So was today National Rudeness Day and I just didn't get the memo??

[Despina83]

It was really wierd, today me and other team members encountered an unusally high number of frankly, very unsavory guests. One right after the other. Is there something in the town's water supply? One lady seemed really offended at my mere existance for some odd reason. She tore her check out and I held my hand out for it and she just ignored it and threw it on the scanner. Then when I handed her her receipt, she automatically dropped it in the bag underneath her. It was empty. I said, "Oh, your bag's over here" and pointed it out. She made a really annoyed, exassperated sound and THRUST the receipt at me and said, "Here." Why did I bother to put it in her fucking bag for her? Somebody seriously pissed in her cornflakes. Then not three minutes later I had a group of obnoxious women. Instead of greeting me they go, 'No, no, no! Don't ring that up first!" and snatch back the order that was placed on the belt first. Okay, then. I wait and wait for them to get their shit together. One of the women gathers up some trash. It's pieces of dirt and fuzz and tiny wads of paper. She flicks it on my scan bed and says, "Here." I should have flicked the goddamn mess right back at her. Who just drumps trash in front of the cashier and says, "here"?????? And what's with people who don't greet you or say thanks, but manage to grumble, "Where's my bag?" in an accusing tone and then stalk off with it when they realize it's right under their nose. One woman presented my supervisor with an expired raincheck. When my sup pointed out that it was expired, the guest said simply, "I want you to extend it." What is wrong with these people's heads? I don't understand where common sense and courtesy has gone in our society. Just because you're pissed off about the economy and the weather are no reasons to throw checks and fling trash at me. Good grief. It's all pretty laughable, really.

[Aethian]

Have some hot chocolate on me...sounds like you have had quite a day.

[RootedPhoenix]

Do people get their manners from gumball machines or something? Those stupid toys are made of better stuff than these people's manners. Sheesh.

*offers chocolate*

[DGoddessChardonnay]

The memo was sent back because it didn't have one of the new cover sheets.

Have some more chocolate to go with that hot drink there . . . how about a banana split with chocolate and vanilla ice cream, and smothered with pineapples, chocolate syrup and nuts with whipped cream and a cherry on top.

I need to just hush . . . I'm now making myself want to go to Sonic right now but I'm broke until Wednesday.

[Evil Queen]

*presents cookies*

Just remember that a (logical) person can be nice. People are bastards. Bastard coated bastards with a bastard filling.

[Belari]

*presents cookies*

Just remember that a (logical) person can be nice. People are bastards. Bastard coated bastards with a bastard filling.

That makes me want chocolate truffles.

[Jack Doe]

She tore her check out and I held my hand out for it and she just ignored it and threw it on the scanner.

God, I hated when people did this. Had a manger, however, who always had the perfect response for it (checks, cash, or any tender not placed hand-to-hand. Also, FYI, "George" was a middle aged black fellow, very unassuming, but with a voice which could carry for miles if he wanted to.) Bossman George would say (if the individual was white or latino) "Pick it up, put it in my hand. I'm not your ni***r, and you will not treat me as such." For other blacks, he'd say "Pick it up, put it in my hand. I'm not your b*t*h, and you will not treat me as such." Again, booming voice, much embarassment to these old stodgy rich white folks being called on their shit.

[It's me]

One of the women gathers up some trash. It's pieces of dirt and fuzz and tiny wads of paper. She flicks it on my scan bed and says, "Here."

I don't get what the big deal is.... she obviously wants you to put it in the bag with the rest of her stuff

[BookstoreEscapee]

God, I hated when people did this. Had a manger, however, who always had the perfect response for it (checks, cash, or any tender not placed hand-to-hand. Also, FYI, "George" was a middle aged black fellow, very unassuming, but with a voice which could carry for miles if he wanted to.) Bossman George would say (if the individual was white or latino) "Pick it up, put it in my hand. I'm not your ni***r, and you will not treat me as such." For other blacks, he'd say "Pick it up, put it in my hand. I'm not your b*t*h, and you will not treat me as such." Again, booming voice, much embarassment to these old stodgy rich white folks being called on their shit.

I had a customer once get mad when I didn't put her change in her hand, putting it down on the counter instead. She was black, I am just this side of albino. She said something along the lines of "I handed you the money, didn't I?" I knew what she was getting at but I wasn't going to play along. I just picked it up and handed it to her. Because the reason I put it down in the first place was because she was fiddling with her things and wasn't ready to receive her change in her hand, and I still hadn't bagged her purchase. So, as I usually did in such situations, I put the money down, bagged her purchase, and if she hadn't picked up the money when I was done bagging, I would have picked it up myself and handed it to her. But she had to get all snippy first. Then I just gave her her bag, said Have a nice day, and took the next customer.

[Jack Doe]

BookstoreEscapee, that's different (and sucky on their part.) They had their hands full, you freed your hands to complete a different task. Snippy crap from a sc in your case. George would do this only if someone did it in such a way that disrespect was implied (we had customers who would set the payment down, and then push it over to him. He had no issues with those, as they were presenting the payment in an non-jerkish way.) He took issues with those folks who would drop or throw the payment onto the counter.

[BookstoreEscapee]

BookstoreEscapee, that's different (and sucky on their part.) They had their hands full, you freed your hands to complete a different task. Snippy crap from a sc in your case. George would do this only if someone did it in such a way that disrespect was implied (we had customers who would set the payment down, and then push it over to him. He had no issues with those, as they were presenting the payment in an non-jerkish way.) He took issues with those folks who would drop or throw the payment onto the counter.

Ah, I see.

Honestly, one of the things that bugged me most was when they would carefully set their money down on the counter - as far away from me as humanly possible without it ending up on the floor.

[ArcticChicken]

how about a banana split with chocolate and vanilla ice cream, and smothered with pineapples, chocolate syrup and nuts with whipped cream and a cherry on top.

Less the nuts and cherry, that sound ungodly delicious. I cannot think why I've never thought to put pineapple on my ice cream before.

I had a customer once get mad when I didn't put her change in her hand, putting it down on the counter instead. <snip> She said something along the lines of "I handed you the money, didn't I?"

I had one of those the other day. Look, lady, I had thirtybajilion things I needed to staple together, and the customer service counter is high and wide. I put it as close to you as I could reach, but your hand wasn't out for the money, and I still had to have you sign a thing, and I had no intention of hovering there half on my toes until you figured out I had your change ready, so I moved on.

[McGoddess09]

Oh my god. You too? They were seriously coming out to the woodwork today. I thought I was alone.

[mharbourgirl]

*inspects her stash of shiny bottles, selects one*

Some Bailey's to go in your hot chocolate. Do you prefer original, caramel or chocolate mint?