Ho Ho Ho! Yes, it's the holiday (Christmas) season.
Anyone shopped Black Friday? How about working it. For the first time, I worked Black Friday. The store opened at 5:30 AM. I was there at 5:15. Ugh. That meant getting up around 4:00. Double ugh. I managed it though. And worked through a 10 hour day. Wow! What an eye-opener!
I've never shopped on Black Friday, and now I know why. Chaos! I got to work and there were actually people waiting for the store to open! O.M.G!!! Are they insane??? But they did get the goods. By 10:00 AM, we were sold out of many of the more popular sale items. And, trust me, people were still expecting to get them around 3:00 PM. Whoops! Sorry, but you are too late!
The store wasn't insanely busy the entire time I was there, but when one customer came in, it seemed like 15 followed. For the most part, the day was very busy. Since I am a seasonal employee, commission is not important to me. So, I mainly ran between the checkout counter and the storeroom getting stock for the customers.
Whew! By the end of my shift my feet were killing me!
So, now I know why I never went shopping on Black Friday, and now I know I will never go shopping on Black Friday! Let us see how December 26th will fare before I pass judgement on that day!
Happy Shopping!
