The customer host asks for your receipt and you show it to them, they scan it with a palm pilot and say "have a nice day". The whole event passes in under a minute and you're on your way home with whatever you've bought for the day.
Most people go through the process and go about their business with no additional drama or hurt feelings. My experience as a customer host is just about that. The job is filled with a lot of standing around and keeping a general eye on everybody.
It's not just about preventing theft, some cashiers generally forget to scan unboxed items. I've found a number of things so far, about 100 dollars worth of merchandise. Everything ranging from cases of soda and water, baby clothes, make-up, etc. It's small things but they add up. Someone even tried to walk out with a deep fryer once.
I'm going to go over some of my experiences with some colorful customers in the future. Working in retail gives the opportunity to meet and bear witness to some strange people and things.
