Tales From the Game Store, vol. 1: Wacky Customers
As many of you know, I work in a game store. Currently, I'm part-time, but I used to be the full-time manager of this same shop many years ago. I came back because A) being a freelance writer is not always so good for the cash flow, and B) a former co-worker convinced me to go back part-time. So here I am.
Anyway, as you might expect, retail work is full of opportunities for snark, but also some legitimate humor too. I'd like to share a couple of amusing moments from work with you.
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Customer walks into the store, looking around. He picks up a box of miniature metal figures. The box is about 4 inches wide, nine inches long, and about an inch thick. It has a brightly colored, wrap-around label explaining exactly what is inside the box, and that the contents are supplied unpainted -- unlike the examples on the box label, which ARE painted. Customer looks at the box...
To read the rest of this post, please visit: http://billbodden.com/2017/01/09/tale...
Anyway, as you might expect, retail work is full of opportunities for snark, but also some legitimate humor too. I'd like to share a couple of amusing moments from work with you.
***
Customer walks into the store, looking around. He picks up a box of miniature metal figures. The box is about 4 inches wide, nine inches long, and about an inch thick. It has a brightly colored, wrap-around label explaining exactly what is inside the box, and that the contents are supplied unpainted -- unlike the examples on the box label, which ARE painted. Customer looks at the box...
To read the rest of this post, please visit: http://billbodden.com/2017/01/09/tale...
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