An Intriguing Tale Of Being An Owner

We love our customers.. but some are just crooks – like the one i saw at Tim’s this morning -  it’s people like him that makes us wary of other customers and mistaken the good ones as a crook too.   Why?  because a year ago – this long time crook customer took our dvd and a computer monitor to test for his mother because he said he didn’t know which was the one that was not good – the monitor or the tower.  And since he was a long time customer .. and he didn’t give us any beef till then we said sure.  But till today – we still haven’t seen him come back with the dvd or monitor or the money he owes us.  After leaving so many messages – we just gave up – he was just out to rip us off.  The spouse asked if i said anything to him at Tim’s and my reply was – why waste time on people like that..??  i might as well spend time looking out for  natural joint pain relief for the old folks home here.  We just cut our loses and people like that can only cheat us once – even if he does come back with the money – he won’t be anyone we would trust no more.

I was doing my diet pill review when yet another customer came in coughing and sneezing and without feeling bad about it at all.   This sick customer like any who comes in sick – still carry on chatting with the spouse and selling him stuff and sticking around and coughing and even telling other customers that he has the flu *slap forehead*.  Why are ppl so inconsiderate?  just because you are sick doesnt’ mean that you need to get other ppl sick right?  common sense tells you that flu or any kind of illness can be contagious thru’ the air.   But we can’t control who comes in or out of our store and even though we lightly joke about not wanting to get sick along with them – they still hang around – and guess what..?? not only is my spouse sick – so is my daughter now.  *shake head*.  I don’t mind if we adults get ill but the kid – i’m sure you know where i’m coming from.

We get a lot of sales calls ..  from insurance company to web design companies and even those who wants to sell us the best diet supplement – I kid you not.   I can understand why a computer supplier or a movie supplier would call and do their sales pitch on us – but mannn….!!!  you get just about anything and everything these days.  Just the other day .. the RCMP called to ask if we wanted to support their some RCMP book but you and I know – that all these donation will come to nothing – because who really go look at those RCMP books or even the school year book.  Even Roger’s the telephone company would call and don’t get the hint about not wanting an extra phone.  So what do you do when you have one phone line for the store.. and there are customers in front of you waiting to pay up..?? usually i don’t get mad with them.. but the boss.. he hangs up on them.

We do have some what we called “unique” customers – just happy we don’t get a lot of them though else no one would need any weight loss products just by dealing with them.  Last nite on Facebook, the boss had a private message from a mother of a kid who had bought a “M” (mature) game from us.  It’s War of Worlds and she was bitching about us selling it to her – granted – it was my mistake – i hadn’t thought to look at the rating because the kid had come in got the game and came pay for it.

I was also busy with the kid and alone at the store – so I wasn’t paying attention – but having said that – i should have been careful but it wasn’t like we were selling him an adult movie.  And shouldn’t you go after your kid for being sneaky?  instead of blaming us?  Nice parent!  *shake head*  – i know how this kid is gonna end up – mark my words – and the kid is like 11 yrs old now – it won’t be long – before he sneaks out and get himself into trouble.

Yes! i officially call this the Sell Fest Week – it’s an entire week of ppl selling stuff it seems – it’s just hilarious.  I need some  best weight loss pills because of the things that ppl come and sell to us this week.  From Plasma tvs to PSone and one even tried to sell us burned movies.  As usual – i cannot help but wonder how these ppl managed their money – because one of them actually came into some money a month ago or less and was on a buying spree – not only at our store but at other places – it was crazy.  I had expected to see him sooner or later – and true enough he was back in today – trying to sell us back what he bought and more.

Yes -  I know – I’m sounding a bit crazy right now – but bear with me – as I was doing some lipozene reviews i stopped for a minute about how I could have been too personal with our customers.   What i should have done all these years is to be friendly but not take a personal interest in them – well except for a few – very few.

But i noticed when I stopped and offer help – just because I think they wouldn’t ripped us – and even the most unlikely person – ripped us!  What the ((*&^^%*  right..??  Yes ! ppl who had made smuck remarks about those who had ripped us off – in turn ripped us off themselves.  So yes, I know i had been doing it wrongly – from now on – I’m gonna be friendly but not a friend to our customers ( except for a few).  The same goes to our ex-employees – if for some remote reason we do hire – this will not happen again – they will not be treated like family or a friend – just employees.

