Random Hot Topic Employees Confess What Really Goes Down Behind The Scenes (13 items)

• (#4) A Customer, Who Believed He Was A Dragon, Demanded A Cashier's Soul

  From Redditor /u/azuyin:

  Customer: "They were able to resurrect my flesh, it's healed. And it's time for me to go home."

  Cashier: "Oh, my god!"

  Customer: "And I... They even told me my scales are turning gold as my father's were. My father was a piece of creation itself. He was the protector of god himself."

  Cashier: "Well, that's good then."

  Customer: "That's the thing. People damn power. It's not evil, it's how you choose to use it."

  Cashier: "Oh, yeah, most definitely. That's pretty much like how everything is."

  Customer: "But the dictation of true power is lost to this world. I'm returning home, but I'm going to come back. But I'm going to make it so that no human is permitted to use power without sanction."

  Cashier: "Good!"

  Customer: "You must give your soul to me."

  Cashier: "Oh, my god!"

  Customer: "I am the Sovereign of Power and I'm going to become what my father was before my birth: 'Eternal Guardian Dragon of Time.'"

  Cashier: "Oh, wow!"

  Customer: "My father gave up much of his power when I was born. Because she... H-he... His mate was Hecate, mother of angels. I was the only true born... My brethren. Even Lucifer, down in the pit... , he was my brother."

  Cashier: "Oh, my goodness!"

  Customer: "I am not a fallen. I am a lost. I fell to Earth from my own folly - not following that b*stard."

  Cashier: "Wow."

  Customer: "Honestly, look into my eyes. Do I seem mad to you?"

  Cashier: "Not really."

  Customer: "Most humans denounce anything that is outside their realm of..." 

  Cashier: "Understanding?"

  Customer: "But that is my dictation. I do not demand your soul as payment. It is moreso protection that if you abuse your power... Then your soul is going to be bound. You keep your soul within your flesh, but your soul will be bound never to touch power again. That is the dictation of the blood contract. I give you my blood, you give me... A piece of your soul. You do not lose your soul. I am not the father, I have no rights to your soul. But I do have rights to claim how you use my power. And that is the only reason I bind your soul like that."

  Cashier: "Oh, yeah, for real... Like... That makes sense."
• (#8) 'Harry Potter' Fans Are More Annoying Than 'Twilight' Fans

  From Redditor /u/ejchristian86:

  How often do you feel the need to stab Twilight fans who come in and squeal over the merch?

  From Redditor /u/HotTopicThrowaway666:

  Personally, the 30-year-old Harry Potter fans annoy me more. But I'll tolerate anyone who helps fund my paychecks!
• (#10) The Company Has Strict Rules Regarding Employee Interactions

  From Redditor /u/exhtemployee:

  No shenanigans went on while I was there. The company has a policy forbidding employee interaction outside of the workplace unless everyone that works at that particular location is invited. For instance, if the store manager is having a party and he or she wants to include employees, everyone has to be invited for it to be legit. He or she can't hand pick employees to invite or they risk getting in some hot water if anyone higher than them in the food chain finds out. So, because of this reason, the sexy time is kept to a minimum for the most part.

  Although what ends up happening is romances between employees that work in different locations. The store manager of the first location I worked at was dating the manager of another store in our district. This is a-okay with corporate.
• (#1) Hot Topic Is A Refuge For Bronies, Which Can Get Awkward

  From a former Redditor:

  It's just so awkward sometimes to talk to these kids. I get the appeal of the show, I've seen many episodes, but please stop telling me who your favorite pony is and why she's the best and how people just don't understand that being a brony is cool. I will be honest. I think that culture is a self-sustaining culture of the glorification of introversion.

  I have had so many women that come in, not realizing the guy they are dating is a Brony, and standing there awkwardly while he picks out what new pony shirt he wants or better yet, the older father (40 to 50 years) who mentions he's looking for MLP for his daughter and his wife comes in and blows his cover by mentioning their son is a brony. The look on the father's face is always delightful.
• (#6) Employees Are Not As Judgmental As You Might Think

  From Redditor /u/deStone:

  I am a thirty-year-old dad that wears polo shirts and occasionally goes to Hot Topic to listen to random alternative-metal CDs from artists I've not heard of... Do the employees mock me after I leave?

  From Redditor /u/HotTopicThrowaway666:

  No! If anything, we think it's pretty cool that you're willing to give the music a listen. The only people we really 'mock' or make fun of are just bad customers, shoplifters, and annoying people. It's rad that you come in! Don't feel out of place.
• (#3) You Need A Sense Of Humor To Cope With Odd Customer Demands

  From Redditor /u/drewisawesome14:

  You start to lose your mind working at HT if you don't try and have some fun.

  I once had a big buff dude come into the store, asking me if I had "guyliner." I had to have him explain to me what he meant.

  I had a girl dressed in a witch costume try and put a spell on me to make me fall in love with her. It sadly did not work.

  And I had a parent order a Jack Skellington bedcover in-store and she continued to call in every day until it came in, even though we told her it would take between 7 to 14 days.

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