Checkout Calling, Part 3
At The Checkout, Creative Solutions, Grocery Store, Ignoring & Inattentive, USA | Right
| March 7, 2026
My checkout customer is, like so many others, glued to their phone when they should be focusing on, y’know… checking out.
So, I go to my usual strategy when this happens (as long as there isn’t a long line), and I just stand there and stare at them in silence until they realize I’m not scanning anything or touching the register.
When they finally click on and lower their phone:
Customer: “Why aren’t you scanning my items?”
Me: “Your call seemed really important, and I didn’t want to disturb you.”
I start scanning once they actually acknowledge my existence as their cashier. This one at least had the decency to look a little embarrassed about it and put their phone away.
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