#retailer

[nando161mando]

You don't say!

[tamapalace]

[life-spire]

[happywebdesign]

The Other Glasses

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Some women retailers were so well established that they issued their own coins – trade tokens to use as small change during the constant shortage of official coinage. Six trade tokens struck by women dating from 1660-70 have survived.

"Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History" - Philippa Gregory

[tcr55]

A lovely Surry Hills story, and an awful one.

On the left, Vivid is a Sydney institution if only for its longevity, they sell all manner of urban oddities.

The restaurant to the right has a horrible story of arson and the death of a dog - makes me too sad to go into detail.

Crown Street on a wet early morning.

[unpeeled-human]

[isahowdy]

this moment from work has lasted in my head for months and i think its finally time to draw it out

[insomniac-arrest]

The service industry is like living in a parallel world, you're busy when everyone else is free on the weekends or night time, you're working the hardest when everyone else is resting or playing on the holidays

You see your family after everyone else is back at work, there is is no Christmas break, there are no weekends, it's time formed in the shadow of "real" life, life lived in the invert

[lordgroose]

my favorite work memory from this store will always be “hey remember when the subway inside the store closed down and they let me take a bunch of their shit for free and now it lives inside my house?”

my life is a joke

[tamapalace]

Kuchipatchi to-go 🎒

[shoesmaster-mark]

Top 5 Fashion Trends in Women Shoes for 2025: A Guide for Retailers & Boutiques

Introduction The footwear industry is ever-evolving, with women’s shoes taking center stage in the fashion world. As we step into 2025, retailers and boutique owners need to stay ahead of the game. They should stock up on the latest trends. This preparation is necessary to compete with online shoppers. Whether you’re an online store or a brick-and-mortar boutique, you need to understand these…

[foldingfittedsheets]

Every sales job I’ve worked has that one item. The white whale. The biggest ticket you can sell. The sale you brag about when you’re chatting with other industry people.

When I sold mattresses it was a split king adjustable base. That’s two twin extra long mattresses next to each other to make a king, but each side can move independently. They’re insanely expensive and honestly kind’ve impractical but it was the biggest ticket thing to sell.

When I sold sex toys though our white whale was the 20lb ass. It was a female pelvis, a cut out from the waist to the tops of the thighs. It was hyper realistic material and cost about $500. I definitely had bigger tickets but not in one item typically.

In my time at the sex shop, I sold three. Each time was completely different in terms of how the guy acted about buying it. The first man was a little embarrassed and shy about it. I was professional and supportive as I rang it up. Once I handed him the receipt he looked at the box. Then he looked at me.

If you’ve ever wondered how big a box has to be to fit a 20lb ass let me just tell you: it’s pretty damn big. It’s an uncomfortably large armful of box and every side has a picture of the sex toy inside on it. It’s not subtle.

“Could I get a bag….?”

There was no bag that existed that could possibly contain all that ass. “Hang on,” I told him.

I got scissors and tape and covered the box in cut up black bags. Looking relieved he picked up his purchase and left.

The next man to buy one carried it proudly to the counter; self assured and not embarrassed in the least. When I said I didn’t have a bag, but I could wrap it for him he gave a hearty shrug and hefted it into his arms, marching out the door with the butt on full display.

The last man to get one was just kind’ve an odd guy. Not creepy, but eccentric. We got along great, and as I rang him up I said, “Well one guy wanted his taped over, and one guy carried it out. What would you prefer?”

“There’s no bags?”

“No store bags. I think our jumbo trash bags in the back might fit it….?” It seemed rude to suggest putting a $500 item into a trash bag, but he wasn’t bothered.

He considered this then said, “Bring me the trash bag.”

When I delivered it to him he still managed to surprise me. Instead of shoving the huge box into it he opened the box. He took out his new $500 sex toy, and all the little things it came with, tipping them unceremoniously into the trash bag.

“There! Now I don’t have to deal with the box later!”

I was slightly stunned but agreed that I could easily deal with the trash. Then in a move I still think about with delight he flung the trash bag over his shoulder like a Santa with a sack full of ass and sauntered out the door.

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