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With certain managers and other various Office folk taking an interest in what I do here I’m keeping my comments behind a paywall of Patreon. If you’re going to watch what I’m doing and see what I’m thinking, I’m going[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe help me out make more comics?! Lazy customers, man. They’re the worst. Our job is helping people find and buy stuff, cleaning up after people is required to make sure we can find the books again for other hopefully[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yup, still have a Pareton. We’re getting a ton of crappy back to school supplies again. Possibly a hold over from some business set up when that CEO from Staples was in charge before he was fired. I hate this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Patreon! Help Mike not take on a FOURTH job! Or there’s Paypal up there too! Thanks to you all who have been so supportive! With a huge sales campaign trying to reach and welcome a demographic you’d think that Home[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Patreon! Patreon HERE! Also Paypal!! Check it out! Thanks to everyone who’s been helping me out! You are all amazingly cool people! I can see why people get behind following sports teams. It’s fun to see almost superhuman abilities put[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Early comics, comics in color, redrawn updated strips from the beginning? Check it out on Patreon! Also, if you’re not one to Patreon-ize, I have a Paypal button thingy up on the top right of the page! A huge, HUGE[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to help me make these comics? You could even be part of the cast like Christiana here! The last month of the fiscal year usually runs a little tight. maybe the budget wasn’t paid enough attention, maybe sales weren’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I got a Patreon Page! One of the reasons I went on vacation, outside of the failed attempt to work a second lucrative job for a fortnight, was to bring my 8 foot fan-funded giraffe back up to my home[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to help me make more comics? Patreon can make that happen! I had an opportunity to take a day off! My wife’s family came into town to visit with us and see our new baby and stuff, there was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I got one of those Patreon Pages here. So I don’t know if it’s a company wide event or just at the store where I’m working, but we’re hosting some sort of “Outlander” party/celebration thing. Book excerpts will be read[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have a Patreon page! I’m redrawing comics to make into a book and you can only see them on Patreon! Christiana took this phone call just a day or two ago. A customer was angry, not at booksellers doing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have a patreon page! I’m making a collection of these comics into a book, it’s slow going, but you can see the remade comics of my earliest strips on here if you become a Patron. Well that didn’t take[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You know you could see these comics early, and in color, and you could see fun weekly giraffes, and even more cool stuff by supporting the comic strip on Patreon! I was helping a customer pretty much like this guy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to be part of the comic like Christiana? Want to see these comics early? Check out Patreon here! I can’t get this idea out of my head that most retail establishments don’t care about Halloween at all. They probably[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to help support the comic? You can access to early updates on comics and see extra stuff here on Patreon! John is such a fun guy to work with. For the very few out there that are lucky enough[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Supporting my comics gets you some cool extras not seen anywhere else! Early access to comics, color comics, extra drawings, you could even be in the comic too! Check it out! I always look forward to the SHC (specialty Hobbies[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Clicking here you can help support me in continuing to make comics and you can see extra stuff! Every new school year we get new people who don’t quite know the titles to the books they need to get for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
There have been some picky customers asking for us to grab a “fresh copy” from the magical back room. The stockroom isn’t anything special. It’s where we receive in shipments and then push those shipments out to the floor. That’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been thinking about this dissolving/removal of full-time positions at The Bookstore for the past week or so now. I think we’re going to feel this change for a long time to come. A lot of people are understandably angry.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’ve gone through a couple versions of what to call the Self Improvement section over the years and I don’t feel like we’ll stop any time soon either. It’ll get changed up again the next time Oprah has a new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a weird phase going on in that self improvement section for books. Things have gotten a lot less safe for work. Employees have gotten fired for saying words found on these book titles. Customers themselves are embarrassed to say[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This doesn’t happen to the point where one can predict this outcome but this has happened with a frequency that you can’t ignore. People want to be independent, they want to find what they’re looking for on their own. Others[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are many times that I have gone off to search for a book only to realize it’s nowhere to be seen. The book straight up disappeared. There are some times you can tell that there was an inventory error,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey, wanna see my comics early? How about seeing some cool giraffe drawings? By supporting me on Patreon you get to see these things and more! There are scented markers out there in the world. Scented pens are I guess[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic on Patreon! I have all sorts of fun extra pictures exclusively for Patrons! You could even be in the comic by supporting Mike: Bookseller! I lost my grandmother to a complication of Alzheimer’s, dementia, stroke, and[…]↓ 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 Mike: Bookseller on Patreon! Any support can help go a long way! You can also see all sorts of cool extra stuff seen only there! I saw an article on the in store newsletter about The Bookstore using[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller here on Patreon! You get fun cool extras by becoming a Patron! I still enjoy seeing all the fandom get excited of tiny morsels of information of Harry Potter stuff. Just the mere mention of two[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site here on Patreon! You can see extra stuff there or even be part of the comic like Christiana here!!! We’ve got a few of these books on display now, all them cuss words and naughty language.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller here on Patreon! Extra cool stuff for patrons! You could even be in the comic like Christiana here! My brother still loves Hawaiian shirts. I got him a couple as gifts not too long ago. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller here! You can see and possibly even receive cool stuff by becoming a Patron! Drawings only seen there! Giraffe doodles mailed to you monthly! WHAT?! Check it out! There have been many shifts nearing their end[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the strip here on Patreon! Extra comics and drawings, giraffe doodles, and you could even be in the comic like Christiana! This situation happens way too frequently for my taste and it always gets to me. The customer[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic strip here! You can get all sorts of fun things there! Check it out!!! This is a fun email I got from K: “I always found it weird when new hires had something strange going on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller here! Become a part of the comic like Christiana here, get giraffe drawings mailed to you on the monthly, see cool extra comics, and be all sorts of generous!! I am really looking forward to playing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site on Patreon! All sorts of cool stuff can be found there! Bonus stuff! Giraffe stuff! I got a fun email from Tracie: “You know your work day is going to be interesting when you accidentally hook[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site here! Bonus stuff and drawings and you could even be part of the comic!! I got a crazy email from a reader here: “Oone night I was working the nük desk at the front of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic!! Extra fun cool stuff for patrons! From time to time we have some unfortunate issues crop (crap?) up in the restrooms. From brown splatters and sprays to turds that are too big to flush. With the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic here! Fun rewards and goodies found on the Patreon page! It never fails. We have our morning meeting right before we open the store and…the first customer tries to break a $100 bill by purchasing a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site through my Patreon page! Becoming a Patron you get to see extra comics, weekly giraffe doodles, and you could even be part of the comic!! I saw these books come in very recently and my heart[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic here! Extra drawings and comics, giraffe doodles, and early access to comics! So, that Yule Ball thing, eh? I like how little was prepared for this thing. We got next to nothing for hand outs, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support my website by going to Patreon here! You can be in the comic, see extra drawings and doodles, and you can see every comic I post early there too! The holiday season is always super busy. People are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
