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Today was still annoyingly busy at Aid of Rite but not so busy like the past few days. With Hurricane Earl expected to pass by the Northeast in a few days, though, I sort of expect us to be flooded with "IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD TAKE COVER AAAAAAAAH" idiots on Thursday and Friday who will buy us out of water, snacks, milk, flashlights and batteries.
(I've never understood the reasoning behind buying fresh milk when the power is expected to go out. Buy powdered milk, find a camp stove, heat some water and badaboom, milk. Or buy UHT [ultra high temperature] milk, that stuff can keep for years without refrigeration.)
For Love Of God, Tell Me You Have Your Card Before You Pay!
I had two women today who presented their "Healthiness +" cards with an "OH MY GOD I HAVE MY CARD! I FORGOT! HERE IT IS!" AFTER I rang up the sale. One of them was the old woman who I always have some sort of a problem with whenever she comes in. No lie, ALWAYS. It's even though I ask her for the card, she forgets it until the end and then I have to refund her entire purchase and then scan the fucking card in and fix it.
I wish the "Healthiness +" card never existed. Ever.
Scammers
Two of them today. There is a guy who comes in and out of the store for hours asking to use our phone. When he's shot down he leaves but if we let him use it once he comes in for hours making calls to people and treating our phone like his own personal answering service. I didn't quite remember this and let him use it once. The second time he came in, manager S1 shot him down and told him to use the payphone across the street. So no more free phone for him.
Open Shirt Guy (so named because he comes in, shirt half buttoned, buys beer and then goes out to solicit more change to buy more beer; he comes back every few days) was busy scamming money out of people today. S1 kicked him out, he came back again so manager J went out. He told OSG that if he came back tonight he would call the police. OSG disappeared shortly thereafter, heheh.
Beating Off Suitors
Boyfriend bought me this ring for our 5th anniversary about a month ago. No, we're not married, but he wanted to buy me something special because not many boyfriends and girlfriends survive 5 months, let alone 5 years.
I love it, it's so much more gorgeous in person and I still can't quite believe he'd buy me something so lovely just because he loves me. Anywho. I wear that ring paired with two others Boyfriend gave me on my left ring finger.
I had two guys come up to me yesterday. One started to turn up the charm with "So, honey, how are you today?"
"Fine." *not meeting his eyes* Two 'Cocaine Colas' today?"
"Yes, honey. That's cool that you're fine. So, doll, work been treating you well? *leer*"
"Yes. *growing uncomfortable* That'll be $x.xx for the drinks".
(Other Guy) "Dude...did you see her hand?"
"Huh? Oh. Shit."
"And here is your change, you have a good night."
"Ok honey, you too!"
And Checkmate. Bug off, creeper. Blech.
Bonus: Christmas Crap Impedes Charity
About 30+ totes of Christmas crap and a pallet and a half of Christmas boxes of gifts AND two additional boxes of Christmas paper have arrived and are taking space in our backroom and competing with the Halloween stuff. (All the Halloween stuff has already shipped...we're supposed to have 20 feet of costumes and accessories but what we have will barely fill twelve...) So our backroom is a little bit stuffed at the moment.
A customer comes in wanting to know if we have any more of the $1.99 fleece blankets on sale this week out back so she can create more bags for the homeless shelter (a fleece throw, a reusable tote bag, some toiletries...she creates 20 at a time and the shelter appreciates the donations
). I explain to her that our backroom is overflowing with Christmas crap and if we have any boxes it will take several hours to dig through but we will take her name and number and give her a call.
So yet another reason why celebrating Christmas early is detrimental to everyone: this woman cannot donate fleece blankets to the homeless and a few might die because of this.
(I've never understood the reasoning behind buying fresh milk when the power is expected to go out. Buy powdered milk, find a camp stove, heat some water and badaboom, milk. Or buy UHT [ultra high temperature] milk, that stuff can keep for years without refrigeration.)
For Love Of God, Tell Me You Have Your Card Before You Pay!
I had two women today who presented their "Healthiness +" cards with an "OH MY GOD I HAVE MY CARD! I FORGOT! HERE IT IS!" AFTER I rang up the sale. One of them was the old woman who I always have some sort of a problem with whenever she comes in. No lie, ALWAYS. It's even though I ask her for the card, she forgets it until the end and then I have to refund her entire purchase and then scan the fucking card in and fix it.
I wish the "Healthiness +" card never existed. Ever.
Scammers
Two of them today. There is a guy who comes in and out of the store for hours asking to use our phone. When he's shot down he leaves but if we let him use it once he comes in for hours making calls to people and treating our phone like his own personal answering service. I didn't quite remember this and let him use it once. The second time he came in, manager S1 shot him down and told him to use the payphone across the street. So no more free phone for him.
Open Shirt Guy (so named because he comes in, shirt half buttoned, buys beer and then goes out to solicit more change to buy more beer; he comes back every few days) was busy scamming money out of people today. S1 kicked him out, he came back again so manager J went out. He told OSG that if he came back tonight he would call the police. OSG disappeared shortly thereafter, heheh.
Beating Off Suitors
Boyfriend bought me this ring for our 5th anniversary about a month ago. No, we're not married, but he wanted to buy me something special because not many boyfriends and girlfriends survive 5 months, let alone 5 years.
I love it, it's so much more gorgeous in person and I still can't quite believe he'd buy me something so lovely just because he loves me. Anywho. I wear that ring paired with two others Boyfriend gave me on my left ring finger.I had two guys come up to me yesterday. One started to turn up the charm with "So, honey, how are you today?"
"Fine." *not meeting his eyes* Two 'Cocaine Colas' today?"
"Yes, honey. That's cool that you're fine. So, doll, work been treating you well? *leer*"
"Yes. *growing uncomfortable* That'll be $x.xx for the drinks".
(Other Guy) "Dude...did you see her hand?"
"Huh? Oh. Shit."
"And here is your change, you have a good night."
"Ok honey, you too!"
And Checkmate. Bug off, creeper. Blech.
Bonus: Christmas Crap Impedes Charity
About 30+ totes of Christmas crap and a pallet and a half of Christmas boxes of gifts AND two additional boxes of Christmas paper have arrived and are taking space in our backroom and competing with the Halloween stuff. (All the Halloween stuff has already shipped...we're supposed to have 20 feet of costumes and accessories but what we have will barely fill twelve...) So our backroom is a little bit stuffed at the moment.
A customer comes in wanting to know if we have any more of the $1.99 fleece blankets on sale this week out back so she can create more bags for the homeless shelter (a fleece throw, a reusable tote bag, some toiletries...she creates 20 at a time and the shelter appreciates the donations
). I explain to her that our backroom is overflowing with Christmas crap and if we have any boxes it will take several hours to dig through but we will take her name and number and give her a call.So yet another reason why celebrating Christmas early is detrimental to everyone: this woman cannot donate fleece blankets to the homeless and a few might die because of this.
He is my Black Dragon (and yes, a good one) strong, protective, the guardian. I am his Silver Dragon, always by his side, shining for him, cherishing him.
before I get kilt.
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