So today I worked on Easter morning. My shift was from 6am-2:30pm. To start, from 6am to about 10am, I helped out the Easter Bunny by delivering some baskets. We were given baskets to deliver to other parts of the resort, whether it be the Garden View Suite, the Contemporary Tower, or Bay Lake. The tricky part was that once we put the basket outside their door, we had to knock the door and Run! If they didn't answer the door, I had to run back and re-knock. There was one room where I was heading back to see if anyone answered the door, and as I was walking towards the room, I saw a hand reach out and grab the package. I just kept on walking past the room so as not to draw suspicion to myself!
If they were already in the parks, we could leave the basket in the room for them. Those were easier to work with for sure. After we were done helping the Easter Bunny, we all headed to floorstock for the rest of the morning. We were basically extra bodies because they had their normal amount of floorstockers plus the 'bunnies'. So we helped straighten the store and greet guests for the last half of our shift!
After our shift, I went to Applebees with my coworkers. It was a much deserved treat after running so much! Tonight was Opening Day of baseball season, and I was actually home in time to watch it! My team, the Chicago Cubs were taking on the St. Louis Cardinals, their bitter rivals. It was awesome to see the rivalry game even though I was in Orlando, but it stunk that the Cubs lost. This is our year though! Back to the Future Part II said so, so it must be true right? Anyways, tomorrow I am back to regular shifts. I really enjoyed doing the baskets! It was a nice change of pace, for sure.
'Til next time!
Showing posts with label Baskets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baskets. Show all posts
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Day 76: That Easter Basket Life Keeps Me Busy
Tonight was the night before Easter. This was my third basket shift of the week, and I worked from 11am-7:30pm. It was really busy tonight, which I loved! We had 5 people making baskets, 2 on stage, and 3 backstage. There were so many baskets to be delivered by the Easter Bunny that we had to keep them in the conference room to keep track of all of them.
Even though we had 5 people, it seemed like there were always 5 more baskets to make. Since I left at 7:30, I got out before it got really bad, but the girls who closed had to stay pretty late to make sure the baskets were all done and ready to be delivered! Tomorrow, I get to help the Easter Bunny with his deliveries from 6am-2:30pm!
'Til next time!
Even though we had 5 people, it seemed like there were always 5 more baskets to make. Since I left at 7:30, I got out before it got really bad, but the girls who closed had to stay pretty late to make sure the baskets were all done and ready to be delivered! Tomorrow, I get to help the Easter Bunny with his deliveries from 6am-2:30pm!
'Til next time!
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Day 74: Easing into the Baskets Life
Today I had another baskets shift from 9:00-17:30. We set up a table outside the shop to make them on stage, instead of making them back in the stockroom where the guests couldn't see us. We were never that busy which was a nice way to ease into the busy period coming up.
We had a guest come in with his kids and he was super nice. My coworker Britney wanted to give them Mickey's autograph because there wasn't too much in the baskets he wanted to make and we all wanted to make it awesome. She got Mickey's autograph and some coloring pages from Chef Mickey's for each of the kids, so that was super awesome.
Near the end of my shift, a woman came up to the table and I offered to help her find some stuff to make 8 baskets, 1 for each of her grandkids. Instead of walking around with me, she basically gave me a $60 limit for each kid, and wanted me to shop for her. She gave me all her grandkids' favorite characters, so I could try to narrow down what to put in her baskets. I ended up staying an hour and a half late because it was kind of confusing to pass the information on to someone else, so I did it myself! I wonder if this is what the rest of my baskets shifts will be like?
'Til next time!
We had a guest come in with his kids and he was super nice. My coworker Britney wanted to give them Mickey's autograph because there wasn't too much in the baskets he wanted to make and we all wanted to make it awesome. She got Mickey's autograph and some coloring pages from Chef Mickey's for each of the kids, so that was super awesome.
Near the end of my shift, a woman came up to the table and I offered to help her find some stuff to make 8 baskets, 1 for each of her grandkids. Instead of walking around with me, she basically gave me a $60 limit for each kid, and wanted me to shop for her. She gave me all her grandkids' favorite characters, so I could try to narrow down what to put in her baskets. I ended up staying an hour and a half late because it was kind of confusing to pass the information on to someone else, so I did it myself! I wonder if this is what the rest of my baskets shifts will be like?
'Til next time!
Monday, March 30, 2015
Day 71: More Baskets!
Today, I worked 14:30-23:00 doing another basket shift. Unfortunately, this one wasn't as fun. When I got into work, I was told to merchantain near the baskets and answer people's questions, instead of making baskets.
