I picked up to items at the grocery store and went to one of the three
express checkout lines, and chose this one because there was only one
person at it, and she was all rung up and in the process of paying. Five
minutes later I was wondering if I should change lanes or stay there and
witness the spectacle. I opted to stay because of the entertainment value.

The woman's bill was $11.86, which I remember because I heard it so many
times as she counted out her change. Her purse wasn't that big and
didn't seem to have that many compartments, but it was stuffed with
crap, and, it seems, there was a lot of change in it.

First she got a Toonie and a Loonie, a few quarters,some nickels, dimes
and pennies. She gives up counting it and asks the cashier to do it,
but she's only up to about four and a half bucks. So she rummaged
around and puled out another handful of small coins, and the cashier had
to start all over. Then the woman rummaged around and pulled out
another handful of mixed coins. This went on and on, with this woman
pulling out 50-60 cents at a time until she finally had enough.

I was tempted to say something but, despite her normal appearance, this
woman was obviously not quite right. When the woman finally left I
congratulated the cashier for keeping her cool and told her that I
figured that my total would be under $10 and I had $20 bill ready to pay.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
om...
>I picked up to items at the grocery store and went to one of the three
>express checkout lines, and chose this one because there was only one
>person at it, and she was all rung up and in the process of paying. Five
>minutes later I was wondering if I should change lanes or stay there and
>witness the spectacle. I opted to stay because of the entertainment value.
>
> The woman's bill was $11.86, which I remember because I heard it so many
> times as she counted out her change. Her purse wasn't that big and
> didn't seem to have that many compartments, but it was stuffed with crap,
> and, it seems, there was a lot of change in it.
>
> First she got a Toonie and a Loonie, a few quarters,some nickels, dimes
> and pennies. She gives up counting it and asks the cashier to do it, but
> she's only up to about four and a half bucks. So she rummaged around and
> puled out another handful of small coins, and the cashier had to start all
> over. Then the woman rummaged around and pulled out another handful of
> mixed coins. This went on and on, with this woman pulling out 50-60 cents
> at a time until she finally had enough.
>
> I was tempted to say something but, despite her normal appearance, this
> woman was obviously not quite right. When the woman finally left I
> congratulated the cashier for keeping her cool and told her that I figured
> that my total would be under $10 and I had $20 bill ready to pay.

My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and went
to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All the other lines
were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60 items. The cashier made
some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll just go over to the other line,
and walked over there leaving my items. I could see the manager go over to
the express line, and talk to the cashier. He came over to me, and asked
would I like to return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized for
being a few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my basket
and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. She silently
rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.

Steve

Steve B wrote:
: "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
: om...
:: I picked up to items at the grocery store and went to one of the
:: three express checkout lines, and chose this one because there was
:: only one person at it, and she was all rung up and in the process of
:: paying. Five minutes later I was wondering if I should change lanes
:: or stay there and witness the spectacle. I opted to stay because of
:: the entertainment value.
::
:: The woman's bill was $11.86, which I remember because I heard it so
:: many times as she counted out her change. Her purse wasn't that
:: big and didn't seem to have that many compartments, but it was
:: stuffed with crap, and, it seems, there was a lot of change in it.
::
:: First she got a Toonie and a Loonie, a few quarters,some nickels,
:: dimes and pennies. She gives up counting it and asks the cashier to
:: do it, but she's only up to about four and a half bucks. So she
:: rummaged around and puled out another handful of small coins, and
:: the cashier had to start all over. Then the woman rummaged around
:: and pulled out another handful of mixed coins. This went on and on,
:: with this woman pulling out 50-60 cents at a time until she finally
:: had enough.
::
:: I was tempted to say something but, despite her normal appearance,
:: this woman was obviously not quite right. When the woman finally
:: left I congratulated the cashier for keeping her cool and told her
:: that I figured that my total would be under $10 and I had $20 bill
:: ready to pay.
:
: My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and
: went to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All the
: other lines were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60 items.
: The cashier made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll just go
: over to the other line, and walked over there leaving my items. I
: could see the manager go over to the express line, and talk to the
: cashier. He came over to me, and asked would I like to return to the
: express line. I said yes, and apologized for being a few precious
: items over the sacred limit, and that all the other lines had a huge
: waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my basket and go
: home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. She silently
: rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.
:

if you **** as bad as you park, are you still going to get what you deserve?

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:19:46 -0700, "Steve B"
> wrote:

> My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and went
> to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All the other lines
> were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60 items. The cashier made
> some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll just go over to the other line,
> and walked over there leaving my items. I could see the manager go over to
> the express line, and talk to the cashier. He came over to me, and asked
> would I like to return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized for
> being a few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
> lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my basket
> and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. She silently
> rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.

How odd! Usually express line checkers pull people like you over to
their register when they aren't busy. Being a checker is hard work
and diplomacy - she wasn't cut out for the job - for sure.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

sf wrote:
: On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:19:46 -0700, "Steve B"
: > wrote:
:
:: My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items,
:: and went to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All
:: the other lines were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60
:: items. The cashier made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll
:: just go over to the other line, and walked over there leaving my
:: items. I could see the manager go over to the express line, and
:: talk to the cashier. He came over to me, and asked would I like to
:: return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized for being a
:: few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
:: lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my
:: basket and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude.
:: She silently rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no
:: longer there.
:
: How odd! Usually express line checkers pull people like you over to
: their register when they aren't busy. Being a checker is hard work
: and diplomacy - she wasn't cut out for the job - for sure.

