This is a slightly old story now which I had forgotten about until today but I still believe worth posting. We have a customer in the shop, I would say in his fifties and is as doolally as someone on the way out. He is one those people who always walks up to a till…
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There seems to be confusion with the youth of today as to what is valid ID. When working in a shop, we’re told to only accept a driving license or a passport as valid ID but if you’re sixteen and looking to buy a lottery ticket then your young Scot cards work just as well….
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Last week or a few weeks ago I had a customer hand me change for whatever they purchased and when I put the change in the till I noticed that the twenty pence coin was actually gold, not silver. On further inspection the coin was actually gold and silver and not in a way that…
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Those who know me will know I work in a Spar part time and those who don’t, now you do. Those who know me may also know that I have a habit of saying things without thinking but they usually turn into little funny stories I can tell on here so they are only harmful…
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After interviewing Josh Scogin (vocalist of The Chariot) and talking to him about his dream journal, I have decided that I am going to start writing down any weird dreams I have. This dream involves mentions of Opeth, Dave Allen, Boyzone, Westlife, Rob Lowe, the WWE roster, football and gunge. The dream started as I…
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I’ve never really understood why Andrex need so many variations of toilet roll. They are pretty much all the same apart from the random hint of aqua, natural cream, pink or the fluff off a cute puppy, all you will be doing is wiping your arse with it. I’m an Andrex Skin Kind guy myself,…
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You know you live a shit life when the opening hours of a Spar piss you off. The Spar I work in, for as long as I can remember, shuts at 3pm on a Sunday. We don’t sell alcohol and there is no main lottery draw so why stay open any longer. Most to all…
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Those of you who go to cash machines to take money out and actually put the money into your wallet/purse/pocket every time, you may not be aware that cash machines take money back if you don’t lift it after a certain amount of time. I’m not sure if US cash machines do this but here…
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Although it was pretty much ripped apart by critics and fans alike, I decided to give the new Need For Speed a run. I’ve never been a huge fan of racing games – mainly because I suck at them – but Need For Speed games have always been far easier than your Forza types, plus…
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