Current Events > lmao @ this customer at work today

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So I'm a cashier at panera bread as some of you know (don't job shame me, lol) and I had this customer and she ordered something that cost $3.04

So she had three dollars and three cents and asked if I could spot her the penny and I told her it was against store policy for me to do so.

She preceded to give me four dollars and asked for a receipt that I happily gave her and she was like "YEAH I WANT THE RECEIPT SO I CAN FILL OUT A SURVEY ABOUT YOU!!!! >:("

I was like "lol okay whatever lady" and gave her the item she ordered (a piece of crum cake, these are VERY good btw I highly suggest you ordering this next time you are at panera bread"

I told my manager later and she laughed her ass off. Best part is our receipts don't have surveys on them because this isn't a fucking grocery store and she was basically just mad at me that I didn't give her free food.

what a bitch.

Was your sister there?
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You still use pennys? Damn
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lol
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It's weird how some people reach adulthood without ever realizing the world doesn't have to give them everything they want just because they want it.

Had a woman a month back who wanted to return something well out of the 30-day window to get it back on her card, and absolutely would not accept store credit. She took it eventually, then headed into the store to find something that costs as much as her credit. Comes back a minute later, I say "That was quick," and she replies, "Well, I'm just buying this to return it and get my money back" with a big smile. That smile died when I flatly told her, "That's not how this is gonna work out."
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Imagine bein such a cheap ass place you don't spot the customer a penny.

Most places don't even write you up til you $5 short.
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DoubleDare posted...

Imagine bein such a cheap ass place you don't spot the customer a penny.

Most places don't even write you up til you $5 short.

My draw gets counted at night and if I'm short it's on me.

No take a penny leave a penny jar/tray?
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do you sell roast beef sandwiches, and are they tasting better than those from the mexican restaurants.

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DoubleDare posted...

Imagine bein such a cheap ass place you don't spot the customer a penny.

Most places don't even write you up til you $5 short.

My draw gets counted at night and if I'm short it's on me.

so, you couldn't spare her that penny from your pocket, and make someone happy for his/her life.

visualboy2003 posted...

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DoubleDare posted...

Imagine bein such a cheap ass place you don't spot the customer a penny.

Most places don't even write you up til you $5 short.

My draw gets counted at night and if I'm short it's on me.

so, you couldn't spare her that penny from your pocket, and make someone happy for his/her life.

I genuinely hope this customer dies of old age tonight in her sleep (=

was she acting bad toward you or misbehaving in the store.

visualboy2003 posted...

was she acting bad toward you or misbehaving in the store.

She was being a total bitch. This girl we just hired was shadowing me today and she was like "omfg does this happen often?!?!?!"

Hope this doesn't scare her off rofl

So Panera Bread would write you up for 1 cent?

Jesus. Who ever would think fucking panera bread would be so strict.

Literally the McDonalds of Panini's and soup.
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I mean, what, were you gonna turn her away because of a penny?
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DoubleDare posted...

So Panera Bread would write you up for 1 cent?

Jesus. Who ever would think fucking panera bread would be so strict.

Literally the McDonalds of Panini's and soup.

I don't think they'd write me up but it's her job to have a penny

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I mean, what, were you gonna turn her away because of a penny?

Absolutely.

pennies should be phased out
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well, if she was acting bad toward you or misbehaving in the store, then, it is understandable she may deserve this treatment.

visualboy2003 posted...

well, if she was acting bad toward you or misbehaving in the store, then, it is understandable she may deserve this treatment.

Even if she wasn't you are expected to have the full amount of money to pay for what you are ordering. We are talking about adults not fucking 5th graders.

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visualboy2003 posted...

well, if she was acting bad toward you or misbehaving in the store, then, it is understandable she may deserve this treatment.

Even if she wasn't you are expected to have the full amount of money to pay for what you are ordering. We are talking about adults not fucking 5th graders.

Yeah, but also adults can let go of a penny.

Are you like this with a lot of things?
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visualboy2003 posted...

well, if she was acting bad toward you or misbehaving in the store, then, it is understandable she may deserve this treatment.

Even if she wasn't you are expected to have the full amount of money to pay for what you are ordering. We are talking about adults not fucking 5th graders.

Yeah, but also adults can let go of a penny.

Are you like this with a lot of things?

Do I expect full grown adults to have enough money to pay for things they are buying? 110%.

Highwind07 posted...

When someone is missing change I have seen cashiers reach into their tip jars to fill in the register.

A penny is just way too petty.

You can't really grab into our tip jar, it has a small opening and is locked from the back. No way in hell was I going to find the key over a fucking penny. Or any amount of money for that matter.

Guide posted...

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visualboy2003 posted...

well, if she was acting bad toward you or misbehaving in the store, then, it is understandable she may deserve this treatment.