How odd, that you would back up some fool trying to get past polite
suggestions at a place of business. Customers are not god, including
myself. We should speak up when guarantee's are not met, or products are
not whole. This fool just happened to serendipity draw his own straw, and
that is rude. If this is a larger chain, this checker just could have gone
to another store. I don't think hilarity in believing one lost their job is
evidence of the truth in a reenactment.

"Hollywood®Boy" <"manny or > wrote in message
...
> sf wrote:
> : On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:19:46 -0700, "Steve B"
> : > wrote:
> :
> :: My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items,
> :: and went to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All
> :: the other lines were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60
> :: items. The cashier made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll
> :: just go over to the other line, and walked over there leaving my
> :: items. I could see the manager go over to the express line, and
> :: talk to the cashier. He came over to me, and asked would I like to
> :: return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized for being a
> :: few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
> :: lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my
> :: basket and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude.
> :: She silently rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no
> :: longer there.
> :
> : How odd! Usually express line checkers pull people like you over to
> : their register when they aren't busy. Being a checker is hard work
> : and diplomacy - she wasn't cut out for the job - for sure.
>
> How odd, that you would back up some fool trying to get past polite
> suggestions at a place of business. Customers are not god, including
> myself. We should speak up when guarantee's are not met, or products are
> not whole. This fool just happened to serendipity draw his own straw, and
> that is rude. If this is a larger chain, this checker just could have
> gone
> to another store. I don't think hilarity in believing one lost their job
> is
> evidence of the truth in a reenactment.

Say what? She said I should be in the other line, so I went there. I do
not know the reason she was not there a month later. With the Clerks Union,
I surely know it was not from anything she did on the job.

Steve

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:37:05 -0700, "Steve B"
> wrote:

>
> "Hollywood®Boy" <"manny or > wrote in message
> ...
> > sf wrote:
> > : On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:19:46 -0700, "Steve B"
> > : > wrote:
> > :
> > :: My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items,
> > :: and went to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All
> > :: the other lines were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60
> > :: items. The cashier made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll
> > :: just go over to the other line, and walked over there leaving my
> > :: items. I could see the manager go over to the express line, and
> > :: talk to the cashier. He came over to me, and asked would I like to
> > :: return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized for being a
> > :: few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
> > :: lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my
> > :: basket and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude.
> > :: She silently rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no
> > :: longer there.
> > :
> > : How odd! Usually express line checkers pull people like you over to
> > : their register when they aren't busy. Being a checker is hard work
> > : and diplomacy - she wasn't cut out for the job - for sure.
> >
> > How odd, that you would back up some fool trying to get past polite
> > suggestions at a place of business. Customers are not god, including
> > myself. We should speak up when guarantee's are not met, or products are
> > not whole. This fool just happened to serendipity draw his own straw, and
> > that is rude. If this is a larger chain, this checker just could have
> > gone
> > to another store. I don't think hilarity in believing one lost their job
> > is
> > evidence of the truth in a reenactment.
>
> Say what? She said I should be in the other line, so I went there. I do
> not know the reason she was not there a month later. With the Clerks Union,
> I surely know it was not from anything she did on the job.
>

Hollywood boy needs to improve his English skills before he trolls
again (or stop trolling while under the influence), because there was
no common sense to his reply. His use of the word "hilarity" as if
you or I were laughing about someone losing their job was completely
off base and "serendipity" or "drawing your own straw" is not an act
of rudeness.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:37:05 -0700, Steve B wrote:

> "Hollywood®Boy" <"manny or > wrote in message
> ...
>> sf wrote:
>>: On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:19:46 -0700, "Steve B"
>>: > wrote:
>>:
>>:: My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items,
>>:: and went to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All
>>:: the other lines were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60
>>:: items. The cashier made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll
>>:: just go over to the other line, and walked over there leaving my
>>:: items. I could see the manager go over to the express line, and
>>:: talk to the cashier. He came over to me, and asked would I like to
>>:: return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized for being a
>>:: few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
>>:: lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my
>>:: basket and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude.
>>:: She silently rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no
>>:: longer there.
>>:
>>: How odd! Usually express line checkers pull people like you over to
>>: their register when they aren't busy. Being a checker is hard work
>>: and diplomacy - she wasn't cut out for the job - for sure.
>>
>> How odd, that you would back up some fool trying to get past polite
>> suggestions at a place of business. Customers are not god, including
>> myself. We should speak up when guarantee's are not met, or products are
>> not whole. This fool just happened to serendipity draw his own straw, and
>> that is rude. If this is a larger chain, this checker just could have
>> gone
>> to another store. I don't think hilarity in believing one lost their job
>> is
>> evidence of the truth in a reenactment.
>
> Say what? She said I should be in the other line, so I went there. I do
> not know the reason she was not there a month later. With the Clerks Union,
> I surely know it was not from anything she did on the job.
>
> Steve

she should have slapped your face.

blake

On 10/10/2010 12:23 PM, sf wrote:

>> would I like to return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized for
>> being a few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
>> lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my basket
>> and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. She silently
>> rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.
>
> How odd! Usually express line checkers pull people like you over to
> their register when they aren't busy. Being a checker is hard work
> and diplomacy - she wasn't cut out for the job - for sure.



