u/Cringey_Unicorn

1. if you have extra clear bins, make an employee’s fav section at the register. I usually put the color sealer and sauce masks, one of our girls does the viral nail glue, and some others just put bet seller stuff.

2. $1 or less nail files as cash wrap. Older ladies always quickly buy a few.

3. Textured hair clearance items on empty spots on cash wrap. We did it with the clearance Mielle hair care set that went on clearance last year. We put it up front around Christmas and sold all of them.

4. And just essential stuff behind the register, like hair masks, heat protective sprays, hair color additives, hair masks, simple things like that.

5. With some purchases like semi permanent hair color, hot tools, or the repair or moisture shampoos/conditioners we recommend the color sealers, repair masks, and heat protection stuff.

Also remember that low UPT most of the time isn’t our fault. With prices going up and AI taking jobs and the gas prices, people are struggling. So ofc they are only buying what they need. And people can usually tell if you’re trying to upsale, keep these reasons in mind, you can’t control how much money people have. :)

Have a great weekend guys!

I’m tired of seeing parents with physical disabilities having kids, for those kids to end up with same disabilities or even worse ones.

An example is that one family with dwarfism on TikTok and insta. The ones with the two disabled little girls. I feel so bad for them. The parents knew their kids would be disabled and still decided to have kids. I definitely feel bad for the youngest one, who has to use a walker to walk. No child deserves to live a life like that. And the fact the parents post their kid’s life online is awful. It’s just money farming.

I also saw a few TikTok posts of parents refusing an abortion because their child would be born with a disability. Then their kid ends up being unable to speak, express emotion, move or walk. Basically just a prisoner in their own body. And for what reason? Simply because the parents wanted a kid. They claim they refused the abortion because they “loved” their kid. But if they truly did, they would have aborted them, instead of having the kid suffer their entire life.

Seeing parents who choose these decision really rubs me the wrong way. It’s for pure selfish reasons, and also partly for disability money, taxes benefits and for the influencer ones, social media money and donation money. Just posting their kid for content.

It’s not fair at all to the kid. And it always breaks my heart seeing a kid born out of selfishness like this.

I have chronic pain, heart issues run in my family, and bipolar disorder. I choose not to have a kid since these are genetic. I don’t want my kid to live through life struggling like I’m doing. Or having to take meds every day to feel normal. No kid should go through that.

Anyway, that’s my controversial hot take.

I got my oil changed a few months ago. A month after the system notifications keep saying “oil change required” without the oil warning light. I also checked my oil and it’s normal.

One of my friends who works on cars said they probably didn’t reset the computer when they changed it. Also noticed that my time was still correct and everything was the same when I left, compared to everything being different.

Does anybody know how to reset it? It’s annoying hearing the notification whenever I get in the car.

Not every parent does this. But in my own experience I’ve heard it a lot.

I have endometriosis, mine causes chronic pain that can last for days, multiple times a month. Tired all the time. Awful leg pain. And periods/flare ups so bad that I have to call out of work or cancel plans.

At work sometimes I’ll have a customer ask how I’m doing, and if I respond with “just tired” or “sleepy” I always get the “wait until you have kids!” Response. I never know what to say about it. They don’t know that I’m trying my best to complete a full shift so I can pay bills. Also including the infertility endometriosis can cause. One of my coworkers has POTS and Narcolepsy so she always responds back with what she has if she gets that response. Always leaves the parent speechless.

The worst I heard and that ruined a friendship is years ago I was in the ER for a flare up. I thought it was an ovarian cyst rupture, but no, just a flare up. Had to take off a few days for it. I was in a text group with my husband and his friends. (We all used to hang out a lot). I was giving updates and explained why I was in ER, and just updates on the situation. The one “friend” responded with “try being pregnant 🤪” as her response. I was floored, it even rubbed my husband the wrong way. He’s seen me having flare ups multiple times.

Anyways, this not only happens irl, but i see it online as well, TikTok comments, insta comments, everywhere. I’ve even seen a few posts of people complaining about this on different social medias.

IMO, it’s insensitive since many people deal with hidden disabilities/diseases/illnesses or are just going through different things and get those responses back. Definitely for things that they are born with and can’t control.

And I just want to ask why some parents try to make things a pain or pity Olympics? And how should I respond when I get a response like this again?

I used to work at Claire’s a few years ago. I worked there for 4 years.

As everybody knows, Claire’s tragically does piercings. (Don’t do it there). A Hispanic lady came in wanting me to pierce her toddler. I said I would and went over the process. When it was time to make the piercing dots on her ears, the toddler would not sit still. I explained to the mom that if her toddler is moving too much that I can’t do the piercing. I gave her a few more chances, but she was moving too much so it wouldn’t be safe. I explained it’s for safety reasons: Piercing not going through, ear ripping if she jerks, or uneven piercing. I was really nice about it too.

The lady was really nice about it. I also told her if she wants to try again a different day she can. I told her when my manager works and that she’s more experienced with toddlers. The lady thanked me and understood the safety reasons, then left.

