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    I do not work in retail, so my first thread here will be a sighting only,
    and a pretty mild one too.

    Today, I went to the lokal mall to buy birthday presents. I ended up in
    the IKEA store and bought some useful presents and some things I didn't
    know I needed. That always happens at IKEA.

    As I approached checkout, I saw that the queue at lane 16 was really
    short compared to the ones near it. There was a sign (at the same
    place where you would expect something like "Express Lane" or "Extra
    Wide Lane") with large black letters on yellow background, saying
    "Only Cards" and a smaller sign below that explaining that you cannot
    pay with cash in that lane (virtually nobody in Sweden uses checks
    anymore, so it is cash or cards here).

    That suited me fine. I always pay using my debit card anyway. In front
    of me in the queue were two older women shopping together, and two
    younger.

    As this was the first time I say an "Only Cards" lane, and reading
    this site for some months has made me more aware of the levels of
    suckiness people can strive for, I expected something to happen.

    By that time, the cashier had rung up the first woman. She tried to
    pay in cash. The cashier explained what "Only Cards" was supposed to
    mean. The woman seemed to understand, and the cashier suggested that
    perhaps her friend could pay for her purchase too, and she could give
    her friend money later. The woman talked to her friend, who apparently
    said "OK", because the cashier started to ring up her stuff too.

    I suspect you have already figured out how women no. 2 tried to pay.

    Yes. In cash. Roll the same explanation again. The second woman really
    insisted on paying cash, and the cashier had to explain that she
    really did not have anywhere to stash the cash she wasn't expected to
    handle.

    They ended up having to go to the back of the queue at the adjacent
    lane in order to pay. :_)

    Unfortunately, the cashier at that lane allowed them to skip to the
    front. :-(

    By the way, as I said, this is the first time I've seen a lane where
    only cards are accepted. Is this common elsewhere?

  • #2
    One night, when I was working at Goodwill, the store got SLAMMED close to closing. (Say, maybe about 15 minutes or so before time.)

    Anyhoo, management had me run a register without a cash drawer in it. Checks and CCs only, thank you very much.

    Announcements were made, and I told EVERY customer who came to my register that I could accept cash. They said, "OK".

    Got one customer's items all rung up and totalled, and they tried handing me cash. That void didn't look nice on my paperwork for the night.
    Unseen but seeing
    oh dear, now they're masquerading as sane-KiaKat
    There isn't enough interpretive dance in the workplace these days-Irv
    3rd shift needs love, too
    RIP, mo bhrionglóid

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    • #3
      Here normally you see "cash only" registers (and that means CASH only, no checks, no debit cards.) because they're faster to process than debit, credit or checks, so it's a kind of a fast-lane.

      OToH I can see a CC-Only register to be faster for personel change since there should be no drawer count/exchange involved in it.
      I pet animals, I rescue insects, I hug trees.

      "I picture the lead singer of Gwar screaming 'People of Japan, look at my balls! My swinging pendulous balls!!!'" -- Khyras

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      • #4
        When our checkout line starts to get long, additional cashiers are pulled from the sales floor. Since they'll be running empty registers with no cash drawers, they can only accept cards on those lanes.
        Lack of freedom can be measured directly by lack of stupid. --Penn Jillette

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        • #5
          I was in a line in an Ikea last week, I ended up in a "cash only" line. I happened to say to my grandson that it was lucky I had some cash if that was all they took. The line just melted away. Seriously, there were five ahead of me and they all remembered they had no cash and went to other lines . You bet I'll try that again next time .

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          • #6
            Off topic, but I love Ikea. It makes me sad that the one we have in Perth doesn't sell Swedish meatballs.
            God made me a cannibal to fix problems like you. - Angelspit, '100%'

            I'm sorry, I'm not authorised to give a f**k.

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            • #7
              Quoth Zombi View Post
              Off topic, but I love Ikea. It makes me sad that the one we have in Perth doesn't sell Swedish meatballs.
              Is it in Osborne Park? i haven't been there for a few years, i can kinda remember the layout of it, just flashes of it.

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              • #8
                IKEA is like crack for suburbanites

                Seriously, that's one of the few stores in the 'burbs (at least locally) that's always packed no matter when I go in there. It's a good thing they take debit, otherwise, I would have been SOL when buying a new armoire, end tables, lamps, a big plant, and other goodies recently. Unfortunately, I haven't tried the meatballs yet. But, that'll change the next time I head over there.
                Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. --Enzo Ferrari

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                • #9
                  Quoth Zombi View Post
                  Off topic, but I love Ikea. It makes me sad that the one we have in Perth doesn't sell Swedish meatballs.
                  It is not too hard to prepare them yourself. Google found

                  http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/Co...____12926.aspx

                  which seems to be a rather mainstream recipe for "köttbullar".

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                  • #10
                    Quoth Zombi View Post
                    Off topic, but I love Ikea. It makes me sad that the one we have in Perth doesn't sell Swedish meatballs.
                    Every sentient race has its own version of Swedish meatballs. 20 points if you can site the source.

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                    • #11
                      I got caught in a "credit only" line at Best Buy a few weeks ago. Thing is, the guy neglected to TELL me it was "credit only." It was no big deal, I was just buying a soda and there was nobody at the next lane, so I got out quickly.
                      Everything I do goes through...

                      Think About It Central

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                      • #12
                        Quoth Tria View Post
                        Every sentient race has its own version of Swedish meatballs. 20 points if you can site the source.
                        Babylon 5.

                        Please pass the Spoo.
                        Everything I do goes through...

                        Think About It Central

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                        • #13
                          Quoth BlakeMP View Post
                          Babylon 5.

                          Please pass the Spoo.
                          Only Narns can stomach that stuff fresh!

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                          • #14
                            :LOL: Ah, a kindred spirit.
                            Everything I do goes through...

                            Think About It Central

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                            • #15
                              Ikea walkthrough

                              This thread brings the Ikea walkthrough to mind: http://www.themorningnews.org/archiv...xpert_ikea.php

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