I know most everyone has a limited budget

[AstriaPorta]

I was once kicked out of a 10 item or less line for having a dozen eggs... :dunno

did they count the eggs seperate :jk

 

[TGLucario475]

Including me. I was reminded again how much the education system in America has failed. Another Walmart adventure.

Tuesday night I ran in to pick up one item with the intent of paying cash. I head to the express checkout, "20 items or less." There is a young woman with her daughter ahead of me. She has a carry basket with at least 35 items in it which she unloads on to the counter for the clerk to ring up. My guess based on the items is somewhere around $85 to $90 worth of items just by eyeballing. When the amount reaches about 60 the young woman stops the clerk. She begins to take items out of her loaded shopping cart to be scanned and removed from her total. When they finish the young woman had a $50 giftcard and about $6 in cash. Often times if the person ahead of me is a few dollars short I will make up the difference but when you miss your spendable amount by double you need help beyond a few dollars. The clerk now is stuck with items including ice cream which someone must return to the store. I see this far too often in stores where the basic math and reading skills are lacking.

I am reminded that everyone has their own burdens but I admire the patience the cashiers at stores must have today.

Boogles me even more than she can't count the number of items she's got in her basket!

 

[AUFred]

Boogles me even more than she can't count the number of items she's got in her basket!

My assumption is she chose not to read the sign or is illiterate.

 

[Tim]

My assumption is she chose not to read the sign or is illiterate.

Actually I have asked one of the cashiers about that in Walmart once. She noticed me walking up to another register with a line and told me to come over. I had twice the number of items and that's why I skipped her empty line. When I pointed out how many items I had, she said that it was okay that the 20 item rule isn't really a rule, just a general guide for those with limited items. They don't sit there and count your items and kick you out for 21 items.
I can see entering the line with 25 or 30 items, that wouldn't upset me, but I would have a problem if someone tried to go through with a full cart.

It would actually be bad for business if they strictly enforced the 20 item limit.

 

[AUFred]

Actually I have asked one of the cashiers about that in Walmart once. She noticed me walking up to another register with a line and told me to come over. I had twice the number of items and that's why I skipped her empty line. When I pointed out how many items I had, she said that it was okay that the 20 item rule isn't really a rule, just a general guide for those with limited items. They don't sit there and count your items and kick you out for 21 items.
I can see entering the line with 25 or 30 items, that wouldn't upset me, but I would have a problem if someone tried to go through with a full cart.

It would actually be bad for business if they strictly enforced the 20 item limit.

I have been waved over to the express line in Publix when I had a cart full. I usually try to follow whatever guidelines are posted as far as item count. I don't believe 25 items in a 20 item line would be a big deal.

 

[Kyle B]

Having cash is a major pain for me. They closed the bank on campus, and thus the nearest set of free ATM's a few months back and the new bank won't be opening for months. So I tend to use the card a lot. I like cash, but I never seem to have any on me.

Yea, same here. I almost never have any actual cash on me which is not really a problem until I want to use a vending machine or something. Using the card to make small $1-$5 purchases starts getting ridiculous to me though.

 

[AUFred]

Yea, same here. I almost never have any actual cash on me which is not really a problem until I want to use a vending machine or something. Using the card to make small $1-$5 purchases starts getting ridiculous to me though.

A lot of businesses here will not allow you to use a credit card for purchases under a certain amount. The amount varies. I try never to use my card for less than $10.

 

[Mercury]

My observation is that some people simply don't care whether they have more items than they are supposed to. Also, I remember having people take items out of the basket and it was not for financial reasons ... it was more like, "Now I don't want it so you put it back." Of course this is not always the case but it does happen quite a lot.

Also ... this is a great scam that thieves will use ... they will come up and have a crap load of items, have them all rung up and then say, "Oh, I forgot my money ... I will be right back." Then they leave with the item they REALLY wanted, in their purse or under their jacket and, of course, not come back. This action has been witnessed A LOT by both myself and my wife (who still works in retail) ... the problem is, most stores have a no confrontation policy so there goes the product and you are stuck putting all that shit back .............................. then Loss Prevention comes in and says that all the loss the store has gone through is internal theft. :tooth

 

[Panacea]

Using the card to make small $1-$5 purchases starts getting ridiculous to me though.

My paycheck goes directly to my checking account, and I just don't see the need to go get a 20 out of the ATM that I probably will forget about or lose lol.

Cashiers look more annoyed when I ask them to break a $20 for a $1 purchase than when I swipe my card for it. :s

 

[Tim]

My paycheck goes directly to my checking account, and I just don't see the need to go get a 20 out of the ATM that I probably will forget about or lose lol.

