The Checkout Girl - Anna Sam

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.

I have worked on a checkout myself and thought this may be an interesting book to relate to.  However when i first read it i thought it might be American, because of the way she was talking about supermarkets.  I found out after its the life on a French Till, and some of the jokes and insights don't translate well. This makes sense now looking back but it really is not the same as an English Supermarket.

Addtionally it felt more of a job description than funny stories and anecdotes from behind the tills as I was expecting.  All the incidents seemed rather short and where she was jumping from one customer to the next to describe aspects of her job it felt a little disjointed.

Yes their were a few laugh out loud moments, but the writing style was not that great. I was a little disappointed with this book and it felt like just someone else trying to crack the writing market, but had very little experience.  I wouldn't bother with this book, find something else of a similar topic.