Post by Dragonflitter on Jun 26, 2014 15:50:42 GMT -5
So, as some of you may know, "Wednesday Is Zelf Day!" Haha that's my personal motto. Wednesday is the day I stop at TRU after work because their delivery truck comes every Wednesday morning, so I stop by to look for new Zelfs!
So yesterday I stopped by and for the second Wednesday in a row, Wednesday was not Zelf Day. There were absolutely zero Medium Zelfs (except one lonely Garney sitting in back on the shelf).
Usually I don't like talking to the store workers, because I have crippling shyness, but today I mustered my courage and went to the guest service desk. This conversation followed:
Me: Hi, I'm looking for these toys that look like old Trolls, called Zelfs?
Worker: *smiles and nods, seems to know what I'm talking about*
Me: Well I noticed there's a lot of the large size on the shelf but there's none of the smaller ones?
Worker: *shaking her head in agreement before I even finish the question, seems to know what I mean* No we don't have any of the middle size right now, and the truck just came today and they weren't on it.
Me: Do you know when you'll be getting any more?
Worker: No, we have no way of knowing that.
Me: *confused* Oh. Did you put in an order for them?
Worker: No, we don't order them. They just send us whatever they want, we don't tell them what to send us.
Me: *more confused now* You can't order them?
Worker: Nope, we don't know what kind will be on the truck until we open the doors and look inside on Wednesday.
Me: Oh.... *has never heard of this before* Well, could I put in an order for them...?
Worker: Sure! Let's see if they're on the website. *pulls up TRU.com and it only shows the Series 1 characters, which I have* Sure you can order any of these that you want and they ship right to the store.
Me: Okay thanks, I'll check with my niece and see which characters she wants and then I'll put in an order. *thanks the worker for her time and leaves*
(Yeah, I'm too shy to admit I'm an adult collector so I always say I'm buying for my niece ^_^;; )
Anyway, this is the strangest conversation ever! I have no idea if this is common for TRU or if it's just my store, but from what the worker says, they don't specifically order Large or Medium or whatever, they just get sent random Zelfs. o_0 Seems odd to me!
Just wanted to share my weird experience with you guys. ^_^;
So yesterday I stopped by and for the second Wednesday in a row, Wednesday was not Zelf Day. There were absolutely zero Medium Zelfs (except one lonely Garney sitting in back on the shelf).
Usually I don't like talking to the store workers, because I have crippling shyness, but today I mustered my courage and went to the guest service desk. This conversation followed:
Me: Hi, I'm looking for these toys that look like old Trolls, called Zelfs?
Worker: *smiles and nods, seems to know what I'm talking about*
Me: Well I noticed there's a lot of the large size on the shelf but there's none of the smaller ones?
Worker: *shaking her head in agreement before I even finish the question, seems to know what I mean* No we don't have any of the middle size right now, and the truck just came today and they weren't on it.
Me: Do you know when you'll be getting any more?
Worker: No, we have no way of knowing that.
Me: *confused* Oh. Did you put in an order for them?
Worker: No, we don't order them. They just send us whatever they want, we don't tell them what to send us.
Me: *more confused now* You can't order them?
Worker: Nope, we don't know what kind will be on the truck until we open the doors and look inside on Wednesday.
Me: Oh.... *has never heard of this before* Well, could I put in an order for them...?
Worker: Sure! Let's see if they're on the website. *pulls up TRU.com and it only shows the Series 1 characters, which I have* Sure you can order any of these that you want and they ship right to the store.
Me: Okay thanks, I'll check with my niece and see which characters she wants and then I'll put in an order. *thanks the worker for her time and leaves*
(Yeah, I'm too shy to admit I'm an adult collector so I always say I'm buying for my niece ^_^;; )
Anyway, this is the strangest conversation ever! I have no idea if this is common for TRU or if it's just my store, but from what the worker says, they don't specifically order Large or Medium or whatever, they just get sent random Zelfs. o_0 Seems odd to me!
Just wanted to share my weird experience with you guys. ^_^;