The Worst

What do you think is the worst haircut/style ever? The mullet, rat tail, perm, bowl, Mohawk?? SOOO many unfortunate styles to choose from! My "favorite" worst haircut is....The shaved head with only bangs in front..!!!!! Who does this to their kids?? And why do kids allow this to be done to them? It is just so sad that anyone could wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, see only the bangs as the long part and think, "hey I look gooood". They must not be sane or maybe they are blind. It makes me want to attack them with my clippers when they are asleep. It is like they forgot to finish cutting their hair. I'm just saving the rest for later. And what about the tan line they are getting from that horrible haircut? I am embarrassed for them. And saddened. And I will suggest a different haircut for them. This is why I think I should carry my shears around with me at all times. Righting the wrongs of the Midwest hairstyles. I would be doing a public service and they would thank me later, I am sure!
The DOC

Smile

I once had a boss who always told me, "Smile when you answer the phone". Hmm, they can't see me so why should I smile? I never did it and never really thought about it until work this weekend when a coworker said the same thing. I tried it, and it does work. I think I felt so goofy smiling for a person who can not see nor will ever know that I was, that it made me kinda of laugh and have a good attitude. The positiveness was short lived though, they asked if they could place an order for delivery. Wrong number lady.

Tips

• Say Thank You every once in awhile. The people serving you are usually on their feet all day long and being treated like they aren’t human. A thank you from someone can really make a day better.
• We don’t care if you can’t find what you are looking for. We don’t have a factory to make it for you. We smile and say we are sorry. Because we are but we can’t change the fact if we don’t have the toy your kid has to have right now and its not going to ruin our day. So quite screaming.
• If you sign a lay-a-way contract and people have repeatably tried to get a hold of you. Do not threaten to sue us because you lost your money since you couldn’t figure out how to use a phone to explain a situation. They’ve been around since the mid-1800s, I’m sure you are THAT old.
• Scream at me all you want, all you are doing is pissing me off and making me less likely to actually help you. If it continues, you will be asked to leave the premises due to the harassment.
• If the policy says no refund - it means no refund. Not no refund except for you. Seriously, read the fine print or listen.
• We don’t have one on one service in most stores, realize that there are other customers that need to be taken care of other then you. We will do our best but on a good day its 1 worker to 3 customers, on a bad day or sale/holiday season its 1 worker to about 10 customers. Its kinda hard to be glued to your side the entire time. Please understand we want to help you as much as possible. And we will if your not rude.
  
• If you are having a hard time shopping during the holiday season do not take it out on the employees of the store. Most likely you aren’t the only one having a bad day and that employee you are screaming at has had to deal with your bad day and everyone elses. Use the holiday spirit and show some kindness by understand that your bad day is nothing compared to the person you treat like crap. If you are nice to them - they will be better to you and help you more then someone who is making them want to jump in front of a bus because the sweater isn’t in your size.
• Karma happens - seriously. And if you aren’t into that… do unto others. Its the Golden Rule for a reason. What else - what goes around, comes around. Blah blah blah….
• Another holiday tip - everyone deserves to be happy during the holidays, even those who don’t celebrate it. But working retail usually makes most retail workers dread it… give the gift of kindness. I am saying it again for a reason.
• Do not lie to us, we aren’t stupid. We know lies when we hear them since we hear those and more then enough excuses for the entire senior class to use to play hookie everyday of the year. Seriously, look down on us all you want - we aren’t dumb because we work retail. We work retail because we want to.
• If you break something do not hide it and leave the store. Pay for it! If you don’t its the same as stealing something. It is theft, that thing is now unsellable and will be thrown away. Money out the door.

• If you see someone shop lifting - tell a sales person so they can handle the situatioin. You are as guilty as someone else if you see a crime being commited and don’t do something to correct the situation. At least in my eyes. Would you turn a blind eye on someone who was beating the life out of a child or robbing a bank? No… a crime is a crime. Make the world slightly better and be a person who helps instead of ignores.

*Just some helpful tips for your next interaction with retail workers*