The Vanna White of Donuts

Well, recently when I was boxing a dozen donuts for a customer, I realized I was moving off to the side after placing each donut in the box in order to give the customer a chance to look at the donuts. I thought silently how "Vanna" it seemed, for instance, as I selected a donut and moved, it was as if I was turning a letter and then moving back to one side or the other so everyone could see the puzzle again.

Now, what little girl hasn't wanted to be Vanna White just once in her life? Glamorous gowns and a "beautiful" job. However, although I am merely placing donuts in a box and wearing a simple t-shirt and pants, I feel my job is just as important, if not more important than her job. I mean sure, she gets to wear fancy gowns and make a bunch of money to stand there and look pretty and be envied by many women. However, I also get paid (surely not as much as Vanna, lol) and my outfit HAS to be more comfortable in my tennis shoes and pants and t-shirt than her fancy gowns and high heels, and let's face it, they no longer need Vanna. She "touches" the letters, but they could just make them change automatically. They don't need her, but the donut shop does need me! The customers simply CAN'T get the donuts without me!

Also, it's important that I select the right donut! If they want a raspberry filled and I give them a cherry filled, it's going to ruin their day. I have to make sure I get the right cake donut or they will be unhappy. Vanna use to have to make sure she turned the right cube around, and now I think they just make sure the square changes when she touches it. I mean maybe it is touch-sensitive, but the donuts simply won't leap into the customers hands without me there to make the connection.

There are other ways we present donuts, such as when we share with them that the top two rows are the same price, I usually use a sweeping gesture with my arm and hand, so they know exactly what I'm talking about. I also use other gestures, such as pointing left or right as I mention that we also have coffee, soft drinks, juices and milks, along with mentioning that our regular glazed are in the back. It's my job to sell the donuts, and to make the customers happy.

So, although I am not wealthy, and I do not regularly wear fancy gowns or have a personal stylist for my job, I AM the Vanna White of Donuts.

More to come on this funny subject of donuts in the future.