Poll of the Day > Man I had a retail nightmare dream this morning.

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I cant recall exactly what was going on because i forget dreams, but i remember helping a customer out, thinking that was the end of it. Then they ask me again for help, but this time they arent happy. I imagine this customer is just one of those people that when they get slightly upset they get really pissed. Okay, so whatever I am doing to help them out they are just complaining the whole time. Then when they check out they had an item that wasnt allowed to be sold. It was an action figure that must have made it on the shelf somehow before the street date. So they knew this somehow and wanted it, even though they said a manager couldnt help them. I dont know. So I ask if they knew the price and they did so I just made up something and type it in. This doesnt make them happy even though I gave them something I shouldnt have, but of course they take it. Then, as they leave I notice they had a second cart of a few items like a 24 pack of soda, they(her family was there but in dream i only recall the mom being a complaining whiner) forgot to take with them. Why I didnt say anything I dont know, but they left and the rest of the dream is me worrying about when they come back and this woman absolutely tears into me because of the left behind items. Which would technically be my fault as I knew it was left but somehow didnt say anything. Then I woke up before they came back.

Weird thing is, they say people in your dreams are people youve met in real life, and the person playing bitchy customer was actually a woman I've waited on before, but ive never seen her be rude or anything. Kinda odd dream self wouldnt pick an actual bitch to play bitchy customer.

Now see, the way I experience retail, I dont see this stuff happening all that often. I actually woke up and had to remind myself none of this happened.

argonautweakend posted...

Weird thing is, they say people in your dreams are people youve met in real life

Not 100% true though being as I've had dreams that have this girl in them who I've never met. Clearly though she's my ideal gal and my mind has created that image. Perhaps it's a sign of things to come, perhaps it isn't. Whatever the case dreams including nightmares tell us a lot about ourselves. I find them interesting and only wish a device would be created that allowed me to record them. I doubt this is possible though as dreams and nightmares both come from your thought process.
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Well, to clarify, I heard people youve seen in real life, not necessarily met. So it could be a random stranger you locked eyes with for some reason in passing 5 years ago.

argonautweakend posted...

Well, to clarify, I heard people youve seen in real life, not necessarily met. So it could be a random stranger you locked eyes with for some reason in passing 5 years ago.

I can't rule that out I guess.
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