I worked in retail my whole life. Manager, dm, buyer, and sales rep.

The things I've seen, oh boy, and many times been assualted physically and by guns and knives.

Most recent, a pharmacy oxycontin, hold up.

This holiday season has been lovely so far. /rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> Many shoppers have no idea where their personal space begins and ends.

My daughter works for Walmart, she is a far cry from a drone, she's in her second year of nursing.

I remember last year in New York on Black Friday, shoppers before the 5 am opening, broke the glass doors and trampled a store employee to death.

Police were injured by the shoppers while trying to give the male employee cpr, as was a preganat woman.

Walmart is my most unfavorite account, mostly due to customers. The constant thinking I work for the store, and customers getting hostile while I nicely explain I don't.

Then the mutterings while they walk away. I will never shop at Walmart.

As a consumer, I think you have to realize discount does not equal service.

In Delaware where I do some of my shopping, id's are asked for on a regular basis, with purchases when using a credit card. Credit card fraud is very big.

Return scams are the highest this time of year. Most retailers are in the red before this time of year, hoping to be in the black.

All the scams, cost the consumer in the end. During this difficult time with the ecomomy, many chains are on their toes with returns and have adopted many of the retail return policies of twenty years ago. Good for them, I also as a consumer don't want to pay more.

I came home yesterday from store calls, drank a bottle of wine. I really hardly drink.

I shop on the internet, I hate going to stores any time of year. Sometimes, I even have my groceries delivered.

This time of year for work, makes me mental.

Cyber Monday, has some good deals also. I feel protected, too. /wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' />

If you got your deals, amd made it safe to your car and home, thank god.

Parking lot theft and muggings rise now, even in what is known to be likely a safe area.

Be careful shopping!

Delaware thanks you for your shopping dollars, keep them coming….

I personally on the back on all my credit cards, instead of signing my name, I put "Check I.D." You'd be surprised though how many times the cashiers actually ask to see my ID (1 in 6….maybe)