I have one girl that I will wait in line longer for so that I don't have to deal with this. She's some kind of fundie with the denim skirts and hair. She's really quiet and a whiz at the produce numbers. And she never says a word about my purchases. Perfect.
Yes! One time a cashier scolded me for buying a soup that was high in sodium. "Have you read the label? There is over 800 mg of sodium in this soup!" I was all taken aback and she was like my grandmother's age, so I just ignored.
This happened to me at Wal Mart the other day, ugh! I wouldn't mind as much if they could have a running commentary and be fast about ringing through my stuff.
I enjoy it. This probably makes me a narcissist. Or very lonely.
I like it too. Yay, someone pays attention to meeeeeeeeeeee. lol
What I do hate is when they are all "Do you know those cherries will cost you $15?Are you really sure you want to buy them?" and I'm like YES and they're all "That's VERY expensive for cherries, you should wait for them to be on sale." SHUTUP AND RING MY CHERRIES BITCH.
Post by juliagoulia on Jul 10, 2013 8:25:30 GMT -5
The elderly man bagging my groceries last week asked "is this toilet paper on sale?" And I told him it was. He follows up with, "Do you know how much it is?" And I said that I didn't and he said, "well can you look? It should be on the end of one of the aisles right around here...." Lol. The girl at the register just shook her head and when I walked away I heard her tell him, "You can't ask people to do your shopping for you, Ed!" Hahahahaha. He was so sweet, it was funny. I love old people.
I worked at a grocery store for a year in high school. People were the biggest assholes if I didn't know exactly what their produce was (the produce didn't always have codes). A lady reamed me out for not knowing the difference between Italian parsley and cilantro. People suck.
I'll take clerk commentary any day over strangers coming and peering into my cart or basket to check out what's in there. Happens to me all the time here and it is so awkward.
I worked at a grocery store for a year in high school. People were the biggest assholes if I didn't know exactly what their produce was (the produce didn't always have codes). A lady reamed me out for not knowing the difference between Italian parsley and cilantro. People suck.
But sometimes it is OBVIOUS and you wonder wtf. A lady rang me a butternut squash the other day when I was buying a canari melon. AND an acorn squash instead of an italian eggplant. I was like "Um, I didn't buy those items". She was like "Yes, that big yellow and that small purple vegetable". NO, lol. They took them off my bill and never charged me for the melon and eggplant even though I explained what I think happened. They just wanted to get rid of me at that point.
Post by Miss Phryne Fisher on Jul 10, 2013 8:34:57 GMT -5
A good cashier can tell when a person wants small talk/chit chat, and when they want you to STFU. I was a master at this while working as a cashier. I was also fast at ringing, had a good memory for produce codes and bagged really quickly. I was pretty popular :-D
I have a good friend who still works at the last grocery store where I worked. She is slow as molasses and has to have a life-story conversation with every single customer. I make it a point to never ever go through her line.
I once needed to buy a pregnancy test at Zellers. I was leaving work so I went with my friend. First of all, they were in a locked case, so I had to ask someone where they were. Then she had to ask someone else to unlock the case. Then when I was going to pay the woman said "Good luck. I'm guessing you don't want it to be positive". Bitch I'm 26 not 17.
I once needed to buy a pregnancy test at Zellers. I was leaving work so I went with my friend. First of all, they were in a locked case, so I had to ask someone where they were. Then she had to ask someone else to unlock the case. Then when I was going to pay the woman said "Good luck. I'm guessing you don't want it to be positive". Bitch I'm 26 not 17.
Similar but the clerk said "Um, good luck either way..." and gave another cashier a look.
Fuck you chick! Don't comment, I had clearly hid it under other things I was buying, I'm not looking for comments.
I love when they try to put together a story based on your groceries. Last week I had to run in for wine, ice cream, and frozen pizza. The cashier said, "Oh, girls' night?" Ha, no, just a me-being-a-fatty night. But good try.
