Why I Hate Cell Phones [Archive]

caneshockeychick

10-18-2007, 10:42 PM

As some of you know (if you've read any of my posts), I work as a Cashier at a Harris Teeter. Now, when you come thru my lines, I have to ask you a few questions. If you are jabbering on your phone, I can't do my job.

Tonight, it seemed like half the people who came in had a cell phone stuck to their ear. Only one person apologized and said she knew it was rude but it was her son in Tennessee. No prob and thanks for the apology. But for some, they never stop talking and never acknowledge what I'm doing (or what our baggers are doing). What kills me though is when I'm through bagging (or the bagger is through) you finally notice that we've bagged your groceries in plastic and now you want paper bags. Hello!!!!! Next time, get off the phone and pay attention. Talk to me for a minute. Not so hard to do right?

Or I have to tell them, excuse me, time to pay...Come on now, there are other people waiting in line.

Yes, I have a cell phone but I'm not one of those that constantly answers it (just ask my mom or even sccanesfan;P ).

Tonight, this whole cell phone thing just really got on my nerves. I'm trying to help you and many others dang it!! And I really don't want to hear your conversations.

:mad:

Turbulence

10-19-2007, 07:07 AM

I can't count how many times somebody said "Hi, how are you" when I worked as a cashier, and it turned out they were just calling somebody on their magical earpiece right when they walked up, and had no conception of what they were doing. Sure, make me feel stupid for cheerfully replying to somebody who isn't listening and doesn't care, and slow me down in the line. Thankfully I came to my senses, realized that 90% of the general public sucks, and got out of the job...

Mona2006

10-19-2007, 07:33 AM

chc I know it is irritating when people do that. When I am waiting in line behind people like that, it irritates the shi* out of me.. my biggest beef with a cell phone is when people talk while driving. They end up in the left lane in a 70 mph zone and wanna do 50 while pretending they are conducting this conversation from their sofa. Pisses me off to no end. :mad:

Guyute

10-19-2007, 07:41 AM

siderant: why do grocery stores Still ask paper/plastic? Give the sheeple one less choice to make. Give em plastic (they have HANDLES!) and be done with it.
there. :D

caneshockeychick

10-19-2007, 07:50 AM

I don't ask the paper/plastic question. But, you have a select few who do usually ask for paper. I just prefer they ask for it at the beginning than at the end of the transaction.

SouthernHockeyChick

10-19-2007, 08:38 AM

Paper has handles too, now. And is better for the environment, though you can recycle the plastic now too.

This is familiar. Try being a pharmacist who is required by law to talk to you about your medication or get you to refuse the counseling and you can't even get the person's attention away from their phone. My approach was to just stand there with my arms crossed, their bag in one hand, and stare at them until that got their attention. This is some pretty serious stuff I have to say here, people.

What I don't understand is what the hell do you have to talk to all these people about? I hate talking on the phone. I work with people who, when they leave their house to drive to work at 6:15am they call someone and they talk the entire way, all the way up to the elevator in the hospital. Who the hell are you calling at 6am?!? I don't get it.

We're not even allowed to carry our personal cell phones but, I can't tell you how many nurses in our hospital come to the pharmacy window to pick things up and talk on their personal cell phones the entire time. I have to stand and stare at them too when there is something I need to know.

PennsylvaniaCanesFan

10-19-2007, 08:58 AM

I would like to take the chance to apoligize to all the clerks, pharmacists, resturant staff, and anyone else that finds it annoying that I talk on my cell phone. In fact, if I am not talking on my cell phone, I am using it to browse the internet. It's a horrible addiction, being connected all the time.

As for paper or plastic, I am thinking of choosing neither. They have cloth shopping bags for sale at my local grocery store and I am thinking of switching to those.

Mona2006

10-19-2007, 09:58 AM

They have cloth shopping bags for sale at my local grocery store and I am thinking of switching to those.

Do you just bring them back to the store with you to re-use at the time or are there bins to recycle these?

caneshockeychick

10-19-2007, 10:02 AM

^You bring them back with you. HT sells them. There is even one that's lined for frozen items. We get a lot of customers who bring in these types of bags for their groceries. I like it.

And its not like you can't use them for other things either. Some customers just bring in any type of cloth bag to use for groceries.

Canesluver

10-19-2007, 10:11 AM

I'd like y'all's opinion of how old you think somebody should be to have a cell phone.

