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?
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?
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