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* OvercomplicatedMenuOrder: In [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/may-19-2013/ this strip]] Cooper ask Marla if she wants anything from the food court. She says she wants a Caesar Chicken Pocket, then proceeds to talk about several substitutions over the order and even to get her an specific soda from a neighboring restaurant. He just answers if she can just choose a number from the menu.
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* PuffOfLogic: In [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/february-11-2010/ this strip]] Lunker built a "leaning tower of boxes" and says it is held up by suspension of disbelief. Cooper says that's impossible, and immediatly all the boxes fall on top of him.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Marla; Connie, for her short stint as district manager
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Marla; ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
** Marla once she becomes store manager. While she still must follow the stupid rules from ''Grumble's'' when mandated, she at least knows how to manage the store and her employees to at least be as efficient as possible.
** Connie,for during her short stint shot sting as district managermanager. She actually showed more empathy towards Marla, and called out Stuart on some really dumb decisions he made.
* RetailRiot: Being a strip about retail, goes without saying. Mostly during black Friday when we see the characters in preparation for the eventual chaos. Or later during Christmas season and all parents are fighting to get the latest "cool toy" for their kids.
** Marla once she becomes store manager. While she still must follow the stupid rules from ''Grumble's'' when mandated, she at least knows how to manage the store and her employees to at least be as efficient as possible.
** Connie,
* RetailRiot: Being a strip about retail, goes without saying. Mostly during black Friday when we see the characters in preparation for the eventual chaos. Or later during Christmas season and all parents are fighting to get the latest "cool toy" for their kids.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After putting up with the constant nonsense of retail work for so long, Marla is offered an office manager position, then quits on the spot with Stuart, leaving him high and dry for the store's liquidation. In the strip where Marla gets the job, she wonders why she didn't do it sooner.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: EarnYourHappyEnding:
** After putting up with the constant nonsense of retail work for so long, Marla is offered an office manager position, then quits on the spot with Stuart, leaving him high and dry for the store's liquidation. In the strip where Marla gets the job, she wonders why she didn't do it sooner.
** After putting up with the constant nonsense of retail work for so long, Marla is offered an office manager position, then quits on the spot with Stuart, leaving him high and dry for the store's liquidation. In the strip where Marla gets the job, she wonders why she didn't do it sooner.
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* ExactWords: After Cooper is busted for parking his electric car in the stockroom, he specifically tells Marla that she ''won't see it'' there again. Marla's response is to note that the phrasing is suspicious, but she's going to choose to ignore it.
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* ExactWords: ExactWords:
** After Cooper is busted for parking his electric car in the stockroom, he specifically tells Marla that she ''won't see it'' there again. Marla's response is to note that the phrasing is suspicious, but she's going to choose to ignore it.
** After Cooper is busted for parking his electric car in the stockroom, he specifically tells Marla that she ''won't see it'' there again. Marla's response is to note that the phrasing is suspicious, but she's going to choose to ignore it.
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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: No matter what the workers at Grumbel's do, someone won't be happy. And rest assured, they're going to hear about it.
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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: No FailureIsTheOnlyOption:
**No matter what the workers at Grumbel's do, someone won't be happy. And rest assured, they're going to hear about it.
**No matter what the workers at Grumbel's do, someone won't be happy. And rest assured, they're going to hear about it.
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* GentleGiant: Lunker, unless he's flipping out on Stuart.
** Or when apprehending someone who pulled a knife on him.
** Or when apprehending someone who pulled a knife on him.
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* GentleGiant: Lunker, unless he's flipping out on Stuart.
** Or when apprehending someone who pulledhe is intimidating, but always a knife on him.nice and helpful guy. And very rarely he is show to lose his cool head.
** Or when apprehending someone who pulled
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* IntercontinuityCrossover: [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/september-5-2013/ One strip]] featured an appearance of Ed Kudlick from ''ComicStrip/{{Dustin}}''. Also doubles as a TakeThat because it was in reference to a storyline that happened in ''Dustin'' that year.
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* IntercontinuityCrossover: IntercontinuityCrossover:
** [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/september-5-2013/ One strip]] featured an appearance of Ed Kudlick from ''ComicStrip/{{Dustin}}''. Also doubles as a TakeThat because it was in reference to a storyline that happened in ''Dustin'' that year.
** [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/september-5-2013/ One strip]] featured an appearance of Ed Kudlick from ''ComicStrip/{{Dustin}}''. Also doubles as a TakeThat because it was in reference to a storyline that happened in ''Dustin'' that year.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: Anybody who works on the floor at Grumbel's is typically nice to other retail workers.
** This could also, arguably, be the point of the whole comic.
** This could also, arguably, be the point of the whole comic.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: Anybody Most of the people who works on the floor at Grumbel's is typically nice to other retail workers.
** This could also, arguably, be the point of the whole comic.workers. Marla has been shown defend other retails workers when being mistreated by other customers.
** This could also, arguably, be the point of the whole comic.
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* OutOfFocus: Alan, who runs the shoe department, used to appear more often in the first few years of the strip. Nowadays he appears about once a year, if he's lucky. [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/may-3-2014/ Lampshaded by Cooper in one strip.]]
