How much? How much? How Much?

There is a reason I named this adventure, "How much can I get for this...?"  I get asked this question roughly 30,000 times a week.  It isn't necessarily always in that form, but god damn close.  I especially appreciate when people ask that question, while setting down a gigantic bag/box full of shit.

"Oh, you have 50+ movies in a black garbage bag tied off at the end so I have to tear it open.  Yeah I know the price right off the top of my head!"

The sheer fact that people bring stuff in a garbage bag makes me want to tell them to fuck off in the first three seconds.  It really shows how much you took care of your items considering you were so kind to put them in a Hefty bag. (With Odor Lock Technology!  The citrus scent is by far my favorite.)  People tend to forget that they are the salesperson in our store.  If you have a shitty product, we (The consumer/store) will not buy it.  REVERSE RETAIL FTW!

People definitely do not see us that way.  I swear they think we are a charity most of the time.  Has no one ever heard of this amazing thing called profit?  If we sell a movie for $3.99, you will not get $3.00.  I'm sorry but if our profit margins were only 33%, we would not be in business very long.  High school ECON was tough, i know, but it wasn't that hard.  Before you try selling to any re-sell shop... Think before you speak please.

I'll dive into this more later, but for now... I'm all out of the will to vent.

-The Employee-