“It’s funny how much you pace when you are on the phone,” my district manager Auburn let out a quick laugh as I made my way through the checklist of topics to cover on our sacred weekly calls. “I forgot you could see me,” I spoke half laughing, half uneasy. I felt like a specimen… Read More
Tag: loss prevention
The Case of the Blue Balls
Thursday nights were about preparing for the weekend, I wanted my store impeccable, and the biggest chore second to securing the Hookah count, was maintaining the massive inventory of Chinese Chi Balls. Each with its own unique designs ranging from basic silver, to ornate golden knots on green, to crimson red Chinese symbols on a deep… Read More
That Time At ThinkGeek When I left Without Buying What I Wanted
Orange County is one of those awesome spots that texts you when it’s your turn at the DMV; This gives you room to wander, and wastes less time sitting around in a stuffy and overcrowded waiting area. With the kids under the care of a babysitter I embraced my three hour wait wandering the Florida Mall without children… Read More
The Joys of Retail
Is there a thriving black market for Levi’s jeans? If there is, then a group of thieves from Georgia have quite a haul to add to it after pilfering $11,000 worth of the pants from JCPenney. A half dozen thieves allegedly stole 150 pairs of Levi’s over the course of two days from the department… via… Read More
Taking a Bite Out of Crime
February 2010 Thursday morning was not my average Thursday, much less day of any kind. The store was opened forty minutes late due to my (ex) employee’s failed attempts to contact anyone about her sudden sickness. I was alone, and thrown off guard when I had shown up early to work to find the lights out in… Read More