The next day I come into work and my manager tells me to organize stuff in the back room. Which she never tells me to do. I knew something was up, but didn’t know what. Then my manager came in and said a Hispanic lady called and accused me of being racist. She said the lady was pissed. I started sobbing. I explained the situation and wondered why she assumed I was being racist.

My manager told me the lady said when she was walking around the mall after I refused the piercing, that I was piercing a white baby. The lady said it was because I was racist. I only pierced the white baby because she was sitting still, and of course, it was safe to pierce.

I explained why I refused the piercing and pierced the other baby. My manager believed me since I’ve been there for years. My husband is also Mexican/indigenous mixed, and our other coworkers are Hispanic. So she knew I wasn’t being racist. She just told me to stay in the back room for my safety for the time the lady comes back, since she sounded pissed.

Her accusing me pissed of my coworkers. They said they experienced racism and said that it’s a shame that others claim racism for things that aren’t racist. They said she was trying to be a victim. And said that’s one of the reasons racism isn’t taken seriously.

Well, the lady came in and requested a Hispanic worker pierce her baby. So one of our girls pierced her… right before the piercing the lady said “if you can’t pierce her it’s okay, we can come back another day”. I heard that and was pissed. It also took the girl 45 minutes to pierce her, she was also fixing to refuse the piercing. The whole time I was nice to the lady. And she just kept side eyeing me.

After the family left, my coworker was pissed off about it and how the lady acted towards me compared to her.

I’ve had many Hispanic friends deal with racism. Definitely during election periods. Same with my husband. Whenever he would get pulled over he would cover his last name on his ID to avoid a ticket or worse. It’s really sad that this happens and that there are people who use to race card to get what they want. It makes racism not be taken seriously.

So, an older customer came in with a walker and difficulty walking. Really sweet guy too.

Literally RIGHT as he walked into the door the lyrics “when your legs don’t work like they used to before” played.

Y’all… it was the hardest lock in of my life. He didn’t notice the song playing thankfully. I stg our store radio plays the wrong songs at the wrong time.

Been told online that I’m dramatic for saying mine is bad, or mentioning that it’s one of the top most painful conditions. Even pain worse than childbirth. Usually the belittling comments and people disagreeing are moms or people with mild endo.

Even after explaining how my symptoms affect my life I’m still belittled. I see this not just with me but others as well. Even in TikTok vids asking what is the worst pain somebody has been in. If the response is endometriosis flareups half the replies are from moms or people who claim to have it telling them it’s not that bad. Definitely when women say the pain can be worse than childbirth.

It’s insane to me how women can put down women like this. Endometriosis symptoms are based on stages, location of the endometriosis, pain tolerance and how long you have had it. Endometriosis isn’t the same for everyone and I wish others would be open minded and realize that.

The worst I got was years ago when I was in the ER for a flare up. My doctor took it seriously and gave me pain killers for it, which are hard to get. So it was serious pain. When I texted my friend group about it with updates, one of them responded with “try being pregnant” No asking if I’m okay or anything. Just that.
This person also has two daughters, I’m hoping her daughters don’t get it. Based off her words with me it would be the same with them.

Luckily I have friends with endometriosis and we all support one another. Give tips, and respect if we have to cancel events or miss them. We don’t one up on pain or belittle each other. We listen and support. How it should be.

I hate whenever I mention I’m tired around pregnant women or moms. Since this is ALWAYS the response.

You never know why somebody is tired, stress, chronic illness, lack of sleep, many other reasons.

In my case I have endometriosis and anemia. Both make me tired. Endometriosis can cause daily pain for me, which in result.. tires my body. Definitely with the leg pain and random flareups.

My reason for being tired isn’t a choice, their reason for being tired is a choice.

I never used my endo as a response in a situation like this before. I use it in the “when are you having kids” responses. But… I deadass feeling like using the chronic illness/disease uno reverse to guilt trip.

Also tired of these people trying to one up people on pain or tiredness. They don’t understand that people have physical disabilities or chronic pain, which is lifelong. While theirs was the result of choice.

1. (Happened the other day) An older lady came in mad and saying the nail polish she got wouldn’t stay on her nails. And said we should pull them off the shelf. I checked the brand and it was the Gelish brand. I asked her if she used a UV lamp to cure them. She didn’t know what that was. So I had to explain what it was and what nail polish was. She fr asked me how I knew it was gel… when it says “GELISH” on the side.

2. Customer returning dye because it didn’t work.. they didn’t get developer and didn’t know what that was. And didn’t read the directions.. (happens sometimes, now I always ask people if they have developer at the register).

3. An older lady returned a curling iron because it wouldn’t turn on. She didn’t press the on button.. she laughed about her mistake and decided to keep it.

4. Returning a $100 purchase so she can have money for groceries for her kids. (Hair dye comes first I guess?)

5. Returning used bleach packet because it “didn’t work”. It worked. And pulled orange/yellow.. like how bleach does. I denied the return since the packet was empty and since the bleach obviously worked.

6. Returning a semi permanent red because it didn’t dye her hair.. she had black hair. I even explained the day before that she had to bleach her hair first. (Had this happen to a different customer too).

7. Returning a hair growth item because it’s not working.. she purchased it a week ago.

8. Returning dyes/bleaches because they “didn’t work” when people don’t READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.

