Preschool Precogs
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Girl: "Do you have a security person or something?"
Me: "Not really, but I can probably help you."
Girl: "Um, you might need to call the police then."
Me: "What's wrong?"
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Merlin: Untitled Unicon Art by khmelisuneliart (SFW)
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fanart_recsFandom: Merlin
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Merlin, Arthur, Unicorn
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Medium: Digital
Artist Website/Gallery: khmelisuneliart
Why this piece is awesome: Lovely art of Merlin and Arthur encountering a unicorn in a sunny glenn. If you don't know BBC's Merlin this piece still works as a pretty piece of fairy tale-esque art.
Link: tumblr
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Merlin, Arthur, Unicorn
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Medium: Digital
Artist Website/Gallery: khmelisuneliart
Why this piece is awesome: Lovely art of Merlin and Arthur encountering a unicorn in a sunny glenn. If you don't know BBC's Merlin this piece still works as a pretty piece of fairy tale-esque art.
Link: tumblr
Follow Friday 2-20-26
Feb. 20th, 2026 12:34 amysabetwordsmith posting in followfridayGot any Follow Friday-related posts to share this week? Comment here with the link(s).
Here's the plan: every Friday, let's recommend some people and/or communities to follow on Dreamwidth. That's it. No complicated rules, no "pass this on to 7.328 friends or your cat will die".
The Travel Insurance Quote For 5.5 Million People Is…
Feb. 20th, 2026 04:00 amnotalwaysright_feedRead The Travel Insurance Quote For 5.5 Million People Is…
Me: "Good afternoon, [Bank Insurance Name], you're through to [My Name], can I take your account number, please?"
Angry Scot: *Sighs.* "It's [number]. Now hurry up and help me, I've been on hold for nearly half an hour!"
For The iPod You Should iDouble-Check
Feb. 20th, 2026 02:00 amnotalwaysright_feedRead For The iPod You Should iDouble-Check
Customer: "I want an iPod."
Me: "We have a range of them over here—"
Customer: "—and I wanna pay for it with this."
He hands me a coupon that says "Free iPod!" That's it. Just a sheet of paper that was printed at home with those two words.
Bless This Mess, For Making You Quit
Feb. 20th, 2026 01:00 amnotalwaysright_feedRead Bless This Mess, For Making You Quit
I worked in a clothing store when I was sixteen. The store was in a dead mall and rarely saw any customers. As a result, there wasn't a whole lot to do. My manager walked in one day to see me just pacing around the store with nothing to do (the place was spotless, everything on my usual To Do list was done).
This Refund Is Out Of Gas
Feb. 20th, 2026 12:00 amnotalwaysright_feedRead This Refund Is Out Of Gas
Customer: "I got this can of gas, and I want to return it. I have the receipt."
Me: "The receipt is a year old."
Customer: "So? It's not food. It's not like it can go bad."
Climbing The Workplace Social Ladder
Feb. 19th, 2026 11:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Climbing The Workplace Social Ladder
I work in a warehouse that employs a lot of immigrant labor, and in our part of the world, that means Hispanic. I say 'hola' to them all, and we all have meals together, but the language barrier means we don't get a chance to interact or communicate all that often.
Beef And Switch
Feb. 19th, 2026 10:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Beef And Switch
Me: "Yeah, it's a one-use coupon, sorry about that."
Customer: "Oh.... well, can you help me get the price anyway?"
Me: "...I can't give you the coupon price if you've already used the coupon. It's a ONE-use coupon."
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Training To Be A Cart-ographer
Feb. 19th, 2026 09:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Training To Be A Cart-ographer
Me: "I'll need you to collect stray carts after your break."
New Hire: "...I'm not trained for that."
Me: "Trained… for gathering carts from the parking lot?"
Every Beep Is A Chip Away At Their Soul
Feb. 19th, 2026 08:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Every Beep Is A Chip Away At Their Soul
Cashier: *With a thousand-yard stare.* "Please enter your PIN code."
