Ah the quantity key, a good friend of any cashier.
Sometimes I use it, sometimes I don't.
If someone has two or three of the same item I'm not going to bother, but anything above three and it just makes sense.
The thing about this key, though, is that when used, the item will show the price of just the multiplied amount. An item that is 99cents shows to be $1.98, $5 becomes $10 and so forth.
The receipt will show the number of items beside the article name and price, so if ever there is a confusion about the price we can show them that we indeed just used the quantity key and they weren't overcharged.
Some people notice the multiplied price and spout the, "Umm.. this was supposed to be X dollars, not Y dollars," and we simply tell them we did two or more at once and all is well.
Usually.
This particular woman was buying many cheap-o vases, pillar candles, filler rocks, and fake flowers.
She had the same number of everything.
I start with the vases. 35 of them.
I hit 35+quantity and scan one.
SC: Uh, no, you wanna tell me why these are coming up as $69.65 and not $1.99?
Me: I just did all them together. They are $1.99, and this price is the price of all 35 together.
SC: Don't do that again.
Me: ... Do what again?
SC: Scan them all together like that.
Me: ...
SC: How am I supposed to know how many you're really putting in?
Me: The quantity is right here on the receipt *shows her*.
SC: I said don't do it again!
Me: So you want me to ring through every single item one at a time?
SC: What part of this aren't you understanding?
Me: The logic part.
Yes I said that. I was not about to scan 140 individual items that could have easily been done by scanning each one of the four different items once while using the quantity key.
SC: Excuse me?
Me: It makes no sense, and I have a line. This is going to take way too long and I'm not holding up my line for it.
SC: Well how am I supposed to know everything is right?
Me: *hands her a calculator* Here, you can do the math while I scan.
She didn't take the calculator and I didn't scan 140 items.
I cannot for the life of me think of a reason as to why she would want me to do everything one at a time; all the information is right there on your damn receipt, so you can check it to make sure everything is correct.
*sigh*
At least today is my day off.
EDIT:
I forgot the best part! I'm so ashamed of myself.
After everything had been run through and paid for we have this exchange.
SC: Now where the hell are your bags?
Me: Oh, our bags are 5cents now, and have been for the last five months.
SC: So now you're telling me I have to pay for bags, too!?
Me: You don't have to do anything. Bags are, and always have been, completely optional.
SC: *seethe, seethe, seethe, leaves*
Sometimes I use it, sometimes I don't.
If someone has two or three of the same item I'm not going to bother, but anything above three and it just makes sense.
The thing about this key, though, is that when used, the item will show the price of just the multiplied amount. An item that is 99cents shows to be $1.98, $5 becomes $10 and so forth.
The receipt will show the number of items beside the article name and price, so if ever there is a confusion about the price we can show them that we indeed just used the quantity key and they weren't overcharged.
Some people notice the multiplied price and spout the, "Umm.. this was supposed to be X dollars, not Y dollars," and we simply tell them we did two or more at once and all is well.
Usually.
This particular woman was buying many cheap-o vases, pillar candles, filler rocks, and fake flowers.
She had the same number of everything.
I start with the vases. 35 of them.
I hit 35+quantity and scan one.
SC: Uh, no, you wanna tell me why these are coming up as $69.65 and not $1.99?
Me: I just did all them together. They are $1.99, and this price is the price of all 35 together.
SC: Don't do that again.
Me: ... Do what again?
SC: Scan them all together like that.
Me: ...
SC: How am I supposed to know how many you're really putting in?
Me: The quantity is right here on the receipt *shows her*.
SC: I said don't do it again!
Me: So you want me to ring through every single item one at a time?
SC: What part of this aren't you understanding?
Me: The logic part.
Yes I said that. I was not about to scan 140 individual items that could have easily been done by scanning each one of the four different items once while using the quantity key.
SC: Excuse me?
Me: It makes no sense, and I have a line. This is going to take way too long and I'm not holding up my line for it.
SC: Well how am I supposed to know everything is right?
Me: *hands her a calculator* Here, you can do the math while I scan.
She didn't take the calculator and I didn't scan 140 items.
I cannot for the life of me think of a reason as to why she would want me to do everything one at a time; all the information is right there on your damn receipt, so you can check it to make sure everything is correct.
*sigh*
At least today is my day off.
EDIT:
I forgot the best part! I'm so ashamed of myself.
After everything had been run through and paid for we have this exchange.
SC: Now where the hell are your bags?
Me: Oh, our bags are 5cents now, and have been for the last five months.
SC: So now you're telling me I have to pay for bags, too!?
Me: You don't have to do anything. Bags are, and always have been, completely optional.
SC: *seethe, seethe, seethe, leaves*
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