True story:

So, I do costumes for Theatre in the Park, as some of you know. Well-- we're knee-deep in our annual production of A Christmas Carol right now. In addition to 63 adults in the show, we have 20 children between the ages of 5 and 12. A couple of weeks ago, I had measurement sessions. They had assigned 10-min. appointment times.

So, this little girl comes in and she’s jibber-jabbering on her cell, holding it up to her ear with one hand, and then holds out one of her arms out straight, in a gesture as if saying, “Here I am. Measure me.”

So, I said, “D. do you want to wrap up your call, so we can get started.” She does the gesture with the 1 finger, meaning, “Just one more minute.” So, I said, “Hurry up, D., we’re on a tight schedule.” She does the 1-more-minute-finger again, and then moves the phone trying to balance between her shoulder and head cocked to the side, and then lifts her arms up. Which is… like… WRONG! My assistant just takes the phone off her shoulder, says into it, “She’ll call you back,” and then hangs up.

So, then the kid is all pouty, but we get her measured. She’s 9-years-old. Don’t you think that’s too young for a cell phone?

nccanes

10-19-2007, 10:20 AM

Even in today's world of kids having cell phones, I think 9 is too young. And if a parent is the paranoid type and wants the kid to have a cell phone in the event of an emergency, then it's presented that way - not to be able to talk on the phone constantly. A kid that's acting like that appears to be a pretty experienced cell user.

My oldest got one halfway thru middle school when his schedule seemed to change day to day if he had after-school practice or not. We probably got almost a year of him using it before it became the tool to use for social purposes (as opposed to just using it for communications to us)...putting him at about 14 at that point. That's probably way old in today's standards.

For him, it's all about the text messaging. I think the only people he "talks" to is us. Even his friends talk about how he never answers his phone.

PennsylvaniaCanesFan

10-19-2007, 10:25 AM

And to think my 3 year old daughter may be getting a cell phone for Christmas...
I think it's a special kind that only dials one number you can program in or something like that.

Guyute

10-19-2007, 10:28 AM

I'd say 9 is pretty damn young.
And they do make plenty of phones that are Extremely handicapped...
IE- 3 buttons on it, one for 911, one for Home, one for Mom's Cell... or some setup like that.
No ability to call whomever you want, let alone text, etc...

20 more years and they'll just have a blue-tooth like device implanted into their head at 5yrs old or something.

ETA: THREE?? wow. I'm honestly floored.

StormChaserBH

10-19-2007, 10:28 AM

We have not given our 11-y.o. daughter a cell despite all the "so-and-so has one, so-and-so has one, etc..." we hear from her.... too young IMO.

livinthedream

10-19-2007, 11:11 AM

My son (5-1/2) asked me the other day when he could get a cell phone. My response was "Who the hell do YOU need to call?"

CL, to respond to your question, I think that middle school is probably an appropriate age. When a kid is old enough to go to a neighbor's house without you taking him/her, and you need to start tracking where they are (after-school practices, etc.), then I agree that's an appropriate use of the technology. So I'll probably succumb to one of those pre-programmed ones (limited use/access) when Jr. gets old enough to use one that way. But not for general chatting on the phone BS.

Talking on the phone is one of those things I absolutely despise. That's why they invented email, right? I like the freedom that cell phones offer, because I no longer have to be sitting at my desk to do my job, but I've never understood why people think that just because a phone rings you have to answer it that second. Especially if you're in the middle of doing something else. That's why they invented voicemail.

caneshockeychick

10-19-2007, 11:25 AM

nccanes

10-19-2007, 11:43 AM

I think people just planned ahead before cell phones and stuck to the plans. Now it's like "hmmm, let me call you and let you know if I can pick Jr up.." or kids know they can call to let parents know that they are changing their plans or ask for permission etc. It IS an interesting major shift!

Other than the making arrangements/"i'm running late"/"what's the score of the soccer game" type calls that are normally brief, I have one friend (no not SoCal, we're electronic) who I do talk to a lot on the phone. But she LOVES to talk on the phone. I know that if I didn't talk to her on the cell phone, we'd just do it on the land lines. Lack of cell phone would not deter her. Sometimes it's nice for us to get it "out of the way" while we're in transit.

queenmerry

10-19-2007, 11:46 AM

I travel for work all the time. I went to Topeka last year during a blizzard for a silly sales rep. We went to lunch, and he spoke on his cell phone for the entire meal. How rude is that? I guess it wasn't that bad. He has the personality of a piece of limestone....but still...

