9th Awesome of Christmas

the next (former- i promise they are not all related to meijer) awesome: kicking people out of the store. Christmas eve was the only time i ever

enjoyed not only being there, but being there at night. Because at 6:30, you could start trying to herd people like cattle toward the check-outsat 7 you could just flat out tell them to leave. It was the one time I could be myself and not have a chance of getting fired, as if meijer wasever going to fire me..but whateva.

i distinctly remember one year this guy refused to leave, we literally had to threaten to call the police. this guy was like "i aint leavin' cause i don't celebrate christmas and i need stuff". now, i'm guessing by i don't celebrate christmas he meant i celebrate kwanza if that gives you an idea of what was going on. this guy was trying to wreck havoc on our easy-listening parade!! we were furious. i mean, they don't turn that junky santa baby off until all the "guests" leave. and honestly..calling them guests..a guest is someone i would have to my house. a person who throws old coupons all over the place, leaves their trash all over the shelves and climbs on things is NOT someone i would have to my house..therefore, the word "guest" was being used a little too liberally for me.

my last christmas at meijer was beautiful. the acting store manager wouldn't make the announcement that the store was closing, and i was annoyed
because there was a mob of people coming in the door and it was like 6:45. so, as he walks by i say "are you going to announce that we are closing?" and he is like "why? they'll leave.." Appalled I say "you have worked here longer than i have been alive, now you KNOW they aren't going to leave unless you tell them to go." to spite me he replies "then you make the announcement". And I did....and it was magical. i put my friendly voice on and announced that we would be closing at 7. then, i began the countdown till i could be rude. the night i was permitted to say "you need to leave, because i have a family and i don't like you" was the most beautiful night of my life...memories, le sigh.

oh..and i don't promise multiple postings a day every day..so don't get used to it..just savor the moments