I'm the physical embodiment of a Japanese Highschool Girl Part 5

 Well, Well, Well, if it isn't part three of this ridiculous saga of me breaking my own heart by crushing on guys I have no idea if they're single and into dudes.

We're here YET AGAIN!!!

Sometimes I wish I was asexual, I could just enjoy life instead of getting my heart broken into pieces. 

So it all started in June 2022, my friend Chey and I went to a Crystal store. As we were about to leave, I saw this absolutely stunning ginger wearing a mask. I was like, whoooo is thattt? We kept eying each other, and we were both wearing masks!!!

I did some Instagram stalking for the company and found out who this guy was and saw he hosts events there. So me and my good judy Donna, started going to his events! At first, it wasn't working out and I thought, oh it's just some cute guy, a dime a dozen. 

But then, I went to a psychic fair and just wanted to go to the booths. The second I got out of my car, the psychics face was in my head. This meant I needed to see her! So I saw the psychic who was telling me things I didn't tell her. She said that this guy is my "twin flame" and I need to pursue him and how I made an impact on him without knowing it. 

This time, it was very obvious that he is LGBT.

Here's where things get weird.... AGAIN....

Like the second Ace, he's a ginger and like Scotty, he's about 8 years younger than me. 

1. We have the same birthday, December 20th.
2. We both have a red phone and hate the cold weather.
3. We're both artists who are also into spiritual stuff.
4. He is more of a listener and isn't great at disengaging a conversation. 

When I say, there were so many signs this was supposed to happen, I mean it! From seeing heart shaped clouds in the sky when thinking about him, to doing pick a card tarot readings that were all saying the same thing! I just kept seeing signs.

I figured since I was starting to get on the right path, both spirtually and career wise, I thought that for once things were going to go right and that it was just a matter of time!

Unfortunately, that didn't last.

It took a while, but me and Donna were getting him out of his shell. He was clearly very guarded, but he started getting comfortable around us.

One day, we both went in for his session and I got this strange vibe. Something was off.

So the last time I saw him, I gave him a present because I felt he needed it. I can tell when a crystal is calling someone so I got him one. I also put in a Saggitarius bracelet. So that day, he gave me the Saggitarius bracelet back and said thank you for giving it to him, but he doesn't wear bracelets. I got a weird vibe from the interaction as well. 

At some point, he mentioned he had a partner and I was distraught. I was shocked! Like this didn't make any sense, the signs were all saying it would be happening eventually.

I was stunned, just stunned. Now I'm confused!!

It's like why does this happen, I always end up liking a guy and he always ends up being straight and the one time I like someone who's queer and he's unavailable!! I don't get it!!! 

So here's the thing, that day, me and Chey went to the crystal store and saw him. We were supposed to go somewhere completely different but Donna told us go to this store. If it wasn't for us going there on that day, we wouldn't have seen the ginger and we probably wouldn't have gone back to this place!

I thought that this was some sort of divine timing, like I wasn't looking for a boyfriend and then bam, who is this?! We weren't even going to go there and yet we ended up there and if it wasn't for knowing Chey, I probably would have just gone there one time with Donna the previous week and that's it, never again. After going there, we found another Crystal store that has more events so we kind of gravitate towards that one now.

1. Everyone always has a 2 or 8 year difference from me. 

Why do the guys I have crushes on, end up being very Similar, but different from each other?

I'm noticing something strange about the guys I've had crushes on, some had weird similarities. But at the same time, they've also been very different circumstances.

Obviously for privacy, I will be changing the names of the people involved. 

 

Something interesting I've noticed is, every guy I've had a crush on was either 2 years younger or older than me, or 8 years younger or older than me.

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2015: "Ace 1" The first big crush I had was in 2015, a security guard that I worked with

. Who I didn't find attractive until I shook his hand. Afterwards, I felt like I was high all the time. I couldn't stop thinking about him, when I was around him, I felt like nothing could go wrong! It was the wildest thing I ever experienced. When I found out he was straight and had a girlfriend. I WAS DEVESTATED, I was literally depressed for 4 days and I really do think I was experiencing heartbreak, despite ever being with him.

It took me almost two years to fully get over him. I KNEW HIM FOR TWO MONTHS!!

Notable Features: He was 2 years younger than me, bald by choice, had nice muscles, and a Criminal Justice Major. Has the same name as other guys I unintentionally ended up liking later on, who had similar descriptions.

2017: "Scotty" - Was this quiet guy I worked with who I had a crush on just because I didn't have a crush on anyone, and I for some reason felt the need to crush on someone. I just thought he was cute, but the more I worked with him, the more I developed a crush on him. 

Eventually, I realized he reminded me of my brother, and I pretty much lost all attraction to him. lol

Notable Features: He was about 8 years younger than me, my gawd, am I a cougar?! lol (I was 27 and he was 19)

2018: "Second Ace",  This guy worked in another department of a job I had. I believe I had passed by him before, but I didn't "notice" him until the company had a party, where I got to see him close up. I never did get to talk to him, but for some reason, he was ALWAYS on my mind. He made me feel similar to the first Ace, where I had this feeling of being high when I saw him. 

In this case, I am 95% sure he was actually gay. Also, he was a ginger, and most male gingers are gay. I don't make the rules, I just abide by them.

Notable Features: He was approximately, also two years younger than me, a CJ major and the first Ginger guy I had a crush on.

2019: "Davey", who to this day, is the only guy I had a crush on that I became friends with. I knew he was straight from the beginning, but I still developed a crush on him. It was hard not to, he is literally the sweetest guy I've ever met, he's such a good person that it's hard not to, he also has such a cute laugh. I will say, there were certain things that did make me question his sexuality, so some of it was, wait, is he really straight?! One of the ladies I worked with even said there's something else there. But it wasn't for me to discover anyways.

My crush on him did fluctuate and it did go away at times. Everyone likes the bad boys, but I like the sweet guys. Honestly, I think I really was falling for him. If this man came out of no where, got on one knee and proposed to me, I'd say yes.

Nearing the end of working with him, I started to get high off working with him. He just made me feel so good! One time, I asked if he wanted to hang out, and he rejected me. Similarly to the first Ace, I got a bit of heartbreak because of it. 

Shortly after, I got a new job. We're basically pen pals since he doesn't want to hang out, but I also understand that he has a kid.

Notable Features: He happens to be two years older than me, certain things about him reminded me of the first Ace.

2019: Ace 3, who I worked with alongside Davey. He was the son of the owner of the job I worked for. Probably the sexiest man I've ever met in my entire life! Oh my god, that man could have his way with me any day of the week! He is however, a complete idiot and a jerk off. lol

Notable Features: Also named Ace, Bald, and had nice muscles like the first Ace. His department was the Drug and Alcohol Testing department, so in a way, he was the Criminal Justtice section like the previous two Aces. (He was about 8 years older than me, I was 29-31, he was 37-40)

2021: Rowan: Was another guy I worked with, I didn't really pay any attention to him until he shaved his really ugly beard off. It made me think about that Spongebob meme, where Squidward goes "OH NO!!! HES HOTT!!!!".

