The Wal Mart Journal:Remembering 12/12/04

Josephine96 · #141 Postby **Josephine96** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:32 pm

Thank you all.. Been a fun day so far.. Just relaxing at home for a bit.. Going to my brothers about 4.. before the hockey game

cajungal · #142 Postby **cajungal** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:45 pm

Wow. You work at Wal-mart and are off on a Saturday??? We get Saturdays at work by request only. Then, it is still no guarantee. I am lucky if I get 1 Saturday off every 3 months. Otherwise it is 9 hour shifts every single Saturday. Now, we can't have any Saturdays off at all for any reason at all until January. So, it is going to be 10-hour shifts every Saturday for the next 6 weeks.

Josephine96 · #143 Postby **Josephine96** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:29 pm

I requested the day off, and I got it.. :wink:

Plus my old days off when I pushed buggies were Saturday and Monday. I think I'm getting those back..

wxmann_91 · #144 Postby **wxmann_91** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:08 am

Happy Belated Birthday John. Glad you got your day off and that you enjoyed it to your fullest!

Josephine96 · #145 Postby **Josephine96** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:18 am

thank you.. It was indeed a fun day.. I enjoyed it.. :wink:

Forecaster Colby · #146 Postby **Forecaster Colby** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:23 am

Josephine96 wrote:Taylor fled the store and ran into a wooded area but was captured and detained by a Wal-Mart Loss Prevention officer...

Wow...Wal-Mart is serious about shoplifting, this guy beat out the police!

Josephine96 · #147 Postby **Josephine96** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:58 pm

I got 1 more gift today from coworkers. 1 of our bakery associates bought a carvel cake for me.. then wrote "Happy birthday" on it..

It was good.. and considering I kinda was depressed today. It became my comfort food..

Josephine96 · #148 Postby **Josephine96** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:31 pm

I thought I'd give you a rundown on what happened here today on "Blitz Day" AKA Black Friday

My Wal Mart: Arguably the 2 best deals were the $378 laptop comp. or a 23 inch TV for $88. Sales appeared to be disappointing at my store today. Some say because of a lack of merchandise, others argue that it was poorly planned. As of 6pm.. my store had made close to a 1/2 million $ today.. compared to last year when they made almost $800K.

817: Better known around here as the 192 store. Kissimmee police were called to the store 2x during the overnight due to unruly lines as customers waited for 5am blitz and the laptops. Word even has it that if KPD would have had a 3rd time being called out for ruckus they threatened to close the store.

5420: New store that just opened earlier this year. They lost power for 2 hours.

and finally the story that made national headlines. Maybe you heard, but at an Orlando Wal Mart. Fights and chaos broke out over the laptops. Reports even stated the laptops were being thrown into the air and it was 1st come, 1st serve.

Other than that.. I like working on Blitz day. it's very busy and I really get into the Christmas spirit pretty easy.

BTW: Monday.. I'm gonna do my X-Mas shopping.

Website · #149 Postby **Brent** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 12:21 am

Josephine96 wrote:Word even has it that if KPD would have had a 3rd time being called out for ruckus they threatened to close the store.

Oh now that WOULD have caused a ruckus...

:roflmao:

I saw on the Atlanta news where they had the same deals on Laptops at a Wal-Mart up there... 50 of them, and it was mass chaos.

azsnowman · #150 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 7:16 am

Sales at our SuperWallyWorld were VERY poor compared to last year too...........this years sales, $770K, compared to last years $1.4 million, Seriously, our GOOD friend who works there said sales were WAY down and a TON of merchandise left OVER. She said there was a LOT of people just no buyers :cry:

I believe almost ALL of the stores are going to show a HUGE drop in sales this year, let's face it, heating prices, gas prices, record home prices, record mortage payments, the cost of living PERIOD is at an all time high and wages have NOT kept up with inflation.

Dennis

Josephine96 · #151 Postby **Josephine96** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:55 am

Well.. Lets' just see.. Today's only November 26th.. we still have 29 shopping days

Josephine96 · #152 Postby **Josephine96** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:33 am

Some say I'm creative.. others say I have too much time on my hands.. others say both..

