I am Tina.

Dear Customers:

1. If you are "in a hurry," "running late," or "late for work," do not stop to buy breakfast at our store. Yes, I realize we are fast food, and therefore quicker and more convenient than just making your own breakfast, but if you can't budget your time in the mornings to include the ten minutes it takes to come in, wait in line, place your order, and collect your food and drinks, that's not my problem. It's yours.

2. When you are between the ages of 14 and 17 and hand me crumpled, smelly, moist money, I know that it has been in your shoe. Could you at least make an attempt to straighten it out and maybe put some foot powder in there?

3. Please go through the line only once. Do not make three separate trips for your sandwich, fries, and drink. It's not cute, especially when it's super busy.

4. Educate your children on how to behave in public, so that when they go out into the world as fresh-faced young teenagers they do not smear ketchup on the tables, have a fry fight, leave their wrappers and the wrappers from the food they bought across the street all over the tables, shout obscenities at each other, toss trays into a pile like something out of a Dr. Seuss book, and over turn the trash can. These were not "bad kids." They were polite when ordering, and respectful right up until the time they sat down in the lobby and started behaving like drunken badgers.

5. From this moment on, I am so done with customers who start out with an attitude. I'm sorry if you didn't get hot sauce for your burritos last time, even if you asked for it. But I'm even sorrier that you have to get snotty with the girl in back drive-thru, ask if we're "retarded," inform us that our jobs are "not hard," and then snap, "Are you sure there's hot sauce in here this time, Einstein?" at me. If you'd just come through and said, "Last time I asked for hot sauce and it didn't make it into the bag, so can you make sure it gets in this time?" that would have been just as effective.

Love, "Einstein."

Hi everyone! I am on the hunt for great fashion design, patternmaking, tailoring, etc type links to add to the Fashion Students Online link directory. I really hope to build this directory into a fabulous resource. There are some great link resource sites already, I know, such as costume.org but they do not cover the topics we hope to cover (schools, manufacturers, freelancers, tutorials, suppliers, and more).

If you have only a few links that you would like to submit you can do so at this address:
http://www.fashionstudentsonline.com/submit-a-link

If however you have ten or more links to submit we have just set up a new multi-link submission page:
http://www.fashionstudentsonline.com/multiple-links

We even accept exported favourites / bookmark files from your browser!
Just export your bookmarks out of your browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, etc) and send the file to us and we will do the sorting and adding. It couldn't be easier!

This message has been x-posted to advanced_sewing, corset_makers, sew_hip, and craftgrrl

Thank you!

So long ago


I found an old picture of one of the tiger cubs that were born April 2008

Remember this teensy kitten? She's grown up a bit since then.



( More of little Winnie-poo and my baby Jack )

We're still working on Jack's poo problem. He's been getting Greek yogurt a few times a day and I think it's starting to work. His poos don't seem quite as runny as they were. He's back on his regular dry kitten food too.

( I think Ziggy is learning to play fetch! )

I got some new foster babies last night. They are two from a litter of four from a feral who had them under some guy's house. He trapped them all and got them to the SPCA. Yay for good people who save kitties! Little Duncan weighs next to nothing and will not stop purring, and Drew is a Nervous Nelly about three times the size of Duncan. Too cute!


( 3 more pics )

Second post from a new kid in a small independent bookstore.

This is a relayed suck told to me by my boss. I thought it was amusing enough to share.

A lady walks into the store and heads for the counter, where one of my colleagues (who we'll call H) is working. Lady says that she is looking for a book for an 8 year old girl but the book can't be too complicated nor too simple. Okay, that's enough info for us to be able to help you to a certain degree. H shows Lady where the children's section is and points out the books that would be suitable. Lady says she'll browse for a while and H returns to the counter.

A while later, Lady comes up to the counter with three books. She proceeds to explain why two of the books weren't suitable and puts them on the counter. The final book she holds up and says to H that she'd like to purchase it. H says okay and says that it's the last one we have left, they've all sold pretty quickly, must be popular, rawlrawlrawl. Lady nods and replies, "Oh, wow. They must be good." Lady leafs through the book, then looks up and asks H, "Do you have any others printed with different paper? I don't like the paper used for the pages."

