Folks, here’s some real talk… There’s a time and a place for chit-chat, and one of the places where it is simply unacceptable to engage in such behavior is when you’re checking out at a store.

That’s when you give the employee your full attention, you zip your lip, and you don’t waste their time. Well, at least that’s how it’s supposed to work…

But we all know that’s just a fantasy!

Check out what this worker had to say about a rude customer who needs to be banned from this store.

Customer completely ignored my existence, and made my job more difficult.

“This happened the day after New Year’s.

For some unknown reason we got SLAMMED, pretty much equivalent to before Thanksgiving. Endless lines, customers needing help on the floor constantly, etc.

I was cashiering, which I don’t like doing as it is, but this rush was just stressing me out. One hour felt like 5. I couldn’t even take a drink of water.

Let’s keep the line moving!

I’m not one of those people that gets ticked off if someone is on their phone, or not being chatty, I don’t care. All I ask is if you’re checking out, then be checking out. Don’t have me start and then realize you have other shopping to do and be gone forever.

And don’t be so wrapped up in your phone call that you’re not paying attention and I have to interrupt you.

I had a customer who ran into someone she knew the next line over. I could hear them talking when I was ringing the customers ahead of her.

This is always annoying…

I finally get to her, she doesn’t move, she’s so wrapped up in her conversation she doesn’t even acknowledge it’s her turn. Other customers are looking back and forth at them.

It wasn’t like I could just take the customer behind her because our lanes are narrow. So I walk out and grab her cart (we unload the carts). A minute or 2 later she takes the 2 steps forward.

I say hello to be polite.

Her and her friend are still lost in conversation she either didn’t hear me or ignored me, whatever. Other people are still looking back and fourth between them. With a look like “seriously?”.

Oops!

Now while I was emptying her cart I noticed she had reusable bags. I already started bagging her stuff in paper and thought “well it wasn’t important enough for her to pause her conversation for 2 seconds and tell me. Too bad she gets our bags now.”

I finally finish and tell her the total. She looks at me confused and says “what?”

So I repeat it. She puts her card in and returns to talking. She’s so oblivious that she doesn’t hear the card reader going off telling her to remove her card. I tell her and she says “oh”.

Finally put her bagged groceries in her cart give her her receipt and assume she’ll move.

NOPE.

This is so obnoxious!

She stands there and keeps talking to her friend getting in other customers way. Then her friend finishes and they stand in the walkway talking, getting in everyone’s way.

Someone later told me two people were blocking the door. I assumed it was her.

Usually stuff like this doesn’t get to me but it’s like how self absorbed can you be?

It’s annoying when people block aisle because they’re talking, this was like a whole new level.”

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This is so rude! Ugh, it makes my blood boil. Shut your trap and keep it moving!

Nobody wants to deal with customers like this…