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Originally Posted by aurigus
Do you expect them to wait there until you finish unloading your purchases?
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Yes, I do. Usually, they grab the front end of my stuff and start scanning it while the customer ahead of me is still trying to fit her wallet back into her purse and hasn't even picked up her bags yet. I always worry about that person grabbing one of my things, and I don't think it would kill a cashier to wait 10 more seconds while the previous customer clears out.
Another thing that is equally annoying is the customer behind us who thinks he can speed things up by standing practically on top of us while we are checking out. I don't have a problem with them laying that little divider bar across the conveyor belt and putting down their stuff, but back the fuck up and get off my ass. When my wife and I shop together, we delegate our checkout roles as follows: she moves ahead and handles all the payment details; I stay way back from her and provide a blockade between her and the goofbag behind us who will probably die if he isn't able to check out 3 seconds faster.
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Originally Posted by aurigus
The best cheap miser story I have is this lady that came back with her receipt, claiming that the register miscalculated her tax. She claimed it was 1 cent off. I explained to her how money is always rounded up (thats how all stores do it) but she did not take it. I got sick of arguing with her, and gave her a penny out of my pocket.
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In my experience, if two folks are arguing over a penny, then they are both equally cheap. I bristle mightily at the cashier or manager who will not give in to my arguments over a few pennies while simultaneously rolling their eyes as if I'm the one who is a cheapskate. Congratulations to you for giving her the penny.