Customer of the Week!!

Ok, this can't always be bad. We have some really amazing customers too. In fact, one of my favorite parts of my job is interacting with customers (sometimes). Every once in a while you get one that really makes your day.

We had two girls come into the store, and I was on register. They were obviously from Europe and didn't necessarily speak English that well. When they spoke to each other I could tell it was Slavic, probably Russian. I don't normally like to ask people where they're from because I don't want to make them feel embarrassed, like they stand out, or like I don't think they speak English well. But I decided to go out on limb and ask.

The one girl is like, "Uzbekistan. You heard of it?"

(Remember, she's speaking with a strong accent) I'm like, "Oh yeah, of course!"

She looks at me in complete disbelief. "Really?? Where are you from??" As if I could not possibly be from America and have heard of Uzbekistan.

I told her that I lived in Bosnia. She got really excited and wanted to know if I knew Russian. I told her that, no, I didn't, but I could understand a little bit.

I asked how long she had been in America. She said that she had been here about 8 months, but her friend had only been here for a month. She said that this was her best friend from high school, but they hadn't seen each other since then, so now they're back together for the first time.

She was just so nice, and it was such a sweet story, and I guess she felt like we had a lot in common. It was almost relief on her face when she found out that we had something in common, however small it was. It made my night too. I can't explain it. I just felt incredible after talking to them, and I felt like I did something good, even though I didn't do anything at all.

It's the little things...