tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post739187624312394755..comments2023-10-28T04:58:22.246-04:00Comments on Crystal Coast Gardener: Bookstore Chronicles: Countdown to Xmas #1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-67628800138568935612010-12-06T01:00:04.109-05:002010-12-06T01:00:04.109-05:00I can hardly bring myself to even *go* shopping th...I can hardly bring myself to even *go* shopping this time of year. Thankfully, hubby, being tall and broad-shouldered [at least I think that's why!] doesn't seem to mind all the weirdos and madness - so, of course, he does do all the shopping for the rellies.<br /><br />BTW, the photo of your co-worker with the gloves really *does* say it all. :)<br /><br />Hang in there!Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-2791153692006208222010-12-04T13:29:13.981-05:002010-12-04T13:29:13.981-05:00Ok. LMAO. So, here's my theory, or one I'v...Ok. LMAO. So, here's my theory, or one I've heard. If you masturbate a lot you look younger. So, maybe that colored guy should go to a publich restroom and get cracking. My god!Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-67907243119753088032010-12-04T09:16:24.872-05:002010-12-04T09:16:24.872-05:00Clare: Nah, I'm sure I just make it seem that ...Clare: Nah, I'm sure I just make it seem that way lol. My view on the store is 'Even when I hate this place, I love this place.' The older I get, the more important being myself is. More than money. I got paid way more at my last job, but I strongly disliked my last job.<br /><br />Liza: Thank you! :) I'm already feeling a bit better, now it's just a dry cough mostly.<br /><br />Liz: We used to have a big Marks & Spencer in one of the malls in Edmonton. My mum loved the place, especially the imported food she could get in there. And I can proudly say she has never peed herself in the store :)<br /><br />Laura: Yeah, I just don't get it either. I think people that live in a country built on escaping persecution and intolerance should be just a wee bit more accepting of the differences of others. But then I'm Canadian. If I say that kind of stuff here, I suddenly hear mutterings of 'Socialist' under people's breaths.<br /><br />Kris: There's so much hand sanitizer being used at the store, that the alcohol smell haunts my dreams at night. And everyone keeps saying I should write a book lol. I may do that one day... :)<br /><br />Turling: No merchandise in the bathrooms! Damn kids...Kynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-12380067845523668272010-12-03T14:38:25.167-05:002010-12-03T14:38:25.167-05:0021 more shopping days. Hang in there. Now, I nee...21 more shopping days. Hang in there. Now, I need to use the facilities, as I've spilled something on my white jeans. Where is that book....Turlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466952089423973036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-17470915425407622832010-12-03T07:35:36.968-05:002010-12-03T07:35:36.968-05:00ROFLMAO! Lordy! Honestly, Kyna, you should be wr...ROFLMAO! Lordy! Honestly, Kyna, you should be writing all these down and then write a book "The customer ISN'T always right. But they ARE CRAZYSTUPID". You'd make a bundle. Or you could just pass the book out (like religious tracts) to anyone who needs a wakeup call. All I can say is, get well quick and keep the super big bottles of Germ-X on hand. ickKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-17713717027355061582010-12-02T19:02:11.779-05:002010-12-02T19:02:11.779-05:00Reading your post reminds me of what I'm not m...Reading your post reminds me of what I'm not missing! Retail at Christmas is crazy! Now that I'm on the outside looking in, I do my best to avoid the malls at Christmas, lest I be sucked back in! <br /><br />I got into a merry christmas vs happy holiday battle with someone I know on FB the other day. It is amazing how intolerant some people can be. The bigotry that comes out of one's mouth all while 'defending' their faith is dumbfounding! For me it boils down to the fact that they are insulting someone and getting mad because someone had the audacity to wish them well! Who cares if they say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas? They aren't being malicious! How are they supposed to guess everyones faith as they come through their till. People like that are showing the limited depth of their faith, as it's a very unchristian thing to do! /end rant.<br /><br />As for the lady at the grocery store. H-o-l-y shit! That some crazy packaged inside of crazy there!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152576863110442101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-70821276351066768082010-12-02T18:01:16.058-05:002010-12-02T18:01:16.058-05:00Hey Kyna,
Not being racist or anything :P... Ooop...Hey Kyna,<br /><br />Not being racist or anything :P... Ooops<br /><br />Wanking in book shops, what is the world coming to??... oh my lordy.<br /><br />My boyfriend works in a large chain called 'Marks and Spencer' you may or may not have heard of it. Otherwise known as M&S or Marks and Sparks... He has to deal with old ladies pooing or peeing themselves, even people dying... But never wanking! Jesus.<br /><br />Have to agree with your comment that these days there's no excuse at all for ignorance like that cashier saying she can't tell age of coloured people. All I can assume is these people are surviving on the one braincell.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-8215403589093713102010-12-02T17:08:09.983-05:002010-12-02T17:08:09.983-05:00I hope you feel better soon!I hope you feel better soon!Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-69065231831376308472010-12-02T13:31:57.679-05:002010-12-02T13:31:57.679-05:00I swear, and well I do swear a lot, but sometimes ...I swear, and well I do swear a lot, but sometimes I think you have the least dull, most entertaining, exasperating, and enlightening job in the world :P And yes, the world is full of idiots. Sometimes I'm convinced that I'm going to turn into some mountain-dwelling hermit just so I can avoid most of them...although I think they should hide instead of me. Thanks for the Are You Being Served clip, I grew up on that show, and still love it! ;)Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-79008409498330792182010-12-02T12:21:51.039-05:002010-12-02T12:21:51.039-05:00Marguerite: I probably would have thought it was m...Marguerite: I probably would have thought it was more hilarious if the book wasn't located right next to where I stand most of the day. I have to hear exclamations of, 'OH. MY. GOD. Come here and take a look at this, I can't believe they sell something like this!!' all freakin day long. <br /><br />The 'Fart Book' is worse. That one plays different fart noises when you press different buttons on it. I really wish something large and heavy and damaging would crush those books. Mechanical fart noise after mechanical fart noise.<br /><br />Melissa: Well, the women who were upset because we weren't setting an example of what Christmas is all about....that's ridiculous. They were in there buying toys. Buying toys is super-Christian? I'm pretty educated and grew up Catholic, but I don't remember that anywhere in the 'real' story of Christmas. Bet they have a Christmas tree. Nothing says Jesus like a twinkling Douglas Fir.<br /><br />IG: I can't believe how much snow you guys are getting. I've seen pictures on people's blogs and on Facebook...crazy. <br /><br />Lucky Mrs.IG! Lucky for both for being able to miss the start of crazy Christmas shopping and for the fact that she gets a little more rest from helping you out of yet another inevitable cock-up. She'll probably come home and find you naked and wet on the kitchen floor with a bump on your head...oh, wait. That was last month.Kynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-46559324026162573432010-12-02T12:06:28.890-05:002010-12-02T12:06:28.890-05:00I'm not a racist or anything, but I have absol...I'm not a racist or anything, but I have absolutely no intention of going anywhere near a shop (apart from a beer and food shop) until this whole Christmas thing and the following New Year sales are well and truly over.<br /><br />As for wanking in a bookstore, that's outrageous. Why don't people stay at home and wank, and buy their books from Amazon?<br /><br />Mrs IG has missed the start of the December madness, as she's currently stranded in Manchester. The weather up there is fine, but here we've been twatted with snow, and there's no point in her driving back as she won't be able to do the last 50 miles!The Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345021580985320660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-26947472520961193672010-12-02T11:36:26.268-05:002010-12-02T11:36:26.268-05:00wow! I learned a lot from you this morning. Great...wow! I learned a lot from you this morning. Great post! <br /><br />And I agree, there was no excuse for the cashier's racist comment. idiot. But there's also no excuse for the "christian" customers to be such assholes, either. Really?!? Happy Holidays pissed them off? Get a real God. <br /><br />I haven't been fortunate enough to see any crazies yet, but also haven't even started my "holiday" shopping! <br /><br />That's right! I said it!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253555059755669254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-33142497609738652502010-12-02T11:13:15.741-05:002010-12-02T11:13:15.741-05:00Now I'm trying to think of who I could buy tha...Now I'm trying to think of who I could buy that 'Penis Pokey Book' for! good times.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-7827909940866111562010-12-02T11:03:48.406-05:002010-12-02T11:03:48.406-05:00Lmao
:)Lmao<br /><br />:)Prairie Chicken...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06669918949264861271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-10772156484674637612010-12-02T10:13:20.423-05:002010-12-02T10:13:20.423-05:00The guy in the grocery store did respond with a fo...The guy in the grocery store did respond with a forced smile (looked more like a grimace) and a curt thank you. When he looked at me after Diarrhea Mouth said that, he sort of had a 'Not even worth it' look in his eye. I'm sure the girl's parents talk like that. Not like it's any excuse. <br /><br />After I got home I told Chuck all about it, and he said, 'Well that's probably how she grew up and all she knows'. I argued that with tv, and internet, and books and all the media we have today, there's no excuse for not 'knowing' that what she said was fucked up. Not so much what she said, but how she said it. And like I said, any sentence that starts with, 'I'm not trying to be stereotypical or anything...' or 'I'm not racist or anything, but...' is bad news.Kynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674336400331431860.post-88820564769973862132010-12-02T09:59:14.911-05:002010-12-02T09:59:14.911-05:00Although I realise I get to miss out on some funny...Although I realise I get to miss out on some funny sights, I am SO glad I don't work in retail anymore, especially with the lack of patience I have with fuckwits these days, let alone masturbating ones. I think you have a book in the making with all your anecdotes!<br /><br />Did the guy respond to the cashier twat in the grocery store? I'd have been (and am) hopping mad at her ignorance.Bubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352255530335299560noreply@blogger.com