Comments on: “I know he can get the job, but can he do the job?”

By: JJJason

JJJason — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 04:08:07 +0000

Of course not. It’s Bandai.

-JJJ

By: Newt

Newt — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:55:50 +0000

Onto a more important note… Is the back of Zedd painted?

By: The Tall Guy

The Tall Guy — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:00:43 +0000

The “cannot sell unless it scans” premise is relatively new but was set forth due to “street dates” for certain merchandise, particularly movie affiliated items. Once the employee saw that there were a number of figures already out on the shelf then it was a safe bet that it was not a violation. I ran into a couple of harsh employees back when the Dark Knight Movie Masters figures came out because of the “street date” crap.

By: stcardinal

stcardinal — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:09:58 +0000

Same thing would happen, they’d just say I can’t buy it because it wasn’t in the system… WTF.

Anyway, good job keeping your temper instead of blowing up on her and making the situation even more stressful for everyone.

By: Tony C

Tony C — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:29:32 +0000

This stuff always happens to me, too. I always get behind the guy returning something, or i picked up the one can of peas without a price tag, or I get the cashier that ate a bag of goof-balls for lunch, etc. I just have to laugh ’cause it’s like one of those “George Costanza Moments”. Anyway, I’m glad you were able to see the humor in it and to share a funny story with the rest of who have obviously “been there.”
@Hourman- Lighten up, my man. JJJason wasn’t “stereotyping” and didn’t presume anything. He was talking about a specific cashier in a specific instance in a situation that happened TO HIM. He then recounted the story in a humorous (without being mean-spirited) fashion, and offered a well-meaning suggestion. get off your soapbox and quit spending all your time at Wal-Mart.

By: Spazmaster-J

Spazmaster-J — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:22:39 +0000

Reading this is just so painful on so many levels. I have been unemployed for months and in trying to find a stop-gap job just to pay the rent, I am told I am “overqualified”. I hear stories like this and it kills me. I have tons of retail and floor mopping experience. I just need a job, young lady step aside.

By: gl666

gl666 — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:42:36 +0000

Was the cashier Amish?

BTW – Voyager season1? Blu-ray? If so, how does it compare to the regular DVD?

By: Brainlock

Brainlock — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:15:11 +0000

YES! Someone else who does this! I feel your pain! LOL!

and to Jason, maybe she was dyslexic?
then again, I have seen how my 17yo niece and 10yo niece “type” and “spell” on FB. it ain’t even close to txtspk.
How I weep for future generations.

By: SpyMagician

SpyMagician — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:38:47 +0000

Buying this new wave of PR has been a real pain!

It took me 2 trips to 2 different Wal Marts to be able to actually purchase anything and they didn’t scan at either store.

First time I found Armored Red, Blue and Black. They didn’t scan and I was told that “It’s because they’re recalled. We can’t sell them.”

I replied, “It said ‘not on file,’ not ‘recall.’”

Cashier says “That’s what ‘not on file’ means.”

I replied, “No it just means whoever was supposed to enter the prices wasn’t doing their job and you’re too lazy to do a pricecheck.”

Not having time to fight further, I leave.

The next time I find Armored Blue and Black.

Again, no scan.

This time the cashier sends an associate to the aisle to check the price.

Eventually she returns and tells the cashier, “Normally we can’t sell something if it doesn’t scan, but there were a lot of them in the aisle, so just sell them.”

I’m mystified but don’t argue.

In the past each time I’ve had an item not scan, the cashier either did a pricecheck, had someone check the shelf tag, or just asked me and keyed it in by hand.

If figured the first guy was just lazy and his “not on file” = “recall” is clearly bunk.

But the second store “we can’t sell stuff that doesn’t scan” policy was new to me.

I always smile when I’m at Rite-Aid and see the “If it doesn’t scan you get it free or $5 off” policy.

If Target, TRU or Wal-Mart did that I’d have a lot of free stuff and discounts.

Spy

By: Hourman

Hourman — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:30:14 +0000

I am on a first-name basis with about a dozen of the employees at the local Walmart, including several cashiers, and they are all quite literate and intelligent people and more than capable of doing the job they’re paid to do. Several of them are happy to have a job in this economy, even if its not their ideal career or what they want or plan to do for the rest of their lives. How many people who don’t work at Walmart could say the same thing about their jobs? They don’t need to be forced into a mandatory literacy program because they’re presumed stupid if they work at Walmart. Stereotyping people based on where they work is unfair and obtuse.

By: Eric Qel-Droma

Eric Qel-Droma — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:54:33 +0000

Think of the good publicity a place like WalMart could get if it had a literacy program in place and ran mandatory classes for workers who fail some kind of basic skills test. The system fails some people. Would it really hurt the bottom line of a place like WM to help fill in some of the system’s gaps while it’s paying people a wage they can’t live on?

By: demoncat

demoncat — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:46:24 +0000

i had the same thing happen to me with some marvel legends . for the cashier kept getting item not found till finaly another one went back to the aile looked up the price and problem solved.

By: Shellhead

Shellhead — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:40:07 +0000

I’ve learned never to underestimate the stupidity of cashiers, especially when I get creative with my money in order to unload unwanted change. Example: Price comes up $4.97. I give them $5.02 so I can get rid of some pennies and get a nickel back.

The cashier hands back my pennies, saying “I only need the five.” Sigh.

No wonder fast food places put the pictures of the food on the keyboards instead of numbers nowadays.

By: Russ

Russ — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:54:17 +0000

Companies hiring people who aren’t capable of doing their job properly; and why? Because “they need the work”. Yep, sounds like the accepted premise of the American job world at this moment.

By: bnjmnrlyr

bnjmnrlyr — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:28:56 +0000

Man, i’ve had days like that myself. Just last night I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to unwrap a straw leaving a bit of paper on the top so it wouldn’t dip into the drink but still be “clean and covered” until the guest wanted to use it. I must have unwrapped close to a dozen straws before getting it right. I left the mess on the bar top as a reminder to myself to not be stupid anymore, took a quick sip of seltzer, and got on with my night…

… which went much the same.

good to know all my regulars have a good sense of humor and I have a thick skin or it could’ve been a really bad scene.

By: JJJason

JJJason — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:58:53 +0000

We have a winnah!!!

Of…nothing…really…

Good on you, though.

-JJJ

By: ero

ero — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:54:52 +0000

Joe vs. the Volcano!