It's been raining every day since last Thursday, so I'm seriously lacking in the Vitamin D department... grumpy, tired, and just not feeling well... So when I get a grumpy customer and I'm feeling like this, Iit takes everything in me to not snap at them.
One of my biggest pet peeves of my customers in the tent is when they ASK for free stuff. Usually we throw a little extra in for them to enjoy (about 10% of what they spent), but nothing makes me more put oft than when they say "where's my free stuff?"
Today I had a customer spend about $50 then say "What are you going to give me for free?" I was already irritated by him for how he'd acted toward me while I was ringing him up but luckily Tay was with me so I didn't blow up at him (I wasn't feeling well at all today and left early). Instead I turned around to grab something out of the box behind me. While I was turned around he said, "I want something that goes up in the air!" I wanted to yell a couple of things back at him... "THEN GO BUY SOMETHING THAT GOES UP IN THE AIR!" or "Hey if you light these sparklers then throw them up, they go up in the air!"... But instead I handed him 2 small things that did in fact go up in the air and let him move on... I was proud of myself for keeping my temper.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Sweet Sarcasm
Today's big question was "What do you do when it rains?" I'm not even joking, I got this question at least 5 times from different people throughout the day. My response was, "We let down the flaps of the tent and wait it out." ... What I should have said was "Sell fireworks." But, I chose to be nice instead of being sarcastic like I wanted to.
I wasn't as nice with one guy. He came in and grabbed two packs of big mortars at $79.95 each. When he realized they weren't buy one get one free he said, "Well Phantom has them for that price for two!" I said, "I doubt it, they probably doubled the price for two of them." Or it's their cheap knockoff, but I didn't say that... He said, "No, it's the same price. I'm going to Phantom." So as he was leaving I politely said, "Have fun at Phantom!"... I hope he got my sarcasm. ;)
I wasn't as nice with one guy. He came in and grabbed two packs of big mortars at $79.95 each. When he realized they weren't buy one get one free he said, "Well Phantom has them for that price for two!" I said, "I doubt it, they probably doubled the price for two of them." Or it's their cheap knockoff, but I didn't say that... He said, "No, it's the same price. I'm going to Phantom." So as he was leaving I politely said, "Have fun at Phantom!"... I hope he got my sarcasm. ;)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
"Dirty Rednecks"
Today's post is going to be a bit of a rant...
I really, really, REALLY hate it when people use stereotypes and are so closed-minded that they refuse to even acknowledge that there may be someone who LOOKS like they might fit into a "stereotype" but actually aren't like that. Some guys walked in (repeat customers) who were wearing Wrangler jeans, cowboy boots, t-shirts with the sleeves cut out in camouflage and baseball hats and IMMEDIATELY Andreu labeled them as "dirty rednecks" and called them womanizers, illiterate, and stupid. I got really upset at him, knowing that these two guys were in fact, NOT like that at all. They'd been coming for the past few years and I've had quite a few conversations with them. While they may be a bit more country than Andy is, that does not automatically make them redneck and definitely not dirty. I got really pissed off at him for being so closed minded and not being able to comprehend that not all guys who dress like that are "dirty rednecks".
Okay, rant over.
Batman kid came by again today. He spent about $7.5o and as he was leaving he said, "If the package is unopened, can I return it." Craig said yes. He walks out, gets on his bike, straps on his helmet then stops, gets back off and walks up to the register to return the stuff. Really?! On the back of his receipt I wrote "Batman Returns (literally!)" Poor kid...
My day did get quite a bit better... Blake (aka MY Hot Cop) showed up around 7:30pm. I was a happy girl. :) He ended up staying until 9 when we closed up. I was off the clock at 8:30, but refused to leave until he did. No way I was going to miss out on that eye candy. Hot Cop sighting #2!! :D
I really, really, REALLY hate it when people use stereotypes and are so closed-minded that they refuse to even acknowledge that there may be someone who LOOKS like they might fit into a "stereotype" but actually aren't like that. Some guys walked in (repeat customers) who were wearing Wrangler jeans, cowboy boots, t-shirts with the sleeves cut out in camouflage and baseball hats and IMMEDIATELY Andreu labeled them as "dirty rednecks" and called them womanizers, illiterate, and stupid. I got really upset at him, knowing that these two guys were in fact, NOT like that at all. They'd been coming for the past few years and I've had quite a few conversations with them. While they may be a bit more country than Andy is, that does not automatically make them redneck and definitely not dirty. I got really pissed off at him for being so closed minded and not being able to comprehend that not all guys who dress like that are "dirty rednecks".
Okay, rant over.
Batman kid came by again today. He spent about $7.5o and as he was leaving he said, "If the package is unopened, can I return it." Craig said yes. He walks out, gets on his bike, straps on his helmet then stops, gets back off and walks up to the register to return the stuff. Really?! On the back of his receipt I wrote "Batman Returns (literally!)" Poor kid...
