BOOK! which inspired my comedy for the next year. One agent would angrily answer the phone "Thank you for calling Ho.Tel. More often than not calls were for which we did not represent. Their phone number was one digit off which was a website for chain hotels. The last stupid/not stupid question came from. In hotel reservations? I had a nice group around me who worked elsewhere. Lucky for me there were few if any dating options at the comic store. I'm glad I wasn't dating when those movies were out because I would have been dragged to them. The customer heard this and at that moment in recovery mode the comeback was "And this person wanted the other half." That was an awkward situation and those may not be exact quotes because I enjoyed that book long ago. In Slaves of New York by Tama Janowitz (I asked for this at the library and employee repeated Sleighs of New York? That was not a bestseller.) a character works at a store and tells a colleague "Some idiot wanted to buy half a melon." There is a time and place to talk about it. Sometimes people catch themselves when they ask a self explanatory question. There is a montage of questions that should not be asked in that film. Sometimes I answered the phones "Jolly Roger's, we are open 12-6, how may I help you?"Įither a question was posed or the caller hung up because their query was answered. Like a tree falling in the forest- if no one were there it made no sound. The phone probably rang twenty-four hours per day. Sometimes I felt like Uncle Charlie cleaning up after too many boys. Such are the hazards on an all male environment. One: before was a thing I wanted to make an extra five dollars and two- the store was messy. Some said 'No!" in that youthful exuberance of a testosterone filled environment. No, I asked the teeming masses already at the store. If you are going to commit a crime- take off the sweater with the DJO logo emblazoned on your chest.īack to the busy day: I did not answer if we were open. One of the bosses went to the school, asked to see a yearbook, picked who stole these cards and he brought them back. Sidebar: once on a busy Friday a student from my high school stole baseball cards. With a group like that? A ringing phone was one more distraction. The store was small so ten people in front of the register was quite the crowd. Most customers were very young and nervous because their parents were probably watching over them as they made a phone call. The phone rang and that infernal question was asked. One Saturday it was surprisingly busy at opening. That question was disheartening at the comic store. Over the internet? my statement was "If the light above the register is on, that register is open." Since customers asked for the first time and it is harder to insult someone to their face than it is oh, I don't know. One of my colleagues said "No, I'm waiting for the bus" and the customer went to another lane. When a cashier is waiting for customers there is little more disheartening than being asked "Are you open?" Even if the answer is "Probably not" it is possible someone cancelled and there is an opening. Playing with the dates, especially if the first few nights are available, can lead to a reservation and they can hope there will be a cancellation on the sold out night.Īlways check for availability. In hotel reservations: if one night is sold out the entire stay will show up Sold Out. If they call up and ask "Do you have Hamilton tickets?" the answer will probably be "It's sold out." Some questions may seem dumb although the customer is asking for the first time. Mass Market Paperback.There are reasons I cannot/do not work in retail. ** ** Minor indents to covers wear to covers. > This newer Warner edition has a completely New & Different Cover by Al Jaffee, than the original Signet Book editions. Al Jaffee - Cover & Interior Cartoons (illustrator). > Surface indents to covers Black felt marker to interior front cover, that bleed through to front cover.
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