Busy Bee

Busiest day we've ever had, Saturday. Been very much the holiday
intensity. Lots of people with lists, ads clipped from god-knows
where, or with the vaguest of ideas of what they want ("It's a little
yellow book. I think it costs $3.99." --actual question today. I
didn't find her book, alas, and she was disapointed.)

My feet and legs are sore from dodging meandering crowds and picking
up trash. Something about holidays (and weekends) seems to give
people the idea that they can make a mess, do what they want to do
instead of being responsible social beings.

We've had our share of call-outs, too. My favorite was from and
employee, but I couldn't place the name (so many go by more than
one). Turns out she had called the wrong Borders! I think they'd
rather call me than Mary Ann at the Union Square store...

Still, I've had a few step up to the plate to stay late and cover
shifts, or otherwise be helpful. I keep a drawer full of thank you
notes, which is about all I can think of to do for them. Our box of
free fruit from the corporate office is empty already.

We've also had our share (maybe even less than our share) of amateur
con artists trying to return merchandise from our store that we've
never sold (one benefit of being such a new store) and a lady today
who spent several hours wandering about with an enormous suitcase,
big enough to hold a large body (Santa?). I eventually told her she
was blocking the aisles and she asked where she could leave her bag.
"Home," I said and immediately regretted it since she probably
doesn't have one.

Sunday seems to be a low energy day. Everything has been thrown into
Saturday and there's still a bunch of reshelves that won't have time
to get to since our holiday customers don't seem to know the
alphabet, or understand why we don't have their obscure niche titles
.

BOOKS WE DON'T HAVE:

Natural Healing and Treatment of Malaria
How to Paint Rocks
How to Write Christian Fiction for Idiots
How to Build a Chimney
Elmo Poops (couldn't convince them that the book they probably wanted is called Everyone Poops)

A little yellow book for $3.99