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* OutOfFocus: OutOfFocus:
** Alan, who runs the shoe department, used to appear more often in the first few years of the strip. Nowadays he appears about once a year, if he's lucky. [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/may-3-2014/ Lampshaded by Cooper in one strip.]]
** Alan, who runs the shoe department, used to appear more often in the first few years of the strip. Nowadays he appears about once a year, if he's lucky. [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/may-3-2014/ Lampshaded by Cooper in one strip.]]
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: In a November 2013 storyline, Grumbel's flyers are listing the Christmas trees as "holiday trees". Marla and the staff immediately panic because they know the reactions they are going to get. Turns out that this wasn't even done deliberately; it was a proofreading error.
** They just can't win with holiday greetings either. If they say 'Merry Christmas' someone gets offended. If they say 'Happy Holidays' someone gets offended. If they don't say anything ''at all'' someone gets offended. PlayedForLaughs in one strip where Stuart wishes someone a Merry Christmas, and then changes it to Happy Holidays. He's grumbling in his head about how politically correct society is today, while the customer is baffled he said Merry Christmas because it's the second day of ''October''.
** They just can't win with holiday greetings either. If they say 'Merry Christmas' someone gets offended. If they say 'Happy Holidays' someone gets offended. If they don't say anything ''at all'' someone gets offended. PlayedForLaughs in one strip where Stuart wishes someone a Merry Christmas, and then changes it to Happy Holidays. He's grumbling in his head about how politically correct society is today, while the customer is baffled he said Merry Christmas because it's the second day of ''October''.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad:
** In a November 2013 storyline, Grumbel's flyers are listing the Christmas trees as "holiday trees". Marla and the staff immediately panic because they know the reactions they are going to get. Turns out that this wasn't even done deliberately; it was a proofreading error.
** They just can't win with holiday greetings either. If they say 'Merry Christmas' someone gets offended. If they say 'Happy Holidays' someone gets offended. If they don't say anything ''at all'' someone gets offended. Marla told a couple of employees to say whatever they wanted, because no matter what, "anger will get to you eventually."
** PlayedForLaughs in one strip where Stuart wishes someone a Merry Christmas, and then changes it to Happy Holidays. He's grumbling in his head about how politically correct society is today, while the customer is baffled he said Merry Christmas because it's the second day of ''October''.
** In a November 2013 storyline, Grumbel's flyers are listing the Christmas trees as "holiday trees". Marla and the staff immediately panic because they know the reactions they are going to get. Turns out that this wasn't even done deliberately; it was a proofreading error.
** They just can't win with holiday greetings either. If they say 'Merry Christmas' someone gets offended. If they say 'Happy Holidays' someone gets offended. If they don't say anything ''at all'' someone gets offended. Marla told a couple of employees to say whatever they wanted, because no matter what, "anger will get to you eventually."
** PlayedForLaughs in one strip where Stuart wishes someone a Merry Christmas, and then changes it to Happy Holidays. He's grumbling in his head about how politically correct society is today, while the customer is baffled he said Merry Christmas because it's the second day of ''October''.
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* RankUp: In spring 2012, Stuart was offered a promotion to district manager, and urged corporate to promote Marla to store manager (so he wouldn't appear as misogynistic as Jerry). He even got them to time the promotion to coincide with her return from maternity leave. To Stuart's horror, Marla immediately promoted Cooper to stockroom supervisor.
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* RankUp: RankUp:
** In spring 2012, Stuart was offered a promotion to district manager, and urged corporate to promote Marla to store manager (so he wouldn't appear as misogynistic as Jerry). He even got them to time the promotion to coincide with her return from maternity leave. To Stuart's horror, Marla immediately promoted Cooper to stockroom supervisor.
** In spring 2012, Stuart was offered a promotion to district manager, and urged corporate to promote Marla to store manager (so he wouldn't appear as misogynistic as Jerry). He even got them to time the promotion to coincide with her return from maternity leave. To Stuart's horror, Marla immediately promoted Cooper to stockroom supervisor.
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* UltimateJobSecurity: Cooper seems to have this, despite being so being so openly insubordinate to the management and all his other antics, on account of the fact that he runs stock and builds displays better than anyone. Somewhat overlaps with BunnyEarsLawyer.
** The one time Stuart actually tried to fire Cooper, Lunker practically ''threatened'' him. Stuart was visibly shaken.
** The one time Stuart actually tried to fire Cooper, Lunker practically ''threatened'' him. Stuart was visibly shaken.
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* UltimateJobSecurity: UltimateJobSecurity:
** Cooper seems to have this, despite being so being so openly insubordinate to the management and all his other antics, on account of the fact that he runs stock and builds displays better than anyone. Somewhat overlaps withBunnyEarsLawyer.
**BunnyEarsLawyer. The one time Stuart actually tried to fire Cooper, Lunker practically ''threatened'' him. Stuart was visibly shaken.
** Cooper seems to have this, despite being so being so openly insubordinate to the management and all his other antics, on account of the fact that he runs stock and builds displays better than anyone. Somewhat overlaps with
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* BaitAndSwitch: In one strip, Val is discussing Marla's plan for her wedding night. She mentions the reception and then the honeymoon, saying she will experience something for the first time ever. Val seems incredulous about it, but turns out she is talking about getting two consecutive weeks of paid vacation time.
