Stupid Cashier Tricks

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Stupid Cashier Tricks

Post by glendalais » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:38 am

Sorry I haven't been around recently. I've been moving into a new place, and Cast Scheduling seems intent on working me to death (though I am being paid handsomly for my early demise).

As you might know, I was recently trained Cashier. We're generally short on Cashiers across DLR Foods, so I've been bouncing around the resort like a CM-ping pong ball.

In the course of all this, I've come to a simple realization: your average SGs suffer a mental collapse when they encounter a restaurant menu.

I've had guests ask for a "Cheeseburger without cheese", and when I read back an order and say that they want a Hamburger, they insist that they want a Cheeseburger without cheese :rolleyes: .

Those guests who wait until I've rung up their purchase and printed the receipt to give correct change. They think that they're making things easier, when in reality they're making it harder since I have to break out the Calculator in order to ensure that I'm giving them correct change.

And those large tour groups that, for whatever reason, don't want to call ahead or stop by Guest Relations/City Hall so that their food is waiting for them when they arrive. Instead, they come up to the counter, and order 150 burgers, bringing everything (including the taking of new orders) to a halt while we make their order, thus inconveniencing themselves and the other guests.

Anyway, that's my rant for the fortnight. Enjoy :) .



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Re: Stupid Cashier Tricks

Post by GRUMPY PIRATE » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:59 am

glendalais wrote:Sorry I haven't been around recently. I've been moving into a new place, and Cast Scheduling seems intent on working me to death (though I am being paid handsomly for my early demise).

As you might know, I was recently trained Cashier. We're generally short on Cashiers across DLR Foods, so I've been bouncing around the resort like a CM-ping pong ball.

In the course of all this, I've come to a simple realization: your average SGs suffer a mental collapse when they encounter a restaurant menu.

I've had guests ask for a "Cheeseburger without cheese", and when I read back an order and say that they want a Hamburger, they insist that they want a Cheeseburger without cheese :rolleyes: .

Those guests who wait until I've rung up their purchase and printed the receipt to give correct change. They think that they're making things easier, when in reality they're making it harder since I have to break out the Calculator in order to ensure that I'm giving them correct change.

And those large tour groups that, for whatever reason, don't want to call ahead or stop by Guest Relations/City Hall so that their food is waiting for them when they arrive. Instead, they come up to the counter, and order 150 burgers, bringing everything (including the taking of new orders) to a halt while we make their order, thus inconveniencing themselves and the other guests.

Anyway, that's my rant for the fortnight. Enjoy :) .
Wow! They actually do that? Why don't they do like you suggested? Oh..Wait...I get it! SG tour groups!

Sheesh!


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Re: Stupid Cashier Tricks

Post by Spideyfreak » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:03 pm

I know what you mean, I work in grocery retail and I see the same or similar things.

When I'm cashier, and something costs $4.50, they usually give me a $5.00 bill. Then sometimes they give me an extra 50 cents. I just add however much they give me to the change.

And tour groups acually do that??? I'd just say "I'm sorry, we only sell hamburgers, but not cheeseburgers without cheese." :D:



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Re: Stupid Cashier Tricks

Post by drcorey » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:22 pm

Spideyfreak wrote:I know what you mean, I work in grocery retail and I see the same or similar things.

When I'm cashier, and something costs $4.50, they usually give me a $5.00 bill. Then sometimes they give me an extra 50 cents. I just add however much they give me to the change.

And tour groups acually do that??? I'd just say "I'm sorry, we only sell hamburgers, but not cheeseburgers without cheese." :D:
any hamburgers without the ham?



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Re: Stupid Cashier Tricks

Post by GRUMPY PIRATE » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:38 pm

drcorey wrote:any hamburgers without the ham?
Well sure, then they just call them Burgers!

Which makes me wonder why the don't call them Cheese Hamburgers?

Because cheeseburgers without the cheese would also just be burgers!


Hmmmm.

I think it MUST be the city fathers from Hamburg behind this!!!


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Re: Stupid Cashier Tricks

Post by svickersart » Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:10 pm

I didnt kknow you could pre-order food for large groups, of course the largest group I have ever been to DL with is 6. How many people need to be in a group to pre-order? I would never think of trying to order food for more than 6 or so at a time, I would start breaking the group down to smaller groups. 150 people, have a seat we will have that for you next tuesday. Hell, it can be hard to find a table for a couple of people at times, and on a busy day even one person, where do they think they are going to seat 150? O, I know, they will grab thier cheeseburgers without cheese and hit a few rides while they eat.

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Re: Stupid Cashier Tricks

Post by turkeyham » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:45 am

As a cashier at a fast food place, we are trained to keep the bill on the countier and keep it there in case the coustomer changes their minds and tries to short change us. The last time the stupid drive through driver said he have us $50 which he did not. He got into a shouting match and shit hit the fan. Thank goodness, we had a group of police officers in the diningroom. The cops heard what was happening. My supervisor unlocked the door and let the cop come to the window. The cop told the idiot in the car that he had lied and watched the transaction. The cop said to pay up or leave. The stupid driver decided to get out and started a fight. The next thing I saw, the officers called for additional back up. The SG was arrested and taken away. :twisted:

Now, I wish that could happen to the SG when the go off saying that they paid the cashiers at the park. I think there should be a plain clothes officer on a cart and get the sg out of the park for lying. I would be a happy camper to see that. :)



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Re: Stupid Cashier Tricks

Post by mechurchlady » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:09 am

Charge them for a cheeseburger with no cheese then you get called up for overcharging the guest. Charge for a burger and then you get called up for not giving the customer what they ordered or at least a hissy fit by the guest.

How about guests that pull out the payment from various body parts? The guest who sneeezes or coughs then hands you payment. The guest that uses their hand to do something like booger hunting, rubbing their eyes, or scratching the itch then giving you the money. At the drive-thru I have to remind myself to use only the right hand for anything while waiting like rubbing my nose or scratching my head.

I hate being behind people who cannot make their mind up. At the ice cream store it was: no we do not have that, we do not have that flavor, cup or cone, what type of cone, how many scoops. I am sitting there ready to say "hot fudge sundae, 2 scoops, rocky road and the banana nut".


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Re: Stupid Cashier Tricks

Post by Yeti Chaser » Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:00 am

glendalais wrote: I've had guests ask for a "Cheeseburger without cheese", and when I read back an order and say that they want a Hamburger, they insist that they want a Cheeseburger without cheese :rolleyes: .
Believe it or not, this is not new. Many years ago, one of my friends used to work for McDonald's and they would get customers asking for a cheeseburger without the cheese. They insisted on getting this verses a hamburger. They got the cheeseburger without cheese and were charged for a cheesburger and didn't complain. Oh well............ :D:


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Re: Stupid Cashier Tricks

Post by EpcotFan » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:08 am

glendalais wrote: I've had guests ask for a "Cheeseburger without cheese", and when I read back an order and say that they want a Hamburger, they insist that they want a Cheeseburger without cheese :rolleyes: .
This is from an old George Carlin standup routine where he said he liked to go to MacDonalds and order a cheeseburger, hold the cheese. He insisted he really liked the orange wrapper. :-)
glendalais wrote:Those guests who wait until I've rung up their purchase and printed the receipt to give correct change. They think that they're making things easier, when in reality they're making it harder since I have to break out the Calculator in order to ensure that I'm giving them correct change.
OK, I can make change a lot faster than I can get a calculator. Don't they teach that in school anymore (around grade 4 or 5)?



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