Cashier/bagger comments?

[crashbb]

What did I say? I honestly thought that maybe she was young and didn't understand or something.

Look at the next post! The PP meant that her daughters are more mature than tinkerbelfan6880, not that they are more mature than you.

I admit, I did a double take when I read it too.

 

[phorsenuf]

Look at the next post! The PP meant that her daughters are more mature than tinkerbelfan6880, not that they are more mature than you.

I admit, I did a double take when I read it too.

Ohhhh...ok. Glad I wasn't the only one confused.

 

[POPCITY]

I knew DH was stopping at the store for a few things on his way home tonight, so I asked him to grab me a box of tampons. He said the lady behind him at the checkout line said "I don't know many men who are brave enough to buy something like that for their wife".

DH looked at her and said "they're not for the wife, they're for me, I use them to clean my shotgun."

He said she mumbled something and shut up, which is what he wanted. Unfortunately, the checkout guy spent the rest of the time telling him what a great idea that was!

 

[hellow]

She was in her 20a and she had her daddy speak to the manager. My girls are cashiers-they started at 14. They sound more mature than you.

Wow. A teachable moment here. Let's discuss, but not degrade.

 

[Meetmeinmontauk]

As a former cashier, I would never say anything along those lines. Even if I thought it was expensive, I'd rather you spend money at my store

I do see some things that come through & think how crazy the price is. I, personally, could not justify spending $18+ on maple syrup!

 

[Janepod]

I do see some things that come through & think how crazy the price is. I, personally, could not justify spending $18+ on maple syrup!

I didn't think so either, til someone bought me some as a gift -- I am never going back to the cheap stuff! I buy the good stuff now and just use less. There's no comparison. Sooooo delicious.

 

[superme80]

I didn't think so either, til someone bought me some as a gift -- I am never going back to the cheap stuff! I buy the good stuff now and just use less. There's no comparison. Sooooo delicious.

Oh us too!!!!! I have officially spoiled my DH!

 

[badblackpug]

Today I just had a very lovely discussion with the cashier about my roasted vegetables. Apparently, she loves them, too. (store made by Shoprite)

 

[pigletgirl]

Yes, I have had a rude cashier comment on my purchases before. It was at Buy Buy Baby and she had commented on how much my husband and I were spending on our child. She really rubbed me the wrong way. If the customer is paying for it, why should it matter?

 

[mumto3girls]

Cashiers frequently comment on the stuff in my cart. Usually they want to know if I've tried the product already and how I like it, other times it is something about a sale or wondering how I am going to make something. I do buy a fair amount of organic and sometimes they will comment on the price. None of that really bothers me.

The only two times I felt a bit uncomfortable was once when something weighed my grapes and told me the price and then asked if I was sure I wanted them and when I said yes had some sort of comment about how expensive that was and was I really sure I wanted them? It made me feel a bit judged about how I was spending my money, but I just figured that I was lucky to be able to afford the fruit my kids liked. Another time a cashier asked me about a newer product and I said I liked it and thought it was a decent snack and then she read the label and proceeded to tell me that it had too many calories per serving to be a good snack. Although I could stand to lose a few pounds, my kids don't have that issue and it was for them and I felt a bit judged. Not a big deal though. I don't think either of those people meant any harm, just a bit nosy, but probably bored and passing the time and probably revealing more about their own personal situations than they were judging mine.

 

[Iforgetmypassword]

I knew DH was stopping at the store for a few things on his way home tonight, so I asked him to grab me a box of tampons. He said the lady behind him at the checkout line said "I don't know many men who are brave enough to buy something like that for their wife".

DH looked at her and said "they're not for the wife, they're for me, I use them to clean my shotgun."

He said she mumbled something and shut up, which is what he wanted. Unfortunately, the checkout guy spent the rest of the time telling him what a great idea that was!

Great story. Thanks.

 

[Iforgetmypassword]

It bugs me when they say anything that's negative. I don't mind, "These strawberries sure look good," or, "I love these things," but other types of comments make me uncomfortable.

One time I had to go to CVS to buy pin worm medicine. Pin worms are worms that are in a very private part of your body. (They come out in your bowel movements.) One of my young sons had them, and I treated his naturally with garlic (don't ask what I did with it). The instructions for pin worm treatment said you should treat everyone in the family. I was sure I didn't have them, plus I was pregnant and didn't want to take unneeded treatments, but DH decided to treat himself, and he didn't feel like getting intimate with garlic, so I bought him the regular (oral) medicine.

