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By My Retail Calender, Christmas is Next Thursday1 comment

bergsie wrote 1 month ago: I’m currently being treated for PTSD stemming from my years in retail. I was in the kitchen th … more →

Tags: Bergs, Bergsie, Merchandise, The Stuff

Must Be At Least This Dumb To Ride

Josh wrote 1 month ago: This evening I was working on the “20 Items or Less” lanes with another cashier when one … more →

Tags: Common Sense, customers, Data

Here's One For You. And Another One. And Another One.

Josh wrote 1 month ago: Though the data I provide is presented in an intentionally humorous fashion, the best part is that i … more →

Tags: Life, customers, Data

A Typical Friday

Josh wrote 2 months ago: I could tell you of my wonderful day dealing with elderly people for five hours, but I think this da … more →

Tags: customers, Data

Power of Observation

Josh wrote 2 months ago: When a popular take-and-bake pizza place moved to a different location after their lease expired, th … more →

Tags: customers, Irony

Making Sense of Workplace Decisions

Josh wrote 2 months ago: As much as I wish to dissociate myself from my place of employment on my days off, I feel it is nece … more →

Tags: Life, Data, Common Sense

I Guess That Makes Two of You Then1 comment

Josh wrote 2 months ago: For the duration of my shift today, I was operating the self-service checkouts. I’ve been work … more →

Tags: customers

Scoot Over!1 comment

Josh wrote 2 months ago: There’s this conflict of emotion whenever I see a horrendously overweight person riding one of those … more →

Tags: fat people on little scooters, customers

Please read this if you buy stuff.1 comment

page27 wrote 5 months ago: “Segments” is often mistaken for the library. People would sit down with a bunch of book … more →

Tags: Work Life, Doses of Cynicism, Retail, Shopping, consumer, customer, Store

about this time of year

LIAH wrote 6 months ago: I was working in retail last year…around march/april.  that didn’t last long. just a sum … more →

Tags: dealing with idiots, Work, Life, Bitches

Guitar Hero Rocks! Oh Wait...

brandrea wrote 7 months ago: True story. According to WTSP-TV in Florida, a Lake Wales woman recently purchased a Guitar Hero for … more →

Tags: Culture, Consumer Hell

Big Box Retail and Memory Cards2 comments

spark0919 wrote 9 months ago: I don’t get why Best Buy has to sell SD cards normally at exorbitant prices. For instance, I w … more →

Tags: technology, Frugal, bargains, Best Buy, staples, SD, PNY, SanDisk, Retail

Printing Foes

page27 wrote 10 months ago: This is the brochure I made for Rare 88.9FM. I’ve changed the logo quite a bit since the begin … more →

Tags: Graphic Design, Triumphs & Heartbreaks, Kinko's, Bad Service

I was working at this assfactory of a retail job for Love. 6 comments

Meghan wrote 12 months ago: So, there is this when you want to do it. You say inside like, I am going to do it. I am going to ki … more →

Tags: writing, Zen, THE bf, Buddhism, Holidays, Music, anger, vermont, Big Problems

On Target and other shopping on Black Friday

shannonyarbrough wrote 1 year ago: So J and I made our annually outing yesterday to do a bit of shopping.  Unlike those camped out in R … more →

Tags: shannon yarbrough, Retail, Shopping, Black Friday, World Market, global market, german cookies, Target, T.J. Maxx

The Holiday Spirit4 comments

mtbrooks wrote 1 year ago: It’s Friday, and apparently it’s also black.  I wouldn’t know because I would neve … more →

Tags: Interesting News, Black Friday, Crime, holiday thieves

Eternal object of my desire: 2 comments

mariegauthier wrote 1 year ago: Filters. Verbal filters. As in, I wish customers weren’t taking advantage of this unsettling t … more →

Tags: time, Pregnancy, bookstore, closing someday

Damn you, Joseph!

DK wrote 1 year ago: The Hippy and I were discussing some bullshit going on with the house we might be buying.  We’ … more →

Tags: working life, Retail, Customer Service, Christmas, Joseph, Bible, Story, House Hunting, realtor

How far?3 comments

DK wrote 1 year ago: Recent events at work have prompted me to question how far a sales clerk must go to avoid giving poo … more →

Tags: working life, Retail, Customer Service, Work, Stress, Christmas, busy, customer, Annoying


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