tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043631741465921725.post3355411023822037794..comments2024-03-27T00:13:33.623-07:00Comments on Dream in Cream: ~ What Ev ~sepiadreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17688527065838845072noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043631741465921725.post-12810931480863967562009-03-27T09:03:00.000-07:002009-03-27T09:03:00.000-07:00I just purchased a sign with "whatever" on it. I ...I just purchased a sign with "whatever" on it. I had been eyeing it for sometime because my sweet granny, the last couple years of her life, would always say "whatever, whatever". I felt it was her old age that just didn't want to get upset or worry or confront anything anymore...so it came out in "whatever, whatever".... and that was the end of her thought. I too, like you, have been catching myself saying "whatever" A LOT. I didn't realize it until after I finally did purchase the sign in memory of my sweet granny. <BR/><BR/>I guess it is the "age/wisdom/maturity" in us that causes us to realize what truly is worth getting "our feathers ruffled" about and what really is just .............."whatever"!!! <BR/><BR/>Great post! ~ Cherylcottage farm villahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421843400178564923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043631741465921725.post-51393504590587650452009-03-24T10:11:00.000-07:002009-03-24T10:11:00.000-07:00There must be a sign that says,,,oh,,,Anyone stayi...There must be a sign that says,,,oh,,,Anyone staying after closing, will run the risk of being shot. Hahahahaha<BR/>I know I'm sick...hahaha<BR/>MarcieThe Rustic Victorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061053386942991282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043631741465921725.post-51749130752860413722009-03-24T09:00:00.000-07:002009-03-24T09:00:00.000-07:00This post is very interesting, as are the comments...This post is very interesting, as are the comments.<BR/>I guess because i am a new shop owner, (opened a little gift shop last May), i have not hit that part of it.<BR/>I am enjoying each and every person who comes in. Some never buy, but it is obvious they are in need of company and feel your place is a safe place to be where someone might care about them when no one else does.<BR/>Getting my name out, and being able to stay open, are important to me, but not as important as the people.<BR/>When i stop caring about them, and stop having fun, i will stop having a store.<BR/><BR/>We all have homes to go to, but how are we going to feel when we get home? Are we going to be glad for lives we touched that day? Or are we going to be miserable because someone kept us late?<BR/>It's really our choice.<BR/><BR/>Blessings to all shop owners, and I hope you love what you do and the people who come to your store. Without them we would have no store at all.<BR/><BR/>Barbara JeanBarbara Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740517393541058936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043631741465921725.post-71108953962142360752009-03-24T08:20:00.000-07:002009-03-24T08:20:00.000-07:00Hey 'what ev' LOL! You better watch it your going ...Hey 'what ev' LOL! You better watch it your going to get all of us shop owners so wriled (is that a word?)up, there just might be a retail revolution! You have certainly touched a nerve, thank you for venting for us all!<BR/>xoxo<BR/>AmyAmy'svintagecottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182344062627200440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043631741465921725.post-78785874428174919742009-03-24T07:20:00.000-07:002009-03-24T07:20:00.000-07:00Two of those customers are there to greet us right...Two of those customers are there to greet us right before we open... when we are hauling things in from our cars, unloading the shop out onto the sidewalk and trying the turn on lights and set up for the day...why do they think they are so special? Love them, but hey, we are running a business not a job!Just a bed of roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13459267830839304441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043631741465921725.post-88285831610726351182009-03-24T07:16:00.000-07:002009-03-24T07:16:00.000-07:00And On our feet...lifting, loading, creating,climb...And On our feet...lifting, loading, creating,climbing,driving freeways in all kinds of weather. Let alone waiting on good customers all day. They think our business is easy...its the hardest in reality, we have things to do at home too. We have a few that just want to "bitch" about their day, or tell stories when at that time of day just don't even matter. The 80 yr. old man that stops in everyday and waits for us to deal with customers, kind of in the way...hello...can't you go to the golf course and take their time? The selfish person who is stopping to tell you all about what she is doing, who has all kinds of money, but just cant spend any right now. We are learning quickly to not give them as much time, be brief as possible. It's kind of working...but not completly. wow, a place to vent this morning, I'd do much better venting tonight after work!Just a bed of roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13459267830839304441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043631741465921725.post-18404048166487050092009-03-24T06:32:00.000-07:002009-03-24T06:32:00.000-07:00This is funny, When your dealing with the public i...This is funny, When your dealing with the public it takes all kinds. I know wherever I worked at, I was always in a hurry to leave. When its time to go its time to go especially if your on your feet all day.Sandy~Romantique Inspirations~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05460262354481955991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043631741465921725.post-24639989531028891082009-03-23T22:45:00.000-07:002009-03-23T22:45:00.000-07:00I grew up in a retail store....I KNOW EXACTLY HOW ...I grew up in a retail store....I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL!!!! hang in there...retail is an art...right?Tootsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313167135644565141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043631741465921725.post-79224702346254618122009-03-23T20:35:00.000-07:002009-03-23T20:35:00.000-07:00Tiina, you must of spoke with Barb this evening.I ...Tiina, you must of spoke with Barb this evening.<BR/>I don't mind the last minute shopper that just got off work and hurried to get to our shop before we close. They need a last minute baby gift or something and they know right where it is. But those are the customers that will say, "I know you're about to close can I hurry and get something?" They work and they know what it's like to want to leave work as soon as their shift is over and that is why they apologize when walking in our door at the last minute. It's the same with those who shopped and saw something earlier in the day and didn't purchase it at the time but they couldn't get their mind off of it. There again they hurry in the door hoping that the item is still there, they apologize and say, "I was here earlier, I know right where it is, can I hurry and get it?" And we let them because we love our customers! The others (the last minute lookers, who look for 30 minutes past 6:00)<BR/>are who make us want to lock the door 2 to 5 minutes early. They need to walk (or stand) in our shoes all day for one day and I'm not trying to be mean, all I'm asking for is some consideration. So, that I will quit having nightmares, thank you very much! (And so that you will be able to post sweet blogs again, ha.)Penny's Cozy Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01223526389465905730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043631741465921725.post-28568319639475970992009-03-23T20:15:00.000-07:002009-03-23T20:15:00.000-07:00Now girl this is so true and too funny..I worked a...Now girl this is so true and too funny..I worked at a shop that was suppose to close at 5pm the rest of the town would be empty and I would be bring in the stuff from the sidewalk so peeps could see I was closing and they were still come in...and the ones I really hated were the Candles smeller they had to smell every candle in the display the back lights were off so then they want to go peek back there...tell them sorry store was closed and they would still stand there and smell candles...then they would finally walk out without buying a thing...oh girl I would get so mad...and one day a lady wanted to see a bird house way up high and I had to drag the ladder in and climb up and get it down for her...all she said she "cute" Girl I could have slapped her silly...So yes I know what you mean..Hope you have a great week...hugs and smiles Gl♥riaHappy To Be/ Gl♥riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515180398559277746noreply@blogger.com