Helping to support my comic strip on Patreon gets you bonus stuff you can’t find anywhere else! We have seen a lot of mis-shipped items, a lot of customer orders that were SUPPOSED to be shipped, and we’ve had plenty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mike: Bookseller
1791 comics.
Supporting my comic on Patreon helps pay the bills and helps you see the comic early, in color, see extra cool giraffe drawings (I’m running a series of giraffe drawings right now I like to call The Giralphabet), and more![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to see this comic in color? Check it out here! Want to see these comics early? Click here! You want to be part of the comic? The day has finally come. The Nük displays, the kiosks, the huge eyesore,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to see this comic early? In color? Check out my Patreon Page! I’ve heard of some of these stories, and I’ve seen others. The audacity of people who bought a membership card thinking that they now own The Bookstore[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You could see this comic a day early, in color, or just see extra cool drawings of giraffes found nowhere else! How about checking out the Patreon page I have for my comic? I ask this question a lot. It’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to see this comic early and in color? You can through my Patreon Page and help support my comic at the same time! There are those coworkers you look at and can ask this question but ask it for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to help support the comic? Patreon is a good way to do just that and you get to see cool extras found nowhere else! I know there are certain test stores out there and there are some concept stores[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You could see this comic in color and a day early you know. The Bookstore follows trends, and with trends comes the category resets, anyone remember the South Beach diet? Atkins? The Zone diet? Gluten free has been relegated to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Support my comics on Patreon and you get to see these comics early, in color, and more! This back to school display has given me mixed feelings. I like that we’re selling normal Jansport backpacks right now. Those are nice[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to see this comic in color and earlier than normal? Patreon can let you do that AND support me and allowing me to continue to make these comics! We seem to have two halves of Home Office that aren’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Patreon support allows you to see cool extra stuff!! My friend shared a story with me about how he was helping a customer look for a book, couldn’t find it, offered to order it, and the first panel up here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
See this comic early and in color by supporting my comic strip with Patreon! There have been times where a singular customer can take over your whole day. Is there something that happens when they call in or ask for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You could see these comics a day early and IN COLOR!! Check it out here if you want to help support my comic strip. This Book Store company seems to treat their CEOs like fashion. Every four to six months[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to see this comic early and in color? There’s a way to do that right here! The recategorizations happen every four to five years with The Bookstore and it continually makes me question what kind of people work at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m moving to a different state and my brother Jacob has helped me out here and drew my comic for me! Give him some love on twitter @explodeyman So this discount change has taken effect as of now. I can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you want a chance to see these comics a day early AND IN COLOR, an easy click to my Patreon page is all that’s needed to get started! A lot of customers we don’t consider regulars come in to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This link brings you to a page that lets you see this comic early and IN COLOR! We are getting all sorts of school supplies brought into the store right now. Pens less than half of it. Backpacks, note pads,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wanna see this in color?! Click here! Every year they call and every year we tell them the same thing. …and every year they don’t get it. They keep asking. They say that the book they’re looking for ISN’T a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to see these comics early and IN COLOR? YOu can make that happen for you right here! I would hazard a guess at saying we’ve all had at least one “customer” try to return a book and you KNEW[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wanna see these comics early and in color? Check this out here! I walked into the stockroom to find these carts waiting for me. I discovered that these things are company wide. We have them in quite a few stores[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have a way to see these comics a day early and in color if you want to click here. An old coworker of mine shared a story of working at a clothing store. They would start their shift on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wanna see this in color and earlier than on the website? That can happen for you here! Trevor shared a story with me about a coworker helping a customer find a book and then asking, “Do you need anything else?”