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  • The Trifecta of SCs in 30 minutes or less!

    Saturday night (always a fun time anyway ) I had THREE SCs in less than 30 minutes.

    All I had to do was cover the cashier's 30 minute lunch. That's all. It's not hard ... or it shouldn't be. And this is what I got for my trouble:

    Two older women come up to the register (it turns out they are sisters). The first one was no problem at all - I want to stress that. The second one, ooohh boy! She questioned the price of EVERY item I rang up. "That's on clearance!! It should be xx cents!" Yes ma'am, that's what it rang up. Okay, I can kinda deal with that, but oh no it got worse. You see, we had bags of whole cashews on sale for $2.99. This woman had a bag of cashew halves and pieces - which was not on sale. OMG you would have thought I had killed her puppy!

    She's arguing with me that cashews are on sale and that bag should be $2.99. I tried to explain, but she's having none of it. I see the MOD close by and I call her over for a price check. She gamely goes and checks the shelf, comes back and explains that only the WHOLE cashews are on sale. SC argues "They are STILL cashews, they should be the same price!!!" Lather, rinse, repeat. When she finally realizes she's not getting her way, she demands MOD go get her a bag of the ones on sale. Okay, we're cool, I finish ringing her up.

    "I want a rain check for the eggs and she does too" (pointing to the woman with her). Okay, no problem. I write 2 rain checks for 3 dozen eggs each at the sale price. Not good enough. "We can only get three?" Yes ma'am, but that's 6 dozen between the two of you. "But we don't live together!" Well, I'm sorry, I can only write a rain check up to the limit in the flyer. Well, she does NOT like that, but her sister convinces her that they need to get going.

    Not FIVE minutes later (remember, we're still within the 30 minute lunch break I'm covering), three young men come in. One of them has a gift card for XBox 360. He wants to exchange it. Sorry, no go, all sales are final. There's a sign to that effect as well. "But *they* told me I could exchange it!" Um no. And who is this "they" you speak of? He never answered that question. Once again, I had to call MOD to give the final answer (cause you know the cashier is never right )

    And on to #3. This one, OMG this one. Once again, we're still within the 30 minute lunch break. Mother and daughter standing in front of the display that has phone chargers, etc. There are 4 shelves, one product per shelf, price tag on the shelf. Daughter (who looks to be 18-25) comes up to me with a product - "can you tell me how much this is? That price thingy is sooooo confusing!" Yeah, whatever, I scan it and tell her the price. They wander off for a couple of minutes. They come back with their purchases. Mom goes first, I ring her up, she pays, no problem.

    Then, it's daughter's turn. Her purchase came to $12.24 (you know this is going to be bad since I remember the exact amount!). She does the swipe card on the pin pad, pushes buttons, turns to mom and says "I'm getting $32.24 in change!" Um, no. You requested $20 back, that's what you're getting. "But my total is 12.24 and the machine says 32.24, so that's what I'm getting back!" Um, no. Look at the screen with me. You see where it says $12.24? That's your total purchase. You see where it says $20.00 cash back? That's what you requested. Add those two together and you get $32.24. That's what your account will be debited. Lather, rinse, repeat. Finally, she gives in, turns to me and says .... dead serious ..... "I'm not good with math".

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    Quoth Teefies2 View Post
    Then, it's daughter's turn. Her purchase came to $12.24 (you know this is going to be bad since I remember the exact amount!). She does the swipe card on the pin pad, pushes buttons, turns to mom and says "I'm getting $32.24 in change!" Um, no. You requested $20 back, that's what you're getting. "But my total is 12.24 and the machine says 32.24, so that's what I'm getting back!" Um, no. Look at the screen with me. You see where it says $12.24? That's your total purchase. You see where it says $20.00 cash back? That's what you requested. Add those two together and you get $32.24. That's what your account will be debited. Lather, rinse, repeat. Finally, she gives in, turns to me and says .... dead serious ..... "I'm not good with math".
    For some reason these two sprang to mind when I read this

    the end of an era is not the completion of a destiny. Momentum comes when we believe the best for the future, we keep speaking life into the future, and we commit to the future - Brian Houston

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    • #3
      Ok, I am seriously discalculaic...like can't add 8+5 type serious.

      And even I can figure out what was going on in story 3! How do these people survive?

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      • #4
        There must be an app that reminds people when and how to breath, otherwise, I don't think most SCs could survive. Find the app creator, remove their ability to code and we might get rid of a good portion of the stupidity.

        I'm horrible with math and even I understand that you don't get the "full total" back. The store gets the full total, not me!
        If I make no sense, I apologize. I'm constantly interrupted by an actual toddler.

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        • #5
          I'm dyscalculic as well, but that woman must be breaking some sort of record!

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          • #6
            Isn't it wonderful when people just don't get it? The whole cashews were a pretty good deal at $2.99 because I think that's about half price. And personally I'm not a big fan of the halves and pieces of cashews since I got a bag that was mostly pieces and not worth it. It was so bad I returned it. I only did that because I work in the store.

            And I really don't know what was going on because it seemed for the last few days people have been extra stupid. Maybe the cold weather is slowing down their brains or something.
            I would have a nice day, but I have other things to do.

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            • #7
              Quoth Teefies2 View Post
              She's arguing with me that cashews are on sale and that bag should be $2.99. I tried to explain, but she's having none of it. I see the MOD close by and I call her over for a price check. She gamely goes and checks the shelf, comes back and explains that only the WHOLE cashews are on sale. SC argues "They are STILL cashews, they should be the same price!!!"
              So buy the whole cashews and break them into halves and pieces.

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              • #8
                She's not good with math, but I bet she'd be good with meth.


                (sigh)
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                • #9
                  "If the signs are so confusing, then why are YOU the only person who had a problem with them?"

                  They never have an answer for that.

                  They have a RESPONSE, but, I'm not supposed to say those words in polite company...
                  - They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.

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                  • #10
                    They have a RESPONSE, but, I'm not supposed to say those words in polite company...
                    Remember where you are, buddy....
                    When you start at zero, everything's progress.

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                    • #11
                      Quoth brucetiki View Post
                      For some reason these two sprang to mind when I read this
                      G]
                      God dammit, we are not all like that!

                      (NSWer here, but I'm adopted. Not born )
                      The best professors are mad scientists! -Zoom

                      Now queen of USSR-Land...

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                      • #12
                        Quoth fireheart View Post
                        God dammit, we are not all like that!
                        Yup. Some are worse better.
                        I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
                        Procrastination: Forward planning to insure there is something to do tomorrow.
                        Derails threads faster than a pocket nuke.

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                        • #13
                          Quoth dalesys View Post
                          Yup. Some are worse better.
                          That's enough out of you
                          The best professors are mad scientists! -Zoom

                          Now queen of USSR-Land...

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                          • #14
                            Why did I have to read #3? I'm in the middle of giving a suggestion to GameFAQs about how they could add Unicode support to their forums (assuming it still runs off of PHP like this forum and mine), and that just… uh… damn it……
                            "IT stands away, interrupting himself from the incessant hammering of the kittens…"

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                            • #15
                              Quoth fireheart View Post
                              That's enough out of you
                              Why settle for enough when too too much is available?
                              I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
                              Procrastination: Forward planning to insure there is something to do tomorrow.
                              Derails threads faster than a pocket nuke.

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