A Fly on the Wall
Viewing comments for Chapter 16 "Workplace Conscientiousness"A journal musings and assessments about situations
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Comment from judiverse
I don't have faith that the things the dollar stores sell are always going to go for a dollar. We have a new Dollar Tree near us, and I haven't been in to see if it lives up to its name. Anyhow, I wouldn't have had an expectation that everything would be a dollar. Maybe I'm just cynical. You turn this into a such a humorous incident with your description of the clerk. Very engaging. judi
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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I don't have faith that the things the dollar stores sell are always going to go for a dollar. We have a new Dollar Tree near us, and I haven't been in to see if it lives up to its name. Anyhow, I wouldn't have had an expectation that everything would be a dollar. Maybe I'm just cynical. You turn this into a such a humorous incident with your description of the clerk. Very engaging. judi
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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We have stores here called "Dollar General," too. They charge anywhere from $1 to $5 for their products, but at the The Dollar Store, each item is just a dollar. I shop there often for prizes for students who have completed books or learned how to read music, so I'm able to trust, from experience, that each item IS just that much.
I'm glad you enjoyed the absurdity of it all. Thanks for the terrific review. xo
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I can see how the Dollar Store would be a great resource for you. We have to many different "dollar stores" here I don't know how they survive. judi
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I'm thinking it's because they probably make 95 percent profit on every item.
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That much profit? Amazing. judi
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They're made in places like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, so I don't think there's a lot that goes into labor costs. And, judging by how long the products last, I don't think they're paying a lot for quality, either!!
Comment from Debra White
LOL Rachelle!
I reckon it's a good job that you ARE bestowed with a sense of humour! Fancy questioning the checkout assistant! How very dare you be so forward?!
I enjoyed this write, thanks for sharing the experience!
Best wishes as always, Debra :) x
ps: which B word did you refrain from using?! There are a few to choose from LOL
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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LOL Rachelle!
I reckon it's a good job that you ARE bestowed with a sense of humour! Fancy questioning the checkout assistant! How very dare you be so forward?!
I enjoyed this write, thanks for sharing the experience!
Best wishes as always, Debra :) x
ps: which B word did you refrain from using?! There are a few to choose from LOL
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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The one that rhymes with rich...which I wish I would have been, so that I could have avoided the Dollar Store! Oy.
Wonderful review, Debra. Thank you. xo
Comment from Diana L Crawford
I'm crying over here!!! Who'd have thunk there'd be a dang item that was a 2-fer in an "everything's a dollar" store!!!! And you thought she was the dummy! Blahaha!!
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I'm crying over here!!! Who'd have thunk there'd be a dang item that was a 2-fer in an "everything's a dollar" store!!!! And you thought she was the dummy! Blahaha!!
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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I know, right? Gawd, but I'm so stupid!
Thanks for the terrific review. xo
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Believe me I would?ve thought exactly the way you were thinking! Ha!
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But why she had to get so hostile about it just slayed me! Geez! I mean, a little compassion for your poor stupid customer would go a long way!!
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Right!!! The nerve! Haha!
Comment from Arlene Esse
Enjoyed this little vignette of life. I love that you see the humor in every day events and wish more people would take a breath and pause to observe life's little absurdities. Bravo to you for channeling them into stories.
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Enjoyed this little vignette of life. I love that you see the humor in every day events and wish more people would take a breath and pause to observe life's little absurdities. Bravo to you for channeling them into stories.
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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I've written one each day into my Fly on the Wall journal for, literally, decades now. So I think knowing I need to have something to write about every day makes me more aware and watchful to what could be fodder for that day's entry.
Thank you for this very fun and encouraging review. xo
Comment from Heather Knight
I love this Rachelle. You are great at turning your life into writing material. I usually write fiction because I think my life is not exciting enough and I resort to my imagination, but your sense of humor transforms any situation into something exciting.
Thanks for sharing.
