I worked in retail for over 6 years. I'm not just talking about being an associate somewhere. I've done it all; management, sales, shipment, you name it (in retail), I've probably done it. This is why I always have extraordinary levels of sympathy for anyone working in that industry.

To be honest, it really isn't as easy as people who have never worked retail seem to think it is. People can be incredibly rude and oftentimes treat you like you are somehow less than human simply because you are standing behind a cash register. Sometimes I could swear the universe was just sending people into my stores to piss me off because it got a kick out of my reaction.