I rarely saw him, but there were a few times where I daydreamed about him and was able to feel this feeling of "High", that some of the previous guys made me feel.

After that, I was like helllloooo sirrrr. He worked the warehouse, but always came in with a designer jacket and button up shirt. He cleaned up super nice! He was also a sweetheart too, he would bake cupcakes for everyone in the office and other similar things. He had such an adorable laugh as well.

Notable Features: He was about 2 years younger than me as well!

2022: Gael - This guy that I made eye contact with at a store, I felt like it was mutual and I knew he worked there so I looked up the store's instagram and found out he does classes there. So I signed me and my friend up! lol

The week before his class, I couldn't stop thinking about him. It was wild. But when the class finally came, I was confused, I was like wait, am I attracted to him? He is absolutely adorable and very clearly gay! lol

Notable Features: He's a Ginger like the second Ace and the same age as Scotty.

2022: Basil - I started a new job and everyone is old and then you have this BEEFCAKE who wears tight clothing and has muscles for daysssss. Sweet baby jesus, is he delicious!

Notable Features:Clearly much older than me, very similar vibes to the third Ace. Who was HOTTTTTTT. Except this guy seems like a decent dude. Also, they both have ameezing rump roasts, if you get what I meannnn ;)

• For the First two Aces, Scotty, Davey, Rowan and Gael, I was not attracted to them right away. My attraction to them grew over time.

The only ones I thought were hot off the bat was Ace 3 and Basil

The Crush Saga! - I truly am the Physical Embodiment of a High School Girl

 Here's me being a hopeless romantic idiot, who falls for every cute guy that just so happens to be straight or with someone. My dumb ass can't seem to not have a crush on them before I know if they're Single and LGBT. 

I swear I break my own heart sometimes. These boys broke my heart by just existing and they didn't even do nothin'! 

Everytime I think I've met "The One", they're either named Ace, or a Ginger.

I'm the Physical Embodiment of a Japanese Highschool girl 

Prologue:

Don't block the VENTilation
So Much Wasted Time

Part 1
Part 2
What a Ding Dong Doozy of a Day!
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8 

Epilogue 

Why do the guys I have crushes on, end up being very Similar, but also very different?

I love summer! But no one else does?

I've always loved Summer, it's always been my favorite season! But I've noticed that everyone I know, and most people on the internet, LOVE WINTER, and HATES SUMMER. The constant hate on summer, is driving me insane! It's bothering me because I have no one that agrees with me, and it just gets annoying after a while.

Everything is alive in the summer!

An example is when I made a post on facebook, about how I wish it could be Summer all the time, one facebook friend told me about how they love cooler weather. In which I told them that I love hot weather, and all of my friends seem to like cold weather, and how it bothers me that all of my friends like winter. In which another friend posted saying how they love cold weather and wanted to trade places with me!  I thought it was annoying because, here I am talking about my love for summer, and these people keep complaining to me about it, and their likeness for cold weather. It saddens me, because I want more people who agree with me, I want my summer/hot weather peeps! I just get more fans of the cold.

I also really dislike that term "At least in the winter, you can put more layers on!". It doesn't matter how many jackets I put on, I'm still going to be cold! Plus, I don't want to walk around wearing 80 jackets, thank you very much. Not to mention, that you can't really cover your face, so that will always be cold, and if you have gloves, you can't hold things properly.
Also, that feeling of being in a warm blanket, and then having to get out into your icy cold room, IS NOT FUN. So no, layers doesn't work. Not to mention, when you put "layers" of clothes on, and you're "Warm" on the inside. You tend to sweat inside of your jackets, while your face, hands, and maybe even feet, are still freezing. That's not a fun feeling!!
During the summer, you can put on the AC, go swimming, or just splash some water on yourself! Especially a cooling fan that sprays water. I like being warm at all times, winter does not provide that.

Everything is dead in the winter

My entire life, I have always enjoyed warm weather. I always loved nature, the flowers blooming, trees, the smell of nature, everything under the sun! On the opposite end of the spectrum, I have always detested winter. I used to like snow, but now I can't stand it. In fact, during some of my school years, I used to get depressed that it was winter! It's known as S.A.D, or Season Affective Disorder. I would just get so dulled out, that it was cold, lifeless outside, and get dark earlier. Fortunately, I got over S.A.D.. but I still hate winter!

For me, 70 degrees Fahrenheit, is the best weather. It's warm, and not too hot, or chilly.  I don't believe I'll ever understand people who enjoy cold weather, I'm cold at 60 degrees Fahrenheit!

Fire Island Beach

My Pros and Cons of Summer

Pros

• It doesn't get dark out, until around 8pm. So you have more things you can do, like hiking!
• Warm outside, don't need a jacket.
• Going Swimming, in a pool, or at the beach! "
• The Beach is the best!

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• Nice fresh air
• The earth and nature is alive, and it's beautiful.
• No waking up in the morning walking around with a blanket around the house, because it's warm out, and not freezing. 
• You can go on hikes in nature, ride your bike and other fun & adventures activities. (Due to my extreme dislike for cold, I refuse to do those things when it's cold out, I just don't like it!)
• Warm weather provokes you to be more activity oriented.
• Barbecue's!
• Short clothing, sandals, shorts, short sleeve shirts, no shirts.
• Trips to the mountains/forest.. etc.
• If you accidentally leave hot food in the car, it will stay warm! 
• If you're into guys, and or girls, you're in luck, because plenty of people will be almost naked to stare at!  (Like this one time, when I was taking the bus, and I got off the stop, and I was walking down the road.. and I saw this beefcake daddy with beautiful muscles just standing by his house and I was staring so hard.. I think he noticed, so I looked away like a bashful school girl!)


Cons

• Taking showers are weird because then you're hot and sweaty again in five minutes and feels like the shower was ruined.
• Mosquito's and other bugs
• When it starts to get colder, but you don't know what it's going to be like outside.. as the weather is very fickle.. and so you can go out and it'll either be sweater weather or not.
• Humidty can be hard to breathe in

My Pros and Cons of Winter

Pros

• It's so cold that you don't want to go outside, so you have an excuse to be a hermit.
• It gets dark earlier, so you can do night things like star gaze, or get freaky in the sheets. (What? I know that's what all "Ya'll" were thinking!)
• No Mosquito's or most other bugs.
• Getting to take lava hot showers! (Cause it's too hot to do in summer, unless you were in a cold pool and go into a Jacuzzi)
• If you're a sexual being with a significant other, you can cuddle with them to keep warm.
• October has the best clouds, just saying.
• If you leave a cold drink in the car, it will stay cold!

Cons

• It's cold outside!
• Because it's cold, the wind makes it even colder, and harsher. (Why does the air hurt my face?)
• Nature is dead, the leaves are all gone from the trees everything is dead, and depressing...
• You have to heat your car up before you go to work or school, because your front windows are always covered with ice, and fog. Might I add, it takes forever for a car to warm up in the winter. But it's very easy for a car to use the AC, in the summer.