Sales people are the worst. I hate talking on the phone. When people from work call my cell and leave messages, they normally get emails back unless something really warrants a chat.

c-girl

10-19-2007, 12:10 PM

Our kids got cell phones when they got their drivers license. We couldn't see why they would need one before that.

StormShaman

10-19-2007, 12:37 PM

I think the one person I talk to the most on my phone is my sister--and that's mostly so I can get the latest update on her kid (cos I'm Nosy Auntie like that).

As for customers standing on line yappin' on their cell phones, I just ignore them and help other customers until the talker starts getting all assy, at which point I say "Sorry, didn't want to interrupt your conversation. I'll still be here when you're done talking on your phone. Next customer please!"

The reactions I get are priceless. ;)

caneshockeychick

10-19-2007, 12:41 PM

^Ignoring would be nice (I mean, they do it to me ;) ) however, that big buggy kinda blocks the way for me to grab another customer. Oh well, grin and bear it like I normally do, then vent later at home...LOL

SC06

10-19-2007, 01:49 PM

I saw a news article the other day where somebody drove into a train while they were texting. I hope it was important...

As for driving and talking on cell phones...cell phone talkers seem to be just as rude when they are in a car as they are out wandering in the general population. As soon as I see a hand pressed up to a head I get away from them for fear that I will get caught up in their impending pile-up.

Serendipity

10-19-2007, 02:29 PM

I think people just planned ahead before cell phones and stuck to the plans. Now it's like "hmmm, let me call you and let you know if I can pick Jr up.." or kids know they can call to let parents know that they are changing their plans or ask for permission etc. It IS an interesting major shift!

I find this so interesting, because it's true. There is this constant need to be in touch and in touch RIGHT NOW because everyone has cell phones on them all the time. I have a friend, that if her mom calls her cell phone and she doesn't answer she gets worried and starts calling work or her friends. 5/6/7 years ago...you called somebody at home, left a message if they weren't there and they called you back when they got home. Now some people freak out if they can't get in touch with you right away. Sorry, but I don't want to be accesible to everyone at all hours of the day. That's what the ignore button is for :lol:

SouthernHockeyChick

10-19-2007, 03:09 PM

That "let me call you to let you know if...." I can do something thing bugs me, too. I mean, maybe everyone else has the kind of schedule where you can just leave work whenever you want but, I don't. I have to be able to plan ahead and not just drop everything because you call and say you can't do whatever.

As for giving your kid a cell phone, it sorta depends on the kid. It would have worked for me pretty young, even though I liked to talk on the phone then.. I was given a credit card on my parents account when I was 15 and told it was only for emergencies. I had it until I got married and used it exactly once: when my car was giving me trouble on the way home from an out of town concert one night. I had friends in college who maxed out their parents' card just shopping.....I knew I'd be killed for that!! :lol:

puck_it

10-19-2007, 03:37 PM

9th grade. or like in e's case when sports etc become too hectic to coordinate middle school would work.

i got mine in 9th grade. i never used my cell except to call my mother or father for a ride. i used my phone on occassion once i got my drivers liscence, but it wasnt to do much... i ****ing hate the phone... it wasnt til i hit college and started doing stuff that i ever used my phone (side bar: i registered for my last semester today :crazy::crazy::crazy:)

sccanesfan

10-19-2007, 07:30 PM

My niece received one of those pay as you go phones last year for Christmas from some of our step family in PA. I guess they'd gotten some for their kids. My sister and I were not too thrilled about it seeing as how, My sis wasn't asked and thought (as did I) they should have asked her first (and of course, they didn't give us the money to keep on the phone, but in one way, my niece has learned a bit about how to save her minutes )

K (my niece) does not really use it, she's just not that interested. Mainly, its now used to call me as she's on Cingular/Att as am I and we can talk for free. She seems to like that. And during the week, my sister will use it to call me during the day again, because its free whereas, its not free for her to use hers because we have different providers.

I guess as far as that, I'm left to wonder...did my parents just worry endlessly when I was out of their sight when I was a child. I'm thinking 20 years ago, there wasn't this constant need to be in touch with people. Now it seems like everyone has a cell and when it rings, it has to be answered.