SIGH.

Please to be listening Lady.

Waitress in a small cafe in Perth, Australia having recently returned to work after breaking her hand. Hand still in splint but able to do most things.

Dear Lady,

In case it wasn't obvious, I AM WORKING WITH A SEMI-HEALED BROKEN HAND. While I think I'm doing remarkably well given I have limited mobility in my dominant hand (I can lift up two 2Kgs if need be, and nothing in the section I mainly work in weighs more than 1KG), I apologise if I took a fraction longer than I might have otherwise done in counting out your change. Seriously, that was no reason to call me a lazy cow who shouldn't be working as you walked away. (Yes, I heard you.) And I bet you're one of those people who expects the world evolve around you should YOU become injured.

And to the man who wanted his roast beef and gravy roll,

We don't sell them anymore. We took them off the menu. The boss wants to bring in more summery things - sandwhiches, salads etc. I explained this to you. While I think he's a bit daft taking off something that pretty much sells itself, that's his perogative and I can understand that he doesn't want the oven running all hours during FREAKING SUMMER roasting meat. Calling me stupid and my manager retarded is not going to get you your roll. Oh, we've lost a customer? Because someone who calls us stupid and retarded over a $5.50 roll that we don't sell is SO important to us.

(And speaking of gravy - note to customers; while we only have one size/price for chips and gravy listed, if you explain nicely that it's for your child who won't eat it, or you only have x$$ and could you get something smaller, the chances are, I'll scale down the portion/price for you.If you demand straight out for a smaller portion, I will most likely take great pleasure in saying we only have one size/price. Haven't you people learned yet that service staff are much more likely to bend the rules if you're pleasant rather than rude?)

And lastly to the woman who kept yelling at me about how disgusting I was after she saw me making a sandwhich without gloves and I explained I was clocked off and it was for myself,

The manager was totally on my side and will explain it to the boss. If you DO report me to the Health Inspector, and if he DOES follow it up, we will all get a good laugh out of it.

Love,

Me.

Actually, most of my customers have been lovely. There's a group of elderly women regulars who seem to do nothing but patrol the shopping centre each day, and I keep getting one or another of them coming up to me saying 'x said you had come back, it's good to see you again', as well as from others who work in the shopping center. It's nice to know that people noticed I was gone and made an effort to come and say hi. And I had quite a few customers who offered to come and get their food and save me the hassle if I just waved at them when it was ready, and a lot of customers who were patient if I was a bit slow and generally interested in how I hurt my hand. To all YOU customers, I hope you have plenty of family and friends to support you should you sustain a serious injury :p

So...I work for the big blue and yellow ticket store that rents movies and charges you "additional daily rental fees" and "Restocking fees" but "no late fees"...k?

so a couple months ago we did away with the "no fees" as it applies to games, and instituted a 99 cent additional daily fee to game rentals only. People were keeping our games out for a month on one rental fee, and corporate pretty much said-ok, enough of that. Believe me, it's been fun trying to deal with the shit from that decision.

Anyway on to the suck...
( sorry, I'm not fluent in idiot, I don't know how to make you understand )
TL;DR-woman cannot understand rental terms and charges, I try my best to explain plainly and simply, she still freaks out and throws stuff

Reading over some of these posts, it seems as though a lot of us are in the slow season. If it weren't for the two groups in house and people preparing to be stranded from the storm back east we wouldn't be sold out right now.

Either way, every night I go through the same internet routine, and although I like the sites that I visit, I'm bored. I need new things to look at. So, here's my question:

What are your best leisure time/kill-the-boredom things to do at work? Here's my list:

• LJ (a very valuable source of entertainment)
• Questionable Content (damn good comic)
• xkcd (another damn good comic)
• icanhazcheezburger (and all subsequent websites)
• fark (fun news source)
• jezebel (feminist angled blog/news feed - often funny/informative)
• npr (good news source)
• addictinggames (for when I'm tired of reading things)
• postsecret (the source of anticipation for my Sunday shift, since we all read it together)

...and that's where my list pretty much stops. What keeps you entertained when you have 3 arrivals and are at 25%?

