Black As My Soul: Even When I'm Quiet

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July 14, 2005

Even When I'm Quiet

It doesn't mean I'm not thinking about you.

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I have been working at one job or another every day since Saturday, and will have to keep working through this coming Saturday.

And yep—If you go to the bookstore I work at, I will be on hand in the early morning hours of July 16th. So you can get your copy of the book you reserved six months ago. Yes, I do mean the next Harry Potter title.

No, we don't get to read it early.

Yep, it's already in our back room.

No, you can't get yours before 12:01 am. Do not bother asking. I don't care who died/is dying/is giving birth/who you are. Release dates and times are contractual. The repercussions are economic. If we violate the release date, the entire chain could lose the ability to carry the next Harry Potter book until several weeks after it is released. Thati s a potential loss of millions of dollars. We're not going to risk it for you. It's simple.

Don't get impatient with us. We're working way outside normal store hours. We don't want to be there any more (or less) than you, but we'll be there for hours after you leave.

Please wait your turn in line. And have your cash or plastic ready. Please do not write a check. Please, God. They take forever to authorize. Please stop writing checks at retail.

Also? Don't complain about the prices. It's a special event. The Harry Potter stuff of course will not be cheap because the teaming masses of kids will beg for it. No one at the store gets to set prices. The most effective form of protest is to simply leave it in the store. Yep, your kids will not like you for a few minutes. They'll forget in a day or two.

I'd like to be happier about the whole thing, but it's a job.

We have the good fortune of having an item on hand that a lot of people want to buy at the same time. We have some special things in place and there will be freebies for a few lucky folks.

That's really all I know until I get to work tomorrow.

Maybe I'll see you there?

I'll wink.

[+] Posted by Sinner, who was transgressing at the time (July 14, 2005 11:34 PM) by speaking evil. [+]