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** The new girl Amber comes from [[TakeThat Abersnobby and Finch]], and frequently mentions how shallow and demeaning the place is.
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** The new girl When Amber comes was hired, she mentioned she was coming from [[TakeThat Abersnobby and Finch]], and frequently mentions how shallow and demeaning the place is.
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The strip centers around an assistant manager (later promoted to store manager) named Marla Masters. While she's a good boss, she can't stand the bureaucratic nonsense set by the corporate offices, the intolerant and abusive customers, the ditzy and spaced-out employees, and the stigmas associated with retail workers. Other than that, she likes her job.
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The strip centers around an assistant manager (later promoted to store manager) named Marla Masters.Masters (later Marla Garrison). While she's a good boss, she can't stand the bureaucratic nonsense set by the corporate offices, the intolerant and abusive customers, the ditzy and spaced-out employees, and the stigmas associated with retail workers. Other than that, she likes her job.
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* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Stuart's last name, Suchet, is pronounced "soo-shay".
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* FirstNameBasis Zoe is shocked to learn that Cooper doesn't know Alan's last name despite the fact that they're friends and nags him until Cooper relents and signs Alan's birthday card with his surname included. Alan's bemused response is that he didn't know Cooper's last name was Costello.
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* HeyYou: How some of the ruder customers address the Grumbel's staff. Often accompanied by whistling and a fingersnap.
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* MeaningfulName: It doesn't seem to be a coincidence that Marla named her daughter Fiona, which just happened to be the name of the little girl [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/december-13-2010/ who made her realise that she wanted children.]]
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* InsultBackfire: When Marla says Courtney's new [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/september-1-2007/ sunglasses]] make her look like a vapid celebutante, Courtney, who'd love nothing more than to be a vapid celebutante, is flattered.
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* DoWrongRight: Cooper is unimpressed with the laziness of the Christmas help one year because they're not even creative in their slacking off.
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* InstantBirthJustAddWater: Averted: when Marla's water breaks she just calmly says that she needs to call Scott to take her to the hospital and doesn't need an ambulance. Fiona is later shown already born three strips later. Lampshaded in this dialogue:
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* InstantBirthJustAddWater: InstantBirthJustAddLabor: Averted: when Marla's water breaks she just calmly says that she needs to call Scott to take her to the hospital and doesn't need an ambulance. Fiona is later shown already born three strips later. Lampshaded in this dialogue:
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* AsbestosFreeCereal: [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/may-12-2016/ When a customer]] asked Alan why a pair of shoes was so expensive, he said that it is because [[SincerityMode they're handmade by cheap labor in sweatshops using only the finest plastics and rubber.]] When the customer asked for a "real reason", he sighed and said is because they have "vortex channel tube" technology.
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* AsbestosFreeCereal: [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/may-12-2016/ com/comic/may-12-2016/ When a customer]] asked Alan why a pair of shoes was so expensive, he said that it is because [[SincerityMode they're handmade by cheap labor in sweatshops using only the finest plastics and rubber.]] When the customer asked for a "real reason", he sighed and said is because they have "vortex channel tube" technology.
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** There was an inventory supervisor in 2010 who wore an eye-patch that changed sides [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/february-2-2010/ depending on what angle he was facing.]]
** Donnie has a long hair that covers half of his face, always the one facing the background. Cooper [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this in [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/october-30-2016/ one strip]].
** Donnie has a long hair that covers half of his face, always the one facing the background. Cooper [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this in [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/october-30-2016/ one strip]].
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** There was an inventory supervisor in 2010 who wore an eye-patch that changed sides [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/february-2-2010/ com/comic/february-2-2010/ depending on what angle he was facing.]]
** Donnie has a long hair that covers half of his face, always the one facing the background. Cooper [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this in [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/october-30-2016/ com/comic/october-30-2016/ one strip]].
** Donnie has a long hair that covers half of his face, always the one facing the background. Cooper [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this in [[http://retailcomics.
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* ComicallySmallBribe: Subverted [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/september-30-2018/ in one strip]] where it looked like a customer was bribing Donnie with a penny to let him enter the closed store while he was on door duty, only to show that it was so he can [[AHandfulForAnEye throw it at his eye, distracting him long enough to sneak inside.]]
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* ComicallySmallBribe: Subverted [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/september-30-2018/ com/comic/september-30-2018/ in one strip]] where it looked like a customer was bribing Donnie with a penny to let him enter the closed store while he was on door duty, only to show that it was so he can [[AHandfulForAnEye throw it at his eye, distracting him long enough to sneak inside.]]
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* CutenessProximity: Stuart, believe it or not, [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/june-8-2012/ when he saw Marla's baby]].
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* CutenessProximity: Stuart, believe it or not, [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/june-8-2012/ com/comic/june-8-2012/ when he saw Marla's baby]].
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* DeusExMachina: {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by the [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/september-6-2008/ last strip]] of the "Cooper gets an appendectomy" arc. "Cooper has a benevolent cartoonist who can write a convenient solution for his health care woes."
