I’m not too upset about them never making Kale flavored ice cream, but you KNOW that Bacon would have been a huge seller. But they stuck to their kosher guns. 1. THERE’S A REASON BEN & JERRY’S FLAVORS ARE SO RICH It’s partly because co-founder Ben Cohen has anosmia, or almost no sense of Read More…
9 Things That Make Good Employees Quit
Every year my company does an “Engagement Survey” through a 3rd party which is supposed to help them connect with their employees and address their concerns. Unfortunately, little is done after the survey results are posted, other than the store managers typing up an “Action Plan” which may or may not be shared with the Read More…
The Top 20 Fast Food Chains
No real surprises here, especially who is still leading the pack. The Burger Kings in my area ALL closed earlier this year, I heard there was one franchise owner for the whole area and he bailed so they all closed and at least one has already been replaced by another restaurant. The stores closed were Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Entitlement Is Still A Disease
If you have Facebook, you should check out the page “Entitlement Is Still A Disease.” There are tons of great threads directed at people who complain on FB pages to companies after having to undergo some HORRIBLE experience, such as not getting the right meal at a restaurant. Then they Read More…
Some of the Most Ridiculous Beauty Products Ever
Years ago I remember when a cosmetics rep came in and used a “Skin light” similar to #5 and put an image of my face on a screen and it looked like the surface of the moon. It would pretty much make anyone buy ANYTHING to “fix” their face. But even Read More…
Show Me The Money, CVS.
Once again CVS has reported great results, this time beating estimates by 2 cents a share and raking in some more billions of dollars. Front-store sales were down 7.8%, mostly due to lack of tobacco sales. So once again the question comes up, when will they spend a little Read More…
16 Fearless-Flyer Facts About Trader Joe’s
This one is from Mental Floss, and there are some REALLY cool facts here! I always wondered how they made those cool chalk signs and am definitely going to look for the plastic lobster next time I’m there. I was also told once that they have a universal markup of 25% across every Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Learn To Use Your Phone
Several months ago my company made the decision to no longer allow customers to plug their phone into our photo kiosks to print their photos, now they have to download a Kodak app which communicates via Wifi. I certainly understand a customer being reluctant to install any app on their phone (especially an app Read More…
Totally Honest Signs
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…
Crazy Customer In McDonalds
This lady needs some help, and I don’t mean by the poor girl behind the counter. If I’m that girl, I probably walk away from her because no way I would have helped her after the abuse she was putting upon the person for no reason at all. Prepare to be disgusted.