February (2022) already!

Cookin Lore wrote:Downer day for me today.  Remember, I volunteer at a local charity shop................... Well, we have some fairly expensive jewelry in a locked cabinet to which we, the cashiers have keys and open it for customers who want to examine something closely.  Man wanted to see a bracelet today, I opened the cabinet, showed him the bracelet, he asked me if we had a magnifying glass, I went to get it, and he took the bracelet, put a cheap old watchband in the box, and basically ran out the door.  Another customer chased him, but he got away.  So, we're out $795.00

I feel badly about it, but I do not feel any responsibility.  I'm afraid that there was not much training about things like that.  I had a good talk with management about how this jewelry is handled.  There should have been rules in place, such as that there should be a second person, preferably management, there when these cabinets are opened.

bethk wrote:We spent the majority of the day at the local Honda dealer trying to come to a deal on trading in our pathetic 2018 Honda HR-V for a much more loaded option 2018 Honda CR-V LX with 30k less miles.....I was happy someone had a 4 year old car with 17k miles they decided to trade in.

I have been unhappy with the 'basic-no-option' HR-V since we bought it 4 years ago ~ it had practically NO options and my beautiful little Pontiac hardtop convertible was LOADED with every option known to man!

So, Dane was tired of listening to me complain and decided to bite the bullet and go looking with me.

I don't know which of us hates the dickering more.  After 4 'offers' to get the car to a price acceptable to me we just looked at the salesman and said, "Sorry to have wasted 3 hours of your time.....Please go get our keys and we'll be going."

Dane was ready to walk out the door and when the salesman walked away I said to him, "There's one more offer coming......"  And, low and behold, the 'manager' shows up and tries two more times before finally coming down enough to make it acceptable.

Then there was another 2 hours listening to the finance guy go over HIS speel.....good thing I don't have a 'concealed carry' license!  I would have done away with myself on the spot.

But, it's done and now we have to return on Monday to find out how to set all the bells & whistles and get the owner's manual (WHY wasn't it left in the vehicle????).  I have managed to connect my iPhone to the car system but we had a terrible time changing the radio to a station WE wanted to listen to.  ((sigh))


We got home and were both starving.  Why we didn't eat before we left is beyond me ~ we should have known better.  But I had time to simmer some brats and then brown them up on the grill.  We just had them with some potato chips and sliced cucumbers.