Two more somewhat recent stories. The first in health and beauty care, the second when I was up helping on a register.
Crotchety old lady
Lady: "I'm looking for a certain kind of lip balm, it's called ****" (I don't remember the name now).
Me: "Sorry, I've never seen that brand here before."
Lady: "Well can you get someone over here who KNOWS??"
Me: "I'm the only one here right now who works in this department and is familiar with it."
Lady: *waves hand at me nastily and dismissively and drives off on her cart*
Me: "Sorry!"
Two minutes later at most I get a call from the pharmacist.
"Can you come over and help a lady looking for a product? She's riding an Amigo."
Me: (ARRRRGH!!! Are you KIDDING me?!) *heads over*
Lady: "I just talked to you!"
I explained again that we don't carry that brand.
Lady: "Why don't you use that phone RIGHT over there to call a manager who knows??!"
Me: "My supervisor today is a guy who would know absolutely nothing about cosmetics. I'm the one who is very familiar with this department."
Lady: *does the hand wave again* "I don't have TIME for this!!" *rides off*
I remembered helping her on a previous occasion and getting the same hand wave from her, although I don't recall the situation. But it was an old white haired lady on an Amigo, so I imagine it was her.
Rude couple on a lane
A middle aged couple is at my register, I'm ringing up a large grocery order. When I get to the frozen pizzas one accidently gets double scanned, and unfortunately I failed to notice until it was pointed out. If you cashier, you know how sensitive these scanners can be and from time to time, a double scan will occur. Luckily 95% of the time the cashier will correct it before the customer even has time to comment on it.
Guy: "That pizza rang up twice!"
I apologized for my oversight and voided it out with a quick hit of a key.
I continue scanning.
Guy: *loudly, to wife, both standing directly in front of my face* "Did she do it RIGHT??"
Wife: "I DOUBT it."
Me: "....*slight disbelieving chuckle*
A few seconds later.
Wife: "NOW you've got the Lean Cuisines scanned three times!"
Me and the husband both pointed out to her at the same time that they did, in fact, have three.
Wife: "Oh, sorry."
When I got to the eggs I placed them in a bag by themselves.
Guy: (VERY nastily) "You can put the other eggs in the bag with these!! You can't just have one thing in a bag, you know!!" *snatches bag, places second package of eggs on top*
Ah, I love people.
Crotchety old lady
Lady: "I'm looking for a certain kind of lip balm, it's called ****" (I don't remember the name now).
Me: "Sorry, I've never seen that brand here before."
Lady: "Well can you get someone over here who KNOWS??"
Me: "I'm the only one here right now who works in this department and is familiar with it."
Lady: *waves hand at me nastily and dismissively and drives off on her cart*
Me: "Sorry!"
Two minutes later at most I get a call from the pharmacist.
"Can you come over and help a lady looking for a product? She's riding an Amigo."
Me: (ARRRRGH!!! Are you KIDDING me?!) *heads over*
Lady: "I just talked to you!"
I explained again that we don't carry that brand.
Lady: "Why don't you use that phone RIGHT over there to call a manager who knows??!"
Me: "My supervisor today is a guy who would know absolutely nothing about cosmetics. I'm the one who is very familiar with this department."
Lady: *does the hand wave again* "I don't have TIME for this!!" *rides off*
I remembered helping her on a previous occasion and getting the same hand wave from her, although I don't recall the situation. But it was an old white haired lady on an Amigo, so I imagine it was her.
Rude couple on a lane
A middle aged couple is at my register, I'm ringing up a large grocery order. When I get to the frozen pizzas one accidently gets double scanned, and unfortunately I failed to notice until it was pointed out. If you cashier, you know how sensitive these scanners can be and from time to time, a double scan will occur. Luckily 95% of the time the cashier will correct it before the customer even has time to comment on it.
Guy: "That pizza rang up twice!"
I apologized for my oversight and voided it out with a quick hit of a key.
I continue scanning.
Guy: *loudly, to wife, both standing directly in front of my face* "Did she do it RIGHT??"
Wife: "I DOUBT it."
Me: "....*slight disbelieving chuckle*
A few seconds later.
Wife: "NOW you've got the Lean Cuisines scanned three times!"
Me and the husband both pointed out to her at the same time that they did, in fact, have three.
Wife: "Oh, sorry."
When I got to the eggs I placed them in a bag by themselves.
Guy: (VERY nastily) "You can put the other eggs in the bag with these!! You can't just have one thing in a bag, you know!!" *snatches bag, places second package of eggs on top*
Ah, I love people.
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