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I had an unpleasant incident once. I was working in a little firm in the latest of ‘90. Two guys who were working for a bank took a credit in the bank. They bought a little store and rented a large part of a big one and employed their relatives and relatives’ friend as sellers. The business was simple – to bay goods (household equipment) in bulk and retail. Alas, in 98-th or 99-th was a default in Russia and not long after was a default in Kazakhstan. Circumstances became harsher and theories like Carnegie’s (one of two founder studied it) gave no profit. So they firm shrunk into a little store and a tiny part rented in a big one and I worked in this tiny department. I sold CDs and VHSs. Once, a grope of customers came into the store. Two of them came up to my counter. One of them painstaking inspected a chosen CD before pay it off. I offered do this another customer, but he bought his CD without looking or listening. After day or two the second customer was back. He showed to me a CD. The CD looked like it had been grinding by sandpaper. The man said that CD was such when he opened its box and he want to return it. I rejected the request. The man said now, “OK, don’t back out tomorrow.” That wasn’t an empty threat. Tomorrow, he came back with some friends. They started threatening me. The all fuss was about a cheap CD! I had some doubts. The major seller in the main store was a founder’s brother-in-low and treating with CDs negligently (he denied his immixture in this accident). I phoned to my boss and said I had a conflict situation and I couldn’t resolve it. “Must we fight or you prefer call the police?” He said, “Well, exchange a damned CD!” I returned to the band and gave myself up, “Give your CD, I’ll exchange it” Do you know what? The winner forgot to take CD with him. After all I had to meet him again. But I wouldn’t. The man wouldn’t come a next day and a day after. He would come never. Had he lost the CD? Had somebody prank him up?
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I was working in a little/small firm in the latest of ‘90.
Two guys who were working for a bank took out a loacredit in at the bank.
They bought a little store and rented a large part of a big one and employed their relatives and relatives’ friend as sales peopllers.
The business was simple – to buay goods (household equipment) in bulk and sell at retail.
Alas, in 98-th or 99- there wasere aeconomic deifaficulties in Russia and not long after was a default in Kazakhstan.
We don't use ordinal numbers when talking about years.
So they firm shrunk into a little store and a tiny part rented in thea big one and I worked in this tiny department.
I sold CDs and VHS tapes.
Once, a groupe of customers came into the store.
One of them painstaking inspected a chosen CD before paying for it off.
I offered to do this fanor the other customer, but he bought his CD without looking or lispectening it.
After a day or two, the second customer was back.
He showed to me a CD.
The CD looked like it had been grouind withng by sandpaper.
The man said that CD was like tsuchat when he opened its box and he wanted to return it.
The man said now, “OK, don’t back out tomorrow.” That wasn’t an empty threat.
The next dayomorrow, he came back with some friends.
All tThe all fuss was about a cheap CD!
The major seller in the main store was a founder’s brother-in-laow of the founder and? treating with CDs negligently (he denied his immixture in this accident).
I didn't understand the part after "?"
I phoned to my boss and said that I had a conflict situation and I couldn’t resolve it.
“ShoMuldst we fight or do you prefer to call the police?” He said, “Well, exchange thea damned CD!” I returned to the grouoband and gave myself up, “Give me your CD., I’ll exchange it” Do you know what?
After all that, I had to meet him again.
The man never retwourneld n’th come a next day and thea day after.
He would come never returned.
Had somebody played a prank on him up?
"The main salesman in the main store was a brother in law of the founder and had been using the CDs very carelessly, though he denied having anything to do with the incident."
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I had an unpleasant incident once.
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I was working in a little firm in the latter parst of 1‘990.
Two guys who were working for a bank took out a loan fcromedit in the bank.
They bought a little store and rented a large part of a big one and employed their relatives and the relatives’ friend as saellers assistants.
The business was simple – to buay goods (household equipment) in bulk and sell at retail.
Circumstances became harsher and theories like Carnegie’s (one of two founder studied it?) gave no profit.
I don't understand this bit.
So they firm shraunk into a little store and a tiny part rented in a big one and I worked in this tiny department.
Present tense : shrink
Past tense : shrank
Past participle : shrunk
Once, a groupe of customers came into the store.
One of them painstakingly inspected a chosen CD before paying for it off.
I offered do this for another customer, but he bought his CD without looking or listening.
After a day or two the second customer was back.
The CD looked like it had been grouind withng by sandpaper.
The man said that CD was like tsuchat when he opened its box and he wanted to return it.
The man then said now, “OK, don’t back out tomorrow.” That wasn’t an empty threat.
Theomorrow, next day he came back with some friends.
AThe all this fuss was about a cheap CD!
The hemadjor saellesmanr in the main store was thea founder’s brother-in-low and treateding with CDs negligently (he denied his involvemenmixt / uresponsibility in this inaccident).
I phoned to my boss and said I had a conflict situation and I couldn’t resolve it.
“Must we fight or would you prefer to call the police?” He said, “Well, exchange thea damned CD!” I returned to the groupband and gave myself up, “Give me your CD, I’ll exchange it”. Do you know what?
The winner forgot to take the CD with him.
After all I would haved to meet him again.
But I wouldidn’'t.
The man wouldidn’t come thea next day orand thea day after.
He would come never came back.
Had somebody played a prank on him up?
I had an unpleasant experience once.
or: An unpleasant incident happened to me once.
I was working in a little/small firm in the late ‘90s.
Two guys who were working for a bank took a credit in the bank.
Alas, in 98 or 99 was a economic/financial crisis in Russia and not long after in Kazakhstan.
(Once) / One day, a group of customers came into the store.
The CD looked like it had been ground with sandpaper.
All this fuss was about a cheap CD!
The major seller in the main store was the founder’s brother-in-law and he treated the with CDs negligently (he denied his involvement in this accident).
“Must we fight or would you prefer call the police?” He said, “Well, exchange the damned CD!” I returned to the group and gave up, “Give me your CD. I’ll exchange it.” Do you know what?
The man didn't come back the next day nor the day after.