Well, when I handed the medicine, which was called Anti-Pin Worm Medicine, to the cashier, she said, "What are those?" I was fumbling in my purse and just acted like I hadn't heard her. Then she said, "Well, I never heard of those things." I just ignored her. I know that's rude, but I didn't want to discuss what type of creatures my husband may or may not have in his digestive tract. And no, she couldn't have been commenting on anything else because it was the only thing I bought. Very inappropriate. It's probably a good idea to just never comment on medicines.

This falls under the category of THINGS YOU CAN'T UNREAD.

 

[KandD]

This was a few years ago so I can't remember the exact details but basically I bought a lunch box for my nephew with his favorite sports team logo. He opened it on Christmas morning and we discovered that the zipper didn't work. I brought it back to the store with the receipt the next day and the cashier made a comment about how I'm lucky whoever bought this for me kept the receipt since it was such a cheap gift!! My husband and I both didn't know what to say. Not only was it rude but why the heck would she think two grown adults would get a lunch box as a gift?? ( it was obviously a child's lunch box)

 

[dogluva]

What did I say? I honestly thought that maybe she was young and didn't understand or something.

Nothing it want not directed at you. Sorry!

 

[phorsenuf]

Nothing it want not directed at you. Sorry!

I figured it out after. Sorry about that.

 

[dogluva]

Wow. A teachable moment here. Let's discuss, but not degrade.

Yes a little harsh -I am sorry. I just think it was a joke and she did not need to try and get the cashier in trouble. I am sensitive because I think of my girls and the customer abuse they have taken. Most are nice but then you have those that find fault with everything.

 

[Lynne M]

This thread reminded me of an incident way back when I lived on LI. The cashier picked up a bag of Kirby cucumbers off the belt....you know, the little ones....and wailed at the top of her lungs "EEEEEEW, PICKLES!!". People stopped dead in their tracks and stared.

I had no idea what to say. To this day, I wonder what traumatic experience involving pickles she'd had to cause that reaction.

 

[Dancind]

I get comments all the time too. A lot at Trader Joes, I think it must be required that they chat up the customers. But it's friendly, and mostly along the lines of "this is so good", or "have you tried this before?"

Sometimes it's funny. Like the Whole Foods cashier that seemed baffled by my brussels sprouts, like he had never seen them before. It was "so how do you cook these?" Maybe he was new.

Don't know why, but Costco is where you really get the once over from other people in line, and people asking about stuff. Have to admit, I enjoy looking too.

 

[ladypage]

The only two times I felt a bit uncomfortable was once when something weighed my grapes and told me the price and then asked if I was sure I wanted them and when I said yes had some sort of comment about how expensive that was and was I really sure I wanted them? It made me feel a bit judged about how I was spending my money, but I just figured that I was lucky to be able to afford the fruit my kids liked.

This actually has a valid reason behind it, depending on the store and procedures they have. I would say (as a cashier) that about one out of every five customers I get finds out something is more expensive then they realized, and decide not to purchase it. Not a problem, unless I've already totaled the purchase out, in which I then have to delete the entire transaction (requiring a manager or supervisor to do it), and ring every item up again. These voids are all counted at the end of the night, and we could potentially get in trouble for them. I also worked at a McDonald's where if you added something to your order, even a cup of free ice, you had to get a manager to take it off, we didn't have that ability.

I'm betting that the cashier probably thought that you didn't know the price and wanted to make sure you were fully aware of it before you were ready to pay.

 

[mumto3girls]

This actually has a valid reason behind it, depending on the store and procedures they have. I would say (as a cashier) that about one out of every five customers I get finds out something is more expensive then they realized, and decide not to purchase it. Not a problem, unless I've already totaled the purchase out, in which I then have to delete the entire transaction (requiring a manager or supervisor to do it), and ring every item up again. These voids are all counted at the end of the night, and we could potentially get in trouble for them. I also worked at a McDonald's where if you added something to your order, even a cup of free ice, you had to get a manager to take it off, we didn't have that ability.

I'm betting that the cashier probably thought that you didn't know the price and wanted to make sure you were fully aware of it before you were ready to pay.

I hadn't even considered that. That may very well be why she questioned me and she would have hated to have to void one of my orders--I shop once a week for a family of 5 and my basket is full! Thanks.