My day did get quite a bit better... Blake (aka MY Hot Cop) showed up around 7:30pm. I was a happy girl. :) He ended up staying until 9 when we closed up. I was off the clock at 8:30, but refused to leave until he did. No way I was going to miss out on that eye candy. Hot Cop sighting #2!! :D
Monday, June 27, 2011
Puppies?
So today was the first day Steven worked this time, which brought up old stories:
This past New Years season he and I were working, and it was FREEZING! So we were huddled behind a fort made of cardboard boxes while we sat under the gas heater in the corner of the tent. This lady walks in. She is probably 5'7"-5'9" and close to 300 lbs and has probably 5 or 6 teeth total. Well, she looks around and sees a massive sign that stretches from one side of the tent to the other that says "FIREWORKS". She then turns around to leave but sees us in the corner and says, "Do you guys sell puppies?"
Steven and I look at each other, wondering if we heard her right. He's trying his hardest not to laugh, so I say, "No ma'am, just fireworks..."
Her: "So no puppies then?"
Me: "Nope. Sorry."
Her: "Well do you know anyone who is selling puppies?"
Me: "Well there's a place down the road that's called 'Just Puppies' have you looked there?"
Her: "Oh, yeah they're too expensive."
Me: "That's the only place I know of, sorry."
Her: "That's okay. I just used to have this spaniel but my landlady let her out and she ran away and I just wanted to get a new dog."
She then glances around the tent one more time, as if to check and make sure she hadn't missed any puppies then leaves.
This past New Years season he and I were working, and it was FREEZING! So we were huddled behind a fort made of cardboard boxes while we sat under the gas heater in the corner of the tent. This lady walks in. She is probably 5'7"-5'9" and close to 300 lbs and has probably 5 or 6 teeth total. Well, she looks around and sees a massive sign that stretches from one side of the tent to the other that says "FIREWORKS". She then turns around to leave but sees us in the corner and says, "Do you guys sell puppies?"
Steven and I look at each other, wondering if we heard her right. He's trying his hardest not to laugh, so I say, "No ma'am, just fireworks..."
Her: "So no puppies then?"
Me: "Nope. Sorry."
Her: "Well do you know anyone who is selling puppies?"
Me: "Well there's a place down the road that's called 'Just Puppies' have you looked there?"
Her: "Oh, yeah they're too expensive."
Me: "That's the only place I know of, sorry."
Her: "That's okay. I just used to have this spaniel but my landlady let her out and she ran away and I just wanted to get a new dog."
She then glances around the tent one more time, as if to check and make sure she hadn't missed any puppies then leaves.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Batman Returns!
So, this past New Years a guy came in wanting to show/sell Craig this contraption he made that launches fireworks from this thing that attaches to his arm (it looked to me like a batman arm wing type thing)... well of course Craig said no. So the kid got back on his bike (after buying about $10 in bottle rockets) and pedaled away.
Well, the kid came back in today, this time he showed Craig and Andreu a video of his launcher and told them it's now patented and he's going to start selling them. He's also in the process of making a launcher for your feet & a hat... DANGEROUS much?!
Taylor was ringing him up and asked him to fill out the form, as usual, and he took FOREVER. When it got to the spot about email address he said, "If I put my email down, what will that do?" She said "We may send out coupons and stuff..." so he proceeded to fill out the rest of the form. When he'd finished he said, "Is this legible?" she said yes. "So, you can read it?" She said yes, again. "Well what does it say? Read it back to me..." So Taylor proceeded to repeat the email address back to the kid. Then he happily took his rockets and went on demonstrating how his contraption worked... AGAIN...
Sigh...
Well, the kid came back in today, this time he showed Craig and Andreu a video of his launcher and told them it's now patented and he's going to start selling them. He's also in the process of making a launcher for your feet & a hat... DANGEROUS much?!
Taylor was ringing him up and asked him to fill out the form, as usual, and he took FOREVER. When it got to the spot about email address he said, "If I put my email down, what will that do?" She said "We may send out coupons and stuff..." so he proceeded to fill out the rest of the form. When he'd finished he said, "Is this legible?" she said yes. "So, you can read it?" She said yes, again. "Well what does it say? Read it back to me..." So Taylor proceeded to repeat the email address back to the kid. Then he happily took his rockets and went on demonstrating how his contraption worked... AGAIN...
Sigh...
Saturday, June 25, 2011
GUMBO!!
Nothing particularly special happened today, except another huge flood and some spectacular gumbo.
At home this morning I said to my dad and Melanie, "I hope it rains between 1 and 3 that way it'll cool it down and won't be so hot during the hottest part of the day!"... Sure enough, it rained right about 3pm. I had to help KC get the flaps down outside, so of course I got soaked AGAIN! We all waited around for the rain to die down enough for us to go in the camper and get the homemade chicken & sausage gumbo Miss Jaie made for us! It was DELICIOUS!!!
