Comments on: Confessions of a cashier: you’re not funny.

By: JALESA

JALESA — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:42:58 +0000

YES!!!! i knew i couldn’t be alone. i’m a cashier at the front store of a pharmacy and it takes all the strength i have some days to deal with the crap that customers say and pull. some are really nice, but most are complete asses.

By: Laur

Laur — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:06:16 +0000

Oh no, I definitely like it when the customer acknowledges my existence. It’s actually quite refreshing to have someone ask how I am before I have the chance to greet them — usually, I’ll ask how someone is doing and they won’t even say anything! Or, even worse, I’ll think they’re talking to me… and then I notice the Bluetooth attached to their ear.

And Kayla, I love that someone told you their corn was orange. People do that sort of thing to me all of the time — some jokingly, some actually trying to get away with telling you their apricots are kiwis. I once saw a man plop 40 limes down onto the belt, stare up at the cashier and say, “I have two.” My friend didn’t even know how to respond. She was so confused. The guy said it with such a straight face, though, we thought he was actually trying to get away with it!

By: Id

Id — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:55:18 +0000

I am totally guilty of saying #1. I also say it when there doesn’t seem to be any price tag on an item. But be glad that I don’t repeat the joke. =P

I have never worked as a cashier, so I don’t know how it feels to be on that end, but I think I have said it before when I say it is eye-opening when hearing it from another person’s point of view.

Oh, and I need to ask: I have this thing of saying “Hi, how are you?” to cashiers who greet me. Do you personally like it when someone does it or you prefer to do the check-out process without talking? I’m just wondering. =)

By: Kayla

Kayla — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:56:13 +0000

AMEN!

I’ve been working in a grocery store for over a year and I’ve heard everything on this list. Working as a cashier for over a year can change you POV a lot when you become a customer.

At my work we have signs that say “Your friendly cashier (inster name)” Then customers make the joke saying “where’s the unfriendly cashier?”

A lot of customers are such jerks and are just plain stupid. I’ve ask customers what color their corn was and they’ve said ORANGE. I’ve even had a lady talk to be about frozen chickens while ringing up her order.

By: Robbie

Robbie — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:05:18 +0000

I can only imagine how annoying that can be. (my father is one of those people who think they’re funny telling jokes to the cashier)…

I hate waiting in the express late.. that’s the most annoying one. (for us customers).

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:15:24 +0000

I hate how customers make stupid jokes like that, thinking very so original! I work in a shop store and we recently had a buy one get one free offer… Customers “Oh, is it buy one foot and get the other free!” Yeah, because you usually only buy one foot!?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:57:13 +0000

Don’t forget the people who feel like they deserve discounts… Just because, you know, they want them. I work in a used bookstore and had two separate people today asking me to reduce the prices of the books *just for them* and “don’t worry, [they] won’t tell anyone.” And this is in USED books, where the prices are already reduced.

By: Maddie

Maddie — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:52:59 +0000

Oh Laur. Haha.

My favorite one is the “it must be free!” one. My mom says it all the fucking time. Makes me LOL at her.

By: errorname

errorname — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:20:01 +0000

Yeesh. I’m so glad I don’t work in retail. However, working in tech support is no better, I gotta tell you. At least the jokes are different, though.

I don’t think I say anything besides hi-how-are-you and thank you to most cashiers. Oh well, at least they’re trying to be friendly?

And YES. I HATE going into an express lane only to find out I’m behind someone with ten million items. I also hate it when grocery stores up the limit from 10 or 15 to 20 or more, especially because most people bend the rules. So when I go into a store to get a bag of candy and Joe Schmo is in front of me with 30 or 40 items in the EXPRESS LANE, I’m ready to shoot someone.

By: Josephine

Josephine — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:15:03 +0000

Dear God can I say, Thank you!!! I thought I was the only one who ranted about these things. You nailed them all, my dear, with #1 being my most-despised comment a customer can make >.<

I never want to be a cashier again, and which is also why, I loathe Wal-Mart with a passion.