This was my first week of vacation time since I started working at my current job back in May. It definitely wasn't long enough. During my time off I went camping in the states (naturally it rained on Monday which happened to be the day we left to go camping and therefore we set up camp in the pouring rain), went shopping in the states and came home yesterday so I would have today to myself. I used today to go buy textbooks at school, get a pedicure and go to the aquarium with some nerdfighters.
While I was at the Aquarium I watched a Beluga whale show, saw lots of fish, watched some adorable sea otters, saw some snakes, frogs and monkeys, and currently there is a bird exhibit. While I was in the bird exhibit, I felt a tap on my shoulder. Naturally I turned around and there was this Asian couple standing there. The woman looked at me and this is what she said: "Can we take a picture with you? We're from Taiwan." I really didn't know what to say to that so I just agreed and now I guess I'm going to be in a random Taiwanese couple's vacation photos which I find weird. I understand that some people would think that it's awesome that people want to take photos with them but I'm in no way famous and I'm the one who isn't comfortable being the center of attention. I'm the listener and not the one offering up insane stories at parties of all the things I've done.
On my way home I bought the first 4 seasons of Bones (I'm really looking forward to a marathon) and now I'm really wishing that I didn't have to go to work tomorrow and wondering why my jaw is throbbing. I've also been re-reading the Harry Potter series. It's been strange. Now that I'm reading it after I've seen all the movies I can't help but think of things that the movies got wrong or that were left out as I read. I'm continually comparing the two.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
It Begins With Ice Cream and Ends With Injury.
Today started off so well. I went to work as normal and during my coffee break I was given a free ice cream bar. And not just any ice cream bar, a good quality delicious Hagen Daz ice cream bar. After that things went downhill. After my coffee break I was working on unpacking some boxes and someone wanted to buy something. I went to go and ring her through and our conversation essentially went like this:
Me: "So you found something that worked for you?"
Lady: "Yes, is it ok if I pay in American cash?"
Me: "Yes."
Lady: "So if I'm paying in American money, I want to pay the American price."
*at this point is is important to know that our price tags show the price in Euros, Pounds, and in Canadian and American dollars. On this item the U.S. price was $79.00 and the Canadian price was $85.00, so this was really over $6.00*
Me: "I'm sorry but because you are in Canada you will be charged the Canadian price regardless of the currency you pay with. Part of the problem is that it costs more to ship things into Canada and the price on the tag reflects when the stock was purchased, not the current exchange rates."
Lady: "So I can't have the American price? You guys shouldn't advertise it if I can't choose which one I pay."
Me: "Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to change it and I don't make the rules. I'm sorry."
Lady: "Well you should talk to your supervisor because, that's false advertisement, and it's illegal."
She then paid with a credit card and that was the end of it.
This is actually slightly embarrassing. I was in the stock room putting away stock and in order to do that I had to use a step ladder. While I was on the step ladder (it's literally 2 steps) I turned and because of my crappy knee I guess I turned wrong and my knee gave out on me, which resulted in me falling off the ladder. So now my knee and my wrist are sore. I'm aware that I'm a klutz, but this one wasn't really my fault.
Trying to keep my mind on the positives of life. I'm excited because I get to go see Mama Mia! tomorrow. First I have to spend my morning studying, but I get to go out for dinner then go see the show. Which gives me one thing to look forward to before my final on Friday.
Me: "So you found something that worked for you?"
Lady: "Yes, is it ok if I pay in American cash?"
Me: "Yes."
Lady: "So if I'm paying in American money, I want to pay the American price."
*at this point is is important to know that our price tags show the price in Euros, Pounds, and in Canadian and American dollars. On this item the U.S. price was $79.00 and the Canadian price was $85.00, so this was really over $6.00*
Me: "I'm sorry but because you are in Canada you will be charged the Canadian price regardless of the currency you pay with. Part of the problem is that it costs more to ship things into Canada and the price on the tag reflects when the stock was purchased, not the current exchange rates."
Lady: "So I can't have the American price? You guys shouldn't advertise it if I can't choose which one I pay."
Me: "Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to change it and I don't make the rules. I'm sorry."
Lady: "Well you should talk to your supervisor because, that's false advertisement, and it's illegal."
She then paid with a credit card and that was the end of it.
This is actually slightly embarrassing. I was in the stock room putting away stock and in order to do that I had to use a step ladder. While I was on the step ladder (it's literally 2 steps) I turned and because of my crappy knee I guess I turned wrong and my knee gave out on me, which resulted in me falling off the ladder. So now my knee and my wrist are sore. I'm aware that I'm a klutz, but this one wasn't really my fault.
Trying to keep my mind on the positives of life. I'm excited because I get to go see Mama Mia! tomorrow. First I have to spend my morning studying, but I get to go out for dinner then go see the show. Which gives me one thing to look forward to before my final on Friday.