"Fun" 20 mins wasted after work, cleaning my car off.

• Waking up, walking around the house with a blanket because it's too cold to do so without one.
• Snow = Obnoxious amount of shoveling, can't walk around freely, might hurt yourself by slipping on ice. I'm the kind of person who leaves for work at the last minute, so when it snows. It takes me 50 years to get the snow off my car, and then I'm late. I don't pay attention to when it's supposed to snow, I hate snow, I don't want to think about it. When it does snow, I'm usually put off guard, and then I'm late...
• An obnoxious amount of snow means you can't get around your house unless you shovel for hours.
• When it starts to get colder, but you don't know what it's going to be like outside, as the weather is very fickle, and so you can go out and it'll either be sweater weather or not.
• It's always cloudy in the winter! Cloudy weather is boring, and depressing.
• Let's not forget when it gets so cold, that you get frostbite!!
• Cold weather makes my skin dry, it cracks, and gets red, and itchy. It's not fun! This only happens to me in the winter.
• Going to the bathroom is a nightmare because the toilet seat is colder than Antarctica!
• Waking up in the morning is a chore, because  I don't want to get out of bed. Once I get out of my blanket, I will be greeted with the cold, and icy feeling of cold weather! It takes me 80% longer to get out of bed on a cold day, than a hot day. Hot/warm days energize me, and I love to get out of bed.
• I like to be free. With that being said, I don't like wearing 80 layers of clothes, I like wearing short sleeve shirts and light pants/shorts. I hate having to wear a bazillion coats, it's restricting. Plus, I can't pull off cute outfits if my shirt is being hidden by a coat.

For people who don't like summer, I recommend getting a cooling fan, that also has a water canister you can spray! It's super fun, and useful! I got mine by O2cool.

Spring & Fall: 

I don't have a problem with fall or spring, I like fall because of Halloween, and I like Spring because the flowers are blooming again. But I don't necessarily have a favorite, but maybe Spring because it means Summer is coming..

Final Thoughts: - In reality, people's likeness for Summer, Winter, Spring, or Fall. Comes down to their bodies resistance to certain weather. I've always noticed that people will talk about how hot it is, and I'm fine. I just have a natural resistance to heat, so it doesn't bother me as much as it does others, and the same could be said about people who like winter. They just have a resistance to cold, and therefore don't mind it.
I've never heard anyone hate fall, but any time someone says they don't like spring, it's because of allergies.

 

I've almost been sued on the internet TWICE!?

At the ripe age of 28, I can honestly say I've almost been sued twice online, so far...

The first offense -

I was 17, and I was really into message boards at the time. I was kind of friends with someone, who also had their own forum as well. One day, I put an advertisement for their message board on mine. I was contacted the next day by them, and told to take their advertisement down. I asked them why, they didn't tell me, they just said to take it down. I asked why again, they didn't answer me, and this went on a few times. If they had just told me why, I would have taken it down right away, just let me know what's going on. But because I didn't take it down, as I wanted to know why first, they banned me from their website! So I took it down, and then they told me that I didn't have the rights to advertise their website on mine. I thought this was outrageous, who doesn't like free advertising?
Because I was 17, and very petty. I went on dead message boards, and complained about them. Turns out, they also went on these very dead boards, and found out I was complaining about why they'd ban me on their site for free advertising. This is when they decided that if I didn't delete all the posts about me complaining about them, that they would take legal action against me. This was a middle aged person, ready to sue a teenager (With no money), because they were upset over my petty posts (on very dead websites).
I took the posts down, and I banned them from my site, and never talked to them again.
Did I go too far by complaining on random sites that were long gone? Yes, I shouldn't have done that in the first place. But I feel that they took it way out of proportion as well. Like why not just explain to me, why you don't want me to advertise your site on mine? Why is it so hard to explain something to me, so I can understand better? I've told this story to many people, and they all thought it was weird that this person didn't want me to advertise their site, on mine.

What's in the past, is in the past, and I've since let go. However, anytime I see someone with a similar username, I get freaked out that it's them. lol

The second offense - 

The second time this happened, was, in my opinion, much more reasonable. In fact, I hadn't realized that what I did, was not something you do (Since it's something everyone does)

I had a blog, where I just posted images of hot guys. (Which is now privated, because I don't use it anymore, but I also didn't want to waste time deleting a million posts, in case the event happened again.)
I was using this blog for maybe 2-3 years, after those years. I just got tired of posting pictures. Posting these pictures was a phase to me.
A year or two later, I got a message asking me to remove one of the pictures. They said I would have to pay them, if they wanted me to use the image, or they could even sue, or whatever.
I was emailed on an inactive email, so they sent the message one day, and I didn't read it until like 3 months later, when I conveniently used the email.
I messaged them back, telling them I removed the image, sorry for the wait etc..
They said thank you, and that was the end of that.

It wasn't until then, that I realized that, you really need permission to use images first. I had thought, it was okay to use an image, as long as you're not making money from it, but that's not the case. You can get into trouble for using anyone's image, even if you don't make money off of it.
I'm just glad that this person was understanding, and didn't get mad that I hadn't messaged them for three months.
Since then, I'm careful with what I post on here! I try not to use images that aren't mine anymore

 (Which is also why I'm re-branding the blog, with images all made by me!)

What a ding dong doozy of a day!

This was a ding dong doozy of a day!

Before I start off, I'm going to list some names of important people here.

• Stephanie, Stacy, Evan, Ethan and Jaime, are all friends of mine. These are their real names. As for the following people, I will be giving the rest fake names for privacy purposes!

Eric = A crush I had in 2015, the same person from this post. Link
Scott (Scottie)= The crush I have in this post.
I have had a crush on two guys named Eric, and they were hot. So why not rename this crush Eric for now. I think Scott is a hot name as well, that's why I'm choosing it as a fake name.

So there's this guy at work, "Scottie". I've been crushing on for three months, problem is, he doesn't talk much. I have no idea if he's gay, straight, bi, asexual.. etc... He's a cashier, and has some feminine mannerisms. It's like he does project runway poses, as he waits for the customer to make their purchase. That's the only possible sign he might be gay, but we're also in a society where straight guys are starting to get in touch with their feminine side as well.
I had come up with a solution on how to find out if he's gay, or not. I ask him if he has ever considered becoming a model, then say, not only are you hot, but you have the look! If, by chance he goes "You think I'm hot?", I could say, hell yeah, if I didn't think you were straight, I'd go for you. This way, it's a compliment, and it doesn't go too far. So my entire day at work, was me thinking about this, getting ready for action. Problem is, he's a cashier, so I can't just tell him that, and not like I'm going to ask him this in front of other people, customers, associates.. etc.. So I had to get him at a time where he was alone, like if he's going on break etc....