While mine is the only phone I have (no land line), I still tend to use it sparingly. I hate talking on the phone anyway. If I'm at home, I'll generally answer but if I'm not, I'll let it go to voicemail and then, when I get a chance, I'll check the VM and return that call if its necessary.

chc is right. I wasn't thrilled about her getting the phone. She has always used mine when she needed to call someone. Let me explain: No one in my family has the same area code, not even our home # is the same, and all but chc are on verizon, so I let her use it to call family everywhere. I have run into a snag with that though. She has my cell # memorized, but couldn't even give you 2 #'s to our house phone. The problem: when she meets new friends, she gives them the cell # and not the home #. Well I have a FL # and we live in SC, so when her friends call they aren't worried about long distance charges that will appear on the next bill. I have tried my best to teach her the home one, but she just can't get it. Once my legal stuff in FL is done, I'll change my #, but until then she may understand the concept of minutes on her phone, but not on mine.

BTW, chc used to be one of those that called on the way to work, on her breaks and lunck and again on the way home. Since she doesn't have 1000000 minutes, she has since stopped, but she used to get on me about my minutes until I pointed out to her that she and I would have several 30+ minute conversations a day.

Of course now, she is right, she hates answering the phone.

sccanesfan

10-19-2007, 07:42 PM

When I was married we had a rule that the phone would just ring if we were having dinner. I used to pick on my mom, cause she would call the house = no answer, then my cell = no answer then my hubby's cell = no answer. Once we would hear all 3 phones ring we knew who was calling. It took her forever to understand that we don't answer at dinner.

My step-father is the WORLD'S worst with cell etiquette. He couldn't survive 5 minutes without his and he is the loudest person when he's on it. Whether you want to or not, you will know all his problems. The worst is when we are having dinner or get together with friends (that HE invited) and he gets a call and just has an entire conversation with that person in front of everyone. And if he's driving, speed limit drops 10-15 mph below the posted. He has a couple different kinds on hands-free devices that he'll use maybe 5 times before it is lost or he just doesn't like it.

He is so annoying with it.

sandstorm

10-20-2007, 04:59 AM

I heard a woman making sales calls from a bathroom stall once at an event at the RBCCenter. I found that amusing.

I hate the the Nex-tel phones users who insist on letting everyone hear both sides of their whole conversations.

Shattered

10-20-2007, 08:22 AM

:laugh: Way to flush away your business, eh?

Unfortunately, the bathroom stall is probably one of the quietest places in the arena to make a call. So I kind of understand if she was in there for that reason and not to, um, multitask. :beatup:

Shell

10-20-2007, 08:47 AM

^indeed, I will never forget when Jeff was on-call during the 2002 Detroit playoffs and was returning a page from his seat when we scored a goal against the wings LOL, was not real conducive to a conversation! Turned out the woman who had paged was in Detroit though strangely enough.

Guyute

10-20-2007, 09:19 AM

Yeah, and we sit like right under the air horn. It's Loud.

I was literally SCREAMING into the phone "YOU'LL HAVE TO HOLD ON A MINUTE!!!" lmao.

toastmasterbone

10-20-2007, 09:39 AM

I've always hated cell phones. Absolutely despised them. If you have one of those phones that always stuck to your head (or a walkie-talkie phone) and I see you gabbing on it in the store, I will follow you around trying to get in on the conversation (my take being that if you're going to yammer on and on in my personal space, then I'm entitled to chime in--and I will always provide comment if you're using it in a public restroom :) ).

I own a cell phone. Still hate 'em. We broke down before our son was born so that my wife could call in case, well... in case there was a baby knockin' on the door. I will add that whenever I go out with our son, I'll flip out if I can't find the cell phone (I have a fear of having the car break down on the highway with a toddler in the car), so I'm not immune to their benefits.

Last week alone:
At the I-85/I-40 merge, an apparently driverless SUV swooped from the right lane across to the left, nearly taking out me and two other cars. The driver suddenly popped up holding a cell phone that she had dropped and decided to retrieve at 75MPH.

A man in a grocery store had his cart blocking the aisle, so I said excuse me. He looked at me angrily and replied that he was on the phone. I moved his cart, went 2 rows over, came back and tucked a bunch of hemmorhoid pads and ointments under his other stuff. HE. DIDN'T. EVEN. NOTICE.

Watched a minivan trying to back out of a parking spot--driver on the phone. She inched along, then floored it and struck the base of a CVS sign.

