Happy Mother’s Day! To all of you procrastinators who yet haven’t found a great gift for that special Mom, just visit your local retail store and I’m sure you’ll find something like this. Another great marketing job by someone.
Author: RetailGuy
I have worked in retail for over 40 years. I've seen the good, the bad, the ugly, and the completely unbelievable.
5 Gross-out Board Games For Kids
Some more kids toys that make you wonder, how exactly did the meeting go where someone pitched this and someone else said “Great idea!” Most of these seem to be from a while back so hopefully they’re no longer on the market… 1. Doggie Doo Theme: dog poop Object: feed the dog and scoop up Read More…
Human Resources Can Be Inhuman
This is part of a great article on Lifehacker. The main part I have below is about HR and how they are not really there for you, they are there to protect the company. I worked in HR for a couple years as a training manager and witnessed first hand how they view Read More…
The One Item I’ve Never Been Asked For…Until Today.
In a drug store we carry a lot of items that many would consider embarrassing to have to purchase but I have often been asked for them anyway. Hemorrhoid cream, incontinence pads, lice spray, cold sore medication and jock itch cream are among the items that most people would look around for by themselves for Read More…
No More Loss Prevention Agents Needed
More new technology heading into retail stores. A tiny sensor placed on a display or a peg which will alert store personnel that someone needs help with high-dollar merchandise OR if they are possibly looking to steal it. Ideally the store personnel then comes over and helps the customer or deters the thief. Read More…
Annoying Kid Is Handled By Customer
Had to share this little gem. I have to deal with annoying kids (usually older than this one) who are not controlled by their parents all the time. This customer had had enough and decided to take things in their own hands. Approve or no? Comments? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmK0zBeQAzE&feature=iv&src_vid=PgUWr5RSMoU&annotation_id=annotation_3820168213
Self Checkout is Soul Destroying!
Based on a true story, this comic is from notalwaysright.com. And it happens on a daily basis in my store. We have two self-checkouts and I’d say there is a problem with one of them about every 3-4 customers on the average. 90% of the problems are from the scale not weighing something accurately. Read More…
22 Unnecessarily Gendered Products That Will Make You Mad
I have several of these products in my store and never really thought about it much, but in this day and age of gender equality and rights for all, it does seems lame to have a “boys laptop” and a “girls laptop” especially if the boys laptop costs more and has twice as Read More…
Sunday Soapbox: Nobody Here Likes You
A few weeks back I talked about 10 Sentences A Good Manager Should Never Say and there is another one that I need to add to the list. It came up recently and brought me back to other times I’ve heard it said during my career and the damage that it does. It usually occurs when Read More…
Teen Caught Making Love to Stuffed Horse in Walmart
“I need to think before what I do. ” Sorry, but the poor horse ain’t buying it. I feel badly for the store clerk(s) who had to clean up after him… A Florida teen was caught yesterday using a stuffed horse to masturbate in a Walmart in Brooksville, Florida, about 50 Read More…