However, my mission failed when Jaime told me, he asked the Scottie if he was gay. Scottie replied "PSH no, are you?", the Jaime said he's "very gay". But the problem is, Jaime, is not very reliable. He even told me he wanted to trick me by saying that Scottie was gay (So I could make a fool of myself, which I wouldn't have, because I'm not that assertive!) So I asked my home-girl Stephanie, if what Jaime said was true. (She was there when Jaime asked the question) She said he asked Scottie, if he was going to see a movie on Friday. So, either Stephanie didn't hear when Jaime asked, or he never asked at all, and was being an ass. So, my friend Stacy, and I have been trying to figure out if my crush is gay! She's like, If I see him, I'll ask him if he's gay, and I'll say one of the guys was interested.. etc.. She said "I didn't want him thinking this old broad wants him". So Stacy and I are talking about this, she says  "I'll ask him when I see him".
Later on, she  was talking to Stephanie, and tells her to ask my crush, what he's getting his girlfriend for christmas... etc.. Later on, I'm in the break room, and Scottie is talking to an employee in the break room. When my crush left, I turned to the guy, I was like, do you know him? As they seemed more than just saying hi. He was like, oh yeah, my girlfriend knows him. I  thought, I have an inside source now, maybe I can find out myself? So I ask the guy, can I ask you a question? Do you know if he's straight? The guy goes, "It's okay to ask that, but you know what, I never thought about it, I don't know. I was like got damnit, right where I started! Meanwhile, 5 years ago, I would never have had the balls to ask someone I barely know, if another person is gay or straight. lol
As I'm on my break, Stacy comes in, and she's getting mad at me. She says "He thinks I'm some weird old lady, and giving me weird looks!" I had no idea what she was talking about. Eventually, she told me that she was talking to Stephanie, asking her if Scottie is gay. Well apparently, when Scottie was going to the break room, Stacy and Stephanie were talking to each other, asking if my crush was gay. They think he heard them, hence the funny looks. Stacy's like, god dammit, now he thinks I'm some old lady that wants him! Do you mind if I ask him if he's gay, and just say, you were interested, and wanted to know, that's all. I was like, that's fine, I don't mind if he knows I find him attractive.

Well, a week later we found out. Stephanie asked him what he was going to get his girlfriend for Christmas, and he said that he had been single for a while, and just got a girlfriend recently. So I never got to say that good model line, because I kept missing him on his breaks! It's hard to talk to a cashier in private...

My heart after crushing on another guy who ends up being straight!

It makes me wonder why do I only seem to find straight men attractive, but why do I like guys that conceal their personal lives? The guy from two years ago, "Eric" was a friendly person, we had similar interests. However, I didn't know what he liked, until one of my friends told me he mentioned his girlfriend (Two months later!). Which was really strange, as I seemed to have been the only one that didn't know he had a girlfriend.
This time, the guy was very shy, so I didn't know much about him. Better yet, mostly everyone at work knows almost nothing about him.

 Here's where it gets weird...

The guy I liked from two years ago, was named "Eric". The guy I liked this time is named "Scott". Eric's facebook name was "Eric Scott".

It gets even more strange.

When I was into Eric, my friend Evan, who I worked with. Liked one of the girls at work as well, so we both liked someone at the same time. Coincidentally, our crushes, didn't like us back.
This time around, with Scott, I'm friends with a guy named Ethan, who also liked a girl at work. Ethan is 8 years younger than the girl at work that he likes, while I'm 8 years older than the guy I liked. Ethan gave up on the girl he liked, and basically that's what I was thinking of doing too.
Also, Evan and Ethan both work/ed in the men's department, and are/were back up cashiers.

When they say history repeats itself, they aren't kidding!

If this is supposed to mean something in the supernatural world, I have no idea what the universe is saying!

Follow the rest of my Crush Arc

• Don't Block The VENTilation • So Much Wasted Time • Ding Dong Doozy Of A Day! •

Retail Stories: You won't believe how rude they were to me!

I have too many Nasty Customer stories, and not enough soap! What. Anyways, here's the next one, because I'm a mess and have no time for anything anymore!
I think the funniest thing about retail, is that these crazy customers have no idea that retail associates all over the world talk smack about them after they leave!

HEY YOU, YEAH, YOU!  

I had a guy who was calling out for me, but I didn't realize it. Later on, I was talking to an employee and the man was screaming for me, and I came over and he said "CAN YOU HEAR?"! I said I don't' have good hearing. (Which is true, I've had hearing problems since I was like 4) The guy was obnoxious, he wanted a shoe horn, which we didn't have. I said, we have the little socks you can try on, but he specifically wanted the shoe horn! He also called it something else, but I forgot what it was.
At the end, the guy actually said thank you to me, which I was shocked. He came in the next day, but wasn't an obnoxious turd.

I only get the finest fabrics in my exact size, KNAVE! 

So this old hag comes up to me, and asks if we have a coat in a larger size. I look into the computer to see if we have it, and we don't. So I find the lady, and I tell her this is the only size we have it in. I ask her, do you still want this coat? She goes, "NO STUPID! IT'S not my size!" I immediately walked away, because if I had to talk to this bitch again, I was going to go off on her. Usually, when the size isn't right, especially for a coat, the customer will take it anyways, because they really like the item.
Later on, one of my coworkers rang her up. I asked him if she was a bitch to him, and he said she looked like she didn't want to be there.

Oh I'm just a grill, living in a lonely world...

So this lady wanted a price on a dog bed, and the price was actually right there on the tag that tells you how to wash/care for it. So I was like whatever, this lady is clearly as dumb as a block of wood. I noticed she had a shirt on that said "Company Name" bar and grill, which is the place my sister used to work at 2 years ago. So ten minutes later, I get called up for a price, It's the dog bed lady! She wanted to know the price for another dog bed, she was also getting the other one that had a price. So I go and get a price and I got something similar, same size to use as the price. I go up and she starts screaming at me, she's screaming, that's not the same bed!! That's a different bed! You're trying to rip me off! (I didn't even show her the price yet! ) I told her, what we do is we get something similar, and I even said that this was the lowest price for dog beds (12.99). She was screaming, and she said she didn't want it anymore. So I was like whatever, and walked away as I muttered bitch under my breath. My sister was coming in soon, so I wanted to ask her who she is. Apparently a crazy Spanish lady with a pony tail, and glasses isn't descriptive enough... She said there's two restaurants so she may not know the lady. I thought of going there so I can be an ass to that bitch, unless she just wears the shirt for kicks. My friend Tina rung her up, and said the lady was weird, and she kept telling Tina to take off items that she didn't even ring up yet! lol

Keywords: Why retail is the worst job, Who are retail customers?, Why retail jobs are bad, Retail is hard, Retail Experience, Retail Examples, Retail Industry, Retail Sector, Retail Times, Retail Workers.

