Does the cashier make fun of you?

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  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    Just buy cucumbers and condoms next time and see what happens.

    ^^^:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    :huh: <
    What I imagine the cashier's expression would look like. LOL
  • lr8812
    lr8812 Posts: 111
    When I started dieting and buying the healthy food, I would cringe. I was just this fat kid buying all this stuff that's "good for you". Now it's no problem, I'm in great shape and if the cashiers usually make a comment, there's no room to judge. Most of them just say "on a diet"?
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    When I started dieting and buying the healthy food, I would cringe. I was just this fat kid buying all this stuff that's "good for you". Now it's no problem, I'm in great shape and if the cashiers usually make a comment, there's no room to judge. Most of them just say "on a diet"?

    I'd have to say, "If you mean, 'Do I eat?', the answer is yes. If you mean, 'Am I living a healthy lifestyle for the rest of my life', the answer is yes. If you mean, 'Am I TEMPORARILY making changes to my eating habits with the primary goal of losing weight?', the answer is no."
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    I did, but not for the same thing. First, this guy asked if my chosen handbag was for my fiance, and kept saying 'It really looks like a man-bag'. Then, he scanned through my tuna through - a cheap brand, I can't afford the expensive stuff - and went "Oh? Not pole and line caught? I would've thought someone like you would care about the environment'.
  • michaelgilstrap
    michaelgilstrap Posts: 74 Member
    I've talked to a lot of people who get wierd responses, and even made fun of by friends at restaurants, etc... You're challenging the norm, and although most of society has accepted the lies of whats acceptable in food, they all know their full of crap, and are going to feel bad when confronted with it. I would take the sneer as them feeling guilty over their lack of control, etc... and wear it like a badge of honor. This is the road less traveled that we are choosing.

    And Cheryl, yours is different, thats just wrong and hateful on so many levels, and I'm sorry that happened to you.
  • littlesis412
    littlesis412 Posts: 314 Member
    I do have one pet peeve. (Only mentioning because of someone else's comment.) It's leaky meat. I don't care if you want to buy the whole store's supply of meat, that doesn't bother me. It's when a customer brings up a packet of chicken meat that isn't completely sealed and its juices are getting all over everything. I mean *everything*. There will be a puddle of raw juice on my belt, scanner, and half their food. That's just not sanitary and I can't help but make a face and do the dainty two finger pick-up. Maybe I'm being wimpy but we have plastic bags right next to the meat for this purpose.

    I'm assuming you mean me. I buy very little meat and the kind I do buy is vacuumed sealed so there is NO need to put it in another plastic bag. (Having said that if I was purchasing leaky meat, especially poultry, I would place it in a plastic bag to avoid cross contamination.)

    I was actually partially referring to Moonblood's comment. She said a cashier commented and was rude because she was buying a lot of meat. But you understand my point. If it's properly sealed, please don't make more plastic waste than necessary. I agree with that. There are the opposite people who put every single thing in a bag and it doesn't need it. But sometimes packaging isn't what it should be. It makes me worry for their kids too because it contaminates everything. I will hold up my line until I can clean the counter. Which presents another problem and isn't fair to other customers.
  • paulamarsden
    paulamarsden Posts: 483 Member
    i still find it highly amusing that in america you can buy ammo and a ski mask at the same place you buy your veggies.

    amazing.
  • bethelcheryl
    bethelcheryl Posts: 199 Member
    People have asked what an item is. And once the cashier laughed because I bought all healthy stuff and a box of Oreos. I laughed too though. I wasn't offended or upset.
  • JanetLM73
    JanetLM73 Posts: 1,226 Member
    I'm in Canada, when I was 23 I went to California on a trip with a friend, I thought it was amazing that drug stores sold beer.
  • skywa
    skywa Posts: 901 Member
    before i started eating clean i use to buy 4 energy drinks, a pack of cigarettes, 2 packs of gum, and some vitamin C capsules. and the casheir would look at me like i was crazy. so many unhealthy choices.
  • Sherbog
    Sherbog Posts: 1,072 Member
    NOPE
  • Ali_TSO
    Ali_TSO Posts: 1,172 Member
    I'd have punched her in the 'effin throat. Biotch...
  • PeaceLoveVeggies
    PeaceLoveVeggies Posts: 673 Member
    i prolly would have told the store manager about the attitude of the cashier. who does she think she is to judge you on the food you eat???

    This. Someone obviously didn't teach her if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. She should've just minded her own business.
  • funsiiz
    funsiiz Posts: 246 Member
    Shame on that sad sad person:frown:
  • ElementalEscapee
    ElementalEscapee Posts: 552 Member
    Dafuq? Lol pitiful cashier is pitiful.
  • christina0089
    christina0089 Posts: 709 Member
    I would have reminded her that her job is to ring up my purchases, not criticize them. I mean seriously. Does she have dirty looks and comments for people that buy condoms and lube too? How about cookies and chips? Or toothbrushes and mouthwash? I think her manager would probably want to hear about it. Treating customers poorly leads to them not coming back, that's not what the store wants to happen.

    ^^^^^^^ This!

    agreed!
  • pinkhu13
    pinkhu13 Posts: 133
    Hmm when i was a cashier, I never really paid attention to the things that people bought. I was more concerned with how I was going to bag them because I like to have some organization lol
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    Okay, I have to tell this story.

    My brother hit a deer. In the head. Since we were low on meat, he stopped and butchered it (legal where he lives.)

