July 4, 2012

16 thoughts on “July 4, 2012”

1. He needs to get his ears checked. “Grumble’s” =/= “Gutter Balls”

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   • Grumbel’s*

     I can’t believe I made that mistake -_-

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     • What? A quad-eye slantnosed alien is a mistake?

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       • yeah if I’m marla, i’ll buy back that bowling ball, as long as he swallows it.

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2. Yes, it is about the bottom line because that is what stores do. Try to make money.

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3. The irate customer is really a spy from head office who is testing the staff’s conflict management skills. Marla better be careful or she’ll get fired on her first day back.

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4. Good luck finding a non-profit retail store.

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   • Goodwill? Salvation Army?

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     • Clearly better words could be chosen.. Otherwise Goodwill actually has a stricter return policy than your typical mall department store.

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5. Be funny if they started selling bowling balls during Marla’s maternity leave and the guy is telling the truth.

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   • But Amber(?) old the guy that they didn’t sell them too.

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6. I am surprised in the last panel she isn’t shown thinking “I’m trying not to hit you with the bowling ball!”

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7. Make him show you the receipt! How hard can that be? They’re just dragging out having Marla find out about Stuart and Josh, it’s a delay tactic! LOL!

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   • Grumbles, like many retailers, allows no-receipt returns for store credit. If he wants cash a receipt is probably required.

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   • No, it’s because like every syndicated comic, the newspapers dislike ongoing stories and prefer quick stuff like this.

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8. I love that 9 panels later Marla still has her purse on her shoulder. She’s just walked in the door. THAT”S why women often don’t come back from maternity leave.

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