Post by Mrs. ChanandlerBong on Jul 10, 2013 8:45:39 GMT -5
The photo counter lady had the balls to tell me "you don't have to be so snippy" when I told her that the print in the extra envelope (which was of a baby I've never seen before) that had my name on was "definitely not mine". After I gave her the bitch stare she then proceeded to back pedal which made he transaction take 3x as long. I'm ready to trade in my children today, I don't need judgemental photo lady on top of their shenanigans.
I worked at a grocery store for a year in high school. People were the biggest assholes if I didn't know exactly what their produce was (the produce didn't always have codes). A lady reamed me out for not knowing the difference between Italian parsley and cilantro. People suck.
But sometimes it is OBVIOUS and you wonder wtf. A lady rang me a butternut squash the other day when I was buying a canari melon. AND an acorn squash instead of an italian eggplant. I was like "Um, I didn't buy those items". She was like "Yes, that big yellow and that small purple vegetable". NO, lol. They took them off my bill and never charged me for the melon and eggplant even though I explained what I think happened. They just wanted to get rid of me at that point.
maybe I'm an asshole.
I would always ask rather than make a mistake on the bill, which would be a real inconvenience to the customer. It's the people who act like being asked what they bought is an imposition that I really hated. I've never used a canari melon before so, even today, I wouldn't have any idea what it was. This is off-topic from the OP, though. I overheard a customer copping an attitude about a similar issue at the grocery store the other day, so it's fresh on my mind.
LOL, I must live in some alternate universe. I'm always surprised at the number of stories told around here about people peering into carts and making judgmental comments. Does this actually happen or is it just in your head? Lol.
It happens! Sometimes people will talk to / comment on my kids, then start chatting about all of the stuff in my cart.
Example from yesterday, as I perused the tortilla selection, a woman said to D, "Do you really like that yucky tofu stuff, or does mommy make you eat it?"
Post by Overthemoon on Jul 10, 2013 8:52:24 GMT -5
There is a bagger at our Publix that I do everything I can to avoid. Every single time I get in his line, I have to have a conversation with him about the fact that I have two girls and he always asks "don't you want a boy? Doesn't your husband want a boy?" Every.fucking.time.
I would always ask rather than make a mistake on the bill, which would be a real inconvenience to the customer. It's the people who act like being asked what they bought is an imposition that I really hated. I've never used a canari melon before so, even today, I wouldn't have any idea what it was. This is off-topic from the OP, though. I overheard a customer copping an attitude about a similar issue at the grocery store the other day, so it's fresh on my mind.
You don't have those things where you can look up the item and print a label for it, so all the cashier does is scan the label?
Nope. We didn't have them at my grocery store (Kroger), but that was nearly 15 years ago. Most of the produce is labeled at the grocery stores I go to now, although sometimes the labels are hard to find or missing.
I would always ask rather than make a mistake on the bill, which would be a real inconvenience to the customer. It's the people who act like being asked what they bought is an imposition that I really hated. I've never used a canari melon before so, even today, I wouldn't have any idea what it was. This is off-topic from the OP, though. I overheard a customer copping an attitude about a similar issue at the grocery store the other day, so it's fresh on my mind.
You don't have those things where you can look up the item and print a label for it, so all the cashier does is scan the label?
I have only ever seen those at Wegmans, not at any I have worked in. They are convenient.
My second grocery job (Albertsons) made us have a produce test weekly. It was a pretty good idea, I know my strange produce pretty well.
LOL, I must live in some alternate universe. I'm always surprised at the number of stories told around here about people peering into carts and making judgmental comments. Does this actually happen or is it just in your head? Lol.
The only time I ever notice what's in people's carts is when it's random, like, 50 bottles of Gatorade, a rack of ribs, and an orange. Otherwise it doesn't even register.
And I've never given a shit what's in other people's carts. I'm all out of fucks to give.
I am pretty much like this. I was in line at Wegmans once and a youngish girl had a cart full of every fancy type of sardine you could imagine. I was right behind her and also noticed she paid with a SNAP card. I NEVER notice that stuff, I guess I was extra nosy due to the contents of her cart. I assume she was buying sardines for her elderly father or uncle or something who couldn't get out. It was pretty amusing.