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Help support my comic strip on Patreon! With your support you could be part of the comic strip! My first job was, and still is, working at The Bookstore. Through these past two years I have taken on a side[…]↓ 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…
These “customers” are one of the worst types or people to deal with. If they aren’t squirreling away stacks of books into low trafficked areas of the store just to read and eventually abandon, they’re the type that complain about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We get these calls way too frequently. Most people calling in to see if we have some obscure textbook understand, that as a commercial bookstore, we don’t carry textbooks. Others though, cannot seem to grasp the concept of “No” to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller on Patreon! Any and all support truly helps me keep making these comics! Thank you all so much! Racists. They still exist in this day and age. It’s incredibly sad, but it is also true. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic on Patreon! You get to see extra cool stuff seen only on Patreon! You could even be part of the comic like Leah here! This is the classic question that gets asked by people who are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help Mike: Bookseller become even more awesome by supporting the comic on Patreon!! I got all sorts of fun extras and bonuses for Patrons! Recreational outrage is a phrase I’ve heard tossed around for a little while now. It seems[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller on Patreon! Bonus cool extra goodstuffs for awesome patrons! You could be a Patron in a few very short steps! Click here! Check it out! Twice the jobs, twice the stupid. I have been working two[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to see these comics early? Want to see fun giraffe doodles? Want to be in the comic like Evil Chris, Kayte, and Suzi here? Help support Mike: Bookseller on Patreon!! I got some emails about small snippets of not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site here on Patreon! All sorts of cool extras found there! You could even be in the comic like Kayte here! I got an email from a reader that described a phone call they answered that was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller on Patreon! I’ve fielded calls like this more times than I can count. The customer goes out of their way to make sure they understand what our hold policy is and how long it lasts, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic here! Any and every little bit helps! This situation actually happened to my wife. She was working in the cafe and trying her very best to explain to the customer what black teas we sell. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic on Patreon! Any and every little bit helps!! When you’re in a customer service job, no matter what you’re selling or helping customers with, you will have to answer the universal question of where we hide[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site! You get to see early updates of the comics, lots of fun giraffe doodles, and you could even be part of the comic like Suzi here! Check out all the cool stuff! Luckily I haven’t had[…]↓ 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…
Help support the comic! You could see all sorts of awesome cool stuff! Drawings and extra comics and doodles, early comics, even appearances in the strip! I’ve not had much to complain about calling customers that their special order came[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Support the site! Mike: Bookseller has a Patreon! Extra drawings and stuff await patrons! You could even be in the comic like Joseph and Evil Chris! One of the complaints I hear from my cafe coworkers is that a lot[…]↓ 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…
Support Mike: Bookseller! You can see extra drawings and comics, you could even be part of the comic like Christiana here! I got a great email the other day: “A coworker was punching in for work in the Children’s Section[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic! You could be in the comic like Joseph here! If you work at a bookstore you will be asked this question. A lot. A lot a lot. You will be asked this question by people who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mike: Bookseller needs help! Your support helps me keep making comics! Click here to find out how you can help the site! You get cool rewards if you do! From Caroline: “It happened to me like 10 TIMES this week:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller and you could be just like Joseph here! Check it out! I got a great email from Vic about a strange customer interaction: “I was working the help desk, when a lady came up and said[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
All the cool people are supporting Mike: Bookseller! Come join! Become a Cool People like Suzi here! There are many instances of customers asking stupid questions. Many, many instances. My favorite type is the one with a question that has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help the site! You get to see cool stuff I promise! I don’t know how many times I’ve seen this happen. People park in a bookstore parking lot, walk into the cafe with The Bookstore name all over the place,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help make Mike:Bookseller more awesome and maybe even be in the comic! Thanks for all of the support! This will happen from time to time. Highly opinionated, passive aggressive people will come into the store and, with their well reasoned[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A dollar a month can help keep a cartoonist off the streets. Please help support Mike! Thanks! There are customers out there who ask you a question and in the back of your mind you think, “Nothing wrong with this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I need cash to pay for art supplies! Help me out and you get to see giraffes and/or be part of the comic!!! I am still surprised at the questions that customers ask. This story was just recently shared with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I need help! Please support the site here! You could gain access to cool stuff like this giraffe drawing here! Or even be in added to the roster of characters in the comic! There are people out there mispronouncing words[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
HI! I HAVE A PATREON AND I WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT! THANKS!!! The urinal in our restroom is in constant need of repairs. I don’t know how it breaks down so often. The only thing that should be going through[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I know there are a lot of stupid customers in the world but it seems you get a greater concentration of stupid when you’re working in the kid’s section. I had to deal with a customer who could not understand[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
People periodically ask for boxes to use for whatever and we have to refuse them. Company policy says we can’t hand them out to customers. There’s a big theft issue or something that happened with our boxes once upon a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anytime a customer brings up a huge pile of books to the register only to purchase one lousy book is a slap in the face. I really wish we’d be able to repay in kind. I understand that it’s our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Never assume that any random human who walks into your bookstore knows anything. I’ve had too many experiences with people who think they understood something only to have their world collapse on them. No, our cafe is, in fact, not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Carrie sent me a great story the other day: “I had a dude on the phone this week who was determined, and I mean DETERMINED, to get a copy of “The Winds of Winter.” I tried to break it to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I got a tweet-is that what you call it?-I got a tweet from Cait who shared with me a question she fielded from a customer the other night: “I think I left my wifi at your store.” …yeah… We get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This just happened to a coworker of mine. I really don’t understand how one could mix up those two people. One is a respected, influential poet, the other is someone who’s famous for having really big lips.
