[navane]

Originally posted by Eirene_DGP
I dont know if any of you work with the public...But I hate it when people come into the store I work in and throw their money at me or throw whatever they are going to buy on the counter for me to ring it up....WTF???? Is this normal behavior?

Eh? I'm not sure I follow you. If I'm carrying an armload of goods, and I walk up to the counter, what do you suggest I do? Shall I put them on the counter to be rung up or should I hold the items in my arms indefinitely? I mean, last time I checked, that's what a cashier's job is - to ring up goods and put them in a bag.

I suspect that you might really be objecting to a lack of eye contact. You know, people who sort of "throw" items down as you call it and then stare off into space or at the magazine rack or something. In this sense they are not acknowledging you as a person but rather a robot who collects money.

I for one always make it a point to say "hello" as I walk up and "thank you" when receiving my change.

I noticed that a lot of white people put the money on the counter for me to pick up as if they are afraid that I will touch them... I just play along and put their change right back on the counter after they pay.

WOAH. Now you've really lost me. How in the world does a "white person" putting money on the counter translate as "they're afraid that I will touch them"???

I'm white and I generally hand the money directly to the cashier. Though I sometimes put it on the counter. Why? I'm pretty swift, you know. While my items are being rung up I'm already getting my money out. Sometimes the cashier announces the total and I think s/he is about to take the money and I try to hand it over. All of a sudden, they decide to start bagging the goods or changing the roll of receipt paper. So, instead of holding it up, I just put the money down on the counter. Sometimes I have to put the money down on the counter in order to help put the bags into my cart. I mean, there are many reasons why I might put the money down on the counter. Though, when there's no delay, I just hand it to the person at the till - I am not afraid to touch other people.

I suppose you may have a valid complaint if you live in a particularly "racist" (?) area and people really are afraid to touch you (should I assume that you are non-white?). Though, I really don't get how this is an example of a racism experience.

.....Kelly