Crazy Lady Encounter

From Jit:

I was working at registers the other day (a.k.a. the pit of disparity) and the customer currently in line was fishing up her transaction. On our registers, we have a small sale item of the week. It knocks off thirty-ish cents to a dollar when it's on sale at the registers.

This week, we had Dial soap on sale - not hand sanitizer - soap. I was looking at my register waiting for her to slide her card. When I didn't hear any beeps, I look over to see what she's doing only to find her trying to squirt some of the soap into her hands.

"Oh, ma'am, that's actually for sale."

"What?"

"There's a sale sign in front of it?"

"What sale sign?"

"That one. *Points* "

"Well, do not you think that it would be more beneficial for the customers if it would be available for us to USE?"

I grow silent.

She then slides her card after fumbling with the card for a bit.

"Enter... zip code," she says aloud.

She then proceeds to take the pen and tries to write it on the screen.

"No, ma'am, there's a pinpad you have to type it in."

"What pinpad?"

"The one below the screen."

"There is no pinpad below the screen."

I point to it. "Oh, that pinpad."

She then completes the transaction and walks away. . . WITHOUT HER GROCERIES.

<insert head bashing>

"Ma'am!" She turns around. "You forgot your stuff!"

"What stuff?"

"The stuff you just bought...?!"

"What stuff I just bought?"

"This stuff! *points to all of her stuff in bags* "

"Oh, that stuff. Well, why didnt you put it in my cart?"

"You didn't have a cart, otherwise I would have."

"Well, why didn't you get me one?"

I paused, looked her in the eye, and said, "You're right, ma'am, what was I thinking? I'll go get one for you right away."

I retrieved a cart for her and she placed her shopping bags in the cart and left.

With the cart.

Praise God.

Jit

Comments

[atombomb1945]

Poor thing was probably off her meds and out of the home.

[Burger Bitch]

How is that lady still living?
The stupid should have killed her off a while ago.

[Megan]

I'm convinced that most people leave their brains at the door when shopping. I've witnessed book smart friends being total idiot shoppers :(

[Tony]

Megan, unfortunately book smarts doesn't always equal common sense.

[Kerry]

I would have gave her the dirtiest, most evil look I could have conjured, and then called the next customer in line. I don't know how you were so nice, haha.

[Retail Drone #37]

I'm almost certain that most customers drop off their brain before entering the store, and then forget to pick them back up. I agree, book smart doesn't always mean "smart" smart.

[twitter.com/flecks_flyer]

One thing I am learning is the logic has no bearing with custys... AT ALL. Just remove LOGIC from the equation and you'll survive retail hell with your brain, blood pressure, and personality somewhat intact at the end of the day. aka Pharmacy Psycho

[Lepchin]

*twitch...twitch* I freaking hate customers like this. They shouldn't be outside their homes.