As a retail employee, the Christmas season is even more hellish than you regular shoppers out there. Not only to I have to run about grumbling about traffic and crowded malls while I find little gifts for every one I know. I also have to deal with people just like me on a daily basis. One week as a retail employee during the holiday season and you will know for a fact that Minnesota nice is a myth. Sweet Martha’s Cookies are some people mean!! I have had customers come into my wine shop pissed off at me because we didn’t carry an old vintage of Yellow Tail. If you don’t know what Yellow Tail is, it is a VERY inexpensive wine that we sell literally truckloads of every year. Like hell we are going to hold on to a specific vintage so snooty butt cheeks can enjoy a piece of crap $5.99 wine from the “excellent” ‘01 vintage. Also, Bell’s beer is unfiltered, people. Please don’t bring it back into my store and complain that there are things floating in it. IT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE “THINGS” FLOATING IN IT!! IT’S UNFILTERED!! And please don’t pretend to know more about my wine shop than I do. I will tell you if I don’t know. Don’t correct me on my pronunciation, I have learned from the best. Don’t come in with an attitude, I’ll give you crappy service.

Whew…thanks for letting me vent. Now I have to go to bed and start to think about beginning my shopping. Sometimes I just hate the holidays…

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