I once went to an express checkout with more than the maximum items and
the cashier put up a stink. There was no one in front of or behind me in
line and the other registers has long lines. What if someone shows up
with 8 items? If she stopped arguing I would have been done. I see no
reason for me to stand in line at a regular checkout while the express
cashier stands around filing her nails waiting for someone who is
spending a lot less money than I was.

Dave Smith wrote:
: On 10/10/2010 12:23 PM, sf wrote:
:
::: would I like to return to the express line. I said yes, and
::: apologized for being a few precious items over the sacred limit,
::: and that all the other lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go
::: there, or just leave my basket and go home. I told him that the
::: clerk was just plain rude. She silently rang me up, and within a
::: month, I noticed she was no longer there.
::
:: How odd! Usually express line checkers pull people like you over to
:: their register when they aren't busy. Being a checker is hard work
:: and diplomacy - she wasn't cut out for the job - for sure.
:
: I once went to an express checkout with more than the maximum items
: and the cashier put up a stink. There was no one in front of or
: behind me in line and the other registers has long lines. What if
: someone shows up with 8 items? If she stopped arguing I would have
: been done. I see no reason for me to stand in line at a regular
: checkout while the express cashier stands around filing her nails
: waiting for someone who is spending a lot less money than I was.

you are making this stuff up, and I bet this is not the first time.
security was invented for you and others that think they have rights all
over the place. sheesh

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
om...
> On 10/10/2010 12:23 PM, sf wrote:
>
>>> would I like to return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized
>>> for
>>> being a few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
>>> lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my
>>> basket
>>> and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. She
>>> silently
>>> rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.
>>
>> How odd! Usually express line checkers pull people like you over to
>> their register when they aren't busy. Being a checker is hard work
>> and diplomacy - she wasn't cut out for the job - for sure.
>
>
>
> I once went to an express checkout with more than the maximum items and
> the cashier put up a stink. There was no one in front of or behind me in
> line and the other registers has long lines. What if someone shows up with
> 8 items? If she stopped arguing I would have been done. I see no reason
> for me to stand in line at a regular checkout while the express cashier
> stands around filing her nails waiting for someone who is spending a lot
> less money than I was.

A lot of times I say, "Is that six pack considered one item or six?"

Steve

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:38:27 -0700, "Steve B"
> wrote:

> A lot of times I say, "Is that six pack considered one item or six?"

It's one.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 10/10/2010 2:38 PM, Steve B wrote:
> "Dave > wrote in message
> om...
>> On 10/10/2010 12:23 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>>>> would I like to return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized
>>>> for
>>>> being a few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
>>>> lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my
>>>> basket
>>>> and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. She
>>>> silently
>>>> rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.
>>>
>>> How odd! Usually express line checkers pull people like you over to
>>> their register when they aren't busy. Being a checker is hard work
>>> and diplomacy - she wasn't cut out for the job - for sure.
>>
>>
>>
>> I once went to an express checkout with more than the maximum items and
>> the cashier put up a stink. There was no one in front of or behind me in
>> line and the other registers has long lines. What if someone shows up with
>> 8 items? If she stopped arguing I would have been done. I see no reason
>> for me to stand in line at a regular checkout while the express cashier
>> stands around filing her nails waiting for someone who is spending a lot
>> less money than I was.
>
> A lot of times I say, "Is that six pack considered one item or six?"

Multiple numbers of the same items are considered a single item - unless
it's being bought by the idiot in front of you in the checkout line.

>
> Steve
>
>

In article >,
"Steve B" > wrote:

> A lot of times I say, "Is that six pack considered one item or six?"

When I was a checkout chick my asshole father would come through my
express lane with half a trolley full of groceries, but fewer than 13
_types_ of things.

He would insist that six loaves of bread was one item, "bread" being the
item, etc.

I found it incredibly embarrassing, but didn't dare say anything.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:00:10 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>
> I once went to an express checkout with more than the maximum items and
> the cashier put up a stink. There was no one in front of or behind me in
> line and the other registers has long lines. What if someone shows up
> with 8 items? If she stopped arguing I would have been done. I see no
> reason for me to stand in line at a regular checkout while the express
> cashier stands around filing her nails waiting for someone who is
> spending a lot less money than I was.

