29.05.08: Rude Customers, Great Customers, The Blog, Revenge and Facebook I Never
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First up I apologise if this post is a little on the small side, but I am absolutely shattered after last night.  I really pushed the limits of what I can do and now I am paying for it with aches and tiredness.  But hey, it was worth it.

Last night was a night just filled with rude customers.  It was as if almost every other customer was just plain rude!  I know this is something which happens in retail all the time, but, from my point of view, why the hell should I have to put up with the bad mood of some punk in a hoody when I'm just trying to sell them some stuff.  Especially when they stand there tapping their foot and sighing with their hand out.  Finding change takes time, get over it.

Now, the customers who weren't rude really were quite stunning.  I have to make a special mention of the huge (height, not weight) American guy that came in last night.  He was fantastic.  Actually, I have to say that the Americans are far far well mannered when it comes to being in a supermarket than the English.  He had a basket of shopping, which for our store is a lot, and was very patient as I packed his bags (extremely rare) and everything was greeted with a thank you and a smile, and he laughed when our fingers got trapped in the bag handles as I handed them over.  And he was very understanding when I told him that although we took American Express, him putting it in the chip reader wasn't enough as it was an old style swipe card.  All in all he was possibly the best customer I have served.  Other customers were great, but that guy deserves a big mention.

Long haired hippy guy who I mentioned came in as well last night.  He asked me if I ever got frustrated with the store and wanted out.  I told him that I had my own ways of letting off steam.  He asked what they were and I told him all about the blog, and the old blog.  So he asked me if I had written about him, and I told him that I had, but that I had written nice things about him.  He was completely overjoyed and told me that he was really pleased to hear that I had written about him.  He also suggested something that other people have suggested, including my parents and my girlfriend.  It's something I am thinking of doing.  And no, I am not going to mention what it is!

Last night I worked really hard.  Normally I just work hard, but because the manager was in at 7am (a rarity) I decided I wanted to pull out all the stops for him.  So, I did.  And it paid off massively.  I got a literal pat on the back from him and my supervisor, and I got told that the store looked excellent.  I also got thanked by my supervisor in front of the manager for all my extreme hard work.  I was happy with that.  Come on.  Who wouldn't be pleased that their supervisor praises them in front of the boss?  But that wasn't the best bit.  No.  The best bit was that Queen Chav came in on her day off, and said to Pedro on the shop floor "Store looks sh*t doesn't it?  None of the aisles have been faced, and there are two cages of stock out the back that they just couldn't be bothered to work.  They ain't done nothing last night."  And her back was to me.  So I snuck and watched as Pedro delivered a crushing blow.  "Actually, I've just praised them on the store looking excellent considering the amount of customers they have had since 3am.  And if you bothered to look at the stock in the cages you'd realise it's all overs, and there is actually only half a dozen cases which need to be worked.  I'm sure Rickaaaay can manage that in the 8 hours he's in today."  Her life must suck right now...

Lastly, I wanted to play I Never on Facebook.  Basically you arrange a list of things that you haven't done from haven't done to have done.  The problem is...I've done all except one. 

1: Had sex in a public place - done
2: Been clubbing - done
3: Cheated on someone - shameful, but done
4: Got drunk - repeatedly
5: Got stoned - done
6: Had a one night stand - sort of done
7: Went skinny dipping - Never
8: Made out with the same sex - done (I was drunk and it was a dare)
9: Gave a lap dance - repeatedly
10: Played this game - done

Which leads me to believe I have actually lived a pretty wild life, considering the only thing I haven't done is skinny dipping, and I really don't understand the huge thrill behind swimming naked anyway. 

So, so long people, until tomorrow.  And, wish me the best of luck.  I have to work with Miss C on my own.  Joy.
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