This morning I heard on the local news that the report for the land for the proposed Art Center in the center of town is back.  Even though the test results show petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil at some location – the mayor and some of the councilors are apparently going ahead with their plans of having another Art Center.   I think the councils need hemorrhoids relief ! why?  because they are not in sync with each other.   Like what we chinese say – they are like scattered sand – and what is going to happen is a project that is either half – hearted or done with so much hatred.

This town is too small to have 2 Art Center – yes – we would like to see it downtown but we know that the Colin Street location is the wrong one – why can’t the councils and the mayor sees it..??   These are money that we don’t have in this town – wouldn’t this money be more used appropriately?  How come the town never helped small businesses like us?  Some 8 yrs ago, while we were trying to expand – the CBDC whom we approached refuses to help us because they said we are bankable.  If we are bankable -  did they really think we would go to them.  The CBDC is chaired by some elite members of this town – i hate to say it but the town councils are going to waste more money – whose money – not theirs of course – they belong to the town – they belong to the people who are paying taxes.  I really don’t know what to think of this town anymore – not good for one’s health – that’s for sure.

10 yrs into business and one advice i can give to any small business owners is to run your small business on your own. When the spouse started this business.. and i came a year after, we had big plans.. but then our kid came along..and everything had to be shelved.  At first because of our kid, we thought by hiring a few staff would be the way to go, but soon to find out .. that it’s not true.  Hiring in this town is like getting the best weight loss supplements because you really need not take any for these ppl that we’ve hired really took a toll in our lives.

Of course, we are not saying that all of them gave us trouble, at least Mike and Ryan from Halifax were by far the best ex-employees.  Some were good when they wanna come to work while others.. well, lets just say .. you can’t do nothing to please them.  Another was even more terrific – he would keep giving out the wrong change .. and insisted on not using the calculator.  Yes.. these are only minor problems that we’ve had.. we had bigger issues with some others.. but finally if you own a small business.. there is just no way.. one can run a business with hiriing a few part timers.. or just one full timer.. too stressful for them and ourselves.  Why..?? because the part timers want more hours.. and the full timers feel that everything lands on their shoulders – so there is actually a no win situation for us.  We figured .. since the kid is older now.. we certainly should try and handle things oiurselves.. and not depend on another employee and if there were stress.. we have no one to blame but ourselves eh..?  hhaha!!  so word of advice to small business owners like ours..  run your own business on your own.. if you want a profitable one.

Woman comes into our store, told the boss she bought this game about a month ago for $7 something.. and her kid can’t play with it .. because she doesn’t like it.  She wants to know if she can exchange it for another game.  I can understand if she came back within a day .. ok .. nevermind a day.. even a week .. but more than a month.. and no receipt for it..?? plus we know that this woman lies..!!!  why..?? because she had bought something from us about 2 years ago.. and wanted to return it to us.. because her “b/f” bought her a new one..!!! and it was for a private sale of a child bouncer..!  So it’s like buying diet pill that works and completely does it thing.. but she wants to return half the bottle because she doesn’t use it anymore.. or her mother bought her something else.. another brand.  Ppl sure got guts here.  I could never do that to even Walmart.. and we are just a small business owner – this is bad for our health.

Yes.. 5 councilors and a son .. went to B.C paid by the taxpayer’s money.. and have we seen a report yet..??  Like i said.. i can understand if the mayor wants to go.. and another to hold his hands.. to speak to those important ppl..  but why do we need another 3 fellas to go .. plus a son of one of the councilors..??  While they are so freely spending the tax payer’s money.. the claimed that they cannot fund the school .. or many items on the agenda.. it doesn’t make sense.. what they are doing..??

The new airlines came into town.. and they got the free flight to the city.. ??  *roll eyes* .. but all these were not even offered to anyone else.. except for the councilors..??  some ppl cannot afford to buy Stimerex ES and yet.. the councilors can spend a good $15K for a vacation..?? so where’s the report..??  Should I hunt it down..??  Is there a point..??  is this town doomed..??

We started our petition on Monday for the town to consider putting the farmer’s market downtown instead of the Mariner Center.  It is obvious that the town do not know what petition .. and the meaning of it.. before signing.. because we see another petition to have the Farmer’s market placed downtown amongst our businesses/store downtown.  How can having the Farmer’s market at the Mariner Center benefit anyone except those who owns the Mariner Center..??  Shouldn’t the Farmer’s Market be put near where the tourist is most likely to see it.. so that they can join in the festivities..??  I’m getting not only hypertension from all these issues of the town.. but also acne.. someone recommend me a natural acne treatment please.

