friday was not so black

we were all bracing for impact yesterday at work as i walked in and grabbed my normal snacky bar for breakfast. opened the doors, turned on the music, aaannd.... a whole bunch of not much. we even had time to clean and fuss over displays. business picked up some after lunchtime, but it was by no means anything earth-shattering. the same thing was happening all over town from what i hear. the usual black friday places (toys r us, wal mart, etc.) got hit. everyone else just had a busier day than normal.

i'm not an economist, but i do have skills of observation. people seem to be very efficiently
cherry-picking what they want this year. the few pre-thanksgiving specials we had going were hit very hard on wednesday. we'll surely be quite busy as desperation time comes around and people just need anything they find at the last minute. other than that, i don't see a shopping tsunami coming along in the interim.

it might be a bad thing on sheer sales volume, but it's more relaxing for me at work. being able to take the time to speak to a person and figure out what they really want (as opposed to simply shoving something at them to get them to shut up) is a relief. maybe the quality will be able to overcome the quantity aspect. it would be refreshing to think i'm doing a good job.

in any case, i'm off the rest of the weekend! whee!!! i should really get to cleaning the house for veronica's visit. i know better than to say i'll get it done later in the week. now, which piles are appropriate to make taller?


tomorrow's plans:
BIRTHDAY!