Crazy Things Cashiers Have Done/Said

I'm a cashier, and I have a lot of stories about crazy things you customers have said!!

But to go along with the thread, here's a story about one of my poor customers. I used to work in a McDonalds in a busy and dangerous part of town. We had to have security from after dark until 10 am (24 hour place). Lots of people off their rocker, especially in the wee hours of the morning! Anyway, in the middle of the afternoon, this kid comes up to the register who looks like he's in his late teens or early twenties. He tells me that a man threatened him, saying that if he didn't give him money, he would beat him up. I recognized the man as a homeless dude that came around quite a bit to make trouble. He was staring at this kid with VERY angry eyes, mouthing stuff to him that I couldn't make out. I told the kid I'd go get our manager. She came over and basically told him it was his own problem to deal with. Wouldn't let him use the phone or anything.

Many moons ago when I was working drive through at BK, I was taking this ladies (I use that term loosely) order and something happened in the store that made me laugh a little. When the lady got to the window, she started YELLING at me and calling me names. She said 'How dare you laugh at me that my dad just died.' 'You think my Dad dying is funny, B****.' What! how in the world would I have possibly known that her father just died. I guess the spies we had following her forgot to tell me that information, since the whole world revolves around her. I tried to explain that I was not laughing at her but another issues in the store and I was sorry about her father, 'Would you like your food now'. She than demands that I give it to her for free, for the rude customer service. Again, What! most people like their customer service reps to be happy. Finally after taking enough of her abuse, I walked away and the manager came over to deal with her. An hour later the witches brother comes in the store and talk us, she told him that everyone in the store was laughing at her because she was crying and we refused to help her until she stopped crying. Are you kidding me! what world is this woman living in. After everything was said and done, the brother walked away happy and said there was not issue and he will deal with his sister. He also told us that she had a hard time at the father funeral. I am sorry about the loss of her father but this woman was crazy.
A week later she came back through the drive thru (Not that I could ever forget her) and she tried to start crap again. But when I told her I remembered who she was, she turned into the nicest lady. That's right woman, I'm onto you now!
So glad I'm a nurse now and if people piss me off, I just sedate them. HA HA jk

These stories have made me giggle. When i was working in a womens clothing store a woman panicked that she'd lost her child and grabbed me in a panic begging for help as her baby was missing, I informed my manager and began to search among the clothes racks for a small child hiding in one of them, which was a regular thing, the woman set off the fire alarm!! Why? Because she thought this would shut all the doors/shutters in the building stopping anyone leaving with her child. Uh, no! Why would we trap people in a burning building?? The best part was she found her 'baby' who turned out to be a bored (now mortified) teenager of at least 14!!

We were at the meat counter in our local supermarket & hubby asked the girl to cut him a piece of steak. She did so, but she cut it so it was a wedge shape. Hubby wasn't satisfied and asked her to cut another piece. Her reply? "It's not my fault cows aren't straight." Almost peed myself laughing..............

I worked as a cashier for 2 years...... let me tell you... not an easy job. Some of the nutcases you get & HAVE to serve....makes a call center look like a toy shop.

Right, a truly bizarre event today gave me an idea for a thread.

What is the craziest service you've ever received (good or bad)?

I'll start!

This afternoon I popped into our local health food store to get some flour for my Christmas cookies. I noticed the owner and her sister at the front when I entered and how they seemed to get a bit stiff at the sight of me but I didn't think much of it (this is a local store, by the way. Very small. Kind of quaint. But carries specialty items the big chains don't have).

As I was choosing my flour I could hear raised voices that got progressively louder with every moment. Next thing I know they're screaming at each other.

I waited in my flour aisle, quiet as a mouse, until the screaming died down then I hesitantly approached the counter to make my purchase.

The owner rang my items in without a word and when the transaction was complete she THREW my purchases across the counter at me! The bag hit her coffee cup and knocked it over so coffee went spilling everywhere, and then slammed into my chest (it's just flour but I like to be dramatic with my word choices). None of the coffee hit me but the purchases did! I backed up and ducked out of there quick let me tell you!

Craziness!

Tag! You're it!

This would be the last time I ever shopped there!!!!

I was once at a Friendly's Restaurant, known for their burgers and ice cream. After she rushed us through our meal the waitress came over with our slip. I told her we weren't done yet, that I wanted an ice-cream for dessert (who goes to Friendly's without getting ice-cream?). She told me she didn't have time to get me ice-cream, that I would have to go order it at the take-out window.

I have two:

When my husband and I first got together, we went to several stores, only to have the cashier ask if I was my husband's daughter (he's 13 years older, but doesn't look it!)

There's only one store here locally that sells flaxseed meal. I've been buying it at that store for a few months now--had two of the cashiers ask me what in the heck was I doing with the flaxseed meal. Told them I was eating it, and you'd have thought I told them I was eating worms or something.

Lol slightly off topic but when I was a cashier I've had crazy customers... last year some lady tried to grab me through the drive-thru window when I told her that water cups are 10 cents.

