A man exposed the gun in his waistband to a Buford Dollar General cashier Saturday before demanding money from the register, authorities said.

Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded after 4:30 p.m. Saturday, when a black male suspect entered the Gainesville Highway Dollar General.

“The male approached the cashier and exposed a firearm that was hidden in his waistband,” Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Deputy Nicole Bailes wrote in an email. “The male then handed the cashier a note demanding cash from the register.”

Dollar General shift manager Denna Lairmore said the suspect walked around the store and “never gave any clue that anything was wrong.”

“He was walking through the store shopping,” she said.

Lairmore said the suspect was first talking and joking around with the cashier, but it became serious when he handed the cashier a note demanding cash and showed his weapon.

The suspect took an undisclosed amount of money and got into a black Chrysler 300 passenger car, authorities said.

No one was injured, Bailes wrote.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office’s criminal investigations division at 770-531-6879 or use the anonymous tip line at 770-503-3232.