Working in a grocery store comes off as one of the least-taxing of jobs you can find. At times, it can be. But others, not so much. The people that you encounter on a shift-to-shift basis can range from adorable 80-year-old women that hand you a candy bar before leaving your register to angry middle aged men who get irate and storm out of the store when you tell them that your store no longer carries their favorite brand of snuff. Some days are a breeze. Other days, it seems you can't do anything right. Here are the five things that you will understand if you have worked in a grocery store.
1. "If it doesn't ring up, it must be free!"
This is literally something cashiers will hear at least once every shift. And of course, you have to respond with the infamous forced laugh.
2. No, it is NOT okay to place your money on the conveyor.
Yes, the conveyor will swallow your money. No, you don't have to scream in despair over the loss of your money. Yes, we can recover it. And yes, that is what we stick our hands out for...
3. When your register looks most inviting when you're getting ready to close it off.
And it usually looks most inviting to those with two buggies full of groceries, and it's more than likely just one minute before clock-out time.
4. Produce...oh, my gosh.
If you're a cashier at a grocery store, there's a high chance that you don't and will never look at fruit and vegetables the same. Bananas will always be 4011...for the rest of your life.
5. "Hi, how are yo-" "Marlboro lights"
Just please at least say "good," man. Just say good.