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I love this Rachelle. You are great at turning your life into writing material. I usually write fiction because I think my life is not exciting enough and I resort to my imagination, but your sense of humor transforms any situation into something exciting.
Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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You are SO very right about that, Maria!!! I love that way of looking at it. hahahaha. It's a perfect description!! xo
Comment from damommy
You did well in holding your tongue. I would have found it almost impossible. While frustrating stupid, these situations give us a good laugh later. That's something in their favor. lol
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You did well in holding your tongue. I would have found it almost impossible. While frustrating stupid, these situations give us a good laugh later. That's something in their favor. lol
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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Yes. That clerk definitely provided one of those "never like a good deed go unpunished" moments for me, the little wench! Oy! But as you said, in time, it did become hilarious.
Thanks for the validating review, damommy! xo
Comment from Robert Zimmerman
Hey Rachelle. That is a hilarious story. In life, do you ever get the feeling that you're the only one that doesn't have it figured out? With these kind of responses I might think what did I miss? I used to think it was a conspiracy. Now I think it's normal and people like you and me are the ones that are.wrong. I'm not pessimistic, just realistic. Robert
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Hey Rachelle. That is a hilarious story. In life, do you ever get the feeling that you're the only one that doesn't have it figured out? With these kind of responses I might think what did I miss? I used to think it was a conspiracy. Now I think it's normal and people like you and me are the ones that are.wrong. I'm not pessimistic, just realistic. Robert
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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Oh, I definitely agree! Because when she first held up my item, I looked at the woman in line behind me, and she wasn't the teeniest bit fazed by it. She didn't think the question was even marginally odd. That's when I began looking for the Candid Camera crew.
Thank you for this very validating review, Robert. xo
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I love the $ store. You probably guessed that already.
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I don't think I could be friends with someone who didn't like the $ store!! I go in there frequently because I keep a stash in my trunk of "prizes" I award to students for when they finish books or learn to read music or when they've done well with that week's Music Theory Game. So I'm a frequent shopper to that place. Some days it's more enjoyable there than others...
Comment from Jerome Goldberg
Oh how real. Not like when I went into a Family Store and asked to buy a family - LOL. Since I am new to FS, please help me out, is this really a chapter in a book you are writing? Is it in a contest?
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Oh how real. Not like when I went into a Family Store and asked to buy a family - LOL. Since I am new to FS, please help me out, is this really a chapter in a book you are writing? Is it in a contest?
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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This is a chapter book I've been doing for a few months now. It's on my portfolio under Fly on the Wall Journal. Like Lessons in the Key of Life, my other book, I post a chapter a week. These are not for contests.
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Thanks - i will take a peak
Comment from Colin John
Ha ha Rachelle , how often do we come across this stupidity,
Poor girl , hopefully she will learn , at macdonalds a similar situation through the drive through , "thank you "she says when finished giving me my order ," can I have some milk and sugar for my tea please " ," yes how many" no sorry. Two milks and one sugar please " she passed and handful of each .
"Thank you " she's says . "Can I have a spoon please" " how many " "five please "
She gives me one . lol . Xx thanks for sharing . Colin xx
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Ha ha Rachelle , how often do we come across this stupidity,
Poor girl , hopefully she will learn , at macdonalds a similar situation through the drive through , "thank you "she says when finished giving me my order ," can I have some milk and sugar for my tea please " ," yes how many" no sorry. Two milks and one sugar please " she passed and handful of each .
"Thank you " she's says . "Can I have a spoon please" " how many " "five please "
She gives me one . lol . Xx thanks for sharing . Colin xx
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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Hahahaha. They're like robots. It's part funny, part tragic.
xo
Comment from Bichon
Haha, a fun poem entry. It can be annoying though, maybe the sign should say everything is between 1 - 2 dollars, would make things easier perhaps! Great little story
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Haha, a fun poem entry. It can be annoying though, maybe the sign should say everything is between 1 - 2 dollars, would make things easier perhaps! Great little story
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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Yes! That would have solved all that day's problems! xo