What's the Most Annoying Thing You've Rung Up?

[MercenaryMuffin]

I, too, used to work at "GameStore", and had problems with bags full of crap people wanted to trade in. They were always without a package, or some obscure accessory from a system that came out 10 years ago, and they were always beaten up and unplayable.

However, the worst job I've ever had was working at the Deli, in, um, Smalbertson's. We'll call it that.
It was the BUSIEST DAY OF THE YEAR: Superbowl Sunday. And there was an enormous line of very impatient people who all wanted massive amounts of chicken wings. So much that we couldn't keep up.

But that pales in comparison to the Very Thin Meat People. These are the people who would order four pounds of meat and four pounds of cheese, of multiple kinds, and wanted them all sliced paper thin. Ugh. I HATE slicing meat that thin, it takes fucking FOREVER, and when you've got lines of people waiting to be served, all of whom are getting progressively more pissed off by the moment, while an understaffed deli tries to do fifty bajillion things at once...yeah. Let's just say I wasn't at that job for very long.
What kind of man orders his meat sliced paper thin, anyway? Sissies.

And worst of all, I had to miss the game

[StarsAreFixed]

- 40 salt and pepper sets. We don't have a quantity key either, or in fact any till priveleges at all such as price overriding or voiding without a manager ughh. I of course lost count and had to keep checking the on-till receipt against how many were left.
- €500 odd of kids clothes. Our kids clothes are cheap, I think it ended up being 3 double packed big bags and a medium bag worth. The hangers are all square hangers, they take forever!
- A load of Waterford Chrystal. I don't work in homewares and don't have their knack at wrapping crockery at the best of times, this was absolutely nerve-wracking and the SC spent the entire time lamenting how bad I was at it- I wasn't that bad, they weren't going to break or anything and mystified at how I wouldn't how the exact knack of doing it, never mind the fact she purchased them at a till on the DRAPERY floor.
- Similarly, a load of individual plates, dishes, mugs, glasses....ughh. They make me cringe.

[EricKei]

But that pales in comparison to the Very Thin Meat People. These are the people who would order four pounds of meat and four pounds of cheese, of multiple kinds, and wanted them all sliced paper thin. Ugh. I HATE slicing meat that thin, it takes fucking FOREVER, and when you've got lines of people waiting to be served, all of whom are getting progressively more pissed off by the moment, while an understaffed deli tries to do fifty bajillion things at once...yeah. Let's just say I wasn't at that job for very long.
What kind of man orders his meat sliced paper thin, anyway? Sissies.

And worst of all, I had to miss the game

Wait, wait...lemme guess...They wanted an additional sheet of deli paper placed in between every slice of cheese, right? I used to work a deli, too >_<

[MercenaryMuffin]

Wait, wait...lemme guess...They wanted an additional sheet of deli paper placed in between every slice of cheese, right? I used to work a deli, too >_<

YES. Omg, I'd forgotten about that. That was so annoying
They were the same people who usually wanted liverwurst...but not a block of it. They wanted it sliced. With deli paper between each sticky, impossible to slice piece. All while I had to deal with 5 other people, make the display foods, take inventory, stock the walk-in, tie chickens (GOD I hated that, I still have a scar from getting a cut infected from raw chicken juice), putting said chickens in roaster, breaking down roaster, frying five different items, keeping the front side-item bowls full, closing and cleaning everything by myself....ugh, on and on. That was the worst job I've ever had.

Also, anyone who ordered Headcheese. Ewww. Just...ewww.

At least I got to take home meat and cheese every night. They didn't know that, though

[Shpepper]

I guess I am one of the few who didn't mind super thin slicing. At least not for a few of my old regulars from when I worked in the Pit. There were some that i hated like the ones that wanted stuff in shreds. but the thin slices i didn't mind. I would tell them that they might have to wait a bt for it because I needed to super chill the cheese. I got the regulars who wanted stuff sliced like that to call ahead so I could put the cheese or meet in the freezer for about 45 minutes. Makes slicing it so much easier.


As for who likes their meat slices that thin? I do. It tastes better that way and isn't as heavy in the stomach.

[MercenaryMuffin]

Yes, but you're a girl, therefore it is acceptable to order it as such

No man should ever go below standard cut.

[Zellie Crescent]

Not annoying but weird, seriously. When I was working as a cashier I had this lady come through my line and she bought condoms, rat poison, and spaghetti sauce. It scared me to think of what she would do with those.

[driftwolf]

A lady who decided she wanted a million of all of the items we carried that she had coupons for. Seriously.

She had three carts FULL. Probably wiped out our stock on several things. And then had a coupon for almost each item.

Her order went from around $400 to around $100.

It took me 45 min to ring up.

That's actually pretty impressive. Both in the amount of discounts this coupon-queen managed to get, but the amount of time it took to ring it up.

[greensinestro]

Nothing....I have never worked as a cashier where I can share interesting stories like this.

[Gaki]

It was actually this stupid little tube of jelly candy. Since the tube was clear and the barcode was black and the jelly was dark, it wouldn't scan. So I called the scanner retarded and the kid says in a really snotty tone:

Kid: You shouldn't say that around kids.

I was like:

His mom: He's right you know.

And in my head: You need to teach your kid not to be a smartass lady, if I'd have said that when I was a kid I would have gotten a smack to the skull! What a dick of a kid you've got, bitch. He already knows the word "retard," what harm can it do now?

[MelodiousBubbles]

Most annoying thing? Probably the $5k+ order for a golf course bar. It took me a while and was made more annoying by the fact that everything was boxed up, but the dingbat who boxed them didn't put a SKU on the outside of the boxes and we had to open them up so I could scan it.

Strangest? Probably the day someone came through with watermelon vodka, motor oil, and a loaf of bread. I just kinda tilted my head to the side and asked if it was all going into the same blender

[EricKei]

At a fancy-schmancy grocery store here, we had some odd ones come thru the line, especially at XMAS time...

- Deep fried turduckhens

- Whole raw pigs (on a stock cart), complete with apple

- potted 5-foot-tall trees

[Digitalpotato]

About 10 people were being paid for by one person, and they were AAAAALLLL Line Gummers.

At least four of them had something like this happen....

Me: What kind of sandwich did you have today?
SC: This one.
Me: But what kind of sandwich is it?
SC: A sub.

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

Now, really think about how long a fence is...


So, what's the most annoying thing you've rung up?

While that is really annoying, I fail to see how this is a "sucky customer" story.

The fact that the fence needs a bazillion little fiddly bits to be a complete job isn't the fault of the customer. That's more the fault of the manufacturer for not selling the items in packages of a quantity to make it easier for the purchaser.

The fact that you can't use the quantity button on your register again isn't the fault of the customer, but more of managerial douchewafflery and as such might put this tale into the Morons in Management section.

Granted this situation can be sucky, but if I need "X" length of fence, I need "Y" amount of accessories to do the job right. If I can't go and purchase it from a store that carries it simply because it's a burden on the store clerks...I'll look elsewhere to buy it.

[Difdi]

I've never worked retail, so my entry into this is more of a sighting than a personal experience, but...

Most annoying I've ever seen would have to be this one brand of canned apple pie filling. The numbers portion of the barcode is in very fine print (magnifying glass fine) and the barcode itself is red ink on a white background.