Well how irritating would it be if you wanted something behind the counter but they just wrung up everything you had set on the counter and didn't ask? I always wait until they're done ringing up the rest of my shit and they ask "anything else?" to say I'd like a pack of cigarettes because I've worked a cash register before and it's annoying and overwhelming when customers are telling you to do things when you're in the middle of something else for them. Also, in some places, like my job, we're required to ask "would you like any wings/bread sticks/soda to do with that?" or anything that would go with their meal and it brings more sales. I was actually surprised by how many people add more to their order just by asking them. It's not anywhere close to the majority of people, but just those few people who spend 2 more dollar to extra size their pizza or buy a drink really adds up through out the day.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I know, I want to say "The universe is huge spatially and contains like 10^30 stars. This is just a small subset of everything"

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's our job to ask. You'd be surprised how often people say that they forgot something or that they need something behind the counter or that they would like us to run and grab them a newspaper because they couldn't find any.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Sometimes people's kids are holding on to shit they want or they place things in an awkward spot so we can't see it.

by Anonymous 11 years ago