Has that store had a policy written in stone line that from the gitgo?
Stores around here try to get their customers in and out quickly. I
don't bully myself into an express line when I know I'm significantly
over the limit, but I don't make a point of counting every single item
either (especially when the store is quiet). if I'm over 15 they
don't turn me away and if the express lane is looking for business,
I've been called over. Around here, checkers stock shelves when they
aren't checking groceries and I think most of them would rather be
checking than stocking.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:00:10 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 10/10/2010 12:23 PM, sf wrote:
>
>>> would I like to return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized for
>>> being a few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
>>> lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my basket
>>> and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. She silently
>>> rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.
>>
>> How odd! Usually express line checkers pull people like you over to
>> their register when they aren't busy. Being a checker is hard work
>> and diplomacy - she wasn't cut out for the job - for sure.
>
>
>
>I once went to an express checkout with more than the maximum items and
>the cashier put up a stink. There was no one in front of or behind me in
>line and the other registers has long lines. What if someone shows up
>with 8 items? If she stopped arguing I would have been done. I see no
>reason for me to stand in line at a regular checkout while the express
>cashier stands around filing her nails waiting for someone who is
>spending a lot less money than I was.
>

People who take fiffteen items to a eight item express lane need to be
ushered back to elementary math, because they're obviously ignorant.

"nfw" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:00:10 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>>On 10/10/2010 12:23 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>>>> would I like to return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized
>>>> for
>>>> being a few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the
>>>> other
>>>> lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my
>>>> basket
>>>> and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. She
>>>> silently
>>>> rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.
>>>
>>> How odd! Usually express line checkers pull people like you over to
>>> their register when they aren't busy. Being a checker is hard work
>>> and diplomacy - she wasn't cut out for the job - for sure.
>>
>>
>>
>>I once went to an express checkout with more than the maximum items and
>>the cashier put up a stink. There was no one in front of or behind me in
>>line and the other registers has long lines. What if someone shows up
>>with 8 items? If she stopped arguing I would have been done. I see no
>>reason for me to stand in line at a regular checkout while the express
>>cashier stands around filing her nails waiting for someone who is
>>spending a lot less money than I was.
>>
>
> People who take fiffteen items to a eight item express lane need to be
> ushered back to elementary math, because they're obviously ignorant.

Of course, unless it's YOU, and then it'd different, right?

Same way with people who think I need to sit behind six carts of checkout
goods for my seven over the limit purchase.

Do the math. From the store's standpoint, that is.

Or maybe they just should be quietly taken to the little produce backroom
and beaten with a belt. After all, rules ARE rules.

Steve

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On Oct 10, 11:19*am, "Steve B" > wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>
> om...
>
>
>
>
>
> >I picked up to items at the grocery store and went to one of the three
> >express checkout lines, and chose this one because there was only one
> >person at it, and she was all rung up and in the process of paying. Five
> >minutes later I was wondering if I should change lanes or stay there and
> >witness the spectacle. I opted to stay because of the entertainment value.
>
> > The woman's bill was $11.86, which I remember because I heard it so many
> > times as she counted out her change. * Her purse wasn't that big and
> > didn't seem to have that many compartments, but it was stuffed with crap,
> > and, it seems, there was a lot of change in it.
>
> > First she got a Toonie and a Loonie, a few quarters,some nickels, dimes
> > and pennies. *She gives up counting it and asks the cashier to do it, but
> > she's only up to about four and a half bucks. *So she rummaged around and
> > puled out another handful of small coins, and the cashier had to start all
> > over. *Then the woman rummaged around and pulled out another handful of
> > mixed coins. This went on and on, with this woman pulling out 50-60 cents
> > at a time until she finally had enough.
>
> > I was tempted to say something but, despite her normal appearance, this
> > woman was obviously not quite right. *When the woman finally left I
> > congratulated the cashier for keeping her cool and told her that I figured
> > that my total would be under $10 and I had $20 bill ready to pay.
>
> My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and went
> to the 8 or less line. *Or something along that line. *All the other lines
> were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60 items. *The cashier made
> some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll just go over to the other line,
> and walked over there leaving my items. *I could see the manager go over to
> the express line, and talk to the cashier. *He came over to me, and asked
> would I like to return to the express line. *I said yes, and apologized for
> being a few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
> lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my basket
> and go home. *I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. *She silently
> rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.
>
> Steve- Hide quoted text -

What is it about 8 items that you do not understand? If you have 9
items get in the other line or go home. The cashier probably got a
better job where she didn't have to deal with itemCrime.


>
> - Show quoted text -

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:19:46 -0700, Steve B wrote:

>
> My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and went
> to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All the other lines
> were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60 items. The cashier made
> some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll just go over to the other line,
> and walked over there leaving my items. I could see the manager go over to
> the express line, and talk to the cashier. He came over to me, and asked
> would I like to return to the express line. I said yes, and apologized for
> being a few precious items over the sacred limit, and that all the other
> lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my basket
> and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. She silently
> rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.
>
> Steve

ah, another glorious story about steve being a prick.

blake

"Steve B" wrote

> My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and went
> to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All the other lines
> were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60 items. The cashier
> made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll just go over to the other
> line, and walked over there leaving my items. I could see the manager go
> over to the express line, and talk to the cashier. He came over to me,
> and asked would I like to return to the express line. I said yes, and
> apologized for being a few precious items over the sacred limit, and that
> all the other lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just
> leave my basket and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain
> rude. She silently rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no
> longer there.