I do as requested, and the machine beeps again.
Cashier: *With a thousand-yard stare.* "Wrong PIN."
Click Bait
Feb. 19th, 2026 06:55 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Click Bait
I got a new phone, and it blew up with calls from debt collectors. Most people can just send unknown callers to voicemail. I, unfortunately, worked tech support for a large company at the time, so I had to answer every call.
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Resurrected By Refund
Feb. 19th, 2026 06:45 pmnotalwaysright_feed
Older Customer: "Your item killed my husband, and you need to refund it so we can afford the funeral!"
Younger Customer: "Mom! Stop! I told you I have the receipt for this one! You don't need to do that."
Dairy Tale Logic
Feb. 19th, 2026 06:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Dairy Tale Logic
Customer: "Where's the dairy-free cow's milk?"
Me: "Do you mean lactose-free or plant-based?"
Customer: "I want dairy-free cow's milk."
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Those Annoying Facts Again!
Feb. 19th, 2026 05:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Those Annoying Facts Again!
Coworker: "Why can't I just install it on the desktop?"
Tech Support: "That's not company policy. Also, if you don't install it correctly, it can't access the network."
Coworker: "Don't confuse me with the facts."
What A Little Des-Pot
Feb. 19th, 2026 04:00 pmnotalwaysright_feed
Customer: "I saw that you make customised water bowls?"
Me: "Yes, we can engrave your pet's name on it."
Customer: "Okay, I want one, but first I need to explain..."
Time To Burn The Car, It’s The Only Way To Be Sure
Feb. 19th, 2026 03:30 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Time To Burn The Car, It’s The Only Way To Be Sure
I hate spiders. When my son was about four, we were riding in the car, and I heard his voice pipe up with:
Son: "Mom! There's a spider on your shoulder!"
The Call Is Coming From Inside The Phone!
Feb. 19th, 2026 02:30 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead The Call Is Coming From Inside The Phone!
Friend: "I can't find my phone!"
Me: "So you're trying to call it to hear it ring?"
Friend: "Yeah, but every time I try to call my number, it doesn't go through! It's not working!"
Dead Plant’s Society
Feb. 19th, 2026 02:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Dead Plant’s Society
Store policy that said we would accept returns of dead plants within a year of purchase. We only required you to bring in the dead plant (no joke) and proof of purchase (receipt, credit card, etc.).
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Another Kind Of Honor Roll
Feb. 19th, 2026 01:30 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Another Kind Of Honor Roll
Due to various mental health issues (both diagnosed and undiagnosed) and a complicated credit situation, I was a frequent flyer in my high school’s guidance office. Luckily, I clicked with my guidance counselor.
You Have Zero Effs When You Can Add A Zero To The Bill
Feb. 19th, 2026 12:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead You Have Zero Effs When You Can Add A Zero To The Bill
Customer: "I'm here. I want to be served."
Owner: "We don't really have the capacity to do your hair, since the slots for the rest of the day are booked."
Customer: *Aggressively rambling.* "That's bad customer service. You should show some flexibility."
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Feb. 19th, 2026 11:00 amnotalwaysright_feedI am an accountant and tax preparer. One of my clients is an old lady in her mid 80s. She recently retired from slinging pizzas at a nationwide C-Store. Our state has, as do many others, a claim form to received a portion of you real estate taxes refunded based on household income, which is […]
Rain Check (Literally)
Feb. 19th, 2026 10:00 amnotalwaysright_feed
It's raining very heavily outside, which is unusual for my part of the world. A customer runs in, looking wet and p***ed.
Customer: "Do you sell raincoats?!"
Thirty Days Of Nope
Feb. 19th, 2026 08:00 amnotalwaysright_feedRead Thirty Days Of Nope
Customer: "It doesn't work anymore."
Me: "Sir, this receipt is two years old. Our return policy is thirty days."
Customer: "Well… uh, it stopped working before thirty days, but I've just been too busy to bring it back."
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