Even if she wasn't you are expected to have the full amount of money to pay for what you are ordering. We are talking about adults not fucking 5th graders.

Yeah, but also adults can let go of a penny.

Are you like this with a lot of things?

If I gave a penny to every customer who's short on change.. And heck, in this story she had the money, just not the exact change, it's not like it was all the money she had.
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well, some adults wanna do things easily, like they don't wanna get hold of too many unwanted changes of coins in their pockets, while store can hold those for them, and the worker can help the customer for this little wishes of their own, if they are not misbehaving, i mean, why not help someone to be happy for once in their lives, and help this world to be more love fulfilled.

I understand TC, a penny is nothing and the customer could have just walked outside and grab one from the floor or could you just have said w/e and pay it for them

However if this happens once, then everyone will just expect the same (racism, sexisms, favoritism, etc) and then you end up with a big problem for just one penny.
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samurai bandit posted...

I understand TC, a penny is nothing and the customer could have just walked outside and grab one from the floor or could you just have said w/e and pay it for them

However if this happens once, then everyone will just expect the same (racism, sexisms, favoritism, etc) and then you end up with a big problem for just one penny.

Has this happened to anyone working cashier? Anyone at all?
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Guide posted...

samurai bandit posted...

I understand TC, a penny is nothing and the customer could have just walked outside and grab one from the floor or could you just have said w/e and pay it for them

However if this happens once, then everyone will just expect the same (racism, sexisms, favoritism, etc) and then you end up with a big problem for just one penny.

Has this happened to anyone working cashier? Anyone at all?

Most rational people understand that it should not be expected at all. A much smaller number are total shits about it. Like the lady in this story. She had more then enough but didn't want to break a dollar.
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samurai bandit posted...

I understand TC, a penny is nothing and the customer could have just walked outside and grab one from the floor or could you just have said w/e and pay it for them

However if this happens once, then everyone will just expect the same (racism, sexisms, favoritism, etc) and then you end up with a big problem for just one penny.

nah, that would not be a problem at all. if so, every places would be having these kind of problems now since i have seen quite a lot of places do this as someone mentioned before most stores would not care that much if you are not more than fifty cents owe of that price.

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visualboy2003 posted...

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DoubleDare posted...

Imagine bein such a cheap ass place you don't spot the customer a penny.

Most places don't even write you up til you $5 short.

My draw gets counted at night and if I'm short it's on me.

so, you couldn't spare her that penny from your pocket, and make someone happy for his/her life.

I genuinely hope this customer dies of old age tonight in her sleep (=

Lmao
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I read crum cake an entire letter differently.

Highwind07 posted...

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Highwind07 posted...

When someone is missing change I have seen cashiers reach into their tip jars to fill in the register.

A penny is just way too petty.

You can't really grab into our tip jar, it has a small opening and is locked from the back. No way in hell was I going to find the key over a fucking penny. Or any amount of money for that matter.

I am just saying that was what it was like from my experience. I didn't say that you had to do it, really.

But yea I would've just shrugged her off too.

since she said she was acting bad in the store, then i understand why she deserved that treatment, but if she was acting nicely, then i dont see why you couldn't pick one out from your own pocket. like even if you have a million, you won't be able to take any remaining of those money with you when you need to leave this world.

visualboy2003 posted...

since she said she was acting bad in the store, then i understand why she deserved that treatment, but if she was acting nicely, then i dont see why you couldn't pick one out from your own pocket. like even if you have a million, you won't be able to take any remaining of those money with you when you need to leave this world.

She had the money she just didn't want change.

She's literally a horrible person begging a cashier to subsidize her laziness at dealing with coinage.

someone just wanna an easy, so why not let her have it if she was not misbehaving.

plus, you will grant more reputation by people, and grant more love from customers for your store, too.

Sure, caring that much about a penny is silly, but here are the two players here:
1. Cashier whose register will be counted at the end of the night, and any discrepancy is gonna get noticed. ("You only get a talking to at X dollars" isn't the same as "They literally don't take note of your till being off if it's under X dollars," to think otherwise is stupid.)

2. A woman who literally HAS enough money to pay for it in cash, but doesn't want to break an extra dollar, and is so angered by this offense that they claim they're gonna complain about it.

The only reason to think the cashier is in the wrong is if you're the woman who got butthurt over a penny. Anyone else arguing it is bait.
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If it were 50 cents I would agree with you but rejecting her for a penny is just petty of you.
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DarkProto05 posted...

If it were 50 cents I would agree with you but rejecting her for a penny is just petty of you.

Why is it other peoples' job to pay for your purchase?

This logic is insane. Nevermind a cashier being asked this is literally being asked to steal from their employer.

If you have ever asked a cashier to "spot" you, you are human trash. No matter if its a penny or fifty dollats.

Guide posted...

