Question for people who live in Toronto

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 11/6/2004, 10:46 pm

it's why i won't work retail .. those cash registers will be the death of me :uh:

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/6/2004, 10:47 pm

Probably a good idea.

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 11/6/2004, 10:48 pm

Joey wrote:i do it all the time when i'm paying for something too .. i ordered an iced cap from timmi's today and i had $2 in my hand and it came to $1.92 and i started fumbling with the change because i didn't think i had enough .. i'm an idiot with numbers

i've done that lots! the most recent was when it cost $1.75 to go skating and i gave a toonie, three nickles and a dime to the lady and started walking away thinking i had given exact change. and i KNEW the price before i got up to the window too.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 11/6/2004, 10:59 pm

woo, i don't feel so bad now :thumbs:

i do that all the time .. when i was younger i HATED paying for anything and i'd make other people do it for me :lol:

i seriously think there's something wrong with the part of my brain that works with numbers :lol:

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 11/6/2004, 11:06 pm

lol, i did the same thing because i felt like a fool paying for ANYTHING

the first day at work i worked the cash registar. it was hell :uh:

now i'm a bit better with it, and it helps that when i'm on cash it's never at the front so i never have to deal with insane line ups. i can take my time. but if a customer corrects me, or says i did something wrong, or finds change AFTER i've rung up the amount of change, i'm screwed :nod:

that's why i like people who pay with credit cards or debit best :love:

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 11/6/2004, 11:09 pm

I <3 Math

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 11/6/2004, 11:11 pm

baby_dracula wrote:lol, i did the same thing because i felt like a fool paying for ANYTHING

the first day at work i worked the cash registar. it was hell

now i'm a bit better with it, and it helps that when i'm on cash it's never at the front so i never have to deal with insane line ups. i can take my time. but if a customer corrects me, or says i did something wrong, or finds change AFTER i've rung up the amount of change, i'm screwed that's why i like people who pay with credit cards or debit best

i desperately need a job now but i'm still terrified of applying for any retail jobs because i have these images of HUGE line ups and me working the cash all flustered and confused :lol:

i mean the cash registers are supposed to be pretty basic in telling you how much change to give back .. but damn .. i'm scared :lol:

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 11/6/2004, 11:16 pm

try and get a job on floor service instead of cash. that's what i do, i walk around helping customers and fielding phone calls. you know when you call zellers looking for something in electronics? i'd answer that. need help setting up the furniture you bought? i answer that too. need to find a toy that you have a vague description of but no idea what it's called? yup. you guessed it. i answer all those, and i only started product training yesterday. :uh:

because that's efficiency for ya! the up side...i know the store better than anyone else, even the managers, because i am the one who actually WILL go and search thoroughly for what a customer wants and not bs about it being on order. :lol:

and cash registers aren't bad once you learn em...but line ups are SCARY :uh:

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 11/6/2004, 11:18 pm

i'd crack under the pressure of a line up and probably burst into tears and then curl up on the floor in the fetal position until they all went away :lol:

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 11/6/2004, 11:22 pm

we had a new cashier do something similar to that :lol:

i missed it, but apparently there was a lineup and she was having a hard time dealing with the impatient people and she screamed and started repeatedly slamming her fingers in her cash drawer.

...okay, maybe it's not so funny. poor kid.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 11/6/2004, 11:24 pm

it's probably horrible around christmas time too .. poor kid :lol:

xoNoDoubt69 · Post by **xoNoDoubt69** » 11/6/2004, 11:25 pm

cash registers are scary! i hate them! i worked in retail for like 2 days and had no idea how to work the cash register and just couldn't catch on. it scared me.

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 11/6/2004, 11:31 pm

but now's definitely the time to get a job in retail because they'll be hiring their holiday staff...a good chance for you to test drive them and them to test drive you. if it works out you've got a foot in the door, and if it doesn't, you've got a few paycheques and no harm done

Post by **xjsb125** » 11/6/2004, 11:31 pm

Yay retail!

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 11/6/2004, 11:35 pm

ah...actually i guess i'm the competitor.

but i refer people to wal-mart all the time anyways, so it's all good

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 11/6/2004, 11:36 pm

i want discounts from wal-mart!

Post by **xjsb125** » 11/6/2004, 11:37 pm

Marry me and you can!

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 11/6/2004, 11:38 pm

don't toy with me .. i love wal-mart :lol:

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/6/2004, 11:38 pm

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 11/6/2004, 11:42 pm

I was at Walmart today. I wanna be a greeter