Another driver on the phone at the drive-thru at Starbucks turned into the exiting traffic from the drive-thru, and just sat there. The guy in front of me politely honked, and the phone guy did the "just a 'sec" gesture while he continued his conversation.

We really need to ban the hand-held things from the road, and if you're gabbing while someone in trying to perform a service (ie, cashier, pharmacist), the store should be able to put a big phallus-shaped hat on head.

queenmerry

10-20-2007, 11:23 AM

There was a show on Comedy Central a few years ago that showed a guy walking around with a HUGE cell phone...like almost the size of his body. He'd walk around in public yelling into it...just asinine things like: HELLO! YES! I'M ON MY MOBILE! It was hilarious. That show also featured people dressed up in rabbit suits. They'd walk around in public and start humping one another. That was also quite funny. :)

My bossman was talking on his cell while at the urinal one afternoon. He managed to drop it into the urinal and had to fish it out. I'm not sure why he likes to admit stuff like that, but he's an odd dude.

puck_it

10-20-2007, 04:53 PM

A man in a grocery store had his cart blocking the aisle, so I said excuse me. He looked at me angrily and replied that he was on the phone. I moved his cart, went 2 rows over, came back and tucked a bunch of hemmorhoid pads and ointments under his other stuff. HE. DIDN'T. EVEN. NOTICE.

toastmasterbone... my hero.

SouthernHockeyChick

10-20-2007, 09:13 PM

if you're gabbing while someone in trying to perform a service (ie, cashier, pharmacist), the store should be able to put a big phallus-shaped hat on head.

You volunteering to write the legislation? Cause I think that's an AWESOME idea!!! :laugh:

It would sure as hell make me feel better.

Kat

10-20-2007, 09:52 PM

I resisted my cell phone initially... but I do have to admit I use it in stores, and in the car. I am usually using it in a store so that Mr Kat and I can fight about, I mean discuss, what it is I am supposed to be picking up there. However, I try to make sure to hang up before checking out unless it is self-checkout. In the car I use a headset, which to me isn't much different than talking to a person in the car with you.

As to why I sometimes have to answer it, unfortunately my work does follow me around occasionally. And when your check deposits into your account correctly even though I might have to respond to a call at 9PM in your store, you can thank me for answering my phone. :)

toastmasterbone

10-20-2007, 10:43 PM

Good for you to use that headset, Kat. And I've used them in stores for the same reason, but usually try to go to an area where no one else is standing so I can talk. Like in front of a Britney Spears display.

But I think it's the star-belly sneetch folks that drive me nuts--the ones that insist that everyone within 3 aisles know that they are shopping right now and that if Momma wanted the miniature marshmallows, well then she should be the one shopping today and canceling her nail appointment instead of me, and can you believe the price of Land o' Lakes butter?--I'm lookin' at it right now--it's 3 cents more than last time when Paul had that mishap with the Flowbie, and speaking of Paul, can you believe what he told Cheryl -- about those KO-rean fellas taking his Buick, when you know damned good and well that it was Henry just messin' around -- I hope his parole officer doesn't hear about it.

Cell phone conversations are affirmation that everyone within 10 feet of me was once on Springer.

bonniebroad

10-22-2007, 02:11 PM

One place I especially hate cell phones is in the bookstores. Guess I sort of think of Border's and Barnes & Noble as "commercial libraries" and would like to cram some cell phones down throats when I'm enjoying browsing, and the person next to me is blathering away on a cell. I SCOWL :mad: at them big time, but if they're rude enough to do it to begin with, they don't pay any attention to me! :spin:

At a resort pool recently, several couples were enjoying sunbathing and the beautiful day in Florida. One woman began to vigorously work out details of her home renovations with her builder on her cell ... the rest of us looked at each other, each with the same thought ...DROWN THE B****! :D

RangersCanesFan

10-23-2007, 08:16 AM

What did we do before cell phones? Seriously.

The other day here in Charlotte, I was doing some campaigning for Ron Paul (holding signs at an intersection and giving stuff to people who asked). We noticed that probably 50% if not more of the drivers had a cell phone attached to their ears.