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* DeusExMachina: {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by the [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/september-6-2008/ com/comic/september-6-2008/ last strip]] of the "Cooper gets an appendectomy" arc. "Cooper has a benevolent cartoonist who can write a convenient solution for his health care woes."
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* EasilyOverheardConversation: Happens frequently. This especially played a role during a storyline where Josh found out Cooper and Val are dating, where one character overheard another so many times [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/april-26-2013/ that Cooper lampshaded its overuse.]]
* EconomyCast: Lampshaded in [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/july-15-2014/ one strip]] where Marla says she has to make reviews for her 40 employees, and Val surprised that they actually have that many employees.
* EconomyCast: Lampshaded in [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/july-15-2014/ one strip]] where Marla says she has to make reviews for her 40 employees, and Val surprised that they actually have that many employees.
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* EasilyOverheardConversation: Happens frequently. This especially played a role during a storyline where Josh found out Cooper and Val are dating, where one character overheard another so many times [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/april-26-2013/ com/comic/april-26-2013/ that Cooper lampshaded its overuse.]]
* EconomyCast: Lampshaded in [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/july-15-2014/ com/comic/july-15-2014/ one strip]] where Marla says she has to make reviews for her 40 employees, and Val surprised that they actually have that many employees.
* EconomyCast: Lampshaded in [[http://retailcomics.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: After a fashion. In a [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/june-30-2008/ 2008 strip]], Stuart just can't understand why Connie (the new District Manager) would want to help them with inventory pre-counts.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: After a fashion. In a [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/june-30-2008/ com/comic/june-30-2008/ 2008 strip]], Stuart just can't understand why Connie (the new District Manager) would want to help them with inventory pre-counts.
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* IntercontinuityCrossover: [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-5-2013/ One strip]] featured an appearance of Ed Kudlick from ''ComicStrip/{{Dustin}}''. Also doubles as a TakeThat because it was in reference to a storyline that happened in ''Dustin'' that year.
** Mike and Skip from ''ComicStrip/IntelligentLife'' guest-starred in [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/october-11-2015/ one strip.]]
** An [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/june-18-2007/ early strip]] had ''ComicStrip/{{Lio}}'' getting in trouble at the store.
** Mike and Skip from ''ComicStrip/IntelligentLife'' guest-starred in [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/october-11-2015/ one strip.]]
** An [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/june-18-2007/ early strip]] had ''ComicStrip/{{Lio}}'' getting in trouble at the store.
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* IntercontinuityCrossover: [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-5-2013/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/september-5-2013/ One strip]] featured an appearance of Ed Kudlick from ''ComicStrip/{{Dustin}}''. Also doubles as a TakeThat because it was in reference to a storyline that happened in ''Dustin'' that year.
** Mike and Skip from ''ComicStrip/IntelligentLife'' guest-starred in[[http://retailcomic.com/comics/october-11-2015/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/october-11-2015/ one strip.]]
** An[[http://retailcomic.com/comics/june-18-2007/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/june-18-2007/ early strip]] had ''ComicStrip/{{Lio}}'' getting in trouble at the store.
** Mike and Skip from ''ComicStrip/IntelligentLife'' guest-starred in
** An
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* JennysNumber: In [[http://retailcomic.com/2012/01/21/867-5309/ one strip]], a guy asks a female cashier for her number; to which she replies, "867-5309. My name is Jenny."
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* JennysNumber: In [[http://retailcomic.[[http://retailcomics.com/2012/01/21/867-5309/ one strip]], a guy asks a female cashier for her number; to which she replies, "867-5309. My name is Jenny."
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** Lunker's real name, Mel, [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/april-26-2012/ is only mentioned a few times.]]
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** Lunker's real name, Mel, [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/april-26-2012/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/april-26-2012/ is only mentioned a few times.]]
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* OutGivingBirthBackInTwoMinutes: Marla's water breaks in the [[http://www.retailcomic.com/?p=7542 4/5/2012 strip.]] She's holding her daughter in the [[http://www.retailcomic.com/?p=7582 4/9/2012 strip]].
* OutOfFocus: Alan, who runs the shoe department, used to appear more often in the first few years of the strip. Nowadays he appears about once a year, if he's lucky. [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/may-3-2014/ Lampshaded by Cooper in one strip.]]
* OutOfFocus: Alan, who runs the shoe department, used to appear more often in the first few years of the strip. Nowadays he appears about once a year, if he's lucky. [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/may-3-2014/ Lampshaded by Cooper in one strip.]]
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* OutGivingBirthBackInTwoMinutes: Marla's water breaks in the [[http://www.retailcomic.retailcomics.com/?p=7542 4/5/2012 strip.]] She's holding her daughter in the [[http://www.retailcomic.retailcomics.com/?p=7582 4/9/2012 strip]].
* OutOfFocus: Alan, who runs the shoe department, used to appear more often in the first few years of the strip. Nowadays he appears about once a year, if he's lucky.[[http://retailcomic.com/comics/may-3-2014/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/may-3-2014/ Lampshaded by Cooper in one strip.]]
