A Few Words for My SCs

[kahichz88]

If the lights are off, we are CLOSED.

No one REALLY NEEDS lunch meat. Your family isn't going to starve if you don't buy four freaking slices of chopped ham at 9 p.m.

If it's out of date, I can't sell it. Period. "But no one will know." Until you get sick and try to sue the store because I sold you something out of date. You may be willing to play Russian roulette with your health, but I am not willing to do so with my job.

*Upon walking up to steam table and not seeing a certain item* "Do you have any [item]?" Do you SEE any [item]?

Don't order a party tray and expect us to have it ready right then. That stuff takes time; we require notice.

What we have out is what we have. We don't have a secret cache of food in the back we just don't want to sell.

[Kisa]

Don't order a party tray and expect us to have it ready right then. That stuff takes time; we require notice.

WHAT?! You mean you don't use your psychic abilities to look into the future to see what people will be ordering?! Ridiculous! You obviously haven't been trained properly!

That or they expect you to have one of every possible order premade in back because, like Snoopy's doghouse, your store can totally fit it all in there.

[MelindaJoy77]

Oh how I love when we're out of things. Especially since as a cashier I can't do anything about it; I don't even know who all works where! I'll be ringing up someone's groceries and they'll say "oh, you're out of X back there, you should let someone know!" OK, thanks, I'll let them know just as soon as never. They probably already know anyway, and just because my job looks easy to you doesn't mean it is and it doesn't mean I don't also have a million other things to do before I get to go to break.

[wolfie]

WHAT?! You mean you don't use your psychic abilities to look into the future to see what people will be ordering?! Ridiculous! You obviously haven't been trained properly!

If someone really has psychic abilities to look into the future, they wouldn't waste their talent working in a deli and predicting what people would order, or work on one of those pay-per-call psychic hotlines. They'd go where the money was - play the Powerball when it got up to a huge jackpot the draw BEFORE they could see someone else winning, or hire out to insurance companies. Who needs actuaries to predict what proportion of a given class of risk will make a claim, and set premiums accordingly, when you can have a diviner who can tell you whether or not THIS risk will make a claim, and issue/deny a policy as appropriate?

[starsinthesky]

When a crappy old friend was getting married her crazy (for real crazy) mom told us the day of bridal shower that we (my sister and I, my sister wasn't in the bridal party I was) needed to bring some dessert. So we ended up going to the supermarket and getting a rush done on a brownie tray. We apologized profusely. Not sure if they believe us.

[AmethystSquirrel]

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What we have out is what we have. We don't have a secret cache of food in the back we just don't want to sell.

Yes you do. I have seen it. I know the owner and it is my second cousin twice removed nephew's dog walker's veterinarian's spouse.

[Ahbugger]

WHAT?! You mean you don't use your psychic abilities to look into the future to see what people will be ordering?

Personally I've found crystal balls to be the best way of seeing into the future, they're also one of the more reliable methods - it's never pretty watching a tech try to do a hard reset on a deck of tarot cards. Trust me, invest in a pair of well polished balls and you'll never have another disappointed customer.

[Grendus]

*Upon walking up to steam table and not seeing a certain item* "Do you have any [item]?" Do you SEE any [item]?

In all fairness on this one, it doesn't hurt to ask. Who knows, maybe you're about to bring out some more. As long as they aren't rude about it, it's not really sucky to ask.

[sms001]

For reals? People ask for out-of-code food? I'm not nit picky, but that's pretty damn dumb.

And better than 4 slices kahichz; two pounds shaved at 9pm. (On just cleaned slicer only, of course.)

As long as they aren't rude about it, it's not really sucky to ask.

Sure, but the default assumption (since we're at CS.com) is that they are rude/whiny/repetitive/condescending/abrupt/insistent/preoccupied/mean/etc./etc. about it. If they were asking nicely, it wouldn't make the rant probably.

OK, thanks, I'll let them know just as soon as never.

If someone really has psychic abilities to look into the future, they wouldn't waste their talent working in a deli ... They'd go where the money was - play the Powerball ?

Used to be my line at the c-store (which had a deli, coincidentally)
SC asking for lotto of some sort: "Pick me a winner."
"If I could pick out the winners, we wouldn't be having this discussion, I promise you."