Showerthought: I thought our shop's busiest day was Friday until I checked the register data

I pulled a full year of sales reports and found that Tuesday afternoons actually bring in 18% more customers than any Friday shift. It completely flipped how I schedule my breaks and stock the front coolers. Has anyone else found their store's quiet time is actually the rush?

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grace_perry441mo ago

Data can really surprise you like that.

williamh481mo ago

Right? I was looking at some old weather data for my town and it turns out July is actually rainier than November, which totally flipped what I thought I knew.

rowan5931mo ago

My hometown in Oregon gets way more rain in December than August, the records go back 50 years. I mean, it's not even close sometimes. Maybe your data is from a weird year or the station moved. Old numbers can have gaps or mistakes that mess things up. I'd double check the source before I changed my whole view on the seasons.