9. And of course people returning items during our “buy 2 get 1 free” sales. Only returning two items so it’s a “free” purchase. Then getting mad about not getting a full refund.

Anybody else have any stories?

Completely funny story. It was at my old job.

When I left for my shift I told my manager I had plans on drinking. And she damn well knew. 😂

After I drank and my boyfriend taking me home my manager called. Just expected a schedule change for the next week. I answered and the convo went like this:

“One of the girls is throwing up, you need to come in and cover, nobody else can”

“I can’t, I’m drunk af right now”

“It’s okay! It’ll only be an hour! Just say you’re tired!”

“But what if I have to pierce somebody?” (I worked at Claires)

“Just try your best! I won’t tell corporate!”

“Are you sure?”

Then I hear the girls laughing over the phone and saying it’s a prank. 😂 Then my manager saying she hopes I don’t have a bad hangover.

The next day we laughed about it. 😂

Funniest and scariest thing to happen. I miss these out of pocket moments there.

I work at a beauty supply store. We have developers that can cause chemical burns, barbicide, acetone, scissors, and other toxic chemicals. Toxic if ingested or on the skin.

I have moms that don’t watch their toddlers. They are too busy focusing on their phones or looking at products than watching their child.

I had to tell moms many times to watch their children and explain why they need to watch them. Every time the parents get annoyed with me or leave. I even tell them if their children get hurt by the products we are not held liable, and that we have cameras.

Some mad parent stories:

1. Told a mom who was on her phone to watch her 1 1/2 year old because her toddler was picking up the barbicide and sanitation items. The mom was on the other side of the isle. The mom huffed, picked her daughter off and left.

2. This week a 2 year old was picking up hair dyes and putting them on different shelves. Told the toddler in a nice voice “let’s not play with those sweetie”. The mom got annoyed and said “she’s 2”. Like… okay? I’m aware. It’s the reason I’m telling her to stop. Told her “moving the dyes confuses other people and they could get the wrong color and ruin their hair”. The mom ended up putting the dyes back (in the wrong spots).

3. Had to tell a family of 5 adults to watch a toddler. She was going down the isles picking up developers and bleaches. They would just nod and then not watch her. It got to a breaking point and I got pissed and said “That is bleach. She will dye if she ingests it. And you cannot sue us.” That finally got them to watch her.

It’s sad that me, a childfree retail worker, cares more about your toddler’s safety than you.

I’m 27, Female. I’ve been on Adderall for 2 1/2 months.
I’m also on Lamictol and Prozac, which kills my appetite. Adderall has me not feeling hunger at all. It’s like a triple punch with the appetite killing combo.

I also have a history of ED. I haven’t had a relapse or ED thoughts in 8 years. When I was going through it my doctor purposely prescribed me meds that didn’t cause weight gain. So I wouldn’t relapse. Giant W for them.

When I went to the doctor 3 months ago, I was at 110 pounds. My height is 5’5. I also have a fast metabolism, it just runs in my family. I absolutely love food but due to my past ED it fucked up my stomach and I can’t eat too much without my stomach hurting or feeling full. It sucks big time.

Since taking Adderall I went from 110 to 96. Just 2 1/2 months. I rarely feel hungry and have to make myself eat. Even if it’s something simple as chips, ramen or a Mac and cheese bowl. I know I need to eat, and I love food. I hate this weight loss. Doctors are noticing, family is, husband is. It’s to the point where my family is worried I’m relapsing. But it’s not the case at all. I hate that I’m losing weight. 8 years ago I was around that weight during my ED, it’s just making me uncomfortable with remembering that time.

I want to know how you guys handled weight loss if you have had it, and how to get back to a normal appetite? And please share tips! I go back to my appointment in September.

This happened last year, but I love thinking about it. I always hear stories of customers not caring if a worker is hurt or having a medical episode. Luckily this didn’t happen that day.

So, I came in to work with pain on my side. (It was an ovarian cyst rupture). I dealt with one before, so I knew the pain was from that. (Also got confirmed later by a doctor). Nobody else could cover but I was allowed to sit. I was in tears from the pain, luckily a girl from a different store location was on her way to cover.

So I’m sitting behind the register, crying, can’t move, and hunched over. A lady comes in, and then comes up to the register asking me to grab something for her. We keep our expensive items in the back and we have to grab it for them.

I started sobbing, told her I can’t move, and I have an ovarian cyst rupture. She looked so concerned and worried! She asked if I was okay and even offered to call an ambulance for me. I told her thank you but I didn’t need an ambulance, my husband was going to take me to the ER. I also apologized for not being able to grab her items.

She told me it’s okay! And said I don’t have to worry about it, that she will just come back the next day and get it. When she was leaving she said “I hope you’re okay and feel better, I’ll be praying for you.”

I haven’t seen her since, wish I could. She was so sweet about it and genuinely concerned about me. She probably has dealt with the same thing and understood the pain.

A year later and the ovarian cyst healed, no pain!

I’m going as filthy Frank and my friend is doing salamander man. :) We’ve been fans since his YouTube days.