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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!! "

Is it Thursday?

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

Is it Thursday? "

I shoulda saved it.

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By *uzukiNo1Woman
over a year ago

Rhyl


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!! "

I apologise but, crying here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Where would you be shopping

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"Where would you be shopping "

Monaco.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Where would you be shopping

Monaco. "

Very nice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Where would you be shopping

Monaco. "

Think big.

NASA

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!! "

When she hands your change hold over hold it up to the light just to check if it's counterfeit.

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

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How rude! Do they not know who you are?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Here's the thing though, if you get given notes in change how often do you hold it up to the light before putting it in your pocket? Makes you think.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"How rude! Do they not know who you are? "

I do that..if they do it First

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"How rude! Do they not know who you are?

I do that..if they do it First"

hold it up bit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I dont go in poundland...too expensive ( im from Yorkshire!)

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

It's when you get short changed from a 20 that gets me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!! "

I've never experienced this. Maybe you look really dodgy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Here's the thing though, if you get given notes in change how often do you hold it up to the light before putting it in your pocket? Makes you think. "

Good point!

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

I've never experienced this. Maybe you look really dodgy. "

Only a "maybe"......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

I've never experienced this. Maybe you look really dodgy.

Only a "maybe"...... "

I can confirm you look dodgy

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"How rude! Do they not know who you are? "

That's why they checked

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why take it personally? there is much counterfeit currency out there and they don't want it....Also...if we 'show off' by putting the money they give us up to the light do you know what you are actually looking for?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well we got a tip at work recently and off we popped to the pub a few days later with our twenty, as I got it out my purse I noticed it felt strange but reasoned it’s because the tens and fives feel totally different but low and behold the fucking thing was fake! Thankfully it was my old local who knew me like a d*unken friend.

Definitely taught us to use the note reader everytime at work!! Plus also the fuckers that tipped us with a fake twenty how very dare they!

Danish x

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"Why take it personally? there is much counterfeit currency out there and they don't want it....Also...if we 'show off' by putting the money they give us up to the light do you know what you are actually looking for?"

*That awkward moment when an obvious joke goes way over someone's head....

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

I've never experienced this. Maybe you look really dodgy.

Only a "maybe"......

I can confirm you look dodgy "

Shhhhhhh. I thought you were on my side.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"Why take it personally? there is much counterfeit currency out there and they don't want it....Also...if we 'show off' by putting the money they give us up to the light do you know what you are actually looking for?

*That awkward moment when an obvious joke goes way over someone's head....

"

And it wasn't even aiming that high in the first place

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It rolls past in the wind

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"Why take it personally? there is much counterfeit currency out there and they don't want it....Also...if we 'show off' by putting the money they give us up to the light do you know what you are actually looking for?

*That awkward moment when an obvious joke goes way over someone's head....

And it wasn't even aiming that high in the first place

----@@------@@@---@---

It rolls past in the wind"

Tough crowd......

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend


"Why take it personally? there is much counterfeit currency out there and they don't want it....Also...if we 'show off' by putting the money they give us up to the light do you know what you are actually looking for?"

Aside from the original OP being tongue in cheek, many cashiers don't actually know, or they wouldn't be holding it up to the light, that is the most easily forged part of counterfeiting.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why take it personally? there is much counterfeit currency out there and they don't want it....Also...if we 'show off' by putting the money they give us up to the light do you know what you are actually looking for?

Aside from the original OP being tongue in cheek, many cashiers don't actually know, or they wouldn't be holding it up to the light, that is the most easily forged part of counterfeiting."

My go to check is the thumb over the Bank of England

Doughnut

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

It annoys me when they make you sign your receipt when you get cash back...yes Marks and Spencers I'm talking to you...I really want to whip out a pen and say can you sign this now to show I've signed that, or maybe just write "my arse" instead....but that would be petty...so I just give them a stern look ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It annoys me when they make you sign your receipt when you get cash back...yes Marks and Spencers I'm talking to you...I really want to whip out a pen and say can you sign this now to show I've signed that, or maybe just write "my arse" instead....but that would be petty...so I just give them a stern look .."