In any reputable store, they would boot your ass out and never allow you in
again.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> "Steve B" wrote
>
>> My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and
>> went to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All the other
>> lines were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60 items. The
>> cashier made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll just go over to
>> the other line, and walked over there leaving my items. I could see the
>> manager go over to the express line, and talk to the cashier. He came
>> over to me, and asked would I like to return to the express line. I said
>> yes, and apologized for being a few precious items over the sacred limit,
>> and that all the other lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go
>> there, or just leave my basket and go home. I told him that the clerk
>> was just plain rude. She silently rang me up, and within a month, I
>> noticed she was no longer there.
>
> In any reputable store, they would boot your ass out and never allow you
> in again.

What? For following the clerk's ascertain that I was in the wrong line, and
complying by going to the "correct" line? For politely telling the manager
of the situation and letting him make the decision as to what to do? For
not going off on the clerk and telling her what I was really thinking? For
behaving like an adult? For maintaining a civil demeanor?

If this "reputable" store should have booted my ass for doing that, I would
have done the ugliest dirtiest thing I could have thought of. Mainly, take
my money, and spent it somewhere else.

You're something, you know?

Steve

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On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:54:02 -0700, Steve B wrote:

> "cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Steve B" wrote
>>
>>> My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and
>>> went to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All the other
>>> lines were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60 items. The
>>> cashier made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll just go over to
>>> the other line, and walked over there leaving my items. I could see the
>>> manager go over to the express line, and talk to the cashier. He came
>>> over to me, and asked would I like to return to the express line. I said
>>> yes, and apologized for being a few precious items over the sacred limit,
>>> and that all the other lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go
>>> there, or just leave my basket and go home. I told him that the clerk
>>> was just plain rude. She silently rang me up, and within a month, I
>>> noticed she was no longer there.
>>
>> In any reputable store, they would boot your ass out and never allow you
>> in again.
>
> What? For following the clerk's ascertain that I was in the wrong line, and
> complying by going to the "correct" line? For politely telling the manager
> of the situation and letting him make the decision as to what to do? For
> not going off on the clerk and telling her what I was really thinking? For
> behaving like an adult? For maintaining a civil demeanor?
>
> If this "reputable" store should have booted my ass for doing that, I would
> have done the ugliest dirtiest thing I could have thought of. Mainly, take
> my money, and spent it somewhere else.
>
> You're something, you know?
>
> Steve

>>> so I just said, "I'll just go over to
>>> the other line, and walked over there leaving my items.

yeah, that's a smooth move there, steve.

blake

"Steve B" wrote
> "cshenk" wrote

>>> My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and
>>> went to the 8 or less line.
>>> All the other lines were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60
>>> items. The cashier made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll just
>>> go over to the other line, and walked over there leaving my items.

Asshole action. 1- deliberately joined line with more than then instead of
being waived over if they had tme for the smaller custmer.

>>> I could see the manager go over to the express line, and talk to the
>>> cashier. He came over to me, and asked would I like to return to the
>>> express line. I said yes, and apologized for being a few precious items
>>> over the sacred limit, and that all the other lines had a huge waiting
>>> queue, so it was go there, or just leave my basket and go home. I told
>>> him that the clerk was just plain rude. She silently rang me up, and
>>> within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.

So, you acted like an asshole, glow that you may have gotten her fired and
in fact, that manager is probably no longer there.

>> In any reputable store, they would boot your ass out and never allow you
>> in again.

> What? For following the clerk's ascertain that I was in the wrong line,
> and complying by going to the "correct" line?

You should have been there right away and not complained in the first place.

> For politely telling the manager of the situation and letting him make the
> decision as to what to do? For not going off on the clerk and telling her
> what I was really thinking? For behaving like an adult? For maintaining
> a civil demeanor?

For abuse of the system. Your need to get out 'fast despite the rules' was
no reason to be an asshole with the cashier who was following company rules
as posted right over the register.

On 10/13/2010 2:02 PM, cshenk wrote:
> "Steve B" wrote
>> "cshenk" wrote
>
>>>> My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items,
>>>> and went to the 8 or less line.
>>>> All the other lines were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or
>>>> 60 items. The cashier made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll
>>>> just go over to the other line, and walked over there leaving my items.
>
> Asshole action. 1- deliberately joined line with more than then instead
> of being waived over if they had tme for the smaller custmer.
>
>>>> I could see the manager go over to the express line, and talk to the
>>>> cashier. He came over to me, and asked would I like to return to the
>>>> express line. I said yes, and apologized for being a few precious
>>>> items over the sacred limit, and that all the other lines had a huge
>>>> waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my basket and go
>>>> home. I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. She silently
>>>> rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.
>
> So, you acted like an asshole, glow that you may have gotten her fired
> and in fact, that manager is probably no longer there.

The dark forces of destruction and chaos is strong in this one...

>
>>> In any reputable store, they would boot your ass out and never allow
>>> you in again.