I present to you.. the 2005 Edition of the 12 Days of Christmas Wal Mart style.. at least from my eyes..

On the 1st day of Christmas.. my Wal Mart gave to me.. a Blitz day full of sales..

2nd day: 2 cashiers a scanning
3rd day: 3 credit cards a swiping
4th day: 4 new cashiers
5th day: 5 LAYAWAY ORDERS!

6th day: 6 Csm's a stressing
7th day: 7 calls for buggies
8th day: 8 unhappy returns
9th day: 9 blinking lights
10th day: 10 Christmas trees sold
11th day: 11 Christmas parties
12th day: 12 kids a screaming :lol:

#153 Postby **DaylilyDawn** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:22 am

True but cute!

Josephine96 · #154 Postby **Josephine96** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:12 am

Thank you

arkess7 · #155 Postby **arkess7** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:23 pm

Thats great!!!!! I like the 12 kids a screaming!!! :lol:

It's all so true though!!!!LOL!!!! :lol:

Josephine96 · #156 Postby **Josephine96** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:42 pm

LOL Thank you Arkess..

I'm even singing it to myself every night now while I'm in produce lol..

I'll also be performing it on Thursday during my stores' X-mas party..

The one everyone gets a kick out of is.. "6 Csm's a stressin"

My store managers fave is the refrain "5 LAYAWAY ORDERS!"

:lol:

Josephine96 · #157 Postby **Josephine96** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:03 am

Ok guys.. This is what went down today..

Shortly after 3pm ET.. A girl I work with was sitting outside on her break, and my boss also happened to be sitting out there..

Anyway.. My boss and her start talking.. Both of them allegedly raving about me left and right claiming how good I am of an associate and all that..

Here's the point of the story.. when the girl comes back in, she finds me and says "I need to talk to you".. and tells me.. "I had a talk with your boss and he said starting next Sunday your hours go from 10A-7p instead of 1p-10p" She told my boss about how I have trouble getting rides home on Sunday nights because the buses stop running earlier on Sundays..

Anyway.. I am happy but at the same time I'm a little po'd lol. Not because she cares. But because she didn't even tell me she was gonna talk to my boss. Allegedly it just "happened to come up in the convo when we were talking about you" {words my boss said}"

Is this just a case of a young lady or associate or whatever you wanna describe her as lol who cares about me and my potential safety, or is this a nosy associate sticking her nose in where it doesn't belong lol..

You guys tell me..

CajunMama · #158 Postby **CajunMama** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:34 am

Things do pop up in conversations, especially since they were talking about work. You didn't swear her to secrecy about the bus problems so you shouldn't be upset. I think what she did was nice and was trying to help you. I don't know how you can see it any other way.

Josephine96 · #159 Postby **Josephine96** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:29 am

You're right Cajun..

I just don't like when people stick their noses in my business.. Though she did it out of care and love this time..

I even told her.. I said "Normally, I'd start barking at you for jumping into my business lol.. but this time.. I'm gonna thank you for it.."

So starting 12/11.. I work 10-7 on Sundays instead of 1-10. I work 1-10 my regular Tues. Wed. Fri. and Sat. still :wink:

Josephine96 · #160 Postby **Josephine96** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:27 am

Thank God I had to take this call today., It made me laugh,,

Around 3pm ET.. I happened to be walking past the fitting room, a friend of mine working the phones happened to say "John, there's a call for produce, wanna take it..?"

so I did..

This lady insists to ask me if I have any sweet potatoes, then asks me why we have them priced so high {88 cents a lb.} then she insists to ask me if I can lower the price for her, and how many sweet potatoes would equal 2 pounds..

This lady then insists to ask me why we're being made to say "Happy Holidays" instead of Merry Christmas lol..

If I hadn't had this call today.. I probably would have killed somebody because my day was at times a day from hell lol..

She just kept asking me question after question and it began to almost make me laugh lol..

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