* OutOfFocus: Alan, who runs the shoe department, used to appear more often in the first few years of the strip. Nowadays he appears about once a year, if he's lucky.
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** [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-23-2017/ In one strip]] Crystal asks what she must tell any applicant if they ask how much they pay, Marla out of nowhere yells [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRcRn_Xv7Ek "MINIMUM WAGE! HIYAA! WHIP-PISH!"]]. Marla then tries to explain that it is a song of Music/TheyMightBeGiants, but Crystal only asks who might be giants.
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** [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-23-2017/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/september-23-2017/ In one strip]] Crystal asks what she must tell any applicant if they ask how much they pay, Marla out of nowhere yells [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRcRn_Xv7Ek "MINIMUM WAGE! HIYAA! WHIP-PISH!"]]. Marla then tries to explain that it is a song of Music/TheyMightBeGiants, but Crystal only asks who might be giants.
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* ShortDistancePhoneCall: An accidental example in one strip where [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/july-23-2017/ a customer called Marla to complain about long checkout lines.]]
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* ShortDistancePhoneCall: An accidental example in one strip where [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/july-23-2017/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/july-23-2017/ a customer called Marla to complain about long checkout lines.]]
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* [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Precursor]]: The British TV series, ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', is in many ways the 1970s British precursor to this strip and the contrast of retail styles from the 1970s and now is quite striking. This similarity has been acknowledged by one or two {{Shout Out}}s to ''Are You Being Served?'', like Stuart spending his vacation at a "Power Management Retreat" run by a [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/april-27-2009/ Mr. Rumbold]].
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* [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Precursor]]: The British TV series, ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', is in many ways the 1970s British precursor to this strip and the contrast of retail styles from the 1970s and now is quite striking. This similarity has been acknowledged by one or two {{Shout Out}}s to ''Are You Being Served?'', like Stuart spending his vacation at a "Power Management Retreat" run by a [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/april-27-2009/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/april-27-2009/ Mr. Rumbold]].
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** [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/june-8-2008/ One 2008 strip]] featured an appearance of a character named Charles Brubaker, who is a real person. Nowadays he's a cartoonist on his own right with a [[Webcomic/TheFuzzyPrincess comic of his own.]]
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** [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/june-8-2008/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/june-8-2008/ One 2008 strip]] featured an appearance of a character named Charles Brubaker, who is a real person. Nowadays he's a cartoonist on his own right with a [[Webcomic/TheFuzzyPrincess comic of his own.]]
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** Stuart is so out of touch with pop culture that he never even realized that Cooper shuffled in a Music/WeirdAlYankovic cd into the store music. He also once asked (when Marla suggested that the music that played in teen apparel could be updated) if kids still liked 'that [[Series/AmericanIdol Clay Aiken]] fellow'.
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** Stuart is so out of touch with pop culture that he never even realized that Cooper shuffled in a Music/WeirdAlYankovic cd into the store music. He also once asked (when Marla suggested that the music that played in teen apparel could be updated) if kids still liked 'that [[Series/AmericanIdol Clay Aiken]] fellow'. It's probably telling that his choice of music is Music/GlennMiller.
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* RougeAnglesOfSatin: Because much of the revived archive was built with Feuti's first drafts of strips, there were initially many spelling and grammatical errors. While many of them were pointed out and fixed at Feuti's behest, a few still remain because the fans decided it'd be funnier to keep the error.
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* RougeAnglesOfSatin: Because much of the revived archive was built with Feuti's first drafts of strips, there were initially many spelling and grammatical errors. While many of them were pointed out and fixed at Feuti's behest, a few still remain because the fans decided it'd be funnier to keep the error.error, such as [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/march-13-2007/ this strip]], in which 'bankrupt' is misspelled, but since it's said while Marla is mocking Stuart, fans felt that it should stay as it was.
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* RougeAnglesOfSatin: Because much of the revived archived was built with Feuti's first drafts of strips, there were initially many spelling and grammatical errors. While many of them were pointed out and fixed at Feuti's behest, a few still remain because the fans decided it'd be funnier to keep the error.
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* RougeAnglesOfSatin: Because much of the revived archived archive was built with Feuti's first drafts of strips, there were initially many spelling and grammatical errors. While many of them were pointed out and fixed at Feuti's behest, a few still remain because the fans decided it'd be funnier to keep the error.
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* RougeAnglesOfSatin: Because much of the revived archived was built with Feuti's first drafts of strips, there were initially many spelling and grammatical errors. While many of them were pointed out and fixed at Feuti's behest, a few still remain because the fans decided it'd be funnier to keep the error.
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-23-2017/ In one strip]] Crystal asks what she must tell any applicant if they ask how much they pay, Marla out of nowhere yells [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRcRn_Xv7Ek "MINIMUM WAGE! HIYAA! WHIP-PISH!"]]. Marla then tries to explain that it is a song of Music/TheyMightBeGiants, but Crystal only asks who might be giants.
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: PopCulturalOsmosisFailure:
** [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-23-2017/ In one strip]] Crystal asks what she must tell any applicant if they ask how much they pay, Marla out of nowhere yells [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRcRn_Xv7Ek "MINIMUM WAGE! HIYAA! WHIP-PISH!"]]. Marla then tries to explain that it is a song of Music/TheyMightBeGiants, but Crystal only asks who might begiants.giants.
