A Day in the Life of a Retail Assistant #99 Hi everyone! It’s been another brilliant week in sunny Turmeaus Norfolk. We have seen lots of familiar faces coming in for their warm weather smokes.
On Monday, I was in the shop with Josh, we work really well together and got our pickings done quickly and efficiently. Afterwards I helped pack orders while Josh served our customers. I served a gentleman whose son is a regular, he gave him £40 to get two small Cubans. He let me choose, so I suggested the H. Upmann Majestic and the Montecristo No. 5, which came just over budget but he didn’t mind. Whilst I was putting his cigars through the till, he noticed our packs of Kristoff on display and thought it was a bargain so he got two!
On Tuesday, I spent the day picking orders and unpacking deliveries. Since our stock count, we had noticed areas where we can purchase more stock, and so we did to keep our stock levels high! I also made a trip out to purchase Easter decorations for our shop to make it all colourful for Easter. I gave them to Sharon who we consider the display queen and her imagination went wild!
On Wednesday, I was in the shop and working on my marketing content. Firstly I created a news article for the C.Gars News Page which you can read here. I then spent some time updating an ST Dupont article to make the pictures more modern and then placed it at the front of the C.Gars cigar library. If you remember from my previous blog, we are currently offering in store free whisky to anyone who purchases a Jura Hipflask for £12.99. I created a lovely sign to help promote this incredible offer and it is working with three more purchases already! Afterwards I spent some time creating the leaflet that goes inside the May New World cigar subscription. The cigars are always a great selection and Mays will include a subscription exclusive, which you can’t purchase anywhere on our website! Afterwards, I spent some time in the New World Humidor, stocking cigars and ordering some stock.
On Thursday, I was back to picking orders, whilst Josh took care of the shop. I organised a plan for our shop displays and decorations. I also found a nice looking display which will help get more cigar packs out in the shop. This along with some bottle pourers will certainly make our lives easier and enhance your shopping experience. I was then asked to take a picture of an ST Dupont Limited Edition Le Grand Lighter – Montecristo Cling Crepuscule for a newsletter. It was incredibly difficult to get a nice picture due to the shine but I’d like to think I got one, what do you think?
On Friday, I was picking online orders again, with the sun shining, we are getting busier! Everyone loves an outdoor cigar! Imagine what we would be like without the indoor smoking ban. I helped out with the deliveries too, for all the pipe smokers out there – keep your eyes peeled as we will be having some new Rattrays pipes coming very soon! In the afternoon, I carried on my task of making the product pictures on the Cuban cigars uniform by making them all have a white background.
I hope you have enjoyed this week’s goings on and I hope to see you all in Norfolk very soon!
So long for now.
Oliver.
