#online retails

[thequietguynextdoor]

guilty as charged

#me @ myself #oh what’s that you’re sad? #maybe buying something online would help?? #🙃 #retail therapy is the best therapy #the toy collection has been growing a little #my content

[dear-ao3]

as holiday season begins in the retail world here is your yearly reminder that if you order something with expedited or overnight shipping ESPECIALLY during black friday weekend 1. i personally hate you and you are making my life difficult and 2. there is a good chance you will not get it in time for the love of god just pick standard

#not a tag #from saph #fun fact i work retail #extra fun fact most retail stores now also fulfill online orders #having to pack 470 orders on black friday weekend is hell #and my store is tiny teeny so that's on the low end

[went-out]

Fanart for Retail Therapy by Hocus on AO3... Or inspired by it?  

for @friendshipgun 

#retail therapy #in the spirit that I crave verse #friendshipgun #wintersberg #ethan winters #karl heisenberg #like thank you for sharing #no background #because I didn't know what to make #since they travel so much #fanart #my art #kinda #How do you express your gratitude in a convincing way #feel so lucky to live in a world where some amazing works can be found online #for FREE! #THANK YOU!!!

[gloriousmonsters]

picturing Velvette huddled up on a Hell doorstep 2 hours after she arrived making a list of possible ways to get some power as quickly as possible on a bloodstained cellphone she took off a corpse and it's like

create startup, get aqui-hired

become first hellfluencer

sugar daddy?

startup + collab with a celebrity for more attention

celebrity boyfriend?

become already powerful couple's third, profit

actually find people to work with who respect and value my skills and me as a person <- this one is a joke

and then a year later she's in bed, awake after vox and val have nodded off for once, looking at mockups of the Vee tower design on her phone, and brings up the old list for just a minute to cross everything else out and write in 'all of the above???'

#YES IT'S BEING SAPPY ABOUT VELVETTE AND POLYVEES HOURS #in my headcanon she crashlanded in Hell juuuuust after the extermination happened and/or during the tail end of it #and it was both a curse and a blessing in clawing together her first tiny power base #because there's a lot up for grabs! but it's basically like being hired in retail during holiday season #but that's one of the reasons that usually hanging out during exterminations is one of her favorite activities #it's a potent reminder of how much power and safety she's gained #anyway i just love how Velvette is so 110% for her boys and their mutual brand the fact she has a #'<3' i.e 'V3' phone case kills me among other things #to me she seems like someone who dealt with being unappreciated her whole life so being part of this #powerful flashy exciting thing she shaped and getting attention not only online but from her clearly appreciative #*carmilla carmine voice* colleagues #hits her hard. ok i need to shut up and make velvette psychology/past headcanons a different post sometime #hazbin velvette #hazbin hotel velvette #poly vees #polyvees #polyamorvee #happy days in hell (hazbin tag)

[mxrtified777]

please read the summary and reviews for this cologne. It's hilarious

(some of my favorite summaries below the cut)

#WARNING FOR THE LINK: THE FRAGRANCE NOTES OF THE COLOGNE ARE VERY GROSS TO SAY THE LEAST. PROCEED WITH CAUTION #ask me about what fragrances i think each ibvs character would like/wear please ask me abou #my art #nevin jovel #ibvs #chris jackson #cologne shopping gone HORRIFICALLY WRONG #i dont even they sell this cologne at retail places. im pretty sure you can only get it online #but im obsessed with it and i want it so badly #stfu chris #doodles #fragrance

[subjxctseventeen]

i'm going to lose my entire goddamned shit

did any real people actually get a thermos? i'd be shocked at this point lol

#alan wake #alan wake 2 #iam8bit #i had one in my cart at 11:59 and two seconds later it was gone #HOW long have fans been fighting against bots to get fairly priced tickets merch etc?? #online retailers have got to be better about limiting items and using captchas and shit so that real life people actually have a chance #it's absolutely brutal and i'm furious #they're restocking 'next year' and i guarantee the exact same thing is going to happen #but they don't care lmao they get paid either way no matter who gets the items bots or actual fans #remedyverse

[insomniac-arrest]

yah like last ask whenever I see your book/writing stuff I’m like “oh yeah. not just a legendary tumble meme lord.”

