Checkout

Anna Sam

Oct 2009 · Gallic Books

3.4

9 reviews

Ebook

192

Pages

Eligible

About this ebook

This ode to the unseen supermarket checkout heroes is 'compelling reading’ [Daily Telegraph].

'The checkout girls of Europe have found a figurehead' The Times

Can you scan 800 barcodes an hour? Can you smile and say ‘thanks’ 500 times a day? Do you never need to go to the toilet? Then working at a supermarket checkout could be just the job for you.

Anna Sam spent 8 years as a checkout girl. Checkout: A Life on the Tills is a witty look at what it’s really like to work in a supermarket: the relentless grind and less-than-perfect working conditions, along with people-watching and encounters with every kind of customer from the bizarre to the downright rude.

Sam’s story has won her fans all over Europe, turning Checkout: A Life on the Tills into a huge international bestseller, published in 10 languages

Ratings and reviews

3.4

9 reviews

Sonja Evans

January 21, 2014

Its a little outdated as some of the practises are not current policy,enjoyable but too vague and one sided for me

KRISTI VERA Daley

November 8, 2014

A little TOO cynical for my liking. And I'm a big fan of cynicism :-)

Sandy Wren

December 27, 2013

About the author

Anna Sam was born in 1979 in Rennes where she still lives with her husband and two dogs. Checkout: A Life on the Tills is her first book.

Morag Young studied French and Italian at Leeds University and subsequently worked for the European institutions in Brussels and Strasbourg. She now lives in Paris and works as a translator.

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