• Retail Life #25

             So I’ve concluded that I might need a vacation. I’m a little too grouchy all the time. Either that or everyone else is too grouchy and want to take it out on the poor retail workers. Because we’re supposed to just let people yell at us and give them their way all the time.…

  • Customer Complaints

  • Retail Life Episode 24

    Oh, the sweet public. The generous, loving, patient general public. Where are they? Because they sure don’t shop at my store. One in ten customers are nice lately. And that’s better than none, but still. I’d like to not have to bite my tongue at least twenty times a minute to keep myself from saying…

  • Retail Life 23

    Let me preface this story by letting everyone know that our company’s return policy has changed. Most companies have done this, actually. In light of covid-19, we are not accepting returns or exchanges. Obviously, this has caused quite a few people to get angry. Even with the sign posted right on the register on a…

  • Retail Life Episode 22

    *Side note, before I begin. This is my 200th blog post!! Thank you to all my followers and anyone who still sticks around to read my nonsense. I appreciate every one of you!* ** It makes me sad to say that people haven’t gotten any nicer during the pandemic. They are more impatient, more demanding,…

  • Retail life #21

    Still surviving. Still dealing with people and their loveliness. Gets lovelier by the day.   This first story, let me preface by saying we aren’t supposed to chase shoplifters. Which I did not. However, I did follow him outside to get the license plate. I was behind the counter, filling out some paperwork and I notice a teenager…

  • Retail = Stress

  • Retail Life Episode 20

    Corona Edition Okay, I’ve had enough. I dread going to work each day with all this nonsense going on. Even if I wasn’t risking getting sick and spreading it to my kids. People are too much. I have zero patience at this point. Even boyfriend pointed out how grouchy I sounded just answering a question…

  • Retail Shortages

  • Retail Rant #19

    Back again with the little things people do that make my day a little bit irritating. Because I guess I should point out, after all of these rants, that I do actually like my job. Most days are fine. I enjoy the work that I do. But this is just some of the consequences of…