To all my fellow Black Friday retail workers..... - The DIS Discussion Forums

Kteacher · 11-27-2009, 01:32 AM

....may your shift go quickly and smoothly with no threats to your physical or mental well being!

It's 1:30 a.m., and I'm leaving for work in about 20 minutes

I'm done at noon, and I hope to be back in bed in my jammies by 12:30

Tinker-tude · 11-27-2009, 01:37 AM

Having been there and done that years ago, I wish you all the best! May the crowds not be too irritable, and may you get all the potty breaks you need.

disneyfienddan · 11-27-2009, 01:46 AM

I am working from 5am till 9am as a temp at the Disney Store. I love knowing i will be sharing the magic, but not ready for the crowds of people. Really wondered how my wife, who is a CM, got me into this. Gotta keep moving forward.

MonkeyDishwasher · 11-27-2009, 03:11 AM

Good luck, guys! You are stronger people than I....

JodyLynC · 11-27-2009, 07:34 AM

stacy347 · 11-27-2009, 08:33 AM

I'm heading in shortly (I ended up with a mid-shift instead of 5 am) ~ so at least I don't have to be there for the mad rush. Hopefully it will fly by because I'm exhausted from yesterday. Good luck to the rest of you!

happygirl · 11-27-2009, 08:35 AM

I wish you guys the best. I know how stressful and nerve racking it can be

OK! · 11-27-2009, 10:50 AM

I worked as a seasonal employee at Bath & Body Works a few years ago, so I know how stressful and frenzied today can be. Here's hoping that you all have nice, patient crowds and plenty of stock available in the back room so no one will have to deal with a customer screaming about lack of inventory!

John VN · 11-27-2009, 11:14 AM

Good luck to all.

I got DW off at 3:20 today for her 4:00 start time. Her store did not open until 5:00 and they really did not expect too much that early from past experiences. Well, I got a phone call when she had her 9:30 lunch and WRONG!

She was the only one on a register when the doors opened and some of the people who she thought were on line outside the store for the new Best Buy next door were there for her store. Jammed right away and the stockers had to be called for registers so things disappeared from shelves until more employees showed up.

She has decided to chill out after her shift is over and to stick around to enjoy the Olive Garden lasagna and salad they have coming in for the workers.

Shutterbug · 11-27-2009, 11:18 AM

I would have to say out of all the past BF's I have shopped on, today's had the most friendliest and helpful sales clerks of all

At Home Depot the same clerk asked me 3 times if I needed help finding anything all within a 10 min time span!

Also at Sears too they were great there too which I was surprised cause I knew they were open since 4am..lol

wdwgirl03 · 11-27-2009, 11:26 AM

Amen to that! Working 2-6...I hope I survive.

NatashaDisneyCM · 11-27-2009, 12:37 PM

I went into work last night for 10:30 pm, and after seeing fighting in the toys r us, I spent the last 8 hours checking people that got the sales! there was a few here or there, but I made it out ok, not sure how! but in a lot of pain!!! got home at 8:30 this morning!!

java · 11-27-2009, 02:07 PM

I was a polite shopper until I got salesgirl from HELL! She obviously was not having a good day(it was in Vera Bradley) I asked if the retired colors online were being honored in store- to which she replied "Uh Yeah don't we always" Well miss b I don't work here so I wouldn't know. Then when I asked about a particular color that I had seen retired online she said "No that one is NOT retired" I said "are you sure?" "YES I AM SURE I WORK HERE"
So I blackberried the website to double check-- checked out and mentioned to the manager that Ms. B was ill informed on the product specifics.

I then heard Ms. B say to manager "How is that my fault? Nobody told me it was the color that was being retired."
To which the manager said "Perhaps then you should reply to a customer with an I'm not sure vs. NO IT'S NOT"

So despite that black spot on an otherwise delightful shopping day- Thank you to all the retail workers that had to deal with the crowds.

kafitty · 11-27-2009, 02:28 PM

i'm a vendor for a big box hardware store with pretty flexible hours, and i'm not going neaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar work...and my boss hasn't called me yet, so that's a good sign!