Dear sir caller,

You may have noticed that by calling the store instead of coming in person that I cannot actually see you. Responding that you don't have internet is enough. Telling me you're in a wheelchair isn't relevant to your having internet and wouldn't have changed my question in the least. The public library has free internet that even our city's homeless know how to use. You have a phone. You're asking about buying something rather specific. You must be literate enough to have dialed our number. It's not an insult to ask.

And no, sir, I do not have a catalog with which I can find your strange appliance right here in front of me. That's why I asked if I could put you on hold to go look. Demanding I check the non-existent catalog a second time instead of letting me put you on hold isn't going to get you an answer any faster than letting me put the phone down to walk over to the computer.

Yes sir, I have to walk over to another department to answer your question. I'm trying to help you. There's no need to get angry.

Sir? Why did telling you I'm a at a cash register insult you so much that you cursed at me and slammed down the phone? Do you hate cashiers? Did you think this was the catalog order phone number? Did you pay any attention to anything I said before this about needing to go look elsewhere to answer your question? It would only have been a few minutes. I walk fast for someone with my very own mobility impaired license - oh and now that I think of it - having been bedridden certainly had no effect on my using the internet.

Oh and sir, what you're asking for is not something we sell at all. If you'd stayed on the line I could have told you that for certain. I could also have suggested the books we have on the topic - which suggest using more general purpose appliances for this application. Appliances of which we have a very large selection in a wide array of price ranges and color options.

Sincerely,
The cashier in women's underwear, not appliances at all.

So, I dunno if I ever posted this before, but this was filmed back when I FIRST got Ska. He kept escaping through the night, and one morning I finally caught the little sneak in the act. X3

Had an interesting afternoon at work that involved a 10-minute conversation with a male customer who complained about not being able to use his *specific competetior's band name* coupons in my store but other than that my shift at my job went by quickly.

I needed to get some Christmas cards to send out to my extended family so I stopped into Zellars on the way home.

Now, my store changes it's uniform colours every 3-6 months and especially around the holidays. Right now, our shirts are bright red. So are the shirts for the employees at Zellars. (There are huge differences however- mine has white festive designs on the front and the back and is a long-sleeved shirt while the Zellars uniform is typically a red polo shirt.) I still had MY store's shirt on, as well as my apron and nametag (because I was a huge dork and didn't think I'd need my jacket because I only want Christmas cards) that clearly stated that I was not a Zellars employee.

This wasn't good enough for one lady.

Lady: There's a spill in that aisle there. *points*
Me: o_o; Oh. Maybe you should speak to someone from customer service?
Lady: Why? Aren't you going to clean it up?
Me: :] I don't work here. I'm actually-
Lady: Can't you call someone to clean it up? It's a big spill.
Me: I don't work here. *points to apron* I work at *insert store name*
Lady: They have yellow shirts.
Me: We have new festive shirts for the holidays. Really, I don't work here.
Lady: ....can't you still do something about the spill? I don't want to bug the people working here...
Me: -_-; *gives up and walks away*

I ended up going to customer service and telling them about the spill because no one else seemed to be worried about telling the right employees about it. Honestly, why do people think that once you start working in retail/cusomter serivce/food service that you can just hijack the cash/PA system/know the whole layout of another store?

