1.
The “someone just flung something from biography in the middle of my perfect 3-for-2 pyramid” face.
2.
The “customer put my face-out back on the shelf face-in” face.
3.
The “been put on the quiet till near poetry” face.
4.
The “do you stock Gone Girl?” face.
5.
The “but I don’t want it in hardback, where’s the paperback?” when the book came out yesterday, face.
6.
The “can you just concentrate on publisher returns today?” face.
7.
The “I heard about it on Radio 4 but I can’t remember the name of the book, do you have it?” face.
8.
The, “I can’t remember the author, but it was definitely by a woman, or a man” face.
9.
The “of course I can’t order out of print books for you” face.
10.
The “just seen the front desk Saturday queue” face.
11.
The “student with a massive textbook list comes to your till” face.
12.
The “Phoenix says it’s in stock, but there’s no sign of it” face.
13.
The "found the single copy you've been searching for for over an hour" face.
14.
The “made a clever joke on a staff recommends card” face.
15.
The “already read an obscure book that a customer says 'you probably won't know it' about” face.
16.
The “author drops in to sign some copies and can’t find them anywhere” face.
17.
The “customer wants to return a book when it’s obviously been read" face.
18.
The “customer wants to return a book when there’s an inscription" face.
19.
The “been asked to tidy the kids’ section” face.
20.
The “reading on the sly when your manager’s not looking" face.
21.
The “JK Rowling’s got a new book out and you're in charge of the queue” face.
22.
The “been stickering too long” face.
23.
The “customer came back and said they enjoyed my recommendation” face.
24.
The “scored a proof of the new Toni Morrison before anyone else” face.
25.
The “where are your books about angels?” face.
26.
The "so do you ever want to work for a publisher instead?" face.
