It's on the same day every year!

Unless I've been told wrong (it's happened), but I'm pretty sure Christmas is December 25 every year. If so, why the heck are people so surprised when it's here? And why do they get so upset when they shop at the last minute and discover that what they wanted is sold out?

For example: Window Clings!

I'm sure everybody (or most people) know that Christmas merchandise is out in the stores. Smart people get their stuff early...decorations and cards at least. A woman comes into my store this past week and had a fit because we only had one design of window clings, no partyware, and only 3 boxes of cards left. "Don't you KNOW that it's only a WEEK until Christmas?" Uh yeah, that's why we're sold out.

Common Sense?

Common Sense has died. People want to pass blame for their stupidity on others and not take responsibility for their own actions.

Short rant, but there ya go.

More on the job change

Well, not only now do I have a new job to do, I also have to train the replacement in my old job. Today I'm trying to check in a late delivery, my 'replacement' comes back and says "what do I do?"...his order was sitting there just waiting and looking bored, so I said "put your order away", to which he replied "I don't know where it all goes yet"...so I said "look for it. That's how you learn your department." Later on I had to help him place his second order, and try to tell him what items sell best and what doesn't. The previous order, he had help from the store manager (who has never orderd this department) so whenever I'd say "This sells, stock up" he would say "Well Kim said only to order 3"...3 is fine, but with a BOGO (buy one get one) sale, it's stupid to have an odd number in stock. So I told him that I've been in charge for the last 2 years so I think I'd know best what to order.

Job change

Well, sort of a job change but not really. More of a department change. I've been moved from OTC department to Receiving Clerk. Both jobs are classified as "specialist" jobs, so it's not a demotion or cut in pay. However now instead of dealing with idiot customers, I deal with idiot vendors and drivers. Just Wednesday I had a delivery driver who tried to tell me what my job was...because he was used to 'the guy' checking him in (our previous Receiver is now the Liquor manager) and he didn't like that I was changing how he brought his stuff in the building. Several times he muttered "I'd rather deal with Bill"...Well, Bill isn't here, and if you don't like working with a female receiver, reload your truck and get your sexist pig behind back to your mudhole.

Beer at 7am?

Firstly, Blogger must have read my last rant, I had no trouble signing in this morning LOL

Here's today's rant.

Do people REALLY need beer at 7:00 in the morning? I work for a store that has a liquor department. My store is in a town that has liquor selling ordinances, 7am-10pm M-Sat and 12pm-10pm on Sunday. It's amazing how many people are dancing around the liquor doors at opening time anxious to get their booze. It's 7:00 in the morning...you don't need it that early...actually, you don't need it at all. Who wants to wander around all day with your senses dulled?

Blogger

Well, I haven't been able to rant lately, because every time I try to log on to Blogger, they tell me either my e-mail address or my password is wrong. I clicked the "forgot password" link...and got information for somebody else's blog! Today I get my password reset, type in the password I always use and am told that I can't use it, it's not strong enough. It doesn't matter how strong it is if Blogger will send the information to a stranger when the "forgot password" link is clicked!

Life-rant update: I quit the second job. It was too much stress for only $7.85 per hour. I'm keeping the one full time job and going to live on that paycheck for a while. The housing situation came to a grinding halt. Nobody would come down in price on the houses for sale so I'm back living with the parentals. It's temporary. I'm on the list for Habitat for Humanity, hoping to hear from them soon.

Here's a peeve of mine...when something says "free with purchase", that means that you must actually buy (as in pay for it) an item before you can have the freebie. I went shopping today for some things, and one of the items I bought came with a free pen and notebook. I went through 3 items before finding one that still had the free items attached. The object of "free with purchase" is for you to purchase, not to help yourself to the free stuff and not buy anything. Bunch of cheepos.