( click me for pix )

It is about two weeks in counting before our GM is leaving. Granted this GM has never fired someone unless he cannot cover up what has happened within the business. Because our GM is leaving the hotel really is in general Chaos.
( The Chaos )

Hi, first time poster. Recently my cousin (a repo-agent) discovered the location of my father's truck that was stolen 7 years ago. It's a 1999 Chevy flatbed with about 100 thousand miles. There are some unusual circumstances... My dad died 6 months after the vehicle was stolen (when i was 17) and no one filed a stolen vehicle report (at least that I can find) of any kind. The title ws never found after my father died and my family was unsure about how to find the vehicle.
However, the vehicle has certainly been located. the VIN number matches the number that I was able to retrieve from county records of my dad's previous ownership of the vehicle. The VIN is still the same as it was when my dad owned it and according to carfax.com, the truck is still being driven and is registered here in my city. It appears that my dad's signature was forged when the truck changed hands 2 years after my dad's death. The police say they can't do anything and they are advising me to get a lawyer and file a civil case. At present I need to find the names of the people who have had their names on the title and I'm wondering what to do to obtain any further information on order to retrieve the truck.
My dad was going to insure the truck the day it was stolen, which was 2 days after he purchased it.

How do I reclaim this truck? I'm willing to do whatever it takes.

OMGoodness, the most relaxing bath treat ever..

Blue Skies and Fluffy White Clouds bubble bar
+
Honey Lumps bath bomb
=
AMAZING.

The whole business of combining frankincense (Blue Skies) and myrrh (Honey Lumps) to create an overloaded bubbly blue bath took me to a whole other realm of relaxation.

Immediately, memories were conjured up from various spiritual experiences in life... rituals in the church, midnight mass, mossy-eyed Madonnas gazing out from the dark corners of ancient cathedrals... I could practically hear the Vespers. I love these ancient, earthy scents!

I managed to fall asleep on my little bath pillow, among the mountains of fluffy, white bubbles. The angels who created these bath treats must have serenaded me to sleep:)

I'm going to try this combination with Ceridwen's Cauldron and see if it takes an already perfect bath up another notch.

Peace, love, and equality!
-Emily

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5EHKxJJWBo

Hi everyone!

I've been working on my first proper corset on and off for a few weeks now. I've drafted an underbust pattern, and have made two toiles, adjusting as I go. So far, I'm REALLY pleased with the fit when I hand-cinch it (I haven't received the eyelet plate for my machine yet, so no eyelets or laces at the moment). I think one more toile should allow me to get the perfect fit before I start the final product. Tonight, I wanted to practice attaching the busk to #2 so I don't run into issues later on, but I can't figure out how that would work without having an extra layer at the center front. Is it assumed that "single-layer" corsets actually have two layers for the front panels to sandwich the busk between?

Thanks for any direction you can provide! :)

Hello, I've become a little concerned about the health of my Red-Tail Boa, and I'm hoping you guys can help. The last time my snake has eaten was in late October. At the time, he had been in the care of my little brother, and the tank had become somewhat unclean.

In early November, I moved and was able to move the snake with me. I cleaned out the cage a little, replaced some of the dirtier wood chips and cleaned out the water bowl. Normally I feed pre-killed(frozen) rats. Since I had just moved I was still looking for places to get rats, and had to get a live one. I had it killed, and left it in the tank for a day and a half, and he did not eat; I threw out the rat.

A couple of weeks later I tried again (got sick and couldn't get to the store), but was able to get the frozen rats I normally get. I defrosted it the way I normally do (in a ziploc in the tank under the heat lamp), and when it was warm to the touch I left it in the tank, again like normal. The rat stayed in there for 2 days, and he still did not eat (I know, I probably shouldn't be leaving dead rats in there for so long).

I tried again twice more, heating the rats slightly more by placing them near a space heater, and he still hasn't eaten. I also need to point out that my new house is a lot colder than where he used to be, and the tank is about 10 degrees cooler than it used to be (even with an extra heat pad and blankets covering the top).

I'm guessing the cold air just has him on a hibernate mode, but I'm not sure how healthy that is, and if there are any tips to get him to eat or raising the temperature of the tank.

Yes, another post about the infamous "bump" hahaa.

