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.

Wanna be extreme couponers

It isn't rocket science. Reading is something one should already know how to do, so yes I will get upset when I have to keep repeating myself bout how much you get off, what item it is etc. The coupons are in both English and Spanish so it really is no excuse to "not understand what it is."These things are you great! You should wanna get all the free items you can get. It really is more for less and the deals are amazing! But before you take yourself and your items to me, get the right ones.

Holidays

With Thanksgiving coming up y'all might wanna stay away from the grocery store. Procrastinators are our biggest enemies. Our store has been crazy busy with line up to the aisles and customers nagging about the turkey sales. This is the busiest time of the year for us and one gets tired! But if it helps the time does fly by...sometimes. Turkeys are my enemies too. Don't get me wrong, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, but geezz, I almost smashed my hand trying to get a 25 pounder off my check-stand. FYI...I only need the sticker, guys, and feel free to help as you see me struggling to carry that thing on your basket with my noodle arms. It's an everyday thing this month!

Items per minute

You know how people joke about the cashiers going super fast cause they need to beat a time or something? Yeah, that's not a joke, it's our job. My store wants us to have at least 27 items per minute. Sounds easy but it could be quite difficult actually. You see you have your you yapping customers, you need to remember the produce scales and make sure it weighs, and you need to have the best customer service without squishing items, all while going 100 mph. I will never truly understand that concept as to why we need to go so fast. Any little thing will slow us down, and a lot of the times it really isn't us. "wait I forgot something" or 'can you get me the coupon I didn't feel like getting?" Little things like that make  a huge difference and we end up in trouble. We aren't curong cancer or anything, so I don't see what the rush is but it needs to get done!

Blister feet

My title at my job is a cashier, I usually expect to go in to my job, clock in and start checking. To my surprise last Satur day I clocked in to be told to go outside and push carts. I usually don't mind at all, sometimes I do...OKAY, I always mind going outside, getting sweaty, and and having to go back inside to greet my customers dripping in sweat, but this time was different. I went outside, in the middle of the day, in the pouring rain!! It was ridiculously horrible. To have to push carts in rain, while customers stood in my way while I tried to rack them up because they didn't wanna walk to their car in the rain. Why do people shop in the rain? Pouring!!! and they would not stop coming. I was out their for a good while and had 6 hours left in my shift, so yes I was wet, cold, moody and my feet were killing me from the blisters I received on my feet that day.