You may or may not be able to tell that the friendly faces here at Harry's (namely the girls at the registers) are shackled by the ankle to their work stations.
Well, that may not be entirely true but we are pretty stern about keeping them up front to help work with our customers... No roaming around the store please. Many of our cashiers are college students and there can certainly be some down time throughout the day. They have many jobs to keep themselves busy that include keeping the front looking nice, stocking merchandise and waiting on customers among other daily tasks. Still there is time especially in the beginning of the week when there is not much happening.
Some of our longer term customers will remember the days when Betty Pollack (Harry's wife) used to do needlepoint in the slower hours. In fact there were many of her completed works hanging around the store at one time and we still have a few of them in back, She was really very talented in her own right.
Nowadays, you are more likely to see the people on the registers doing homework for a class or creating a sign for one of the stacks on the floor. Since we won't let them leave their work station and we don't want them to go stir crazy up there, Saul started assigning the sign making to them some years back. Over the years the signs have gone from simple "On Sale" signs to more elaborate and intricate ones. The bar has been raised by many of our cashiers throught the years and as we look around the store at any given time we are always happy with the fun stuff they create.
I thought it would be fun to take some pictures of some of the signs that are currently on display and show them off for the girls that are making them. There is one girl in particular (Annie) who was with us through the summer that did some really good stuff. They are all appreciated for their individual efforts and please keep in mind that all we supply them with is paper and some magic markers.
See what you think...
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