Really!? Did you snap her arm off lol

My husband and I shop at the same store everyday, they had hired a new girl. She might of been 20yrs old I would say, very nice girl, but everytime we went in together I would swear she was flirting with my husband who is in his mid 40s. I would always joke about it after we left, he would say there was no way. He is the best looking man I have ever seen, so even though she was so young why wouldnt she wanna flirt with him. He thinks hes the uglies man ever, by the way.

One day my husband, daughter and I went in, she never looked at us just him. She couldnt quit smiling at him. He asked for something he couldnt find and to our shock she jumped on the counter and slid over it looking sexy and trying to keep her eyes on him the whole time. When she came back she said, now dont tell on me. We got in the car and my daughter and I was rolling. Daughter said dad she likes you. And I asked if he could see it yet. He was still didnt believe it.

Then one day he had to go to the store alone, when he got home the look on his face was priceless.He said he wasnt ever going back there alone. I asked why and he told me I was right. She asked him out. He said "I told her Im happily married".

He was upset about it for along time, so I was the one that went to the store. She never spoke to me, but I would just smile at her. Soon we didnt see her there, dont know what happened to her, but now he can go without me again.

And no I dont get jelous, I just love seeing his expresions or even when he dont notice.

Recently my mom and I went to TJ Maxx and we both bought Adidas gym bags. We checked out separately but she was right in front of me, same cashier. As he was ringing up my purchase he said "looks like you guys are going to start working out together" and my mom (so proud of our progress) chimes in and says "oh we already do! We've lost 50 lbs each!" And the guy looked us up and down. I told mom when we got to the car that I can't wait til we lose enough that we look like people who work out instead of people who are about to start or need to start asap.

Funny story from my early twenties when I worked at burger king. (I promise it's true) A guy came through drive-thru and ordered a chicken sandwich and a coke. Thats what he got. He soon came back through the line and told us he didn't get his fries. Teenage cashier told him he didn't order fries or pay for fries. He flipped out. Just snapped. Started rear-ending the car in front of him in the drive-thru lane. He called 911 on his cell phone to report he didn't get fries. Dispatch told him to stay put she was sending an officer (thank God!) He then proceeded to open his sandwich and smear the top bun with lettuce and mayonnaise all over the drive-thru window and threatened to come thru the window until he saw all the teenage boys working that had gathered around the window like a pack of wolves just hoping that he would, one kid brandishing a trash masher as a spear. He was still babbling about fries as the cops hauled him away. Poor guy just wanted fries. I've been there.

OMG THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD!!! Especially the last two lines!

I worked a DEB's some years ago. During Prom season, we disallow any drinks in the store due to having several racks of dresses that are several hundred dollars. Pricey - and we got dinged for every dress we had to send back due to accidental stains. One day this woman comes in with a full coffee cup and pitches a fit when wae ask her to leave it at the counter. She actually THREW IT at a dress, completely ruining it. She then stormed out.

The awesome thing was that a couple of weeks later, she came back in to pick up a dress that she had scoured the entire city for. We were the only place that had that dress in that particular style, size, and color. It had been out on the racks and it had been a busy day, so we weren't able to keep up with the drink policy as easily and several other customers had come in with drinks.

And some customer had accidently spilled a huge coffee stain on it.

We laughed for days about that.

Go to get coffee, and hold my hand out for change. I was given my paper money, but not the change portion. After I asked, I was told, "it's not a lot so I just left it in the register."

The next week, same thing. Only this time she said she just rounded up.....87 went to the next dollar!

Funny thing is it's never been rounded down!

I like this woman or I would have to call the home office. Notice, I didn't say which restaurant.

Yeah that wouldn't have flown with me. Open the drawer and give me my change. You know all that extra is going into her pocket. That's just bull crap.

I was at Target and I gave the woman my items and she picked up one, looks at it and says: "Oh you did NOT seriously pick this out without a price tag?!" Which, BTW I didn't. She miraculously found it. No apologies, no nothing.

Then I was at the grocery store and when I go by myself I always try to find a check out that has a bagger because it's just easier for me. I don't have to worry about my purse, hurry up and stuff items in the bag, pay etc. etc. Well it always seems that when I get in line where there's a bagger they disappear on me! Any way, I'm helping the cashier out by bagging my stuff. She's going so fast, flinging the things down the conveyor belt at me and I'm trying to shove as many items as I can into my bags. She's done ringing me out turns around and looks at me and goes "Jeeze. Are there any more items you want to cram into that bag?" I wanted to say "B!tch, be happy I decided to bag my fckin' groceries, ok?!"

Many years ago, I worked as a check-out clerk at a grocery store. One of my co-workers was notorious for squeezing loaves of bread as she scanned them. She said it gave her satisfaction (yeah, she was a bit mental). It always pissed people off, but no one ever complained to her face because she was sooo crusty, mean and nasty.

One day, an elderly lady, no more than 4'11" tall, came through her line, and once again, cranky clerk squeezed the old girl's loaf of bread. Well, the old girl just snapped - she opend the bag and started pelting the nasty clerk with every piece of misshapen bread in the bag whilst screaming foul names at nasty clerk.

It was the best day I ever had working there!