No doubt the guy is banned already from certain stores. I wouldn't do it
myself because I like working with cranky old folks - you might say that
COFs are my specialty. :-)

>
>> What? For following the clerk's ascertain that I was in the wrong
>> line, and complying by going to the "correct" line?
>
> You should have been there right away and not complained in the first
> place.
>
>> For politely telling the manager of the situation and letting him make
>> the decision as to what to do? For not going off on the clerk and
>> telling her what I was really thinking? For behaving like an adult?
>> For maintaining a civil demeanor?
>
> For abuse of the system. Your need to get out 'fast despite the rules'
> was no reason to be an asshole with the cashier who was following
> company rules as posted right over the register.
>
>

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> "Steve B" wrote
>> "cshenk" wrote
>
>>>> My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and
>>>> went to the 8 or less line.
>>>> All the other lines were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60
>>>> items. The cashier made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll just
>>>> go over to the other line, and walked over there leaving my items.
>
> Asshole action. 1- deliberately joined line with more than then instead
> of being waived over if they had tme for the smaller custmer.
>
>>>> I could see the manager go over to the express line, and talk to the
>>>> cashier. He came over to me, and asked would I like to return to the
>>>> express line. I said yes, and apologized for being a few precious
>>>> items over the sacred limit, and that all the other lines had a huge
>>>> waiting queue, so it was go there, or just leave my basket and go home.
>>>> I told him that the clerk was just plain rude. She silently rang me
>>>> up, and within a month, I noticed she was no longer there.
>
> So, you acted like an asshole, glow that you may have gotten her fired and
> in fact, that manager is probably no longer there.
>
>>> In any reputable store, they would boot your ass out and never allow you
>>> in again.
>
>> What? For following the clerk's ascertain that I was in the wrong line,
>> and complying by going to the "correct" line?
>
> You should have been there right away and not complained in the first
> place.
>
>> For politely telling the manager of the situation and letting him make
>> the decision as to what to do? For not going off on the clerk and
>> telling her what I was really thinking? For behaving like an adult? For
>> maintaining a civil demeanor?
>
> For abuse of the system. Your need to get out 'fast despite the rules'
> was no reason to be an asshole with the cashier who was following company
> rules as posted right over the register.

I bow to you and prostrate myself before your superior intelligence.

However, in a store, I'll still do whatever I want to. I don't take guff
from people I'm giving money to.

Yer welcome.

Steve

On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:14:12 -0400, cshenk wrote:

> "Steve B" wrote
>
>> My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and went
>> to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All the other lines
>> were a mile long, and t wasn't like I had 50 or 60 items. The cashier
>> made some snippy remark, so I just said, "I'll just go over to the other
>> line, and walked over there leaving my items. I could see the manager go
>> over to the express line, and talk to the cashier. He came over to me,
>> and asked would I like to return to the express line. I said yes, and
>> apologized for being a few precious items over the sacred limit, and that
>> all the other lines had a huge waiting queue, so it was go there, or just
>> leave my basket and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain
>> rude. She silently rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no
>> longer there.
>
> In any reputable store, they would boot your ass out and never allow you in
> again.

....to sustained applause from the other checkers.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" wrote
> cshenk wrote:
>> "Steve B" wrote

>>> My favorite experience was when I had ten or fifteen small items, and
>>> went
>>> to the 8 or less line. Or something along that line. All the other
>>> lines

>>> leave my basket and go home. I told him that the clerk was just plain
>>> rude. She silently rang me up, and within a month, I noticed she was no
>>> longer there.
>>
>> In any reputable store, they would boot your ass out and never allow you
>> in
>> again.
>
> ...to sustained applause from the other checkers.

And the patrons I bet.

On Oct 10, 10:05*am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> I picked up to items at the grocery store and went to one of the three
> express checkout lines, and chose this one because there was only one
> person at it, and she was all rung up and in the process of paying. Five
> minutes later I was wondering if I should change lanes or stay there and
> witness the spectacle. I opted to stay because of the entertainment value..
>
> The woman's bill was $11.86, which I remember because I heard it so many
> times as she counted out her change. * Her purse wasn't that big and
> didn't seem to have that many compartments, but it was stuffed with
> crap, and, it seems, there was a lot of change in it.
>
> First she got a Toonie and a Loonie, a few quarters,some nickels, dimes
> and pennies. *She gives up counting it and asks the cashier to do it,
> but she's only up to about four and a half bucks. *So she rummaged
> around and puled out another handful of small coins, and the cashier had
> to start all over. *Then the woman rummaged around and pulled out
> another handful of mixed coins. This went on and on, with this woman
> pulling out 50-60 cents at a time until she finally had enough.
>
> I was tempted to say something but, despite her normal appearance, this
> woman was obviously not quite right. *When the woman finally left I
> congratulated the cashier for keeping her cool and told her that I
> figured that my total would be under $10 and I had $20 bill ready to pay.


I have a freakish talent for getting behind people like that. It seems
to happen way more than simple chance or normal bad luck should allow.

Christopher Helms wrote:
> On Oct 10, 10:05 am, Dave Smith > wrote:

>> First she got a Toonie and a Loonie, a few quarters,some nickels,
>> dimes and pennies. She gives up counting it and asks the cashier to
>> do it,
>> but she's only up to about four and a half bucks. So she rummaged
>> around and puled out another handful of small coins, and the cashier
>> had to start all over. Then the woman rummaged around and pulled out
>> another handful of mixed coins. This went on and on, with this woman
>> pulling out 50-60 cents at a time until she finally had enough.
>>
>> I was tempted to say something but, despite her normal appearance,
>> this woman was obviously not quite right. When the woman finally
>> left I congratulated the cashier for keeping her cool and told her
>> that I figured that my total would be under $10 and I had $20 bill
>> ready to pay.
>
>
> I have a freakish talent for getting behind people like that. It seems
> to happen way more than simple chance or normal bad luck should allow.