Retail Stories: Nasty Customers PT 2

The reason why I post so many retail stories is because, I don't got a lick O' time to do things anymore, or the energy for it. Retail stories are easy because I've already complained to my friends about what unfathomable heathens I've had to deal with at work, so I already wrote the essay in advanced. Once I get a normal 9-5 job, I'd probably have more time for this blog! Also it's three minutes before September, and I've been slacking on blogs lately. I want to at-least post one post a month.

Picture by Me.

Here's my current Anime recommendations!

Monochrome Factor, Nabari No Ou, Servamp and Nanbaka. Shiki, as well, but only if you have no soul....(That one is gruesome!)

Nasty Customers PT 2

Crazy not so bag lady

Picture it, Christmas time in 2014. There was a long line of like 10-20 people, and only 2-3 cashiers. I went to get more shopping bags to use. This lady on line yells at me for refilling the bags! I was thinking to myself, if I get this beach, she is not getting any bags! Like it makes no sense to me, how am I going to ring people up if I don't have bags?!

Can you hear me now? 

I was in my department, and this lady was talking three aisles down. I brushed it off because I didn't know she was talking to me, and thought she was talking to a friend. Keep in mind, she was a million aisles away, how would I have known she was talking to me. She comes over and says, "Can you hear?!". I told her I have hearing problems. Instead of attempting to talk to me at a normal distance, she decided she wanted to talk to me all the way from Narnia, why doesn't she actually come up to me like a normal person??
She should know it's rude to talk to someone so far away, especially since she did not say excuse me.. How do I know you're not just talking to someone else? At least have the common courtesy to come over to me at talking distance.

Clap your hands if you're a cuckoo bird!

Another time I was doing an item return, and when I scanned both the receipt and the item, the computer said the item's number didn't match. I told the customer that the item was a different number, and asked if she had any other receipts. She started to flip out on me! She was screaming, and she said, THAT HAS TO BE THE RECEIPT!! THIS RECEIPT AND THE SHIRT WERE PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME!!! I said that the sku numbers do not match, I showed her that the receipt numbers ended with, for example, 97, but the shirt was 89. So obviously the numbers were wrong. But because the items on the receipt and the shirt were both 16.99$, she didn't realize the numbers might not match up, to her it was the same. She screams, "THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, EVERY TIME I COME HERE THE NUMBERS NEVER MATCH!!!"
I was like OH geez, my lucky day, I get a psycho today. I asked if maybe if she did the purchase on her card, which we could look up to see if she bought it with the card. Spoiler alert, it wasn't. Then I asked for her phone number, which would also record the purchase, however it wasn't there either. Then she started screaming at me again about how she always comes here, and this always happens. I told her to her face, I've been there for four years and I've never seen this happen! (Chances are, this lady is at fault, and is just being a beach to get her way). She wanted a manager, so I went over to the two supervisors, and asked them which one of them wanted to deal with the psycho. The customer that one of them was ringing up, thought it was funny I said that. One supervisor said she already had three people yell at her, so the other one went. We ended up just returning the item from the receipt and that we would do it this one time. The funniest thing however, is that this would have been easier to deal with if she wasn't a psycho. If she wasn't acting like a nut, I would have probably just returned it easily without asking for the supervisor. But she had to act like a psychopath who belongs in a mental facility!

Is it possible that people are just really stupid, and crazy, because I think they are...

I generally save my stories, and post them for a rainy day. I have plenty more to come! The last two happened a year ago already, the first one was like 3 years ago.. wow! 

Keywords: Why retail is the worst job, Who are retail customers?, Why retail jobs are bad, Retail is hard, Retail Experience, Retail Examples, Retail Industry, Retail Sector, Retail Times, Retail Workers.

Retail Stories: This was strange, even for me..

I've had my fair of strange customers in retail, here's a few stories.

Sipping too much of the cuckoo juice!

A customer once asked me, "Do you have any luggage that is not made with chemicals that can cause cancer, and birth defects in California?"

First off, I really don't know. I put stuff out, and clean up messes made by the other customers.  I don't have any time to specifically read labels on the products, as I have a million other things to do than find the answer to a question I've only been asked once in almost 5 years. (That's not even an exaggeration)  Second of all, it's just a warning, it specifically says "CAN CAUSE", not that it will. It just wants you to be careful, it doesn't necessarily mean it will cause anything. The only thing it was causing me is a headache!

You're cuckoo, and you don't know it? Unfortunately...

One lady asked if I worked at the store, I said yes. I thought she wanted to actually ask me a question, but all she wanted to do was talk about how excited she was... She was so happy that we had twin sheets in white. She was complaining about the next door competitor who didn't have twin sheets, or didn't have just white sheets.
She talked about how its so hard to find Twin sheets that are in white, because people like her (Who had to be 40-50.) Sleep in a twin bed.. (What, I'm half her age and I sleep in a full!) She was complaining about how all of the twin sheets are college oriented (Wonder why..),  and how there aren't white sheets because "people don't want to wash their sheets, because the colored ones won't stain" (What). She was so happy to find a white twin sheet.. ( I really thought she was like, lowkey racist too.)
10 minutes after I got away from this nut, she finds me again, and asks me if we had white sheets in either Polyester or Cotton ( I don't remember). The sheet we had was one of the two, but she wanted the other one. I said that's all we had, we don't really get twin sheets.
SO AFTER ALL OF THAT OBNOXIOUS WHINING ABOUT WHITE TWIN SHEETS, there was still a problem, which really isn't a big deal! (Unless she had some kind of allergy, which wasn't the case.)

This lady seriously needed to get over herself. First off, she should have a Queen sized bed, because they're comfy, and you'll have room for all of your pillows. Especially since she had a twin sized bed, she was definitely a crazy cat lady. If she had a queen bed, she can fit like 10 of her cats.
Also, maybe people like color sheets, not because they're lazy... but because, I don't know, maybe they like colors better?! I'd go for red sheets, over white, any day! I mean, it is the most amazing, devastatingly beautiful color in the world, but of course! :P

So, I've made of list of things she needs to do.

• Queen Sized bed for Pillow Fort, and all the cats she probably has!
• Any kind of sheets, because who cares, and colors are pretty to look at!

Drama Queen from California

I was not here to witness this event, but a lady found a notebook, that had a religious phrase on it. The phrase was incorrect, and said it was "Philippians verse 29", when apparently Philippians only goes to 24 verses. She cut in line, and annoyed other customers. She had an associate call up a manager, because the book had the wrong verse in it. She kept complaining about how the verse is wrong, and was very over-dramatic about it. The lady wanted to complain about how it was wrong, and wanted to talk to corporate about it, as well as the company that made the book. When she looked in the book, for details from who made it, she saw that it was from Los Angeles, which is apparently where she's from. She knows the company who made it, and she was shocked to find out that they had something wrong on their product. The quote was something like "I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me", and it said Philippians 29.

I don't understand why this lady would think that the manager, or corporate could do anything about a book being incorrect. The store just orders stuff to sell, It's not like they make the books themselves! The manager was so over it, and just shooed her away. lol

The funny thing is, my store is a discount store, and we get stuff all the time that is wrong. If furniture is damaged, we get it, if a candle is melted lop sided, we get it. The store gets plenty of rejects, and it's very possible, that's why we got it. It's amazing how this lady caused a ruckus over a simple mistake.

