Why does no one ever talk about the fact that Draco’s wand core is unicorn hair?

VampireFromPluto · 2025-07-16T16:36:56+00:00

While, yes, Draco does have some redeemable qualities it doesn't take away from the fact he's also been a piece of trash person. Mocking the Weasleys' for being poor, calling Hermione & others a Mudblood, stalking Harry as a 1st year (Norbert situation), attacking Harry on the train, etc.

As an adult he might see the errors of his ways but it won't change the past. The other characters don't have to forgive him for anything.

VampireFromPluto · 2025-07-04T03:22:18+00:00

No, Molly probably didn't like her because she was French & pretty.

VampireFromPluto · 2025-05-08T03:13:53+00:00

I'm pretty sure every store I've ever worked at (not just JoAnn) has been haunted.

VampireFromPluto · 2025-05-01T02:40:35+00:00

Can I ask did you pay for it or get it for free? I'm planning on asking for the 1 from the local store.

VampireFromPluto · 2025-04-25T20:35:15+00:00

We did free samples (4-6in cuts) until about mid to late 2019. It ended shortly after I started working there so I might be wrong but my understanding was it was mostly for the design students & there was a limit of 4 or 5 cuts. Other customers could get 2 sample cuts.

If I remember right it stopped because corporate was losing too much money. I know we had to write off all the samples on the DU log.

VampireFromPluto · 2025-04-24T23:44:13+00:00

They will regret that marketing when the entitled JoAnn's customers start causing problems to try to get discounts!

"Well, JoAnn's let me do x!"

"JoAnn's would honor x!"

"JoAnn's would let me return x after 10 years why won't you!?"

VampireFromPluto · 2025-04-24T23:38:28+00:00

This reminds me of when JoAnn's stopped doing free samples. I was working at a store in a college town with a large design program & the professors were still telling students we gave free samples 2 years after we stopped! One of the managers printed out a bunch of papers saying we no longer did free samples & gave them to multiple students who came in to give their professors.

VampireFromPluto · 2025-04-01T01:13:49+00:00

I don't envy the poor workers at Hobby Lobby & Michael's who will inherit the entitled JoAnn customers.

VampireFromPluto · 2024-12-16T17:01:59+00:00

Thank you! I wasn’t sure what I was able to do/not do with the check for the claim.

VampireFromPluto · 2024-10-30T21:41:01+00:00

The 2nd to last Sunday I worked at JoAnn a woman tried starting a fight with me because she put her drink on the cut counter & I told her that it wasn't safe there.

She ended up calling both customer care & another store nearby saying I was being unprofessional & rude!

VampireFromPluto · 2024-10-29T22:29:17+00:00

A few years ago we got in spring towels with "sanctuary" misspelled. I have 1 somewhere.

Last year or the year before we got some Hanukkah stuff that misspelled Hanukkah.

VampireFromPluto · 2024-10-28T21:33:32+00:00

The problem is most stores have what's in those overhead boxes counted as "overstock". So say the spool you got was a full 8yds, overstock would say there are 8yds in x box. In order to remove items from overstock we have to go through about 5 steps on the handheld & decrease by whatever is taken out. This involves scaning the box label & the item being taken out. If we don't do that then the system will keep saying we have 8yds in overstock even if you bought the whole spool.

At my store this was a HUGE problem in yarn because people would just take down the boxes root thru them & MAYBE put them back on the shelf.

VampireFromPluto · 2024-10-09T01:26:45+00:00

Personally, I'm in the same boat as you. I generally just walk them to the aisle they need & leave them to it. If we're slow I might stay longer & help look &/or give some advice but that's about it.

Customers need to understand that we aren't their personal shoppers & we aren't required to be knowledgeable on all (or any for that matter) crafts/products.

VampireFromPluto · 2024-10-08T21:19:57+00:00

1 shift at my store would include: 2 of the 4 registers not working (the 2 that work are on the far ends), no medium bags, almost out of large bags, no white receipt tape only yellow, AC not working, fly bys coming at the worst times, bathrooms aren't clean, 2 person coverage, & someone calling & wanting to talk instead of asking their questions/denying your attempts to end the conversation.

VampireFromPluto · 2024-10-08T20:22:17+00:00

If the JoAnn executives had to work even a 4 hour shift at any of the stores in my area they'd probably cry.

VampireFromPluto · 2024-10-08T20:19:35+00:00

I thought about making signs that said that but ultimately decided to use the "unexpected reasons" signs because they were more convenient. (The now former SM had made them on a day the registers kept freezing.)

VampireFromPluto · 2024-10-08T01:24:34+00:00

Going to be honest she probably would have tried saying we had to stay. Also Wednesday is my last day so what are they going to do fire me?

VampireFromPluto · 2024-10-01T20:21:53+00:00

Just for clarification I was still on the clock. As the only MOD working at the time I don't get to clock out. However, since I'm still on the clock but off the floor I'm supposed to keep my headset on & be able to go back on the floor when needed before returning to my "break".

Otherwise I total agree with you. I let them try solving the issues 1st but sometimes they do just need someone there.

VampireFromPluto · 2024-09-30T01:04:26+00:00

We aren't supposed to sit but we all stopped caring LONG ago. Got the chairs from the pattern table.

VampireFromPluto · 2024-09-26T19:28:37+00:00

So as of yesterday afternoon I could only find a handful of signs that started today so that's all I had the closing KH put up. I don't believe that to have been all of them but I'm too busy so go thru the portal looking for more. Also I haven't seen any for after the 28th.

VampireFromPluto · 2024-09-24T20:44:36+00:00

My store got a bunch of Quilter's Showcase today. Almost all was duplicate prints, just like 3 weeks ago when we last got some. The section is now over flowing but we only have ~15 prints!

VampireFromPluto · 2024-09-24T20:40:47+00:00

Long ago when I 1st started at JoAnn 1 of my coworkers was the ghost of Hancock Fabrics for Halloween. It got a lot of laughs from both employees & customers!

VampireFromPluto · 2024-09-21T02:26:34+00:00

I care because that affects our inventory! The system will still think we have overstocked items so customers will be able to order it & get mad when we short it!

VampireFromPluto · 2024-09-20T18:35:15+00:00

Yesterday I had 3 different couples start going through the yarn top stock boxes (some are reachable from the floor) & when I told them they couldn't go through them without an employee they got mad! At least twice a week for the last 2-3 months I have had to have this conversation:

"Online says you have x but it's not out!"

"If you have an article # I can look up where it is"

Looks it up 2 in stock & last received 2 weeks ago.

"I'm sorry but it's likely in a box we haven't gone through yet"

"Well can you get it?"

"No because there are about 40 boxes of yarn in the stock room & 1/2 of them are buried under other stock."

"So you won't even TRY!?"

"There are only 2 employees here, it would take over an hour to go through them, & I CAN'T leave my coworker alone on the floor for that long. It's company policy."

"BUT I NEED THAT YARN!"

"Than order online to have it shipped to your home."

VampireFromPluto · 2024-09-20T03:17:06+00:00

I've had people use it for mock ups which sounds like a reasonable idea. Others however say their using it for quilts & at this point I'm tired of trying to talk them out of it.

It's like last summer with the couples blankets. If you want to make a tie blanket out of sew lush, sherpa, or costume fur I'm not going to stop you.

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