I work at Meijer, which is a grocery store chain found in the lower portions of Michigan and the northern borders of Indiana and Ohio. There are some hundred stores, and I work at store #36. Of the Meijers that I know personally only one store is more ghetto than mine, and that's the 28th street Meijer. If you live in the West Michigan area then you probably know about which one I am speaking. At this point it shall remain nameless.
'What do you do at Meijer?,' you may be wondering, well, I am a cashier. Please hold back on the applause, I know people just looove cashiers, and believe me, the feeling is certainly reciprocated. My favorite customers are the ones who come into the line with false humility in the hopes of swindling the store out of as much money as you possibly can get away with; that's always a joy. Let me tell you, just because you have a coupon does not mean that it has to work, there is such a thing as fine print. Family Fare coupons are not Meijer coupons, Target coupons are not Meijer coupons, Cottonelle coupons do not work for Scott tissue!
And another thing, when you're standing in line and decide that you don't want something, don't stick it in with the magazines! Especially if it's meat, or anything else that could spoil, you know who you are. I don't know if you realize, but when those things go bad because you didn't want to be embarrassed by having to give it to the cashier the store has to cover the cost somehow, and guess what, prices increase. Wow, what a concept.
In all honesty it's not all bad. In general people are really nice and just want to get in and out and move on with their lives. There are even times when you get to have pleasant conversations with people. And in other instances, you get to know about peoples lives and their hurts and joys. One lady in particular, who is a joy to see whenever she comes through my lane, has a sister with lung cancer. She is in my earnest prayers every night.
There are infinite anecdotes being a cashier, and I can't wait to tell them to you, lololol.