because I'm cranky ..
Shopping Ettiquette
"Yes, I work here" ... I have a nametag, I'm not wearing a coat, and I am carrying a huge stack of books. What else would I be doing here?
Know what store you're in ... It's written above our entrance, on every sign, on the bag given to you, on our nametags ...
Want to get in and out quickly, then know what you want. "I want this book written by this author" ... a perfect request! "She was on the Today Show and the book has a green jacket" does nothing for us because we just took down the display with the pretty green book covers. Don't be lazy and do a little research.
Along the same note ... we're not a library. We have 150,000 titles in the store, but that number is far from all the titles in print and those that have gone out of print.
If you need that rare book for Christmas, you might have considered shopping a little earlier than December 15th.
"No, I don't know if (insert your relation here) will like this." I can tell you if I like it and I can tell you if someone I know who has read this has liked it, but it ends there since I don't know (insert your relation here) ...
You may ... no strike that ... you will wait for assistance at the info desk, at the registers, and at the giftwrap station. Maybe you're not aware that it is the holiday season but generally it is really, really, really, really, really busy.
Saying "excuse me, I have a quick question" while I am with another customer is rude ... I am older and can only hold so much information ... sorry ...
Leave the kids at home ... no, really, why subject us to that ...
It's called a checkcard ... the paper thing is so last century ...
More as the night goes on ...
Almost forgot this one ... use that nut on top of your head ... "Where is the Non-Fiction section?" ... pretty much everywhere fiction isn't shelved.
These are minor nuisances and represent maybe 1/2 of a percent of all the customer I encounter on a daily basis ... the overwhelming majority of customers are a blast and make the day go by really fast!
"Yes, I work here" ... I have a nametag, I'm not wearing a coat, and I am carrying a huge stack of books. What else would I be doing here?
Know what store you're in ... It's written above our entrance, on every sign, on the bag given to you, on our nametags ...
Want to get in and out quickly, then know what you want. "I want this book written by this author" ... a perfect request! "She was on the Today Show and the book has a green jacket" does nothing for us because we just took down the display with the pretty green book covers. Don't be lazy and do a little research.
Along the same note ... we're not a library. We have 150,000 titles in the store, but that number is far from all the titles in print and those that have gone out of print.
If you need that rare book for Christmas, you might have considered shopping a little earlier than December 15th.
"No, I don't know if (insert your relation here) will like this." I can tell you if I like it and I can tell you if someone I know who has read this has liked it, but it ends there since I don't know (insert your relation here) ...
You may ... no strike that ... you will wait for assistance at the info desk, at the registers, and at the giftwrap station. Maybe you're not aware that it is the holiday season but generally it is really, really, really, really, really busy.
Saying "excuse me, I have a quick question" while I am with another customer is rude ... I am older and can only hold so much information ... sorry ...
Leave the kids at home ... no, really, why subject us to that ...
It's called a checkcard ... the paper thing is so last century ...
More as the night goes on ...
Almost forgot this one ... use that nut on top of your head ... "Where is the Non-Fiction section?" ... pretty much everywhere fiction isn't shelved.
These are minor nuisances and represent maybe 1/2 of a percent of all the customer I encounter on a daily basis ... the overwhelming majority of customers are a blast and make the day go by really fast!
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