Common courtesy in check-out lines

[herefordlovinglady]

it should of been your choice to let him in front of you--good for you to say something to the cashier.

i look behind me and if i see someone with one or two items and i have a cart load, i usually let them go in front of me. what ticks me off is when you do this, and they don't say thank you.

 

[paridisefarm2009]

Thank you what is that ??? I work in a fast for restaurant for 21 years now, and people are soooooo Rude coming through on there cell phones yapping not paying any attention to you the one serving food , and of course we are required to say thank you ....And they are not that is just wrong ... And I love the ones who try to give you there money with a lit cigarett in there hand Then have attitude when I pull back and say UM cigarette , Ever get burned by one , Yea well I draw the line at that one,
And I agree about telling the cashier You go girl !! MAke your point customer service applys to everyone , not just the people behind us

 

[DuckLady]

When I worked in the Portland OR area at Safeway, a famous member of an NBA team came in to receive a Western Union.

I kid you not, he had 5 cell phones set up on the counter and his "entourage" behind him.

He was yapping on this phone and the other while I was preparing his payment and he kept yapping as I was trying to count it back to him.

Finally, I slapped my hand on the counter and said "Mr XXX, are you paying attention to me? You may not think $2000 is a lot of money, but it is to me and I would appreciate it if you verified what I was counting out for you!!!"

I must have sounded like his mother because all the phones closed one after the other, his entourage was split between laughing and How Dare She. He said "Yes Ma'am, I am paying attention. Sorry, Terrie......" and we finished the transaction.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Terrie, you rock!

 

[tcmstalcup]

YOU should have had the opportunity to allow a 1 item person to go in front of you. Still seems like a lot of nonsense about nothing. I find it much easier to just not get offended at people especially when they don't intend me harm.

 

[OutInTheStiks]

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I agree, BUT if you are in front of me and not paying attention to the new line opening. I am not going to stand behind you while I wait on you to observe your surroundings.

 

[Olive Hill]

A little off topic from the original, but someone mentioned helping disabled people and I just think that is a thin line to walk. I try to be courteous and helpful but when it comes to that it's a bit of a double edged sword. I don't want to offend them and make them think I think they're incapable, but at the same time if they wanted or needed help I'd be happy to. I have a mean independent streak and if I were disabled and people were tying to "help" me all the darn time I'd get pretty darn tired of it. So I guess what I'm saying is, when do you KNOW if you should help or not. Same with the elderly. They're elderly, not dead. Maybe they WANT to handle their own groceries. I don't know. My husband is one of those jump in and help kind of guys and he always gets big thank yous from the little older ladies he helps and most of the gentlemen as well, but some have kind of given him the "I had that just fine, ya whippersnapper!" look...

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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Being disabled my self you are dead on. Nothing hurts worse than being treated different. If you can not honestly say you would do the same thing weather they were disabled or not then its probably a bad Idea.

 

[DuckLady]

If I see someone in a wheelchair looking at the top shelf at the store, I always ask if I can grab something for them. I don't make a big deal. I just ask. Sometimes they say no, but usually it is "Oh thank you! Yes I would like <whatever>"

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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Think of it this way. We, as an entire race, do not need to hunt down our prey like we once did. A new line is now a version of stalking our prey. Those that see and attack first get the best place in which to eat...er...check out.