Still Here

Wow, it has been a while since I've posted, and I'm really not sure why I haven't. Too much happened since I've last posted so I'll try to go over the highlights.

Ok, so there was this rude couple. Well, they bought a swimsuit (2 pc.) and it rang up for more than it was listed on the tags. I told them I would change it, and as I was the guy went off on me saying that we were doing it intentionally. I told him no, that mistakes do happen, and all you need to do is bring it up to our attention. Well he was so fixed on it, and said he saw something on TV about a year ago that showed retailers intentionally marking up prices. Whatever. So I finish changing the prices, and since they wrote a check the same day, it offered them back a giftcard. The guy again went off on me saying he paid cash, and that's what he wants back. He also said that this was part of our scam. At this point I was very irritated, and ignored him, and called for the GSTL. I went and got his check out of the register, and when I came back the GSTL had fixed it, and gave them cash back. I don't know how, she didn't tell me. Well, I asked her if he was rude to her too, and of course he was. I almost freaked out on that guy, and I'm kinda wishing I did.

I dealt with this older woman the other day, and she wanted to return a fan. Well, right off the bat, she tells me that she bought it last summer. So I check to see if it was in our system, and surprisingly it was, so I tell her she has to exchange it for 1 item in hardware and blah blah blah. The old lady freaks out on me, grabs her fan, and storms out saying this is why she never shops at Target. Umm, you bought it a year ago, and still want us to do something? I could've turned her away at the point where she didn't have a receipt. People just don't realize we're trying to help them out.

Another woman came is with a few items and had a receipt for each, but they were VERY expired. So I tell her this and say I can still return the items, but they have been clearanced, and I could only give her that price. She also freaked out saying that she had her receipts. I told her we have a 90 day return policy and it shows when the receipt expires on the darn receipt. She plays dumb (I'm not sure if it was an act) and says no one told her. OPEN YOUR EYES AND READ!

But what really pissed me off was this incident. Shelley, the stupid domestics TL, came up to GS. It was 9:45 and I was behind the half-wall thing at Guest Service helping a TM get all of their returns into one cart. Well Shelley walks up to the counter, and starts going, "Psst, psst! Psst, psst!" I whip my head around the corner and told her, "I have a name." That is one of my biggest pet peeves. That is a rude way to get anyone's attention. Using my name, saying hello, or excuse me is fine, but making noises like I'm some barn animal is just plain rude. And this was the same TL who I've been calling the whole night to get her overflowing (understatement) cart of returns. And she didn't even take it with her then.And all she wanted was for me to defect something out. Leave it on the counter with a note, or put it in the SDEF bin. And yes, this is the same Team Lead who stood in front of my car one day because I "parked too close."

Well, I took this weekend off because we went to Canada to get trashed. It was really fun, but the US border patrol people are ASSHOLES! Oh well, it's also a "long" weekend in Canada, so of course they come down here. Our town is chock full of them. Ish.

And I don't have a cashier shift at all in the next 2 weeks, it's all GS! Woo hoo! I'm sure to load up on stories, especially because it's going to be back to school madness. Just fucking great!

I'm Back!

Wow! That was fun. It's nice to get out of the daily routine and go somewhere exciting.

Yep, we did some shopping, went to Estes Park (gorgeous!) and also went to Six Flags Elitch Gardens downtown, and also to WaterWorld. I'm still sunburned. It was the mid-nineties everyday with no humidity or bugs. I got to eat at heaven on Earth aka Sonic. Yum! I do love that place.

We saw so many Targets down there. It was interesting to go into them and see how they differed from ours. In one, the registry kiosks were 30 feet away from GS, and that would suck having to stop what you are doing and walk over there. My store the kiosks are only 5 feet away from GS. They were also in the middle of building a huge SuperTarget in Parker next to the interstate. I wonder if the regular Target in the town will shut down because it is only a few miles away. I guess I'll just have to see next year.

I was excited to get back on the way back, but now that I'm here I want to go back. Haha! I am excited to get back into the swing of things, but I'm sure that will change the moment I punch into work.

I have the day off today, but I get to work 6-close cashiering tomorrow. Is there a better 'welcome back' shift than that? Haha! Hopefully I'm I breaker or get to help in the photo lab.

Good thing is that I still have a paycheck to pick up from when we were gone. Score! Well I guess I better get my life back into work mode. Catch ya later!

Leaving

Well, tomorrow I'm going to Colorado for a week. Yes, it will be great not seeing several hundred Canadians.

In response to a previous comment, my friends and I are going to Castle Rock, Colorado. It's pretty much 10 miles south or so of Denver, but we are definitely hitting up WaterWorld, going to Estes Park, and going downtown. It should be fun.

I am in college, and I'm doing pre-pharmacy stuff right now, and hopefully in 2 years I'll be in the Pharmacy college. Yeah, I have a bit of school in front of me, but it'll be worth it when I finish.

Well, I'm not sure if I'll be able to update you during my trip, but I'll definitely give a run down when I get back. Everytime I seem to leave town for a week, when I come back there is always something new. Well, I hope everyone has a good week, and hopefully I will to. See ya in a week! ;-)

Jeez

Oh my fucking God, Monday was also SO slow. At 5, I went over to help the photo lab because they were way behind...again. I only had to hop over to Guest Service to help about 15 guests total. Then, at about 9:15 I just stayed at GS to do all the closing shit, and that only took me 15 minutes. Thank God I got to work in the photo lab, or else I would have been doing NOTHING. There was literally nothing to do in GS except stand there.

