When did tossing a bill on the counter become an appropriate way to pay a cashier? Every day 95 percent of people I serve lay or throw their money on the counter, not even within arm’s reach of their cashier, and have me pick it off the counter for them. Is it just me as a cashier who thinks this is a rude thing to do? The worst part is most people will drop their cash or card onto the counter in front of them and then promptly stick their hand out in front of me waiting to be handed their change. You can’t hand it to me but you’re that quick to have it placed politely into your own hands? Show a little decency, you’re making a transaction with a human, not an ATM. -Still Holding On To Human Interaction
This article appears in May 8-14, 2014.
When I did retail, it was the credit card flickers that drove me nuts. I had to seriously fight the urge to shuriken that little plastic motherfucker deep between the customers eyebrows.
Time behind the register makes a person a very courteous customer.
In the words of Pope Bendeict ‘Some people are just cunts’
Be petty as all hell, when they throw the money on the counter be clumsy and push the money off the counter to make them pick it up! That way you get some satisfaction and you can have the change ready and come out lookin’ good.
Yes. Now, what’s the problem?
Methinks they all wanted a better look at cleavage.
I got ragged out for this by a cashier when I was merely putting the bills on the counter before counting additional change. if you let little things bother you that much your job will be that much more difficult. I was a cashier for years.
Perhaps put their change on the counter as well..
are there written/unwritten retail rules on this etiquette?
If 95% of the people do that, OB, then maybe you’re the one with some ridiculous code of what-cunts-call-“ethics.”