My issue with that is the point of it to confirm you got the cash (so you can’t go to another cashier and say you didn’t give me the cash) but they won’t give the cash until you sign so it’s redundant

Doughnut

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By *unloversCouple
over a year ago

rotherham

I work in a shop and have to check notes are not fake

What’s wrong with that

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"I work in a shop and have to check notes are not fake

What’s wrong with that"

I love your profile name.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"I work in a shop and have to check notes are not fake

What’s wrong with that"

Nowt wrong with people doing their job, it's when they start biting the pound coins it pisses me off...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!! "

lol yes I hate that too but I was in a bank once stood next to a guy at counter who handed over a thick wad of fifties the teller took it and then came back and asked where he had got it ,he said he won it on horses but didn't leave which struck me as him being genuine they wouldn't give him the money back mind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!! "

Im sorry for doing my job! The amount of fake notes out there is unbelievable and im sorry but i will not be paying the money back from my wage if i take a fake note.. fakers shop in the cheaper shops so they buy one thing and get the change so they have proper money..

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

Im sorry for doing my job! The amount of fake notes out there is unbelievable and im sorry but i will not be paying the money back from my wage if i take a fake note.. fakers shop in the cheaper shops so they buy one thing and get the change so they have proper money.. "

I'm sorry for posting a joke thread.

I promise not to do it again.

Ever.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

Im sorry for doing my job! The amount of fake notes out there is unbelievable and im sorry but i will not be paying the money back from my wage if i take a fake note.. fakers shop in the cheaper shops so they buy one thing and get the change so they have proper money..

I'm sorry for posting a joke thread.

I promise not to do it again.

Ever."

Pfft

Yeah ... right

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

over a year ago

East Sussex


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

Im sorry for doing my job! The amount of fake notes out there is unbelievable and im sorry but i will not be paying the money back from my wage if i take a fake note.. fakers shop in the cheaper shops so they buy one thing and get the change so they have proper money.. "

I was given a counterfeit £10 in Waitrose. It was mightily embarrassing in the shop I tried to spend it in .

I took it to the bank and they were extremely surprised almost implying that I should have passed it off on someone else.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

over a year ago

East Sussex


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!! lol yes I hate that too but I was in a bank once stood next to a guy at counter who handed over a thick wad of fifties the teller took it and then came back and asked where he had got it ,he said he won it on horses but didn't leave which struck me as him being genuine they wouldn't give him the money back mind "

No they don't if its counterfeit

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By *ig_Wam_BamCouple
over a year ago

Wigan


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!! "

This made us howl with lafter!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

Im sorry for doing my job! The amount of fake notes out there is unbelievable and im sorry but i will not be paying the money back from my wage if i take a fake note.. fakers shop in the cheaper shops so they buy one thing and get the change so they have proper money..

I'm sorry for posting a joke thread.

I promise not to do it again.

Ever."

When ur belittling someone doing their job its not jokey

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By *den-Valley-coupleCouple
over a year ago

Cumbria


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!! "

Maybe because people who shop in Poundland use counterfeit money..

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

Im sorry for doing my job! The amount of fake notes out there is unbelievable and im sorry but i will not be paying the money back from my wage if i take a fake note.. fakers shop in the cheaper shops so they buy one thing and get the change so they have proper money..

I'm sorry for posting a joke thread.

I promise not to do it again.

Ever.

When ur belittling someone doing their job its not jokey"

FFS.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

Im sorry for doing my job! The amount of fake notes out there is unbelievable and im sorry but i will not be paying the money back from my wage if i take a fake note.. fakers shop in the cheaper shops so they buy one thing and get the change so they have proper money..

I'm sorry for posting a joke thread.

I promise not to do it again.

Ever.

When ur belittling someone doing their job its not jokey"

Do you work in Poundland?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Look, we all know that all shops make their cashiers check for fake notes. It was just a joke.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

Im sorry for doing my job! The amount of fake notes out there is unbelievable and im sorry but i will not be paying the money back from my wage if i take a fake note.. fakers shop in the cheaper shops so they buy one thing and get the change so they have proper money..

I'm sorry for posting a joke thread.

I promise not to do it again.