So, about three months ago I got my tragus pierced. About a month after it had been pierced I developed the bump on both sides of my tragus. I've tried to treat it by applying a mixture of chamomile tea and sea salt, as well as just straight up applying the chamomile tea bag to my ear. Both techniques have helped somewhat, but I now realize that I need to remain more consistent with the treatment and do it on a daily basis (which is what I've been doing for the past couple days).

But anyway, to get to my question: is there a possibility that the bumps will never go away? On BME there was a picture of an anti-tragus piercing that was apparently 7 months old and still had the bump, so, I'm getting a little worried tbh. Any information whatsoever would be greatly appreciated! :)

Recap: I work at a theme park where you can "ride the movies" as a character photographer. Today's assignment: an ogre, an ass, and a feisty redhead (think about it... XD). The set up is a barn that has a fence around it, and you come in THROUGH THE DESIGNATED QUEUE (important later) and meet the characters, then you exit the other side. In and out. Easy concept!

Both of my sucks involve a tour group from South America. We get these groups a lot from different parts of South America, and we have a lot of problems with them because they're mostly 14-16 year-olds with sticky fingers since most of them don't have parents or chaporones with them. The groups with supervision are easier to work with, even with the language barrier. We had two of these groups today. One group was good. Did their thing and went on their way. But the group in question... lets just say our characters played statues when they were walking by...

I have NOTHING against South America. I get a LOT of AWESOME families from there. It's just the tour groups of teenagers. I just don't like snobby, sticky-fingered teenagers. I get the same feeling from the grad-night kids coming in. XD

( No, you cannot photograph this guy's daughter! )

( The line's over THERE. )

Standard Sizes $275
Fully custom $449

Available in natural bamboo with unbleached coutil lining or double layer white coutil or double layer black coutil. Or have it made in your choice of fancy fabrics.

Pre-washed Bamboo Twill is very comfortable, breathable, soft and strong. The short hip underbust is very versatile, comfortable and provides excellent control and reduction without limiting your range of motion. 16 panel modern corset pattern has excellent fit and is designed to make the most of what you have while minimizing the bit you don't want.

Please contact alexis(at)electradesigns(dot)net for details.

First time posting in this community, though I've been reading it for some time. I just won a Gold, Frankincense, and Beer in the chat party and I am SO excited to try it! I've heard it compared to root beer, but what else does it smell like?

Also, I received an order from Lush in the mail yesterday. I bought:

Snowcake
Mr. Butterball
Rock Star
Porridge
Cinders
So White
Gnome Name
Snow Showers Jelly
Heavenly Bodies
Fresh Farmacy
AOBS
The Comforter
Big Blue
Sunnyside
Large Snow Fairy (free)


Any ideas for cocktails with these products besides Cinders/So White and Big Blue/Sunnyside?

Price: $195


Shipping: $10 USA, $15 Canada, $20 International


Completion Time: 2-3 weeks


Colors: Black Satin base with your choice of 7 ribbon colors (peach, hot pink, wild berry, scarlet, kiwi, deep purple, turquoise). Turquoise and Kiwi come with black satin external bone casings. I am currently out of turquoise and kiwi satin fabric. You may prefer black satin bone casings with the other colors too. It's your choice. I will try to find kiwi and turquoise satin soon. I also have matching chinese brocades in some of these colors, which could be used to make bone casings if you prefer a pattern.

Available sizes: 20, 22, 24, 26 ( Read more... )

On my way home this afternoon, I saw a lady down the street with a small dog. I had to do a doubletake! She had the small dog's leash shortened to the point where the dog was actually having to walk on just his back legs!!! She even crossed the street pulling him along on his back legs!!

I would have said something, but (1) I don't speak Spanish and (2) in my wheelchair there's no way I could have caught up with her to give her a piece of my mind even if she wouldn't understand what I said.

I didn't use my "fluffernugget" icon, because this goes so far beyond being a fluffernugget; it's definitely in the WTF of spo's category.

Hey Everyone,

I was just curious to see if anyone works for an international Marriott property. I have 3 years of Marriott experience and am looking to gain experience in the front office at an international property. My experience has been in Night Audit positions, Front Desk, AYS, and Front Office Supervisor.

