Tuesday, November 29

Lauren, there are idiots on line 1 and 2 for you

Sunday at work i got to deal with all the fun people on the phone. First there was the nice lady at DHL. When we have a big pick up we are supposed to call in a warning so that the delivery guy has room on his truck and brings his little cart and all that fun stuff. So I call it in and the conversation very quickly turned into a scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. All she needed to do was contact the guy and tell him. 15minutes later I am still on the phone. "no, i don't need to schedule a pick up, we are a regular pick up. The guy comes everyday between 3.30 and 4. His name is Brandon, average height, bit of a smart ass. I need you to send him a message that we have a big pick up." "so you want a 4pm pick up?" "no. we have a pick up. as i said it happens at the same time everyday. but tomorrow we have a big pick up." "does the delivery guy know this?" "thats what i need you to relate to him." "look, just stay here and make sure he doesn't leave this room until i come and get him" "ok, make sure he doesn't leave until you or anyone else comes to get him"
The other fun one involved a muff.
Me: Ann Taylor Cherry Creek this is Lauren
Lady: I was wondering if you could put a muff on hold for me
M: We actually don't carry muffs
L: yes you do.
M: um...no...
L: yes, they are on sale for like $29.99
M: no, we don't have any
L: I'm sure you do. You have them!
M: no, we don't
L: do you know what a muff is?
M: yes, i had a bright pink one that matched my pink faux fur coat when i was 4.
L: so you know you put your hands in it to keep them warm.
M: yes. but we still don't have them.
L: well a woman on south broadway told me you did and that they were on sale!
M: well...we don't.
L: but she said you did!
M: nope.
L: are you sure? how can you be sure you don't?
M: well, I am incharge of stock so i unpack every item in the store. we don't have any.
L: ...maybe she said Loft had them. Does the Ann Taylor Loft store have them?
M: no idea.

And today while on the phone with our big carrier trying to find out if our shipment would be arriving or not:
"oh, well if they didn't deliver it yesterday because of the blizzard, i bet weather is the reason it's not there yet." yes thank you for that. Did you think of that all by yourself?

people are amazing

Monday, November 7

This Is A Safe Place.

Why I love the people I work with.
Hazel: Did we ever decide if Sergio is gay or not?
Opal: oh, he's gay. I just don't think he knows it yet.
Hazel: yeah but he is in love with Lauren...
Opal: Yeah, but Lauren has one of those safe trusting faces. She's a safehouse!

what?

Tuesday, November 1

Moving Day

Today i moved into my new apartment. It's so cute. I'm not going to lie, a few chairs would go a long way and a rug would really tie the room together, but that is for another day. Right now I am still playing with the awesome old school milk delivery cubby, and everyone in the neighborhoods wireless internet connection (in the words of the Onion "Sucker next door actually paying for wireless internet"). Everything is unpacked and looking good. I even managed to find the time to vote, go to school and make a trip out to target, where i managed to control myself...more or less.
As if all that wasn't enough, I opened an email from a friend of my family tonight to find an offer of a free coat. A free bad ass coat!
oh sweet!
check that baby out! damn!


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