Monday, December 1, 2008

Dear Grocery Store Customers,

When you come to the service desk and see that there are two cashiers, please talk to the one who doesn't look busy. When I have my arms full of cigarette packs and look rather frazzled, it's going to take me a minute to get organized enough to help you. The other cashier just finished with her last customer and is doing NOTHING! I am busy. She is not busy. Do you understand what I'm trying to get at? Anyone? Please?
*sigh* Let me find a place to put all these cigarettes and I'll grab your lotto tickets.
Thanks for shopping with us.

2 comments:

esque said...

Ugh! I know that sentiment! I hated being a cashier (I shan't mention where)!

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Learning Spanish at 41 said...

I believe people pick the busy clerk because that person looks more like they know what they are doing and will have the answer to the inquiry. A clerk that is just standing un-busy conveys a less helpful, less interested attitude weather it's fact or not.

Learned from years of retail service and shopping...

Consider it a compliment to your fine work ethic! ;-)