giveaway!

http://nailaddictsanonymous.blogspot.com/2011/02/singing-guess-what-time-it-is-its.html

ohh my lord. eighty. nail polishes. EIGHTY. that's 80. seriously, check it out.

giveaway!

http://lacquerwarefortipsandtoes.blogspot.com/2011/03/big-666-giveaway.html

amazing giveaway!! sooo much stuff, and extra entries are available! go to itt!

giveaway from the lovely polishaholic!

she's been blogging for a year! and i love every minute of it.

http://www.thepolishaholic.com/2011/03/polishaholic-1-year-blogiversary.html

that's the blog, all you have to do is fill out the form and you're entered. she has amazing things waiting!!

ANOTHER giveaway?!

I have another giveaway to talk about! This one is coming from 'Also Known As', she's giving away a TON of nail polishes. There are different prizes to be won, so it's not just a one time win! :) You can get multiple entries, and while you're over there, check out her blogs. They're really informative and the pictures are perfect swatches. Here's the blog so check it out!

http://kelliegonzo.blogspot.com/2010/08/special-k-giveaway.html

Giveaway?!

I have a giveaway to talk about!! Since I'm a sucker for them, I'm going to blog to my hearts content about it. Polish-Aholic (cute name, right?) is having a contest for her 300th follower. She's giving away tons and tons of adorable nail polishes as prizes (yes, you heard.. prizes!) She also has amazing blogs about enough nail color to fill a swimming pool. I wish I had that many nail polishes...

Anyway, her contest ends October first, so make sure you sign up! :)

lazy people tick me off.

okay, you have to understand where i work. it's a three aisle store, like this one above. (i'm so handy with paint sometimes. :P) not that big. it takes less than thirty seconds to walk to the back of the store. so WHY do people insist on

a)leaving shit at the cash register

b)asking me to 'go get something for them'

alright, we'll start with 'a'. people walk around the store, they pick up what they want, and they bring it to us. awesome! you look in your hand basket and hm, you suddenly don't know if you want that lip gloss anymore. so what do you do? lay it on the side of my cash register. excuse me, do i LOOK like your maid? while i am ringing up your other items you are MORE THAN WELCOME to take that lip gloss and walk 4 feet and put it the fuck back. unless you are old or crippled i see no fucking reason that you can't walk back to where you walked before and put it back. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.

moving on to 'b'. certain customers walk in the store and throw something on the counter. i pick it up and it's an old crumpled box of whatever they've obviously run out of. i look up at them and they roll their eyes and say, "i need one of those." . . . you must be fucking joking. PLEASE tell me you're fucking joking. you don't look crippled to me. you're old, but not to the elderly status, so why in THE GOOD LORDS NAME are you shoving this in my face? i only get items that are behind the cash register for you. you're on your own for the rest of the store, ass wipe. so i sit there and look at them and tell them that it's located in aisle two. you're fucking welcome. and it's not even the fact that they just acted as if i was born to go and grab lotion for them that really gets to me. these people NEVER, EVER ask. they TELL you. rudely, i might add. not "oh, can you please go and grab this for me quick?" (although i'd give them the same type of answer anyways, it's not my job to go and grab shit for you) it's "i need one of these." FUCK YOU. who taught you manners? did you skip that week in kindergarten? you need to watch sesame street again, jerk. come back when you're finished and then i'll treat you with respect.

do you work here?

so here i am walking down the aisle with a little cart that has a tabletop on it. i'm price changing in my huge black smock (that's literally 7 times too big for me. i could fit two of me in there) that i have to wear for work and i have my bright red lanyard with my huge name tag hanging from it. and what do all of these people ask?

"hi, do you work here?"

REALLY. FUCKING REALLY. that's a stupid question, and it deserves a stupid answer. however, due to lack of freedom of speech at my job, (don't wanna get fired or anything) i have to joke about it. here are a couple of my responses.

"...*looks down at clothes* hm... yeah, i think that's why i'm wearing the smock."

"no, i dress like this for fun." or "no, i just walk around the store for fun."

"*blank stare for at least 6 seconds*... yes. yes i do."

sometimes i say no and go back to what i'm doing for a couple seconds and see how they react. most of them will say, "yes you do, you have the smock on!" oh, really? then WHY DID YOU ASK? don't tell me it's a good way to open the fucking conversation, because it's not. what you can say to open a conversation is "hi, can i ask a question?" or "hi, can you help me with something?" NOT "hyuck hyuck, hia, do you work here?" because then i will give you a sarcastic answer and you will feel stupid and you have no one to blame but YOURSELF. however, one time when some ditz asked if i worked there and i answered 'no', she actually said, "oh, i'm sorry!!" and walked off. i had to take a second or four to compose myself and then go after her and tell her it was a joke, and asked her what she needed. do people really think i would wear this out in public? it's hideous. it makes me look like a sumo wrestler. and it swishes when i walk, like snowpants when you were a little kid. theres' no possible way i can sneak up on you. you hear me coming down the aisle. *swish, swish, swish* "hi, do you need help with anything?"

AND HERE'S ANOTHER THING I DON'T GET. here's a sample conversation:

me: "hi, is there anything i can help you with?"

customer: "no *i turn and begin to walk away* but i have a question."

...alright. cause i didn't just ask if i could help you or anything. a question is in the description of 'help'.

or something like this:

me: "hi, are you finding everything alright?"

customer: "yeah, i'm fine. where's the aloe shampoo?"

*twitch* maybe it's just me, but your being very contradictory. i feel like calling you out, but i smile, and take you to the aloe shampoo.

or if they give me attitude about it. like, it's my job to ask you if you're finding everything alright. and if i ask and you just wave me off, fine, i won't give a flying fuck about you and will not interfere with you and your shopping anymore. don't try to come up to me either, while you're still on the phone, because you're not in the right state to talk to me or ask me a question or ask my opinion. because that asshole on the phone won't stop talking to you, no matter what you say to them or how many times you tell them "hold on for a second." tell them you will call them back when you are out of the store, put the phone in your purse, and i will gladly help you with whatever it is you need. you give me your undivided attention and i will do the same for you.

i have so much more to vent about but i don't want this to cover too many topics. i'll write again later.