ash
Winnebago, United States
Today, I went shopping on my only day off. The only aisle open was self-checkout. I'm a cashier. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Bob
Canada
Today, I'm a cashier in a grocery store. The visiting regional manager tore me a new one for being lazy. His reason? After working a double shift with no break, I decided to sit down for a minute when things got slow. FML
rink.attendant.6
Dryden, Canada
Today, I saw my crush working the only open till at the grocery store. When she saw me approach her queue, she immediately called for more cashiers. FML
I hate Walmart????
Greensboro, United States
Today, I went to the self-checkout line at Walmart. When I tried to pay, the cash wouldn't go in, so I stood there trying to cram money into the thing that's supposed to take your money. What I didn't realize was that there was a sign up top that said: "No Cash. Cards Only." FML
Anonymous
United Kingdom
Get on with it!
Today, I went to the supermarket to buy my weekly groceries and only realized after a long queue at the checkout, then having the cashier scan my entire cart, that I'd forgotten my purse. I had to leave everything behind and walk out empty-handed, while everyone in line behind me gave me dirty looks. FML
Anonymous
Canada
Checked out
Today, I went to Walmart to purchase a pregnancy test. I chose my checkout line carefully, to make sure I didn't see anyone I knew. After choosing one, I realized it was 4 o'clock on the dot. Shift change. My mom's best friend took over the shift just as I reached the checkout. FML
Anonymous
Respect
Today, I went to the grocery store, but once I'd filled my cart, I realized that I'd forgotten my wallet, and because I'm not the sort of animal who just dumps stuff in random aisles, I had to awkwardly put all my items back on their shelves. FML
Anonymous
Las Vegas, United States
Supermarket sweep
Today, I was using self-checkout at the grocery store, and the machine flipped out and started randomly announcing, "Please wait for assistance." No one came to help, but the machine just kept loudly repeating it until everyone stared at me like I was trying to steal grapes. FML
tired of my job
Surrey, Canada
Today, I was at work, stocking shelves. A customer got mad because I was in the way of her "shopping time" and knocked down all the work I had done. FML
TheNewCashierInTown
Gatineau, Canada
Today, it was my second day working as a cashier in a drug store. I thought everything went great, but by the end of my shift, my cash register was $10 short. Maybe it wouldn't be that bad if on my first day it hadn't been $30 short. FML
notacashier
This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff
Brooklyn, United States
New fangled technology
Today, I used the self-checkout for the first time. I didn't see a slot for bills, so I tried to put them in the coin slot for a solid three minutes. There was a huge line behind me, silently judging. FML
Top comments
iwin8166 13
I think this was just meant to be a sarcastic little Fml and it made me laugh. Quit looking for some deeper meaning people.
Vegnas 13
The term for this is "Busman's Holiday" because the bus driver will most likely need to ride the bus to wherever s/he is going.
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Tripartita 45
"Did I find everything I was looking for today, ma'am—DAMMIT!"
Kchchan288 5
You should have made a scene and demanded service from the store manager...
kingdomgirl94 29
Making a scene and demanding a store manager will not magically make extra cashiers appear. They have an associate that watches the self checkout and then one or two people on till early in the morning and late at night. If someone calls in sick, and the other person goes on the break that they're legally entitled to, gasp, only self checkout is open. You won't die from scanning your own shit, get over yourself.
kingdomgirl94 29
Managers have better shit to do than cash out asshole customers. If you ever want to make a scene, imagine someone repeating every word you're going to say in a high-pitched, squeaky voice while laughing their ass off at you in the break room, because that will be your legacy.
hoosiergirl94 31
Was it really that big of a deal that you had to scan and bag your own groceries? Wow, tough life.
M3_Supr3m3 7
Cashiers dont like having to scan and bag groceries all day long and then have to do it on their only day off. Its annoying. I used to b one i know how OP feels.
ksuth 25
I'm a cashier and actually prefer the self checkouts so that things are bagged the way I would do it but I'm picky lol
FalloutScrolls 25
Pat yourself on the back because now you know you're a valuable asset to the company.
UserDoesNotExist 12
When you moderated this and it was accepted, congrats! <3
fabulousfiasco 12
This is good because you can get checked out quickly when your turn comes.
CatOnFire 4
I used to be a cashier and I use self checkout all the time. I was in too long. The outside world doesn't make any sense now.
Zannanana 18
I hear you girl. Same thing for me
spacehagg 3
who cares it takes two seconds..or just be a normal american and wait 2 minutes in line if it's that big of a deal
interesting33 37
I don't want to click 'this could have happened to me' - this does not seem like an fml. You just had to self-checkout. Not servacing other people, just yourself