I mean, what, were you gonna turn her away because of a penny?

Yes. If it was a mom and pop store i can see it sliding here and there but corporate or franchise stores don't want you to get into that habit because millions of people doing that across the nation everyday adds up. To avoid that you gotta be consistent with every customer, even if it seems as trivial as a penny.
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LinksLiege posted...

Sure, caring that much about a penny is silly, but here are the two players here:
1. Cashier whose register will be counted at the end of the night, and any discrepancy is gonna get noticed. ("You only get a talking to at X dollars" isn't the same as "They literally don't take note of your till being off if it's under X dollars," to think otherwise is stupid.)

2. A woman who literally HAS enough money to pay for it in cash, but doesn't want to break an extra dollar, and is so angered by this offense that they claim they're gonna complain about it.

The only reason to think the cashier is in the wrong is if you're the woman who got butthurt over a penny. Anyone else arguing it is bait.

like i said, if she was misbehaving, then you dont wanna help her and that is understandable.

but those that are nice, why not take one out from your pocket and grant more reputation from people and love for your store.

visualboy2003 posted...

Highwind07 posted...

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Highwind07 posted...

When someone is missing change I have seen cashiers reach into their tip jars to fill in the register.

A penny is just way too petty.

You can't really grab into our tip jar, it has a small opening and is locked from the back. No way in hell was I going to find the key over a fucking penny. Or any amount of money for that matter.

I am just saying that was what it was like from my experience. I didn't say that you had to do it, really.

But yea I would've just shrugged her off too.

since she said she was acting bad in the store, then i understand why she deserved that treatment, but if she was acting nicely, then i dont see why you couldn't pick one out from your own pocket. like even if you have a million, you won't be able to take any remaining of those money with you when you need to leave this world.

Dude I DON'T HAVE TONS OF PENNIES OR ANY PENNIES IN MY POCKET

rofl like seriously I pay with debit or credit like a normal person

Human garbage just for asking nicely for a penny.... Why does this situation hit a nerve? Did you have a terrible time as a former cashier.
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VipaGTS posted...

Guide posted...

I mean, what, were you gonna turn her away because of a penny?

Yes. If it was a mom and pop store i can see it sliding here and there but corporate or franchise stores don't want you to get into that habit because millions of people doing that across the nation everyday adds up. To avoid that you gotta be consistent with every customer, even if it seems as trivial as a penny.

but not everyone are like that, hell, not even half are like that, so, in that case, you can help and bring up the level of your store.

DarkProto05 posted...

Human garbage just for asking nicely for a penny.... Why does this situation hit a nerve? Did you have a terrible time as a former cashier.

i think her reaction after the fact is the issue here...
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visualboy2003 posted...

Highwind07 posted...

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Highwind07 posted...

When someone is missing change I have seen cashiers reach into their tip jars to fill in the register.

A penny is just way too petty.

You can't really grab into our tip jar, it has a small opening and is locked from the back. No way in hell was I going to find the key over a fucking penny. Or any amount of money for that matter.

I am just saying that was what it was like from my experience. I didn't say that you had to do it, really.

But yea I would've just shrugged her off too.

since she said she was acting bad in the store, then i understand why she deserved that treatment, but if she was acting nicely, then i dont see why you couldn't pick one out from your own pocket. like even if you have a million, you won't be able to take any remaining of those money with you when you need to leave this world.

Dude I DON'T HAVE TONS OF PENNIES OR ANY PENNIES IN MY POCKET

rofl like seriously I pay with debit or credit like a normal person

ok, and she was bad toward you, right. so, don't help her then, but what i am saying is, if you do have one next time, and the next customer will be nice toward you, then you can do that for the love of your store and reputation.

visualboy2003 posted...

ok, and she was bad toward you, right. so, don't help her then, but what i am saying is, if you do have one next time, and the next customer will be nice toward you, then you can do that for the love of your store and reputation.

Why should anyone do this? You are insane.

VipaGTS posted...

DarkProto05 posted...

Human garbage just for asking nicely for a penny.... Why does this situation hit a nerve? Did you have a terrible time as a former cashier.

i think her reaction after the fact is the issue here...

Ah okay. Well if she was acting bratty about it screw her.
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Ooooh ho ho ho!
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NibeIungsnarf posted...

visualboy2003 posted...

ok, and she was bad toward you, right. so, don't help her then, but what i am saying is, if you do have one next time, and the next customer will be nice toward you, then you can do that for the love of your store and reputation.

Why should anyone do this? You are insane.

this is the big strategy to get customers between the top stores now. do you see how credit cards companies are doing things now for acquiring more customers and their reputations.

This is why customer service needs to be automated. Customers cant beg or intimidate a robot into spotting them pennies or dollars. If youre short a penny you dont get to order from the soda machine.
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