A Cashier Waited While a Customer Kept Browsing After Closing — Then She Ran Out Like Someone Was Chasing Her
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It’s clear that some people only care about themselves.
One toy store cashier remembers working for a friendly manager who rarely lost his patience with anyone.
In fact, he’d usually let customers squeeze in some shopping at closing time, and that night started out the same way.
But after one woman came in to browse toy cars, she kept looking even though she couldn’t buy anything.
Ten minutes past closing, she still had questions, and the employee could tell the manager had finally had enough.
Read on to see what happened next.
Grab your things
This happened when I was in one of the toy stores I worked at back in the day. This one in particular was a really nice place. The manager was a great guy, and all the coworkers were nice people (it was a small store).
There were shifts in which we barely had anything to do (since, being a toy store, people don’t go in unless it’s a birthday or Christmas), and in those moments, my manager would tell me about all the adventures he had lived. It was great.
All of that is to say that my manager was a really friendly guy, always there to help, and he very rarely got angry.
And then there was that one time.
The woman walked in the door with just two minutes to spare.
It had been a rather busy day, and we were both tired. We were getting ready to close the store, and usually, if someone came by while we were closing, my manager would ask me to help them, see if we could squeeze one more sale in for the day. But that night was different.
A woman came in while my manager was counting the money, 2 minutes before closing the door, and I said hello to her so he wouldn’t get distracted. The woman asked if we were closed. I told her “yes.”
Then she said she just wanted to check on some toy cars (Scalextric ones). I looked at my manager, and he nodded “yes.”
After several minutes, the manager started reminding her that it was past closing time.
She spent five minutes checking the cars, and I closed the door in the meantime. My manager had finished counting, and the woman asked a few things.
My manager answered her, reminding her that the cash register was closed, and if she wanted to buy something, she would have to come back the next day. I could sense he was a bit tense, so I decided to step back and let him deal with the situation (as per policy, we couldn’t deny service. It was a stupid policy, yes).
The woman kept looking, now 10 minutes past closing time, and we were both there, with the lights off, waiting for her. She then started to ask something, and to this day, I still remember the commanding voice my manager used as he said, “Zef, grab your things.”
They couldn’t help but laugh.
I’ll never forget how the woman took a step back, apologized, and left the store so quickly you would think the devil was behind her.
As soon as she left, my manager sighed and said, “The nerve of some people, right?”
We left the store shortly after, laughing at the whole situation.
To this day, he’s still one of the best managers I’ve ever had in any place I’ve worked in.
Now, that’s funny! The look on her face must’ve been pretty priceless.
Let’s take a look at what the fine folks over at Reddit think about it.
Yeah, basically.
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That’s kinda funny.
That’s an interesting thought.
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It does seem like that.
There’s only so much patience anyone can have.
It’s nice when employees give you a few extra minutes, but that doesn’t mean you should take your time.
Once they tell you they’ve closed the register, thank them and come back tomorrow.
After all, they have lives outside of work, too. Sheesh.
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