Only a few of these are retail oriented, but they were all too good not to share. I love the evacuation plan–I always get a kick out of seeing our “Emergency Evacuation Plan” in the breakroom, in a tiny store with basically only 2 exits. I’m pretty sure everyone is just running Read More…
Category: Retail Humor
15 Small Victories That Make Retail Workers Happy
1. When a customer shows up a minute after you close and you pretend not to see them trying to get in: ~Looks everywhere but towards the door~ 2. When you ~coincidentally~ take your break before all hell breaks loose: “Oh yeah, I noticed how crazy it got! But I still have 20 Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Last Minute Customers
Recently having transferred from a 24-hour store to one that closes at 10 pm, it reminded me of the many times I’ve had to wait for a last-minute customer before closing the store. I remember one in particular that ALWAYS came in 10 minutes before closing and then took her sweet time making decisions about Read More…
6 Management Lessons That Everyone Should Know
These are all pretty good. Although I disagree with #3. You should always let your boss have the LAST word. They have earned it, and it will make them happier. A happy boss=a happy you.
These Real Business Names Are Incredibly Punny
Another great batch of creative names for businesses. Surelock Homes!! I love it. It’s a mystery how they thought of that one. I almost want to open a business just so I could think up a creative name and make this list. Planet of the Grapes When you go inside and see the Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Cell Phone Users
When you go to the movies there are multiple reminders to turn your cell phone off so you don’t disturb others. Unfortunately, there’s no such reminder in retail stores. The other day a lady parked herself in the middle of an aisle (with her kid in a stroller, completely blocking the aisle) and had Read More…
21 Tricks Stores Use to Control Your Brain
Here’s another list from Cracked.com, although I disagree with the reasons given for a few of them. My comments are in red under the ones I have issues with. We all know that, even with list in hand, the minute you walk into a store your plan goes to hell. There’s a reason Read More…
28 Failed Fast Food Items
I kept scrolling down on these expecting to find one that I would have actually eaten, but no such luck. Some just made me throw up in my mouth a little less than others. Guess that’s why they failed. Not every item on a fast-food menu can be a hit. We’ve highlighted Read More…
Customer Decisions Revealed
As I mentioned yesterday, sometimes customers pick something up to buy it, then change their mind and are too damn lazy to actually put it back where they found it. We find out-of-place items all the time, but these photos from Retail Hell Underground make you wonder exactly what the decision was at the Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–We Are Not A Playground
OK I freely admit it’s a silly thing, but I have a pet peeve about parents who let their kids run rampant in a store. Whether it be running up and down aisles (and risking a collision with a display or perhaps an elderly customer), picking up toys to play with and sitting on the Read More…