That's what you get!

Now I know I've said it before and I will continue to say it: Don't piss off your cashier.

It's really some simple advice that some people refuse to heed and therefore might be paying for it without knowing it.

Case in point. Today at work it was busy. Which isn't normally the case in the early afternoon but there's this holiday coming up soon, I don't know if you've heard of it, it's called Christmas. This throws everything off. It's busier then usual at odd times. And as a business that runs on a whole lot of cheap labor, ie high schoolers, there isn't a whole stash of people who can work during the days.

Anyway. Back on track. Let me set the scene. It was about 1230-ish and it was busy. I had a bad bagger, one of those who is really slow and doesn't have all the lights on upstairs, and this woman has the audacity to tell me she's in a hurry. It wasn't even her turn. I was helping bag the order of the person before her. That is a big fat no-no people. Do not tell me you are in a hurry. Why? Because I'm sorry, it is not my fault that you chose to come to the store when you were on a time frame which is one of the stupidest things to do. The store is unpredictable. We can't go at warp speed. And if you bitch then that makes me go slower.

So I looked at the woman and just said in a I don't give a crap tone "Well...?" and shrugged. I finished with the other order and started hers. She had some meat and one of them was really juicy. It leaked all over my register, making it nasty. Under normal circumstances I would take the time to put that piece of meat in it's own bag and then clean up the mess but this woman you have to remember, she was in a hurry. So I didn't clean it up. And yes. I did proceed to drag all her food through the puddle of meat juice.

That's what you get!

So remember kind people. Do not piss off your cashier. We will get you back in some way without you knowing it.

Another fan favorite? Pack your bag so it looks the like eggs will be safe but then oops...they might slip and break on the way home. It's tricky and you can't always bank on it happening but just knowing that the possibility is there makes it worth it.

Is it mean? Yes. It is wrong? Depends on who you talk to. Why do I do it? Because would someone please tell me any other job outside of retail or food service where it is almost acceptable to be mega bitches to the people working there. Do people bitch out accountants? No.

OH! Another one that I like. If you've made me mad and lets say you put your red peppers in the same bag as your green peppers, guess what? I'm not separating the two. And guess what? I'm charging you for the most expensive one. Suck on that dill hole.