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Okay, not a remix as such. This site is full of people who work at convenience stores, and probably ones who work at the particular American chain I have in mind. This chain was recently bought out by another chain and now we're the "Third Largest Drugstore in the nation". *shudders* It's caused more harm than good. So I'm probably not bringing anything to the table that you haven't all ready tasted.
But as I'm new here I'd like to just break the ice with a short list of what I've encountered in the eight months since I started working here in order of the most annoying.
1: The panhandlers: These people annoy me to no end. We can only tell them to leave if they're standing right in front of the door, or if a customer complains to us. Otherwise the cops can't arrest them and they're free to sit on the side of the building and bother people for change all day long. Unfortuantely, so many well wishers pass them by and throw them a dollar or two, which justifies them sitting there and they wind up making more money than I'll ever see in a week.
Think I'm exaggerating? One such guy whom I've seen there consistently begging came into the store and paid for a bunch of items. I happened to glance at his wallet and saw two credit cards, a debit card, and a wad of large bills (tens and twenties).
Another gentleman, about my age, was sitting out in the front as a coworker and I were returning from the bank after making a deposit. After I told him (for the second time in two consecutive days) that he wasn't allowed to panhandle there he said and I'm quoting him, "Fine, I'll just go down to Church Street and make money for free while you work all day."
Oh, the urge to beat him the heavy backpack full of change was so strong that day.
2: IDiots. It's the best word I can come up with for this kind of customer, because they encompass a wide range of people that come into my store, time after time, after time to buy tobacco and alcohol without an identification. There are big signs taped to the counter people! And there's a big one right behind me for all to see. If you look under 27 I am legally required to see a non-expired Driver's Liscence, Or a Non-Driver Photo identification to sell you tobacco or alcohol! I don't care if you come here "everyday" or "all the time" to get your buzz, you're not the one who has to pay a fine I get nailed in a sting. And yes, no matter where you buy alcohol in the state of Vermont, if you're in the company of a teenager or a friend who is under the age of 21, I'm legally unable to sell it to you.
3: "I'll Be Right Back". You know who I'm talking about. They bring an item to the counter and leave it there so they can get something else. Or you ring up an item and they say, "oh, I forgot something, one moment please," and leave to shop some more when there's a line of people behind them.
Okay, this one varies. As is, I don't have the power to void a sale, so if I've begun a sale and the customer leaves the register I can't just void it and ring the next one up. I need to wait till he comes back, or get a supervisor to the front, both of which is time consuming to the customers in line, especially if there's only one Supervisor in the store at the time. And I can't leave the register when I'm the only one on the front end, unless it's to call for backup, but then I can still keep an eye on the register and the exit.
Either way, it's gotta be simpler to just pay for your items and then go back into the store to get what you need. Or just come back into the store a little later. No one will judge you, I promise.
So, there's my short list. It's not over by a longshot, but I don't want to overstay my welcome just yet.
But as I'm new here I'd like to just break the ice with a short list of what I've encountered in the eight months since I started working here in order of the most annoying.
1: The panhandlers: These people annoy me to no end. We can only tell them to leave if they're standing right in front of the door, or if a customer complains to us. Otherwise the cops can't arrest them and they're free to sit on the side of the building and bother people for change all day long. Unfortuantely, so many well wishers pass them by and throw them a dollar or two, which justifies them sitting there and they wind up making more money than I'll ever see in a week.
Think I'm exaggerating? One such guy whom I've seen there consistently begging came into the store and paid for a bunch of items. I happened to glance at his wallet and saw two credit cards, a debit card, and a wad of large bills (tens and twenties).
Another gentleman, about my age, was sitting out in the front as a coworker and I were returning from the bank after making a deposit. After I told him (for the second time in two consecutive days) that he wasn't allowed to panhandle there he said and I'm quoting him, "Fine, I'll just go down to Church Street and make money for free while you work all day."
Oh, the urge to beat him the heavy backpack full of change was so strong that day.
2: IDiots. It's the best word I can come up with for this kind of customer, because they encompass a wide range of people that come into my store, time after time, after time to buy tobacco and alcohol without an identification. There are big signs taped to the counter people! And there's a big one right behind me for all to see. If you look under 27 I am legally required to see a non-expired Driver's Liscence, Or a Non-Driver Photo identification to sell you tobacco or alcohol! I don't care if you come here "everyday" or "all the time" to get your buzz, you're not the one who has to pay a fine I get nailed in a sting. And yes, no matter where you buy alcohol in the state of Vermont, if you're in the company of a teenager or a friend who is under the age of 21, I'm legally unable to sell it to you.
3: "I'll Be Right Back". You know who I'm talking about. They bring an item to the counter and leave it there so they can get something else. Or you ring up an item and they say, "oh, I forgot something, one moment please," and leave to shop some more when there's a line of people behind them.
Okay, this one varies. As is, I don't have the power to void a sale, so if I've begun a sale and the customer leaves the register I can't just void it and ring the next one up. I need to wait till he comes back, or get a supervisor to the front, both of which is time consuming to the customers in line, especially if there's only one Supervisor in the store at the time. And I can't leave the register when I'm the only one on the front end, unless it's to call for backup, but then I can still keep an eye on the register and the exit.
Either way, it's gotta be simpler to just pay for your items and then go back into the store to get what you need. Or just come back into the store a little later. No one will judge you, I promise.
So, there's my short list. It's not over by a longshot, but I don't want to overstay my welcome just yet.
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