Ever.

When ur belittling someone doing their job its not jokey

Do you work in Poundland?"

Unfortunately no

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Look, we all know that all shops make their cashiers check for fake notes. It was just a joke.

"

I never read it as a joke.. im apologise for not getting the joke and il take myself off to poundland to be punished

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always check my notes against the sun when they give me change.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Look, we all know that all shops make their cashiers check for fake notes. It was just a joke.

I never read it as a joke.. im apologise for not getting the joke and il take myself off to poundland to be punished "

Don't take any fake notes!

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"Look, we all know that all shops make their cashiers check for fake notes. It was just a joke.

I never read it as a joke.. im apologise for not getting the joke and il take myself off to poundland to be punished "

May cost you a pound

Or is it to poundland for a pounding?

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"I always check my notes against the sun when they give me change..... "

Not the Mirror?

Or the Star?

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By *urvymamaWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster

Im posh I run it through a special machine.

Run it through twice when it’s a dodgy looking bald bloke in an Hawaiian shirt.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Look, we all know that all shops make their cashiers check for fake notes. It was just a joke.

I never read it as a joke.. im apologise for not getting the joke and il take myself off to poundland to be punished

May cost you a pound

Or is it to poundland for a pounding?"

Pretty cheap for a good pounding lol

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!! "

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry ."

Maybe she was new at the job?

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

Just so everyone's aware and to avoid any misunderstanding, I've not really run out of loo roll and I'm not really waddling to Tesco with my pants round my ankles.

*this was a public service announcement.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"Just so everyone's aware and to avoid any misunderstanding, I've not really run out of loo roll and I'm not really waddling to Tesco with my pants round my ankles.

*this was a public service announcement. "

Damn ok ... but where's my milk?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry ."

That poor cashier did you actually tell her to “get on with it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

Im sorry for doing my job! The amount of fake notes out there is unbelievable and im sorry but i will not be paying the money back from my wage if i take a fake note.. fakers shop in the cheaper shops so they buy one thing and get the change so they have proper money..

I was given a counterfeit £10 in Waitrose. It was mightily embarrassing in the shop I tried to spend it in .

I took it to the bank and they were extremely surprised almost implying that I should have passed it off on someone else. "

What is 'Waitrose'?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got a £30 note in my change tonight. It better not be fake.

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

That poor cashier did you actually tell her to “get on with it "

Too right I did !

Five minutes stood there with my eleven year old son going through this rigmarole . If they can’t train their staff properly it’s not my fault is it ?

I truly think they would be mortified to know they are treating customers like this through a lack of basic training . No one should feel like a criminal like this in a busy store with their kids in tow .

I would have said more had it not been for the fact that I had my son with me , and explaining why we went through this five minute embarrassment was bad enough as it was .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

That poor cashier did you actually tell her to “get on with it

Too right I did !

Five minutes stood there with my eleven year old son going through this rigmarole . If they can’t train their staff properly it’s not my fault is it ?

I truly think they would be mortified to know they are treating customers like this through a lack of basic training . No one should feel like a criminal like this in a busy store with their kids in tow .

I would have said more had it not been for the fact that I had my son with me , and explaining why we went through this five minute embarrassment was bad enough as it was ."

A little bit of understanding and patience wouldn’t of gone a miss. I’d never speak to anyone that way regardless.

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

That poor cashier did you actually tell her to “get on with it

Too right I did !

Five minutes stood there with my eleven year old son going through this rigmarole . If they can’t train their staff properly it’s not my fault is it ?

I truly think they would be mortified to know they are treating customers like this through a lack of basic training . No one should feel like a criminal like this in a busy store with their kids in tow .

I would have said more had it not been for the fact that I had my son with me , and explaining why we went through this five minute embarrassment was bad enough as it was .

A little bit of understanding and patience wouldn’t of gone a miss. I’d never speak to anyone that way regardless. "

Well that’s you , and you’re entitled to your opinion .

