Tired UG....tired.
I finally got smart after several years of late customers on Christmas Eve. They were always filling 'emergency' prescriptions at 7:05 pm (five minutes after we were supposed to be closed.) I knew the prescripstions weren't emergencies because the customer(s) always called to see what time we closed. And then they would show up right before closing. We finally decided to tell anyone who called that we closed an hour earlier than the actual closing time.
The other part I really hated about retail and Christmas was that we were stuck in one spot in the pharmacy. People would ask us questions about merchandise (which we didn't know because we dispensed medication, not Cabbage Patch dolls.) And then they would yell at us (me) for whatever was out of stock and it was always something that they really really needed for Christmas. For some reason, the sales really brought out the worst in some people.
Well, I can't sleep. I may just go grocery shopping right now and miss the crowds. That's all I have left to do, well that and cook today. I think the only problem with my plan is that I need some fresh shrimp and the meat counter is closed at 3:30 am.