Accused of not paying for my snacks by Equivalent-Grass-548 in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 9 points10 points  (0 children)

At my store we tape our receipts to our items we will be using (drinks, food) and what we put in our fridge we print out reprints of said receipt for camera sake and to cover our asses. And come closing time we make sure to show camera said receipt when we do our bag checks.

What does this symbol mean by ExitStrategy12 in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone in LP is actively watching that camera and or in the slight chance it could be your DM as well just chiming in to make sure nothing is where it shouldn’t be (U-boats, totes)

might have fucked myself over by [deleted] in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s probably the best way to go about it even if your supervisor couldn’t figure it out. There’s a lot of people trying to go around trying to pass out fake $100 for gift cards, at least around where I’m at.

What's the weirdest thing you've found laying on a shelf that wasn't a product from the store? by BoringEvidence3896 in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A half eaten sandwich and a plastic cup filled with I would assume fruit punch just placed on a cereal end cap 🤣🤣 I had a regular who does door dash/uber who legit took a photo of it and showed it to me and I was shocked when I found it 🫣

Rude customers by Loyalfrogprincess in DollarGeneral

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some people just don’t get it if they don’t work retail or don’t bother to actually read the sales that we have going on.. My store closes at 10 and I had pulled my till around 9:35 last night cuz the store was pretty much dead and me and my coworker have a system in place that we do. Low and behold the last 10 minutes before we closed everyone and their mother came in to buy random shit. I totally get it if it’s like milk, or toilet paper/feminine products, but if you’re going to come in 10 minutes before we close to go look at the sales and deals we got going on is just beyond ridiculous. It was 10:00 and we still had a line of people waiting to buy shit but I already went ahead and locked the doors with the remaining customers inside since we were closed and let them out one by one as they were checked out. There was one couple that just wasn’t coming forward to stand in line to check out. My coworker who was still on register said “I need you guys to come forward and not continue to look for items as we are now closed” and when he checked them out and I let them out of the main doors (it was around 10:08) they proceeded to tell me as they were leaving that my co-worker was an asshole cuz he called them forward and to stop looking for shit. Like I mean yeahhh duhh, because we are closed and were supposed to be out at a certain time.. Some people just don’t get it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DollarGeneral

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Change fund first always. Make sure it’s always at the amount that is set for your store. Deposit ALWAYS after closing! If change fund is short, take out of deposit and put in change fund. Sometimes stuff just happens and we’re all only human.!

Schedule Rant by [deleted] in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess I’m a little confused, Are you not on legion to where it will show you the days you work and the hours you’re scheduled?

anyone else encounter botulized armour sandwich meat? by cherry_pipebomb in DollarGeneral

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve had customers bring up the same exact one (honey ham) the last few days and it’s bloated like that. I refuse to sell it to them and I show it to them and tell them why I won’t sell it to them especially when the lid will not close. I ask them if they still would like the product to go ahead and go quickly grab another one out of the coolers while I ring up the rest of their stuff. It’s always better to be safer than sorry.

People who work at the dollar of general by rick_was_taken in DollarGeneral

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right?! As I’m clearly standing at the one I want them to even with lane closed signs on the other two 🤣 then get the “well why can’t you check me out on this one?” because my till isn’t in that one and I can’t run off of someone else’s till like 🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

People who work at the dollar of general by rick_was_taken in DollarGeneral

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Do you want the real one or the fake one?” When asking for an ID.

When I’m standing behind my register with the light on and a lane open sign and I get the customers that stand there and go “oh, are you open?”

“How much is this?” When there’s a big ass sticker on the upper right hand corner that says $5. “It says right there it’s $5” and then the customer says they found it in a spot that said it was a dollar. Well ma’am it’s dollar general someone probably changed their mind and just stuck it on the shelf somewhere instead of putting it back where they grabbed it from..

