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Rumpelteazer · 05-02-2021, 05:37 AM

Since Wednesday we're allowed to receive customers again. So I'm glad not to have to book appointments all day and have constant discussions with people coming to the store without an appointment.

Still we're left with the discussions about face masks. Most people have gotten used to it. But several times a day someone tries to use the excuse that they've been vaccinated. Well, for one, you can just say that. Two, my parent just had their first shot, I'm not vaccinated at all. And third, it's a requirement from the government. I wear one most of the time when I'm in the store, except when I want to eat or drink, a customer can put one on for a couple of minutes.

There's still the discussion about customers parking bikes in front of the store. This is not something we like people doing even before Covid (years ago a bike fell through the window) but with limited number of customers allowed in the store we need to keep the sidewalk free for customers who have to wait.

And last, people getting upset when we ask them to wait outside when there are already two customers inside (maximum number of customers allowed). It's not like you have to wait any longer when you're outside. And if it rains and you haven't got an umbrella you can borrow one from us. Related is people coming in in groups of two or more. Most assume that since they form a bubble it's allowed, but it isn't.

Mind you, it has been a less stressful week now we don't have to deal with non-appointment customers. Especially on Saturday I felt like a whining b***h at closing time for asking/demanding customers to leave the store and book an appointment first. And the excuses they had for not making an appointment! A selection:
* I didn't know
* You're doormat says "welcome"
* I live around the corner/[further away]
* I only have a question
* I only need [something small]
* No other store I've visited minded that I didn't book an appointment
* (store owners/employees) we let customers in without an appointment
note: if someone needed something for an emergency (blown fuse, have a dangerous situation, etc)

05-02-2021, 05:37 AM	#34327
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,351 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Since Wednesday we're allowed to receive customers again. So I'm glad not to have to book appointments all day and have constant discussions with people coming to the store without an appointment. Still we're left with the discussions about face masks. Most people have gotten used to it. But several times a day someone tries to use the excuse that they've been vaccinated. Well, for one, you can just say that. Two, my parent just had their first shot, I'm not vaccinated at all. And third, it's a requirement from the government. I wear one most of the time when I'm in the store, except when I want to eat or drink, a customer can put one on for a couple of minutes. There's still the discussion about customers parking bikes in front of the store. This is not something we like people doing even before Covid (years ago a bike fell through the window) but with limited number of customers allowed in the store we need to keep the sidewalk free for customers who have to wait. And last, people getting upset when we ask them to wait outside when there are already two customers inside (maximum number of customers allowed). It's not like you have to wait any longer when you're outside. And if it rains and you haven't got an umbrella you can borrow one from us. Related is people coming in in groups of two or more. Most assume that since they form a bubble it's allowed, but it isn't. Mind you, it has been a less stressful week now we don't have to deal with non-appointment customers. Especially on Saturday I felt like a whining b**h at closing time for asking/demanding customers to leave the store and book an appointment first. And the excuses they had for not making an appointment! A selection: I didn't know * You're doormat says "welcome" * I live around the corner/[further away] * I only have a question * I only need [something small] * No other store I've visited minded that I didn't book an appointment * (store owners/employees) we let customers in without an appointment note: if someone needed something for an emergency (blown fuse, have a dangerous situation, etc)