Miscellaneous: Today, I went to the grocery store where this really cute guy...

By MissSmarts - 14/12/2009 01:27 - United States

Today, I went to the grocery store where this really cute guy works. I swiped my card but the machine wouldn't read it. I swiped it quickly some more before getting frustrated and saying, "Your stupid machine doesn't work!" He took the card and turned it around. His face said it all. FML

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By flustered - 28/07/2009 22:55 - United States

Today, I went to the grocery store. My checker was very hot. When it came time for me to pay, I swiped my debit card and the machine kept rejecting it. Sure that I had money in my account, I did it again, before the cute checker informed me that I was swiping my driver's license, not my debit. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/09/2024 09:00 - United States - Las Vegas

Today, I was using self-checkout at the grocery store, and the machine flipped out and started randomly announcing, "Please wait for assistance." No one came to help, but the machine just kept loudly repeating it until everyone stared at me like I was trying to steal grapes. FML

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By fyourlife - 21/10/2009 19:53 - United States

Today, while working as a cashier, I was flirting with this cute girl. When I asked her if she had her store card she said, "No", paused, then said "Can I give you my number?" I said, "Sure, that would be awesome, do you want mine?" She said no. I didn't know I could just enter the card number. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/08/2014 05:16 - Australia - Perth

Today, at work, an old man was having trouble using his credit card at the checkout. I told him to "just stick it in", and he replied with "I love it when you talk dirty to me." The whole line at the checkout laughed. FML

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By I hate Walmart???? - 24/02/2014 09:36 - United States - Greensboro

Today, I went to the self-checkout line at Walmart. When I tried to pay, the cash wouldn't go in, so I stood there trying to cram money into the thing that's supposed to take your money. What I didn't realize was that there was a sign up top that said: "No Cash. Cards Only." FML

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By Anonymous - 14/04/2012 19:27 - United States - Phoenix

Today, I was waiting in line for what seemed like forever at the only open lane at the grocery store. The guy in front of me took his sweet time and had multiple cards rejected, before finally pulling out a $100 bill and demanding exact change. He was buying a carton of milk. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/07/2024 08:00 - United States - Warren

Today, I had an extremely embarrassing moment when I tried to pay my restaurant bill. First, I tried swiping my card, only for it not to work. After the cashier suggested I insert my chip card, I tried putting it on the bottom, only for it not to be there. I finished by putting the card in the proper place upside-down. FML

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Ungrateful

By Karen - 23/04/2024 08:00 - United States - Solon

Today, a customer called me a "smart ass" because I helped him scan his coupon correctly. FML

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Spluttering and confused

By Anonymous - 02/09/2024 20:00 - Ireland

Today, I was in a supermarket using the self-checkout. I tried to scan a loaf of bread, but it wouldn't register. After several attempts and increasing frustration, I slammed the loaf down on the scanner. The bread tore open, and seeds flew everywhere. An old woman behind me said, "Technology can be hard for the young, too." FML

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By Anonymous - 16/07/2016 17:53 - United States - Draper

Today, at the store, I didn't hear the cashier when she asked if I had a loyalty card. She took one look at my naturally bitchy-looking face and muttered "It's my JOB to ask, jeez." FML

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Monday 14 December 2009 9:41

Congratulations! You are EVERYTHING customer service industry workers hate.

ZawWry 0

Monday 14 December 2009 10:07

You claim the machine is stupid,but it is YOU who is stupid.

Comments

marc_with_a_c 3

Monday 14 December 2009 15:08

You suck, but so does he for not noticing before you even swiped it the first time.. I work in a store, and whenever customers are about to swipe their card the wrong way, I tell them to flip it before they even do it (unless they do it too fast but I tell them after in this case) I don't wait for them to do it 10 times before making them feel like idiots.. so I guess it's not entirely your fault for being incompetant

SP63_fml 0

Monday 14 December 2009 20:45

He probably did notice, but was either waiting for him to notice or letting her continue to fail for his amusement. I gotta admit, that's gold if you got it on the security cameras.

gsshfxnsca 0

Monday 14 December 2009 15:40

As a cashier, I can say I've never seen someone do it that many times without trying to flip it around.

simawesome_FYL 0

Monday 14 December 2009 15:48

you fail at life ..

PSP_Hacker 0

Monday 14 December 2009 17:40

Dumb ****. YDI.

uhmfml 0

Monday 14 December 2009 17:46

I am a cashier at Target and I see people do this all the time. There is usually a drawing on the machine. Just look at it, and if you happen to swipe it once and it doesn't work then try turning it around. Swiping it the same way a hundred times isn't going to change the fact that it is wrong.

tiffanyheart 0

Monday 14 December 2009 18:09

People like you are the reason people like me have lost faith in the intelligence of my customers. I have encountered more than my fair share of customers like you. First of all if it had been an issue of malfunctioning equipment, it is not HIS stupid machine and it is not HIS fault it doesn't work. All of us in the customer service industry spend all day apologizing for things we had nothing to do with, and none of us like getting yelled at for something we can't control. In your case, you were completely in the wrong as you did not ask him, look at the little picture or realize that after swiping it 10 times you were doing it wrong. You fail. The only good thing that came of this is that the hot cashier dodged the major bullet of you and your short fuse. Rant over. Maybe not: Cashiers are people too!!

plutosaplanet 0

Monday 14 December 2009 18:32

my first job was as a cashier at walmart....the worst ever was when some lady filled the belt with all of her stuff. after i rang up the total she tried her card many times. i then asked to see it. it still had the activate sticker on it so i asked her if she had ever called to activate it. she looked at me as if i had 5 heads. i told her to call the number, then wait while she went outside to the payphone bc her order was too big to void. sigh i loathe the stupid.