Marks and Spencer was once a place where staff represented them in a positive way , and shopping there was an enjoyable experience . Not anymore it isn’t .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

Maybe she was new at the job? "

Some people have no patience.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

Im sorry for doing my job! The amount of fake notes out there is unbelievable and im sorry but i will not be paying the money back from my wage if i take a fake note.. fakers shop in the cheaper shops so they buy one thing and get the change so they have proper money..

I was given a counterfeit £10 in Waitrose. It was mightily embarrassing in the shop I tried to spend it in .

I took it to the bank and they were extremely surprised almost implying that I should have passed it off on someone else.

What is 'Waitrose'?"

No it was a restaurant after I'd eaten the food

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"I got a £30 note in my change tonight. It better not be fake. "

You're OK. They haven't managed to fake them yet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

That poor cashier did you actually tell her to “get on with it

Too right I did !

Five minutes stood there with my eleven year old son going through this rigmarole . If they can’t train their staff properly it’s not my fault is it ?

I truly think they would be mortified to know they are treating customers like this through a lack of basic training . No one should feel like a criminal like this in a busy store with their kids in tow .

I would have said more had it not been for the fact that I had my son with me , and explaining why we went through this five minute embarrassment was bad enough as it was ."

And when ur son is old enough to get a job i hope someone doesnt speak to him the way you did.. id have told you where to go if i was serving you.. we arent all perfect!

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over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

That poor cashier did you actually tell her to “get on with it

Too right I did !

Five minutes stood there with my eleven year old son going through this rigmarole . If they can’t train their staff properly it’s not my fault is it ?

I truly think they would be mortified to know they are treating customers like this through a lack of basic training . No one should feel like a criminal like this in a busy store with their kids in tow .

I would have said more had it not been for the fact that I had my son with me , and explaining why we went through this five minute embarrassment was bad enough as it was .

And when ur son is old enough to get a job i hope someone doesnt speak to him the way you did.. id have told you where to go if i was serving you.. we arent all perfect!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I got a £30 note in my change tonight. It better not be fake.

You're OK. They haven't managed to fake them yet. "

Thank goodness.

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"I got a £30 note in my change tonight. It better not be fake.

You're OK. They haven't managed to fake them yet.

Thank goodness. "

Thirties are legit. I got one in my change from a sixty eight earlier.....

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

That poor cashier did you actually tell her to “get on with it

Too right I did !

Five minutes stood there with my eleven year old son going through this rigmarole . If they can’t train their staff properly it’s not my fault is it ?

I truly think they would be mortified to know they are treating customers like this through a lack of basic training . No one should feel like a criminal like this in a busy store with their kids in tow .

I would have said more had it not been for the fact that I had my son with me , and explaining why we went through this five minute embarrassment was bad enough as it was .

And when ur son is old enough to get a job i hope someone doesnt speak to him the way you did.. id have told you where to go if i was serving you.. we arent all perfect!"

I wasn’t after perfection , just a simple transaction that should have taken seconds .

It was over five minutes and I don’t need that . If their staff aren’t ready to work on the till , then shouldn’t be on it . Simple .

I would rather be told where to go and be served without the Spanish Inquisition to be honest . She shouted across the store that she needed help with a twenty pound note ffs .... if that’s acceptable in your world then fine , it’s not in mine and they’ve lost a customer .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

Maybe she was new at the job?

Some people have no patience. "

So it would seem

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

Maybe she was new at the job?

Some people have no patience.

So it would seem "

Clearly you guys would be happy to stand in front of an ever increasing queue while an assistant shouts across the store to get a supervisor to check what she thinks may be a dodgy £20 note . Five minutes may not sound long , but I can assure you it is when you’re in that atmosphere , and it was all so unnecessary . If she knew what to expect from the pen none of this would have happened . She was obviously shown and told but forgot , as the supervisor seemed a bit pissed off at being asked .

I’m not an impatient person , I just prefer not to stand in a busy shop queue and be treated as a criminal . But hey , that’s just me , how silly of me to expect anything less than a roasting from the wonderful people on fab

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"How rude! Do they not know who you are? "

I wasn't wearing my signature wardrobe.

Sometimes I like to go out incognito, whilst I like the recognition and adulation, constantly writing my autograph can be quite taxing.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"How rude! Do they not know who you are?

