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Treblaine
The only Christmas music I listen to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3vgz-7RchU
NoodleyLove
My retail trauma song was Silver Bells. The pre-canned station at my second retail job had about 8 versions.
redskiddles
For me, it's the Paul McCartney "simply having a wonderful Christmas time " that the radio played 87 -times a day
ATerribleArtist
Working for Walgreens showed me the worst possible combo. Store music is picked by corporate in Texas... Christmas Country music.
GlobalImageServiceCat
Every year after repost, this picture gets smaller again.
ShamanSam
It's a representation of retail workers' dwindling resolve in the face of holiday music
wurth
I have the same reaction to "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown"
Branables
One year, the store's music was stuck on a one hour loop. Dancing queen would play in the 18th minute of every hour. I don't miss it...
SpeedyHamster
I hated the holidays for so long. Never cared for the Christmas season. Then I left retail.
IWRITEINALLCAPS
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE, MAKE MORE CHRISTMAS SONGS TO DILUTE THE FEW THAT ARE CONSTANTLY PLAYED
Hardestpartisfindingausernamethatisnttaken2
No, burn them all
vVvVvV3
We had to do embarrassing exercises on office if bell rang, which it did 4xday. I stayed behind on a pretext one day &... 1/2
vVvVvV3
.. subtly sabotaged that f***ing bell. Management pikachu faces next day as they couldn't see us prostate ourselves in front of them anymore
mamapants
The music came off my computer at work. I'd always skip it. My coworkers hated that I did that. They just don't understand...
irvingb01
A friend used to work in the Auto section of a Sears, which was in a separate structure. He said said that every year around this time...
irvingb01
...the wiring to the main store's music system would mysteriously come disconnected and stay that way until mid-January.
playingdead2022
Shes been singing since nov 1st
Elijahrock
At Fry's electronics they tried to play that shit Oct 1st. We shut the damn radio off. They turned it back off for a month or so.
nothingpt
I am an heavy metal guy but I like that song a lot. Not my favourite Christmas tune, but is on the top 5
ForPriestSake
All I want for Christmas is yooouuu!
blwoodcock
I cut the wire to the music speaker in the electronics dept, and set up a boom box to play music. That constant loop is insanity.
peggleforscale
My teen days at JCPenney, it all came back.
Fyffer
Its so awful. I hate the store music year round, and its 50% repetitive ads now, but Christmastime is the worst.
WonderfunkJones
I worked three black Fridays. No. Never again.
turomar
Does nobody get to listen to TSO? Christmas Eve and other stories, the Christmas attic, the lost Christmas Eve
djangojazz
All I want for Christmas is... (no, no, no! It's just mid November!)
SmashySashimi
Mine was Last Christmas, it somehow played 2-3 times more than the other songs.
Treblaine
swarthod
Oh god, that "simply having a wonderful Christmas time" song is the worst, that's my retail PTSD song.
SmashySashimi
Aw crap, I forgot about that one. Thanks.
MofongoBalls
The original or the Taylor Swift version? Very important distinction
SmashySashimi
Original.
prrrkitten
Santa Baby. ug.
Lachwen
So much hate for the Mariah song and nothing about the aggressively vapid shitpile that is "Simply Having A Wonderful Christmastime."
WeeJubya
When I worked retail, we played rock music rather than Christmas tunes in December. System of A Down, Linkin Park, 9 inch Nails…
Snotspill321
Gonna guess Hot Topic circa 2001.
HaniiPuppy
Do you play Killing In The Name Of, since it was a Christmas #1?
WeeJubya
We had so many people come in and tell us it was nice not to hear Christmas music!
Zaranthan
Depends on the store, I guess. I can't imagine shoppers in Nordstrom's being happy about hearing Linkin Park.
nikkinikorasu
I can't imagine shoppers in Nordsteom's being happy
scuba7jb
Don't worry, things will slow down and the music will return to nickelback pop-rock
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SithShodan
They say if you play Nickelback backwards you get an inverted Satanic chant. Even worse, if you play it forward, you hear Nickelback
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Sodee
I can’t imagine having to ever wear earplugs because I can’t deal listening to music for a limited time shopping. Volume? Yeah. Content? No
TheZommie
so playing led zeppelin backwards has a secret message from satan telling you to kill people, but even more scary than that?
TheZommie
playing nickelback forward causes you to hear nickelback songs.
spazztastic
At least they made fun of their own song, Photograph. lol.
DeathLemons
jatene
where is this gif from?
scuba7jb
I'd have to find it again; IIRC it was a christian "all secular music is of the devil & it will infect you" propaganda video from the 1980's
MuseMatar
Around May our store's music system broke. It has been utter bliss and I pray it stays that way through Christmas.
967Evil
Area Manager wonders in with a Boombox & the 1981 Staff Party mixtape
Hardestpartisfindingausernamethatisnttaken2
Little bit a water or conductive material in the right place can do wonders
ActionJohnnie
That’s a pro tip right there