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How The Sales Lady's Smile Changed My Mood


--by Alisamom, posted Jun 22, 2017
This afternoon I was cranky. REALLY cranky. So when we went to the store and the sales girl didn't do as I expected her to, it didn't help my mood. But she was cheerful. She even gave me a compliment.

When checking out, I was still cranky. And not nice. But she was cheerful and happy. And just as I was about to leave I thought to myself, I can't let this go. And so I took a breath and told her thank you. I told her that I was cranky and I appreciate her being so cheerful and happy and while it didn't make me happy, at least it made me less cranky.

And by the time we got to the next store I was more of my usual self and decorated the restrooms with inspirational post it's.
 
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lt33 wrote: Sometimes we have to take time to re group we might had a bad day, or some one said something hurtful to us or we just don't know what's wrong but we felt off that day that wasn't an easy thing to do thank you for your honesty and going back to apologize hope u have a better day tom .😉😁🌞
Mish wrote: When I get cranky I have been known to mutter to myself :))) Tomorrow will be a better day for you. Sending hugs ❤️
mindyjourney wrote: those crankies get us all :)). Tx for taking the time to appreciae the cashier. Those RAOKs mean even more when they're difficult to do :))
SissyLee wrote: I've had the challenging week with crankies as well.
leoladyc728 wrote: we all have these days.glad you were able to turn it around
debbe530 wrote: I totally understand your crankiness. My whole week it's been that way. But I gave to smile packs out to store clerks. There's a decal in the back of my car window that says practice kindness. When I pulled into my parking spot at the store the car opposite me also had the same decal. So I tucked a smile pack in the back windshield wiper. It did make me feel better.
KMbhai wrote: }}}}:;;
KMbhai wrote: 👍👍
splain wrote: Boy I can so relate. Sometimes I think where did that come from. Just an off day and when I go back to the store or whatever, I apologize and say it was a bad day for me.
Mish wrote: It's part of being human. No one is PERFECT.

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