What Entertains Me at Work

Hello, lovely people! Happy Thursday to you and I hope you're having a wonderful day.

You must all know by now that I'm working at a carpet shop. It's a job that I enjoy and that working here I don't need to go to the gym as lifting heavy mats is part of my duty.

I love it. I love the fact that I have a job and make my own money and help out with rising expenses at home. I love the fact that I can go out of the house and still do my Momma/wife's responsibility. I love my work and I enjoy it coz I've good Bosses who treat me well. And the customers coming in and out of the shops are mostly lovely people to meet. Not all but most of them.

I meet new people every day. Some customers are such a blessing and some are very challenging to deal with. It's a joy to have customers leave with lovely remarks that make me feel so good. And some I just have to breathe deep. But the overall experience, I have a great time with them.

And here is the list of what entertained me at work:

1. Couples that don't agree on which carpet to get

Oh, I enjoy listening to couples' arguments on which carpet to get. The other one wants the other which the other one doesn't like. And guess who wins? Women, of course. Because we are the one who has to clean the thing when it's dirty.

But the men still have to pay.

2. Husband complaining about how long it takes for the wife to pick a rug

Oh, typical. Lol. You know when men shop here, most of the time they just look at it and will tell me, "I'll get this one, please." I don't need to roll it out for him to see. He knows already what he wants.

Women? 🤣 Oh I have to laugh. They have to roll every single rug and check out every design there is and will still not know what they want. And the man comes to the rescue and will say, "Just get this one!" Easy peasy!

3. Young people who appreciate traditional rugs

I love traditional rugs. It's all traditional rugs at our house. But the young ones or even about in their 40s would always say, "That's for the old, I don't like that". But traditional rugs never get out of style. We all have our tastes and we respect each other opinions about design or patterns. That's part of my job.

So when young ones, I mean like in their 20s-30s come looking for a rug and appreciate traditional rug I felt so proud of them. Coz mostly they go for the new trends which is this one.

4. Grannies buying kids mats for their grandchild

The sweetest ever! A girl always goes for anything fluffy and pink, a rainbow with hearts or the crowd's favourite, a unicorn rug! While boys go for rockets or the interactive mat where they can play with their cars.

5. Old couple holding hands while walking while looking for rugs

Just yesterday an old couple come into the shop holding hands while walking and after they choose a rug I told the lovely man,

" You can hold hands again".

And they both laugh and the man said,

"It only looks sweet and romantic but this is the best way to stop her spending."

Hahaha, there's the tip for you guys!

6. A man who insists to pay even his wife already got the money

Oh, you gotta love this kind of man! Some might say because he is the husband so naturally he has to pay but no. He's the real man!

7. People who come in just to smell the rugs

Young and old come to the shop and just say,

"Oh, I love the smell of rugs!"

So I say, you should work here lol.

8. Wife asking the husband what he thinks of the rug that she chooses

Asking for a husband's opinion always have the same response from men based on my experience. These are always what they reply to the wife,

"Up to you."

"That's nice."

"It doesn't really matter what I think, it's what you think."

The latter is the most genuine answer of them all. 🤣

9. A customer that knows exactly what he/she wants

Nothing is hard than selling something to a customer who doesn't know what he/she likes so I ended up rolling all patterns and designs and ending up with,

"I can't make up my mind. I'll come back again."

And yes I never see them again after. 🤣

10. And when people come just to read what's written on this kid's tractor mat

I just love how this tractor mat gets all the attention. I love when kids come running while shouting, "Tractor! Tractor!"

And the adult keeps reading it when passing is music to my ears. This keeps me entertained on a quiet day.

And that's what I love about my workplace. Which customer are you?

Thank you for reading!