Began my morning with a phone call.
"Are you on your way in?"
"No....Tasha okayed me coming in at 5, due to my back killing me all weekend."
"I wish someone had TOLD me!"
I arrived at 5 and was told I was up front. But after clocking in, Aggie told me to go outside. Was out there until close; it was nice, due to traffic slowing down! Mainly just chatted with Cindy and Sara, lol! Took a break at 6:30, and ate two JJ sandwiches and a cupcake. Sara and Cindy left at 7, and had maybe 3 customers until they closed me down at 8. Went in and cleaned the training and break rooms, then took the trash down. At 9, went up front and ended up hauling CS trash before collecting everything and clocking out around 9:30.
Outfit: Purdue tee, faded capris.
Day 194: 8-5 LG
Arrived late, due to oversleeping. Clocked in at 8:10, and Mel was opening LG as I walked in behind her. Had maybe 3 customers the first hour, then averaged maybe a customer every 5-10 mins when Sara arrived to help out at 10. She went to lunch at 11; I went at 12. Both McDs and Wendy's were backed up, but McD's line had less traffic.
After lunch, things picked up a bit, but at 3:30, we were steady all the way until Gracie arrived to relieve me at 5:15. Had two Mexican women drive me crazy with their discounted flowers, in BULK, and the older one 'bragging' to the younger one about spending $$ there. "Yesterday, I spent $700..." Lady, where the hell did you get those kind of funds or how do you plan to pay your credit card bill? And why are you nit-picking over the discounted price and making sure you get your military discount? *eye roll* Plus, have you nothing better to do than come in an buy landscaping items?
At least I only had to have 3 overrides all day long.....all three on the damn $15 roses.
Also, after I returned from lunch, it began sprinkling, and since the wind was blowing from the east, both S and I felt it. Fortunately, it wasn't a torrential downpour, so we didn't get soaked, just damp and slightly chilly.
Outfit: White NHRA polo, faded capris.
Day 195: 8-5 LG
Began my day by waiting for HC Cindy to open up LG; had 3 customers until 9. Things picked up around 11:30; I was sent to lunch around 1 after we finally got some $$ in the register. When I arrived back, Eli had arrived, so his register was the 'charge' and mine the 'cash'.
-Had one lady who only wanted to buy the ripped bags of potting mix; discovered later I discounted the wrong ones. Oops...
-Had another lady who only wanted to buy an already discounted rose bush ($15) for $5; Kylie said okay.
-Gave too much change to one customer who DID return and gave it back to me:)
-Had a hell of a time getting anyone to call me; turned out I needed to tell them 263, not 262!
-It poured outside twice; the 1st time so hard, it got me slightly damp!
-Asthma bothered me; had to puff before work and after lunch at Wendy's.
-Family arrived after lunch; stimulus check had hit. S wanted flowers.
At 3:30, E was sent on break, and at 4, I was sent to Lumber to cover for Pam's lunch. Clocked out at 5:10 and went home.
Outfit: Blue rugby tee, faded Capris
Day 196: 12:30-close, Lumber
Day went well! I was in a good mood, and for the 1st three hours, we played 'register roulette'....I'd be on two while Jill went on break, then on Reg 1 while Marci went to break.....then I'd go on break and be on #3! Marci left at 3, and we were fairly steady. HC Cindy called me and asked if I minded waiting until 5 to go to lunch. I said no, so she had Jill go to break, then to LG. Finally at 5:45, Jill returned to send me to lunch; I was starving!
Returned at 6:50, and J left at 7. Was steady all the way up til close. Didn't wear my mask at all, due to asthma acting up. No one said anything, yay!
Outfit: Yellow Fla tee, black long-sleeved undershirt, faded capris, blue stud earrings.
Day 197: 12-close, Lumber
Had another good day! Arrived and gave Jill her break, then was on Reg #3 for a while. The guy from S & S Rentals hit on me; he'd purchased a PB cup and I teased, "Oh, you brought me lunch!" He told me, "I am happily single..." I replied, "I'm married with 3 kids and one grandchild." Then we talked about our grandkids while I finished ringing him up. Saw him again later, and he teased that he still hadn't bought me lunch!
Went to lunch at 4 (Subway) and when I returned, Marci left at 6. Jill and I were cleaning, so at 7, HC MK asked if I'd clean the women's restroom. So I went down and did it and the unisex one, and took out the trash before returning to Lumber. Jill left at 7:30, and right after, a couple arrived. They tried to pay with a gift card, which turned out to be tied to her dad's ID....which sparked her temper, because her dad was in the bathroom, and when he came out, he was trying to yell his ID # from across the room....and with the overhead speaker and the guys bringing in carts, she couldn't hear him to repeat the #, so she lost her temper and (thankfully!) directed it at the customer behind her..."don't return anything here and put it on a Gift Card, b/c then it will forever be tied to your ID and you won't be able to share it with anyone!"
They stormed out, her still venting her fury. While she'd been speaking to her mom, I'd flagged Scott down to explain the process to her hubby, in the hopes of calming everyone down. Didn't work!
Locked the doors, took my trash down, along with the extra soda, then took the cart back to Lumber....and to someone banging on the door! Turned out, we'd locked Kyle and Elmer outside! I let them in, then went up front.
Outfit: Black/tan dress shirt, dark capris, light blue stud earrings, black/pink compression anklets.
Day went well! I was in a good mood, and for the 1st three hours, we played 'register roulette'....I'd be on two while Jill went on break, then on Reg 1 while Marci went to break.....then I'd go on break and be on #3! Marci left at 3, and we were fairly steady. HC Cindy called me and asked if I minded waiting until 5 to go to lunch. I said no, so she had Jill go to break, then to LG. Finally at 5:45, Jill returned to send me to lunch; I was starving!
Returned at 6:50, and J left at 7. Was steady all the way up til close. Didn't wear my mask at all, due to asthma acting up. No one said anything, yay!
Outfit: Yellow Fla tee, black long-sleeved undershirt, faded capris, blue stud earrings.
Day 197: 12-close, Lumber
Had another good day! Arrived and gave Jill her break, then was on Reg #3 for a while. The guy from S & S Rentals hit on me; he'd purchased a PB cup and I teased, "Oh, you brought me lunch!" He told me, "I am happily single..." I replied, "I'm married with 3 kids and one grandchild." Then we talked about our grandkids while I finished ringing him up. Saw him again later, and he teased that he still hadn't bought me lunch!
Went to lunch at 4 (Subway) and when I returned, Marci left at 6. Jill and I were cleaning, so at 7, HC MK asked if I'd clean the women's restroom. So I went down and did it and the unisex one, and took out the trash before returning to Lumber. Jill left at 7:30, and right after, a couple arrived. They tried to pay with a gift card, which turned out to be tied to her dad's ID....which sparked her temper, because her dad was in the bathroom, and when he came out, he was trying to yell his ID # from across the room....and with the overhead speaker and the guys bringing in carts, she couldn't hear him to repeat the #, so she lost her temper and (thankfully!) directed it at the customer behind her..."don't return anything here and put it on a Gift Card, b/c then it will forever be tied to your ID and you won't be able to share it with anyone!"
They stormed out, her still venting her fury. While she'd been speaking to her mom, I'd flagged Scott down to explain the process to her hubby, in the hopes of calming everyone down. Didn't work!
Locked the doors, took my trash down, along with the extra soda, then took the cart back to Lumber....and to someone banging on the door! Turned out, we'd locked Kyle and Elmer outside! I let them in, then went up front.
Outfit: Black/tan dress shirt, dark capris, light blue stud earrings, black/pink compression anklets.
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