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I work in a big box supermaket type store, and at this particular store, we all dread Sundays. Sunday seem to be the day, when you get the most ridiculous people asking the most ridiculous questions. The people who will walk through the entire store, march right to where I work, in the General Merchandise/ Pharmacy area, and ask a question about prices of produce, or deli cheese. Sundays are the days it feels like everyone who speaks to you asks "Do you work here?" (We wear a very distinct uniform of dress shirts, goofy ties and dress pants, an apron and a nametag with a very large company logo on it) or "Could you check the back?"
On this particular Sunday, the store was packed, stress levels were high and even though I was only 3 hours into my shift I was losing it. I was starting to curse under my breath every time I heard the dreaded "Excuse me; I'm just looking for..."
Then this couple came in, and their sense of humour was enough to get me through the rest of my day without slapping anyone.
I was trying to receive a fairly large pharmacy order, which requires lots of identifying the products by UPC and then counting them. It's a big, frustrating and time consuming job. As I'm shuffling through my papers, I hear a couple behind me. The guy is urging the girl to "just ask" but the girl keeps insisting "she looks so busy!"
Once I found a place I could leave off, I turned and politely asked if they needed help finding something. The girl looked grateful and said "Yeah, I just need help finding the..." but before she can tell me her boyfriend cuts her off and blurts out "Pregnancy tests. She needs a pregnancy test."
The girl smacked his arm and shot me this "Ignore him" look and said "Chapstick, all I need is Chapstick."
So I point them in the right direction, and they turn to walk away, but the girl stops. She turns back to me and says. "Oh, one more thing. Do you guys carry extra small condoms?"
I couldn't help but giggle as they walked away and somehow that little laugh made that Sunday a little more tolerable.
On this particular Sunday, the store was packed, stress levels were high and even though I was only 3 hours into my shift I was losing it. I was starting to curse under my breath every time I heard the dreaded "Excuse me; I'm just looking for..."
Then this couple came in, and their sense of humour was enough to get me through the rest of my day without slapping anyone.
I was trying to receive a fairly large pharmacy order, which requires lots of identifying the products by UPC and then counting them. It's a big, frustrating and time consuming job. As I'm shuffling through my papers, I hear a couple behind me. The guy is urging the girl to "just ask" but the girl keeps insisting "she looks so busy!"
Once I found a place I could leave off, I turned and politely asked if they needed help finding something. The girl looked grateful and said "Yeah, I just need help finding the..." but before she can tell me her boyfriend cuts her off and blurts out "Pregnancy tests. She needs a pregnancy test."
The girl smacked his arm and shot me this "Ignore him" look and said "Chapstick, all I need is Chapstick."
So I point them in the right direction, and they turn to walk away, but the girl stops. She turns back to me and says. "Oh, one more thing. Do you guys carry extra small condoms?"
I couldn't help but giggle as they walked away and somehow that little laugh made that Sunday a little more tolerable.
Whatta burn!
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