I feel like an aging opera singer when I'm like, "yes, yes, that was me . . . back in my meme lord youth *coughs, throws feather boa over shoulder*"

#if you're wondering I'm working a lot and applying to grad school which has meant I haven't been online almost at all these days #so my blog works off of a very long queue #asks #wish me luck on getting to grad school tho! your girl is sick of working retail :')

[loving-jack-kelly]

ALSO javid au where jack knew davey in high school but was in his edgy loner phase so davey has no idea who jack was except that when jack becomes a famous singer-songwriter davey is like hey I think we went to high school together. hey why do his all pining songs AND his coming to terms with bisexuality anthem sound suspiciously like they're describing me in high school

#jack throwing himself mournfully over his green room couch: if only I had had the courage to tell him when I knew him. alas #davey hearing the song on the radio at his retail job: hey now. what the fuck. #the theories online are insane like. who is jack kelly writing about is it x famous actress or y famous chef he was spotted with downtown #no. it was the smart guy in his freshman year math class who never had another class with him #but was always laughing. always seemed so happy. had a family like jack wanted. was kind to everyone. #davey typing out a twitter dm and deleting it like ten times that says: hey this might be weird but. are you writing about me?

[meownotgood]

today is national pray for a retail worker day don't forget to pray for a retail worker (me) today!!!!

#I swear I've worked in retail all my life #and every time it's this day I'm like #'surely it won't be all that busy everyone shops online nowadays right' #and then I'm wrong #gotta do it for akis... wanna buy black friday deal akis....... #(pushing large rock up steep hill image)

[spikeisawesome456]

It’s been a while since I last posted a picture here, but I figured I’d share one now. :-D I’m currently on a cruise with my parents that they got as a sorta graduation gift for me (except that I’m fairly certain I failed my final exam so I’ve not technically graduated yet… oops). Either way, I decided to wear this pretty emerald green (that looks blue with the filters I put on it) dress that I got for less than $10 at a bin store. :-D

(Also, if anyone was unaware, a bin store is a store that has a bunch of bins of stuff that are all sold for the same price. Each day the prices decrease until restock day, when it restarts. My local bin store goes from $15, to $10, $7, $5, $3, then finally $1 before restocking. I either got this dress on the $10, $7, or $5, not sure. I also got my shoes for $1.50 at a close out sale for a Forever 21, so all in all my outfit’s a good deal, which I always love to get. ^-^)

#Sorry for talking about the price of the dress by the way #I just love getting good deals and like talking about it. :-D #Speaking of good deals my dad was able to get $500 off my cruise because he got a coupon from a FB game he plays #So my room was less than $300 for him. Which is nice #GPOY #Hopefully this posts #I tried posting it earlier and it didn’t post… #Sp I had to rewrite the whole thing. Oof #Oh also I once got a wedding dress for $10 at the bin store. I learned later that it apparently retailed for about $300 online #I also got a dual kurig that retails for $190 for $15 once #Seriously if you have bin stores nearby you should check them out #I’ve gotten a ton of cheap stuff from mine #Like seven pairs of jeans for $2 each… though I don’t wear jeans so they’ve been in storage for years #BUT! I still got the deal! #Aha

[kieraillustrations]

Part of a vent comic about how working retail drained the life out of me. I dont plan on sharing the rest of the comic for personal reasons but maybe this will resonate with some people

#vent art #comic #working retail sucks #the rest of this gets pretty deep and personal and at this moment i dont feel comfortable sharing it online

[trifoliate-undergrowth]

wuh oh I'm on an indie fragrance kick again! anyway. environmental storytelling spotted here

you just know some pickle hater bought the Dill Pickle Scent and then contacted the store like WHY DOES IT SMELL LIKE PICKLES!!! ONE STAR!!!!

