tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post9039362852069373070..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Bookish Things & Bookseller RantsAs the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-82556249188601848552013-12-05T12:16:37.577-05:002013-12-05T12:16:37.577-05:00Oh no, that sounds like a terrible month! Hope thi...Oh no, that sounds like a terrible month! Hope things are looking up. I love the bookstore stories, though (except that one terrible lady with the free book complaints). And congrats on 50 years to the store - that's huge!Kerry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624436758426097032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-49091329888924174462013-11-24T23:49:49.614-05:002013-11-24T23:49:49.614-05:00Thanks! I bet you have your share of bizarre work...Thanks! I bet you have your share of bizarre work stories yourself. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-24719887959586454832013-11-24T23:49:02.772-05:002013-11-24T23:49:02.772-05:00I'll not argue with you on vacation justificat...I'll not argue with you on vacation justification. I'm very good at that! ;)As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-49039377244757986032013-11-24T08:13:55.890-05:002013-11-24T08:13:55.890-05:00Boooooo to all the bad things that have been happe...Boooooo to all the bad things that have been happening! That sucks, my dear :-(<br /><br />But congrats on the 50th anniversary at your bookstore! It sounds like an awesome time, despite bitchy woman calling and being an ungrateful jerk. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-61774251641790591572013-11-23T11:20:21.717-05:002013-11-23T11:20:21.717-05:00congratulations on the anniversary celebration! Wh...congratulations on the anniversary celebration! What a creative idea to give away $50 at :50! That ungrateful woman story made me very rage-y. Dealing with crazy customer-moments like that warrants another vacation, don't you think? :)Etudesquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106938419901219249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-52190366932657894772013-11-21T22:03:57.578-05:002013-11-21T22:03:57.578-05:00I wish I could say I was surprised, but no, not re...I wish I could say I was surprised, but no, not really. You're going to be able to get some mileage out of that TP story, though. I met my husband in the bookstore where I was working in MS many years ago.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-29344742731314742752013-11-21T21:19:16.204-05:002013-11-21T21:19:16.204-05:00I worked as a bookseller (full time for about a ye...I worked as a bookseller (full time for about a year and a half, and then part time for the first couple of years I taught). On most days I loved my job and humanity. Then there were those days, from the outlandish to the surreal, that I wished I had a job that involved no human contact. The weirdest complaint we ever got was about the toilet tissue (the customer came out of the rest room carrying a sample when he complained to the manager that it was insufficiently soft). Customers complained that we didn't have newly released hardcover books in paperback. They complained that the books were not all sold at a sixty percent discount. And vacationers visiting from Manhattan complained that our store (on an island with a population of 32,000) did not have some obscure scholarly tome. And once a woman from New Jersey called a pregnant bookseller "that fat woman"! But (true story) I met my husband in that bookstore, so, happy ending!bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-46764001484630263932013-11-21T18:30:47.416-05:002013-11-21T18:30:47.416-05:00Many congrats on your shop's golden anniversar...Many congrats on your shop's golden anniversary. It really is quite something in this day of internet sales and electronic books to reach that milestone. Although I have an e-reader I will always be a book lover and hope that places like yours will be around for my grandchildren to enjoy.Jan Clydesdalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-75387957472228097012013-11-21T18:12:14.736-05:002013-11-21T18:12:14.736-05:00We do have to start somewhere to get back into the...We do have to start somewhere to get back into the groove. I'll read and support your book review and you can do the same for me as soon as I manage to actually write one. ;)As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-69082255839322404612013-11-21T18:11:28.896-05:002013-11-21T18:11:28.896-05:00I remember my own days of thinking George Eliot wa...I remember my own days of thinking George Eliot was a man, so I can smile at those high school boys with an amused understanding, colored with indignation on the reason they chose Eliot in the first palce. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-28542153861935722712013-11-21T18:10:32.268-05:002013-11-21T18:10:32.268-05:00Thanks, Johan. I'm heading over now to check ...Thanks, Johan. I'm heading over now to check out your post.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-75652632274113335672013-11-21T18:10:12.490-05:002013-11-21T18:10:12.490-05:00Aww, thanks on the no judgment. And you're so ...Aww, thanks on the no judgment. And you're so right--the weirdest and best kind of eccentric. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-86569012704224349192013-11-21T15:59:52.683-05:002013-11-21T15:59:52.683-05:00Want me to come and beat up all those people for y...Want me to come and beat up all those people for you? I'll do it, I'm not scared! (Disclaimer: I wouldn't even know where to begin beating someone up. Which is probably a good thing!)<br /><br />I know how you feel about the whole book reviewing thing- my reading and blogging has been TERRIBLE since I moved out of my parents' house and started having to do things for myself, and I just finished what I'm pretty sure is the worst book review ever. But, we all have to restart somewhere, right? Right.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-82385845801346887292013-11-21T15:01:07.297-05:002013-11-21T15:01:07.297-05:00Oh that little girl reminds me of my eldest daught...Oh that little girl reminds me of my eldest daughter (now at university studying creative writing). Santa asked her what she would like for Christmas and she said, "a bookshop with beanbags where you can stay all day."<br />I was once in my local bookstore eavesdropping on 2 teenage boys who were looking through a list of English classic literature obviously provided by a teacher. They both agreed that it wouldn't be "cool" to choose something by a woman author because they always had such "flimsy plots". So having discounted Jane Austen and all the Brontes one chose "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens and the other "Middlemarch" by ...... George Eliot. I was chuckling for the rest of the day!!Jan Clydesdalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-63343241825462118822013-11-21T14:50:19.329-05:002013-11-21T14:50:19.329-05:00Everybody is commenting but nobody is congratulati...Everybody is commenting but nobody is congratulating you on this massive achievent: WOW! 50 years! Fantastic. Your last month and yourvtravelinclination makes me think you should read the latest posting on seniorbooks - You will love it and can use it too if you like.Johannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-56735202870349313792013-11-21T11:06:37.737-05:002013-11-21T11:06:37.737-05:00Excellent gifs.
