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Okay this is just so much stupid that I couldn't even believe it!
I was working the express checkout at that retail chain that is the biggest one in the world with home office in Arkansas? Ya know that one? Anyway, we have a policy that anyone looking under the age of 40 MUST be asked for ID before buying alcohol. So, okay, I'm down with that.
These 4 guys come up to the register with two cases of beer all smirking and laughing. Not one of them looks over 21 (okay, I'm old, maybe they were 25) The "leader" sets the beer on the counter and I say "Can I see your ID please?" He starts to pull it out ... but wait, I say "and I'll need to see theirs as well" (remember there's 4 guys- policy is all of them must be ID'd) He gets all huffy and says they're all over 21. Cool ... "okay well then they won't mind showing me their IDs". Oh no! That won't do!!!!
He (the "leader") says well just forget it then! I'll just take it back!!!!!!!!!
Me: okay <shrug>
He heads back to where the beer is, with the two cases, but mumbles something to his friends first. His friends all head out the door, where I can plainly see that they are standing just outside the door. Okay, I got this figured out :-)
Not even 5 minutes later, the SAME guy ("leader") comes back to MY register with the same two cases of beer!!!!! DUH??? There are 15 other registers open, you're not smart enough to think I'll remember???? "I'm sorry sir, I can't sell you that beer, because I can see your friends are standing outside waiting for you, and without their IDs, I can't ring this sale up". Well Mr. Huffy goes all kinds of apes**** and throws the cases at me. Fortunately, I can move quick
Even more fortunately for me, my CSM sees all of this and has already been on the walkie - and gosh darn it, here come some great guys in blue! Sup moves in and "explains" it to the guy as he(and his friends) are being escorted out in those lovely bracelets ;-)
This was my all-time favorite retail story of all!!!!!!!!
I was working the express checkout at that retail chain that is the biggest one in the world with home office in Arkansas? Ya know that one? Anyway, we have a policy that anyone looking under the age of 40 MUST be asked for ID before buying alcohol. So, okay, I'm down with that.
These 4 guys come up to the register with two cases of beer all smirking and laughing. Not one of them looks over 21 (okay, I'm old, maybe they were 25) The "leader" sets the beer on the counter and I say "Can I see your ID please?" He starts to pull it out ... but wait, I say "and I'll need to see theirs as well" (remember there's 4 guys- policy is all of them must be ID'd) He gets all huffy and says they're all over 21. Cool ... "okay well then they won't mind showing me their IDs". Oh no! That won't do!!!!
He (the "leader") says well just forget it then! I'll just take it back!!!!!!!!!
Me: okay <shrug>
He heads back to where the beer is, with the two cases, but mumbles something to his friends first. His friends all head out the door, where I can plainly see that they are standing just outside the door. Okay, I got this figured out :-)
Not even 5 minutes later, the SAME guy ("leader") comes back to MY register with the same two cases of beer!!!!! DUH??? There are 15 other registers open, you're not smart enough to think I'll remember???? "I'm sorry sir, I can't sell you that beer, because I can see your friends are standing outside waiting for you, and without their IDs, I can't ring this sale up". Well Mr. Huffy goes all kinds of apes**** and throws the cases at me. Fortunately, I can move quick
Even more fortunately for me, my CSM sees all of this and has already been on the walkie - and gosh darn it, here come some great guys in blue! Sup moves in and "explains" it to the guy as he(and his friends) are being escorted out in those lovely bracelets ;-)This was my all-time favorite retail story of all!!!!!!!!
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