    He got partway through and realized that he didn't have anything to put the meat in, at all. So he drove to the nearby convenience store and bought black plastic garbage bags and a styrofoam cooler. The cashier sorta stared at him in a really, really frightened manner. He didn't realize until he left the store that he was bloody to the elbows.

    At least he wasn't buying condoms as well.
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,162 Member
    i was a cashier and i didn't give a crap what people bought, unless it was all healthy stuff. I would proceed to ask what they did if they counted calories and if they went to the gym. Most people were very nice.
  • Lorrie_73
    Lorrie_73 Posts: 104 Member
    I've had a cashier ask about items in my order before, but usually because s/he hadn't tried them and was curious. I've never had anyone openly judge my purchases, that's just poor customer service and will likely come back to bite the person in the *kitten* eventually.

    Ditto! Especially when Anise is involved.
  • madamepsychosis
    madamepsychosis Posts: 472 Member
    She said "You aren't really going to eat this stuff are you?"
    Next time, stare directly into her eyes, tense your neck until your head shakes a la Henry Rollins, and speak the following words:
    "You will die FAT and UNLOVED."


    Betcha a dollar she'll never do it again.

    You win for name-checking Henry Rollins.

    Seriously though, I've worked in many facets of retail and I would never be so rude as to snottily comment on anyone's purchases! You should report her to the manager or beat her over the head with a butternut squash. Or both.

    I did have someone in the supermarket comment on how colourful my basket looked because of all the fruits and veggies in it, but that was clearly intended to be a compliment and it made me feel good about how healthy I was being.
  • muddyventures
    muddyventures Posts: 360 Member
    When I was pregnant with my twins (I think about 7 months, they were 8pounds and full term when born, so I was huge), I was in line with a package of poise and $1.00 coupon. The cashier looked at me very funny, and I said, 'they are sitting on my bladder." we both laughed. I generally try to turn that stuff into a joke, when people pass judgement with a look. I just call them out in a funny way.
  • miss_missa07
    miss_missa07 Posts: 170
    Never happened to me...what part of the country to you live in? I live in California so eating clean is common.

    midwest. fried food capital.

    I was curious as to where you were from in the midwest and discovered that you live pretty close to my hometown. Cool! :)

    I can't say I've ever had a cashier make fun of me, but we just started eating healthy a few months ago and usually go to the automated checkers at Schnucks. I have had people comment when we buy our cat food, though--we usually buy 30 cans at one time :laugh:
  • rcc1988
    rcc1988 Posts: 125 Member
    I've never gotten comments on healthy food purchases, but I used to get them when I was eating unhealthy - which is just as inappropriate. I stopped shopping at a few places because of it. Just wanted a bag of crisps, lady, do I have to pay extra for the judgement on the side? No thanks!
  • BuddhaBelly79
    BuddhaBelly79 Posts: 59
    God this reminds me of the time I was preggo with my son and went. to buy my pregnancy test. The cashier looked at it and then gave me a lecture about how sad it was, and I was too young, and asked if I considered my options. I was 22, had been married and paying my own way for 2 years. Needless to say, she LOST her job. I also get questioned everytime I go through checkout with my cats canned food. They always have it on sale, so I buy like 20 cans at one time.......they always look at me and make comments....I get sick of it. And of course, they see me (229 pounds) coming through the lane with salads, fruits, whole grains.....and they look at me weird. Are these idiots not taught to mind their own d**n business!?!?
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I also get questioned everytime I go through checkout with my cats canned food. They always have it on sale, so I buy like 20 cans at one time.......they always look at me and make comments....I get sick of it.
    The heck? I used to be a cashier. Lots of people buy dozens of cans of cat food. And why not? It's not like it's going to go bad. Especially if it's on sale. This is not even odd. Some cashiers must be really bored...
  • StrongHeart
    StrongHeart Posts: 293 Member
    I was at the grocery store and had my usual assortment of the best foods I could find this time of year, and the cashier made fun of me because I had too many fruits, veggies, and whole grains. She said "You aren't really going to eat this stuff are you?" and when I said of course I am , she preceded to sneer and give me dirty looks. This happen to anyone else?

    Sounds to me like she felt guilty that SHE was not eating fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
    I never got an attitude from the cashier for buying healthy food, but sometimes I got disgusted looks when I used to buy junk food. None of them ever SAID anything, but the look on their faces spoke volumes. In your case I think I would have had to report the cashier to the manager - dirty looks are one thing but speaking their disgust out loud is going too far.
  • AlSalzman
    AlSalzman Posts: 296 Member
    i still find it highly amusing that in america you can buy ammo and a ski mask at the same place you buy your veggies.

    amazing.
    The ammo-and-ski-mask crowd doesn't eat veggies.
  • _VoV
    _VoV Posts: 1,494 Member
    Really?? :noway:

    This seems like an odd way to toot your own horn about your good food choices.

    Nice. Really nice.:noway:
  • Jenmccabe
    Jenmccabe Posts: 15 Member
    I was at the grocery store and had my usual assortment of the best foods I could find this time of year, and the cashier made fun of me because I had too many fruits, veggies, and whole grains. She said "You aren't really going to eat this stuff are you?" and when I said of course I am , she preceded to sneer and give me dirty looks. This happen to anyone else?

    I work in the (Safeway) deli and I have alot of customers who buy alot of fruits, veggies, whole grains because we do offer those in our dept. I would never say something like that to the customers. Some cashiers can be rude as I've experienced that myself. All you do is just hold your head up and be proud of yourself making good choices !
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