Today I had an encounter with a new level of stupidity. One I didn't want to think was possible, but I knew it would surface eventually.
Our store offers point* cards; for every $5 you spend or every donation, you get a point. 15 points gets you 30% off your next purchase. Well, our most recent point card expired about a week ago. No more points to accrue, and full cards expired just yesterday.
*that's not the actual terminology but it's not your business
Enter
Tard-O-Matic:
Spoiler for the riveting tale of a pedestrian I'd forcefully back into and drive over again without flinching:
T-O-M: *gives me his partially completed point card*
Me: I'm sorry, man. This is already expired.
T-O-M: That always seems to happen to me.
Me: Some people shop a bit more often and fill them up over and over again throughout the quarter-----
T-O-M: So they run quarterly?
Me: Yes. We have one for winter, spring, summer, and fall.
T-O-M: Can I get a new one then?
Me: We'll be starting a new one sometime in September.
T-O-M: But you said new ones start on a quarterly basis...
Me: Rough estimate-----
Me (inside): PLEASE JUST PAY FOR YOUR SHIT AND GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY FACE
T-O-M: Is it not the start of a new quarter?
Me: Not according to corporate. I don't know. It's weird-----
Me (inside): FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
T-O-M: So I can't get any coupons?
Me: No.
T-O-M: *scoffs and swipes his credit card*