“The Average IQ Of Our Customers Is Probably Around 80”

November 6, 2012 in Science/Tech, Urban Studies | Permalink

Like most remaining travel agencies and record stores, erstwhile video-rental giant Blockbuster is a (barely) existing ode to obsolescence in an age of constant connectivity and digital downloads. It’s gotten sad. For some reason, an employee at one of the remaining stores subjected herself to an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. A few passages follow.

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Question:

What kind of people are your clients nowadays?

Answer:

Video gamers, couples in the 20’s, men in the 60’s, bascially all types. However the average IQ of our customers is probably around 80.

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Question:

The store in my town seems to keep pushing sales and used sales more and more into the spotlight. There are some good deals.

Answer:

Sales is probably the #1 most important aspect of our job. And because dish now owns us, we sell dish. One step below cell phone saleswoman.

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Question:

How is the business there?

Answer:

It depends on the time of year, day of the week, etc. Some days I can work a 5 hour shift with only having like 10 customers the entire time. Other times we actually have lines.

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Question:

Are you circumcised or not?

Answer:

Neither because I’m a lady!