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(Irv, I wanted to say I <3 the word "bumfuckery" now since I picked it up from your thread about barstools. Thanks 
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It's the annual CMN drive at Aid of Rite and I'm so excited. The Children's Miracle Network is basically to raise money for different children's hospitals around the country. Patrons can buy paper balloons to donate to the drive and in addition the different stores hold other fundraisers to support the drive, like a fancy dinner, a motorcycle rally, etc. We're doing a raffle (selling off different beer related items, one person randomly drawn from all the stores in NH will win a motorcycle, whatever store sells the most will win some other prize and two people from each district of the chain will win a trip to Disney World, I think) and we're also doing a picture day with Clifford the Big Red Dog. But there's an intra store competition among the associates, whoever sells the most balloons will win a prize. I came *thisclose* to winning it last year.
Anywho, with that backstory.
That's An Additional Cost of $15.99
I brought in my mini gumball machine this year, 25 cents will get people a handful of M&Ms. I've owned said gumball machine for less than one month since I brought it for my own personal use but decided to bring it in for this drive. It is a vintage one, real glass and very heavy. Because it's small, it doesn't vend too much so people tilt it forward to get more. One idiot nearly broke it by tipping it forward too much while I've got my hands up to my mouth saying in a high pitched voice "No no no don't tilt it DON'TTILTITOMGnodon't it'sgonnabreak!!!" It didn't smash, but the next person who ignores the sign I taped up and breaks it WILL owe me for it, even if they do the whole EW screeching act of "Well I'M too PRECIOUS for paying YOU for YOUR thing that I broke!".
"That's Too Technical For Me"
I sold quite a few balloons today (
) and when I was asking one guy if he's like to sign the balloon, he said, "Oh. Ah. No, Tha-that's too technical for me." He was paying with credit and the back of his card was signed. 
Since WHEN did writing become too technical for you, sir? Maybe if you typed in your name? Sorry I don't have my handy dandy typewriter thing for you to use. Oh wait, that would be too technical for you, too.
"Whatchoo MEAN Yew Don't Have It?"
Due to some ongoing conflict with our cigarette and frozen food vendor, we've been out of stock on vital items and cigarettes, like frozen burritoes, TV dinners, ice cream, Parliaments, Marlboros of any sort, Camels of any sort, Quality and others so that management have to go out and buy things at other stores to replenish our stock.
Anywho, I'm a bit tired of people giving me the stinkeye when I tell them we don't have X food or Y cigarette with none in the back and giving me an even bigger stinkeye when I told them we won't have any cigarette deals in for a while.
)It's the annual CMN drive at Aid of Rite and I'm so excited. The Children's Miracle Network is basically to raise money for different children's hospitals around the country. Patrons can buy paper balloons to donate to the drive and in addition the different stores hold other fundraisers to support the drive, like a fancy dinner, a motorcycle rally, etc. We're doing a raffle (selling off different beer related items, one person randomly drawn from all the stores in NH will win a motorcycle, whatever store sells the most will win some other prize and two people from each district of the chain will win a trip to Disney World, I think) and we're also doing a picture day with Clifford the Big Red Dog. But there's an intra store competition among the associates, whoever sells the most balloons will win a prize. I came *thisclose* to winning it last year.
Anywho, with that backstory.
That's An Additional Cost of $15.99
I brought in my mini gumball machine this year, 25 cents will get people a handful of M&Ms. I've owned said gumball machine for less than one month since I brought it for my own personal use but decided to bring it in for this drive. It is a vintage one, real glass and very heavy. Because it's small, it doesn't vend too much so people tilt it forward to get more. One idiot nearly broke it by tipping it forward too much while I've got my hands up to my mouth saying in a high pitched voice "No no no don't tilt it DON'TTILTITOMGnodon't it'sgonnabreak!!!" It didn't smash, but the next person who ignores the sign I taped up and breaks it WILL owe me for it, even if they do the whole EW screeching act of "Well I'M too PRECIOUS for paying YOU for YOUR thing that I broke!".
"That's Too Technical For Me"
I sold quite a few balloons today (
) and when I was asking one guy if he's like to sign the balloon, he said, "Oh. Ah. No, Tha-that's too technical for me." He was paying with credit and the back of his card was signed. Since WHEN did writing become too technical for you, sir? Maybe if you typed in your name? Sorry I don't have my handy dandy typewriter thing for you to use. Oh wait, that would be too technical for you, too."Whatchoo MEAN Yew Don't Have It?"
Due to some ongoing conflict with our cigarette and frozen food vendor, we've been out of stock on vital items and cigarettes, like frozen burritoes, TV dinners, ice cream, Parliaments, Marlboros of any sort, Camels of any sort, Quality and others so that management have to go out and buy things at other stores to replenish our stock.
Anywho, I'm a bit tired of people giving me the stinkeye when I tell them we don't have X food or Y cigarette with none in the back and giving me an even bigger stinkeye when I told them we won't have any cigarette deals in for a while.
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