What The Supermarket Clerk Really Thinks About You

Your therapist knows all your secrets. You know who else has a pretty good handle on your existence?The checkout clerk at your favorite grocery store. Day after day, year after year, she’s been watching your life go by on the conveyor belt that leads to check-stand No. 5: The sparkling wine you bought when you fell in love and the Haagen Dazs that eased the pain of falling out. What magazines you peruse when you’re bored and whether you prefer to smell like Mountain Breeze or Sporty Spice. She sold you the organic produce and pregnancy tests you bought when the two of you were trying to conceive and the caffeine and diapers that got you through the aftermath.Let’s face it: Those nice people who always ask how your day is going know a lot about you, your tastes, your finances, your personal quirks … even how often (and how well) you clean your bathroom.With that in mind, you might be interested to know what goes through their minds as these folks scan your cans and code your produce. We asked a handful of clerks from three different major chain stores to share some of their thoughts about and impressions of customers. On the condition of anonymity — all respect their employers and want to keep their jobs — they responded with refreshing candor.

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