Senate tables Nelson's abortion amendment 54-45
The Hill Blog
By Michael O'Brien - 12/08/09 05:33 PM ET

Senators voted Tuesday afternoon to set aside a healthcare amendment that would have curbed federal support for abortion coverage.

Senators voted to table a measure from Sens. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Pa.) that would have banned the government from offering insurance plans in a national healthcare exchange that cover abortion.

The amendment, which needed 60 votes to pass and was not expected to be adopted, was tabled in a 54-45 vote.
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Price: $195


Shipping: $10 USA, $15 Canada, $20 International


Completion Time: 2-3 weeks
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Anyone know the answer to this question offhand?

If you have an LLC with, say, three partners, and you wanted the LLC to have equity held back for future partners or incentive plans for employees (or things like that), can you say, "each partner has a 25% equity stake and the company has a 25% equity stake for usage," or must you assign 100% to the partners and, instead, say, "Each partner has a 33% equity stake and will have to use their equity in any future offering?"

I can't seem to find a definitive answer.

Woo Hoo. Just made my order from the Forum party, I am glad I was able to snatch up some LE Fragrances, it looked like they were selling fast.

Has anyone used Randy Buttercream, want to believe or father frost? What did you think?

Snowcake Shower Gel
Honey I Washed the Kids Limited Edition Fragrance
Cinders Limited Edition Fragrance
Candy Cane
Star Melt
So White Limited Edition Fragrance
Randy Buttercream
Coconut
Imperialis
Snowfairy Solid Perfume
Want to Believe
Father Frost

I don't post much anymore, I don't have time for LJ like I used to.

Here are two quick snaps.

The one looking right at the camera is Runty McRunterson if ya'll remember her.


Here is Gretchen.

I've been looking at this community for a couple of months now, and haven't been able to figure this out:
Just how many of you wear a corset on a daily basis?
Because that's what I'm planning on doing, and I would like to have some people to talk to when I'm beginning the process. Actually, can anyone recommend any active tightlacing forums? Or even any other online/print resources on tightlacing? There's only so much research one can do online, but even then even my librarian fiance couldn't find too much information for me.

Dang but I forgot how addictive snakes can be! Didn't have a single one for like...seven years and now I have this insatiable crave for another one. 8B

I've decided it's time to bring a Ball Python back into my life. Don't get me wrong, Bowline is a little charmer but I love Ball Pythons. They're my favourite, hands down...but here's the thing. I've never actually gone out intending to aquire a snake. All my herps have been hand-me-down pets that other people bought and got tired of, or "damaged goods" like the Ball I had ages ago that were un-sellable and basically were pawned off on me due to me being a sucker for a critter in need. As such all my snakes have historically had "issues," like my little Milk Snake I have now. He's getting better but still has a long ways to go before he'll be hand-tame, if ever.

Ergo, I want some advice. I plan to attend the local herp expo next month and don't want to be an idiot. I've always drooled all over photos of Mojave-morph Balls, and definitely want a male. However, as I've never actually bought a snake, I don't know exactly what to ask. I know to inquire about if they've fed before and on what, and to inspect for parasites (my last Ball was totally infested with ticks and mites when I got the poor critter) and damage, but other than that, what should I be asking?

I highly doubt I'll find the Ball of my dreams at this expo, meaning I will likely end up ordering a snake off the internet. Any advice about that? I trust word of mouth (text in this case) over a lot of other things, so...in the (likely) event that I do not locate the perfect snake at the expo, does anyone have a breeder who ships whom they trust? I live in Michigan, it gets cold, I worry about the poor thing freezing before it arrives. :P

Thanks in advance to anyone who has advice, I really appreciate it. :)

*cough* also there's little Bowline, in the icon I used. He's so darn cute!

