Then go to Central Market!

[Teysa]

Most of my customers are really easy going about small overages. I have a couple who if they say they want 1 pound of something they don't mean .99 or 1.01, but that's the exception. The majority are of the 'Oh, it's 1.18? Close enough. Just leave it on there' variety.

[Pagan]

Even loose stuff can incite pressure from the vendor. Just try buying 2 or 3 plums from a greengrocer. Or 6 cherries and 3 strawberries.

Huh?! I bought a whole bunch of fresh fruits and veggies like that today! 1 blood orange, 2 navel oranges, 1 bell pepper, 3 mushrooms, 2 potatoes. I do it all the time and have never had a problem.

[Peppergirl]

A bit of background, I work at the butcherblock /seafood counter at an area grocery store. Central Market is competing store with a much different customer base and set-up.

This particular customer wasn't really sucky, just highly annoying. She came in wanting 6 pieces of salmon at exactly 3 oz each. And she wanted them all cut from the thick part of the salmon. That's a bit tedious, but still not too bad. The annoying part came in when she kept going on and on about how they do this for her all the time at Central Market and what a perfect job the girl over there does. I remained polite during the entire exchange but I so wanted to tell her to just go there if they're so much better.

I feel that way when one of my customers says 'Well, on travelocity.com, I can get it for x.xx'. Usually it's within a dollar or two of what I've quoted. I soooo feel like saying 'Then why don't you book it on there?'

*sigh*