Same here. I'm leary of lines that are suspiciously shorter than
they should be, why isn't anyone getting in that line? Sometimes
it's this one cashier who is really slow and pretty kooky too.
Other times it's as if all the other customers know this customer
is trouble.

A couple of weeks ago it was in Costco. Just one guy with two
items in line. What's the catch? I got to find out when I got into
that line and it took forever to check him out, all the time he took
to coughing all over everything without covering his mouth. Sigh.
Wasn't worth the short line.

Works in toll booths for me (before EZPass). I will get that one
person who doesn't have the money in hand or even in reach, for
that matter.

nancy

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:48:37 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

> Same here. I'm leary of lines that are suspiciously shorter than
> they should be, why isn't anyone getting in that line? Sometimes
> it's this one cashier who is really slow and pretty kooky too.
> Other times it's as if all the other customers know this customer
> is trouble.
>
> A couple of weeks ago it was in Costco. Just one guy with two
> items in line. What's the catch? I got to find out when I got into
> that line and it took forever to check him out, all the time he took
> to coughing all over everything without covering his mouth. Sigh.
> Wasn't worth the short line.

I always seem to reach the cashier when they have to change their roll
of adding machine paper or another checker comes over to buy a roll of
quarters.
>
> Works in toll booths for me (before EZPass). I will get that one
> person who doesn't have the money in hand or even in reach, for
> that matter.

It's shift changes/relief for me. Someone comes in with a new till.
It's quick, but it's slow - if you know what I mean. Thank god for
FasTrack.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:48:37 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:

> I always seem to reach the cashier when they have to change their roll
> of adding machine paper or another checker comes over to buy a roll of
> quarters.

What is up with that timing, it happened to me again just a couple
of days go when I was buying my pumpkins and mums.

>> Works in toll booths for me (before EZPass). I will get that one
>> person who doesn't have the money in hand or even in reach, for
>> that matter.
>
> It's shift changes/relief for me. Someone comes in with a new till.
> It's quick, but it's slow - if you know what I mean. Thank god for
> FasTrack.

You kidding, it's the best. Where was that all my life. Commuting
wasn't bad enough, I had to wait in lines to pay for the privilege.
Never mind always making sure I had change, or any money at all,
for that matter.

nancy (skipped tolls a couple times, don't tell)

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:49:25 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

> nancy (skipped tolls a couple times, don't tell)

LOL! Mum's the word!

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:48:37 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> arranged random neurons and said:

>Christopher Helms wrote:

>> I have a freakish talent for getting behind people like that. It seems
>> to happen way more than simple chance or normal bad luck should allow.
>
>Same here. I'm leary of lines that are suspiciously shorter than
>they should be, why isn't anyone getting in that line?

<snip>

Not necessarily, Nancy. Bill was a bank teller for BofA when he was
working his was through undergrad school. This was back when there
wasn't one general line and you went to the first available teller,
but each teller had a line form in front of him/her. There could be 10
people in the bank and no one in front of Bill's teller counter. He
looks a bit like Richard Burton (the explorer, not the actor) and his
resting expression isn't exactly fierce, but it's been known to induce
the lawyer on the other side to settle <g> Bill's moustache isn't as
big, but go here for a photo of Richard Burton and you'll see why:

http://www.roadjunky.com/article/723...reat-travelers

OB: Made French toast for Bill and #1 granddaughter this morning.
Since I started homeschooling her in August, she says she's gained 5
pounds (which she can use - skinny little thing). She has breakfast
and lunch here everyday which is fun for both of us.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


To reply, remove "spambot" and replace it with "cox"

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:48:37 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> > arranged random neurons and said:

>> Same here. I'm leary of lines that are suspiciously shorter than
>> they should be, why isn't anyone getting in that line?
>
> <snip>
>
> Not necessarily, Nancy. Bill was a bank teller for BofA when he was
> working his was through undergrad school. This was back when there
> wasn't one general line and you went to the first available teller,
> but each teller had a line form in front of him/her. There could be 10
> people in the bank and no one in front of Bill's teller counter. He
> looks a bit like Richard Burton (the explorer, not the actor) and his
> resting expression isn't exactly fierce, but it's been known to induce
> the lawyer on the other side to settle <g> Bill's moustache isn't as
> big, but go here for a photo of Richard Burton and you'll see why:
>
> http://www.roadjunky.com/article/723...reat-travelers

(laugh) Don't go to him, he'll yell at me about my deposit slip.
Or worse. It's probably because of the hat.

Just kidding, but it's kind of funny to watch how people act in
situations like that.

> OB: Made French toast for Bill and #1 granddaughter this morning.
> Since I started homeschooling her in August, she says she's gained 5
> pounds (which she can use - skinny little thing). She has breakfast
> and lunch here everyday which is fun for both of us.

I somehow missed the homeschooling situation but I hope you're
having fun with it.

nancy

In article >,
Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:48:37 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> > arranged random neurons and said:

> >Same here. I'm leary of lines that are suspiciously shorter than
> >they should be, why isn't anyone getting in that line?

