End of my rope…

Things I will not miss if I close the store:

1. Unmentionable things in the bathroom that stink up the place
2. messes in the bathroom or kids that are unsupervised
3. take that above scenario and then don’t buy anything or tell me you are going to another store
4. ants
5. returns from idiots who have to explain it to me in a 5 minute story
6. crazy people who return things for lame reasons
7. super cheap people who argue with me in broken english and won’t listen to me or pretend they don’t know what I’m saying
8. wanting my attention for the duration of their stay. especially when they are looking around for lots of gifts that are really special under $10.00
9. vendors calling for their money, and being rude about it
10. walk-in vendors wanting me to buy coupon books, coloring books or other crap
11. demanding customers who think they are my BEST customer therefore deserve my time and bending over backwards.
12. the disrespect. I’m everyone’s bitch. You’ll do anything to get someone’s business, right? They expect that.
13. “We came in to get ideas… bye!” Not one purchase.
14. “oooh… how are you doing here?” coupled with that “concerned face”
15. “Is this all you have? Are you getting anymore?” I can honestly say, out of all the stores on this side of the planet, I have the most christmas stuff.
16. coughing, sneezing then… “crash” noises… if you are sick, GO HOME.
17. My ex husband this, my mother or daughter that…. my back hurts, nobody loves me, yes but yes but… shut up, just shut up… I don’t care nor will I ever
18. NO DISCOUNTS. That one time maybe, but not anymore… come on…. are you that cheap? Are you that desperate? LEAVE.
19 “it SAYS 50% off!” It says UP TO 50% off and most things ARE 50% off. They leave. Learn how to read
20. leaky roof
21. “it’s cold”… “It’s hot” ugh It’s never the right temperature in here and they tell me about it.

What I’ll miss:

1. lots of boxes… goodies to unpack in huge amounts. Feeling rich with stuff.
2. setting up. Planning the display, putting it together late at night with awesome music.
3. standing back to enjoy the work and pat myself on the back
4. “this is the most amazing store I’ve ever been to! You should be so proud” (yes, I am)
5. Gift shows.
6. buying bags, bows, ribbon and making tags
7. saying I have a shop. Saying… “the shop”. everyone knows what that is. It’s its own island.
8. having a busy day with lots of money. Feeling optimistic that every day from there on out will be like that.