BTW, I'll bag my own groceries at the Teeter if they are busy.

caneshockeychick

10-23-2007, 08:24 AM

Last night, I was lucky, only 1 customer with the cell stuck to their ear. I basically yelled to him, "DO YOU HAVE YOUR VIC CARD?" He looked at me strangely and handed me the Vic Card. Then I kept peppering him with questions. Finally, he gave up talking to the other person, but he didn't hang up. Just said into the phone, "hold on, I'm at Harris Teeter" and then laid the phone down. I remained silent after that until it was time to pay. :lol: :evil:

PennsylvaniaCanesFan

10-23-2007, 08:25 AM

Here is one to chew on. I was in a public restroom. There was a guy talking on the cell phone while in the stalls. Is your conversation that important that could couldn't put it down for 5 minutes while doing your business? Of course, I never did see a cell phone. He could have been talking to himself...

IceSun

10-23-2007, 09:19 PM

^ See there's the real problem with cell phones & especially hard-to-see Bluetooth headsets. Now you can never tell who's on the phone, who's singing in the car, and who's genuinely crazy without getting dangerously close to the person.
:smoke:

run-that-way

10-31-2007, 11:42 AM

I got my son a cell phone when he was five. Crazy? Well, I can find him when he's out playing, I can call him at his dad's directly, he can call me anytime he wants, and he has it for emergencies. Captain Slack can attest that he was pretty damn annoying with it for the first few weeks he had it, but now he's an old pro at it and although it seems strange, it works for us. BTW, he's 7 now (or soon to be).

Caniac4life

10-31-2007, 02:34 PM

I feel your pain CHC. I moonlight at a convenience store on weekend nights. The person that invents a little box with a button on it that will scramble cell phone signals is gonna be one filthy rich human being. I'll be one of the first to buy one. Hopefully they'll make a mobile version too where we can scramble the signals of passersby on the street for kicks. :evil:

Jay

10-31-2007, 03:56 PM

http://www.globalgadgetuk.com/Personal.htm

That appears to do the trick.

LostTexan

10-31-2007, 04:56 PM

http://www.globalgadgetuk.com/Personal.htm

That appears to do the trick.
Yea but that'll just distract them more....

Hello?
You still there?
Can you hear me know?
Hello?

kermelbar

11-03-2007, 07:54 PM

Alas, I've been told that such devices are illegal in the US -- something about mucking with radio waves --, which is why your friendly neighborhood movie theater can't block them. Though I have read that there are some building designs (such as paint that has stuff in that makes it harder for a signal to get through) they can use. Dude, slap an extra $1 on my ticket if that's what it takes to pay for that paint.

I recently quit my moonlighting gig at Hallmark and it was not at all unusual for people to come through the check-out on their cells. Here's the thing: As a consumer, it's in your best interest to shut the f*ck up and make sure I'm doing my job right. Did I ring everything up? Did I accidentally scan something twice? Was something supposed to be on sale? I used to be all quiet and whispering and after a brief period of time, another girl and I decided, "F*ck it," and we started asking our questions of those people even louder than we asked them of the non-cell users. "DO YOU HAVE A GOLD CROWN CARD? WOULD YOU LIKE GOLD CROWN SEALS FOR YOUR ENVELOPES? YOUR TOTAL IS $13.86. MAY I SEE YOUR ID?" :)

If I ruled the world, anyone who used a cell phone in a library could be shot on the spot, no further questions asked.

StormShaman

11-03-2007, 08:08 PM

If I ruled the world, anyone who used a cell phone in a library could be shot on the spot, no further questions asked.

I don't own a gun--would it be acceptable to drag 'em outside for a summary beheading, instead?

kermelbar

11-03-2007, 08:22 PM

Yes. I'd change that to "punishment of your choosing and availability." :D

StormShaman

11-03-2007, 08:36 PM

Woohoo! I'll even spike their phones, too. :D

LostTexan

11-04-2007, 01:01 AM

If I ruled the world, anyone who used a cell phone in a library could be shot on the spot, no further questions asked.

Don't even get me started about people in the library. I was very easily distracted when trying to do work in my dorm room in college so I would go to the library a lot and when people were talking (to each other, on the phone, it didn't matter) I just wanted to go over and punch them in the face. :mad:

caneshockeychick

11-06-2009, 07:53 AM

Ok, I think the funniest damn thing in the world is when people come thru the UScan, talking on their cell phones, ask for cash back at the end of the transaction and then, leave, without getting their cash because they are so distracted by their conversations. HT makes a good profit off of this. :lol:

This has happened at least 4 times while I've been at work this week. We do try to chase people down if we notice it in time BTW....of course, this does not include money that is left behind and then taken by the next customer ;)

Pay attention people!!!!