marketing scheme

Okay, so enough ranting about how much I "love" my job already! With this job comes more than just crazy customers....there comes crazy mangers too. We have so much to do for just being cashier, I mean they're ridiculously strict on us that you'd think we're curing cancer or something. One of our jobs as a cashier is to try to sell what they call our WOW item on our checkstand. That day it was toothbrushes for .98 cents. I was at my checkstand for 5+ hours without selling one, and got in so much trouble, until an incentive came along. Seems a little silly but the one who sold the most within an hour won $5! I busted my butt for that hour, not only for 5 bucks, but so that I wouldn't get in anymore trouble. HAHA. Anyways I did everything I could to sell those toothbrushes, including a bit of flirting with customers if I had to...and what do you know, I won selling 17 within an hour. I went from 0-1 real quick. That was it for me. I let someone else handle the next round.

Dividers!!!!

One of my biggest pet peeves as a cashier is when a customer does not use the dividers to separate their things from the stranger in front of them. UGHHHH I can't tell you how annoying it is! I am constantly accidentally ringing up  other peoples items, because the customers aren't paying attention. They look at me like "are you stupid?" and I look back like "do you think I can read your mind?" It is ridiculous and a simple task that's right in front of your face so please save me that time!

Do you work here?

Our work uniform consists of wearing our red polo shirts, name tag and shirt tucked in; typically different from what an average customer would wear to shop, so I have no idea why anyone would ask "do you work here?" I am on the verge of saying no and walking away see what they'd do. They'd flip cause they already know the answer..so why ask. Don't be a weirdo about asking me for help. It's not like I wear the uniform for fun, cause believe me i'm far from that.

Foodstamps

I'm a;; for helping low income families and I have nothing against using government assistance when you really need it! I see it all the time where customers will take their foodstamps card right out of their $1500 louis vuitton purse. It's crazy! Not only that but sometimes they go in their very luxurious vehicle. How lucky are they to be able to afford that plus get government assistance. What's their secret?!?! I want that!I just find it ridiculous how they are able to make that happen. and don't even get me started on the groceries they buy...nothing but junk! I see it everyday!

Lazy customers

My title at work is a Cashier but a lot of the times I get scheduled as a CSA  (a bagger) that job is not hard at all but it is ridiculously annoying! Besides having to push carts in the rain my biggest bagger pet peeve is the carryouts. (helping people outside) Don't get me wrong, I know it's my job and I am more than happy to do it, but I don't see the need to do it if you don't need it. C'mon, it looks like you brought the whole family with you; tu tias, tu primas, tu abuela; I don't need to go out of my way to help you outside when you are perfectly well enough t do it yourself..AND I really don't need to go outside if your healthy self is just gonna watch me unload your groceries.

Resting bitch face

So sometimes I find myself with a bit of a problem at work. I try my best to not go in a bad mood but my face just insists on telling the world that I am mad or tired. It's gotten me in so much trouble before. I usually get the comments "oh it's been a long day" or "why are you so mad" I'm really not mad that's just the way my face is, or i'm so concentrated on getting my work done that that's just the way my face appears. It's always been one of my biggest pet peeves and it automatically puts me in a horrible mood! it's ridiculous! I've never had the nerve to ask someone that. As a customer i'd just get my stuff and be gone. So the next time you wanna ask your cashier if she's mad consider tjat maybe that's her face, haha

Crazy lady

It's been a long, crazy day at work. Usually, when my 6 hour shifts at the grocery store is almost over, I tend to lose sight in what everyone is purchasing, or it usually happens at the very beginning at the shift frankly because I don't care what any customers are buying, I want them to get their stuff and be gone! Today I had a customer, don't remember her too much, all I remember was greeting her and doing my job, but I remember this one because as I finished her order, I gave her her change and receipt, but the change fell, I guess it slipped out of her hand. I apologized to the customer and gave her her items and continued on with my day, didn't think it was much of a big deal. After a while I was notified that the customer accused me of throwing her the change and looking at her weird because of all the candles she was buying. First of all, I don't remember what she was buying, nor do I care, and second, she must have thought she was a weirdo to begin with for buying all those candles and assuming everyone else would think the same. Anyways, don't be too ashamed of what you buy at the store. Most of the time we really don't care.