Experiences with Idiots working at Stores

Here's the thread for your frustrating experiences with jackasses working at stores! Here's the story that made me start this thread: I was at the grocery store, using a self-checkout register. After scanning a few things, I realized I was short, and after waiting a while for the employee to help out a first time self-checkout user, (I have to give him credit at least for having that frustrating experience) I ask if he can void two items so I am able to pay. He says, yes, I give him the two items, and I wait at LEAST 5 minutes while he's fucking around trying to void the items, while the screen is stuck on "give voided items to cashier", and I politely ask if I can go to a different register to check out. The fat, southern, 40-50 something cashier with a "customer service manager" badge says, in an exasperated tone, "don't go nowhere, you already done stuck one of 'em". I pause and say, "look, man, I don't have long before I have to be at work, and I have to go home and eat first." I am on the verge of cursing this motherfucker out, and instead of snapping back at me, he yells over to the nearest cashier to come help him figure out the bullshit computer system. Thinking she's going to figure it out quickly, I wait a little longer, and he's not being very communicative with her, so I just snap and grab my stuff, unbag it, and head over to the other u-scan line at the far other end of the store, where someone had just dropped a glass gallon jug of chocolate milk. The store is busy as hell. I checkout, and I look over to the other end, and that fat fuck is trying to track me down, looking around at all the checkout lines. Fortunately, he was too dumb to spot me at the other u-scan. I had ot go home and call in to work for an extra half hour so I could bake my breakfast/lunch/dinner pizza.

Any similar crappy experiences?

practically every time i leave the house I thought it was just me

I imagine there will be people unhappy with this thread. Prove me right and let the hilarity roll in!

I have never seen one of those self-check things work right. EVER.

I really hate idiot customers personally, but there is plenty of stupidity on both sides.

[Edited on Sep 03, 2005 by Merry]

no, but i have some stories about idiots buying things at my store...

This would have been a LOT funnier if you changed your location to Carrboro, NC.

no, youre not the only one...

dude, if you hold up a line and ask for help, you don't grab your stuff and run to another line because the person helping you is having problems.

You do realize he probably told the story about the idiot customer that jammed up one of the registers and then just left, right? It's a two-way street. You think they're idiots and they think we are idiots.

I have this curse where EVERY time I get in a grocery store line, something goes haywire in front of me. An old lady with a million coupons, that spends 10 minute digging the exact change out of her little coin purse; the un-approvable check; not enough money - whatever. It's never me having the problem, always the person in front of me!

I don't go NEAR those stupid self check things. I think one might actually attack me if I did.

I keep expecting the lady to tell to lick her boots, she's one harsh mistress I say!

those self check things are evil!!! I went to one to buy a bottle of wine (paying by card so i didn't think it'd need approval, you'd have to be over 18 anyway to pay by card) the checkout guy had wandered off to help someone else and I was stood there for well over 5 mins waiting to get approved to pay for the damn thing! Don't they want my money?!?! And all the while the queue behind me was growing like something out of an alien movie...

self checkout seems like more work than I care to do.

Its just those damn ££££££££££££££££££££ making supermarkets trying to save £ in wages..... and the buyer has to checkout their own goods. Maybe we should be getting a discount?!

there is a reason these people work where they do... they're IDIOTS

You should get paid to self checkout your goods.
It aint quick, just the store is cheap.

I've never had any problems with the grocery robots. I treat them with respect and they sell me stuff.

Having been a cashier off and on for the past 6 years, I get super frustrated when I have to deal with stupid cashiers. Yeah, I've had my share of WTF moments where I either messed up or didn't know what I was doing, so I'm a little sympathetic. But sometimes you can just tell they're dumb.

I also hate when cashiers are too busy talking to each other to even acknowledge you as they're ringing you up. I never did that. It's unprofessional. I don't want to hear what you did this weekend. Unless you're actually talking to me, then it'd be okay.

How bout a "stupid, impatient customer thread"?

so... whos the idiot supposed to be in this story?
the undertrained cashier, or the customer who cant do simple math before ringing up his items?

i like those things cause its one less person to talk to but like everyone else i got dumb butt customer stories too.. like when i worked at a cafe that sold bagel, we sold them by bakers dozen (13) but she thought that it was 12 dozen and was convinced i was trying to doop her into paying for more.

Thank you for helping my prediction come true.

well, someone had to..God knows I've been the new guy on the register more times than I'd like to remember...

"hey stupid. I'm in a hurry."
"Your making me panicky..."

I agree, some customers choose to be totally ignorant to the service person's plight.