Filed under: Daily | Tags: Boxing day, Christmas, Eaton's center, Sale, Shopping, Toronto
I don’t know why I volunteered to work on boxing day, I must have been outside my mind! Since the store that I normally work at wasn’t open for boxing day, I got shipped off to Eaton’s centre. I already sensed trouble when I got hustled onto the subway on my way to work. It was COMPLETE chaos at Eaton’s, I wish that I had taken pictures or something. Anyway, here is a standout convo from today:
Young asian lady wearing heavy make up and a gold vinyl trench coat: *holding 20 different items*
Me: Hi there! Did you know about our sale today?
Lady: NOOOOO, tell me about it (can barely speak English)
Me: Well, just to let you know, you get an additional 25% off all sale merchandise (yeah I know, seriously BIG SHIT)
Lady: OOOOOOOH REALLY? MY HUSBAND WILL BE SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT! DID YOU HEAR THAT HONEY? *looks over to a suspicious old white man surrounded by shopping bags with book in hand leaning at the entrance of the store*
Husband: *nod but does not look up from exciting sci fi reading material*
Lady: “HONEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS SKIRT?”
Husband: *glance* “Uh huh”
Lady: EXCUSE ME, can you help me find that red top? My husband loves it! *points to mannequin* I need it in a small, THANKS!
Me: *retrieves top for lady in 10 seconds*
Lady: “OMG YOU KNOW MY SIZE! YOU’RE SO SWEET!”
Me: “Uh huh…”
Lady: “Honey, she found the top! LOOK, look!” *prances around*
Husband: *does not look up*
All sorts of crazies on boxing day…
