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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Top Three People Behind the Counter
I'm sure that working in the service industry sucks, so I have pretty low expectations of the people who ring me up at most stores. Thus, I'm always pleasantly surprised when the person behind the counter is funny or friendly or quirky (with the exception of the folks at Trader Joe's, who are always friendly and chatty, but I think they're supposed to be that way.) So . . . here are three people who make ordinary transactions in my life more pleasant.
1. The guy who owns the convenience store inside my el station. He's an adorable little older Indian man, and he wears a suit jacket to work. He calls his male customers 'my friend', and his female customers (or at least me) 'my beautiful friend.'
2. The chick with the long hair who works at the independent video store down the street. She plays some pretty random movies, and she tells me that she likes to make deals with customers. One time she offered me a discounted movie rental if I would go buy her a pack of cigarettes from the store across the street (only one person works at a time and she couldn't leave the store.) I would have anyway, but hey, the discount was nice.
3. The very friendly and possibly Jamaican guy at Walgreens. Nice to everyone. Makes you believe that he really wants you to 'have a good evening and stay warm.'
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I can't remember the last time I thought someone behind the counter was exceptionally nice, but I guess it's a good sign I don't remember ones who were exceptionally rude. The Walgreens by my apartment though has some pretty dumb and rude clerks.
The best in recent history has been a little hispanic lady at the grocery store who was singing the Oompa Loompa song, and when I looked funny at her, she said: "you know Oompa Loompa?" When I nodded yes, she looked at the bagger and said: "see? She know Oompa Loompa. Everyone know Oompa Loompa. You only not know Oompa Loompa. What's wrong with you?"
Anyway, back to studying. Hey, I also moved my blog.
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The best in recent history has been a little hispanic lady at the grocery store who was singing the Oompa Loompa song, and when I looked funny at her, she said: "you know Oompa Loompa?" When I nodded yes, she looked at the bagger and said: "see? She know Oompa Loompa. Everyone know Oompa Loompa. You only not know Oompa Loompa. What's wrong with you?"
Anyway, back to studying. Hey, I also moved my blog.