I wasn't wearing my signature wardrobe.

Sometimes I like to go out incognito, whilst I like the recognition and adulation, constantly writing my autograph can be quite taxing....."

You have normal clothes?

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By *oserMan
over a year ago

where the wild roses grow

I always hold my coins up to the light when I receive change.

You can't be to careful

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

Maybe she was new at the job?

Some people have no patience.

So it would seem

Clearly you guys would be happy to stand in front of an ever increasing queue while an assistant shouts across the store to get a supervisor to check what she thinks may be a dodgy £20 note . Five minutes may not sound long , but I can assure you it is when you’re in that atmosphere , and it was all so unnecessary . If she knew what to expect from the pen none of this would have happened . She was obviously shown and told but forgot , as the supervisor seemed a bit pissed off at being asked .

I’m not an impatient person , I just prefer not to stand in a busy shop queue and be treated as a criminal . But hey , that’s just me , how silly of me to expect anything less than a roasting from the wonderful people on fab "

I think we would have at least mentioned this to someone. We're both happy for our notes to be checked but not happy to be standing at the head of a queue while the cashier shouts across the shop.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

Maybe she was new at the job?

Some people have no patience.

So it would seem

Clearly you guys would be happy to stand in front of an ever increasing queue while an assistant shouts across the store to get a supervisor to check what she thinks may be a dodgy £20 note . Five minutes may not sound long , but I can assure you it is when you’re in that atmosphere , and it was all so unnecessary . If she knew what to expect from the pen none of this would have happened . She was obviously shown and told but forgot , as the supervisor seemed a bit pissed off at being asked .

I’m not an impatient person , I just prefer not to stand in a busy shop queue and be treated as a criminal . But hey , that’s just me , how silly of me to expect anything less than a roasting from the wonderful people on fab "

Sorry but I work in customer service and even after 22 years of working in my job, there are things I need reminding on how to do. If I took a note for duty free, I probably wouldn’t know what to look for as I work mainly at the front of the plane. When I do have to work in a different place, sometimes I may be a bit slower at some things and need a little guidance. Just saying that patience is needed sometimes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

Maybe she was new at the job?

Some people have no patience.

So it would seem

Clearly you guys would be happy to stand in front of an ever increasing queue while an assistant shouts across the store to get a supervisor to check what she thinks may be a dodgy £20 note . Five minutes may not sound long , but I can assure you it is when you’re in that atmosphere , and it was all so unnecessary . If she knew what to expect from the pen none of this would have happened . She was obviously shown and told but forgot , as the supervisor seemed a bit pissed off at being asked .

I’m not an impatient person , I just prefer not to stand in a busy shop queue and be treated as a criminal . But hey , that’s just me , how silly of me to expect anything less than a roasting from the wonderful people on fab "

I would have been a bit embarrassed to be honest. I don't like people drawing attention to me in public.

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By *J RHEAMan
over a year ago

S West

I hate it when they put the note in your hand and coins on top of it

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over a year ago


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry ."

Ironically,

chances are the beggar was fake ( professional beggar)..did he have a backpack nearby?Did he ask for spare change (usually for alcohol or drugs)or food? Either way it was good natured of you (thats what professional beggars rely on)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I delight in handing over Ulster Bank / Bank of Ireland / Danske Bank / First Trust notes and watching the total horror / confusion in Poundland

We've just started getting the polymer notes too, poor Tracy is going to have a heart attack!

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

Maybe she was new at the job?

Some people have no patience.

So it would seem

Clearly you guys would be happy to stand in front of an ever increasing queue while an assistant shouts across the store to get a supervisor to check what she thinks may be a dodgy £20 note . Five minutes may not sound long , but I can assure you it is when you’re in that atmosphere , and it was all so unnecessary . If she knew what to expect from the pen none of this would have happened . She was obviously shown and told but forgot , as the supervisor seemed a bit pissed off at being asked .

I’m not an impatient person , I just prefer not to stand in a busy shop queue and be treated as a criminal . But hey , that’s just me , how silly of me to expect anything less than a roasting from the wonderful people on fab

I think we would have at least mentioned this to someone. We're both happy for our notes to be checked but not happy to be standing at the head of a queue while the cashier shouts across the shop. "

That’s exactly my point .

