A Hot Items rant posted to RHU November, 2007:
Buyers and Managers love to get in your face to enforce that you sell and promote merchandise that should be thrown into a fire pit:
MANAGER: Are you suggestive selling the Green Smock to every customer?
BUYER: The Beehive Trellis blouse and skirt are what's in. Push them on every customer!
MANAGER: Every one of your customers should be leaving here with that Green Smock.
BUYER: We own thousands of Beehive Trellis blouses in the region. Add one on to every sale!
MANAGER: Your not leaving today until you sell at least 4 Green Smocks.
BUYER: We are overbought. You need to sell Beehive Trellis sets before I buy your store anything else.
MANAGER: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE GREEN SMOCK! SELL! SELL! SELL!
BUYER: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BEEHIVE TRELLIS! SELL! SELL! SELL!
You smile like a good Retail Droid and say: You betcha! Sell! Sell! Sell!
Only in Retail Hell.
And look what else they want us to magically sell:
BUYER: Everyone needs a green furry toilet tank cover!
PUSH THOSE HOT ITEMS!
MANAGER: The stockroom is packed with yellow and red! You need to sell them!
BUYER AND MANAGER: BARREL FURNITURE IS THE NEXT HOT TREND. WE OWN LOTS OF BARREL FURNITURE! START SELLING IT!
PUSH THOSE HOT ITEMS!
Posted by Freddy on Saturday, October 06, 2018 | Permalink
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The green toilet tank cover is missing the crochet doll toilet paper holder on top. Remember the fun fur toilet seat sets? Very gross. Where are the flared polyester pants and paisley shirts?
The things I hated the most in the 70's were all the crocheted things covering the furniture of retired people. My grandpa and his new wife out did that though. She covered all the living room upholstered furniture in plastic protector covers. She then put the crocheted thing hanging over the couch back. She had that toilet paper doll in the pink bathroom with the pink bathtub, pink toilet and pink sink. They had bleach bottles on metal pipes with the sides cut into fins so they spun in the wind in the front yard. All brought back from their 5 month stays in Florida with other old people in the snowbird trailer park.
Posted by: Jofur | Saturday, October 06, 2018 at 11:02 AM