as you may know (since i've posted about it so darn much) i have been building a new "house" for my elongate tortoise, Klink.
i did end up using polyurethane to seal the interior, and have completed 2 coatings, so should be good to go. safety always first- the dogs and klink were taken to my work (pet hotel) to stay for a few days to ensure that everyone was out of my way and not exposed to any fumes. i wore a respirator.
klink, by the way, is very unhappy about being moved. i am trying to bribe him out of his grump with fresh mango...

now that it has had time to dry, how long do i need to allow it to continue to air out? the info on the back of the can was not helpful in this case.
also- should i wash it off first? sponge it down maybe?

any advise from someone who has used polyurethane for animal enclosures before would be greatly appreciated.
and i apologize for my numerous posting... i just want to make sure Klink is happy and safe (and that 40 gallon breeder tank he is in right now needs to go help a friend's snapping turtle who is in cramped conditions)
thank you!
:)

I had a question about other female's experiences with LUSH deodorants? I've totally fallen in love with Aromarant, though I was concerned it might not work in the summer, but I've found a different issue with it:

It...er...seems to stop working when "Aunt Flo" is in town. Am I crazy for thinking this? I swear it smells totally different on me right now, like I'm not wearing anything at all within an hour(yuck) where-as before I was left with a very clean scent. I'm also on antibiotics for my teeth right now, maybe that's affecting it, but I'm not sure.

If anyone else has had this same problem, do the other ones work? I'm looking at T'eo as it looks like it would be a much stronger blend.

I am 100% new to Lush because really, I've only ever ventured inside a Lush store once because the smell of the store is extremely overpowering for my sensitive nose and gives me a major headache. After watching/reading so many rave reviews on Lush products, I feel like I have to try some! I plan to make a little list of a couple items beforehand and be in and out of the store in no more than 10 minutes just because I can't stand the smell of all their products together.

I'm looking for some really lovely, relaxing bath stuff because I'll be flying home pretty much right after exams. What are some of your absolute favourite Lush products that do not contain any extra particles that would clog up jets. My dad probably wouldn't be pleased if I clogged up the jets in the bathtub the minute I got home :P

I've just extended my hamster cage with some Habitrail stuff I got from my Boyfriend. It now looks lke this:



Hamsteriffic seems very happy with her new cage but she won't go up and down the tubes. She's in the top part and will go into the horizontal part of the tubes but won't go down them.

How long does it normally take hamsters to get used to the tubes? She's only a dwarf hamster, so I understand it's a looong drop for her. But I wat her to be able to use all of her cage.

Hello Im your super friendly and silly (albeit a tad slow and clumsy) Publix cashier.

Now one thing I DO know for sure is WE DO NOT HAVE A PUBLIX MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT CARD

we have a uPromise card. Thats its, just because it says "save for college" on it doesn't mean ITS FOR YOUR KIDS COLLEGE, or yours. Its just for the schools. You have to sign up for this thing online and...Im really confused on why people still think its to save money for you. Also you save money by buying special uPromise marked things.

Let me show you a example that made me sort of angry

M = Me :D
C=Customer dude...guy
I= My bagger who barely works here and is still in HS


M: hey how ya doin today?
C: Im fine :O
M: You find everything okay?
C:..yeah...um...My wife has the upromise card can you somehow look up the number?
M:..um im not sure, I dont think you can (B_S on my part but my training NEVER mentioned that)
C: (now hes starting to look upset. Not really angry but a good mix of "baaaw ;__;" and "l:C hmm" like hes super confused.) Well I chose my things carefully...damn
M:(at this point Im thinking hes just upset he cant use it and save money for the schools or something) Im sorry sir....o_o...your total is $xx.xx.
C:*pays and looks more disgruntled* I could of saved 5 or 6 dollars...
M: *on the inside*..................D:< WTF?!?!?!?!kfl;skfl;akf OUR SAVINGS ARE FOR EVERYONE *on the outside*: have a great day c:
C: *walks off without saying a word looking upset*
I: he was angry o_o
M: um yeah he doesnt realise we DONT HAVE A SAVINGS/MEMBERSHIP CARD *RAGE*

b_s on my part for not mentioning but for 99% of the transaction I was confused and thought he just wanted to save money for school...or something. Plus his facial expression was priceless.

