In Amber Clad

fuckyeahretailrobin:

[Image Description: Background is several triangles in a circle like a pie alternating from true red, scarlet and black. A robin is sitting on his perch looking to the right.

Top Text: “Alternating shift times”

Bottom Text: “Have a good dight/nay!”]

When my schedule changes between mornings and evenings (1st and 2nd shift), I end up saying some weird combination of day and night jumbled together. Or I’ll say “have a good night” at 10 in the morning, and they look at me funny, and I have to awkwardly add “and a good day too…”

fuckyeahretailrobin:

[Image Description: Background is several triangles in a circle like a pie alternating from true red, scarlet and black. A robin is sitting on his perch looking to the right.

Top Text: “WE DON’T STOCK THAT ITEM.”

Bottom Text: “CAN YOU CHECK?”]

This happened yesterday.

I work in a store that sells greetings cards and various gifts. We also stock gift cards for various other stores and websites. A couple came in looking for a “Sponsor and Alpaca giftcard, our daughter saw it in another of your stores, and its on your company website.” I politely informed them that, in my almost three years, of working in the store, I’d not seen this gift card so I was certain we did not stock it, and that not all stores carry the same stock. I even checked with other staff members that were with me, and they all said the same. I also informed them that we have no way of checking what stock we carry, which is a royal pain in the ass I have to say, and that as it was the weekend, our head office wasn’t available to contact to find out…

They still insisted I went into our office and checked our system. 

fuckyeahretailrobin:

[Image Description: Background is several triangles in a circle like a pie alternating from true red, scarlet and black. A robin is sitting on his perch looking to the right.

Top Text: “”HAVE A NICE DAY.” “YOU TOO!””

Bottom Text: “TAKES 5 MINUTES TO SORT THROUGH PURSE AT YOUR COUNTER.”]

I never understand this. We have a long line behind you, I’ve given you your receipt and bag, I’ve said goodbye, and yet you think this is the perfect time and place to organize your purse and find your keys.

I mean, while I’m ringing up and bagging your merchandise you could be doing these things… I just don’t get it. It’s always so awkward, too. And it happens with 4 out of 5 of my customers.

fuckyeahretailrobin:

[Image Description: Background is several triangles in a circle like a pie alternating from true red, scarlet and black. A robin is sitting on his perch looking to the right.

Top Text: “THAT MOMENT WHEN.”

Bottom Text: “EASTER IS BUSIER THAN CHRISTMAS.”]

No, seriously. Before Christmas everyone was warning me about how busy it would get but it wasn’t as bad as expected due to new self-scan tills and opening times. But this week was horrendous like seriously, we are only closed Easter Sunday and its like we are gonna be closed for months

The day after Easter was absolutely terrible. Busy from the minute I clocked in, to the moment I clocked out. -.-

fuckyeahretailrobin:

[Image Description: Background is several triangles in a circle like a pie alternating from true red, scarlet and black. A robin is sitting on his perch looking to the right.

Top Text: “HI, HOW ARE-.”

Bottom Text: “YOU LOOK BORED.”]

i wish i could say, “how the hell do you know what i look like when i’m bored?? or lonely for that matter?? you don’t. stop saying it. it’s not original.” but alas, it’s the standard retail laugh and then i die a little inside. 

fuckyeahretailrobin:

[Image Description: Background is several triangles in a circle like a pie alternating from true red, scarlet and black. A robin is sitting on his perch looking to the right.

Top Text: “MESH BAGS OF”

Bottom Text: “ONIONS”]

I’m the grocery robin who made the submission about the bags of sugar, and I remember lots of people commenting about mesh onion bags as well. So, this one is for those people. Whoever designed mesh onion bags should also be kicked, because I -hate- having onion skins littering my till, especially right after I’ve cleaned it. The larger bags aren’t too bad at my store, but it’s the smaller ones that we sell a lot of that drive me nuts. 

fuckyeahretailrobin:

and we all know that with this awesome power to chose winning lotto tickets,I choose to work in a store giving all winning tickets to other people,right?

EVERY. DAMN. TIME.