I might be crabby today, but....(store rant)

[Divamomto3]

I just wanted to vent and say that for some reason I get very uncomfortable and HATE when the cashier at a store starts commenting on my purchases. Today at Target, the cashier asked me who likes the mini chocolate chip muffins, me or my kids, Wow! she can't believe I they charge $17 for Olay Regenerist Moisturizer! Have I tried the microwaveable brownies before? Oh wow, your kids like green...3 green shirts! Oh, I saw the commercial for this cereal! Is it good?

Thank God I didn't buy feminine hygiene products and birth control.

 

[mtblujeans]

I know....that kinda' bugs me too! It's like being forced to listen to gossip about yourself! It seems even worse when my DS is with me!!

 

[CathrynRose]

YES! Enough to make me wanna reach across the belt and choke the cashier...

Yes - I understand.

 

[momrek06]

strange behavior....

full moon

 

[tiff211]

Aw!!! Cut her some slack! She was just trying to be friendly! I'd rather that then when they say NOTHING to you!

 

[DisneyGirl4188]

I haven't had them make comments to me, but a few times they would talk to the bagger about my purchases. Do they not noticed it's rude to do that??

 

[ChrisnSteph]

I don't mind when the cashier is trying to be friendly. It's much better than being rude or ignoring you all together!

 

[Chicago526]

It's happened to me twice that I remember, both times it was over a single item. Once the cashier asked if I liked the item, she'd always wanted to try it. Second time it was about the pre-made taco dip, she said how much she loved it and how it's funny that we'll buy things we can make ourselves at home! Neither time was I anoyed or offended, but then I'm an easy going person anyway.

 

[Nancy]

I don't work at target, but I do train cashiers for a grocery strore. Theya re taught to try to have a casual conversation with the customers and some of those ways are to comment on what the customer is buying. For instance they have tons of cans of cat food, ask how many cats they have. Huge bag of dog food, ask what kind of dog they have. Now your cashier was a bit over the top. The only one I might have asked about was the cereal being any good. NEVER comment on a price or the taste of anything. We had a cashier tell a customer that he hates the one snack food item she bought. He told he thought they were disgusting...guess what she complained about to the manager? And rightfully so.

 

[NMAmy]

The comments your cashier made seem a little personal. I used to work as a cashier when I was in college at a local convenience store and many of our customers were people I'd see every day. So, I'd chit-chat with them--sometimes about their purchases, sometimes about other things.

I have it happen a lot when I go grocery shopping. One thing that always gets a comment is artichokes. Cashiers always want to know how to cook them! I don't mind that or when they ask me if I've tried something before and if I liked it.

 

[jennyl772003]

I don't mind when a cashier makes small talk, yours went a bit far though.

This morning I stopped at the grocery store to pick up cough drops when the cashier was trying to make small talk with the lady in front of me in line.

The cashier ended up going off on a tangent on how they never get overtime. But she just kept going on about it. The lady seemed a little uncomfortable, but the cashier kept going, even when the lady was bagging her groceries.

 

[AuntieM03]

That doesn't annoy me as much as it does when they ignore you while chatting with a co-worker.

 

[Brianne]

They're welcome to be as silent as they want with me, as long as they quit pushing their darn credit cards at me! Target is by far the worst with that--that 10% savings for signing up isn't worth much once you look at their interest rate!

 

[jbdreamer]

Aw!!! Cut her some slack! She was just trying to be friendly! I'd rather that then when they say NOTHING to you!

I agree, it's better than some robot scaning your items. I enjoy having conversations with the sales clerk as well as people standing in line.

I don't understand why people get uncomfortable or upset when someone is just trying to be friendly.

 

[C.Ann]

I don't go to Target very often - much prefer Walmart - but during the Christmas season my DD and I stopped in there for something or another - can't quite remember what.. Anyhow, the male cashier was just blabbering on and on and making VERY inappropriate remarks.. There were a ton of people in line behind us and even they were getting aggravated with his endless chattering.. I literally wanted to grab him by his shirt collar and tell him to shut up!!

Haven't stepped foot back in that store since.. A little pleasant conversation is one thing, but personal, inappropriate comments and blabbering on and on to the point where it takes close to 15 minutes to ring up 6 or 7 items and bag them is totally unacceptable in my book..

 

[MagicalMom]

I once had a chashier ask if I would be happy if my pregnancy test was positive while she was ringing up my EPT!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

It depends and sometimes there is a line that can be crossed. A little chit-chat is fine, but too much is very annoying and the cashier has to be able to read the customer.

I have a funny cashier story that my sister told me. My sister used to be a cashier at Wal-Mart and my sister is actually quite shy and really not a small talk kind of person (and very religious and modest). She was ringing a customer up and the lady was getting a lot of party supplies so my sister commented that it looked like she was having a big party, just as she picked up a pack of plates and underneath was a BIG box of condoms that the person obviously had discreetly put up on the belt. My sister almost fell over with embarrassment and was very careful about commenting on customers items after that.

 

[DVC Sadie]

It depends and sometimes there is a line that can be crossed. A little chit-chat is fine, but too much is very annoying and the cashier has to be able to read the customer.

I have a funny cashier story that my sister told me. My sister used to be a cashier at Wal-Mart and my sister is actually quite shy and really not a small talk kind of person (and very religious and modest). She was ringing a customer up and the lady was getting a lot of party supplies so my sister commented that it looked like she was having a big party, just as she picked up a pack of plates and underneath was a BIG box of condoms that the person obviously had discreetly put up on the belt. My sister almost fell over with embarrassment and was very careful about commenting on customers items after that.

TOO funny! Your poor sister.

 

[Stacerita]

I once had a chashier ask if I would be happy if my pregnancy test was positive while she was ringing up my EPT!

Some people's mamas forgot to tell them about thinking before speaking and when to just keep their mouth shut.

 

[winniedapooh]

The only time this bothered me was when a cashier at a grocery store made a comment about how expensive something was that I bought and how could I justify spending that much money on it? I was floored and on the way out did say something at customer service. They apologized and told me they had been working with this cashier, she was new, and it was an ongoing problem. Normally I don't care but these comments really floored me, as well as the tone of how she said them!