Thursday, October 8th, 2009...12:48 pm
Double-Blink, Little Friday Edition
My customers are cross today.
Example #1…
me: “Hi. May I help you?”
female customer: “Yes. I don’t like any of these flowers.”
me: *blinkblink*
her, with an expectant look: “…”
me: “Annnnnd, how can I help you with that?”
her: “I guess you can’t” and walks away.
Example #2…
female customer: “EXCUSE ME!”
me: “Uh-huh?”
her: “I just stuck my finger in these mums and this one, this one, and this one need water.”
me, with a sigh heard ’round the world: “Thank you for that.”
her: “Well?”
me: *blinkblink*
her: “Are you going to water them or not?”
me: “Yes, as soon as I finish what I am doing.”
her, over her shoulder as she walks away: “Well, I just hope you don’t kill them by the time I come in tomorrow.”
She was last seen in produce, pointing out to the clerks which tomatoes are overripe.
Planetary alignment?
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October 8th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
i was at ukrops today, and someone was literally YELLING at the bakery people because they didn’t happen to have a round cake with white frosting and devil’s food batter. had she ordered it in advance? no! but apparently everyone is in a foul mood today and taking it out on the service trade.
October 8th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
It’s all those damn Christmas decorations going up too early. Folks don’t want to be reminded that they can’t be as extravagant as in past years.
The sad facts are:
1)that the retail salesperson in the frontline and must bear the brunt of the attacks
2)that most everyone else is only partly aware that they’re in a foul mood and have no clue why
Oprah and Dr Phil should have a telethon to fix it.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:46 am
oh nooooo, I forgot whatever I was going to write because I read Ivan’s comment and remembered that I wanted to see HOARDERS On Oprah yesterday! Balls!
October 10th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Not so much planetary alignment as sad state of American society. ALWAYS. MAD. And. It’s. Your. Fault. Whoever. You. Are.
October 11th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Wendy -
I do get tired of being “whoever you are”. Thank god for this blog, eh?
October 11th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Trying to think of something witty to say but I’ve got nothing…. *blinkblink*…
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