Black Friday

I slept and worked most of Thanksgiving break because I work the graveyard shift at Toys R Us as a seasonal job. Black Friday by far was the longest and busiest day of the week! This year, Toys R Us decided to get ahead of the financial curve by opening their doors at 10pm Thanksgiving Day. I had to work 8pm until 8am. So for two hours before the doors were open we had two meetings about what's our role when the shoppers come in, what your job and responsiblities and some pep talk as we prepare for the busiest day of the year. For the next  ten hours, I spend stocking shelves, reorganizing (major reorganizing...think about it when people wait in long lines they look at their merchandise and rethink their items and changed their minds and leave their items wherever they are...now multiply that by over 2,000 shoppers!), and helping customers. Personally, I didn't mind helping customers. I actually like helping them when they do find their items that they want to buy. But sometimes when you tell a customer that we're compeletely sold out of this or that items, most are nice about it and say "Awww man!" Others, are a little mean but I think they were just frustrated.

Honestly, who is crazy enought to stand in line for Toys R Us at 5pm standing in a quarter mile long line. Shopping like crazy and trying to grab all the best deals only to stand in line for another 2 hours! Phff! I'm a type of person that likes to sleep. I would just skip Black Friday early morning deals and just shop in the afternoons. When I do go Christmas shopping, it's usually for clothes so I usually request a giftcard because clothes are waaaaay cheaper after Christmas. Everything is on clearance and they're trying to get rid of their items or overstock items to make way for the new year.

Oh and a tip for all of you: if you're shopping and decide that you don't want an item anymore...PLEASE put it back where it belongs. It makes the workers' lives easier. Honestly...