#the THIS IS A DILL PICKLE SCENT IT SMELLS LIKE PICKLES DO YOU UNDERSTAND. PICKLES #vibe reminds me of when someone untied the double sliding knots I had carefully tied a necklace with #and was like hm it was kind of hard to untie! #the notes I put in the first few packages after that had the same exasperated vibe of like. THESE ARE SLIDING KNOTS SO YOU CAN ADJUST THE #LENGHT OF THE NECKLACE. PULL ON IT TO OPEN. PULL THE KNOTS APART TO CLOSE #DO NOT UNTIE THE KNOTS. I AM IMPRESSED THAT YOU EVEN COULD DO THAT. THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO BE UNTIED. BLEASE #HERE IS THE MOST DETAILED POSSIBLE DESCIPTION OF THE PHYSICS OF HOW THIS WORKS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO UNTIE THEM. PLEASE #retail story. kinda #online stores story??

[bagheerita]

For anyone interested in reading a bit of original fiction I wrote, or if you have no interest in reading it but wouldn't mind tossing some coins in the direction of my mounting debts anyway: I've published two short stories!

The Hunt of the Cold Moon and The Running of the Strawberry Moon

The first one is a reprint; the story was originally published through Less Than Three Press in 2012. (The reviews on Goodreads were/are middling to positive, and there's summaries and info there if you're interested, though the joy of self-publishing is that half the purchase links on Goodreads' site don't work.) The stories are best described as fantasy, or LGBT romantic fantasy, with themes of platonic and familial love, chosen family, and perhaps a light dusting of soulmates. (The Hunt of the Cold Moon has a lot of tension in it, but The Running of the Strawberry Moon is a much lighter story.)

I am working on a longer story, also fantasy, also LGBTQIA, though high fantasy in this case. Good sales will motivate me work on it? I dunno. If you're interested, I hope you enjoy. ❤

#my writing #fantasy #short stories #this is my first foray into self publishing. I'm not sure I care for it. #but since I can't seem to get my nose to the grindstone for anything novel length I figured I'd go with this for now. #the stories should be available through all online retailers except Amazon because the royalties are shit there and I figured #with short content like this it wasn't worth bothering ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[thisthat-ortheother]

#poll blog #random polls #silly polls #stupid polls #polls #silly poll #tumblr polls #poll #capitalism #consumerism #shopping #online shopping #analog life #shopping addiction #thrifting #thrift store #online thrifting #impulse purchase #impulse control #retail therapy #adhd problems #money management #financial stability #financial stress #financial planning #money poll #shopping poll #this or that #pick one #impulse buy

[meirimerens]

I need you to know that every time I wander the thrift shop and I see a horse themed item it makes me think of you. You are the national horse. - Gabriel

literally wearing an indoor sweater with horses on it i got in a thrift shop so truly flying my horse flag rn!!!!

#not enough good horse themed stuff for masc kings anywhere tbh most of it is for young girls #for genuine toddlers #or retails $100+ on secondhand clothes shopping because it's ~vintage ralph lauren~ ask me if i give a fuck. #in a better world these sweaters instead of languishing in people's online store would get to me. would be mine. .......... #ring ring (answers) #anonymous #well not really. smirk emoji;

[opalsiren]

anyway i've been exclusively shopping online for so long that i've forgotten how inaccessible fashion retailers were like. this particular zara had a flight of steps up to the entrance with no accessible alternative, and all the shoes were displayed in different areas of the store with nowhere to sit and try them on or, as i would have liked to do as a disabled girlie, sit. i eventually perched on the side of a mannequin display and was left alone but i can't say it was exactly ergonomic

and like, the thing is. fashion retailers claim to want to make money, because capitalism, but when you bar large swathes of the population from even getting in the door of your establishment, we all lose. yes the people who make these decisions should care about accessibility as a matter of course, but they're shooting themselves in the foot in the process by excluding many disabled people from shopping with them. don't even get me started on the bright lights, the loud music, how the shop floor is designed in such a way that crowding is pretty much inevitable. i just think that accessibility features are easily google-able and retailers need to do better.

#thank god for online shopping 🙏 very much a moment of thin privilege for me since i can find online retailers that cater to my body type #accessibility #disability #chronic pain #chronic illness #.txt