Short Couponing

We were short again. The mid-shift guy, who was also the new guy, stayed an hour late. While he was on the register, the rest of us put up the ad tags. Probably not enough of them.

I rung up an extreme couponer. She paid 48 cents for four Bayer 24 count aspirin and four Speed Stick deoderant. We don't allow cash back overage, so I had to modify the last $1 to 88 cents. She paid only tax. When my co-worker tried to ring her up, she scanned the coupons in a different order than I did. And she rung the items up as quantity. Then the b-1-g-1 coupon didn't scan the right amount. We voided it and when I rung her up, it worked out. She only paid tax. She was nice about it, and didn't try to tell me how to do my job. I'll probably see her again.

I think I might have chatted too much with my manager.

Short Today, Again

Because that fucking girl quit without a two-weeks notice, we were short again. I was at the Register and it was exhausting.

We have a new guy, and I said a few words to him, but didn't actually formally meet him. I noticed he was wearing jeans, though. Fyi, we don't have 'casual Friday'.

Two young boys and an older man were shopping. The older boy took charge because the younger one didn't know what was going on and the man doesn't speak English. Sadly, the boy didn't understand our ad paper when it came to the Sunday coupons. So they didn't get all the deals they wanted.

I had some pinching, piercing back pain again. And that weird pain in my right butt cheek.

A guy came in and asked if he could pay in quarters. I told him that money is money. He hurredly counted them out, then mentioned that he owns a washing machine. For 'rent', the ones people use when they don't have their own. But those never come in just one...I wonder if he really does own just one.

At about 11:40pm this guy came in, and he was kind of an asshole. When he typed in his phone number on the pin-pad, he turned it far away from me, like I wanted his number. Then when I asked if he had his ID, he said,
"What do you think?"
What the hell is that? I just needed to see it to compare to his check.
Also, he couldn't find everything, but he didn't want any help with it, he just wanted to be mad.

When we left (28 minutes late) it was snowing. Nicely. Everything was finely coated and it seemed so peaceful.

Blue Horoscopes

I pulled an evidently very important muscle in my left butt cheek. When I move a certain way, I get a stab of pain. And obviously that muscle goes all the up my back...so the pain does too. Dang.

A youngish friendly-looking woman came to my register. I noticed all her items had a blue label. Progresso, Red Bull...and a few other items. Then I told her I wasn't O.C.D.

I think a lot of resentments are being held by various employees.

A lot of kids were out really late. Some kids were with their parents because they were two and six, but there were a few middle-schoolers out. Around 9pm, 10pm, and almost 11 pm. I think that is crazy! My kids' bedtime is 8 pm and I wouldn't bring him outside after that. Unless there is some kind of emergency. God forbid. The kids were fussy and wild and high-strung. Because it was too late to be out.

I overheard a guy telling his friend that he has started reading his horoscope. And its' turning out to be true. Evidently the reader is finding new ways to think about life.

These entries would be much more detailed and interesting if I wasn't so tired when I get home. Also, I watched Snapped, and it was distracting.

Sweet N' Salty Chex Mix

I purchased the titiled Chex Mix because it made an apperence to me in a dream. You know what else came to me in a dream? My whole fucking job. I dream about my idiot co-workers, ringing people and being in the store during the apoclolypse. It is even more disturbing than the really violent dreams I used to have.

The Chex Mix is on sale right now, for 99 cents a bag. I got a coupon from bettycrocker.com for 60 cents off two. The Purex is on sale too, for $2.99. And I had a Sunday paper coupon for $1-off-one. So I paid $2-something for two bags of snacks and a bottle of detergent.

We try to get out early and I feel like I was dragging behind because I chat too much, but also because I pulled a muscle in my leg.

Ridiculous.

I'm Just Saying

I heard that when the morning crew walked into the store, they were astounded at how bad it looked. And I told the manager on duty that I didn't think I did that bad of a job, but I was willing to take responsibility for what I didn't (or maybe did) do. I also admitted to having a hard time taking another employee seriously. And I defended one of my favorite employees because I think she was a little bullied and high-strung. I also think I over-shared and talked too much.

I stayed an extra hour and seven minutes because the night crew was short. So I worked from noon to nine-thirty seven. So because I stayed extra tonight, I don't feel a whole lot of obligation to cover the shift on the fourth like they want me to.

Disgruntled Employees

With that girl quitting, there is a scramble to cover her shifts. I refuse to be guilted into taking shifts I don't really want. I worked two nights this week without enough people.

Another employee came in and told me we have online coupons that one can attach to one's rewards card! How exciting! The register acknowledged that the member had a digital coupon, then the cashier will say 'yes' to using that coupon. I'm super excited about loading these coupons onto my card.

My transaction went from $48 to $11, which is a savings of 77%. I had to have the cashier change the prices on some stuff because the clearance prices weren't coming up. I pulled my coupons out of my new to-go coupon holder!

Some guy with a really heavy Indian accent called to ask if his Link card would cover a Glucerna purchase. I told him I didn't know. He said he wanted me to find out, and he got very upset when I told him there was no way I could check. He wanted to send someone to pick up his Glucerna, but he wouldn't do that unless someone would tell him if he could purchase it with his Link. Which we couldn't do. I had to transfer him to the manager.

Both the manager and the woman at the front Register got really high strung. They seemed worried about stuff that doesn't really matter. What does matter is me getting a sneak peak at next week and the week after's ad.

The Crazies

I seem to get the crazies at the register.
I noticed this guy's tattoo on his wedding ring finger. Apparently it was his ex-wife's initials. He came to the register with Visine Red Eye relief for "his idiot brother". And when I said he could just get a full hand piece to cover up her initials, he said he would rather take a pair of toenail clippers and clip that chunk of flesh out. Right on.

We were short again today because the girl who was scheduled quit yesterday. And my manager hasn't called anyone. Although the guy who worked mid stayed late.

I stayed up way to late.