** Stuart is so out of touch with pop culture that he never even realized that Cooper shuffled in a Music/WeirdAlYankovic cd into the store music. He also once asked (when Marla suggested that the music that played in teen apparel could be updated) if kids still liked 'that [[Series/AmericanIdol Clay Aiken]] fellow'.
** [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-23-2017/ In one strip]] Crystal asks what she must tell any applicant if they ask how much they pay, Marla out of nowhere yells [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRcRn_Xv7Ek "MINIMUM WAGE! HIYAA! WHIP-PISH!"]]. Marla then tries to explain that it is a song of Music/TheyMightBeGiants, but Crystal only asks who might be
** Stuart is so out of touch with pop culture that he never even realized that Cooper shuffled in a Music/WeirdAlYankovic cd into the store music. He also once asked (when Marla suggested that the music that played in teen apparel could be updated) if kids still liked 'that [[Series/AmericanIdol Clay Aiken]] fellow'.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Lara Silver only appears in two story arcs (and one of those appearances is only by phone) but her presence leads to the two biggest changes in ''Retail'''s storyline: the promotion of Marla to store manager, and the beginning of the end of Grumbel's with the first wave of store closures.
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* TheStarscream: As much as Stuart idolized Jerry, he didn't hesitate to throw him under the bus when he realized his loyalty to Jerry might cost him the district manager position.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Marla becomes quite concerned when she hasn't received a call from the micromanaging Stuart in weeks, knowing it's out of character for him. She worries that he hasn't called because it doesn't matter if he does--namely, because Grumbel's is going out of business. Her fear only gets worse when he ''does'' call: when she tells him they probably won't make their sales goal he brushes it off instead of berating her like usual.
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** Marla becomes quite concerned when she hasn't received a call from the micromanaging Stuart in weeks, knowing it's out of character for him. She worries that he hasn't called because it doesn't matter if he does--namely, because Grumbel's is going out of business. Her fear only gets worse when he ''does'' call: when she tells him they probably won't make their sales goal he brushes it off instead of berating her likeusual.usual.
** Years earlier, Marla realizes something's up with Stuart when he trades shifts with her, giving her two days off in a row, without blinking or showing any regret about it (he tends to not give anyone two days off in a row unless absolutely necessary). This spurs her to hire Cooper to spy on Stuart on the day of his interview for the district manager position.
** Marla becomes quite concerned when she hasn't received a call from the micromanaging Stuart in weeks, knowing it's out of character for him. She worries that he hasn't called because it doesn't matter if he does--namely, because Grumbel's is going out of business. Her fear only gets worse when he ''does'' call: when she tells him they probably won't make their sales goal he brushes it off instead of berating her like
** Years earlier, Marla realizes something's up with Stuart when he trades shifts with her, giving her two days off in a row, without blinking or showing any regret about it (he tends to not give anyone two days off in a row unless absolutely necessary). This spurs her to hire Cooper to spy on Stuart on the day of his interview for the district manager position.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: After a fashion. In a [[http://www.retailcomic.com/?p=4665 2008 strip]], Stuart just can't understand why Connie (the new District Manager) would want to help them with inventory pre-counts.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: After a fashion. In a [[http://www.retailcomic.com/?p=4665 [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/june-30-2008/ 2008 strip]], Stuart just can't understand why Connie (the new District Manager) would want to help them with inventory pre-counts.
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* OneSteveLimit: [[PlayingWithATrope Exploited...by defying?]] One arc had Josh overhearing Marla and Val talking about the latter taking vacations with Cooper. Josh snitched to Stuart but the guys had time to prepare and asked an outside guy to be "Val's boyfriend" called "Rick Cooper", to make it seem like a misunderstanding.
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* OneSteveLimit: OneSteveLimit:
** [[PlayingWithATrope Exploited...by defying?]] One arc had Josh overhearing Marla and Val talking about the latter taking vacations with Cooper. Josh snitched to Stuart but the guys had time to prepare and asked an outside guy to be "Val's boyfriend" called "Rick Cooper", to make it seem like amisunderstanding.misunderstanding.
** There have been two Fionas in the comic: a girl who got lost in Grumbel's, and Marla's daughter. The former might very well have influenced the name of the latter, as it was Marla watching over the first Fiona while waiting for her mother that got her to decide she wanted children.
** [[PlayingWithATrope Exploited...by defying?]] One arc had Josh overhearing Marla and Val talking about the latter taking vacations with Cooper. Josh snitched to Stuart but the guys had time to prepare and asked an outside guy to be "Val's boyfriend" called "Rick Cooper", to make it seem like a
** There have been two Fionas in the comic: a girl who got lost in Grumbel's, and Marla's daughter. The former might very well have influenced the name of the latter, as it was Marla watching over the first Fiona while waiting for her mother that got her to decide she wanted children.
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* CheatedAngle: There was an inventory supervisor in 2010 who wore an eye-patch that changed sides [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/february-2-2010/ depending on what angle he was facing.]]
