I keep forgetting the words to the alphabet song
November 4, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I have a cold and it's embarrassing when I try to greet a customer and it comes out a squeaky rasp. Earlier a customer responded and their voice was the same, so that was comforting 😅 #BooksellerProblems
February 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I have a cold and it's embarrassing when I try to greet a customer and it comes out a squeaky rasp. Earlier a customer responded and their voice was the same, so that was comforting 😅 #BooksellerProblems
Here's a reminder to always flip through your used books before you donate them to the bookstore. I picked up a serious-looking textbook, "Life and Death at the Pestera cu Oase: A Setting for Modern Human Emergence in Europe" and a "Just Legal Latinas" DVD fell out... #BooksellerProblems
February 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Here's a reminder to always flip through your used books before you donate them to the bookstore. I picked up a serious-looking textbook, "Life and Death at the Pestera cu Oase: A Setting for Modern Human Emergence in Europe" and a "Just Legal Latinas" DVD fell out... #BooksellerProblems
Least tolerable customer is the "I'm going to read every title aloud" bro. #booksellerproblems
November 10, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Least tolerable customer is the "I'm going to read every title aloud" bro. #booksellerproblems
The problem with owning your own store and stocking all the things you love is that sometimes you have to remember that you need to make money instead of just buying all the shiny things...
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#BookstoreLife
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March 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The problem with owning your own store and stocking all the things you love is that sometimes you have to remember that you need to make money instead of just buying all the shiny things...
#BooksellerProblems
#BookstoreLife
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#BookstoreLife
This very tired bookseller got half way home on the train before realising it would be much more comfortable if I actually took the gold tiefling/rams horns off my head...
But I'm sure I'll be super awake and ready to open the shop early tomorrow morning, don't worry 😬
#BooksellerProblems
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But I'm sure I'll be super awake and ready to open the shop early tomorrow morning, don't worry 😬
#BooksellerProblems
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June 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This very tired bookseller got half way home on the train before realising it would be much more comfortable if I actually took the gold tiefling/rams horns off my head...
But I'm sure I'll be super awake and ready to open the shop early tomorrow morning, don't worry 😬
#BooksellerProblems
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But I'm sure I'll be super awake and ready to open the shop early tomorrow morning, don't worry 😬
#BooksellerProblems
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When the chunky fantasy/sci-fi series has the correct order printed on the spine 🥹
#BooksellerProblems #BookSky
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January 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
When the chunky fantasy/sci-fi series has the correct order printed on the spine 🥹
#BooksellerProblems #BookSky
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#BooksellerProblems #BookSky
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Being the go-to for website and newsletter management is fun and all but after three days of tweaking a new newsletter layout I'm so bored.
#bookseller #booksellerproblems
#bookseller #booksellerproblems
April 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Being the go-to for website and newsletter management is fun and all but after three days of tweaking a new newsletter layout I'm so bored.
#bookseller #booksellerproblems
#bookseller #booksellerproblems
Met the customer and they were cool so I'm good that they took our last copy. #booksky #booksellerproblems
February 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Met the customer and they were cool so I'm good that they took our last copy. #booksky #booksellerproblems
Had my first "how dare you stock this book?" in small bookstore world yesterday. #booksellerproblems
December 5, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Had my first "how dare you stock this book?" in small bookstore world yesterday. #booksellerproblems
Then, she came to deliver her verdict on the fact that we were carrying Frank Sinatra's biography, cause he was a thug. #booksellerproblems
December 5, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Then, she came to deliver her verdict on the fact that we were carrying Frank Sinatra's biography, cause he was a thug. #booksellerproblems
"Well, ma'am, our customers have a wide variety of interests and we like to have a little something for everybody." #booksellerproblems
December 5, 2024 at 5:24 AM
"Well, ma'am, our customers have a wide variety of interests and we like to have a little something for everybody." #booksellerproblems
"WELL, IT'S JUST A SIN, THAT'S ALL." Okey dokey. Best you didn't find our LGBTQ titles, then. #booksellerproblems
December 5, 2024 at 5:24 AM
"WELL, IT'S JUST A SIN, THAT'S ALL." Okey dokey. Best you didn't find our LGBTQ titles, then. #booksellerproblems
The piles are indicative of the phenomenon of 20 people showing up 10 minutes before closing. #booksellerproblems
December 5, 2024 at 4:33 AM
The piles are indicative of the phenomenon of 20 people showing up 10 minutes before closing. #booksellerproblems
There are too many books in this shop that I want to read. AND NEW ONES KEEP COMING IN. #booksellerproblems
December 5, 2024 at 4:07 AM
There are too many books in this shop that I want to read. AND NEW ONES KEEP COMING IN. #booksellerproblems
Bumping into the Classics shelf and being concussed by a falling copy of Jane Eyre. #booksellerproblems
December 5, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Bumping into the Classics shelf and being concussed by a falling copy of Jane Eyre. #booksellerproblems
Stuff Not To Do in an Indie Bookshop- yell, “THIS WOULD BE CHEAPER ON AMAZON,” to your husband across the store. #booksellerproblems
December 5, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Stuff Not To Do in an Indie Bookshop- yell, “THIS WOULD BE CHEAPER ON AMAZON,” to your husband across the store. #booksellerproblems
When the system says you have 12 copies, and you can't see them even though they're FACE OUT on the shelf. #booksellerproblems
December 5, 2024 at 1:10 AM
When the system says you have 12 copies, and you can't see them even though they're FACE OUT on the shelf. #booksellerproblems
Would like to make myself a nest of paperbacks, curl up and go to sleep. #booksellerproblems #4dayweekendcrash
December 4, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Would like to make myself a nest of paperbacks, curl up and go to sleep. #booksellerproblems #4dayweekendcrash
So, the jackwagons who stole my cards literally spent every cent this indie bookseller makes at Barnes & Noble. #booksellerproblems
December 4, 2024 at 8:48 AM
So, the jackwagons who stole my cards literally spent every cent this indie bookseller makes at Barnes & Noble. #booksellerproblems
Windows machine (our register) failed to update last night. First customers in and it looks like it'll be pen and paper. #booksellerproblems
December 4, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Windows machine (our register) failed to update last night. First customers in and it looks like it'll be pen and paper. #booksellerproblems
Customer came in with Yorkie/Doxie and before I could stop myself, I suggested it was a "Yorweenie". #booksellerproblems
December 2, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Customer came in with Yorkie/Doxie and before I could stop myself, I suggested it was a "Yorweenie". #booksellerproblems
THERE WAS A CORGI PUPPY IN THE SHOP AND THE OWNER LOVED SFF AND I GOT TEALLY EXCITED. #booksellerproblems
December 2, 2024 at 12:10 PM
THERE WAS A CORGI PUPPY IN THE SHOP AND THE OWNER LOVED SFF AND I GOT TEALLY EXCITED. #booksellerproblems
Don't think I forgot the #booksellers. #booksellerproblems #indiebooks @BookstoreDay @indiebound @iguanabooks https://www.redbubble.com/people/galetea/works/31359076-bookseller-in-name-only
December 2, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Don't think I forgot the #booksellers. #booksellerproblems #indiebooks @BookstoreDay @indiebound @iguanabooks https://www.redbubble.com/people/galetea/works/31359076-bookseller-in-name-only
Just FYI--people come into bookstores to have some quiet time with books, not listen to your 20 minute cell phone conversation about your sister's cruise, Karen. #booksellerproblems
December 2, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Just FYI--people come into bookstores to have some quiet time with books, not listen to your 20 minute cell phone conversation about your sister's cruise, Karen. #booksellerproblems