At the Fantastic General Store, as with most retailers, we train our new employees. Every company has its own way of doing things, and each individual store has its own quirks that need to be learned. The store in the Snow Queen’s kingdom isn’t going to operate the same way as the store on the…
The Fantastic General Store: Hiring
At the Fantastic General Store, we have our share of turnover. Some people retire, others move to new locations, and some just want to move on to something else. Selling to products to heroes and villains isn’t always easy. But stores need to be quicker about hiring new people. It shouldn’t take weeks just a…
The Fantastic General Store: Last Minute Shopping
At the Fantastic General Store, we get our share of last-minute Christmas shoppers. Most are polite, but you do get the occasional customer who somehow forgets that supplies are limited, and we can’t just magically make products appear in the warehouse. We may have customers who can use magic, but we ourselves are limited to…
The Fantastic General Store: Inventory Prep
At the Fantastic General Store, we have inventory every year. Yes, just like other stores, we have to pay taxes too. The benevolent prince needs his tax revenue as much as the evil overlord. There is also the fact that inventory is a good opportunity to make sure we have the correct counts for each…
The Fantastic General Store: Cut Hours
At the Fantastic General Store, we sometimes face cuts in the number of hours we are assigned to work. I understand in some cases. All stores go through slow periods. The evil warlord sometimes feels the need to invade another nation, and takes his troops with him. This means the stores at both his capital,…
The Fantastic General Store: Black Friday
At the Fantastic General Store, we have Black Friday like most other retailers. But to me at least, the whole concept of Black Friday seems like a bad idea. In theory, the stores have one day to get back into solvency. Whether that tale is true or not, I don’t know. But I can confirm…
Smashwords End of Year Sale
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The Fantastic General Store: Unfilled Positions
At the Fantastic General Store, sometimes positions don’t get filled as employees leave or retire. While this is better than laying people off, it does come with its own set of problems. First of all, any employee who was interested in moving into that closed position is now disappointed, which lowers morale, and may even…
The Fantastic General Store: Price
At the Fantastic General Store, the price of some merchandise confuses customers. I can understand why. When two similar looking ball gowns have a significant price difference between them, most people would question if the prices are legit. There can be a couple of reasons why there is such a significant difference in cost. One…
The Fantastic General Store: Where Is This?
At the Fantastic General Store, we have a lot of merchandise, some of which has similar packaging compared to other merchandise. When it’s all displayed together, sometimes customers struggle to find what they are looking for. When it comes down to it, there isn’t much difference in the packaging of Snow White’s apple sleep aids…