Friday, August 12, 2011
In Desperate Need of a Vacation
As my "summer" continues to vanish, time seems to have slipped into overdrive. I don't feel like I've had any form of a vacation (mostly because I haven't) and I would really like one. I haven't had a full day off to myself since May. And dealing with the insane customers I deal with on a daily basis is enough to drive me completely over the edge. Today was a prime example.
Apparently within the last hour and a half before we closed every tall woman in the city decided that it was absolutely essential that they purchase clothing and shoes, NOW! So as the three of us are running around trying to serve everyone (myself alone in the shoe department and my 2 coworkers in ladies wear) my sister comes in. I say hi, but continue running around trying to serve my other customers because my sister was really shopping for pants anyways.
As I'm in the middle of checking some woman out at the till, this other lady who is sitting in one of the chairs calls to me loudly "Are you the ONLY one working down here? Because I've been WAITING!" Like heaven forbid this woman should have to wait for anything. But because I'm polite and pleasant at work I calmly apologize and inform her that I am the only one working in shoes and tell her I'll be with her in just one minute. (Essentially I got yelled at because she wasn't my only customer and therefore was not getting my undivided attention). When I get to helping her I go back and get her all the shoes that she wanted to try on I notice 4 shoes sitting beside her that we haven't discussed so I ask her if she'd like the mates to those shoes and she replies "No, those are just sale shoes that didn't fit." I'm aware that it is my job to clean up after you should you decide to make a mess, but in all the time you were sitting around as I inconvenienced you by waiting on other customers you couldn't have bothered to pick up after yourself? (I've since been informed that I'm expecting WAY to much if I want that to happen). But anyways, I go and put these shoes away and in the process I notice that this woman hasn't tried on any of the shoes yet. She literally had pulled out her Blackberry and began typing an email for 10 minutes. She got angry with me for not waiting on her hand and foot and when I did she pulled out her phone and types an email? Lady, get your priorities in order! In the end she did purchase 4 pairs of shoes, but that wasn't enough she asked if I could ship them to the other side of the country for her to a city where we have another store that would have the exact same shoes she just purchased. So I told her I couldn't ship them for her.
I really need a vacation before I explode at one of these customers...
Apparently within the last hour and a half before we closed every tall woman in the city decided that it was absolutely essential that they purchase clothing and shoes, NOW! So as the three of us are running around trying to serve everyone (myself alone in the shoe department and my 2 coworkers in ladies wear) my sister comes in. I say hi, but continue running around trying to serve my other customers because my sister was really shopping for pants anyways.
As I'm in the middle of checking some woman out at the till, this other lady who is sitting in one of the chairs calls to me loudly "Are you the ONLY one working down here? Because I've been WAITING!" Like heaven forbid this woman should have to wait for anything. But because I'm polite and pleasant at work I calmly apologize and inform her that I am the only one working in shoes and tell her I'll be with her in just one minute. (Essentially I got yelled at because she wasn't my only customer and therefore was not getting my undivided attention). When I get to helping her I go back and get her all the shoes that she wanted to try on I notice 4 shoes sitting beside her that we haven't discussed so I ask her if she'd like the mates to those shoes and she replies "No, those are just sale shoes that didn't fit." I'm aware that it is my job to clean up after you should you decide to make a mess, but in all the time you were sitting around as I inconvenienced you by waiting on other customers you couldn't have bothered to pick up after yourself? (I've since been informed that I'm expecting WAY to much if I want that to happen). But anyways, I go and put these shoes away and in the process I notice that this woman hasn't tried on any of the shoes yet. She literally had pulled out her Blackberry and began typing an email for 10 minutes. She got angry with me for not waiting on her hand and foot and when I did she pulled out her phone and types an email? Lady, get your priorities in order! In the end she did purchase 4 pairs of shoes, but that wasn't enough she asked if I could ship them to the other side of the country for her to a city where we have another store that would have the exact same shoes she just purchased. So I told her I couldn't ship them for her.
I really need a vacation before I explode at one of these customers...
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Still Nothing Exciting
I'm aware that it's been a very long time since I posted anything. This is due to the fact that school was wrapping up, I had a 10 page paper due (which I finished at 2am on the day the paper was due, but it was submitted on time none the less), and I've been working like a maniac. The only other thing that happened is I got my schedule worked out for the Fall semester at school. That one involved a few frustrations but everything got straightened out.
Really nothing exciting is happening in my world at the moment. I do have a few things coming up though. On August 16th I'm going to see Mama Mia! Which should be amazing, on August 19th I have my final exam (which I should be studying for now, but I'll probably start studying for on Tuesday), after which I will finally have some time off from work and I'm going camping with the family for 5 days.
Really nothing exciting is happening in my world at the moment. I do have a few things coming up though. On August 16th I'm going to see Mama Mia! Which should be amazing, on August 19th I have my final exam (which I should be studying for now, but I'll probably start studying for on Tuesday), after which I will finally have some time off from work and I'm going camping with the family for 5 days.
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