I demand you serve me!!!

[darkcrimsongoth]

I was closing my register after I had just served this old woman. I turned off my light and was telling other people who had just turned up at my register to go to the other register to be served.

This is the following conversation with a really nice guy:

Me = Me
AG = Arrogant Guy

Me = I'm sorry, I'm closing now, there's another register open.
AG = You have to serve me.
Me = *(slightly stunned at this point)* I'm sorry, but I'm closing now. There's another register open.
AG = (Getting agro) You have to serve me, *there's nothing up here. (letting his video drop onto my register.

(*referring to no closing sign, because we don't have any!)

Me = *Serves the guys girlfriend who appeared after that point in time.)

I wouldn't have minded so much if the guy wasn't an absolute twit and demanded I serve him. Also I had told about 5-10 other people I couldn't serve them because I was closing!!!!

"there's nothing up here". Yes, that's why I have a light and it's turned off!!!!

[Lace Neil Singer]

I would have just refused to serve him. Cuz at the supermarket where I work, we have signs up only during the working day; closing after 10, or 4 on Sundays, and there's no sign. Also, isn't a light the same as a sign? I have a sign and/or a barrier tape; once those are up, no more sales. Don't like it? Tough; I have a home to go to, even if you don't.

[Boozy]

Customers who think that we have to do anything are often gravely disappointed.

[Sliceanddice]

Seeing as you can refuse service... you should have said hell no, go to a lane with light on.

[MadMike]

Customers who think that we have to do anything are often gravely disappointed.

Especially once your shift is over.

I was stuck on register, and was trying to close down because it was time for me to go home. I got tired of having to tell people who were too stupid to notice the "closed" sign and turned-off light that I was closing, so I stopped bothering. Once I took care of the last person who had made it into my line before I had closed, I shut down the register, walked into the back, clocked out, and went home.

Surprisingly, I didn't get in any trouble for that.

[Chanlin]

Surprisingly, I didn't get in any trouble for that.

Of course, because heaven forbid we have to pay you overtime

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

*there's nothing up here. (letting his video drop onto my register.

(point to light turned off)

"Of course there is. It's called a light, and it's out. And so am I. Those people at registers with the lights on will be happy to serve you."

/walk away

[Becks]

I was stuck on register, and was trying to close down because it was time for me to go home. I got tired of having to tell people who were too stupid to notice the "closed" sign and turned-off light that I was closing, so I stopped bothering. Once I took care of the last person who had made it into my line before I had closed, I shut down the register, walked into the back, clocked out, and went home.

I love that!!!!!!!!

[journochick]

It's funny to see people get pissy when you close. I get that too, because granted, when it's time for shift change and the tills have to be swapped over, there's a big queue. When we say 'sorry, please take it to the next till, this one is closing' you can hear the tuts and sighs on the next continent.

I just smile at them. If they're that bad, I just go, 'Well if you'd like to pay me overtime, I'd be happy to leave my till open.' They soon shut up.

[BookstoreEscapee]

(point to light turned off)

"Of course there is. It's called a light, and it's out. And so am I. Those people at registers with the lights on will be happy to serve you."

/walk away

Well, you shouldn't lie...I doubt they'd be "happy" to serve that schmuck...

[darkcrimsongoth]

Customers just don't look up at the lights we have at the registers.....so you're forever calling them over to your register to be served, and when you are about to close...BOOM!

Sudden explosion of customers. *cry*

It's not like I have a life or something outside of work.

[darkcrimsongoth]

Seeing as you can refuse service... you should have said hell no, go to a lane with light on.

I so should have done that! But I'm meek and quiet and don't like dealing with agro customers that try and yell at me..........The only other register that was open doesn't have a light, but I did tell the guy to go there.....It's not like he couldn't have walked about 50 feet to the door where the register was....

[protege]

Customers who think that we have to do anything are often gravely disappointed.

Being the smartass I am, I'm sure I would have said something like... "Keep it up, and I'll have to punch you in the face"

[darkcrimsongoth]

yeah

I would love these kind of people to dissappear....

But I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon

[Pagan]

They also have the habit of going to the register that not only doesn't have a light one (usually when I was trying to clock in) but also has the lane tape thingie up, drawer wide open with no till in it, and no printer or keyboard hooked up to the register! Then ask if you're opening and get mad when you weren't. With what you eedjit? An abacus? OY!