned by a nun' is the kinda shit I subbed for. Love your work, dude.
Nothing gets my pickle jar dropped on the floor quite like dealing with a _snitchuation_ at work
You can have your Las Vegas strip. Me, I'm hitting the Vent Honk Rink Strip.
I'll be hitting the New York strip (sealed, 2 count)
This instructional video still lacks something though; It would be nice if we could look at the consumers' balls.
Great to see you alive and still kickin' it noisepuppet.: 3
Don't get into any eggcidents out there.
@@Phoeeebs I'll just notify a mammoth and come back in half an hour
as always ellie knocks it out the park especially with the post credit scene
communist
@@tardwranglersinc7666 true!
@@tardwranglersinc7666 Heyyy me too :>
@@stardustpan Imagine being against freedom
@@tardwranglersinc7666 Right! Imagine being against the freedom of having like 4 days of the week free and instead working for like 5 days of the week for 8 hours to bring profits to your boss xD
"The truth is that men unfortunately do work in your store. The trick is to not let them eat or drink." truest words ever
When I started working at a grocery store a couple years back, I couldn't get "Friend and Manager" out of my head whenever I heard someone calling for the front-end manager thanks to the previous EST video.
"bars: if you suspect a customer of shoplifting, do not take action; do not tell your manager for any reason. your manager will take it too far. the key point to remember is: don't become a snitch. any type of snitchuation affects your community negatively. we understand that many people are in financially detrimental types of situations. do them a favor and don't get involved. just let them steal from your store's enormous amount of extra profits; because after all, everyone should be able to eat - and that's common sense. well, take care and stay fresh."
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
man's spitting straight facts 😎
That is the most creative loss edit I've ever seen lol
Holy shit I knew the Loss joke was coming, and it still got me
4:12 "Remember, We want to be able to control you" - corporate. 😂
Love the Ariel Needs Legs and Loss references and the important snitchuation PSA at the end.
Imagine
Sometimes, you've just got to stop, bathe in the eggcident, and rotate the peppers in your mind. Another masterwork, Ellie. ♥
the YTPs you make are the fucking funniest in existance. i am glad to be alive again.
The moral at the end here is honestly correct.
You are not allowed to stop a shoplifter because it creates a liability to the store, so the supervisor will write you up for that.
But if you tell the supervisor, they will write you up for failing to stop the shoplifting.
So the only winning move is not to play.
Your only hope at that juncture would be if an unfortunate accident befell the store building. Yes, that would be a terrible shame. I see there's a sale on charcoal starter. Aisle 12.
Unless there's something really wrong with the managers, they will want you to tell them about the shoplifting, and will not write you up for failing to stop it. In fact they might write you up if you try to stop it, or if you didn't tell them that you witnessed it. Although the situation is different if you are security personnel.
It actually depends on store policy, which is contingent on the brand you work for/country you live in. From my experience, you're specifically trained for how to deal with suspected shop-lifters:
1. Do not directly confront the shop-lifter. This could cause the situation to escalate out of control, such as causing them to become violent or flee.
2. (a) Notify the nearest store manager either directly (if present nearby) or via the store's intercom system, or (b) notify plain-clothes security personnel (if present nearby) - at my store, they were known by name and they all wore a specific pair of branded sunglasses that you can't buy commercially to tip you off if you don't know them.
3. Maintain view of the shop-lifter at all times where possible, but do not approach.
4. If the shop-lifter attempts to interact with you for any reason, treat them normally as you would any other customer. If possible, use the opportunity to encourage them to speak to a manager and offer to call one on the intercom.
5. In the case of known shop-lifters, refer to any photos distributed by management, where applicable. Follow the same protocol as with suspected shop-lifters.
I'd love to know what store you worked at that encouraged you to attempt to stop a shop-lifter yourself or you'd get a write-up. Rule 1 was Rule *1* for a reason, since it specifically states not to because they could get violent. Unless you're store security, you're not to engage.
It's better that you casually strike up a conversation, get their name, and then call the police after de-escalating. One less problem!
@@tardwranglersinc7666 actually it's best if you let them steal because massive corporations are not our friends
I know the mammoth joke is just a Sos joke in disguise, but I always get a big stupid grin when i hear them.
Lul! It's the mammoth!
A grin with a covert tooth
Petition to make the threequel called 3cc3ntric s3v3r3 tumors
First signature right here. @friskdrinksbrisk
Second signature here. @TheColorHopeIsBlue
eccentric severe threemors
Eggcentric Severed 2Mores*
Yes
"Smooth moves, ex-lax" has the same energy as "stay fresh, cheese bags" and I love it
It was the perfect 80s/90s meta for this video! 😂
4:47 Nonchalantly knocks off shelf
This brings back so many memories - this is from Super Fresh, owned by A&P. I worked as a cashier for A&P from 91 to 97 and had to watch these videos to train. I have SO MANY great stories about the shit we used to pull.
Was it more like dropping pickle jars on the floor or rotating peppers in your mind?
I love how it gets unapologetically based at the end. XD
Yeah. Where I live, the interest rate hykes are getting pretty bad. I absolutely get this mentality.
I don’t say “instant classic” often, but this glorious sequel is most certainly an instant classic. You never cease to amaze, DaThings.
Incredibly powerful ending, append it to all grocery store training vids
"If you see something, no you didn't."
6:31 Based as usual, I see.
