An American SC in London

[Lace Neil Singer]

Well, technically 2 hours journey from London, but that would have spoiled the title. XD Alright, American CSers... which one of you sent this moron over to England to torment me? Honestly, as if we didn't have enough SCs in England! The following exchange is as well as I remember it; understand that the SC is talking in an American accent; where in America, haven't got a clue. However, I am English so therefore, am typing in English. XD


Me = Me
SC = Ms "We do everything better in America"
Italics are my thoughts.

Me: Hi, would you like some help packing?
SC: *looks disapproving* Don't you have paper bags instead of plastic?
Me: Um, no.
SC: Where I come from, we have paper bags as well as plastic. I always use paper bags, they're better for the environment.
Me: Please go back to where you come from as soon as is humanly possible. *Starts scanning stuff thru*
SC: You know, it would be very friendly if you people had greeters in your store. I always like it when people say hello to me when I shop at home.
Me: ... That's nice. That's my idea of hell, more like. When food shopping, I want zero interaction, thanks very much.

*ff to end of transaction*

Me: Do you have a store card?
SC: No. *rolls eyes* I already told you I was on holiday.
Me: Sorry, but I have to ask.

SC then sighs heavily, and hands me her credit card. It has no chip; the SC saying that American cards don't have chips so she'll sign a slip. I swipe the card, the slip comes out, she signs it. I pick up her card to check the signature; there isn't one.

Me: Do you have another signature?
SC: What?
Me: There's no signature on this card. I need to check your signature.
SC: Can't you just read the number next to the space? That's what they do back home.
Me: Sorry, but over here we need to compare signatures.
SC: *big sigh* Fine, I'll sign it then.
Me: I'm sorry, but I can't accept a signature you just made as a comparison. Do you have a driver's licience or credit card slip or anything with your signature on?
SC: *acts like I just told her that her mother wears army boots, starts rummaging thru bag*
Me: *waits patiently*
SC: *slams alternative credit card down venomously* Will this do?
Me: *compares signature to that on slip* Yes, that's fine.
SC: I can't wait to get back, if all Brits are this exacting.
Me: I can't wait either til you get back to America either, you whiny old bat. Thank you, bye!

[Crazeyal]

Actually, you would have been within your rights to refuse the sale outright, in most places. I'd check management on that one. Usually it means more blood sweat and beers from th e SC, but the CC people can be pretty brutal about unsigned cards.

[Comechatcha]

If we're lucky karma will come up and bite her when her card gets stolen and no one thinks to look for the signature when the thief charges thousands of dollars on it.

[Lace Neil Singer]

We are told we can accept an unsigned card as long as the customer has another signature we can compare the card's signature with.

[Chanlin]

As has been said many times in the past, and more than likely many times in the future I am deeply sorry you had to put up with a moron from the other side of the pond.

On behalf of all of us sane folks from the USA we truly are sorry.

PS: You can keep her... really... we don't want her back.

[Meadhands]

Technically, here in America, it is the same thing: If they don't have their signature on their credit card, we need to ask for an alternate form of identification, usually a picture ID. Of course, we sign our driver's licenses, so...

She wasn't just a pompous American (like myself ), she was just an idiot.

[Evil Queen]

She should have handed over a drivers license. This way you can have both picture and signature identification.

I'm sorry you had to deal with an American SC. People like her make [Americans] traveling abroad look very bad. Granted, she was a minor SC but still.

[Lace Neil Singer]

As has been said many times in the past, and more than likely many times in the future I am deeply sorry you had to put up with a moron from the other side of the pond.

On behalf of all of us sane folks from the USA we truly are sorry.

PS: You can keep her... really... we don't want her back.

Can I at least send her to Alaska, in the hope that wolves will eat her?

[SuperB]

Oh keep her, please. I don't know what she's thinking, we require signatures on our side of the pond as well.

And don't get me started on the paper verses plastic people. I'm about to run screaming into the night over those people. Here, we only have the plastic bags that I can pick up at Sams/Costco. But in the summer we tend to get the rabid environmentalists and they're either insulted that you don't offer them a bag (for instance if they bring in a backpack) or they're insulted that you did offer them a bag in an - OMG it's plastic - sort of way. Just can't win for losing with some people.

[Dreamstalker]

Can I at least send her to Alaska, in the hope that wolves will eat her?

They might turn their noses up at her. SC meat can be too sour.

Sharks may not mind though...

[Lace Neil Singer]

Australia it is then. XD

[depechemodefan]

Yeech, the woman has severe problems. Maybe back home her maid is the one that goes out to the store. I forget, does GB make people buy the plastic bags?

[tropicsgoddess]

They might turn their noses up at her. SC meat can be too sour.

Sharks may not mind though...

Alligators would love her (The joys of being a Floridian)

[ditchdj]

Yeah but, in all fairness, you give us Gordon Ramsay.

[Apathy]

That's my idea of hell, more like. When food shopping, I want zero interaction, thanks very much.

Me too. I hate it when strangers talk to me.