Sunday, December 23, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
I Met the Devil..... and she wears PRADA
So I opened at Barnes and Noble today for the first time ever. It was pretty easy. For the most part of the morning the store was pretty quiet and it picked up around noon. However, in those quiet hours at the beginning of the day... it happened. I saw the devil.
She stood before me, a lot shorter than I expected, but they usually are shorter than you expect with the reputations they have. Her long brown fur coat hit her about mid-thigh and glistened so that there was no doubt the fur was real. Her strawberry blonde bob was topped with an elegant little hat. Almost before I had a chance to register what was going on, her assistant wisked her away into her chaffered towncar and she was gone.
Anna Wintour, the fashion editor made famous by her fictional counterpart Miranda Priestly in the movie The Devil Wears Prada, shops at Barnes and Noble Chelsea.
She stood before me, a lot shorter than I expected, but they usually are shorter than you expect with the reputations they have. Her long brown fur coat hit her about mid-thigh and glistened so that there was no doubt the fur was real. Her strawberry blonde bob was topped with an elegant little hat. Almost before I had a chance to register what was going on, her assistant wisked her away into her chaffered towncar and she was gone.
Anna Wintour, the fashion editor made famous by her fictional counterpart Miranda Priestly in the movie The Devil Wears Prada, shops at Barnes and Noble Chelsea.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
A New Job
Yesterday, I started working at the Barnes and Noble Chelsea. YAY!!! When I went in yesterday I was given a tour of the whole store then started on the job training in the Children's department. I will be working in the children's and Performing Arts sections of the store. I got a name tag and a locker in the break room.
So i've been working in children's shelving books, finding books for people, and answering questions. Also, I recommend books to people. This is hard. Usually I just recommend books my momma read me or books that I have read. But people come in looking for gifts for christmas.... like this one today....
Customer- I need a book for a 12 year old girl.
Me- What is she interested in?
Customer- I don't know. She's my granddaughter and she lives in South Carolina and she needs something for christmas.
Me- Ok.... Let's start over here with the american girls sections.....
It's hard when people don't know what they want. And, I don't remember what I was reading at what age. So, I'm talking with customers and trying to gage the reading level of the recipient. It's hard.
And there are job hazards I have learned..... I got a paper cut today :( and the location of the paper cut makes it look like I tried to slit my wrist. But I didn't. I like this job. It's a lot better than my last one........
So i've been working in children's shelving books, finding books for people, and answering questions. Also, I recommend books to people. This is hard. Usually I just recommend books my momma read me or books that I have read. But people come in looking for gifts for christmas.... like this one today....
Customer- I need a book for a 12 year old girl.
Me- What is she interested in?
Customer- I don't know. She's my granddaughter and she lives in South Carolina and she needs something for christmas.
Me- Ok.... Let's start over here with the american girls sections.....
It's hard when people don't know what they want. And, I don't remember what I was reading at what age. So, I'm talking with customers and trying to gage the reading level of the recipient. It's hard.
And there are job hazards I have learned..... I got a paper cut today :( and the location of the paper cut makes it look like I tried to slit my wrist. But I didn't. I like this job. It's a lot better than my last one........
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