Stupid Guest Tricks

Randy B wrote:I will always remember when I was working in a grocery store (way back when I was in highschool...paper bags were the norm... and dinosaurs roamed the aisles) and a checker was ringing up a large purchase. She didn't even look up at the customer but as a bottle of wine went by she automatically said "I'll need to see an ID". She looked up and realized she was facing a very grey haired, elder lady (I estimate mid 90's in age). The customer looked up, smiled at the much younger checker and said "BLESS YOU, honey". The pure joy in the smile of being asked for ID to purchase wine really made her day. So I make it a point to occasionally ask for proof of ID (when in situations when a minimum age is required) of those obviously VERY over the limit. The lift it gives both the ID asker and the ID provider is priceless. IMHO

Randy

I did this all the time when I worked at a grocery store and the weekly visitors from the local nursing communities came in. I would notice that the ladies buying alcohol would line up in my line just so I'd ask for their id. I had a couple that would refuse the offer of an available checker too. I don't miss the job, but I do miss some of my regular customers.

Randy B wrote:I will always remember when I was working in a grocery store (way back when I was in highschool...paper bags were the norm... and dinosaurs roamed the aisles) and a checker was ringing up a large purchase. She didn't even look up at the customer but as a bottle of wine went by she automatically said "I'll need to see an ID". She looked up and realized she was facing a very grey haired, elder lady (I estimate mid 90's in age). The customer looked up, smiled at the much younger checker and said "BLESS YOU, honey". The pure joy in the smile of being asked for ID to purchase wine really made her day. So I make it a point to occasionally ask for proof of ID (when in situations when a minimum age is required) of those obviously VERY over the limit. The lift it gives both the ID asker and the ID provider is priceless. IMHO

Randy

LOL! I used to do that all the time! And when I worked at Banana Republic I'd always say to women "you look far too young to be this woman...". You have to have fun when you can.

CMGUY89 wrote:LOL! I used to do that all the time! And when I worked at Banana Republic I'd always say to women "you look far too young to be this woman...". You have to have fun when you can.

Worst part about being a cashier was having to refuse to sell to people who had already had too much. Store I worked in had a policy that if one cashier refused to sell then none of the others could, because our SC (stupid customers) would just say "Well if you won't sell to me I'll go through another lane."

I loved it when 12 year olds tried to buy cigs from me with fake IDs. I'd just smile sweetly at them and say "Sorry honey but I'm not as dumb as I look."

LOL

Randy B wrote:I will always remember when I was working in a grocery store (way back when I was in highschool...paper bags were the norm... and dinosaurs roamed the aisles)

Randy

Wow, did you work in Bedrock? :p: :D:

Randy B wrote:I will always remember when I was working in a grocery store (way back when I was in highschool...paper bags were the norm... and dinosaurs roamed the aisles) and a checker was ringing up a large purchase. She didn't even look up at the customer but as a bottle of wine went by she automatically said "I'll need to see an ID". She looked up and realized she was facing a very grey haired, elder lady (I estimate mid 90's in age). The customer looked up, smiled at the much younger checker and said "BLESS YOU, honey". The pure joy in the smile of being asked for ID to purchase wine really made her day. So I make it a point to occasionally ask for proof of ID (when in situations when a minimum age is required) of those obviously VERY over the limit. The lift it gives both the ID asker and the ID provider is priceless. IMHO

Randy

That was always fun to do as well when I was a cashier in high school. I would occasionally throw a curve ball into that as well. There is nothing more amusing that seeing someones face when you say to a lady who gave you an id when purchasing alcohol and you respond with "this is obviously fake, you don't look like a 6 foot tall man named Frank."

It only backfired on me once when I actually got someone whose husband name was actually Frank. My manager got a good laugh at me when that one happened.

ktulu wrote:I don't miss the job, but I do miss some of my regular customers.

Reminds me of all my past jobs.

Very cute about checking to make sure they are old enuf to purchase something and making their day. Lots of fun to do in reverse too. I worked at AMC theaters in TX at the box office. We gave a senior discount. I actually had quite a few get highly insulted when I asked for their ID to make sure they were old enuf to be a senior. LOL
The best one tho, with a sense of humor, was a lady in her late 80's and I am NOT KIDDING, the woman didnt look over 40 at the most. Seriously. My manager was near me at the time and didnt believe it either. I think we both made that lady's day big time. LOL
You got to the point where you could judge ages at a glance. Best were the under agers who tried to buy the R movies. The regular brats got to know me and tried to avoid going to my window cause they knew I wouldnt let them in. We would mess with them where if they did manage to hop to another window and the younger box office folk would bring their ID over to me....HEHEHEHE!

Big Wallaby wrote:Reminds me of all my past jobs.

Me too! I had regulars that I still wonder about from every job I've ever had.

Years ago, one of my regulars from my cashiering job actually tracked me down and found out where I went after I left and came to see me- she said she had to find out if my long distance romance had worked out! LOL

I showed her my brand new (at the time) wedding ring, and she cried! LOL What a sweetheart she was.

I never saw her again, I moved shortly after that. But she cared enough to find out and that really stayed with me :)