(Cliffs at bottom)

Not too exciting but we were in the checkout lane and I was talking quietly to my wife about whether one brand of sodas rang up correctly as it didn't take off the sale amount yet another brand that she bought rang up at the reduced price. She said "it takes off at the end" and I said "But the Sunkists just rang up..." totally calmly and quietly to her only. Then the cashier who was some pencil neck punk who weighed like 130 and probably had Assburgers said "I'm reeeally trying to scam you guys right now" and I was like "what?" (I thought he said "I'm really trying to stand you guys right now" b/c we'd been talking quietly) and he repeated "I'm reeeally trying to scam you guys." and I was like "No I was just saying the Sunkists already rang up correctly that's all" and he explained how some brands take off at the end of the order (in this totally condescending tone) Like I'm supposed to ****ing know that? Then there was this awkward silence and he looks at his watch and says "I can't waaait for my break" and I say "Sounds like it". And he says "I wasn't trying to sound rude... but then again, I was." (This was his point of no return, as up until this point I was going to blow it off as him having a bad day).

So I say "So should I talk to your manager or what? I used to work as a cashier and I never treated a customer like this" Remember, I'm white. (As was he - no racist ban plz). Anyway he responded for the first time somewhat concerned and said "No." Then the sacker was trying to finish up sacking (he was ******ed and fairly slow - no biggie it's pretty standard) and the cashier was just standing there staring at me without helping him out. As a former cashier I know that the M.O. here is to help speed the customer out of there so I said "You know you can sack the rest of these groceries" and he flips his counter up and goes "Well I couuuld, but I don't have any bags" to which I replied "You can use those bags" (pointing to the sacker's 2nd, unused bag stand) and he just ignored me so I walked over pissed and threw my 2 bags of Hanover pretzels into a bag and said something like "Whatever man", and we walked out all angry and White. My wife was really surprised but she's so unconfrontational that she won't honk her horn if someone in front of her is asleep at a green light. But that was way too egregious to ignore, so she gave me the OK to go back in there.

So I put our groceries in the car and then went back in after I'd cooled off a bit. I'm a ginger and have a ginger's temper so I was pretty worked up over this affront.

Anyway went in and asked the customer service girl to call the manager (this booth was like 15 feet away from the kid - but I didn't look his way as I didn't want to get further angered.) Manager comes up and I explain the story calmly and say not only was he rude but it was just a whole new level of rudeness that I couldn't ignore and the entire thing was weird. I told him I used to work as a cashier and know I had my bad days but he was provoking the situation and seemed ready to fly off the handle. So manager takes my name and number and we head home. I thought it was funny because I told the manager "This is (store name). We don't expect this here. If I wanted to save money but be treated like that I could shop at (lower end store name)." He enthusiastically nodded his head and was like "I totally agree. We're better than that." lol

30 minutes later he calls me and says "Wow, I called him in after you left and I got the exact same weird attitude that you described. He no longer works for this company. I terminated him on the spot and sent him home. He had had previous complaint 2 weeks ago but we hadn't called him in on it. But today he was ready to get fired. Come in next time and I got a certificate waiting for you" (lol)

I doubt I'll collect the certificate as that isn't the point. And I had told the guy I wasn't there to get anyone in trouble but his behavior was so abnormal that I thought he needed to know that he's got a guy working for him like that. I told him we always shop there and will continue to shop there.

The kid's entire attitude was that of a forum poster trying to troll. I have to hand it to him - he was really good. It took me by surprise. I'll admit he pretty much made me look like a bitch in front of my wife but I guarantee if we were at a bar or something this would have been a fistfight. Obviously all you can really do at a store is just walk away in disgust. He must think that cashier stand is a forcefield. Someday he's going to piss off the wrong guy and get his pencil neck snapped.

Cliffs: Teenage cashier who I outweigh by 75 pounds makes me look like a bitch in front of my wife and I go tell his manager and 30 minutes later the manager calls me and says the kid was equally rude to him and is now fired. It seems to me the kid was looking to get fired. Can't blame him - it's Labor Day weekend.