Retail Musings: The Great Disconnect
I have worked in retail for 17 years, across different fields, and for companies both big and small. There is something I regard as consistent across the larger companies, and it’s a tendency for...
I have worked in retail for 17 years, across different fields, and for companies both big and small. There is something I regard as consistent across the larger companies, and it’s a tendency for...
Hmm. I don’t know if technology has changed my job to any significant degree since I’ve been doing it. When I first got into bathroom design back in 2015, I used a very specific set of...
Remember remember the 5th of November… because the future of the world may be shaped by the Presidential Election taking place! Welcome to the Meerkat Muse! Fireworks The 5th of November is Guy Fawkes...
Here we are. This is the first Muse of the new Meerkat Musings, so it’s all exciting and fresh and new! At least, I hope it is! Let’s dive right in. Closing a Chapter...
Time for another story of retail mischief. We journey back to my Staples days, and an intriguing little moment one evening. One of the skills I learned at Staples was how to reset a...
In an earlier post, I recalled an experience with a man who grew quite grumpy, because we could not magically get his laptop repaired quicker than he would like. He was annoying, but he...
Time for another tale of retail woe, only this one doesn’t go in the anticipated direction. It is not uncommon for price tickets in stores to be wrong. Imagine a wad of price tickets,...
When Meerkat Musings began back in 2014, I was working for Staples. We sold office supplies, and this included laptops and PCs. As with most forms of electronics, laptops can be delicate, and unfortunately...
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