Things To Make Me Annoyed

[Luminous]

1. So I'm your cashier and I am working on express (1-8 items). BIG sign right above the register in bold english letters ... not too hard to miss people. Please do not come to my register with an masively full buggy and ask if it's ok for me to check you out. NO IT'S NOT!!! Most of the time I say "Yeah, it's ok" but that's only cuz I don't wanna loose my job by telling you to read the freakin sign that says 1-8 items and go to another regester you lazy piece of #%@! Please note: 10 loaves of the exact same bread doesn't count as one item. HA HA HA nice try!!

2. I'm done your order and total is $145.37 you hand me $150 bucks and I get your change out and I'm just about to hand it to you and ..... "Oh, would you like the 37 cents?" GRRRRRRRRRR ... "No, it's ok I already have your change here" .... "But I have so much change" (yeah wahatever like I care). I hate coin, especially when little old ladies come in my line and insist on counting all their 5 million pennies slower than a turtle walking backwards. PLEASE when I'm holding my hand out for you to place the change in my hand .... don't push my hand out of the way so you can throw it on the counter. I'm only gonna have to pick it up anyways!!

3. Gee this is fun. Ok # 3 .... I was hired to be a cashier. I do not hyke the prices up. If you have a problem with the prices there is a customer comment card to fill out. If you want one go to the customer service desk. Don't complain to me if the prices are too high cuz I have absolutly nothing to do with it.

4. This kills me .... for example we have cookies on sale which are advertised in our flyer for oooh lets say $1.50. We put limits on things so that greedy people don't come in and buy the whole display and leave none for other customers. So you come through my line with your max limit of 10 boxes of cookies .... Uh oh what's this?!?! You actually have 20 boxes. "Um excuse me, I'm sorry but there is a limit of 10 boxes" ... "I know but these are for my elderly mother who can't get out of the house". BLAH, PUKE, yeah whatever take your freakin cookies and get outa here ya liar!! Now on the last day of the sale I'll have a customer come thru my line and rant and rave how they came all the way down to the store to buy cookies and we don't have any left. If the limit says 10 people .... please just take 10.

5. So your putting all your items onto the belt for me to scan and bag. If there is somthing that you don't want can you hand it to me so I can get someone to put it back in it's proper place? I'm tellin ya .... raw hamburg meat and ice cream don't do so well in the magazine and candy racks that are located in front of my register. Especially when nobody finds them and they are left there overnight!!

Well glad I got that of my chest. I like my job, I really really like my job *cough*. Sometimes dealing with the public can be difficult. Especially in moments like the above. All in all tho, I would much rather do this than flip a burger or work in a factory. Just keep these things in mind and you will make me a happy girl at work!!

[Mark Healey]

1. So I'm your cashier and I am working on express (1-8 items). BIG sign right above the register in bold english letters ... not too hard to miss people. Please do not come to my register with an masively full buggy and ask if it's ok for me to check you out. NO IT'S NOT!!! Most of the time I say "Yeah, it's ok" but that's only cuz I don't wanna loose my job by telling you to read the freakin sign that says 1-8 items and go to another regester you lazy piece of #%@! Please note: 10 loaves of the exact same bread doesn't count as one item. HA HA HA nice try!!

I'm one of those. I figure it's all about speed. Using the quantity key makes it faster to scan 20 identical items than 10 unique ones, and I stack identical items together.

I always assumed they put a number up was becasue it is simple to understand thatn "one hand basket full".

I always thought that it would be better if they just made the express lanes so that you couldn't fit a shopping cart through.

PLEASE when I'm holding my hand out for you to place the change in my hand .... don't push my hand out of the way so you can throw it on the counter. I'm only gonna have to pick it up anyways!!

I actually prefer it when they just put the money on the counter. For two reasons. One: I leave it there until I've given them their change and watched it go into their purse/wallet. It makes it difficult for someone to claim I've short changed them. Two: It's easier to scoop up each denomination of coin and sort them into the till when they're spread out on the counter.

[Worker-Intellectual]

I'm one of those. I figure it's all about speed. Using the quantity key makes it faster to scan 20 identical items than 10 unique ones, and I stack identical items together.

Now if only we were allowed to use the quantity key, everything would be perfect (stupid management)

[Jpurple]

I always thought that it would be better if they just made the express lanes so that you couldn't fit a shopping cart through.

Actually, in some stores here they do that- and I've seen people still try to take a cart full through- even though there is NO way to get a cart into the checkout!

[Zombi]

Oh god, I hate those little old ladies. I had one get pissy with me one day, because she tried to give me her change AFTER I'd put her $50 note through and given her the change. I tried explaining to her that I can't change it after the fact, but she just walked off muttering "You kids don't know anything other than what your computers tell you!" True, but that doesn't make you better than me, lady.

