Hey guys, first post! I work in a chain bookstore as a specialist, and I love it...Most of the time...I'm going to rant, bear with me now:

1.) No, I can't search for a book by COLOR of the cover. I wish I could. Apparently, it would be much easier for you.

2.) I am so sorry that our advertisements about discounts were misleading. Unfortunately, I am ( Read more... )

I work in a used bookstore where we have very strict policies on when we buy for cash but very relaxed ones on when we look at books for store credit. So, when a man came up to the counter and said, "Do you do trades?" I said "Yes" before even looking at him, because we do, and I answer that question many times a day. "Would you be willing to do a ( Read more... )

This is by far one of the funniest communities I've seen on this livejournal thing. I've always had a thing for the unspoken thoughts of workers as they service the public with a smile. There's just something about it that I find very appealing. So imagine my surprise when I saw these posts on here. Very tasty stuff indeed. But enough of my gushing ( Read more... )

Good Afternoon ( Read more... )

Alright, recap: I manage a very small, remainder bookstore in the Southeast US. I'm in the nothern part of the state where as the remainder warehouse that owns us is in a very, very backwater, southern part of the state. They're wonderful people, seriously. They'll go out of their way for you in a heartbeat ( Read more... )

Today, I was wrapping a book for a customer. I have to concentrate when I do that because I am really not good at anything crafty, and if I'm not carefull my presents will look like a five-year-old wrapped them. So there I was, concentrating, when this other customer approached me (uh, aren't they supposed to wait until the customer before them is ( Read more... )

I figured it was about time I introduced myself too ( Read more... )

I guess I should introduce myself ( Read more... )

Hi there!
I've been lurking in this community for a while now, but since I haven't been actively working at my family's bookstore for the last four months, I haven't had much to contribute.
Last Friday I quit my night shift job at the local 7 Eleven and came back to what I love.

Well, what I mostly love ( Read more... )

Hello! My name is Sophie and I work part-time at a small used bookstore in the South. I love my job.

( Oh Noes! I Kilt A Snob! )