jmcgready’s misc universe

My customer service manager has been off this week,
and things at the store have been less than orderly
vis-a-vis staffing and stock levels.

When we get in an temporary understaffed position,
my normal reaction is to go into heads down, line reduction,
next in line please mode at the register.

Which leaves me with little patience for certain types of behavior:

• asking questions to hear yourself asking questions
• indecision fueled by a pathological need to
  gain consensus from your entire social network before making any decision
• only consulting said network when at the head of a long register line
• completely verbalizing their thought processes while deciding

Due to our clientele, we often get the beg for your commission routine.

In such situations, I simply state that I’m salaried
and as such I neither gain nor lose money as a result of
any purchase or non-purchase.

There is slight joy in my heart as they attempt to
put the best face on a tactical failure.

That’s enough griping for tonight….

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14. Potato Soup in a Jar

This potato soup is a
dried version that lets the recipient create
a home-made lunch at a
moment’s notice by adding boiling water.

You mix all the ingredients

• 1¾ cups instant mashed potatoes,
• 1½ cups dry milk,
• 2 tablespoons instant chicken bouillon, 
• 2 teaspoons dried minced
  onion, and
• 1½ teaspoons of Italian seasoning),

place in a quart jar
(you can buy a canning jar or plastic quart container,
or clean out a
spaghetti sauce jar);
add a bow on the top and a tag that gives
instructions:

“Bone-warming Potato Soup:
Place ½ cup mix in soup bowl
and add 1 cup water.
Stir until smooth.”

Even with the high price of powdered milk,
you can make this soup for approximately $3.50 per gift.

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