Attagirl!

For the past few days I've been on the hunt for clothes to send to some of the California grands for Christmas. Their mom had sent me a text with sizes and requests. One of the requests was for lightweight cotton girl's sweat pants. Those have been difficult to find, because the weather has turned frigid in my area and all that the stores are carrying are heavy duty fleece.

Yesterday I checked several stores with no luck.This morning was Target's turn. What I was looking for would have been current merchandise a couple of months ago, so I figured that my best bet would be to start with the discount racks. Nothing.

Flaticon

There was a 30-something associate (with a name tag that read 'Ivory') straightening a shelf nearby, and I asked her if there was anywhere else that might have what I was looking for. She thought for a moment, then walked me to a couple places in the department to show me things. They weren't what I was looking for, so I thanked her and started browsing myself. Thirty seconds later 'Ivory' came over excitedly, holding a hanger holding a cute pair of pants for me to check out. Unfortunately they weren't the right size. Once again I thanked the associate.

As I was leaving the department I saw a second associate who looked like she might be in charge, and told her about the great assistance I'd had. The second associate agreed that 'Ivory' was a great employee. 

I asked if something good would happen if I stopped by the Guest Service desk and repeated my compliment. The second associate said she could do something better. She pulled out a walkie-talkie and told the entire store that she wanted to give a shout out to 'Ivory', who had totally exceeded a customer's expectations. As I walked away I heard a chorus of associates congratulating her via their walkie-talkies.

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