Hello Interns!
My name is Hannah Duge and I am a sophomore at Linfield College. I am a marketing major or possibly an International business major (haven't declared anything yet). But I am definitely a French minor. As the title of this blog said...I am a shopoholic so it was very easy for me to jump on the opportunity to intern at Cupcake Couture clothing boutique on 3rd St. in McMinnville. I have always had a love for fashion and clothes so I thought getting the opportunity to learn more about working in retail and marketing in a setting that I am very used to would be fantastic! It is also going to force me to learn more about self restraint and self discipline so I don't spend all my money on clothes.
My boss, Sam, is super nice and taught me how to make sales and work the cash register this week. She also showed me around the store and where each product is supposed to be. I learned how to open and close the store. We practiced making sales and refunds by doing fake transactions and I learned what to do in different types of situations. I have never worked in retail before but Sam is really understanding and patient with me luckily. I am having so much fun talking to the customers about clothes and accessories!
I work Tuesday afternoons and some Saturdays but my first learning experience was last Thursday for Cupcake's annual student night, when Linfield students get 20% their purchase. This was the first time I watched Sam work the cash register when we made a sale. But Tuesday was the first day I made my own sales and worked the cash register by myself! I feel like once I get into a good flow or rhythm making transactions will be a lot faster and smoother, but for now I go slow and make sure I don't make any mistakes.
So, so far so good with working in Cupcake and I can't wait for Tuesday to practice more!
À bientôt!
~Hannah Duge
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