The company that made it, is called Bridge Port Products.

Keywords: Why retail is the worst job, Who are retail customers?, Why retail jobs are bad, Retail is hard, Retail Experience, Retail Examples, Retail Industry, Retail Sector, Retail Times, Retail Workers.

Why this day was one of the wildest ones to date!

These events occurred on November 16th, 2016. Is the date important? Not really...

Just another day in retail...

I had one heck of a wacky Wednesday! I was ringing, and an associate needed help with a price for shoes. I went off register to help her get a price. These two ladies on line get rude, and yell at us "Is someone buying those shoes?! I said yes, and walked away. The associate said to me, it's not our fault we're understaffed. (I just thought it was weird that this associate needed my help, since she's been here for like 8 years but whatever, we're not going to judge.) I got a price for the lady with the shoes, and I ended up ringing her up later, and the lady DIDNT BUY THEM!! Like seriously I had to get off register when there was a line, get yelled at by a random person on line, just for this BUTT not to buy them! The lady had someone with her, and they were annoying too. They wanted me to wrap every single fragile item with like wads of paper wrap. Usually, I give them a sheet, and that will do the job. Meanwhile, half of the time, these people return fragile stuff, and we end up throwing the paper out, it's just a waste of paper!

The Tape lady!! 

 Later, I was in our Christmas section, and we have all of this gift type stuff. It'll be like a mug or a bucket, and goodies of candy wrapped around plastic. So I was all up in there, and this lady is like "Do you work here?" I was like yes. She asked if we had scotch tape. I said no, I've never seen that here before. So then she makes a remark about all the gift stuff. Something like, "What about all this then?!" I guess she thinks that someone taped these baskets etc. But these gift baskets are all shipped already wrapped. Second, it's a twisty tie that they use to keep the plastic wrapping together, and last of all, just say tape! It's all the same, brand shouldn't matter! (It drives me crazy when people ask for a specific brand in that manner.).

Trees are people too

There was another person who came up to me, and she asks where the Christmas tree skirts are, I said they're right there, as I point. You want to know where they were?? RIGHT NEXT TO HER!! Like seriously??! Customers asking where something is just for it to be right in front of their face happens, way too frequently!

Double Trouble!
These random two people come up to me, all they say are "7 Twin?! 7 Twin?!". I was like huh?? I said, like a mattress or a comforter? They go 7 TWIN?! 7 TWIN?!. I asked them what the product was, and they said a tray or something like that. I just said that if we have it, it'll be over there. Then I went to register to tell a cashier about these strange people, and they were already on line ( this was like a 3-5 minutes after). I had to take her in the little room next to the registers to tell her what happened. They had an accent, so I'm wondering if they were saying something else.

There was one time, when this employee from another store called, I could not tell what she was saying, so I said we didn't have what she was looking for. Which she seemed confused, I guess in the system it said we had a few... I'm not good with social confrontation. I'll just keep asking what they said, they'll just get mad at me...

Grandma?! Is that you?

This little old lady asks me a question, she had a round storage container and it's 9.99. She complains about how the two pack and the three pack are also 9.99, and that there must be a mistake. At first I thought maybe it was a different company or size, but it wasn't. In fact, the three pack was the same color and size as the one she wanted. I told her, it's like when a vending machine has a tiny bag of chips for a dollar, and the grocery stores have giant bags for 2, it's how they make more money. But she was not having it, I told her I can't do anything. So I told the supervisors up front to watch out for her, if she tries anything funny!

I saw the sign, and it opened up my eyes! 

Then, this one lady asked me if we had bath rugs, I said yes, they're in the aisle over there. A minute later she goes, "down this aisle?" I said no, the other one, just like the sign says, and then she found it. It really confuses me how it's so hard for people to find things in stores that aren't large (My store is big, but it's not that big, it's like a big box, and you can see the other side of the store from a distance. Macy's, on the other hand, is a maze, and I'd understand that one.) People really do not look at signs, even if they're incredibly big. There are times when, at the registers, a customer will ask if there is a separate line for returns, and purchases.. I'll tell them, it's all the same, just like the sign says. The sign that says purchases and returns, is literally like 6 feet tall, and these people do not even notice it RIGHT NEXT TO THEM! I swear, some people would not be able to get themselves out of a cardboard box. It worries me sometimes, that these people are on the roads driving! 

Keywords: Why retail is the worst job, Who are retail customers?, Why retail jobs are bad, Retail is hard, Retail Experience, Retail Examples, Retail Industry, Retail Sector, Retail Times, Retail Workers.

Retail Stories: Why couldn't they get it together?

This is the 8th edition of Retail Stories, this is the edition of people that just need to get it together. When I thought my life was a mess, I sure didn't know of these people! *Audience Laughter*.

Can You Put This On Hold?

There was this one lady on the phone, she asked me if we still had these ugly outdoor cushions (Or at least, I think I thought they were ugly? I either thought they were pretty, or ugly, I don't exactly remember.. I want to say they were red, and white stripes.. but I might be thinking of something else). She asked me to put them on hold for her, which I did. My store can only hold items until the end of the night, if they aren't picked up, the item goes back on the floor. By the next day, they were still there, and she hadn't picked them up yet. She called the store again, asking to put them on hold, so we just kept them on hold. She kept doing this everyday, she would ask me, or someone else to put those outdoor chair cushions on hold, but she'd never come to pick them up! Finally, the supervisor got a hold of her. She told the lady, if she doesn't pick them up that day, they were going back on the floor. The lady said she'd come and get them, but she never did! Those stupid cushions sat there for a long time too! Months later, when they were still there, I even thought, "Those are the cushions that lady said she'd buy, but never did!".  She really sounded like she wanted them, but instead she was just playing musical chairs!

I'm..IN...IN LOVE WITH YOU!!!! ♥ (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻  ♥

This isn't a Valentine's day post, but conveniently this is posted on V-Day, and this could be the closest thing to a V-Day post you'll get right now. This was coincidental, as I didn't know when I was going to  make this post. I just happen to have the day off, and in the mood to write!

There's this one weird lady that would frequent the store, I haven't seen her for at-least half a year. But every time she'd come in, or even call the store. She'd ask if this one guy Jaime was in, because she was super obsessed, and "in love with him". Here we have a woman, who has to be in her forties, and she's obsessing over someone that could be her kid. Now, I'm all for age differences, but to just obsess and stalk some kid that works in a store, is bonafide CRAZY!

She also has no problem talking about her dirty laundry. One time, she admitted to an associate that she had to shove toilet paper up her "HOO-HA" because she's on her period. Well... isn't that a lovely tale....

Marsha Marsha Marsha!

