Chatty grocery store cashiers

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  • Karb_Kween
    Karb_Kween Posts: 2,681 Member
    I thought about working as a cashier and announcing to the customer how much they saved, thinking its good for the company and nice for the customer. . yay or nay?
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  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    Karb_Kween wrote: »
    I thought about working as a cashier and announcing to the customer how much they saved, thinking its good for the company and nice for the customer. . yay or nay?

    I think this is store policy in many places, because I have it said to me all the time. Doesn't bother me.
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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Cashiers?

    .... why even bother with them?

    I just go shopping, take what I want from the shelves and put those items down the front of my shorts. I then simply walk out the front door of the store.

    It cuts waaay down on the wait times and the savings are terrific!

    You should try it. ...
  • melmelw03
    melmelw03 Posts: 5,332 Member
    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    Trader Joe's has the chattiest of cashiers. I think they encourage that there because it gets quite personal fast.

    "Hi there. Nice day today, isn't it?"
    *me shuffling debit cards and not making eye contact* "Uhh... yeah, it is."
    "Got any plans?"
    "Nothing special."
    "YOU SHOULD COME OUT TO THE BIKE TRAIL WITH ME.... DO YOU HAVE A BICYCLE????"




    What in the hell just happened? :worried:

    I'm not even kidding. The cashier really said that verbatim. You're at work, dude... calm down.

    Well....did you go?
  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    KingMonkey1974 wrote: »
    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    Trader Joe's has the chattiest of cashiers. I think they encourage that there because it gets quite personal fast.

    "Hi there. Nice day today, isn't it?"
    *me shuffling debit cards and not making eye contact* "Uhh... yeah, it is."
    "Got any plans?"
    "Nothing special."
    "YOU SHOULD COME OUT TO THE BIKE TRAIL WITH ME.... DO YOU HAVE A BICYCLE????"




    What in the hell just happened? :worried:

    I'm not even kidding. The cashier really said that verbatim. You're at work, dude... calm down.

    thinly veiled..

    "look even random people in shops think im hot"

    post.

    Or perhaps a funny story

    I have my boyfriends at all my stores....drugstore wolverine, grocery store Nick who used to tell me to just let him know what I want and he'll discount it.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    KingMonkey1974 wrote: »
    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    Trader Joe's has the chattiest of cashiers. I think they encourage that there because it gets quite personal fast.

    "Hi there. Nice day today, isn't it?"
    *me shuffling debit cards and not making eye contact* "Uhh... yeah, it is."
    "Got any plans?"
    "Nothing special."
    "YOU SHOULD COME OUT TO THE BIKE TRAIL WITH ME.... DO YOU HAVE A BICYCLE????"




    What in the hell just happened? :worried:

    I'm not even kidding. The cashier really said that verbatim. You're at work, dude... calm down.

    thinly veiled..

    "look even random people in shops think im hot"

    post.

  • KDar1988
    KDar1988 Posts: 648 Member
    melmelw03 wrote: »
    There's a particular older lady cashier at the Wal Mart that I frequent. She has one of those vests that shows she's been there for over 15 years. She isn't overly chatty, but always sweet and cheerful and bags everything just how it should be bagged. You can tell she actually likes her job and isn't a complete miserable human because she works at Wal Mart.

    It's like finding a treasure in a burning dumpster. I always look for her.

    I know I look for the friendly cashiers and avoid the ones that I know are kind of annoying.
  • ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken
    ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken Posts: 1,530 Member
    KDar1988 wrote: »
    melmelw03 wrote: »
    There's a particular older lady cashier at the Wal Mart that I frequent. She has one of those vests that shows she's been there for over 15 years. She isn't overly chatty, but always sweet and cheerful and bags everything just how it should be bagged. You can tell she actually likes her job and isn't a complete miserable human because she works at Wal Mart.

    It's like finding a treasure in a burning dumpster. I always look for her.

    I know I look for the friendly cashiers and avoid the ones that I know are kind of annoying.

    Right here! I will wait in a long line for one of my favorites than walk right up to the rude ones who have no wait.
  • KDar1988
    KDar1988 Posts: 648 Member
    Or being asked if I want a bag. I appreciate they are trying to save the earth and I'm all for it, but when I purposely went in for a box of tampons, yes ma'am, I would really like a bag please!
  • KDar1988
    KDar1988 Posts: 648 Member
    MeganAM89 wrote: »
    LiftingLady5 wrote: »
    PlaydohPants wrote: »
    When I was a cashier it never occurred to me to comment on someone's purchases. Except one lady who insisted her cat food should be covered under her food stamps because she eats it too...

    I noticed at Marshall's they always compliment an item that you buy. I'm pretty sure it must be store policy to do so because it seemed odd when the young man complimented the girls pants I purchased for my daughters. He seemed unnatural and I think that's a stupid policy. I don't really want the cashier looking over my clothes I decided to buy and telling me what they think. Saying hey how's the weather is fine. Not, pretty underwear.

    Am I the only one who is now thinking of this

    https://player.vimeo.com/video/170241131

    That is a riot...I have never seen it before. LOL
  • Karb_Kween
    Karb_Kween Posts: 2,681 Member
    There's this one cashier that works in the mornings and uses the same phrases every time. He has a hideous New York accent, wears his watch on his forearm and always says "ALRIGHT MAN, IT'S ALL ON YOU" after he's done doing his stuff. Drives me insane, every thing about him makes me go "yuck"
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    llaurenmarie wrote: »
    One kid commented on every single item. I have anxiety anyway, especially in a packed line. Other customers were looking at each other because we were all uncomfortable.
    "How do you use peanut powder, on sandwiches?"
    "What kind of noodles are these.. ugh"
    "Almond Milk, boy they make milk of out anything now"

    Then he turned around to a lady not even in his line and was like, "What kind of stuff did you get over there?"

    Giggles.
  • Karb_Kween
    Karb_Kween Posts: 2,681 Member
    Does anybod ever glance at what the other people are getting? I usually do it to the people behind me, they don't notice anyway because they're usually trying to avoid eye contact.
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
    Karb_Kween wrote: »
    Does anybod ever glance at what the other people are getting? I usually do it to the people behind me, they don't notice anyway because they're usually trying to avoid eye contact.

    That's cause they are afraid someone might say hi to them or even smile at them God forbid !
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