And aww, I'm sorry you've...Excellent gifs.<br /><br />And aww, I'm sorry you've had to go through all that stuff. But tiny lisping girl! And several polite customers! Who seem fun, because ahaha bookish people are the weirdest kind of eccentric.<br /><br />Also I never wash my jeans unless they get baggy or an obvious stain on them. So. No judgment.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-36764139783938901412013-11-21T10:09:37.481-05:002013-11-21T10:09:37.481-05:00Thanks--it's been rough, but only when compare...Thanks--it's been rough, but only when compared with first world problems, as they say. <br /><br />People: they never cease to surprise me. Sometimes even in good ways!As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-75107506148179283662013-11-21T10:08:25.304-05:002013-11-21T10:08:25.304-05:00Makes you wonder, eh? Makes you wonder, eh? As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-35041040397527216082013-11-21T09:55:42.052-05:002013-11-21T09:55:42.052-05:00Yeah, we get questions like that all of the time. ...Yeah, we get questions like that all of the time. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-9991533827600409712013-11-21T09:55:18.979-05:002013-11-21T09:55:18.979-05:00January may now become my favorite month. ;)
January may now become my favorite month. ;)<br /><br />As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-56254289185000395162013-11-21T09:31:58.383-05:002013-11-21T09:31:58.383-05:00Gah, I'm sorry this last month+ has been so st...Gah, I'm sorry this last month+ has been so stressful. Maybe you're just getting a bunch of crappy stuff out of the way at once.<br /><br />I love that the guy called himself terrible when he was in the wrong. Cos like you said, it happens so infrequently that someone admits they were wrong when they're being a douchy customer. <br /><br />That woman though, with the free books that she's bitching about. WTF? Hopefully the son turns out not terrible. But at least you got to see the adorable girl being adorable and excited about all the children's booksRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-19506148317644304662013-11-21T09:05:13.207-05:002013-11-21T09:05:13.207-05:00I...I have no words. What the hell is wrong with ...I...I have no words. What the hell is wrong with people?Buriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614679245404201665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-74007880922754819732013-11-21T09:01:13.233-05:002013-11-21T09:01:13.233-05:00I worked in an independent college bookstore brief...I worked in an independent college bookstore briefly and I had one customer who was especially memorable. He came in holding a giant slice of pizza in his hand and was eating it as he browsed. He couldn't find the book he was looking for so he asked for help, and I happily showed him the textbook he was looking for, which cost $80. He said, OMG this is expensive! Sympathetic, I said yeah, they can get pretty pricey. Unfortunately, the price is set by the publisher and we don't have much control over that. He said, could I get this cheaper online? I was like hmm you'd have to research that. Still chomping on the pizza, he said, can I use your computer? Ahhh no. JennyLilachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051852264638553490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-22717250835242248892013-11-21T09:00:47.231-05:002013-11-21T09:00:47.231-05:00My favorite is the man who realized that his irrit...My favorite is the man who realized that his irritation at getting the answering machine was uncalled for. Many people would be too embarrassed to admit the mistake (and even apologize for it!). Extra points for the smooth way you handled it, and points to him for ordering the book. You've probably got a new customer for life :)<br /><br />Kudos on all the wonderful events to celebrate the Odyssey's 50th! Here's to a nice long rest ... in January.Dawn Rennertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-65008816357609628262013-11-21T08:40:52.648-05:002013-11-21T08:40:52.648-05:00I know, right? What a terrible attitude!I know, right? What a terrible attitude!As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.com