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What is something people you encounter at your job say that makes you want to scream? (Job, person & quote) (lemmings.world)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Job: cashier

Item doesn't scan

Customer: "That means it's free, right?"

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

Only about 4 weeks in as a cashier and I've heard this enough to last me a lifetime.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

When I used to work in a supermarket, I hated the stupid customers. This is a classic example. One of the soft drink companies fairly regularly gave away 50% free.

Therefore, for the same price, the bottle would be 3 litres in size rather than 2.

The amount of people who didn't like that.

"Excuse me, where's the 2 litre bottle?" "Oh, it's the same price miss, you get an extra litre for free." "But I don't want 3 litres, I only want two!" Sigh!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

I'm with the customer on this one. Soft drinks only stay good so long so having them in a larger container works against you. Also, having a larger container means needing more space to store it, and it is heavier and more unwieldy to carry. For some that extra litre of cola might be more like a white elephant than a boon.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Yeah, when I hauled my groceries by bicycle, I wouldn't want the larger sizes... But I also wouldn't be bitching out the person who isn't involved in the decision process...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

To be fair, if someone is trying to cut down on how much soda they're drinking...

...well, in that case, they probably wouldn't be asking for a two-liter bottle, but...