Monthly Archives: June 2010

When someone slides the newest issue of Playboy across the counter, it can be slightly uncomfortable. Do you try to make small talk, as you should in customer service? Hey, so, nice magazine? Look at the body on that blondie? … Continue reading →

Cash money is already one of the most germ-infested things on earth. The same money that you have in your pocket could have not so long ago belonged to a man who uses his left hand to wipe his butt. … Continue reading →

Alcoholic beverage consumption is a popular pastime on many college campuses. After knocking a few back, most students spend the night at a party, a club, or a bar. Others – the more “creative” of the bunch – go to … Continue reading →

As the saying goes: take a penny, leave a penny. In my estimation, taking from one to five pennies to complete a purchase or to make change easier is perfectly acceptable. However, this sentiment is lost on one student who … Continue reading →

Everyone likes a good sale. The cheaper the food, the better. One of our regular customers, an employee for the city bus system, has recently decided that he wants his food for free. Paying for items is so overrated. Now, this … Continue reading →

In the customary ritual of monetary-for-goods exchange, the delightful cashier (in this case, me) asks the recipient of the goods (the customer) if he or she would care for the receipt from the transaction. Staple saying: “Thank you, and would … Continue reading →

Apparently, nothing says pure sex like Justin Bieber. I have come to this conclusion after painfully observing that one eighth of the store’s magazine space is a shrine to the Bieb and to the cast of Twilight. Vampires and werewolves … Continue reading →

Enter my seventh customer of the day. She buys three packs of Orbitz gum and gives me a twenty. Her husband walks up behind her to rest a carefully-placed hand on her shoulder. (Remember this later). They are both in … Continue reading →

  The cash register is sometimes my only ally in a field of strange customers. I’d like to think of myself as a monetary exchange specialist. Allow me to provide an appropriate scenario. It’s a sunny one o’clock. Joe (yes, … Continue reading →