Things I shouldn't have to say at work....

[fireheart]

OK, this is more of a megathread, inspired by the "Things I shouldn't have to say at Subway" thread.

Basically for me: Supermarket. That's all you need to know.

Now, things I shouldn't have to say...

"We do not have a liquor section."

"You cannot come through express with THAT much in your trolley."

"get down from there." (kids playing on our bagging area-one kid actually split his chin open falling off of it)

"Please don't crawl under there" (we have an alcove under our bagging area, some kid actually crawled UNDER it)

"We don't sell bags of ice."

"We don't sell umbrellas." (partial credit, we do, but they are the cheap-o $2 type ones, and we only have a few. We don't have an actual range)

"Please don't tell me what cigarettes you want." (basically because the registers I work from do not sell them)

"I don't care if you're a regular, I still need to take you to the front desk."

[casey13]

To be fair, a lot of supermarkets do sell ice. The three major chain stores here sell ice and alcohol.

[dbblsanta]

Some states do allow supermarkets to sell alcohol. So perhaps some people from out-of-state aren't sure? Also my supermarket does sell ice. So I'd cut them some slack.

But the others...yeah.

I'll add some (also supermarket themed):

*Where's the produce section? (When you enter the store, you enter through the produce section).

*Is your register open? (Is the light on? If yes, then yes. If no, then no.)

[TonyF]

"Yes, I DO work here."
"I need your photo ID if you write a check."
"Don't ask me about cosmetics. If you haven't noticed, I'm a dude."

[Ashaela]

"No, this is the State Medical Board, not the Nursing Board."

"This is the State Medical Board, not the DPS."

"This is the State Medical Board, not your hospital."

*sigh* "Okay, see where it says 'Click here to continue?' CLICK THERE."

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Most every supermarket of size in Cheeselandialand has a beer and liquor section. But then again, here we give out beer with grade school cafeteria lunches, and the OP knows her location's rules about liquor sales in grocery stores better than we do.

Things I shouldn't have to say at work are:

"No, we don't stock the Viagra out on the floor here."

"The fingerpainter visited again."

"We haven't moved that department in almost five years."

[Aethian]

"We don't sell bags of ice."

I'm surprised of this since you are Down Under.

But it's been happening around here more, supermarkets won't sell ice but will sell dry ice instead. As the liquor stores will sell ice but not dry ice.

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

Folks let's remember the OP is NOT from the U.S. Liquor in grocery stores varies by jurisdiction. In Ontario where I grew up you could only get liquor at government run LCBO stores and not at any grocery store, gas station or corner shop.

[Ghel]

I feel your pain. Here's some thing I shouldn't have to say at work (at the bank):

• No, you can't sit at my desk while waiting for the bus. There are chairs by the door.
• Don't use the waiting line chain as a jumprope.
• That's Certificate of Deposit, not compact disc.
• If you want to get your statements/checks/debit card, I need your new address.
• I can't open your account without your full name, address, phone number, social security number, date of birth, and ID.
• No, you're not going to win a foreign lottery that you never entered.
• We are NOT required to have a public restroom, nor are we required to let you into our bookkeeping area to use the employee restroom.
• It's after 4:30. We're closed.

[earl colby pottinger]

LCBO

Folks let's remember the OP is NOT from the U.S. Liquor in grocery stores varies by jurisdiction. In Ontario where I grew up you could only get liquor at government run LCBO stores and not at any grocery store, gas station or corner shop.

And I have a couple of Americans get anger about that as the LCBO closes well before midnight (9pm? 10pm) except for special holidays.


On the other no LCBO employee worries about having to say 'NO' to a drunk late at night and being the only employee in the store.

[fireheart]

Just for clarification purposes:

We USED to have a liquor section years ago. Now we don't. Also, bags of ice are sold in the liquor section hence why we don't sell them. I'm not 100% sure as to why it closed down, but I suspect it's due to the drive-through bottleshop just up the road.

[NateTheChops]

I'm only going to list the things I shouldn't have had to say. I'll leave it to your imaginations to figure out just what situations prompted them.

Oh, and I'm not going to tell you what jobs I was in when these things were said, except that they were in retail.

- No you can't change your daughter there.
- No I will not trust you with a pack of cigarettes until the bank opens.
- No I will not give you 100 dollars in exchange for a debit card with no name on it.
- I don't watch TV, so I don't know what commercial you are referring to.
- Please don't put that in my face.
- Take that out of my face.
- Please don't touch me.
- Watch your language or I will have you removed.
- Would you mind cleaning that up?
- Could you do that outside please?
- I can't do that for you sir.
- I'm not legally able to tell you which pills you should take for that.

[BrenDAnn]

Hmm...A few things come to mind, from the c-store.

"No, I can't sell you beer/cigarettes/lotto tickets without ID. Sorry."
"Please watch your child. He/she is opening the gum/candy."
"Please pay for the candy your son/daughter just opened."
"Did you put your credit card in the gas pump correctly?"
"Did you lift the lever and push the button, to get the gas pump to work?"
"Please don't let your children swing around on our crash poles." (I keep waiting for one to go around, fall backwards and crack their head open on the cement)
"Yes, you have to sign the back of the lottery ticket before I can check it."
"The napkins are right here, sir/ma'am." **pointing directly to the person's right, in front of them, on the counter**
"No, we do not sell condoms." (we do sell diapers though, you know, so in a few months...)
"The ice is in the back freezer there, under the big sign that says 'ICE'."
"The ice cream is back in the freezer, under the big sign that says 'ICE CREAM'."
"Yes, the pop machine is working. I'm just filing it with ice."

I could go on, and on, but, I'll leave my list at this. Fun times!

[fireheart]

A couple more from today...

"Please don't put that heavy box of coke cans on the conveyor belt." (just about every single store/company I can think of uses a drill down for those items)

"Please don't take that trolley, I'll get you one."

"We do not carry <obscure animal> meat." (we sell chicken, beef, lamb, pork, veal and kangaroo meat. we do not sell anything other than that.)

[Imogene]

Something I shouldn't have to say: "Yes, you can get cash back at the self check."