(i do still have to wait tables tonight though. d'oh!

)

monarchsfan16 · 11-27-2009, 04:07 PM

This was my 4th Black Friday working, and today by far had the friendliest, most patient customers I have encountered. I'm scared to death of tomorrow (same sale), because no customers yelled at me today. I figure that luck will come back to bite me. I lucked out with my shift hours; we opened at 5, and I didn't have to be there until 6. We were definitely busy, but things weren't out of hand.
That being said, the shoppers were out of control when driving. The mall parking lot is normally horrific, but today won, hands down. What's scary is that everyone was in a rush, yet by that hour, they'd missed the big Sears and Best Buy deals, and everything else will be there for awhile.

11-27-2009, 01:32 AM	#1
Kteacher Not your average kindergarten teacher Judge Judy stole my iced tea! REALLY good at keeping secrets Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Ma Posts: 5,196	To all my fellow Black Friday retail workers..... ....may your shift go quickly and smoothly with no threats to your physical or mental well being! It's 1:30 a.m., and I'm leaving for work in about 20 minutes I'm done at noon, and I hope to be back in bed in my jammies by 12:30 __________________ DXL '99, DXL '01, CR '02, CR '03, CR '04, CR '05, Poly '06 CR '06, CR '07, Poly '08,Poly June '09, Poly Oct. '09,Poly '10

11-27-2009, 01:37 AM	#2
Tinker-tude Proud Redhead! I need to vacate the couch and get to bed Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbus, Mississippi Posts: 755	Having been there and done that years ago, I wish you all the best! May the crowds not be too irritable, and may you get all the potty breaks you need. __________________ Whoever loveth me loveth my hound - Thomas More DH Moi DS8 DS4 (\__/) (='.'=) (USO) (")_(")

11-27-2009, 01:46 AM	#3
disneyfienddan Earning My Ears Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgetown, KY Posts: 12	I am working from 5am till 9am as a temp at the Disney Store. I love knowing i will be sharing the magic, but not ready for the crowds of people. Really wondered how my wife, who is a CM, got me into this. Gotta keep moving forward. __________________ Me(31), dw(disneycrazykaty), ds(2), dd(1), and #3(2/15/2010)

11-27-2009, 07:34 AM	#5
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11-27-2009, 08:33 AM	#6
stacy347 I carried a watermelon? Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,764	I'm heading in shortly (I ended up with a mid-shift instead of 5 am) ~ so at least I don't have to be there for the mad rush. Hopefully it will fly by because I'm exhausted from yesterday. Good luck to the rest of you! __________________ May 2010 Ultimate Budget Trip PTR ~ yes, you can have fun at WDW without breaking the bank! August 13-18, 2006 ASMo ~ Free Dining was awesome! June 15-21, 2007 ASMu April 6, 2008 HSM on Ice Mom, DD16, DD15, DD12 and DD11 heading to WDW again May 15th!!

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11-27-2009, 03:11 AM	#4
MonkeyDishwasher Yes!!! I got the first non-topic starter post! Do I get a medal or something? Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 377	Good luck, guys! You are stronger people than I....

11-27-2009, 08:35 AM	#7
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11-27-2009, 10:50 AM	#8
OK! Dreams in Moral of the story: generic rum = bad that was my holy grail of the whole sale! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO / Windermere, FL Posts: 6,576	I worked as a seasonal employee at Bath & Body Works a few years ago, so I know how stressful and frenzied today can be. Here's hoping that you all have nice, patient crowds and plenty of stock available in the back room so no one will have to deal with a customer screaming about lack of inventory! __________________ Disneyland: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, Oct. 1990, Jan. 1996 WDW: 1979, 1982, 1985, Nov. 1987, Aug. 1991 (Doubletree), May 1995 (Doubletree), Oct. 1997 (Dixie Landings), Nov. 2001 (Port Orleans Riverside), Dec. 2002 (Dolphin), Dec. 2004 (Port Orleans Riverside), Jan. 2006 (Beach Club Villas), Aug. 2006 (VWL/BCV), Dec. 2006 (BCV/BWV), Jan. 2008 (BCV): ½ Marathon trip!, May 2008 (BCV): graduation trip!, Dec. 2008 (BCV), Jan. 2009 (BCV): ½ Marathon trip!, May 2009: quickie weekend, Jan. 2010 (BWV): ½ Marathon trip! Facebook

