Making things just a little harder for an SC

[Catwoman2965]

This happened to me, although i was not the SC in question, but it made me laugh to do it. After work one night, i head to the grocery store, for a few items. Was not in any particular hurry, so i get into the express lane, and there are 2 people in front of me.

Woman who is being checked out doesn't have her card, so the cashier is trying to look it up for her, no problem. As i wait my turn, i FEEL someone behind me, in my personal space. I hate that. I am this close to turning around and asking "is there any particular reason WHY you feel the need to stand so close to me" - at that time, the SC behind me starts saying "OMG, why do they always put the new person on express" Let me just say it was a HS kid, and he was not slow, but had to look up the customer's card, but moved pretty quickly, as i witnessed with the person behind her, in front of me.

SC continues his rant, sighing loudly, and huffing and puffing, and i just knew he wanted someone to say, yeah, i hate that too. BUt i wasn't going to dignify his whining with any reaction, plus he was completely wrong.

So it's my turn, cashier rings my stuff, and i had intended to pay cash...but decided just to irriate the SC behind me, i would pay with a credit card, which meant he had to wait a few more seconds as i swiped my card, watied for approval, and signed the receipt. I felt slightly good about holding him just that little bit more...hahahaha

And on the same subject...i HATE when you are in line, and someone behind you only has the newspaper, and feels the need to reach around you to drop their .25 to pay on the belt, since they are obviously SO important they can't wait the extra minute until its their turn.

[Bright_Star]

Speaking of newspapers.....I used to hate how customers would think they could just give me the money for the paper & then they could go...BUT...I would have to tell them..."I have to ring that up"...then they'd get pissed & yell at me for making them wait in line. Sorry, I'm just doing what I'm supposed to be doing.
Ahhhh the joys of working at Wal-Mart....lol.

[Catwoman2965]

Exactly! i forgot to mention that, then the poor cashier has no clue why someone has left money for them...the SC thinks its ok to wave the paper in their general direction, as they are reaching around the current customer to leave their money. I know i can only concentrate on one customer at a time!

[myswtghst]

Argh. I can't stand people that stand unnecessarily close to me in public places. I usually take a "casual" step back, right onto their feet, if I can, or just kinda shift and throw an elbow their way. This usually makes my point quite clear, without saying anything, and I can always pretend it was an accident.

[blas]

I hated that so much too.

There'd be a huge line at the gas station, chaos all around, and by the time the whole line was gone, there'd be 2 or 3 $20 bills laying on the counter and a couple dollars worth of quarters.

Then I'd see the newspapers were empty, and there were 2 or 3 $20 gas purchases I hadn't cashed out yet.

Apparently, some people are in so much of a god damn hurry they cannot be bothered to wait in line.

The arm around the first customer in line and grumbling "Gas!" and shoving a $20 at me or throwing 50 cents at me always pissed me off to no end.

If you're in such a god damn hurry, stop later. Don't inconvenience everyone else with your entitlement issues.

[Bella_Vixen]

If you're in such a god damn hurry, stop later. Don't inconvenience everyone else with your entitlement issues.

I wholeheartedly agree.

[JustADude]

If you're in such a god damn hurry, stop later. Don't inconvenience everyone else with your entitlement issues.

Or, I dunno, use a f*cking card at the pump!! If you're in that much of a hurry, get a free-checking account and keep enough in it for a tank... oh, wait... that requires planning, forethought, and consideration for others No WONDER they don't do it.

[Becks]

Or, I dunno, use a f*cking card at the pump!!

I miss paying at the pump. Stupid NJ laws. I swear, it would go MUCH faster if people could pump their own gas...

[Jack7957]

I was always worried when Pay At The Pump first came around, because somewhere I had heard a story where the employees were calling the cops on people that drove off, thinking they hadn't paid. So I always made sure to select yes to get a receipt just in case.

[blas]

RRRRRR, huge pet peeve!

Customers who would press pay inside, only getting gas mind you, and would come inside and flop their credit card/debit card on the counter. Look, you moron, you're wasting my time. PAY AT THE PUMP. I could have had three more bites of my sandwich or went potty if you hadn't been ignorant like this.

It got to a point where I'd say, "You know, you can pay at the pump..."

and customers would retort with, "But I dunno how" or "I don't trust those" or "Those pumps will steal my identity!"

Whatever. Just whatever.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I miss paying at the pump. Stupid NJ laws. I swear, it would go MUCH faster if people could pump their own gas...

I like not pumping my own gas, quite frankly. But then I've lived here all my life. Most of the stations around here have card readers on the pump now, so at least they don't have to take your card to the booth to run it anymore. Only thing that holds you up is if they are either busy or not paying attention to when your pump stops.

[JustADude]

I like not pumping my own gas, quite frankly... ...Most of the stations around here have card readers on the pump now...

Huh... I've never even SEEN a full-service station in my 24 years of existence on this planet. It WOULD be cool, assuming the PPG wasn't too much more expensive. I can also see where them being able to take your card at the pump would be just as convenient as Pay@pump in a self-serve.

[Catwoman2965]

I've never had to pump my own gas, unless i'm out of NJ - and i always have to stand there for a mintue, remembering how to do it. And yes, thank goodness in NJ now they can just scan your card at the pump...i remember the days of the attendant taking your card into the office, using the credit card thingy over your card with that lovely carbon, and then bringing it back out for you to sign...

its so much easier now....

[Jack7957]

It WOULD be cool, assuming the PPG wasn't too much more expensive.

For most of the states around NJ, (PA, CT, NY), NJ prices are cheaper I found in my travels.

[BookstoreEscapee]

For most of the states around NJ, (PA, CT, NY), NJ prices are cheaper I found in my travels.

This is true, when I lived in PA (Levittown, just over the border, I could see my exit as I was getting on the PA Turnpike from NJ) I drove back to NJ almost every weekend and I always tried to wait until I got back to NJ. One of the cheaper stations near my apartment (and thankfully closest and most convenient) was actually full serve. Maybe they had more full serve in that area since it was so close to NJ?

As for newspaper people...I had plenty of people bypass the line and just give me their money, which I didn't mind as long as they were polite and showed me what they were getting so I knew they were giving me the right amount. We used to just have a newspaper key on the register so it wasn't a big deal. Then they changed it so we had to scan the bar codes so we had to start calling back all the people who were so used to just tossing their money and going. Once in a while we'd get there in the morning and find 50 cents sitting on top of the bundle of papers in front of the door. That pissed me off because we had to count the papers and log the numbers going in and out each morning and there were several papers that sold for 50 cents, so we could only guess at which one they took (probably the local paper but still). The numbers weren't always the same every day so we couldn't tell by how many were left.