Okay here's my story......
went in and met the asst manager- went to school with him- he told me to set upwhere ever I want- I took the sunscreen display!
Set up near a guy demoing 'avena' lotions- he had a pin on- that was it, and normal clothing- he had a very thick british accent- couldnt get what company he worked for- but they pay $54.00 for a 6 hour event, they call him with the events he can have, and he does not have taxes taken out. He also breaks down his display at 3:00 and 'shops' for the last hour??? Whatever LOL
I didnt count my splashers either- I didnt see a part on the phone call to put that in anyway- it asked how many of the product was demo'd I put 6 for the 6 coppertones- really I couldnt tell you how many coppertones were sold- I counted 200 when I started, and 180 when I left- but I also missed another display I found on my way out- with who knows how many more.
What a boring event- holy crap, nobody sprayed the bottles- NOBODY....I was passing out stickers and tatoo's to the kids- offering the splashers- most people who wanted them wanted smaller than the 3-4 size- course I didnt have those..
I was giving them out in multiple at the end- and at 345 gave the box of the 6 testers and the left over splashers and dropped them off at the customer service desk when the manager signed my paper.
I printed 15 of the coupons- put them on the shelves with the product- and I think when I left 14 were still there...
Can I say again, what a boring event?
Okay- now for what I saw. Promo lady with a sunflower name tag- eating the product she was demoing- nasty....guy with the same pin as the other guy- demoing food as well, had on his gloves- nice touch- until he wiped his nose with the back of his hand......and the aveno guy- was on his cell phone just about the entire time....we were at opposite ends of the sunscreen display...
Tomorrow is KMART with the hershey bars- which is going to be a longer day than today was- NOBODY shops at this kmart- it's at the opposite end of the 'strip' that
walmart is on- everyone passes walmart to get to kmart- so nobody passes. they just go to walmart. honestly- You can go to walmart, and see LINES of people - park across the pond- and go to kmart, and be the only shopper in the store......god I hope its not as bad as today
I did have one guy say "shouldnt you be tanner?" now, I'm a tanner- I tan year round I'm about as tan as your going to get without being leathery...I've tanned 2x a week since February- so I said- well, I'm the coppertone girl, not the haiwain tropic girl, we promote healthy skin- with sunscreen....he laughed and took a tattoo...
Brandy
) But mine has yours beat... after she introduced herself I looked down the aisle a few minutes later & she was GONE.. table, everything gone.. It was about 1:45.. She was there before I got there so I figure it was an 'early' event.. but I noticed her at 3:30 wandering around the store.. and finally leaving the store when I did, with her card table in tow (where it was for over 2 hrs I do not know?!).
Just about all that I've met or seen are just a piece of work. I have met a few good employees but they are few & far between. That's for sure. I'm just glad that my workload isn't affected by them slacking off like in my last office job.
No one bought the 2 liters but were buying the 12 packs and the liter sizes. Counting the ending inventory was easy since I didn't not have one taker.
Luckily, Kmart had the bars and I sold 24 of the 29. I used all 28 bars and finished up the last sample at 3:45. A lot of consumers wanted to sample the Dark Chocolate listed on the info sheet. Even though my Kmart is old, tired, and poorly stocked, it has a lot of customers. Six registers going and there were 4-5 in line most of the day.
Keep them coming!
