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[freshnesschronic]

Bwahahaha.

I was the cashier, for 2 and a half years. Working at the Jewel-Osco in my town (a popular super grocery/drug store in the US Mid West) I saw these customers on a daily basis. Basically, I didn't worry about if they didn't notice me. Sure, it's rude and lacking any effort at being courteous but it's whatever, I'm just gonna let it go, they are the customer. Customer's always right, that's what was ingrained in my head in my years of working in retail. I just suck it up and smile, "have a nice day ma'am."

[Sundae]

Your Mileage May Vary
(in other words this is my personal experience and the conclusion I draw from it)

[BigV]

so freshnesschronic, you asked her why this was happening, and she gave you the answer. clearly you don't like the answer, so my question to you is, do you think she's telling the truth?

[BigV]

Originally Posted by BigV

so freshnesschronic, you asked her why this was happening, and she gave you the answer. clearly you don't like the answer, so my question to you is, do you think she's telling the truth?

Well?

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by BigV

Well?

Shhhhh, he's busy talking on his cell phone.

By the way, when this thread is at the top the mad face just stares at you from the home page. I get enough mad face around here!

Rude?
What I am doing while I am in line at the store is none of your damn business. S-not rude, you being in my business is rude, mind your own.
I worked as a cashier and bagger for years while in school, I could care less what people do, phone, dealing with their kids, crossword puzzle, sing, dance, talking to me, etc, who cares really?
I do my job, get you done and move on, that is all that matters, end of story.
If they are slow, it may be the phone or just that they are slow, chances are it is the latter.
I don't like it in movies or theatre, places where I paid to listen to something, other than that, talk on your phone.
I don't care what the people around me are doing, I'm not nosy.

[DucksNuts]

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Rude?
What I am doing while I am in line at the store is none of your damn business. S-not rude, you being in my business is rude, mind your own.
I worked as a cashier and bagger for years while in school, I could care less what people do, phone, dealing with their kids, crossword puzzle, sing, dance, talking to me, etc, who cares really?
I do my job, get you done and move on, that is all that matters, end of story.
If they are slow, it may be the phone or just that they are slow, chances are it is the latter.
I don't like it in movies or theatre, places where I paid to listen to something, other than that, talk on your phone.
I don't care what the people around me are doing, I'm not nosy.

Yet you are quick to get pissie when people do things like stop quickly in front of you when you are in your chair?

Its common courtesy not to stop abruptly, so is not talking on your phone whilst you are in a restaurant, at the checkout of any store or dealing with who is serving you.

FWIW, I am with you on the not stopping issue, I get pram rage occasionally....and I DONT care who talks on their phone...but I wont talk on the phone whilst in any of those situations out of common courtesy to others.

Oh and its kinda hard NOT to be in your business if you are discussing things on your phone in public

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

Yet you are quick to get pissie when people do things like stop quickly in front of you when you are in your chair?

Its common courtesy not to stop abruptly, so is not talking on your phone whilst you are in a restaurant, at the checkout of any store or dealing with who is serving you.

FWIW, I am with you on the not stopping issue, I get pram rage occasionally....and I DONT care who talks on their phone...but I wont talk on the phone whilst in any of those situations out of common courtesy to others.

Oh and its kinda hard NOT to be in your business if you are discussing things on your phone in public

I stop talking when discussing things with the check-out person or server. I never stated anything about dealing with anyone, I only mentioned being in-line.
What does talking on the phone have to do with anyone around me in a restaurant?
Then I don't want you talking to those with you, same thing.
I will speak to whom I please when I please.
I am not "pissy" at all, if I were I would just run my, several hundred pound, chair with me, another couple hundred pounds, in it into their ankles and act like I was not looking, "oops"
I don't see how what I am doing while on my own in public is "common" anything, as long as I am not overly loud, which I am not, phone-yellers confuse me. If you can speak to the person next to you I am going to speak on my phone and it is no one's business.

[TheMercenary]

If I think your inattentiveness is holding me up, I think you are rude and should be bitchslapped. If you don't want people in your business, don't do it in public.

[DanaC]

How about if two of you are stood in a queue together and talking...?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by DanaC

How about if two of you are stood in a queue together and talking...?

I don't do it on the phone. I could talk to him directly but I never answer my phone when engaged with business with other people. I think it is rude and disrespectful to the person who is standing in front of you. It sends a signal that your phone call is more important than the persons time you were first dealing with. I ignore calls and keep my phone off most of the time. Most people who know me have stopped calling me on my cell which is just how I want it. If I want to talk to you I will call you when I turn my phone on, when I am done, I turn it off.

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[celina]

I think it is rude at the point of being served, to stare blankly at the amount owed and hand a card over, as if the cashier is nothing more than a vending machine. Working in a supermarket isn't exactly a fulfilling job - it helps to have customers who talk to you, or at the very least acknowledge you.

I agree totally.

[Sundae]

I remember a time I missed a train going to see my friend. They only ran every 45 mins and she was already out shopping. I had to call my Mum from the station (I still lived at home - this is the olden-days) and tell her to pass on a message should my friend call.

She didn't have the sense to do that (bless her). Instead she stuck a note to the wall of the Tube station using her cough mixture. Made me very wary of cough mixture.

I missed the message, but came out of the station to use the payphone across the road - it was smack bang outside McDonalds (not that olden olden-days) and she saw me....

[DanaC]

@merc: no, I mean if two people are stood in a queue talking, then everyone else can hear their conversation and they may be slowed down because they are not concentrating on what they are doing.