just a couple moments in time

[TattooedMommie]

working in the deli...had a few throw me for a loop this week...

CW waiting on late-middle aged lady, I'm eavesdropping. She asks: "What's up with the cole slaw? It looks like it's all shredded, all..in..pieces!"
(for the record, cole slaw is shredded cabbage, carrots, and a mayo-type dressing of some sort)

This guy was a minor sc, until his brain burp released him of his suckitude...
"I need a half pound of bologna, half pound of American cheese,and a half pound of salami."
Now, for the first two, I just assume the cheapest. But there are different [I]types[I] of salami, so I ask him which one he would like, "hard salami, genoa, or cooked salami".
Guys answers : "I dont know! No one's ever asked me that before! I just want the kind that you put on a bologna sandwich!"
I seriously almost :facepalm: in the guy's face, and I did catch myself saying "Salaaamiiii...?" very slowly, thinking he'd catch on. But nope. "Whatever kind you think is best," so whatever, he ended up with a half pound of genoa. I mean, what kind of salami do you put on a bologna sandwich?

...and possibly it's just a personal pet peeve, but it's something I've noticed a lot of lately...people will order "between a quarter pound and half pound", so I will say "around a third then?" and they get pissy/flustery/annoyed and gimme the "whatever!"
Really, a third is a legitimate amount to order, people do it all the time. and it is between a quarter and a half. Why do people get so offended by it? LOL

[Mytical]

The last one I know the answer to! Pick me! Pick me! *jumps up and down with hand in the air*.


'Math is hard!'

Seriously, if you are asking people to do more then figure up 1+1...they act like it is the end of the world sometimes.

[Raveni]

I mean, what kind of salami do you put on a bologna sandwich?

Hard.

But then, I call it a hero or an itialian, or something else than just "bologna sandwich".

[MoonCat]

I'll take a pound of the hard salami, please.

Actually I like the Genoa, too.

I usually tell them what I want, half pound or whatever, and if I want a little more I'll say "a little over is fine." They'll throw on a few more pieces and we're done.

Re: the cole slaw-- some people chop the cabbage very fine, and some shred it in larger pieces. Maybe she's not familiar with the way your store does it.

[Primer]

When I ask the deli for "a pound" of something, I'll watch the scale, and if they're within a quarter pound on either side, I'll say, "close enough," and be happy.

[Daemonmonkey]

... people will order "between a quarter pound and half pound", so I will say "around a third then?" and they get pissy/flustery/annoyed and gimme the "whatever!"
Really, a third is a legitimate amount to order, people do it all the time. and it is between a quarter and a half. Why do people get so offended by it? LOL

Maybe it's because you get them with their pants down, as they aren't capable to do maths without a calculator...

I always get astonished when somebody cannot add 3.50 and 1.50 (or other sums equally as easy) without a calculator...