Being a cashier can be rough. There's children grabbing things, cranky old people, and the man that hassles you for the way you give back his change. At the end of the day you think to yourself, I need this job to pay for books and other school things, and that's the only thing that keeps you from losing your mind. But on the days you can't keep the semi-positive mind set, you hate when customers do crazy things, like...
Stack their groceries when it doesn't all fit on the belt.
Like, hello, I am aware you have more groceries. Give me a minute and there will be more room on the belt. Do not stack. It makes my job harder and seven out of 10 times something crashes on to the floor.
Talk on the phone.
Really? You can't put the phone down for five minutes to pay for your groceries and then get annoyed when I take too long bagging all of your stuff on my own? Leave my line, rude person.
Let their kids load the belt by throwing things onto it.
I just love having 36 ounce containers of yogurt flying onto my belt so they explode and I have to close until it's cleaned and listen to you say, "Oh, baby, it's OK. It's just yogurt. You aren't in trouble." Yes, you are in trouble. With me. For destroying my register.
When you're express and someone says, "I have a little more than 12 items, can I still come here?"
About 15 items is OK. Maybe 20, if I'm in a good mood. But a cart's worth of items is not 12. I repeat, one cart does not equal 12 items.
When an item doesn't scan so they say, "If it doesn't scan, it must be free!"
I definitely haven't heard that 37 times today.
Or when there isn't a bar code, so you call a manager over to get you one and they say "It's $6.99."
Sir, I am aware that your bread is $6.99, but there isn't a bar code on it so, therefore, I cannot scan it into the computer and make you pay for it. You should have checked to make sure there was one when you picked it up. So, now you have to stand and suffer three minutes of awkward silence while someone goes and gets one for me.
"If the sale is 3 for $9, do I have to buy 3?"
Nine times out of ten, the sign says "Must Buy 3" -- so, yes, if you want the sale price, you must buy three.
When it's 10 minutes till closing and a crowd of customer walks in.
And I really want to go home so get your chips and get out of my store.
And finally when your light is off and you're cleaning your register and someone asks, "Are you open?"
Light on? Open. Light off? Closed. Get it? Got it? Good.