Edit: lots of people are confused and I guess this isn't a suck. I admit my mistake though, my apologies!

EDITEDIT: Totally my bad guys, I should of READ too. Honestly this is a 100% bad service now. I only listened to what my sister said and I should of read it myself! The next time I see the customer ill explain this to him.

and no, we cant look up your number D:

I work in my college library, circulation desk. Not sure how much this counts, since technically not customers, I'm not sure. Let me know if I should delete, but I needed to complain. ( Read more... )

The seeming influx of posts from bookstores reminded me of this one from a while back. (  I’d give you a teel;deer summary, but to this day I’m not sure what it was about. )

Quiet some time ago I posted an entry about a steam punk exhibition piece I had made, I've been meaning to post some pics of it on a body, so finally here we are:-

Quiet some time ago I posted an entry about a steam punk exhibition piece I had made, I've been meaning to post some pics of it on a body, so finally here we are:-

Our new kitty~! Thinking of naming her Hazel.

Well I went on Sunday....it was pretty slow but there was a ton of events going on in town (Las Vegas Marathon & The Great Santa Run to name a couple). I asked the guys that run geckodaddy.com how things were going and they said it was a pretty poor turn out =( Sadness.

However there were fantastic animals and amazing prizes! I had a strict budget due to christmas shopping so I got:

2 Cream Dalmation x Tiger Juvies
1 Harley Juvie
and some much need equipment (some of the stuff was 50% cheaper than in retail stores)

I don't have any pictures of them right now because I want one photo of each in their regular color and then when they are fired up.

I do have a few crappy cell phone pics of the expo under the cut

( Why did I forget my camera? )

Background: I work in a cheese shop. I do not have magical estimation senses. I get the other side of jadore_histoire ::headdesk::

Every holiday season, we give out coupons for our store brand brie. Said coupon entitles you to $1.00 off one-half pound of brie. Many customers have apparently forgotten their decimals, because I'm constantly being asked "How much of a pound is this?" while they're holding a .25 or .50 pound piece of cheese.

Now, we cut everything by hand, and as such, it's very rare that a piece is exactly a half-pound. Generally, the pieces are within an ounce either way; therefore, it's common and understandable to ask me if a .49 pound piece of cheese is close enough to count (yes). If you hand me a .53 pound piece of cheese and tell me to make it a half-pound exactly, you are a cheap, anal-retentive bastard whose cheese is going to be, oh how sad, slightly squished. And then I'm going to talk about you.

(It's not a price issue: the difference between .50 and .53 of cheese is about $.25)

( Cheesemonger's Choice: )

I was in the chemists this morning, waiting for my prescription when another lady came in. She told the assistant she'd left a prescription to be filled some time ago and forgotten about it and did they still have it?

The assistant went to look and was asking the other staff and the pharmacist about it and at some point it emerges that the lady had left her prescription to be filled in September!

As far as I know, doctors tend not to write prescriptions for the sheer fun of it, so presumably it was something she needed - seriously, who waits to collect a prescription for over two months?

(For non-UKians, those of us here who have to pay for presciptions pay a fixed charge of £7.20 (about $12) and if I understand correctly people on benefits don't have to pay at all, so it's unlikely to have been a cost issue. And yes, the lady got her meds.)

You're in the middle of a grocery store, in an aisle between fresh and prepackaged foods. You feel a coughing fit coming on. Where do you direct your coughs?

A) Into your arm, hand, or some kind of tissue,
B) Down the aisle, in the direction of other customers
C) Into the shelf of sealed, prepackaged goods,
D) Into the OPEN case and cart of unsealed deli meats.

To the fellow that answered D, I hate you so much. >:I

I could understand if someone got caught unawares and the first coughs went wherever they were facing, but this guy kept going until I asked him to back off so I could close the case door. He had no excuse.

One of our little girls!