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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:07 PM
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20 reasons why you should date a retail manager.
1. Sometimes we get employee discounts.
2. Umm, actually, I'm at a total loss for anything beyond #1. Can I get a little help here?
3. Please?
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nini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:09 PM
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1. LOL
how're you doing?

:hi:
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:11 PM
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3. I'm trying to maintain a sense of humor.
What else can you do in a world gone completely mad?

And you? :hi:
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nini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:13 PM
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5. same here..
finally had my knee surgery yesterday so I'm a bit out of it.. but it went well and hopefully I can put this behind me.

Hang in there.. we'll survive :-)
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:17 PM
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8. Glad to hear that you got through it.
Now heal yourself up and get yourself on that cruise ship! :-)
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rwheeler31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:09 PM
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2. sorry there is no hope fre those people.
nt
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blue sky at night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:13 PM
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4. How dare you make fun of an important job....
what else is anyone going to do??
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Tom Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:13 PM
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6. Umm, clip on ties are extremely sexy?
Especially when worn with a short sleeve shirt?
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:15 PM
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7. But I don't have to wear a tie.
:evilfrown:
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FuzzySlippers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:29 PM
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11. How about pocket protectors?
I really go for guys with pocket protectors.
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:31 PM
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12. How about 36-year-old guys who are living with their parents?
I may just be the man of your dreams!!

(Did I mention that I'm spending Friday night typing on an internet forum? I am HOT!)
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FuzzySlippers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:38 PM
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16. Everybody here is spending Friday night typing on an internet forum.
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:43 PM
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17. Wow! We're PERFECT for each other!
:evilgrin:
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:19 PM
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9. High rate of job satisfaction?
:hi:

How's it going, Finn?
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:21 PM
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10. Ummmm... no.
LOL. I'm laughing through the tears, lunabush. You? :hi:
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:33 PM
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13. same
much the same, brother. :shrug:
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salin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:34 PM
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14. the cool 'uniforms'
nice tops with branded (store) logos... ;-)
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dorktv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:35 PM
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15. *ask you out on a date* you convinced me!
heehee
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Pithlet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:49 PM
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18. I was a retail manager.
I miss employee discounts. Hey, what kind of retail are you in? ;)
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:51 PM
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21. I manage a store for a major office supply retailer.
I won't say the name, but it rhymes with "Paples".

And where did you work?
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Pithlet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:59 PM
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24. Hey, that's a great store.
The selection is often better than the competition.

I worked at a clothing store, a shoe store, and a jewelry store, in that order. The jewelry store rhimed with "males" :) The discount for jewelry was fun. Clothes and shoes wear out, but I still have every piece of jewelry I bought on discount. Inventory was a pain, though.
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:49 PM
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19. Because ...
it's more financially lucrative than dating an unemployed preschool teacher.
:hi:
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:53 PM
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22. Believe me, sometimes I WISH I was an unemployed preschool teacher.
It doesn't help that lately I look at my customers and all I see are Republicans.

:hi: Sarah!
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:56 PM
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23. I find poopy 2 year olds more refreshing than most adults.
They're sweet, innocent, and honest. Not yet corrupted like the rest of us.
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Pithlet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 12:02 AM
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25. And they never ask to see the manager.
Which sucks, when you ARE the manager.
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 12:08 AM
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26. I had this guy tonight who called for the manager,
he had a problem with his printer, and he went into detail about how he had followed the instructions provided by the manufacturer's tech support and had not been able to solve the problem.

"No problem", I said, "bring the printer back and we'll give you a replacement or a refund."

He then proceeded to tell me his tech support story FOUR MORE TIMES before he finally let me get off the phone.

I really need to get out of retail.
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Pithlet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 12:13 AM
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27. Wugh. Every kind of retail has its problems, but
I can imagine yours is particularly grating. It's probably often like working tech support calls, only in person. You need a hug :hug: From someone who's been there.

Man, I could write a book about my retail experiences. Kids pissing on the floor, and the mother not even commenting on it, much less apologizing. Merchandise thrown at me. Getting attacked by a crazy customer who had to be hauled out by security. Fun times.
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GingerSnaps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 11:50 PM
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20. It would depend on what store you work for and
Edited on Fri Nov-05-04 11:51 PM by Bushneedstogo
How big the discount is :evilgrin:
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