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The Warehouse

well, we got our first temp assignment. which happened to be under the industrial arm of our temp agency. but lucky for us they needed two temps so we were able to work together.

we will be working for a department store distributor for at least 5 days, possibly more. apparently there is a big sale coming up for Waitangi Day weekend (the NZ equivalent of the 4th of July) so a huge shipment needs to be processed through the distributor before the product is sent to the department store. by processed, i mean counted and priced. and we as temps get to do the pricing. which means we:

1. go to our assigned pallet
2. pull-, cut-, rip-off all the saran wrap keeping the boxes of product on the pallet
3. take a box off the pallet and open it
4. take an item out of the box
5. identify the item using the appropriate inventory list
6. determine the correct pricing for the item, as noted on appropriate inventory list
7. find the appropriate original price tag for the item
8. find the appropriate sale price tag for the item
9. place the original price sticker on the item
10. cross off the original price in blue or black pen
11. place the sale price sticker next to, but by no means over, the original price (now crossed-out)
12. repackage the item
13. set item aside
14. repeat steps 4-13 for every item in the box
15. place all items back in the box
16. place the box on a new pallet
17. repeat steps 3-16 for every box on the original pallet
18. saran wrap the new pallet
19. repeat steps 1-18 until break, lunch or end of day

yesterday we tackled china and bakeware, men's dress shirts, men's cosmetics and suitcases.

above the warehouse is the "home-office" where all the administration and management takes place. so the whole situation reminds me of The Office, whereby della and i are warehouse workers. also, there are two other employees there named gareth and lee (leigh). seriously. we share the break-room with the "home-office" employees, or as i like to call them, the pencil pushers in the monkey suits who don't give a crap about us hard-workers down in the warehouse.

i think it is a pretty good assignment.

posted by tyson on Monday, February 05, 2007

4 Comments:

  • Oh, Ty, what a great write up of your 1st money making adventure "down under" - in more ways then one, I guess, you would say.

    Did it take long to learn steps 1 thur 19??

    An eye openner for sure.

    Mom

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 07:30  

  • ty.


    youre well suited to do merchandising... watch out for box cutters..

    when is your birthday!! tell me.

    hi della.

    bye

    By Blogger danearthur, at 17:54  

  • feb. 20

    i've priced so much sweet stuff this week. probably the sweetest thing was the toblerones.

    maybe i'll post another blog instead of mentioning anything else here.

    By Blogger tyson, at 01:16  

  • i imagine new zealand as a heavenly land of hairy footed fairies and a system of commerce based on the monetary unit, the "roner" or tobleroner. i sure hope there is a toffee afterlife.

    By Blogger danearthur, at 15:04  

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