Can Easter be a Sign of the Apocalypse? (long)

[cinema guy]

Well, Easter is always on a full moon...

I thought it was the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. Or something like that.

[Kheldarson]

First Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. That's why it keeps moving.

[SG15Z]

But life at the grocery has been hard this last week. Now I shall exorcise some of the retail demons by posting it here. Here we go...

Indeed it has. I feel your pain!

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Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE the place I work for. It's a good company, they do great work, I like the people I work with, the managers are nice, and they actually care about me as a person and not just a worker. And, for the most part, the customers are really good people.

And yet they wouldn't hire me because I "wasn't what they were looking for." or something like that. I guess my 4+ years in the grocery business, and 1+ years of FES experience (ASM at your company) wasn't good enough for them. At least for the store I applied at.

And, in keeping with their 'we love our workers' way, and the fact that the store is Christian-based, we closed the store for Easter Sunday.

Yes I know. That's one of the few reasons I hate y'all. Because Kroger doesn't close, so as a result everyone and their dog comes to us because we're the only ones in town that's open. Oh and everyone and their cat calls in leaving us majorly short handed!

"Well, I didn't think I should've had to read it! I never read those signs. Why should I have to?"

Well she should start, because that excuse never works with the cops.

Then I got a woman who asked, 'When are you going to slash this to 75% off?' I just said I didn't know and luckily she left me alone.

I got that question too. Two days after Easter........I just tell them I have no clue that's a corporate decision, but they usually don't do it till at least a week or more after the holiday. If there's anything left.....

[Becks]

I'm so glad that I didn't work on Easter itself (the store was open until 2 pm), and that I worked in the surprisingly slow floral department the day before.

[Mister]

"Well, I didn't think I should've had to read it! I never read those signs. Why should I have to?"

I had one just like that a couple of years ago, she tried to use a coupon which couldn't be used on an article already on offer. She wouldn't believe me so I pointed her to the line which said "Coupon does not apply to articles in this flier", her reaction?
"But that's the fine print, we never read that!"

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

They might have been preparing for their self defence classes against fresh fruit.

Think about it...

First, you get him to drop the banana. Then you eat the banana.

[Sir Spaniard the 12th]

Oh, you promised you wouldn't do fruit this week.

[Jester]

I don't know why, but this reminds me of a closing line that a local magician uses when performing at Mallory Square's Sunset Celebration.

At the end of his act, when it is time to pass the hat for tips, on his table he has, from his final trick, several different large items of fruit. (Don't ask.) And he gives his tip spiel, at the end saying the following in his English accent: "I'm very hungry. I don't like fruit. I'm very lonely. I don't like fruit."

Hilarious shit!

Oh, and by the way, the people who are already AT your store and want you to be open the next day so they can get their stuff then? That's not procrastination. That is laziness and idiocy. I am the Patron Saint of Procrastinators, but I do mine fairly intelligently. This is not an example of intelligent procrastination.

[SG15Z]

I had one just like that a couple of years ago, she tried to use a coupon which couldn't be used on an article already on offer. She wouldn't believe me so I pointed her to the line which said "Coupon does not apply to articles in this flier", her reaction?
"But that's the fine print, we never read that!"

Yeah try using that with a lawyer. Idiots.

[PepperElf]

First Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. That's why it keeps moving.

During the Easter homily the priest said there's some movement trying to get it on a set day. O_o (ain't exactly for that myself)


For myself however I was kinda glad Friendly's was open. Made a point to tip really well since they had to work that day.