Anyone Ever Been a Cashier?

[Laura's Babies]

I worked at K-Mart as cashier years ago and I enjoyed it, the best advice I can give you is to just take pride in your job and enjoy whatever job you do.

[jackie]

I was a cashier all through high school. My advice is wear comfortable shoes!

[anna_66]

Yep Good advice has been given!
My two major tips...comfortable shoes and count the change back to the customer.
Good Luck!

[cali]

I am not primarily a cashier but I do work the till form time to time at the store I work at. its really not hard, just remeber to actually give the person their change back before you close the drawer

[wolfsoul]

I don't work at the till all the time, but I do have to book out dogs at the end of the day, and then I have to use the cash register. My advice is to remember to ask your boss if there is a certain way he/she likes the money. It drives my boss crazy when someone puts the bills in backwards or upside down, or when people put pennies in the tip jar.

[moosmom]

Always ALWAYS count the money when the customer gives it to you and count the change back to them, and place the bills across the drawer so if there's any descrepency, you can just pick up the bills and re-count them. There are alot of con artists out there that will tell you they gave you a $20 when they only gave you a $10. It saves you alot of time of having to close out your drawer, call a manager over, and count it.

I had a situation once where a lady bought alot of stuff and handed me a bunch of $10 bills. I counted them outloud and made the BIG mistake of putting them in the drawer instead of across the drawer. She said, "Oh, I gave you one $10 too many." Instead of shutting my drawer and calling the manager like I should have, I gave her back $10. Sure enough, at the end of my shift, my drawer was $10 short. Lesson learned.

Good luck at your new job!!! Another bit of advice is...when your line gets long and people start getting pissy that they're waiting in line, concentrate on the person you're cashing out, ignore the rest of them. Otherwise you'll get overwhelmed and start making mistakes. Another lesson I learned.

[mina'smomma]

ALWAYS SMILE AND BE POLITE! This wins them over everytime. Make sure you say hello or some similar salutations. If your working at a grocery store always check the eggs and make sure they aren't broken and then ask if they would like eggs and bread in a paper bag so they dont' get broken or smooshed. This shows that your customer's happiness is your #1 concern. If I were you too the first couple of weeks carry like a bottle of asprin with you. When I had started my cashier job I had a headache from the high pitch that the registers make. I worked there for about 5 years.

[Edwina's Secretary]

As a customer.....always greet the customer..."Hello...Hi" something...and LOOK AT THEM....also...change...put the coins in the customer's hand FIRST...bills on top. That makes it so much easier for the customer.