Related to your first point: the cash only checkout. We have signs up saying "CASH ONLY, NO EFTPOS" in big letters, yet it never ceases to amaze me when someone comes through with a big load of stuff and presents me with their credit card with this big grin on their face. It's a pain in the arse, because we're not allowed to put any eftpos transaction through on those tills, so we have to void the whole thing, then get someone else to put it through on their till. If it's an honest mistake, and they're apologetic about it, I'll forgive them for being a pain, but I still get people saying "Well, you should have a sign up". We do. Two on each till. Just because you didn't look at it, doesn't mean it isn't there.

The people I really hate, though, are the ones who put their stuff right up against the person in front of them's stuff (ack! grammar!), then get pissy when I get them mixed up (we don't have those "Next customer please" bars). I had one woman shout "No!" and snatch her avocado out of my hand. You know what? If you can't wait five minutes until I've finished with the person in front of you, that's your problem. It doesn't change the fact that it is very rude to snatch. Most children learn that in kindergarten. I wish to god I'd said that to her. Bitch.

[Tito]

PLEASE when I'm holding my hand out for you to place the change in my hand .... don't push my hand out of the way so you can throw it on the counter. I'm only gonna have to pick it up anyways!!

I used to hate that! That's certainly not the rudest thing a customer can do to a cashier, but it's pretty high up on the list in my opinion.

[AFpheonix]

Oh god, I hate those little old ladies. I had one get pissy with me one day, because she tried to give me her change AFTER I'd put her $50 note through and given her the change. I tried explaining to her that I can't change it after the fact, but she just walked off muttering "You kids don't know anything other than what your computers tell you!" True, but that doesn't make you better than me, lady.

She wanted to get rid of coins AFTER you'd already handed her her change? Um no. At that point, it's a loss prevention issue. Really, how hard would it have been for her to say "oh wait, I have some change" before you started putting the transaction through?

[MadMike]

Related to your first point: the cash only checkout. We have signs up saying "CASH ONLY, NO EFTPOS" in big letters, yet it never ceases to amaze me when someone comes through with a big load of stuff and presents me with their credit card with this big grin on their face. It's a pain in the arse, because we're not allowed to put any eftpos transaction through on those tills, so we have to void the whole thing, then get someone else to put it through on their till. If it's an honest mistake, and they're apologetic about it, I'll forgive them for being a pain, but I still get people saying "Well, you should have a sign up". We do. Two on each till. Just because you didn't look at it, doesn't mean it isn't there.

I witnessed one such incident when I was doing some Christmas chopping, shortly after I left retail. This was back before credit cards were as common as they are now, and this particular store had only recently started accepting them, and only certain registers were equipped to handle them. The registers were clearly marked as to whether or not they could take them, but we all know how that goes...

I was in one of the "cash only" lines, as I didn't have a credit card yet, and the inevitable happened -- someone tried to pay with a credit card. Things really started to back up, as the cashier had to call for a manager to void the whole thing off, and then ring it back up at another register. And then the other people in the line started making comments, basically blaming the cashier for the holdup.

I don't normally speak up like this, but the memories of sucky customers were still fresh in my mind. I just said, "It's not the cashier's fault people are too stupid to read signs!"

I got some weird looks after that, but I don't think anyone made any more comments.

[Kogarashi]

The people I really hate, though, are the ones who put their stuff right up against the person in front of them's stuff (ack! grammar!), then get pissy when I get them mixed up (we don't have those "Next customer please" bars).

What really gets me with those folks is when they do that on one of the full-length belts, and both orders are small (5-10 items max). The second customer'll shove their order right up against the previous order, leaving half the belt still empty, then wonder why I get confused as to where the purchase ends. And no, we don't have those bars either. They all went missing for some reason when the store was remodeled, it seems.

[One-Fang]

I get irritated by the opposite. Customer B refuses absolutely to place even one single item anywhere on the belt until Customer A's items are all scanned and the cashier starts the payment process. This leaves a few clear feet of belt.

I'm usually Customer A in this scenario. I really want to say "Oh go ahead and put your stuff up. You can leave a gap, and you know what? I know where my stuff ends anyway. Even if the checkout operator didn't figure it out, I'm not about to buy those gold lame' underwear you've got. I'll tell her when to stop."

[blaubent]

2. I'm done your order and total is $145.37 you hand me $150 bucks and I get your change out and I'm just about to hand it to you and ..... "Oh, would you like the 37 cents?" GRRRRRRRRRR ... "No, it's ok I already have your change here" .... "But I have so much change" (yeah wahatever like I care). I hate coin, especially when little old ladies come in my line and insist on counting all their 5 million pennies slower than a turtle walking backwards. PLEASE when I'm holding my hand out for you to place the change in my hand .... don't push my hand out of the way so you can throw it on the counter. I'm only gonna have to pick it up anyways!!

