Bales of Cocaine

Twice today, a group of teenagers came in and left us with a cloud of weed smell. I think the pot that people smoke today is stronger than what I knew when I was a teen.

I rushed over to the Hallmark aisle to blow up the balloons. I was pleased I had the time to do that. But then I had too much time, because after the balloons, there wasn't another project for me. So I puttered around the photo department.

I need new pants for work. I can't go on like this.

There Is A Coupon In Your Shoe

Somehow, I got roped into taking a passport picture instead of doing my ad tags or puttering. I was dealing with a serious Type A lady. She was really nice, the nicest A-type I've ever encountered, but she was very exact and obviously needed perfection. I took her picture eight times. She had to look at each one, and analyze her hair, and make sure everything was right. She finally settled on one. She asked if we had special lighting or a different area to take the picture. We do not. I noticed that she was wearing a blue and white vertically-striped button-up, a pair of light jeans and loafers. While I was ringing her up, she showed me her driver's license to show me how good that photo was. It was quite good; she looked awesome.

When I got to work, it was noon. And it was about 60 degrees, even though it is November. The sky was cloudy, tumultuous; there were tornado watches and flood warnings. The rain came down hard, then lessened, then came down hard again. There was a brief moment of sun. And then, before I knew it, the sun had set, and the temperature had dropped.
I told my husband to call work if the tornado watch turned to a warning, because I wasn't going to die at work, or be without my family during a crisis such as that. I thought of the end of the world, but also of the movie The Mist. 

Candy

Currently I am snacking on the Jolly Rancher Sour Bites, given to me by the girl at One. I was trying to purchase them, but my coupon didn't go through, so I left them at the register. Apparently I triggered a craving in her, so she had to buy them. And as we were leaving, she asked if I wanted them. Of course I do.

I can't be sure, but I think the new girl called me 'gorgeous'. But then she left early without finishing her work. She told the girl at One that she would help with the overstock, but she left before she did. And she had told the manager she was done. I mentioned all this to the manager, and I tried not to be petty about it. I hope I succeeded.

The customers were outrageous today. Whats' the lunar cycle?

Mom and Son

Yesterday was a super-long day at work. It was terrible.

Today was better.

There was a mom and son who came to the register, while I was covering a break. The mom and son were kind of dressed up, and the mom kept asking her boy if he wanted anything else. He said no, and she said that it wouldn't be a problem if he did. He seemed reluctant to accept her gifts (they were buying toys) and she seemed to want to shell them out. She kept kissing the top of his head and whispering sweet nothings. It kind of freaked me out. I hope I'm not that weird with my son.

We got out early.

While on my lunch break I read an article in Tribune about a guy I used to know. He is looking at 10 years for hacking into websites and throwing out (on the Internet) personal information. But he also discovered some information about the U.S government, about them 'keeping track' of people who had participated in certain protests. He got caught because he was snitched out. It gave me something to think about while I finished closing. I hope he doesn't do 10 years.

Extreme Couponing

I saved 89% today.
And I rung up a couple of ladies who saved 90-something-percent. They were stacking coupons, and we had a few coupon-convos. They agreed I was the best cashier they have ever had, or at least in a long time. I did some finagling with the receipt and some forgotten coupons, and now I'm afraid I might have been to generous. But they had coupon binders, so I got distracted.

The pain in my feet was excruciating.

While I was on the register, I pretty much almost always said our branded lines.

The Terriable Smell

Pretty sure I got that title from a Seinfeld episode.

There were some awful smells at work today. And I can only hope that none of them came from me.
Someone keeps putting milk in the sink in the Photo Department. Either it's rotting in the carton, or no one washes it down the drain.
A lot of people came in smelling like cold sweat. Meaning, they rushed over to my store, sweated, and they smelled like the cold air outside. I know you know what I'm talking about.
I have to clean the bathrooms, so there is another set of smells.
 The store heats unevenly, so there are weird smells that drift in and out. Obviously, so does the heat. Which means my layering needs to get creative.

My Magical Coupons

I'm not sure how this happens, but this isn't the first time, and hopefully not the last time, it has happened. When I have coupons for a free item (buy this product, get that one free) the coupon will scan at the original retail price. Because I only purchase items on sale (and I get my employee discount), I get those items for free, and I get extra money off my other items. Sweet.
My purchase for today:
Gillette Mach 3 Sensitive Disposable Razors- $9.77
Gillette Venus Disposable Razors 3 pk- $4.88
(these were buy one get one 1/2 off)
Satin Olay Shave Gel- $3.82
Gillette Series Shave Gel -$1.40
(these were buy one get one 1/2 off too, unexpectedly)
Purell Hand Sanitizer -$2.54
Gilette Mach 3 Razor System- $6.79
Both my 'buy this razor, get this shave cream free' coupons scanned at $4.99. Which is awesome additional savings!
I had a $3-off coupon for the Razor System, and I had a $1-off coupon for the Purell.
My total: $17.85
My savings: $27.12
I saved 64%!
And I got a $2-off-my-next-purchase coupon.