If you wait you will get it on sale ● There are some really fun ladies out there ● Most retail store music plays in 2 hour loops ● Bringing snacks and food to share is a great way to make lots of friends ● Employees get 20% discounts on gift cards ● Retail can be rough ● If you are friendly and patient most employees will do everything they can to help you ● There is some really nice furniture out there to be had, including furniture that is ridiculously comfortable ● Pier 1 throws away 4 dumpster loads of cardboard per week ● On any given day there is something thrown in the trash dumpster at Pier 1 that is still pretty usable/awesome ● Everybody has an interesting story and some are downright incredible ● Being the only guy usually means you are lifting things between 50 and 400 pounds at any given moment ● Almost everything at Pier 1 has to be assembled, and if there is a guy around he probably did it or is about to do it ● It is now commonplace to build all furniture, regardless of size, with a six-inch allen wrench ● If you break it you don't have to buy it ● Everything goes on sale ● Buying stuff that isn't on sale is kind of silly ● Always ask employees about things they like or really cool deals that might be hard to find ● Somebody worked very early in the morning to bring those items off a truck into the store ● One of the best things a manager or leader can do is share in doing the work they are asking other people to do ● If everyone is checking out at the cash register, resist the urge to check out yourself, just wait a few minutes ● Everyone is more interesting than their job ● Some products can really make a living environment a lot more productive and enjoyable, take your time in picking those products out for yourself ● Where products are made is important ● Don't avoid going into a place because you don't think you can afford its products, there are always deals no matter where you go ● It's always good to laugh ● Pier 1 Imports is a pretty fun place ●
