It was just a slip of the tongue...honest

[Retail Associate]

We all know this time of year creates a feeling of insanity in retail workers. You're never quite sure if you're working in a store or an insane asylum. Well, last night was no exception.

I was covering for the Jewelry Diva's break and received a call that there were several customers waiting for assistance at the jewelry counter. As I approached I could see at least 6 people staring into the cases at all the pretty, shiney objects.

My first question was, "Who was here first?"

SC's:

So, I just approached the closest one and began helping her. In the meantime, one woman is asking questions in one ear and another begins bugging me with questions in my other ear. I excused myself for a moment and made a quick call back to my dept to ask one of my co-workers to please come up and offer assistance.

Me on the phone: (with that feeling of being in an insane asylum) "Hi Chelsea, this is Retail Associate. I'm bombarded up here at jewelry. Would one of you please come up and help with the patients?"

You should have seen the look on the pati...I mean, customers' faces.

[Sandy]

Hehehehe, that's funny!
I was serving at the checkout once and I was thinking about my boyfriend, whom I always say,"Hi honey" to (it's always in a joking way, we sort of shout it to each other!). Anyway, this couple in their 30s or 40s comes up and instead of greeting them with my usual,"Hi", I said,"Hi honey". Imagine some random chick half your age saying,"Hi honey" to you and your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend when she went to serve them

[Becks]

RA, that's hilarious!!!!!!!

I probably would've said the same thing.

[Imogene]

Imagine some random chick half your age saying,"Hi honey" to you and your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend when she went to serve them

Usual response in my family would be to turn to whomever is out shopping with us, and point out, "Hey, she called me 'honey'!"

[HYHYBT]

I've many times barely stopped myself from calling them "contestants".