Also, Travis stopped by and said he'd send Blake over. :D YAY!! aka... Hot Cop sighting #1. ;)
At home this morning I said to my dad and Melanie, "I hope it rains between 1 and 3 that way it'll cool it down and won't be so hot during the hottest part of the day!"... Sure enough, it rained right about 3pm. I had to help KC get the flaps down outside, so of course I got soaked AGAIN! We all waited around for the rain to die down enough for us to go in the camper and get the homemade chicken & sausage gumbo Miss Jaie made for us! It was DELICIOUS!!!
Also, Travis stopped by and said he'd send Blake over. :D YAY!! aka... Hot Cop sighting #1. ;)
Friday, June 24, 2011
The Great Flood
At about 6:30pm it was like the bottom fell out of the sky! We quickly put the sides down on the tent, but we could see the rain coming in like a huge wave at our feet. It ended up being probably 6 or 7 inches deep. I had to go get my rainboots from my trunk, only to find out there’s a hole in the left boot. Wonderful
The rain lasted a good half hour and we all got drenched trying to get the sides down to keep the fireworks dry!!
The rain lasted a good half hour and we all got drenched trying to get the sides down to keep the fireworks dry!!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Hello, Puerto Rico!
These 3 people, a dad, his 10 year old daughter and 22 year old son came in the tent all carrying what looked like beer bottles. Taylor and I were both trying to figure out what exactly they were. Finally they got up to the table and I asked the son what exactly it was. He said, “It’s a Puerto Rican drink.”
Me: “But is it like a soda or what?”
Him: “I, I don’t know. It’s good. If you put it over ice cream, it makes a good milkshake.”
Me: “Oh, okay. So it’s good?”
Him: “Yeah. Here, take this one.” He hands his over to me, unopened.
Me: “No, it’s fine, you can keep it.”
Him: “No, no I have more in the car. Take it and try it. If you like it, you can get them from the Grocery & Deli right there.”
Come to find out, he’s 22, cute, JUST moved from Puerto Rico. And, the drink was a non-alcoholic beer.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Standup Fail
Man walks in the tent and says: "how are you?"
Me: "I'm good, you?"
Man: "Not so good!!"
Me: "Why is that?"
Man: "The Bible says only God is good. Does that mean Jesus is bad?"
Me: "Uh I ... um.. well I don't know..."
Man: "That's the worst joke I've told all morning. I should be a standup comedian!!"
Me: "Alright then."
Man: "No, really! My wife said I'm so smart I'm stupid. I said she's dumber than me! we bet $1,000 to take an IQ test in Atlantic City... I lost. I paid her with that red cadillac, I put it in her name. I ought to divorce her, you wanna know why?"
Me: "Why?"
Man: "Cause she's over 150lbs, never gets under 140lbs, and she eats like a bull!! Mean too, her bite is worse!"
Me: "Well, uh, okay..."
Man walks away.
Me: "I'm good, you?"
Man: "Not so good!!"
Me: "Why is that?"
Man: "The Bible says only God is good. Does that mean Jesus is bad?"
Me: "Uh I ... um.. well I don't know..."
Man: "That's the worst joke I've told all morning. I should be a standup comedian!!"
Me: "Alright then."
Man: "No, really! My wife said I'm so smart I'm stupid. I said she's dumber than me! we bet $1,000 to take an IQ test in Atlantic City... I lost. I paid her with that red cadillac, I put it in her name. I ought to divorce her, you wanna know why?"
Me: "Why?"
Man: "Cause she's over 150lbs, never gets under 140lbs, and she eats like a bull!! Mean too, her bite is worse!"
Me: "Well, uh, okay..."
Man walks away.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Marriage Proposal
Gabe (10 year old) and I were sitting behind the counter talking for a little while, then he turns to me and says: “So, how old are you? Like, 16 or 17?”
Me: “No, more like 22.”
Gabe: “What?! You’re like, practically a woman or something!!”
Me: Laughing, “Yeah I am.”
Gabe: “Well, do you have a man to take fulfill of all your needs? And take care of you? It’s the perfect time to get married!”
I go run and tell his grandfather who says, “So Gabe, are you proposing?”
Gabe: “Well I mean, if you’re looking!”
It would be different if this was the first time a 10 year old LaFleur boy has proposed to me in the tent.... LOL!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Mad Rush
So, we officially opened up today... only problem: we weren't quite ready!
We were still putting the finishing touches on stocking the shelves, but our big issue was that the registers weren't up and running when customers were coming in!! We had to scramble around to get it ready. THEN we couldn't seem to find the credit card machines! Luckily they were just hidden and not really missing.
We were still putting the finishing touches on stocking the shelves, but our big issue was that the registers weren't up and running when customers were coming in!! We had to scramble around to get it ready. THEN we couldn't seem to find the credit card machines! Luckily they were just hidden and not really missing.
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