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** There was an inventory supervisor in 2010 who wore an eye-patch that changed sides [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/february-2-2010/ depending on what angle he was facing.]]
** There was an inventory supervisor in 2010 who wore an eye-patch that changed sides [[http://retailcomics.com/comics/february-2-2010/ depending on what angle he was facing.]]
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* GilliganCut: Stuart is admonishing Cooper for giving out his manager code to all cashiers in a going-out-of-business store, Cooper defends himself saying that he did it because corporate didn't update the discounts for the store, but Stuart respond that their mistake won't make them lose money unlike Cooper's, cut to Marla's store, which is still in business, [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/march-22-2018/ giving discounts to all products.]]
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* GilliganCut: Stuart is admonishing Cooper for giving out his manager code to all cashiers in a going-out-of-business store, Cooper defends himself saying that he did it because corporate didn't update the discounts for the store, but Stuart respond that their mistake won't make them lose money unlike Cooper's, cut to Marla's store, which is still in business, [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/march-22-2018/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/march-22-2018 giving discounts to all products.]]
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: One storyline has Stuart delegating the job of doing presentation to Marla in order to get out of doing it. Marla gets even by doing the same thing and delegating Cooper to do it (complete with costumes). The plan works and Stuart vows to never let her do any presentations again.
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** One storyline has Stuart delegating the job of doing presentation to Marla in order to get out of doing it. Marla gets even by doing the same thing and delegating Cooper to do it (complete with costumes). The plan works and Stuart vows to never let her do any presentations again.
** One storyline has Stuart delegating the job of doing presentation to Marla in order to get out of doing it. Marla gets even by doing the same thing and delegating Cooper to do it (complete with costumes). The plan works and Stuart vows to never let her do any presentations again.
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* ImStandingRightHere: One strip showed Marla, Cooper, and Val discussing trying to get rid of then-recent employee Josh, right in front of him.
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** One strip showed Marla, Cooper, and Val discussing trying to get rid of then-recent employee Josh, right in front of him.
** One strip showed Marla, Cooper, and Val discussing trying to get rid of then-recent employee Josh, right in front of him.
** A more benevolent example happens when Marla is training an assistant manager for a different store, which Amber gets a crush on. A customer wants a price match, and she pages for the assistant manager to arrive to the register to do it... And Marla, THE manager, standing just by, and Amber saying she did it because he might need the training.
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** Customers are shown using this as well, [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/july-28-2009/ most notably the "Coupon Abuser"]].
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** Customers are shown using this as well, [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/july-28-2009/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/july-28-2009 most notably the "Coupon Abuser"]].
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** Massachusetts is likely, [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/august-3-2008/ based on the mall name]], or possibly Rhode Island. Also, an [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/february-19-2006/ early strip]] indicates that they're close to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} (the fifth panel is strongly suggestive of a view up the Charles from Boston Harbor).[[note]]The panel could conceivably be Providence viewed up the Providence River from Narragansett Bay, although the presence of tall buildings on the right side of the panel leans more toward Cambridge than College Hill.[[/note]] On the other hand, [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/december-29-2006/ another strip]] mentions "D.C.Y.F.", standing for "Department of Children, Youth, and Families", which is what Rhode Island calls the department its New England neighbors all just call the "D.C.F." (same, but without "Youth").
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** Massachusetts is likely, [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/august-3-2008/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/august-3-2008/ based on the mall name]], or possibly Rhode Island. Also, an [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/february-19-2006/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/february-19-2006 early strip]] indicates that they're close to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} (the fifth panel is strongly suggestive of a view up the Charles from Boston Harbor).[[note]]The panel could conceivably be Providence viewed up the Providence River from Narragansett Bay, although the presence of tall buildings on the right side of the panel leans more toward Cambridge than College Hill.[[/note]] On the other hand, [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/december-29-2006/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/december-29-2006 another strip]] mentions "D.C.Y.F.", standing for "Department of Children, Youth, and Families", which is what Rhode Island calls the department its New England neighbors all just call the "D.C.F." (same, but without "Youth").
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* CheatedAngle: There was an inventory supervisor in 2010 who wore an eye-patch that changed sides [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/february-2-2010/ depending on what angle he was facing.]]
** Donnie has a long hair that covers half of his face, always the one facing the background. Cooper [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this in [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/october-30-2016/ one strip]].
** Donnie has a long hair that covers half of his face, always the one facing the background. Cooper [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this in [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/october-30-2016/ one strip]].
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* CheatedAngle: There was an inventory supervisor in 2010 who wore an eye-patch that changed sides [[http://retailcomic.[[http://retailcomics.com/comics/february-2-2010/ depending on what angle he was facing.]]
** Donnie has a long hair that covers half of his face, always the one facing the background. Cooper [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this in[[http://retailcomic.[[http://retailcomics.com/comics/october-30-2016/ one strip]].
** Donnie has a long hair that covers half of his face, always the one facing the background. Cooper [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this in
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** "Creepy Guy" also disappeared after a few years. [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/april-4-2015/ Lampshaded by Val in a 2015 strip.]]
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** "Creepy Guy" also disappeared after a few years. [[http://retailcomic.[[http://retailcomics.com/comics/april-4-2015/ Lampshaded by Val in a 2015 strip.]]