The issue I ran into was that we are still 6 days away from Easter at this point, so hardly anyone is going to buy baskets. If anyone did, I was to help them out, or re-make the basket that they purchased to replace it on the floor. But most people said they would come back closer to Easter, as expected. Most of the night, I ended up straightening the store, I helped with putbacks, and ran to the stockroom occasionally to help out the people on the floor.
The rest of my basket shifts are closer to Easter so hopefully I'll be able to make baskets more!
'Til next time!
The issue I ran into was that we are still 6 days away from Easter at this point, so hardly anyone is going to buy baskets. If anyone did, I was to help them out, or re-make the basket that they purchased to replace it on the floor. But most people said they would come back closer to Easter, as expected. Most of the night, I ended up straightening the store, I helped with putbacks, and ran to the stockroom occasionally to help out the people on the floor.
The rest of my basket shifts are closer to Easter so hopefully I'll be able to make baskets more!
'Til next time!
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Day 70: First Baskets Shift
So today was my first actual baskets shift at the Contemporary. I don't think I fully explained what we do, but all the resorts on Disney property do pre-made and custom Easter baskets during the week leading up to Easter. This year, Easter is April 5th, so the week before that was when we make baskets.
All the baskets would either have a theme, or a certain character, or is targeted to a certain age range. Once we pick the items to go into the pre-made baskets, we assemble them into the basket and shrink wrap it.
Today was my first non-training shift on baskets. Since it was really early in the week and we didn't think many, if any, people would be buying baskets, we made some more pre-made ones. We were given the theme and a price point and given free reign to make the basket!
During my shift from 9:00-17:30, I made about 3 baskets. There was still a learning curve when it came to picking the right items, as well as shrink-wrapping the baskets. Near the end of my shift, there was some overlap with the closing basket shift, so we worked together to make a few baskets.
Tomorrow, I close on baskets.
'Til next time!
All the baskets would either have a theme, or a certain character, or is targeted to a certain age range. Once we pick the items to go into the pre-made baskets, we assemble them into the basket and shrink wrap it.
Today was my first non-training shift on baskets. Since it was really early in the week and we didn't think many, if any, people would be buying baskets, we made some more pre-made ones. We were given the theme and a price point and given free reign to make the basket!
During my shift from 9:00-17:30, I made about 3 baskets. There was still a learning curve when it came to picking the right items, as well as shrink-wrapping the baskets. Near the end of my shift, there was some overlap with the closing basket shift, so we worked together to make a few baskets.
Tomorrow, I close on baskets.
'Til next time!
Friday, March 27, 2015
Day 68: My Half Birthday, and Some Training
Not that it's relevant, but today is my half birthday! Yay!! Today, I was trained on Easter baskets! As tomorrow marks the beginning of Easter week, this training was super fun and definitely important. We could sign up to be a part of the basket-making team, which meant we would be outside the shop making custom baskets for guests and their families leading up to Easter.
We also had some pre-made ones that we could sell right off the shelves, which is how we spent our training. Our manager gave us a theme and a price point, and we would go shopping and find things to make a basket. Once the items were approved and the budget looked good, we would go downstairs to our stock room, and assemble the basket. We had to make it look really full even if it only had a few items, or make sure you could see everything if there was a lot inside the basket.
Once everything looked pretty, we put it into a shrink bag and got to shrink wrap the whole thing, which was simultaneously the coolest and most frustrating part of the whole thing, or should I say 'hole' thing because if you held the heat gun too close to the wrap, there would be a hole and you would have to redo everything. I almost rage quit a few times, but once I got the hang of it, it was so much fun.
So during this 6 hour training, we made several pre-made baskets that will be on display during this week. If they sell, we go downstairs and remake it. Pretty simple! I think I'm gonna like this. During Easter week, I have 4 basket shifts and 1 register shift.
'Til next time!
We also had some pre-made ones that we could sell right off the shelves, which is how we spent our training. Our manager gave us a theme and a price point, and we would go shopping and find things to make a basket. Once the items were approved and the budget looked good, we would go downstairs to our stock room, and assemble the basket. We had to make it look really full even if it only had a few items, or make sure you could see everything if there was a lot inside the basket.
Once everything looked pretty, we put it into a shrink bag and got to shrink wrap the whole thing, which was simultaneously the coolest and most frustrating part of the whole thing, or should I say 'hole' thing because if you held the heat gun too close to the wrap, there would be a hole and you would have to redo everything. I almost rage quit a few times, but once I got the hang of it, it was so much fun.
So during this 6 hour training, we made several pre-made baskets that will be on display during this week. If they sell, we go downstairs and remake it. Pretty simple! I think I'm gonna like this. During Easter week, I have 4 basket shifts and 1 register shift.
'Til next time!
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