Yeah, short lines are an indication of trouble. At the drugstore I shop
at, I also watch for customers clutching a receipt. They often have a
return. No fault of the customer or checker, but there are TWO forms
the checker has to fill out, then they have to ring it up, and then
summon a manager (who is always not available right away) to bless it.
Then, almost nobody just returns stuff, they either are buying a
replacement, or they have waited until they need something there. So
that has to be rung up also.

> Not necessarily, Nancy. Bill was a bank teller for BofA when he was
> working his was through undergrad school. This was back when there
> wasn't one general line and you went to the first available teller,
> but each teller had a line form in front of him/her. There could be 10
> people in the bank and no one in front of Bill's teller counter.

I don't think Bill is that old, but I took a class in banking from a
real old guy. He started as a teller at a very large branch (Bank of
America). The customers were divided by alphabet, and he had customers
whose last names started with A or B. He actually had the customer's
ledger card at his station. He, and only he, knew what the customer's
actual balance was at that moment in time.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On 10/10/2010 11:35 AM, Christopher Helms wrote:

>> I was tempted to say something but, despite her normal appearance, this
>> woman was obviously not quite right. When the woman finally left I
>> congratulated the cashier for keeping her cool and told her that I
>> figured that my total would be under $10 and I had $20 bill ready to pay.
>
>
> I have a freakish talent for getting behind people like that. It seems
> to happen way more than simple chance or normal bad luck should allow.


I can't imagine anyone else getting stuck behind someone like this
woman. I have had my share of dullards who stand around like a deer in
the headlights when the cashier announces the total, and then the search
through the purse to find the wallet, then searching through the wallet
for exact change. I have had people behind me loading their stuff onto
the conveyor belt before I have my stuff on. I have had the old babes
ramming me repeatedly with their carts. This one was so bizarre that it
became amusing.

On 2010-10-10, Dave Smith > wrote:

> I was tempted to say something but, despite her normal appearance, this
> woman was obviously not quite right.

Sounds if she's suffering some sort of senile dementia, like
alzheimers. My mom is at this level. She can shop for 2 hrs, then
takes an hour to pay. I keep an eye on her when she gets in line to
check out, but only help if the check lady (we know them all) begins
experiencing problems. Otherwise my mom will jes argue with me,
rather than deal with the business at hand. She did the change on the
belt routine once, but I stepped in and took over, finding her check
book for her and picking up all the change while the others in line
either backed out or resigned themselves and mom made out a check to
the cashier. Such is case with far too many older ppl. Be grateful
it's not you.

nb

On 10/10/2010 11:42 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2010-10-10, Dave > wrote:
>
>> I was tempted to say something but, despite her normal appearance, this
>> woman was obviously not quite right.
>
> Sounds if she's suffering some sort of senile dementia, like
> alzheimers. My mom is at this level. She can shop for 2 hrs, then
> takes an hour to pay. I keep an eye on her when she gets in line to
> check out, but only help if the check lady (we know them all) begins
> experiencing problems. Otherwise my mom will jes argue with me,
> rather than deal with the business at hand. She did the change on the
> belt routine once, but I stepped in and took over, finding her check
> book for her and picking up all the change while the others in line
> either backed out or resigned themselves and mom made out a check to
> the cashier. Such is case with far too many older ppl. Be grateful
> it's not you.


Sorry to hear about your mom. This was a young woman, maybe 30-35. She
was well dressed and well groomed.

It was one of the most bizarre things I had ever seen. One might
reasonably expect that someone expecting to pay for something in that
price range with change should get her change organized ahead of time.
This was too bizarre because she reached in and pulled out a handful of
large coins, $1 and $2 coins and quarters, but obviously nowhere near
enough, and then she stood there waiting for the cashier to count it
out. Then she kept reaching in and rummaging around for more coins and
putting a bunch more down without any effort to count it, doing it
batches of about a dozen coins at a time. She was absolutely clueless.

Maybe I should have been looking around for a hidden camera.

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:50:58 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> Sorry to hear about your mom. This was a young woman, maybe 30-35. She
> was well dressed and well groomed.
>
> It was one of the most bizarre things I had ever seen. One might
> reasonably expect that someone expecting to pay for something in that
> price range with change should get her change organized ahead of time.
> This was too bizarre because she reached in and pulled out a handful of
> large coins, $1 and $2 coins and quarters, but obviously nowhere near
> enough, and then she stood there waiting for the cashier to count it
> out. Then she kept reaching in and rummaging around for more coins and
> putting a bunch more down without any effort to count it, doing it
> batches of about a dozen coins at a time. She was absolutely clueless.
>
> Maybe I should have been looking around for a hidden camera.

Don't discount early onset Alzheimer's. It's rare, but it happens.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

sf wrote:
>
> Don't discount early onset Alzheimer's. It's rare, but it happens.

I once talked to a nurse who worked with Alzheimer's
patients. She said when it occurs to people in their
30's or 40's, it goes really fast. Like within months
from the first signs to institutionalization, and
shortly thereafter, death.

I'm sure glad there's no history of Alzheimer's
in my family. What a terrible way to die, though
she told me it's mostly terrible on everybody else.
The afflicted are largely oblivious to their state.