There was a lady caught on camera, who walked straight into the window! Instead of walking into the front door that opens, she walked right into the glass window in the middle of the doors that don't open. The result of doing so, was that she broke her nose. The security dude showed me the video, and it was pretty funny. Although, apparently I think she sued, which makes no sense because it's her fault she's an idiot and can't read the big stickers that say ENTER AND EXIT..

Ain't Got No Time Fo' Dat!

This one lady took about 2-5 minutes, to ruffle through all of her change. Took so much time to count it, that by the time she was done searching through her bag, and COUNTED the money. A moderately sized line formed, and I had to call other people up to help ring...
If it were me, I'd be worried that I was wasting everyone's time! Also, I'd just use a card, it's easier/quicker.

 

Keywords: Why retail is the worst job, Who are retail customers?, Why retail jobs are bad, Retail is hard, Retail Experience, Retail Examples, Retail Industry, Retail Sector, Retail Times, Retail Workers.

Retail Stories: Why didn't these people stop?

This is the 7th edition of Retail Stories! This edition is about people, who just need to

STAAAAHP!
These people need to just quit already while they're ahead!!

Size Matters!

I was once notified by an employee, that she saw an obese woman trying on bras that were waaaay too small for her. The employee was extremely grossed out.

How much are you?

One time when I was ringing, I called the next person over. It was a girl and her friends? As she's walking towards the register, she shouts, "I want to buy you!". I said that I wasn't cheap.
Part of the cashiers job at my store, is to ask for a phone number at the end of the transaction. The  phone number is used as a code, so if the person loses their receipt, we can look up the purchase through the number. After ringing her up, I ask for her phone number for return purposes... At this time I knew she was going to say something, but we get in trouble if we don't ask for phone numbers. So I wasn't going to not ask for it, and I was new. She told me her phone number, and afterwards, she said I could keep it for personal reasons. I truly didn't know what to say, I thought I should just say that "Sorry, I like the pole, not the hole", but that's a bit crude. A few days later, I was hanging out with my friends, and my friend Victor said I should have said this. *Victor points finger* "I would tear that up, but unfortunately, you have the wrong parts. Now, if you have a brother, bring him over!" Never a dull moment when Victor is around!

Under My Umbrella-Ella Ay Ay

This one is actually a bit on the negative side...
 
I had already clocked out, and I was waiting for my ride as my car had broken down. I went to check if my ride was at the door. As I was walking to the door, a lady had stopped me. She asked if I worked there. I said I do, but I'm off the clock. So I just keep walking away, and then she gets rude and was like, I GUESS YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE UMBRELLAS ARE!? I just screamed, they're over there! *Points* And she was like OK I GET IT! Or something, and I yelled, I'm not getting paid for this!!!
20 minutes later, I realized that I had pointed to where the umbrellas used to be. Since I'm never working that area, I work on the other side of the store. I'm used to where the umbrellas were a year ago...
I went to buy something and I saw her on line, so I waited for her to leave first before I went to purchase something.
There was another instance where I said I was off the clock, but told them where the thing was they were looking for, and they said,  "Oh that's ok, I just wanted to know where something was!".
But people don't seem to understand, if I'm not getting paid to help you, I don't want to help you. I really doubt these people would want me to ask questions about their job when they're not getting paid! Like unless you want to give me 10 dollars right now, don't ask me when I'm off the clock.
So now, I just tell them that I don't work there. It's like no matter what you say to customers, they're always going to give you trouble!
But also another reason why you don't ask people questions about a department they don't even know much about, they'll unknowingly give you the wrong information! Especially if they're used to an old layout that they remember.
One time, someone asked my friend Rebecca if we had lunch bags, she said we didn't have them. She worked in the womens dept, which was on the complete opposite of where the lunch bags were. So she had no idea we had them! That customer asked the wrong person, and got the wrong answer. Which is also why I don't get people who ask questions in stores, it's not hard to look, but at the same time, someone might not know everything!

My favorite is when you have a jacket on, you have your bags and they still stop you, and ask you questions. Clearly, I am not working right now....

Keywords: Why retail is the worst job, Who are retail customers?, Why retail jobs are bad, Retail is hard, Retail Experience, Retail Examples, Retail Industry, Retail Sector, Retail Times, Retail Workers.

Retail Stories: Why did she think I was ripping her off??

This is the 6th edition of Retail Stories! This volume, is about people who are nuts and need a chill pill (Or need to be hit with a tranquilizer dart, either way...)

Rip Off Artist! 

Back when I first started working retail, I was ringing up this lady. When I told her the amount she had to pay, she looked at the total and was very confused. She for some reason, thought I was ripping her off! I looked at the items to make sure they were scanned properly, and that nothing was scanned twice by accident. Everything was right, nothing was incorrect, but she still had a problem with the total. I went and got the two supervisors, and they double checked. Nothing was wrong, everything was right. Still, she didn't like the price, so she didn't want to get anything except for a soda! She still thought we were ripping her off, and left angry at us.

That's not how it works! That's not how any of this works!

A common thing that happens in the store, is an item of the same design, but different color will be two slightly different prices. The red shirt will be 9.99, while the green shirt is 7.99. The customer will argue until they're blue in the face, they want the red shirt for 7.99!! They just don't get why they cannot have the lower price! *Insert the lady from the Esurance commercial, that says "That's not how it works, that's not how any of this works!"*

Time for a lesson!

The company that makes the prices for the items, want the items that don't sell as much to be a lower price, so they will actually sell. In this instance, the green shirt doesn't sell as well as the red one. In order for the green shirt to sell, they'll be stick a lower price to it. That's how it works, it's the same at other places as well, I've heard this can apply for a car dealership.
Sometimes this also happens with different sizes too, it's much more rare but also really weird.

Fun Fact:  

Stores will make different size shoes, of the same style, all the same price. So a kids 5, and an adult 10, will both be 22.99. Even though the smaller shoes are using less materials, it's charged the same. This is another way companies make some extra money! 

 The customer will fight you for the lower price, even if it's two dollars less!! Like seriously?! I bet the customers makes 10 times more money than me at their job, I wouldn't give two slaps if I had to pay two extra dollars for anything. I've done that before too. (There was an item at the art store that said it was like 5.99 and ended up being 12.99 or some price like that. I was surprised, but  I was like whatever, I like the item!) What annoyed me however, is one time when the customer asked for a manager, and the manager let her have the lower price. It's not fair, it's not right! It also messes up the system, since we used the lower price. We used a different number in the system, and will actually mess up their inventory. So it'll say two of one item was sold, and the other item was never sold and disappeared (it could even be considered stolen by the company, this is a guess though.)

