The thoughts &^%!& dancing through a sales associates head...

[BC_MoM]

How about being a cashier at Walmart?

Open 24 hours for this whole week.. can't wait to get to work tonight.

[lvpets2002]

Oh My at work in Aviation & look what Flew In && you want what when to Fly where Now For pettss sake

[JenBKR]

I have never worked in retail, but I sure do feel for those that do during the holiday season. Keep on going, you'll get through this season soon!

[moosmom]

I have never worked in retail, but I sure do feel for those that do during the holiday season. Keep on going, you'll get through this season soon!

JenBKR,

I'm sure I will get through this season. I'm just not sure how much of my sanity will be left!!

[kittycats_delight]

Been there done that...worked in retail for 7 years. And boy isn't the holidays fun. I worked for a specialty store so the summer time was just as bad as christmas for us with all those summer weddings. Boy I used to love when I was asked to work overnight just so I wouldn't have to deal with the customers. LOL

Hang in there girl a little less than a week and it will all be over.

[moosmom]

Hang in there girl a little less than a week and it will all be over.

Try a little more than a week. Can you say RETURNS???

[kittycats_delight]

Try a little more than a week. Can you say RETURNS???

Damn....returns forgot about those...we never had returns as the things we did were customs and were approved on pick-up.

Come on Donna...deep breaths...start the count down. hehehe first do the count down to Christmas and then after a couple of days break start the countdown to the end of boxing week sales and returns...it will make it a little easier to deal with.

((((((HUGS))))) Some encouragement hugs for you.

[ramanth]

I worked retail for 5 years in my High School/College years. I will always be patient and kind to cashiers/customer service people.

Never had a problem with anyone with an attitude so far.

[Blue_Frog]

Try a little more than a week. Can you say RETURNS???

Oh man... I hear ya on that one. I worked in a Toy store for 5 years (part of the old Learning World chain in the states, Kids are Worth It up here in Canada before the whole thing went belly-up in like '96) and worked Christmas eve every year. We'd be open till like 5, and about 4:30 we'd get the inrush of Dads trying to get last minute things for their kids. The conversations usually went :

me: Well, how old / many kids are we getting things for?
them: *ages / sexes*
me: what kinds of things are they into? we have all kinds of stuff.
them: urrr... *clearly didn't have a clue*

So, I'd help them pick things out that were age apropriate, and after the 3rd year i'd start keeping a record of receipt numbers ... sure enough, the next available return day, the mother would be back in returning the gifts. It always made me kind of sad, since the father clearly had no idea what his kids were into, and were going through the motions

[borzoimom]

How about being a cashier at Walmart?

Open 24 hours for this whole week.. can't wait to get to work tonight.

I love Wal-mart here, and we have the best cashiers. These people are working their butt off! Its a super walmart so groceries as well as shopping and its crazy. But once you hit the lines, no more than 10 max 15 minutes before they can do your order. And that is swapped on a saturday mid afternoon... I think they do a great job!!!

[Cincy'sMom]

I did the retail thing in college...working summer and holidays. My very first day on the floor was the day after Thanksgiving! Talk about trial by Fire!!!

Hang in there Donna! It will be over soon

[Dorothy39]

I'm sorry I wasn't a Customer at "Your Store" Donna~

Great Comments , Everyone~

Donna, Hang in there~ You're a Peach!!!!!(Don't ever allow their *Greed * to Consume You)

The Serenity Prayer works Wonders Honey!!! You do have the Wisdom to Know the Difference

You "are" the designated *Driver*~ That is your New Title Donna~

That is Your Purpose~

You're an Awesome Driver!!!!!!!!

Hold Your Head High Baby!!!

[dukedogsmom]

My WalMart experiences have been good, too. At two different stores even. One girl even went to the back and found a jacekt in the size I needed. At the other store, a girl spent at least 10 minutes helping me in the toy dept. I had picked a 1 year old to buy some presents for and had no clue which things to get.

I couldn't do retail. I'd end up telling someone off the first day. Props to all you that do and survive.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Oh gosh people can be so awful. My very first job was at kmart, and it was a struggle to deal with some people even when it wasn't the holidays. People can be so rude and just terrible.

Once, a man came through my line and bought an item for $1.99. I rang him up, bagged the item and gave him the receipt. The receipt wrote the item slightly differently than on the package- it was the same item, but it was written minimally different. The man looked at the receipt, said "This isn't what I paid for," and THREW the item towards me and said "Take this a shove it." It was horrible, it was all I could do not to cry.

I have no idea why he was so horrible to me, but I know from working in retail that I should always always always be very nice and understanding to cashiers.

[K9karen]

*Sigh* Donna..Been there..Done That.

I worked xtra jobs in a department store and a discount beauty supply place. Man o Man! Either people are fantastic and sweet or they're from he**. I always tried to be nice but one lady got under my skin, trying to test me about a return so I quit shortly after. I knew I'd freak out sooner or later. Once at Christmas, only I and an elderly saleclerk showed up, had to open 5 registers (!), customers wound up at MY register, at least 50 in line at one time. It was so hot and I was starving and thirsty. One couple was so fantastic and sympathtic they came back later with a soda and a sandwich!! I ate it at the counter even though I wasn't allowed. At midnight, the manager wanted to leave, was questioning why it took me so long to close 5 registers (on my own-forget the other cashier). So..since I didn't get help ALL day, I closed my register, grabbed my purse and left and told the manager to do it since she sat around all day and wanted to leave. She did, cause I was gone. Not another word was said to me.