I went made an account + downloaded the yelp app solely to leave this review of the cashier/human garbage I just dealt with
My debit card had its barcode scratched a bit last week and I haven't had time to go in and get a new one. It's sometimes had issues at different places with being read when I swipe it, but every time it has, I had them manually enter it, use the card reader on their side etc.
Today, a short, mumbling little gnome - man with a ponytail was at the register. Three times he loudly said "its been declined", despite the keypad literally saying "card read error" all 3 times I swiped. I dont know if he is illiterate, lazy, or just a dick, but I have a hunch it's all 3 combined.
I explained my card's issue to him...but he refused to try manually entering it, saying if it says declined after swiping, punching it in won't be different. (Remember: That isn't even what it was saying, so he was really doubling down on his whole "being wrong" thing) Why bother doing your job when you can just, ya know, not do it, right?
I tried using cash I had on me, but I was a massive $0.24 cents short, and even with a growing and unhappy line behind me, he wouldn't let it slide. At that point I was pretty unsurprised.
Finally, I gave up in frustration and went to walk out but life is filled with too much injustice and apathy already. So instead, I paid the 3.00 fee for using the ATM 2 feet from him, and wouldn't you know it, my card suddenly was no longer "declined" because a crisp $20 emerged from the ATM.
I bought my cigarettes, pleasantly informed "Like I said, there's definitely money on it, your card reader is just shitty. " I then left 75 cents in the empty take a penny tray, let him know I did so because I knew how big he was about meaningless pocket change.
At no point do apologize. Or acknowledge his mistake. Or do anything besides stand there, take up space, and smell awful.
I didn't bother asking his name because had not earned the brain space it'd take me to remember it. It's probably been years since ANYONE has known his name anyways.
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