They stop me. They say, "Hold on. I MIGHT have the 73 cents." They empty their purses on the counter, despite how many other customers are behind them. They say, "Well, it looks like I am going to have to give you another dollar." GRRRRR! My favorite: this lady who empties out her pants pockets, empties out her wallet, her purse and every pocket in the purse to scrap up 49 cents. Hello! Can't she see there's a line?

3. Gee this is fun. Ok # 3 .... I was hired to be a cashier. I do not hyke the prices up. If you have a problem with the prices there is a customer comment card to fill out. If you want one go to the customer service desk. Don't complain to me if the prices are too high cuz I have absolutly nothing to do with it.

"You guy's have x product on ad. What do you mean you don't have it?!?" Me: the ad is printed in California. We're in Michigan. The ad clearly states not all product available at all stores." My co-worker argued with a customer over this. The customer was convinced we printed the ad at our store!

4. This kills me .... for example we have cookies on sale which are advertised in our flyer for oooh lets say $1.50. We put limits on things so that greedy people don't come in and buy the whole display and leave none for other customers. So you come through my line with your max limit of 10 boxes of cookies .... Uh oh what's this?!?! You actually have 20 boxes. "Um excuse me, I'm sorry but there is a limit of 10 boxes" ... "I know but these are for my elderly mother who can't get out of the house". BLAH, PUKE, yeah whatever take your freakin cookies and get outa here ya liar!!

"But CVS lets me do it!" or "It's stupid I cannot get 10 coke (limit 4)!" Me: Well, it I let you go over limit, it is not fair to the other customers. I would have to let them get 10 too. By the end of the week, we won't have any more and someone would want to buy some. If you were that someone, you wouldn't like that I let someone get more than the limit, would you? (Shuts the customer up for a few minutes)

5. So your putting all your items onto the belt for me to scan and bag. If there is somthing that you don't want can you hand it to me so I can get someone to put it back in it's proper place? I'm tellin ya .... raw hamburg meat and ice cream don't do so well in the magazine and candy racks that are located in front of my register. Especially when nobody finds them and they are left there overnight!!

Icecream is not very good melted all over bagged candy. Come on folks. If it came from the freezer or cooler, walk it back. If you are that lazy, give it to someone.

Melted icecream is a pain to clean up!

[powerboy]

2. I'm done your order and total is $145.37 you hand me $150 bucks and I get your change out and I'm just about to hand it to you and ..... "Oh, would you like the 37 cents?" GRRRRRRRRRR ... "No, it's ok I already have your change here" .... "But I have so much change" (yeah wahatever like I care). I hate coin, especially when little old ladies come in my line and insist on counting all their 5 million pennies slower than a turtle walking backwards. PLEASE when I'm holding my hand out for you to place the change in my hand .... don't push my hand out of the way so you can throw it on the counter. I'm only gonna have to pick it up anyways!!

I got that once, and I HATE IT. I also got told once, thatI should be fired, because I was not doing my job, and that he from Corp, as he put it. I said, well the owners are here right now, and they know, that my job is not the register, just I had to fill in, for someone.

[Dips]

They stop me. They say, "Hold on. I MIGHT have the 73 cents." They empty their purses on the counter, despite how many other customers are behind them. They say, "Well, it looks like I am going to have to give you another dollar." GRRRRR! My favorite: this lady who empties out her pants pockets, empties out her wallet, her purse and every pocket in the purse to scrap up 49 cents. Hello! Can't she see there's a line?

Hee. On our way down to Rhode Island, my husband and I stopped at a grocery store to pick up some things we forgot to pack. The order came to $20.49. So I took a moment to look in my purse for 49 cents (trust me, I can count 49 cents out of my purse just as fast as a cashier can count out 51 cents from the register), I quickly checked to see if anyone behind me was going to get annoyed about it and there was nobody behind me. The cashier noticed and told me, with a grin, "Take your time. No need to worry about the folks behind you."

He was joking; it was funny, so I laughed. Then the cashier goes, "Actually if there WERE people behind you, I'd just be laughing at them on the inside, anyway."

I don't know how he knew I would be a safe person to make that joke to, but I'm glad he did.

[karma_gypsy]

Actually, in some stores here they do that- and I've seen people still try to take a cart full through- even though there is NO way to get a cart into the checkout!

I've seen the express lanes where they have no belt, just a very short counter top - perfect for just a few items and a serious pain in the ass for a bunch of items.

[Enjis]

About the express lines only having a wide enough lane for a hand-cart...what about if my one item is a 30 pound box of cat litter, or one bag of wild bird feed? I can't carry that in a hand-cart!
(as an aside: I love the new 'mini-carts' that my local Meijer's has. They are half the size, length-wise, of a regular cart, but big enuff for heavy items. Very good for late-night 'just-a-few-items' shopping)