Grocery Cashier Moments, as Told By Glee

Working in retail is not easy. Whether selling blouses or books or bananas, cashiers face a vast variety of people, even in the shortest shift. Some more pleasant than others, while some just in their own little world. It takes all kinds, as my mother would say. As described by the cast of Glee, here are the eight most common and/or wacky occurrences I have faced a a grocery store cashier.

1. “My supervisor will tell you the same thing I just did.”

2. “It’s not my fault your coupon expired.”

And the extreme couponer’s just there like:

3. When the mom in your lane is mad because her two boys ate a donut when she wasn’t looking, and laughing after they leave.

4. “No, it’s not free if it doesn’t scan.”

5. When someone takes that shift you’ve been begging to get rid of.

6. “I have three minutes left in my shift, but your $286 order still managed to get in my lane.”

7. When the most random item goes on sale and the store is a madhouse.

Customers in your lane:

8. When you’re the last cashier of the night, and the grocery store is the place to be.