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I have no clue as to WHY it's so busy at my Aid of Rite these days. It was literally as if I flipped a switch when I walked in the day before yesterday and we've been running at full tilt since. 
Makes it impossible to get any work done.
Anywho.
"Don't You YELL AT ME!!!"
So there's a guy in line at coworker's register, I open my register and call to him, "Are you all set?"
No response.
"Sir? Are you all set?" I raise my voice a little.
He looks over at me, then come to my line. "Were you the one yelling at me?"
"I was calling for you, yes."
"WELL DON'T YOU YELL AT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Sure thing. Next time I'll leave you to wait and take the person after you. So there.
Anecdotes From Others
Here are 2 stories from other people that happened after I left work.
Douche-bag
Apparently some woman wanted to buy a douche. Fair enough...but she begged manager S1 to go into the bathroom with her and guide her, step by step, through the process of using one.
Coupon Guy Throws A Fit
We have Coupon Guy who comes in about 3 times a week and buys at least 2 orders of stuff so he can use all of his coupons. More than once he's tried to pass over some expired coupons. We simply refuse them and he takes them back.
Keep in mind: He is very nice to all the women (Caucasian) but not so much to the two boys we have (African-American). Yes, this is relevant. Every once in a while, something falls to the floor (a can of hairspray rolls off or a box of bandaids gets bumped). If it's a female, he simply picks it up and puts it back on the counter with an angry sigh. If it's a male....
So R (male) is ringing out Coupon Guy and Coupon Guy is being a bit testy for some reason. His phone is on the counter and somehow, R bumps it with the corner of a box and it falls. Phone falls onto the padded rug and shuts off. Coupon Guy lost it.
"YOU IDIOT YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT YOU JUST DROPPED MY PHONE AND IT'LL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX AND YOU HAVE AN ATTITUDE AND I WILL CALL CORPORATE RAGE RAGE RAGE"
"Well, I'm sorry sir, it was an accident."
"LIKE HELL IT WAS IT'LL COST HUNDREDS TO FIX"
"Look, man, if you have a problem with the way I provide customer service, then I can let you talk to my manager. I apologized. What do you want me to do?"
"I THINK YOU SHOULD BE FIRED AND PAY FOR MY PHONE PERSONALLY"
Manager S2 comes by and hears the whole story, complete with Coupon Guy raging about "HOW DARE YOU HIRE SUCH INCOMPETENTS IN THIS STORE HE BROKE MY PHONE RAGE RAGE RAGE"
"I think the best thing for you to do is to pay for your stuff and get out."
Coupon Guy amazingly does!
Bonus: Corrupting The Minds Of Youth
It has recently come to the attention of both me and cashier S1 that manager A has never read a "dirty" (read: erotic) book in her life. So I let her borrow 2 of mine: the first book of Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty trilogy and Enchanted by Nancy Madore. In the meantime, S1 and I are conducting a book swap between the two of us (if I can find my copy of Black Silk). Manager A was SO surprised that we actually read books, not like most people our age who only read people's Facebook Statuses and Twitter feeds.
Makes it impossible to get any work done.Anywho.
"Don't You YELL AT ME!!!"
So there's a guy in line at coworker's register, I open my register and call to him, "Are you all set?"
No response.
"Sir? Are you all set?" I raise my voice a little.
He looks over at me, then come to my line. "Were you the one yelling at me?"
"I was calling for you, yes."
"WELL DON'T YOU YELL AT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Sure thing. Next time I'll leave you to wait and take the person after you. So there.
Anecdotes From Others
Here are 2 stories from other people that happened after I left work.
Douche-bag
Apparently some woman wanted to buy a douche. Fair enough...but she begged manager S1 to go into the bathroom with her and guide her, step by step, through the process of using one.
Coupon Guy Throws A Fit
We have Coupon Guy who comes in about 3 times a week and buys at least 2 orders of stuff so he can use all of his coupons. More than once he's tried to pass over some expired coupons. We simply refuse them and he takes them back.
Keep in mind: He is very nice to all the women (Caucasian) but not so much to the two boys we have (African-American). Yes, this is relevant. Every once in a while, something falls to the floor (a can of hairspray rolls off or a box of bandaids gets bumped). If it's a female, he simply picks it up and puts it back on the counter with an angry sigh. If it's a male....
So R (male) is ringing out Coupon Guy and Coupon Guy is being a bit testy for some reason. His phone is on the counter and somehow, R bumps it with the corner of a box and it falls. Phone falls onto the padded rug and shuts off. Coupon Guy lost it.
"YOU IDIOT YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT YOU JUST DROPPED MY PHONE AND IT'LL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX AND YOU HAVE AN ATTITUDE AND I WILL CALL CORPORATE RAGE RAGE RAGE"
"Well, I'm sorry sir, it was an accident."
"LIKE HELL IT WAS IT'LL COST HUNDREDS TO FIX"
"Look, man, if you have a problem with the way I provide customer service, then I can let you talk to my manager. I apologized. What do you want me to do?"
"I THINK YOU SHOULD BE FIRED AND PAY FOR MY PHONE PERSONALLY"
Manager S2 comes by and hears the whole story, complete with Coupon Guy raging about "HOW DARE YOU HIRE SUCH INCOMPETENTS IN THIS STORE HE BROKE MY PHONE RAGE RAGE RAGE"
"I think the best thing for you to do is to pay for your stuff and get out."
Coupon Guy amazingly does!
Bonus: Corrupting The Minds Of Youth
It has recently come to the attention of both me and cashier S1 that manager A has never read a "dirty" (read: erotic) book in her life. So I let her borrow 2 of mine: the first book of Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty trilogy and Enchanted by Nancy Madore. In the meantime, S1 and I are conducting a book swap between the two of us (if I can find my copy of Black Silk). Manager A was SO surprised that we actually read books, not like most people our age who only read people's Facebook Statuses and Twitter feeds.
Was she really clear on where...er...oh my...
) I could never go up to a sales assoc. and ask about something so personal. I don't think I would even ask where it is! 
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