Friday, October 26, 2007

Me & Muhammed Ali

I am the Greatest!

I had a box stuffer today. I usually get the liars, tag-switchers, the out-and-out thieves (knows as walk-outs or push-outs) and today, I had my first ever box stuffer.

Guy comes in. He asks where we keep the shop vacs. I tell him. He goes away. He comes back, barely 10 minutes later, carrying this bulky shop vac box. He holds it up over the counter so I can scan the UPC (he already knows where it is). I scan it, then move to deactivate the security strip.

I stand the box up on the counter. It seems heavy, but, in all honesty, the tension in my shoulders makes everything seem heavy, so I just look over the box. (I think this *Spidey-sense* I have for crooks is a subliminal or subconscious thing). The box has been opened and taped heavily.

Before I can say anything about reopening the box to check that everything that is supposed to be in there is actually in there, he says, "Hey. I have to go get my wallet." and walks out the gate, leaving me with the box.

I begin to open the box. When I spin the box to cut the tape on the other side, it beeps to deactivate again. Hmmmmm. That's unusual, too.

I cut open the top, and instead of a blue and gray shop vac, I see YELLOW with black writing.

Dude is nowhere to be seen.

I pull out the yellow box, and VIOLA! there are two more of the same in the box.

Dude ain't coming back.

I saved $1257 - $59.97 in merchandise. (The cost of the rotary self-levels totals $1257--3@ $419 each; the shop vac box rang up at $59.97.)

At a reward of 10% of the stop, that's roughly $120 for me if it's verified and approved as good.

Yee haw! The next highest stop I had was 3 years ago (2 chainsaws) for $999 total. And that was a walk-out.

I made the calls; I wrote the details. Management (Frodo & Useless) verified. Information is left for the LP who will do a reverification and write up the info to send on to the Powers That Be.

I am the Greatest! (and I hate thieves!) I also got 2 hi-5s and several pats on the back.

Add that to the fact that I got a haircut a week ago, and every body seemed to notice today.

It was the best day I've had in a long, long time.

4 comments:

Jennifer @ Fruit of My Hands said...

I just tagged you with an award.

Jennifer @ Fruit of My Hands said...

I understand your inability to have candy corn on your site. In which case I suggest a compromise and you do the 7 random things meme AND the 5 life-classes to take meme instead.

Mwahahahaha

daionara said...

YOU ROCK!!!

Anonymous said...

That's just coolness wrapped in a layer of WOW!

--It's me, drumstick