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I belong to a forum on livejournal for, well, employees at my current place of employment. I lifted this off of someone else's recent post, because it currently describes my level of frustration and experiences. If she'd posted something about return scammers, it would've been complete.
"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 but a lowly bookseller...I'm pretty sure I didn't have those personally pulled out of my butt.
3.) Do not ask me how old I am. Yes, I look young...No, you don't have the right to see my drivers license.
4.) If you throw your money down on my counter instead of handing it to me, I reserve the right to NOT tell you "Have a nice day!" Asshat.
5.) We are a smallish size store. I am sorry we didn't carry that obscure 1985 copy of whatever that is no longer in production. I'm sorry it takes a little while to order it and get it in the store for YOU personally. I'll work on that.
6.) I don't know why your child's teacher chose that book. Yes, it is Michael Crichton. I'm sorry. Maybe you should call her about that.
7.) Do not yell at me if I don't have your child's reading list for school. It's a courtesy that I get most of them anyway."
Seriously, people, retail workers are people too, and we all work in bookstores because we love books, not for the amazing pay. Believe it or not, we do actually want to help you find your book and save money, BUT we cannot give them away. We are not the Book Outlet and cannot just give them away. We need to actually make a profit.
my sister is home from the hospital...physically she's okay. emotionally i'm not quite sure. meg, could you call me or email me your number and a good time to call you?
I had a very enjoyable time at Homecoming...mostly because more people came than I expected, and the fall colors were gorgeous on the drive down. Andy and I are going to take a trip down to Houghton and Letchworth on October 27th, so I'm hoping to show him Wiscoy and Moss Lake, and possibly connect with Rebecca and/or John if they're available.
Let's just say that I had a great time on my birthday after I got out of work. Andy managed to get a few people together--I didn't really feel up to more than a few--and five of us went to Pano's on Elmwood ave in Buffalo and had a great time.
I'm also looking forward to Stacie Colaprete's Halloween Masquerade. My Mom said that she'd buy me a nice dress for my birthday, so this also means that i'm going to have to buy some decent shoes. *sigh* I hate heels. Btw, does anybody know of anywhere in Buffalo that I can find a good mask?
"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 but a lowly bookseller...I'm pretty sure I didn't have those personally pulled out of my butt.
3.) Do not ask me how old I am. Yes, I look young...No, you don't have the right to see my drivers license.
4.) If you throw your money down on my counter instead of handing it to me, I reserve the right to NOT tell you "Have a nice day!" Asshat.
5.) We are a smallish size store. I am sorry we didn't carry that obscure 1985 copy of whatever that is no longer in production. I'm sorry it takes a little while to order it and get it in the store for YOU personally. I'll work on that.
6.) I don't know why your child's teacher chose that book. Yes, it is Michael Crichton. I'm sorry. Maybe you should call her about that.
7.) Do not yell at me if I don't have your child's reading list for school. It's a courtesy that I get most of them anyway."
Seriously, people, retail workers are people too, and we all work in bookstores because we love books, not for the amazing pay. Believe it or not, we do actually want to help you find your book and save money, BUT we cannot give them away. We are not the Book Outlet and cannot just give them away. We need to actually make a profit.
my sister is home from the hospital...physically she's okay. emotionally i'm not quite sure. meg, could you call me or email me your number and a good time to call you?
I had a very enjoyable time at Homecoming...mostly because more people came than I expected, and the fall colors were gorgeous on the drive down. Andy and I are going to take a trip down to Houghton and Letchworth on October 27th, so I'm hoping to show him Wiscoy and Moss Lake, and possibly connect with Rebecca and/or John if they're available.
Let's just say that I had a great time on my birthday after I got out of work. Andy managed to get a few people together--I didn't really feel up to more than a few--and five of us went to Pano's on Elmwood ave in Buffalo and had a great time.
I'm also looking forward to Stacie Colaprete's Halloween Masquerade. My Mom said that she'd buy me a nice dress for my birthday, so this also means that i'm going to have to buy some decent shoes. *sigh* I hate heels. Btw, does anybody know of anywhere in Buffalo that I can find a good mask?