Two Days In A Row Is A Bit Much

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I found that working at the boutique two days in a row is a little too much. I think the real killer was getting up at 6:30 am--something I'm not used to anymore. I also missed staying up late the night before. I worked the morning shift on Tuesday and the afternoon shift on Wednesday. Tuesday was a slow day and we were not that busy. I was alone in the store for most of the day with the owners just popping in to check on things. I would have 30 minutes of quiet and then a steady flow of customers. It was a nice pace and gave me time to straighten up displays and also take photos to post on our Facebook page. Wednesday, I worked alone all afternoon. We were fairly busy with customers all afternoon. I also had a few of the "weird" or "oddball" things that took up more time. For instance, I had a customer interested in one of the wreaths that one of our vendors make. I took the wreath done and there was no price tag. That is very unusual, but it happens. I tried calling the vendor and got no answer. I assumed she worked outside the home and sent her a text message along with a photo of th wreath with no price. This wreath was all the way at the top and I had to get the hanger stick to get it down. The hanger stick was over by the custom t-shirts and hanging on a Command clip with a couple of t-shirts. I took the hanger off and in the process the hanger falls along with the t-shirts to the floor. To make a long story short, the lady left the boutique before our vendor got back to me with the price. I put a note on the wreath and went to put it back on the wall with the hanger. Nope, I'm too short to get the wreath back on the hook. So I went to put the clip back up for the t-shirts. Nope, no more sticky on the back of the hook. So I put the t-shirts on rack and leaned the hanger up in the corner. I also had to send messages to vendor that customer left but would check back and another message to co-owner that normally checks in daily. I had several phone calls or in store incidents that needed messages and problems worked out. I also had a young lady that came in and needed help in choosing an outfit for a date in New Orleans. She was excited because she had never been before. We picked out a leopard skirt and a black top and she was headed to the dressing room when I told her there may be something on the 75% off clearance rack. I found a pair of black pleather pants in her size and she love them so put the skirt and top back and we found her a blouse on the clearance rack also. She was pleased with her outfit and also bought a lipstick from the batch that I had left on the counter to take photos of. We laughed because her lipstick ended up being the most expensive item. She told me she wants to come back and get more makeup and wants to come when I'm working. I gave her my business card to keep in touch with me. I love working in the boutique and making new friends and acquaintances. But I was on my feet all afternoon constantly between helping customers in the store, and putting clothing back up left in the dressing rooms. I'm not going to schedule any more days like that. It happened because one vendor had to go out of state, and I volunteered to take her shift. I don't mind helping out like that, but I won't be purposely scheduling like that again. I was a little bit tired today! Photo Credit: ©2022 Karen Gros, All rights reserved