Just Call Me Deputy...

I love my job...heh...rrrright. So it's not what I would have chosen to with my life, but it pays the bills. In fact, the more I think about it, it's not that great at all, but it definitely keeps me on my toes.

FOR INSTANCE...

Last Friday we had a guy come in who looked a little shady, (which I feel a little bad about judging him so early on, but it was justified by the time he left.) He bought some books with a temporary check, but I didn't think anything of it until he came in to return them. We have a check clearing machine that approved it so I gave him cash back. Well, come to find out when I was in the back he came again and wrote ANOTHER check and then returned a book on that receipt. DEFINITELY SHADY! So, we decided we wouldn't be accepting his checks anymore if he came in again.
SOOOO, today he strolls in and a few of us recognized him and came up with our plan to refuse his checks and the next thing I know he's leaving the store with a larger stomach than when he came in...(and a little pointy too!) He had put a book under his jacket and left!

NOT ON MY WATCH!!!

We've had theives before, so I'm a seasoned veteren when it comes to confronting loonatics. I chased him down and said, "GIVE ME THAT BOOK BACK NOW!!" He was around the corner by then and trying to get on his bike when I saw him reach under his sweater. At this point I thought, "great, he's gonna pull out some sort of weapon and I'm gonna die for a stupid calculus book." Not the blazy of glory I was hoping for. Well, lucky for me he pulled out the book and threw in on the ground and I said, "You just stole that book!" And do you know what he said, "uh, yeah, sorry."
Oh, sir, thanks for the apology, you know what, you keep that. You almost got away anyway. PSH! Was that supposed to make me feel better?? So, I yelled at him a little, told him I'm calling the cops, and to never come back again. I hate having to deal with these situations. And worse, I just felt violated.
Sadly, the story continues. HE CAME BACK!!! Didn't I tell him I'd be calling the police!?!? I guess it's true what they say that crooks are stupid. He came to sell back some books and the employee I had doing them called me over to deal with it. Yeah, and I dealt with him for good!!! You could tell he was a little shocked to see me again. :) ha! That's right, I may be a woman, but I could have taken him!