Okay, that build up to that Loss joke was nothing short of spectacular. I was sitting here, hearing the word "Loss" a number of times, thinking, "Is DaThings gonna make a Loss joke?" But then, you pulled it off in a way I didn't expect. Bravo.
You have no idea how happy I am to see this! The first one is one of my favorite YTPs, and this is amazing!
I had a very emotional college move today and this is just what I needed to clear my mind! Thanks DaThings!
"If you see any stray 25lb dogs, ask your man." 0:24
I havent heard "Smooth move, Ex Lax" in years, never would have expected to hear it in a YTP ❤
“Before we go any further, let’s take a look to see exactly one broken egg on the floor.” Great way to begin the video. Great Poop man, keep up the great work!
Glad to see the Mammoth joke back!
1:33 "If you suspect that any employee isn't working.... Shh! You could cause an accident, possibly cause an incident, possibly cause an egg-cident, possibly causing your store thousands of eggs!"
a maAAamOTH 🤣🤣🤣 sends me into a fit Everytime.
That’ll be my new, go-to apology for when I zone out: “I’m sorry, I was rotating the peppers in my mind.“
The rotating the peppers in my mind joke demolished me and i have no clue why
I could've sworn the box of Kellogg's Kenmei Rice Bran, seen at 3:55, was a joke made with superimposed text... until the box moved.
I love how over $16,000 = $16,000.01 😂
I’m so happy to see a sequel. Eccentric Severe Tumors is an absolute classic and I quote it ALL. THE. TIME. But that goes for so many of your videos.
"May I have a nice day?"
"No."
"... Okay."
I haven't laughed so hard in a long time, tysm for a sequel Ellie; i am not worthy of this treasure.
00:47 The dathings mammoth has returned from extinction!
0:49 Happy customer refrigeration week 🎉
"Remember, troll all salespeople and vendors"
Yes. This I do already
I regularly mix up the vendor pallets so they have to do more work, I hate them lol
This actually makes a good bit more sense than the actual learning videos that I've watched over the many years I've worked in the grocery/retail industry. Closer to reality, as well! 😁
The "One Broken Egg on the Floor" bit is my favorite part. The ascending bell tri tone sound is "Fantasia" from the Roland D-50 synthesizer. The "Eggcident" bit good too - I knew it was coming but it still gets me every time.
if you try to seal three steaks you may cause an eggcident
"Improperating". Another top-tier entry for the DaThings Portmanteau Dictionary.
0:03 And now, a moment with, "Exactly one egg on the floor."
This has been, "Exactly one egg on the floor."
0:09 Okay
80’s video manuals being made by time travelers so they can perfect ytp material for the future
I just wanna say, these funny videos got me through a really tough time yesterday. The cat I grew up with passed near me and my sister and these helped me begin to feel a bit better.
My condolences. ❤
The original Eccentric Severe Tumors is one of my favorite videos of yours, very happy to see it getting a sequel :)
"Pricing is something" is probably my favorite line here lmao
4:41
oh god that last post credits joke was feels.
Omg, a sequel to literally my favorite YTP of the modern era. Truly a blessed day
Well that sure was a snitchuation! (This YTP was so frickin hilarious, DaThings you have knocked it out of the E park once again!)
As someone who works the scanning department in a grocery store, "as vendors deliver shit" hits hard
As someone who works in retail, I can tell you that what people most often steal is makeup...which is not food
AHHHH THAT'S why I got fired...I didn't bag the customers remains with CARE 🤦♂️
1:30 If you suspect that any employee isn't working... Shhhh
This YTP feels like a spiritual sequel to Wow! It’s Made!; it feels nostalgic…
I kept expecting the pope to show up at the end just like in the Wow! it's Made series
1:21 Woah
"Mammoth" is the underrated brother to "Sus/sos/sauce"
6:33 Bra-fucking-vo "Everyone should be able to eat" or as the old phrase goes, "If you see someone shop lifting, no you fucking didn't"
My preferred intake method of leftist talking points 😍
Total Anger Management Playcase is my game of the year
Holy shit the ending is incredibly based of this guy. Would love to see more store supervisors like him :3
Sadly, people like that don’t tend to get promoted.
@@spongeintheshoebecause the companies they work at are full of greedy douchebags
As a retail employee I appreciate this a lot
3:08 the greatest return of all time
If i see any refrigerated refrigerators requiring any refrigeration i'll make sure to alert the mammoth
1:49
Damn that's the real ventor experience
As a third-party vendor, I approve this message 😂
Eccentric Severe Tumors is one of my favorite videos so this makes me SO HAPPY
Thanks for the video, Dathings, and happy Customer Refrigeration Week, everybody!
*Refigeration*, of course.
Babe wake up another eccentric severe tumors ytp just dropped
Nice, a sequel to my favorite YTP, on my birthday! I worked in a store eerily like this, and really relate. I had a co-worker who looked just like 1:19 and he was into guys, too… 😂
0:46 That's how the mammoth joke has survived so long and remained fresh, it's been in the refrigerator!
Smooth move, X Lax at 4:49 killed me!
Wow, the original is my favourite one youve ever made. Thabks for the new one
I cannot believe you pulled off a loss joke. That was incredible.
I missed it? Or miss the context
@@pleiadesnuts5:57 is this Loss?
I really want an full ytpmv of movin out now thanks to your excellent work at 6:00. Very good backing beat.
oml i love these so much, never stop making them please! 01:18 got me :'D
1:22 Exactly who the fack is Steve Jobs? Lol
Another great one! Glad to see a Part 2!!
“Have a nice day.”
“Nope.”