Cash register pet peeves.
If you’ve ever been any kind of cashier, you can likely relate to most of these.
-“Do you take checks?’
Yup, we sure do, but you don’t have to fill it out.
But of course they’re going to fill it out because it’s easier to keep a record of.
Sure.
But as they begin to write, you realize that they write so slow that it might take them ten minutes to fill out a check.
So you stare at the ceiling, or at the window, or at the screen. Anywhere to not make eye contact with the people waiting in line behind the check writing customer.
-Total is $1.08.
Customer holds out a $100.
I can’t break that.
“Ugh, well it’s all I have.”
*Shrug.* I don’t have $99 to give you in change unless you want some quarters, dimes, and nickels.
Digs through purse to reveal – *gasp* – a wad of smaller bills.
Mumbles about this being ridiculous, we’re a store and we should have money in the drawer to break large bills, and the bank gave it to her instead of twenties, etc etc etc….
*Disclaimer* Stores have cash handling policies! We aren’t supposed to keep a bunch of money in the drawer for safety reasons! We are also not a bank! And speaking of banks, as soon as they hand you a large bill, you can ask for smaller ones and, crazy thought, they’ll give them to you!
-Holds out hand for your money.
Puts it on the counter.
*Brain explodes*
-Holds out hand for your money.
Puts a wad of folded up bills in my hand.
Takes longer than necessary to straighten them and count them out since you just couldn’t possibly have done it while I rang up your items.
-Rings up a kid *older than ten, younger than seventeen*
Total is $5.73
Kid stares at the money in his hand and then just hands all of it to me. “I think this is $9.”
*Sigh*…well it’s $5.73…*counts out $6 and hands them back the rest.*
“Oh…”
-Rings up a kid *younger than ten. Parents nowhere to be seen*
Total is $2.17.
Kid shows me her $2 and smiles.
“Do you have any change?”
No.
“Where’s your mom?”
Shrug.
*Face palm*
-Loads up an entire shopping cart onto the counter. Includes heavy items like 2L sodas, and milk.
“Can you put this all in one bag?”
*Blank stare. Continues to scan and bag as normal.*
-Rings up entire order. Total is $199.81
“What! What did I buy? That’s not right!?” *Digs through basket and pulls out random item.* “This was supposed to be on sale!”
Yup, it was.
*Grumbles and pays. Then stands in front of my counter to examine the receipt to find out where I “over charged” her somehow.*
-Total is $8.35
“I only have $7.”
Blank stare.
“So what would you like to put back?”
“Oh…”
-“This item has a crack/smudge/discoloration/dent/fingerprint/dust etc. on it. Can I have it half off?”
-“You only have one of these left. Can I have it half off?”
-“This has been on the shelf since summer time. Can I have it half off?”
-“I’m buying this as a gift. Can I have it half off?”
-“This was sitting in a spot with no price. Can I have it half off?”
And everyone’s all time favorite
-Item doesn’t scan.
“If it doesn’t scan it must be free!”
Ha. Ha ha. Ha.