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fab really likes dinosaurs I guess? We have been getting a lot of toys in for the new Jurassic Park/World film that’s coming out soon. A lot of expected toys. T-Rex, velociraptors, Chris Pratt, that lady that can outrun a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wanna see these comics early and in color? Patreon has more bonus content for you too! I have had quite a fair share of meetings working for The Bookstore. There are times that the meeting will be filled with talking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A lot of the chatter that happens over the headsets contains the word combination “break you” and it conjures up in my mind a Pro Wrestler throwing down on a mic for the crowds. Hearing it without context can sound[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was doing a search for the DVD of “The Rundown” for a customer when I came across the option on the computer to order in the HD-DVD format in addition to the regular DVD. It caught me off guard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Learning Management System. Home office loves this thing. We barely look twice at it. It isn’t used until someone is thinking of trying to get promoted, or when Home Office mandates its usage. There isn’t much useful information found[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was hired in January of 2001. It’s getting closer and closer to that 20 year milestone for me. Over nearly two decades of working for The Bookstore though, I haven’t had the chance to get any training in cafe[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A lot of customers come into the store with a desire for a book that exists, but they have no information about the author or title ,just weird facts about what the title is about and ask us to look[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A coworker’s mother did seriously injure herself the other day, and while that is awful and I wish a speedy recovery, when I heard that BOTH her ankles broke I first asked myself “Both? At the same time? How?!” all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s almost a daily occurrence now. There is some crazy drastic difference between the stock count on a title and how many of that book we actually have in the store. It could be a receiver error because no one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My wife actually fielded a customer the other day looking for a Paleo diet cookbook that was also low carb, and vegan. I could only assume that the customer has never fully understood ANY of those things separately let alone[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We have had significant cutbacks on a lot of scheduling, and payroll. What hasn’t changed with those updates is the amount of work. I am wondering what kind of Six Sigma Lean crapola Home Office is running to think that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
V-Carts are fairly convenient contraptions that allow us to move a good 200 pounds of books around the sales floor easily. You don’t need to do too much upkeep for them either. Very few moving parts. Of the few moving[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We had someone ask us this question a little while back. they were honestly looking for day planners, or, agendas, to plan their days out. Completely innocent question. But with all of the current affairs books praising or bashing political[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While I am as far away from temperance and completely for legalization I don’t partake in anything considered a vice. …unless you count Magic the Gathering… Do whatever you want with your body, it’s your body, no one owns it.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I get taken aback for a second or two when I ask if a customer wants to order a book into the store and they say “yes.” I am so used to people saying “No” nowadays. People have phones, glowing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One annoyance that crops up almost on the daily is when a “customer” comes in to buy a small cup of coffee or a newspaper and proceeds to pay for the item with a 50 or 100 dollar bill. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This cookie sale has been going on for quite a while now. It seems like one just has to walk into the store and you’re handed a coupon for an extra cookie. It must be doing something right for it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Specialty Hobbies and Collectibles and Educational Toys and Games. I’m sure The Bookstore has made a good amount of money just off of me from those Specialties. While the selection isn’t where I want it to be (I want all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Book Club Event is today. I have no idea what to expect at my store. I don’t know if anyone is going to show up at all. As far as I know we haven’t had anyone volunteer to read[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I could be wrong, but I still don’t think this Book Club is going to be a success. Choosing “The Female Persuasion” seems too focused for a company/nation-wide event. I have heard some people say that the choice to start[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The best I can say about the book that’s being feature for The Book Club is that people are ambivalent towards it. Some love it, some hate it, and a great majority seem to not even care at all. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I guess The Bookstore is hosting a Book Club? I can see where this could have been a fun event. But focusing on one specific book is a bad move from what I can see. If this book isn’t Harry[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The crabby customer who happens to be a retail worker…. They really should know better. I’d like to say that if everyone worked at least 6 months in a customer service/retail type job, the world would be a better place.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think donating hair for wigs and other useful purposes is pretty nifty. I haven’t been patient enough to grow my hair out to a sufficient length to do it myself though. I have in the past gotten my hair[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I feel like I have to quickly add to this comic that there is nothing inherently wrong with any of these categories of books. Plenty of fine reading material found in all. I’m sure there have been many people who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For The Bookstore we tend to get new Pop Figures in a week or more later than everyone else. Exceptions include all the convention exclusives and similar stuff. It is still fun to see all the new models show up[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I still don’t understand the decision to keep displaying Summer Reading books every year and give the display a different sign and name. We all know what high school kids are coming in for during this time of year and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We have spring break running through a few schools during this week. That means more kids running around the store. We can try and try to tell the kids to not run, or ask the parents to actually WATCH their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