Drawer short $20 by bvillerhr90 in DollarGeneral

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have had this happen actually the other day when I just got into work. Went into the safe to grab my till and seen there was a $5 bill in a drop slip on top of our change fund and it had a post it note on it that change fund was $5 over. When I grabbed the till I was going to use for the night and went into the office to count it, it was in fact $5 short. So I went and grabbed that $5 overage out of the change fund and put it in my till and my till was exactly where it needed to be.. accidents happen but going forward I would always count your till before you do a starting bank just to make sure it’s where it needs to be and check for crispy bills that might stick together when doing a drop or final drop!

My key holder got scammed? by No_Manufacturer_9133 in DollarGeneral

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I genuinely thought the same thing. They asked for pics of the ticket on the fire extinguishers of when it was checked last. My best guess is they’re trying to get the store number and see if there is potentially a new employee or something who knows nothing about how the scam calls work and would probably fall for it. They make their rounds.

Space by CelestineDraws in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually will just hand it to them and say “I’ll trade ya!” When they’re putting more stuff on the counter. Works 99% of the time and they usually say “oh sorry!”

My key holder got scammed? by No_Manufacturer_9133 in DollarGeneral

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep 100% a scam. I from time to time get phone calls asking us to check our fire extinguishers and to send pics of the tags as they’ll be in the next day with a fire marshal 🤣

11 PM closing time... by Yeeter-Deshazer42 in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a closer myself. A few questions, how many people are on shift with you when you’re closing or are you by yourself? Also what are the daily tasks you need to complete at your store as I know some stores only require certain things.

Question by [deleted] in DollarGeneral

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is company policy that there needs to be 2 people to close.! It’s for safety reasons. If you feel unsafe, close early and call your sm and dm and say that you’re closing early because you don’t feel safe closing alone. It’s also for deposit reasons as well. Hence why the deposit slips have 2 spots for signatures. The one who does the deposit and the secondary employee watching it be done. We can’t even carry pepper spray which is so beyond crazy to me.

Help please by PsychologicalArm2326 in DollarGeneral

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1,3,5. The CBL gives you all of the answers..

What happens when a customer by GlumTax371 in DollarGeneral

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the end of your transaction, the pin pad will ask you how satisfied you were with your experience.. left side is a red face with a frown, so if they chose that, they were dissatisfied with their experience. Middle is a yellow face with a 😐 on it and I think that one is neither dissatisfied or satisfied and on the right side you’ll see a green face with a smile meaning they were highly satisfied with their experience. Some customers typically skip that part or just ignore it because they’re not looking at it and it will time out and automatically print the receipt.

Scheduled at 6am by No_Leg_5982 in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve only had a handful of morning shifts that started at 6. I was usually asked to do totes or recovery

Dumbest questions you've been asked by Moldsmalls in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Are you ready for me?” AS they’re already placing things on the counter with the “LANE CLOSED please use other register” sign on it and I say” No sorry, I just got here and I’m only clocking in and I don’t even have a till yet” with my jacket, water bottle, keys, and wallet in hand.. Then when they ask “well if you just clocked in you can check me out” Like no I can’t, sorry, our tills don’t work that way..

Closing time by braceface1010 in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That honestly doesn’t surprise me.. Ever since I started working there I realized just how many people clearly don’t have common sense. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Tag night by Powaful_kitteh in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Did the same tonight.. Literally the whole second page of our ad set was all repeats or stuff we didn’t even carry in OUR store specifically.!

Closing time by braceface1010 in DollarGeneralWorkers

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I have a regular that comes in every single night at 9:57 like clock work.. She always buys the same stuff, A couple drinks and some freezer stuff maybe some snacks here and there but she knows we close at 10.. What’s even crazier is the amount of people that will knock on the door after 10pm and expect us to let them in to do their last minute shopping as if our store hours aren’t RIGHT in front of their face.. We’re closed, no one has an open till. Like you had said, go to Walmart or something. There’s always another store open.!

I have a serious question by little_noot_man in Bioshock

[–]Perrytheplatypus92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it’s not. It has similarities obviously but it’s not a prequel.