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No, I am not referring to the week involving frat hazing (if it's still done at US colleges?), I am referring to the wonderful load of idiots on the plastic-bag free lanes, of which I have been on one of them for the last 2-3 weeks in a row. I have told my manager about my anxiety btw.
READ THE DAMN SIGN
This is extreemely irritating. We have signs on some of the checkouts that state that we don't give bags out for 3 items or less (unless they politely
request one) as well as signs on the plastic-bag-free lane that states that it's plastic bag free. So whyyy do the general public stroll up to a register that has bags and assume that they are plastic bag free? Or better, why do you stroll up to a register expecting bags and then get sucky with me because I don't have them? (Actually I do but they don't know that...) PLEASE, PLEASE READ THE DAMN SIGN!
To the idiots on said lanes
OK, the lanes have had bags since the beginning, more for our safety. (we also use them as our rubbish bags when our checkout bins get too full) No, it is not false advertising. I have gotten sick and tired of the abuse and confusion of stating that this is a plastic-bag-free register and losing customers. So now, if you don't have an alternative method of carrying them, I will give you one, PURELY to shut you up. So don't look at me like I'm a high school dropout and ask me in a purely condescending tone why I'm giving you a plastic bag...the answer is simple: I don't get paid enough to be abused.
Worst offenders with said bags
To the woman who wanted a big bag for her lightglobes: I hereby sentence you to hours of torture by EQ, Broom and anyone else who thinks that you are a waste of space. You can CARRY it in your hands. You know...what you normally do? Or do your precious hands only get used to touch your body? anyone else here know of a decent punishment for an EW like her?
To the other woman who insisted on a bag for her strawberries because she was going somewhere else...TAPE THE STUPID RECEIPT TO THE DAMN THING! And we also check receipts as well, other businesses do it, just show them the damn receipt and you'll be fine.
Bag checking
You ever wonder why retailers raise prices so much? Well it's because people steal. You know, take items without paying for them and leave the store. People hide them in bags. We check bags for a reason. So...here are the things you should do to make this easier:
-don't bring a gigantic bag unless you're using it to carry your shopping in addition to car keys, purse, mobile phone (cellphone) and lipgloss. We're required to check bags over A4 size and unless you're carrying stolen merchandise, we really do not care what is in your bag.
-don't try to unhook the trolleys blocking off the registers and walk out. We'll assume you're stealing (and people have actually done that...unhooked a trolley and tried to escape with bags of canned groceries) and ask for a thorough check...one that wastes your time more than mine
-don't try to escape via the front gates. They are one-way and we'll again assume you're stealing. No, you do not have to buy anything to get out. If you're polite, we'll let you through.
-don't bitch to me. You don't like it? Go shop at our competitior they'll check your bag too. Don't like them either? Go shop at your local IGA-their prices are higher than ours because of your stupid actions.
-and finally, don't bitch to the service desk that I
checked your bag! We have a right to do so by LAW! (we cannot check smaller bags though 
)
The card reader
STOP HANDING ME YOUR CARD! Why do you keep handing it to me when you are more than capable of swiping it yourself? Unless you're legitimately disabled or have hands full with a child, fine, but other than that don't make me do it.
Secondly, the machines are NOT different, they ALL have the same basic functions and all work the same way: swipe card, select account, wait for cash out if needed and then key in your PIN or press Enter/OK. Don't tell me that all the machines work differently. Also asking me questions like "where's the OK button?" are now just sad.
Cursing Out Coworkers
To Little Miss Chuck-A-Sickie, don't you ever, ever, EVER write down a manager or supervisors code and use it later. Next time I cover your butt for tea, lunch or for your supposed "sickie" (which I do not believe) and I find a tag with the nightfill managers number written on it, I will keep it and hand it to the manager. Because I know full well who works that register during the day-she's been there for a very long time and I know full well that it isn't her. I may have chucked it last time and yes I know we're getting into the busy season, but it does not give you the right to do so. No, I don't care if you're older than me, I've been there longer than you have now and I know full well that if you do it and are caught, you get fired. No ifs, ands or buts. Speaking of which, should I have mentioned the infarction? All of our records are kept on the computer for a period of time...