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* ComicallySmallBribe: Subverted [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-30-2018/ in one strip]] where it looked like a customer was bribing Donnie with a penny to let him enter the closed store while he was on door duty, only to show that it was so he can [[AHandfulForAnEye throw it at his eye, distracting him long enough to sneak inside.]]
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* ComicallySmallBribe: Subverted [[http://retailcomic.[[http://retailcomics.com/comics/september-30-2018/ in one strip]] where it looked like a customer was bribing Donnie with a penny to let him enter the closed store while he was on door duty, only to show that it was so he can [[AHandfulForAnEye throw it at his eye, distracting him long enough to sneak inside.]]
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* CutenessProximity: Stuart, believe it or not, [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/june-8-2012/ when he saw Marla's baby]].
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* CutenessProximity: Stuart, believe it or not, [[http://retailcomic.[[http://retailcomics.com/comics/june-8-2012/ when he saw Marla's baby]].
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* DeusExMachina: {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by the [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-6-2008/ last strip]] of the "Cooper gets an appendectomy" arc. "Cooper has a benevolent cartoonist who can write a convenient solution for his health care woes."
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* DeusExMachina: {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by the [[http://retailcomic.[[http://retailcomics.com/comics/september-6-2008/ last strip]] of the "Cooper gets an appendectomy" arc. "Cooper has a benevolent cartoonist who can write a convenient solution for his health care woes."
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* EasilyOverheardConversation: Happens frequently. This especially played a role during a storyline where Josh found out Cooper and Val are dating, where one character overheard another so many times [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/april-26-2013/ that Cooper lampshaded its overuse.]]
* EconomyCast: Lampshaded in [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/july-15-2014/ one strip]] where Marla says she has to make reviews for her 40 employees, and Val surprised that they actually have that many employees.
* EconomyCast: Lampshaded in [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/july-15-2014/ one strip]] where Marla says she has to make reviews for her 40 employees, and Val surprised that they actually have that many employees.
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* EasilyOverheardConversation: Happens frequently. This especially played a role during a storyline where Josh found out Cooper and Val are dating, where one character overheard another so many times [[http://retailcomic.[[http://retailcomics.com/comics/april-26-2013/ that Cooper lampshaded its overuse.]]
* EconomyCast: Lampshaded in[[http://retailcomic.[[http://retailcomics.com/comics/july-15-2014/ one strip]] where Marla says she has to make reviews for her 40 employees, and Val surprised that they actually have that many employees.
* EconomyCast: Lampshaded in
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** The bonus strip set at Dollar Admiral incorporates many of the changes seen in retail establishments due to the COVID-19 pandemic (namely, masks and barriers between cashiers and customers).
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* NowYouTellMe: In [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/december-18-2018/ this strip]] Donnie is exhausted and sits down in a box that is empty, so he breaks it and falls to the floor, just in that moment Cooper tells him that is empty.
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* NowYouTellMe: In [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/december-18-2018/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/december-18-2018 this strip]] Donnie is exhausted and sits down in a box that is empty, so he it breaks it and he falls to the floor, just in at that moment Cooper tells warns him that is it's empty.
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* TriviallyObvious: Happened during some interviews. When Marla asked [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-10-2018/ one applicant]] why she wants to work in Grumbel's, she says she loves how Grumbel's sells things. And [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-26-2017/ another interviewee]] that Marla asks to name one good thing about working at [[BurgerFool Burger Dude]], says that they pay him money to work there.
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* TriviallyObvious: Happened during some interviews. When Marla asked [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-10-2018/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/september-10-2018 one applicant]] why she wants to work in Grumbel's, she says she loves how Grumbel's sells things. And [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/september-26-2017/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/september-26-2017 another interviewee]] that Marla asks to name one good thing about working at [[BurgerFool Burger Dude]], says that they pay him money to work there.
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** Cooper and Val too. Not only are they HappilyMarried by the end, Cooper manages to find a better paying job and quits Grumbel's before it closes. Not only that, but the job pays well enough that Val can write full time, giving them both fulfillment.
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**Cooper and Val too. Not only are they HappilyMarried by the end, Cooper manages to find a better paying job and quits Grumbel's before it closes. Not only that, but the job pays well enough that Val can write full time, giving them both fulfillment.
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* VisualPun: In one strip Stuart says that Cooper didn't take his self-evaluation seriously, because he painted a flattering picture of himself. [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/july-25-2014/ Then we see]] that the review included a picture of himself with muscles carrying a box.
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* VisualPun: In one strip Stuart says that Cooper didn't take his self-evaluation seriously, because he painted a flattering picture of himself. [[http://retailcomic.com/comics/july-25-2014/ [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/july-25-2014 Then we see]] that the review included a picture of himself with muscles carrying a box.
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* VirtueIsWeakness: Stuart, Josh, and Brice all believed in this. At least in the case of Josh and Brice, this would bite them in the ass.
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* VirtueIsWeakness: Stuart, Josh, and Brice all believed in this. At least in In the case of Josh and Brice, Brice (and eventually Stuart in the final strip), this would bite them in the ass.
