It’s that time of year again!! While Snickers had the crown of the most popular Halloween candy for a long time, there’s a new champion now–can you guess what it is? Which of these is your favorite? I know I’m old now because my favorite (3 Musketeers) isn’t even on the list… Read More…
Author: RetailGuy
I have worked in retail for over 40 years. I've seen the good, the bad, the ugly, and the completely unbelievable.
Fun Things Spotted at the Supermarket
I found this on Dailytimewaste.com (yes, i was wasting time…) and #3 and #4 hooked me to read all of them. #3 is a GREAT idea and I can’t believe #4. Some of the rest aren’t as funny but it’s still worth the read. And if you’re like me, you’re going to laugh at the Read More…
Things That Customer Service Workers Want You To Stop Doing
This is from didyouknowfacts.com and every single one of them will ring true with you if you’re still in customer service or worked there for a while. I will have to add a couple more: “If it was a snake it would have bitten me!” when the product they asked for is literally right in Read More…
Yet Even More Evil Food Packages
Once again, this time from Buzzfeed, here’s a bunch of food packaging that SHOULD be illegal somehow but just isn’t. In some cases it could just be an error in packaging or making the food, but a lot of them are just blatant attempts to misrepresent the product. (3 pepperoni pizza? Cmon.) It’s the same Read More…
Just Some Thoughts on Covid And The Future of Retail
Haven’t posted on here for a while but just wanted to post some observations on how Covid has affected retail in general and what it may portend for the future. One of the effects has been the loss of employees both in retail stores and restaurants. Many of them either left due to fears Read More…
9 Times Customers Crossed The Line
These are from Natureworld.com, there’s a lot more where these came from but these are the best. Lots of bad tippers and reminders that the customer isn’t always right, especially when they leave a mess for a retail employee to clean up. Here’s a tip: Leave a tip We’ve already shown you guys Read More…
Which Size Goes On The Right?
Decades ago when I started working retail, I learned a basic rule of merchandising when building displays or setting shelves–if you have multiple sizes of an item, the larger size goes on the right. So if you have say Listerine mouthwash in 3 sizes, you would merchandise them as follows: 12 oz—-18 Read More…
Fast Food Customers Whose Expectations Were Too High
This came from didyouknowfacts.com, and while I never worked in fast food, I did get similar customers working in a drug store. Sometimes they’d write a check to Rite-Aid when they were in Longs, or even think they were at the grocery store and ask where the produce is. Also had a customer Read More…
30 Real Products That You Won’t Believe
People get paid a lot to be in advertising and marketing, and sometimes you just have to scratch your head and wonder “WTF were they thinking?” I mean it’s not like one person just came up with a ludicrous idea and it got done, literally dozens of people would be involved in the process Read More…
Unintentionally Funny Cigarette Ads
Came across this on Guff and had to share it. Back in the day it was legal to advertise cigarettes and some of them are quite amazing when you look at them now. I especially love the one where some “doctor” says that smoking is good for you. And if you think these Read More…