tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post1368371666920846656..comments2023-07-04T08:10:14.015-04:00Comments on Sonshine Thoughts: Retail Wednesday!!!!Rebecca T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-66949861361319158012010-02-20T19:25:05.626-05:002010-02-20T19:25:05.626-05:00I sort of miss working at the "Evil Empire&qu...I sort of miss working at the "Evil Empire" now...I don't get as many really stupid questions or funny stories. <br /><br />I have an old people retail story for you (sorry Teebore, you've heard it before):<br /><br />I was across the isle shelving in the science fiction/fantasy section and spied a little sweet old couple in front of the sexuality section. I immediately thought they must be lost because everyone knows you don't have sex after the age of 50. Duh. Then the little woman starts picking up books, one by one and shows them to the old man. He just stands there shaking his head at each one. Finally, I hear him say (rather loudly) "But it's MY birthday!" <br /><br />True story. <br /><br />Terrific. Terrific.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-52662713185806553722010-02-20T12:22:17.666-05:002010-02-20T12:22:17.666-05:00@Jenn: Man! I wish it had been KinShine
@Teebore:...@Jenn: Man! I wish it had been KinShine<br /><br />@Teebore: *shudders* That poor book, in the hands of a maniacal crazy lady...<br /><br />Verif Word: Ovensupe, soup made out of ovens of course.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222233412304660376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-24391393200971178012010-02-18T09:30:14.888-05:002010-02-18T09:30:14.888-05:00You and Borders = white rock on the scale. Teebore...<i>You and Borders = white rock on the scale. Teebore and Barnes and Noble = black rock? LOL</i><br /><br />I love it! <br /><br />@Joan: your story about horny old people cracked me too.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-84283016847284033772010-02-18T00:20:25.220-05:002010-02-18T00:20:25.220-05:00We have some whacky people at B&N, too! (And ...We have some whacky people at B&N, too! (And I'm pretty sure we're not the evil empire--an empire, perhaps, but not evil)Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-11147170147413984652010-02-17T18:41:59.940-05:002010-02-17T18:41:59.940-05:00@Jenn: You and Borders = white rock on the scale. ...@Jenn: <i>You and Borders = white rock on the scale. Teebore and Barnes and Noble = black rock?</i><br /><br />hahahahaha! Yes!Rebecca T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-86445079042393500012010-02-17T18:36:38.129-05:002010-02-17T18:36:38.129-05:00@Teebore - This not being the 1980s, we don't ...@Teebore - <i>This not being the 1980s, we don't have a lot of Gretzky-specific books</i><br /><br />...wait, you guys don't have whole libraries dedicated to the guy?<br /><br />When I worked in retail, I had a sweet old man and woman come in and ask me about a satellite TV thing. I go through the whole song and dance and at the end the old man asks <i><b>"How many adult channels do we get with this one?"</b></i> And the wife nodded eagerly at me.<br /><br />I mean, hooray for you for being able to shake it still but <b>gross</b> - I want to be able to again too!Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-22308199674311340792010-02-17T18:08:41.771-05:002010-02-17T18:08:41.771-05:00I work in an office now, but for years before that...I work in an office now, but for years before that I worked in food services! Oh man! I know what you mean! Sometimes customers are absolutely silly.<br /><br />@Teebore<br /><br />I also cringed when I read your story about the mom who wanted to cut up some books. Magazines I can see, but books? Terrible!<br /><br />@Aching Hope<br /><br />If only your VW read KinShine. Then I would say that is your nickname for your sister. The rest of us know her as Sonshine:P<br /><br />@Sunshine<br /><br />You and Borders = white rock on the scale. Teebore and Barnes and Noble = black rock? LOLJennMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754816706901976659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-60257082850559752972010-02-17T17:45:31.750-05:002010-02-17T17:45:31.750-05:00Yeah, we pretty much ARE the Evil Empire.Yeah, we pretty much ARE the Evil Empire.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-10594238174031761922010-02-17T17:37:30.323-05:002010-02-17T17:37:30.323-05:00hee hee - at Borders we refer to ya'll as &quo...hee hee - at Borders we refer to ya'll as "The Evil Empire".<br /><br />I have a whiteboard on my bedroom door and someone (I have no idea whom) wrote Barnes & Noble on it - so I responded with, all right, who left the hate mail :PRebecca T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-41066400497521209192010-02-17T17:34:58.282-05:002010-02-17T17:34:58.282-05:00And the copy machine question. I'm sure you...And the copy machine question. I'm sure you've had that one a million times. Like a book store is the same as library, and all we care about is making sure you get your report done quickly and cheaply. <br /><br /><i>Yes, I do work at Borders </i><br /><br />As a Barnes and Noble employee, I won't hold that against you. :)Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-20629145264277944652010-02-17T17:30:04.767-05:002010-02-17T17:30:04.767-05:00@Teebore: haha! Yes, I do work at Borders and I ha...@Teebore: haha! Yes, I do work at Borders and I have dealt with many customers like yours. I've never understood why people think we sell cheap books on random people just for their chopping amusement.Rebecca T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-70222478057118864352010-02-17T17:22:52.554-05:002010-02-17T17:22:52.554-05:00Ha! I love it. I've dealt with everyone of the...Ha! I love it. I've dealt with everyone of these customers before too. <br /><br />Do I recall correctly that you work at Borders? <br /><br />Here's my crazy retail story. I always say that Sundays are the day the crazies come out. We always get random, bizarre or stupid questions, but Sundays, they just seem more random, bizarre or stupid. <br /><br />Case in point: Woman asks me if we have any magazines or books about Wayne Gretzky. Her son needs pictures to put on a poster board for a school project, and she figures she'll just take apart a book to get the pictures. I cringe at the thought. <br /><br />This not being the 1980s, we don't have a lot of Gretzky-specific books, but I take her back to the hockey books and point out some general books that might have some Gretzky info. I then suggest that printing out the results of a simple Google image search might be more effective, but she says that buying a book and taking it apart will be cheaper. <br /><br />I fail to see how buying a book (just to destroy it) would be cheaper than a few color printouts at Kinkos, but whatever. I leave her to browse.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-18386181208311058572010-02-17T14:26:49.311-05:002010-02-17T14:26:49.311-05:00That pic of the construction thing... It's goi...That pic of the construction thing... It's going to eat me. I just know it. I am barring my windows and never walking down empty highways alone. It will find me.<br /><br />Ahaha... love the blocks.<br /><br />kinshne: <-- Not sure of it's verification yet, but I am totally using it in my book. "Kinshne!" the girl cried, calling out the one word that gave him permission to seek revenge. Dun dun dun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222233412304660376noreply@blogger.com