The photo lab needs crazy help. They are getting into a rut, and it's not going to be easy to get out of. When they get backed up, the say no more 1 hour processing, and that pisses people off. Then, if they decide to do it for next day, the pictures are rarely done by the time they come in the next day. They are not building a good customer base. They should have at least 2 people on at all times, and 3 during peak hours. I wouldn't even worry about hours because hours won't matter down the line if you don't have any damn customers.

I also had to help out the photo lab on Tuesday. I just processed film. it's the only thing I can do really well with confidence that I'm not fucking up pictures.

Wednesday I cashiered 8-12:30 on (big surprise) lane 30. It wasn't so bad because it was early in the day. I still can't fucking stand it though. And I even got a Visa. Haha. That brings me up to 4 this month I believe, and that's fucking excellent for me, and it's only the 7th. I got 12 total in June, and that also bewildered me. Most of them came from me being in GS, and people coming up and asking to apply. Oh darn, too bad they still count.

Well today I have a day off, so I'm going to enjoy the Hades-like weather. 88 degrees today...wow!

Tomorrow I took part of Karen's shift in GS so now I work 12-8:30 in GS. Hopefully I get to help the photo lab again. That is the best thing because I don't have to deal with their guests. I let them do that. I just process away, and they try to catch up. Haha, well I better get going.

I'll try to update this blog after tomorrow shift because I'll be going to Colorado for a week and a half, so don't cry, I will be back. Haha, just kidding. Well, have fun doing whatever it is you do.

SO Slow

Oh my god, it was SO boring yesterday. Normally we need 2-3 people on Sundays, but they could have gotten away with having a call button up there. There was barely anyone shopping. I was at Guest Service, and I just folded boxes for the photo lab. They are always so behind over there. They really need to pick up the pace or else people will slowly stop going there. It doesn't help that they do all the processing there. The Next Day service is really what fucks them up, they just keep getting those, so they try to process them, and then one guest can fuck it all up when they bring in 5+ rolls. Just last night someone turned in 12 rolls for Next Day after the photo lab was closed, so they couldn't even process them. The machine capacity is 10-12 rolls an hour, so that already takes up an hour that needed to get done doing others. Oh well. I think the photo lab should have 2 printing machines with at least 3 people working, then they could handle the traffic that our store gets.

Well, anyway today is the 4th, and it's TIME AND A HALF! I'll be making almost $12 an hour. Awesome! The only downside is it is probably going to be even more dead because everyone is out and about, and people will think we close early. When people asked how late we were open today, and I told them 10, it looked like they were shocked. It will be EXTREMELY boring tonight especially in the evening. And of course I'm by myself after 4:30, so I will have no one to talk to. Hopefully someone good is working in the photo lab, and I can help them out.

Well, Happy B-Day America, and everyone have a safe and happy 4th!

Augh!!!!!

Well, it's a 4 day Canadian weekend...yup, just great! My God, why don't you fucking spend Canada Day in Canada!? They have Monday off too, so they can piss all over our holiday. Christ.

Well, it has been quite interesting as of lately in Guest Service. I guess there is a fucking sign at the door that says please treat employees like shit. The one sign that they actually DO read. So many crabasses.

Today there was just a guy who got some XM satellite radio doohickey, and wanted to return it. Well, his receipt was expired and because it was over $75 we couldn't do anything without a valid receipt. He just kept bitching that he lived out of town, and blah blah blah...Guess what? We don't fucking care! You had 90 god damn days to return it, and don't think you can just mosy on in afterwards and get the world from us. It just isn't gonna happen. Shit, I should start stapling receipts to their asses, maybe then they would give a fuck.

Canadians galore. I swear, it looked like a bomb went off in our store. It was a mess. They are so fucking inconsiderate. Let's take a pair of shoes off the shelf, try them on, and leave them on the floor because my fat ass is too lazy to bend over and pick them up. Multiply that by 5 billion, and you'll get what our shoe department looked like. It always seems to happen on Canadian holidays too. Hmm...connection? I can't believe how sloppy these people are. I honestly want to see their homes. Then tear the shit out of them.

Maggie was talking about how she thought I was in a dry spot with me getting Target cards err..."REDcards." Except for the fact that I got 12 in June alone. Knowing me, that is fucking excellent. Considering I only got twelve TOTAL for Jan-Feb-Mar-Apr-May, 12 alone for June is pretty fucking awesome. And I got 2 today. It's SO much easier to get cards at Guest Service. Most of the time, people just come up and ask to apply. EASY CARD, and it gets the head cashier off my fucking back.

Well, I wasn't supposed to work tomorrow, but I took Sara's shift because I have no life. And it's only 11-5, not bad at all. So, it should be fun. Especially dealing with the Canadians that don't know how to use a fitting room. I swear they buy 12453474 pieces of clothing, go to their hotel, try them on, and return almost all of them because they didn't fit. TRY THEM ON HERE! Fuckin' idiots!

Well, I better go get my asshole sleep, it'll come in handy tomorrow. ;)