Today was the day after Thanksgiving, a day well known here in the States, as well as other countries, as “Black Friday”, traditionally the day that the holiday season properly begins. While this traditional identity is a complete load, with seasonal items and music being present as early as late October in some situations, this …
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SNES Classic Pre-Orders Are Being Mysteriously Cancelled
In another peculiar bit of SNES Classic Edition news, apparently pre-orders are getting cancelled again. This time, however, these are legitimate pre-orders and not the obviously premature ones that Walmart had opened up a few months ago. Originally I was made aware of the fact that pre-orders from Hawaii were getting cancelled at oddly high …
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The Worst Person I’ve Ever Worked With – Part 2
It’s been quite a few months since I wrote the first part of this small article series. Never intended to make it take so long, but I got caught up in many other things and honestly, for a while, forgot about the events of last year. Now, however, is as good a time as any …
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GameStop “Circle of Life” Horror Stories
Back on the subject of everyone’s favourite video game store, GameStop, and their insane Circle of Life program, Rich of Review Tech USA put up a video the other day where he shares a few stories from current and former GameStop employess (at least, self reputed employees but there is no reason not to trust …
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Last Minute Shoppers
It never ceases to amaze me how many people decide the days right before an event are the optimum time to purcahse gifts and other items for that event. These same people are then amazed when the stores are out of stock of items, and quickly complain about lines being backed up and everything taking …
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“But It Won’t Make It Here Before Christmas”
It’s coming down to the wire for the holiday season, and one thing that is invariably going to happen, and has already been happening day in, day in, the past few months is items being out of stock in stores. This is just how it works, and, amazingly, some people just don’t seem to grasp …
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I Survived Black Friday – Some Commentary And Thoughts
It’s been a hell of a couple of days. As I always mention on these posts, my “normal” job is retail work, specializing in a retail sector that includes gaming and electronics, among other things, and as you probably know, this past Friday was the most horrible day of the year for retail workers: Black …
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How To Not Be A Jerk This BlackFriday And Holiday Season
In case you’ve been living under a rock, it’s about to be the single worst day of the year in the retail world, a phenomina known as “Black Friday”, an after Thanksgiving day (in the US, anyway) mega-sale that virtually all stores have in the hopes of gaining as much business as possible. This holdover …
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The Worst Person I’ve Ever Worked With – Part 1
As I make known enough for what it’s worth, my “day job” is in retail. Now, I do like what I do, but like any job it invariably has it’s less desirable moments. I sometimes share those, for what they are worth in either an educational sense, or just out of curiosity, for those who …
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How to avoid Retail Hell
It’s the holiday season, and you know what that means: Stores are packed beyond belief, sale after sale is driving to take your money, and that one item you really want is impossible to find. It’s also the absolute worst time in a retail workers life. It might not be for the exact reasons you …
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