Cashier Rules to Customers:

1.  Yes, I am open.  I am always open.  In fact, I never leave.  Don't ask if I am open!

2.  Yes, you see me here again.  I work here.  Everyday.

3.  This is an express lane.  What part of "15" do you not understand?

4.  No, I do not want your change.  I received plenty from the customer in front of you.

5.  Please try looking for the item yourself before you come up and ask me.  And no, it is not my job to know where every single item in the store is located.

6.  Do not assume I belong in the department you are currently in, and then get mad when I can not find the item for which you are looking.

7.  Just because an item is anywhere near a sale tag; do not assume it is on sale.

8.  Do not tell me, "But the other store does it for me!"  We are not the other store.  Go there if you want their service.

9.  I do not care whether you want paper or plastic.  I do not care why you want the respective bags or the reasons for their use.  Just take the damn things and go!

10.  I am a cashier.  I am not an idiot.  The words are not synonymous.  Please don't treat me as such.  You need idiots like me to ring up your order.

****Please take the above advice to heart and remember:  somewhere out there is a cashier that feels this way and is about to explode.  Do you want to be the final straw?****

� Copyright 2000 by Ann Witgen