ME HUNGRY

This lady was buying a pair of pants, and was already eating a bag of combo's (For those who don't know what that is, It's like a pretzel, with a filling inside.). So I scan the chips, and the computer tells me that the item is not authorized for sale. I had no idea what that's supposed to mean? But the lady was already eating them... so what could I do? I went over to the chips section, and got an item for the same price. My friend Stephanie, who was ringing next to me, told me afterwards. That the lady was being rude, and didn't understand why I couldn't put the combo's in the computer. Stephanie told the lady that I needed a barcode to scan for it to work.
After I got the price, the lady says she wants a soda, so I just stare at her. She just waits there for a few seconds and she goes, "I have to get it?!",I was like yeah, (cause that's how it works, and the lady was closer to the soda machine than I was. I'm not supposed to leave my register alone, so I can get a soda for this lazy lady). Stephanie said to the lady that I need a barcode to scan. Afterwards, the lady went on her way, and the computer printed out an extra receipt saying the combos were actually recalled! Stephanie said she didn't mind since the lady was rude, so whatever happens, happens! I didn't realize she was being rude because she wasn't rude right in front of me. Later, a manager told me the combo's were recalled due to the date on them.
I'll never understand people who eat things before they purchase them, it's also gross and rude to be eating when you're in the store. Technically, it's actually stealing. But serves her right if she's going to be rude about it, as well as not understand how things work! Like we need to scan it, that's how it works in any store! 

Keywords: Why retail is the worst job, Who are retail customers?, Why retail jobs are bad, Retail is hard, Retail Experience, Retail Examples, Retail Industry, Retail Sector, Retail Times, Retail Workers.

Retail Stories: Why are people like this?

I've had some pretty gross customers when I was in retail, here is three stories about it. 

I do caution you, as these stories are pretty gross. So if you are the faint of heart, you may not want to read the following stories!

Crappy Clothing!

One time, an associate in the men's department found a pair of underwear. The underwear had feces on it, and this pair was hung up on the rack to put out on the floor. Apparently a customer decided to put on a new pair of underwear that he did not buy, and replaced it with his old poo stained undies!

On few occasions, similar stories like this seem to happen. Including a recent time, where an associate was going to buy a shirt and realized a brown spot on it. He decided against buying it for that reason, (Imagine the gif of Raven Simone from "That's so Raven" going "Ya nasty!".)

It's not CRAP, it's ART!!! No seriously, that's crap...

One of my previous supervisors, who was like another mother to me. Told me of a time, when she went to go to the bathroom. She noticed an elderly woman decided to intentionally smear feces all over the bathroom walls and floor. The supervisor told the woman that she can't do that, and she has to clean it up. The woman remarked that she was elderly! (Well then, you shouldn't have done that in the first place!) The woman cleaned it up, and my supervisor told the manager if that happens again she was walking out of the store!

Is this Lemonade??

Once upon a time in the land of the Home Department, it was the midst of August. (That would be a great beginning of a novel!) It was pretty hot outside that day. I was walking around the department, as per usual, and I spotted a mug! I was like, well Jiminy crickets, It's a mug in the wrong place! I picked it up to put it away. Little did I know, or realize, that someone (or something..) decided to pee in it. When I picked it up, and started turning around. The glorious smelly yellow liquid went everywhere, including the floor, my arm and my vest! (Keep in mind, I'm a big germaphobe...).
I threw paper towels everywhere on the floor, I put up wet floor signs and basically the area became a do not enter zone! (Which wasn't a problem for customers considering it was like the middle of the beginning of each aisle, so they just had to go the other way to enter that aisle.)
At the time, we had this rude security guard. For some reason, the manager got in trouble by the security for having the wet floor signs and the paper towels everywhere. As I was discussing with the security guard and the manager, a customer overheard me say that I thought it was pee. The security told the lady, that we didn't know for sure what it was. (I don't know why that was relevant or anything.). Later on, the lady in my department told me about how the smell was really Poignant, and very noticeable after a while. I did a quick fix, and took some of the air fresheners we were selling, and sprayed some of it in the area, and any scented sachets we had, I left around to kill the smell a bit.
Because I'm a germaphobe, I did not walk down that aisle for WEEKS. Even though it made no sense, since shoes are always going to be really dirty anyways....

Once I got home, I took a boiling hot shower for 20 minutes, remember this was a hot summers day in the midst August!

Keywords: Why retail is the worst job, Who are retail customers?, Why retail jobs are bad, Retail is hard, Retail Experience, Retail Examples, Retail Industry, Retail Sector, Retail Times, Retail Workers.

Retail Stories: She almost got arrested for this!

This is a few stories of people I worked with in Retail, who all got fired for stealing.

Side note: I have a draft page for all of my retail stories. I have so much written down, but I want to put them into groups and post them separately. This way, I have more posts, and so I don't bore someone with a long post. This is literally a part of what I categorized them as...

 (Names are changed for privacy reasons)

Mars Omar

¤ Omar was this nice older guy, who was probably around 50-60. He was the janitor at my store. Everyone liked him, he was friendly, cheery and an overall nice guy. I remember one time on my lunch break, he said he had grandchildren. Another time someone was reading a report about a child in the news, I don't remember if they were missing, kidnapped, killed.. .etc.. but he made a remark that he hates that had happened, and that he just loves kids! Years later, when I spoke to an associate about what happened with Omar. She mentioned that maybe he loved kids in a different way, however this is all to the unknown, and up for interpretation.

So one day I was asked to clean up a spill. The supervisor said that Omar wasn't around anymore, and that we'd have to clean up messes on our own from now on. I had no idea what had happened to him until some time later. Apparently they caught Omar, eating gummy bears that we sold out of a container, without actually buying them. The store manager didn't have a problem with this, until they found out that he was also stealing items from the warehouse sector in the back! He was stealing belts, I don't know if he stole anything else, but to steal belts is pretty strange! I remembered thinking, If I saw him again, I wouldn't talk to him, I have no sympathy for thieves!
According to someone else, he actually had a record of stealing things at previous jobs, but they hired him anyways!

What's funny is, they never hired another janitor again, they only had cleaning crews come in before the store opened.

Devon

¤ Devon was a nice dude that worked in the back room processing items (Putting tickets on items, hanging things up.. etc..) and I didn't really know him. But one day he came in the store to shop, and an associate asked him a question, he said that he didn't work there anymore. Much later, I heard that he was one of the various people that was fired for stealing!
My friend Latifah mentioned that on her orientation for the job, most of the people that were there, all got fired for stealing!

Evil Zurie

This is a gross dramatization of what she looked like.

¤  Evil Zurie, was this little old lady who was an accountant, and a cashier. She had to be at-least 70, maybe even 80. She was this yippy little jerk, who would complain about stupid things, like "folding the receipt paper the wrong way", because the ink might fade. Instead of being nice about it, she would be annoying, and rude about it, and lecture you for all eternity. She was like a rude, yappy dog that never shut up.

Turns out, she was fired and almost arrested. Apparently, in the 5 years she was there, she stole 5000 dollars from the safe! She blamed the other accountant, and one of the managers for money missing in the safe. Once again, they already knew she had a record of stealing things, but still hired this psycho anyways!!
One day, the manager was driving me home. This manager is the same one Zurie accused of stealing from the safe. I told her that I was glad Zurie was gone, as she wasn't very nice.  I remember the manager saying I wouldn't have to worry about her anymore! "You ain't never lie!".

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