One of our worker’s family member??? has what we call huge, huge, huge bum and she is only in late teens.  Having a kid is not the reason for not taking care of oneself – that is a darn lazy excuse in my opinion.. but how do one tell them the truth..?? without offending them.  Can one recommend some diet pills that work without having them jump all over you for being rude…??   Normally, i wouldn’t care.. but since it is someone we know.. i thought it would be nice to tell her.. because it does get harder .. to lose those unhealthy sight.. if you know what i mean.  But she is totally happy with that look.. so what can you do eh.

During Chinese New Year, I had hinted to my landlord about giving me a money tree .. as a good gesture… but of course he didn’t.  So each time i see him.. i would say .. “money plant”.  And if you know me.. you know.. i’m relentless.

At first.. the landlord.. used a different tactic to avoid my hint .. like telling me.. about his car fund that he should in turn hound me down for.  But i didn’t care.. and kept asking for my “money plant”.  Well today, i saw him at the grocery store.. and i went behind him.. and asked him for the money plant again.  And this time, it’s like i wore him down.. like mesothelioma and he asked the man.. what this money plant is about.  The man thinks that i am wearing the landlord down .. and he might just finally get me my money plant.. muahahhahaahah!!!

Come August 20th, the store will be celebrating its 10th anniversary.  To say that we are not tired of running our own business would be a lie.  But then, if you work for someone.. you still pretty much have to take all sorts of nonsense from your co-worker.. or your bosses.  Yes.. some are really no so nice.. i wished they would go get some acne treatments for the pain they are causing others.  But running your own business.. you also get a different kinda headache.  So there is really a no win-win situataion. So the solution is to be happy and don’t sweat the small stuff.

Yes…!!  local business should shop locally as much as possible.. to help the downtown businesses, donch you think..??  as much as possible.. we buy from down town.. we even get our medication .. and discount supplements from our local stores.. instead of supporting places like Walmart.   Why..?? because if we donch support the small businesses … who is gonna to right..?? it begins with me.. and you.  If you want downtown to survive.. support the local businesses.. and not the BIG BOYS..!

When i first found out that I had diabetes some 7 yrs ago, and in a foreign country, since i migrated to the West, I was devastated.  I seriously thought my life was over .. and then all sorts of thoughts ran around my mind and how a healthy and sensible eating habit person would get diabetes. There wasn’t many answers i could find with my family doctor because the first things he said to me was how complicated my life is gonna be from now on.  Yes, I kid you not – such a charming physician eh.

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You know when you own a business, you kinda need to decorate your store according to the season . .and you can imagine, just how much we spent after being in business for 9 yrs.  Yes.. the man isn’t too concern about it.. but i am.  What about you ..?? But having a store is a disadvantage for the family and home.. because the store comes before anything.  So all the good decors goes to the store first.. and then the home later.  It can get quite stressful.. and i know of some ladies in our community .. they put on weight .. because of all the goodies around at this time of the year.. but they also use Decaslim, know to be the best in the market for being safe and the natural approach.

Customer walked into our store yesterday coughing.  Proclaimed.. that we need not worry.. because whatever he got wasn’t contagious.  He then continued to say he had the flu and pneumonia .. and walked around some more.  I was really upset.. because my kid who is not 5 yet knows how to stick her head outta the room.. when she wanted to sneeze.. and to think that an old fella in his 30s .. can tell me.. that he is not contagious..!  i’m short of asking him..  WHICH PLANET ARE YOU FROM, SIR..??  *slap forehead*.

Is it me.. or is our customers looking better each time they come into our store.. or if i met them outside.  Just today .. i saw one in the mall.. and I told her i almost couldn’t recognised her.. because she grew smaller.  Well.. she wasn’t fat by any means.. but she was big.. but today.. she looked so slim.. and so prettttttyyyy..!!!!  i’m envious… and totally in awe..1! i want to look as sleek as her.. i wonder if i take Fenphedra, will i get the same results..? I want to win my weight problem war..!!

When you are in business for 9 years in a small town you get to know just about everybody in the town.  Whether they came to you first as a customer or business associates .. a lot of them do turn into friends. In this small town of ours it amazes me how so many people can be so overweight, you want to tell them how to lose the weight or recommend the best diet pills to take, but how does one really say things like that without offending the individual.

I usually start with telling them about detoxifying and then recommend them to a reliable website so they do their own reading instead of telling them directly.  No one wants to hear that they need diet pills and need help, but I’m sure they would at least read it up and maybe order pills privately.  After all, you don’t want to offend your customers/friends right?