Rule No. 5: Don’t leave your unwanted items on random racks. “Oh hi, did you not want those??” As a sales associate, one of our main objectives is to keep the sales floor tidy and manageable for you, Oh Faithful Custo, to swiftly maneuver during your shopping spree. But there’s hardly anything more upsetting during an already hectic shift than watching you carelessly dump a hodgepodge of rejected merch over a totally irrelevant clothes rack. I know, I know: “It’s our job.” And no matter how recklessly you toss that trench coat, we will eventually retrieve and return it to its rightful rack. But think of it this way: What if, on a crowded Saturday afternoon, it was you in our store, looking for a Size 6 in those red leopard leggings you might just perish without. As far as any of us can tell, your size is sold out, and you leave empty-handed with suicidal thoughts. At the end of the night, we discover that elusive Size 6 hidden amongst the red high-waisted skinny jeans– tucked away by some lazy, unthoughtful customer– but it’s too late. You’re already gone, never to experience the joy of feeling that unnaturally-hued, animal-skin printed Polyester blend against your skin. I get chills just thinking about it. So what can you do to stop this terrifying trend? Simply hand your unwanted items to a sales associate, return it to the fitting room, or leave it at the register. Together, we can break the cycle.