Originally Posted By mickeymousears I was reading another thread and they mentioned the CMs having a bitch-fest. after work. I know EVERY job has these venting sessions, and I know EVERY job deals with annoying people. As a concerned guest, Ex-APer, future visitor, and overall caring consumer... I wonder what actions annoy cast members? Perhaps I have been guilty of abusing secret CM codes...(although I rarely talk to anyone outside my travel party). I just want to make sure I am always good guest when I visit! Please share!
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Oh and people who show up for these merchandise events, brave the long lines, and then complain when they don't get what they want. There was some drama at the Tiki Room one I believe, with one nut going all out on cast members when there was a mix up with the inventory.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Probably those guests who don't want to follow the flow set up during parade or firework times - Same for the fantasmic area.
Originally Posted By submarine-maniac ^^^ Gottaluv got that one right for me lol. I can understand it sometimes, but it seems like guests don't realize we set up these routes for their convenience. usually... Also, guests that get upset at us for thinking about their safety. Just yesterday I had a guest yell at me because I told them that their kid could not climb on the rocks in front of Tomorrowland. I try not to get upset with guests, and even when I do I reallly try not to complain about it. I usually understand why a guest is being difficult or angry or uncooperative. But these two are the ones that really get to me.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney So Pin Traders bug CM's. Do you mean the hard core types? Occasionally my kids will trade a pin with a CM, like once or twice per trip. DH and I don't do pins, though there are some super cute ones I like. But it seems that some adults are super hard-core about pin trading.
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie I would think it would be the hard core traders and not a child that wants to trade with a CM.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains People who don't keep control of their children - Oh the rock climbing - we were in DCA a while ago - we were near taste pilot and two kids climbed on the big rock next to the train engine. The parents kept asking them to come down and the kids were just laughing - the CM we alerted to it was not amused at all - when we left the kids were still up there with their parents pleading for them to get down and security called.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan yeah i can contest to the hardcore pin traders who try to tell you how your not following the rules, or being yelled at by a parent when you ask a child not to do something for their safety. that one happened to me before. Or parents trying to get their young children on a ride they are obviously not tall enough for and then complaining at you and your lead for it.
Originally Posted By mele <<I wonder what actions annoy cast members? >> I don't know but there's about 12 threads about guests in theme park restaurants...you might be able to find something there. ;-)
Originally Posted By Westsider Anyone under the age of 16 doesn't bug me one bit when it comes to trading pins. At Mansion we often just give the cute little kids whatever pin they want and don't even worry about the trade cause there's plenty more back at the Lead desk to restock the lanyard with. But the adult pin traders.... uh..... the emotions from CM's who deal with them generally range from annoying to creepy to unclean to obnoxious. The pin traders on the ECV's are the most, um, memorable. I only wish pin trading had an age limit on it so that you only could focus on the kids and not worry about adults. The packs of roving women are the worst.. "OH CAROL! HE'S GOT A LANYARD! CAROL, GET CONNIE! PINS! SO MR. MAN IN THE GREEN TUXEDO, DO YOU HAVE ANY SUPER SECRET DVC DOUBLE WHAMMIES THEY RELEASED FROM THE MOROCCO PAVILION IN '04?! ARE YOU HIDING THEM FROM US? WHAT DID YOU JUST TRADE WITH THAT LITTLE GIRL FOR, DVC DOUBLE WHAMMIES? CONNIE, GET OVER HERE!"
Originally Posted By ophellia I also found the adult pin traders to be a bit much...4th of July I had on a lanyard for trading and the CM pin given those of us who were on that day and had a woman angrily ask to speak to a Manager when I refused to trade my CM pin,(which wasnt even on the lanyard) then she said she was going to City Hall to complain we werent following the rules...and the traders who grab the lanyard and pull you toward them... also the guests who made Over The Top messes as the family of 6 did while munching peanuts and throwing all the shells on the ground in the starlight room at Rancho, I finally just went and got a broom and pan and stood there making elaborate scraping sounds as I swept(while still smiling)c'mon, they were 4 feet from a trash can...
Originally Posted By u k fan So is it just the hard-core traders? I have a very small collection of 10-20 pins mostly that I have traded on an ad-hoc basis if I see a CM with a pin I like. I have no traders as such, I usually buy a pin in order to swap. I don't bug the CM's do I?!!!
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl I truly appreciate the CMs and all they have to put up with. I'll just smile and say hello as I walk by. Thanks for making my all trips so wonderful.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***At Mansion we often just give the cute little kids whatever pin they want and don't even worry about the trade cause there's plenty more back at the Lead desk to restock the lanyard with. But the adult pin traders.... uh..... the emotions from CM's who deal with them generally range from annoying to creepy to unclean to obnoxious. The pin traders on the ECV's are the most, um, memorable.*** Care to translate this into layman's terms for those of us who haven't a clue what this whole thing is all about? ECV's? "worry about the trade"? Lanyard? Help!
Originally Posted By Mr X **she said she was going to City Hall to complain we werent following the rules** Rules?
Originally Posted By mickeymousears haha this is horribly funny! Thank you for sharing! keep em coming! fortunately, I dont trade pins...in fact I didnt even know you could trade with CMs, I thought you had to buy them
Originally Posted By Mr X Never mind on the rules. The Google told me (I only had to type "Disney Pin Tra". ;p <a href="http://www.pinstore.com/disney/trading.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pinstore.com/disney...ding.htm</a>
Originally Posted By mickeymousears wow... thats hard core! it reminds me of "flair" soooo... some of the pins are pretty pricey, could I buy a cheap pin and trade you for an expensive pin? and then go find those crazy pin traders and scalp the pin in the bathroom for even more money?
