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For weeks we haven't had many people trying to get in to our store or get me to sell them things. Occasionally someone wanted to tell us how much they would miss us and wish us the best, but that was it.
Until yesterday. It feels like I spent as much time dealing with people asking stupid questions ("are you really closing down" -> no we HAVE closed down "are you really closed" -> it says so on the sign right in front of your face). I had one that demanded to go through the boxes to find the lamp socket he needed (we were the only ones having that in stock). The socket was in those boxes, in a paper baggie amongst hundreds of other paper baggies. So I told him it wasn't in there and I didn't know where he could get that socket elsewhere.
My theory about why we're getting those people again after weeks of quiet is that next week is the last week of the summer vacation in our region. People are returning home from vacation and want to finish up some project before returning to work/school. The last two weeks of the summer vacation were always the start of the busy season for us.
I could close the door, but then I feel really locked in; the window has a tarp over it and I found I need some connection to the outside. Plus I suspect, going by the type of people yesterday, they would ring the doorbell. At least when the door is open with the rack in front of it I can stay back and not approach the door. When I have to open the door (it might be a delivery or a neighbour dropping off some empty boxes) I'm at the door and when I'm at the door people assume they will be helped. If I'm able to stay back in the building they tend to leave quicker.
Just three more weeks of this, but I'm expecting it to get busier again with people demanding to be helped.
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