11-27-2009, 11:14 AM	#9
John VN DIS Cast Member N.Y. Style CHEESECAKE RULES! Old Paramus Boy Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fl Posts: 2,426	Good luck to all. I got DW off at 3:20 today for her 4:00 start time. Her store did not open until 5:00 and they really did not expect too much that early from past experiences. Well, I got a phone call when she had her 9:30 lunch and WRONG! She was the only one on a register when the doors opened and some of the people who she thought were on line outside the store for the new Best Buy next door were there for her store. Jammed right away and the stockers had to be called for registers so things disappeared from shelves until more employees showed up. She has decided to chill out after her shift is over and to stick around to enjoy the Olive Garden lasagna and salad they have coming in for the workers.

11-27-2009, 11:18 AM	#10
Shutterbug Baba Ganoush is my hero No parking baby, No parking on the dance floor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 3,756	I would have to say out of all the past BF's I have shopped on, today's had the most friendliest and helpful sales clerks of all At Home Depot the same clerk asked me 3 times if I needed help finding anything all within a 10 min time span! Also at Sears too they were great there too which I was surprised cause I knew they were open since 4am..lol __________________ Nation Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

11-27-2009, 11:26 AM	#11
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11-27-2009, 12:37 PM	#12
NatashaDisneyCM Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 411	I went into work last night for 10:30 pm, and after seeing fighting in the toys r us, I spent the last 8 hours checking people that got the sales! there was a few here or there, but I made it out ok, not sure how! but in a lot of pain!!! got home at 8:30 this morning!!

11-27-2009, 02:07 PM	#13
java I am embracing the Turkey Butt We have the mentally insane lab and the incredibly flatulent Bulldog I'm the mean wife Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 14,425	I was a polite shopper until I got salesgirl from HELL! She obviously was not having a good day(it was in Vera Bradley) I asked if the retired colors online were being honored in store- to which she replied "Uh Yeah don't we always" Well miss b I don't work here so I wouldn't know. Then when I asked about a particular color that I had seen retired online she said "No that one is NOT retired" I said "are you sure?" "YES I AM SURE I WORK HERE" So I blackberried the website to double check-- checked out and mentioned to the manager that Ms. B was ill informed on the product specifics. I then heard Ms. B say to manager "How is that my fault? Nobody told me it was the color that was being retired." To which the manager said "Perhaps then you should reply to a customer with an I'm not sure vs. NO IT'S NOT" So despite that black spot on an otherwise delightful shopping day- Thank you to all the retail workers that had to deal with the crowds.

11-27-2009, 02:28 PM	#14
kafitty yep, that almost sent snot flying out of my nose Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 858	i'm a vendor for a big box hardware store with pretty flexible hours, and i'm not going neaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar work...and my boss hasn't called me yet, so that's a good sign! (i do still have to wait tables tonight though. d'oh! ) __________________ Kait S. [ fbk ] [ tumblr ] [new blog! fatCheerleader ] "I believe in naps." The right to free speech does not imply the right to be taken seriously. That depends on what is said. - Hubert Humphrey

11-27-2009, 04:07 PM	#15
monarchsfan16 Holy smokes, the DIS is a big place! Was recognized as a New Englander in Yellowstone because I exclaimed wicked awesome as Old Faithful erupted Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NH Posts: 5,302	This was my 4th Black Friday working, and today by far had the friendliest, most patient customers I have encountered. I'm scared to death of tomorrow (same sale), because no customers yelled at me today. I figure that luck will come back to bite me. I lucked out with my shift hours; we opened at 5, and I didn't have to be there until 6. We were definitely busy, but things weren't out of hand. That being said, the shoppers were out of control when driving. The mall parking lot is normally horrific, but today won, hands down. What's scary is that everyone was in a rush, yet by that hour, they'd missed the big Sears and Best Buy deals, and everything else will be there for awhile. __________________ ~Heather

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