Thursday, July 19, 2012

The Damndest Thing: A Retail Story

What? Another blog post? Is it a miracle? Actually, an event happened before lunch at work that I wanted to relay to my entire audience. So what happened?

Work started off uneventful enough. Registers were getting cleaned, impulse items were being organized, and I was busy doing what I could to stay awake. Weekends ending are always a struggle, but since when hasn't that been the case for a lot of this country's workforce? One sign that this was not going to be an ordinary night was the fact that since state tax on tobacco products was not being charged, we couldn't legally sell them.

The glitch has not been fixed as of yet.

Here's where things get weird. A red head comes through my line. I've seen her in the store and around town before. The conversation was strange to say the least.

Me: Long time no see.
Her: That's because I don't like you.
Me: Let me ring this stuff up as fast as I can so you won't have to deal with me.
Her: I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. I'm prickly like that. I don't appreciate how.... (trails off)

One thing's for sure. I appreciated her honesty. Sometimes two people's personalities clash and they are better off not associating with one another. In that area, I will go above and beyond.

When I get home, said individual will be blocked on Facebook if they haven't blocked me first. That way, she won't have to deal with me ever again; at least not on that site.