I was in Target the other day, and as I approached the registers to check out I saw a big red sign proclaiming "TOH." Needless to say, I was shocked to see something from Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series displayed so prominently in a Target store. I looked around quickly for the "JI" sign I knew should accompany it. To my dismay, I discovered that there was no JI, only TOH -- and that TOH was actually just "HOT" on a translucent sign that I was viewing from the back. And I realized that "REMMUS" and "SLAED" were not Aiel names.
On the topic of stores, I've made a few observations in the three weeks I've been working at the World Market in Germantown, MD.
First, the dichotomy of perspectives on the prices in the store. What I mean is, no fewer than a dozen customers have commented to me while I was working that a particular price is "great." I nod and smile, grunting some false agreement, and think to myself "are you kidding me?" I don't know if it's because I've seen stuff similar to this overseas for a fraction of the price, or if it's because these people have an order of magnitude more disposable income than I do, but I am amazed at what some people think is a great deal, while simultaneously I'm thinking they're being gouged.
Second, I've noticed that many of my co-workers can't seem to tell up from down -- or more precisely, bottom from top. I have found countless items in the store put on display upside-down. I can understand a few of the mistakes, but others seem pretty obvious which way they are supposed to go. *shrug*
Next time: East Coast greetings and traffic spacing.
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I think it's partly the seeing things cheaper oversees and partly that most people think it's a good price if it's 5 cents less than they saw it somewhere else. That or it's just that people delude themselves because they want to buy things and if it's a great deal then it's OK. I lean to the latter in this capitalistic society.
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