The Astonishing Elf Girl's Tips for Keeping Your Comic Store Clerk Happy. ~ And Other Long Titles
Many comic fans interact well with others, at least, well enough. For those that don't, I, the Astonishing Elf Girl, am here to give to tips on etiquette in the comic book store; or "The Museum of Social Awkwardness". Remember, a happy clerk is a...happy clerk.
Tip #10 ~ Soggy, Sweat Drenched Money is Gross as Hell.
It's still summer, and in many places, the temperature is high, people sweat; things smell gross. For those of you who keep your wallet in a pants, this can cause the money itself to get...moist. I don't know how, considering the amount of material between the money and sweaty ass, but it happens. I cannot tell you how incredibly disgusting it is to get a bill from someone and have it feel like it needs to be hung up on a line to dry. It may not be sweat at all, but I have no idea how else so many have wet money. So I'm just gonna call it "sweaty-ass money"
I also don't know that the people using the sweaty-ass money actually know their bills are somehow soaked with their sweat, or whatever the hell caused the bill to be damp. If you are unsure yourself, there has to be some way to tell. Generally touching your money should lend a clue as to whether or not your money is soaking. If you are unable to tell from a simple test like that, keep an eye on clerk's face as you hand the money to them. If they make disgusted face, you probably have sweaty-ass money.
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Tip #11 ~ Do I Really Need to Say it? Keep Your Food Out of the Store.
Who doesn't like food? Everyone loves food; generally because it helps you, you know...live. However, very few people like their food ON comic books; or rather, very few like someone else's food on their comic books. Very few actually like someone else's drink on their comics either.
Fortunately, it's pretty rare that someone's dumb enough to come into a comic shop while eating food. It does occasionally happen and they tend to get a quick "Eat that elsewhere". What happens frequently is people bringing in their coffee, energy drinks, or whatever into the store as they browse. What's worse is most don't even have a resealable cover.
It's a comic shop;f the merchandise has a coffee stain on it, it doesn't exactly make it appealing to other customers. It's even more irritating when people leave their drinks around the store, either on the floor or on a shelf. Apparently asking a clerk where the garbage is becomes too much of a feat, so it's better to just leave the drink where you are. Depending on the comic shop, that may get you BARRED from the comic shop; and then you don't even get your comics, much less your comics with your coffee. It also gives the impression to those that work at the store that you think very little of them or the store. Not exactly gonna endear you to them or get any special treatment if they think you're an ass. Remember, sweaty-ass money will get you a dirty look and perhaps a bottle of purel for the Holidays; being an ass will just get you nowhere.
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Elf Girl
Posted to Hot Stuff on 6 August 2008
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What about Slurpees? (TM)
Absolutely, that comes right out when washing comics.
WTF? People still use cash? Plastic is all the rage! these sweaty kids need to live the American dream and load up on the magic plastic trading cards.