I work in customer service of course, and we are required to ask customers if they need help finding stuff. Plenty of people say “no” in perfectly reasonable tones. Some customers say “yes” and actually mean it. Then there are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Amanda
I smile or stifle a chuckle from time to time with customers asking for books while getting the author or title wrong. They’re so close! And they’re in the store trying to get the book! I’d also like to add[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sue Grafton died a couple days before New Years. While I haven’t gotten around to reading any of her books I have had a lot of fun with her Alphabet mysteries. I spelled out so many fun messages and silly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The holidays bring in a lot of customers you don’t normally see anywhere else, and they’re looking for things that usually have to be ordered into the store. It’s pretty straight forward. To place an order for them we get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Feeling generous? Supporting me on Patreon is a nice way to drop a dollar or two per month to help me make more comics! Potlucks at work are hit or miss depending on your coworkers. I’ve been lucky enough to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey Everyone! I have a Patreon site! You can go there to help support my comics! You get to see extra stuff found only there! You could even be in the comic too!! With the floods, hurricanes, fires, and other[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic on Patreon and you can see extra cool stuff no one else gets to see! You could even be in the comic proper! Check it out! Bargain books and calendars. Two sides of the same coin.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller on Patreon! You can see extra cool stuff only on my Patreon site! You could even be part of the comic! For my birthday my awesome wife Brittany got me a couple of amazing Hawaiian shirts.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic by becoming a Patron at Patreon! You get access to cool extra stuff seen only there! Those Amazon-holes opened up a physical brick-and-mortar store nearby The Bookstore that I work at. Someone came in to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike in buying more giraffes! Patreon is a cool website that you can say Thank You to your favorite creators on the internet while helping creators like me fund and build their creations! The coolest part is that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller here on Patreon! You get to see cool awesome extra stuff if you become a Patron! We got teething toys to sell now I guess. Teething jewelry, normal teething toys, and some pretty cool old school[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help Support Mike Bookseller here on Patreon! It’s a great way to say to your fave creators, Hey I like your stuff!! And in turn I can say THANKS! Here’s some cool extra stuff just for you!! The day after[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic!! Patreon has all sorts of extra bonus stuff only for Patrons! How about those fidget toys, eh? Banning them from schools, people all over the place grabbing as many as they can get a hold of,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site here on Patreon!! Cool extras and you can see each comic a day early! It’s just about Summer Reading time. Of all the different books and authors that find their way onto these reading lists, Chinua[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site here on Patreon! Extra fun cool stuffs for Patrons only! You could even be part of the comic like Amanda here!! There are some work hazards at The Bookstore. One of them is dust. For sensitive[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site here on Patreon! Extra cool stuff for patrons! Comics a day early, giraffe doodles, and you could even be in the comic like Amanda here! Things get misdelivered a lot at The Bookstore. Maybe it was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
help support the comic strip here on Patreon! You get to see all sorts of fun extras! You could even be in the comic like Amanda and Trevor here! I got a fun email from D: “I was in costume[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site here on Patreon! You could get all sorts of fun stuff to look at! Early access to comics, giraffe drawings, extra doodles, and you could even be in the comic like Amanda here! We had a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site! Comics updated early, giraffe drawings, doodles, and more! Patrons get to see cool stuff! Any help is much appreciated! We got our new shipment of magazines in, nothing really important outside of the company’s highest selling[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help Mike: Bookseller! This comic needs all the support it can get! Please, thanks, you’re all awesome! Lark would usually have a set schedule. There were days that we employees could breathe a little easier, the days where Lark wasn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You don’t need a raffle to get cool stuff from Mike: Bookseller, with Patreon you can all be winners!! Please help support the site! Winning a gift card competition between all the different The Bookstores around is something that comes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site!! The first few weeks of the new year are filled with replenishment shipments. Literal tons of boxes coming in to fill all the holes that were left on the shelves from the previous holiday season. Planning[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
HELP SUPPORT THE SITE HERE!!! I had a coworker tell me about a “gross woman” getting a little too personal with the public drinking fountain. It ended just like the comic. Vomit was projected onto every inch of the fountain.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help out the comic by supporting Mike: Bookseller here on Patreon! Extra comics and drawings, and you could even be in the strip yourself! We are backed up on so much work at The Bookstore. Heavy, late shipments, and too[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller! All sorts of fun stuff found only on my Patreon page here! Check it out! The in-store play sample CDs that we get in the store are quite the mixed bag. Some are fun surprises, some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Check out my Patreon! Any and all support helps! You could be an awesome supporter like Amanda here and show up in the strip! It seems like a never ending deluge of cardboard during this time of year. Deliveries reaching[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site! You could see extra drawings and comics, giraffe doodles sent to you, and you could even be part of the comic like Amanda! You could even see the latest comic strip posted up a day early[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cool drawings, extra comics, and fun stuffs await for those who dare to care! Help support Mike: Bookseller and you could even be in the comic! This situation is a fairly regular occurrence. Ask if they need help, a big,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller! I want to keep making comics and the support from Patreon helps me out tremendously! We essentially have three months left until Christmas. We have two months until we really have to start setting up displays[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have a Patreon here and I would love to have your support! You get to see cool extra drawings and doodles, heck you could even be in the comic like everyone in this strip here! Please and thank you![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help Support Mike: Bookseller! You can see cool stuff or even be in the comic! Or even get an original copy of a comic you appear in! There have been many times throughout the years of working at The Bookstore[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Please help support this awesome comic! I want to keep making more! I draw extra stuff only seen there and you could even be part of the comic! You could even get the original copy of the comic you appear[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thank you for the support! It’s really helping! Click here to help support an awesome comic! For a long time I felt like I’d never get married. Not for lack of trying, mind, I did date a lot of people[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller become successful! You get all sorts of cool stuff to look at over on the Patreon! Check it out! From reading some articles online, JK Rowling says that this is the final book for Harry Potter.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller and you could see extra comics! Giraffe drawings! Join the cast of Mike: Bookseller even! Heck, with enough support you all could get an e-book collection of Mike: Bookseller with never before seen comics and comments![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Matt joins the crew! You can join too if you want! Help support Mike: Bookseller and you can see extra stuff! Or be part of the comic! Or get giraffe drawings mailed to you!!! We’ve had some serious talks during[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller! It helps me keep making the comics! Of all the ‘customers’ that come into the store, the ones who use us as a showroom are at the top of my list for people that don’t deserve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Please help support Mike: Bookseller! You can see extra stuff here if you do! Or you could be immortalized as a Mike: Bookseller cast member!! These types of customers always walk away before I get the chance to ask them[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Please help Mike: Bookseller become more successful! You get to see cool stuff! Giraffes, extra doodles, possibly even your own character added to the cast! The Bookstore cafe menu is constantly in flux. We just had a few new items[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help Mike: Bookseller!! I need all I can get! I have had a few managers in the past who would take all the credit for when the store would do well and blame all the employees when the sales were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help make Mike: Bookseller successful! You could be part of the cast and see all sorts of extra drawings! Amanda, Allison, and Christiana joined and they’re cool people! You could be cool people too! The next threshold reward is less[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller and you too could be part of the comic like Amanda and Suzi and the rest of these awesome folks! Managers have many keys. Keys to open and close the store, open and close the safe,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Amanda joins the ranks! you can too! Support Mike: Bookseller and you can be a character in the comic as well! Thank you all for the support! We seem to get the question about why our online store is cheaper[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…