I struggle enough as it is with a bit of anxiety when I’m in these situations now . I certainly didn’t need this when all I’m doing is buying a few bits and pieces .

The drawing attention to me , and the suggestion I may be giving dodgy notes was unreasonable and not what I would expect from a shopping experience .

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

Maybe she was new at the job?

Some people have no patience.

So it would seem

Clearly you guys would be happy to stand in front of an ever increasing queue while an assistant shouts across the store to get a supervisor to check what she thinks may be a dodgy £20 note . Five minutes may not sound long , but I can assure you it is when you’re in that atmosphere , and it was all so unnecessary . If she knew what to expect from the pen none of this would have happened . She was obviously shown and told but forgot , as the supervisor seemed a bit pissed off at being asked .

I’m not an impatient person , I just prefer not to stand in a busy shop queue and be treated as a criminal . But hey , that’s just me , how silly of me to expect anything less than a roasting from the wonderful people on fab

I would have been a bit embarrassed to be honest. I don't like people drawing attention to me in public."

That’s exactly my point

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I hate it when they put the note in your hand and coins on top of it"

Those new notes don't fold around the coins like the old ones did.

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester


"It really pisses me off when cashiers take my money, then hold it up in the air to check that it's not fake.

If I knew how to counterfeit money I wouldn't be shopping in Pound land Tracey!!!!

It’s not just poundland mate .

I was buying a few bits in the Marks and Spencer’s food hall last Sunday , I get to the till and it comes to £23.50 . I give the till assistant a £20 and a fiver . She draws a line on the £20 with some felt tip pen , then picks it up and calls a supervisor over . I’m stood there , nonplussed to say the least . I ask what’s up . She says she doesn’t know what she’s looking for so needs some help . A few minutes later a supervisor arrives and tells her to draw a line on the £20 note , she says she has . He asks if it went blue , no she says . Well that’s ok then he says and walks off . By now I’ve had enough and tell her to get on with it . The queue has built up and everyone’s getting fed up . She then gives me change from £30 instead of £25 and I tell her . She says I gave her £30 , I despair ! Eventually I take the £6-50 and give the fiver that wasn’t mine to a beggar outside the shop and I won’t be going back there in a hurry .

Maybe she was new at the job?

Some people have no patience.

So it would seem

Clearly you guys would be happy to stand in front of an ever increasing queue while an assistant shouts across the store to get a supervisor to check what she thinks may be a dodgy £20 note . Five minutes may not sound long , but I can assure you it is when you’re in that atmosphere , and it was all so unnecessary . If she knew what to expect from the pen none of this would have happened . She was obviously shown and told but forgot , as the supervisor seemed a bit pissed off at being asked .

I’m not an impatient person , I just prefer not to stand in a busy shop queue and be treated as a criminal . But hey , that’s just me , how silly of me to expect anything less than a roasting from the wonderful people on fab

Sorry but I work in customer service and even after 22 years of working in my job, there are things I need reminding on how to do. If I took a note for duty free, I probably wouldn’t know what to look for as I work mainly at the front of the plane. When I do have to work in a different place, sometimes I may be a bit slower at some things and need a little guidance. Just saying that patience is needed sometimes."

So you would happily yell down the aisle to get someone over to double check a £20 note , embarrassing the customer who has nowhere to hide ? I very much doubt that , of course you wouldn’t . You would have been taught that the customer is your priority and that they should be treated with respect . If you were trained to take notes , you would know what to look for , discreetly without a fuss .

Patience isn’t the issue here , just common sense and a level of respect . When that is so blatantly ignored toward me , I certainly won’t be showing it back .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have you noticed some cashiers will count the change(if you pay exact amount)as dropping it into the till. If they then say its ..say..20p short,how can they then recount it !

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"How rude! Do they not know who you are?

I wasn't wearing my signature wardrobe.

Sometimes I like to go out incognito, whilst I like the recognition and adulation, constantly writing my autograph can be quite taxing.....

You have normal clothes? "

I appreciate it's hard to believe, but it's true.

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