Cashier Hell: “Oh it’s gonna be one of THOSE days...”
From imactuallyNotaStan, Tales From Retail:
Ya know I could do a whole study on customers and why they hate giving cashiers their ID and I still wouldn’t understand this one interaction I had with a man about his ID.
To start: at my store we have to ask for ID if you use credit no matter what, also I am Black (this is relevant.)
So I’m at my register when a (Black) guy comes up, ready to check out. I do the obligatory Hi How are you, did you find everything okay? We have a civil conversation, and I finish scanning his items pretty quickly. I tell him the price and he gets out his card...
Me: Credit or debit?
Him: Credit
Me: Okay can I see your ID please?
Him: sighs oh it’s gonna be one of THOSE days
Me: Are you okay?
Him: I just- being a black man and you asking for my ID.. I’ll just pay cash
Me: (internally i’m like wtf I am black, like obviously black, like ?!?!) Um?? I have to ask everyone for their ID if they pay credit.
Him: I rather just not deal with it hands me cash
Me: Mm, okay! hands him change & receipt Have a great day!
I really, really, REALLY don’t know what that was about BUT it still makes me laugh to this day so
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