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Not /toy/ related, but a sort of retail horror while at Walmart.
>Been on night shift janitorial crew about half a year.
>The first Twilight movie comes out on DVD at the stroke of midnight that night.
>11:35pm
>Already clocked in and starting the first safety-sweep.
>Get pulled to the side by a female customer.
>Long, frizzy sandy-brown hair, raspy voice likely from age+smoking for years, looks 50-ish. Skinny.
>Asks in a jittery, fast-paced manner, "ExcusemeI'mwaitingfortheTwilightmoviebutIheardotherWalmattsarehandingoutticketstoguaranteecustomerscangettheDVDcanyougetmeatickettooidon'twanttomissgettingacopywhyaren'tyougivingmetheticketfaster?!"
>Me: "Uh...I honestly don't know, ma'am. I don't work in the electronics depar-"
>"WellcouldyoupleasegetsomeoneoverheretoelectronicsbecauseIheardotherWalmartsaredoingitwhyaren'tyoualreadycallingsoneonerightnow?!"
>Walk over to electronics, page the intercom for assistance and politely tell the crazy Twilight-hag that someone is on their way.
>Passing by electronics during safety sweep, look at the line of customers waiting for the midnight release of Twilight.
>Women aged 4-80 all eagerly waiting. A few boys stuck in the line having to hold their mother's hand to stay put. Teen to adult men hanging out in the sporting goods department to not die of boredom.
>Continue sweeping.
>Finishing up at the very front of the store.
>Watch beeps, look at it.
>Me: "Oh hey, it's midnight. Time for the first brea-"
>Loyd, shrill screams heard from the other side of the store that make me reflexively cringe like nails scratching a chalk board.
God what a way to start a shift...