READ THE DAMN SIGN
This is extreemely irritating. We have signs on some of the checkouts that state that we don't give bags out for 3 items or less (unless they politely
request one) as well as signs on the plastic-bag-free lane that states that it's plastic bag free. So whyyy do the general public stroll up to a register that has bags and assume that they are plastic bag free? Or better, why do you stroll up to a register expecting bags and then get sucky with me because I don't have them? (Actually I do but they don't know that...) PLEASE, PLEASE READ THE DAMN SIGN! To the idiots on said lanes
OK, the lanes have had bags since the beginning, more for our safety. (we also use them as our rubbish bags when our checkout bins get too full) No, it is not false advertising. I have gotten sick and tired of the abuse and confusion of stating that this is a plastic-bag-free register and losing customers. So now, if you don't have an alternative method of carrying them, I will give you one, PURELY to shut you up. So don't look at me like I'm a high school dropout and ask me in a purely condescending tone why I'm giving you a plastic bag...the answer is simple: I don't get paid enough to be abused.
Worst offenders with said bags
To the woman who wanted a big bag for her lightglobes: I hereby sentence you to hours of torture by EQ, Broom and anyone else who thinks that you are a waste of space. You can CARRY it in your hands. You know...what you normally do? Or do your precious hands only get used to touch your body? anyone else here know of a decent punishment for an EW like her?
To the other woman who insisted on a bag for her strawberries because she was going somewhere else...TAPE THE STUPID RECEIPT TO THE DAMN THING! And we also check receipts as well, other businesses do it, just show them the damn receipt and you'll be fine.
Bag checking
You ever wonder why retailers raise prices so much? Well it's because people steal. You know, take items without paying for them and leave the store. People hide them in bags. We check bags for a reason. So...here are the things you should do to make this easier:
-don't bring a gigantic bag unless you're using it to carry your shopping in addition to car keys, purse, mobile phone (cellphone) and lipgloss. We're required to check bags over A4 size and unless you're carrying stolen merchandise, we really do not care what is in your bag.
-don't try to unhook the trolleys blocking off the registers and walk out. We'll assume you're stealing (and people have actually done that...unhooked a trolley and tried to escape with bags of canned groceries) and ask for a thorough check...one that wastes your time more than mine
-don't try to escape via the front gates. They are one-way and we'll again assume you're stealing. No, you do not have to buy anything to get out. If you're polite, we'll let you through.
-don't bitch to me. You don't like it? Go shop at our competitior they'll check your bag too. Don't like them either? Go shop at your local IGA-their prices are higher than ours because of your stupid actions.
-and finally, don't bitch to the service desk that I
checked your bag! We have a right to do so by LAW! (we cannot check smaller bags though )The card reader
STOP HANDING ME YOUR CARD! Why do you keep handing it to me when you are more than capable of swiping it yourself? Unless you're legitimately disabled or have hands full with a child, fine, but other than that don't make me do it.
Secondly, the machines are NOT different, they ALL have the same basic functions and all work the same way: swipe card, select account, wait for cash out if needed and then key in your PIN or press Enter/OK. Don't tell me that all the machines work differently. Also asking me questions like "where's the OK button?" are now just sad.
Cursing Out Coworkers
To Little Miss Chuck-A-Sickie, don't you ever, ever, EVER write down a manager or supervisors code and use it later. Next time I cover your butt for tea, lunch or for your supposed "sickie" (which I do not believe) and I find a tag with the nightfill managers number written on it, I will keep it and hand it to the manager. Because I know full well who works that register during the day-she's been there for a very long time and I know full well that it isn't her. I may have chucked it last time and yes I know we're getting into the busy season, but it does not give you the right to do so. No, I don't care if you're older than me, I've been there longer than you have now and I know full well that if you do it and are caught, you get fired. No ifs, ands or buts. Speaking of which, should I have mentioned the infarction? All of our records are kept on the computer for a period of time...
Is this US slang for sanitary products? 
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