Cashiers look more annoyed when I ask them to break a $20 for a $1 purchase than when I swipe my card for it. :s

I agree with this 100%

This is how I do it and I use my card for everything. I can weeks without any cash on me.
It takes much less time paying for my coffee/lunch/misc items with a card than with cash. Hell, my card has the "blink" chip in it so I don't even need to swipe it in most cases.

 

[Francis]

I agree with this 100%

This is how I do it and I use my card for everything. I can weeks without any cash on me.
It takes much less time paying for my coffee/lunch/misc items with a card than with cash. Hell, my card has the "blink" chip in it so I don't even need to swipe it in most cases.

Do you mean a "blink" as in security Swipe pass as in express pay or Blink as in how much is left on your card ?

Express Pay ( gold Chip on Card )


Display on remainder on Account

 

[Tim]

Here is the info on it

http://www.chaseblink.com/faq.asp

and this is what the symbol on the card looks like

 

[Francis]

Here is the info on it

http://www.chaseblink.com/faq.asp

and this is what the symbol on the card looks like

Cool... We have the Pay Pass or Express Pay ( same shit different bank ) all over here.

 

[KLD1019]

A lot of businesses here will not allow you to use a credit card for purchases under a certain amount. The amount varies. I try never to use my card for less than $10.

yeah, there are quite a few places where the limit is at least a $5 purchase to use your card. whether it be a credit card or a debit card

 

[Joe the meek]

I love it when a bill comes out to something like $7.25 and I give the cashier $10.25 and they then they either look at me strange like why did I give them the extra quarter or they just give me the quarter back because they already have the 10 spot LOL

 

[Mercury]

I love it when a bill comes out to something like $7.25 and I give the cashier $10.25 and they then they either look at me strange like why did I give them the extra quarter or they just give me the quarter back because they already have the 10 spot LOL

LOL! Hey! I have panicked in that situation too! You know what it is ... besides poor math skill ... it is that people usually pay with an even bill so you get used to just typing in the amount that they give you and the screen saying what to give back.

... I learned to just wait until I had the payment so I could type in EXACTLY what I was given. Hehe

 

[TGLucario475]

Actually I have asked one of the cashiers about that in Walmart once. She noticed me walking up to another register with a line and told me to come over. I had twice the number of items and that's why I skipped her empty line. When I pointed out how many items I had, she said that it was okay that the 20 item rule isn't really a rule, just a general guide for those with limited items. They don't sit there and count your items and kick you out for 21 items.
I can see entering the line with 25 or 30 items, that wouldn't upset me, but I would have a problem if someone tried to go through with a full cart.

It would actually be bad for business if they strictly enforced the 20 item limit.

I don't see why they should have signs that say "20 items or less" then, saves a bit of money on signage or at least they could replace it with a corp sponser or something like most American things do. I prefer to use self-service (DON'T EVEN SAY ANYTHING!) checkouts whenever possible, I can go at my own pace without being rushed.

 

[Mercury]

I don't see why they should have signs that say "20 items or less" then, saves a bit of money on signage or at least they could replace it with a corp sponser or something like most American things do. I prefer to use self-service (DON'T EVEN SAY ANYTHING!) checkouts whenever possible, I can go at my own pace without being rushed.

Heheheheheh .... he said, "Self-service" .......

Actually ... self checking is SO awesome!

 

[acctnt shan]

I prefer to use self-service (DON'T EVEN SAY ANYTHING!) checkouts whenever possible, I can go at my own pace without being rushed.

Ughhh I hate it when people get in the self checkout lane at our grocery store and then take FOREVER to scan through...

 

[Kyle B]

I love it when a bill comes out to something like $7.25 and I give the cashier $10.25 and they then they either look at me strange like why did I give them the extra quarter or they just give me the quarter back because they already have the 10 spot LOL

LOL! Hey! I have panicked in that situation too! You know what it is ... besides poor math skill ... it is that people usually pay with an even bill so you get used to just typing in the amount that they give you and the screen saying what to give back.

... I learned to just wait until I had the payment so I could type in EXACTLY what I was given. Hehe

I used to run into this problem as a cashier too. When I first started out, I would become especially flustered when someone would give me extra change after the drawer closed.

To solve the problem, I just added the amount of money they gave me to the change I gave them. It was pretty obvious they were usually just doing it to get even change back.

I'm not great at math either but it made me feel all nice and good that I didn't have to completely rely 100% on the screen.