He has all the time in the world....

[TruthHurts]

A couple walks into the store, the girlfriend/wife was fine but the guy seemed destined to be as difficult as possible.

The guy buys a case of beer and wanders up to the counter. He pulls out a wad of cash and slowly straightens out each and every dollar before handing it to me. When it came to the change portion he simply dumps a handful of loose change on the counter.

Since there were two people waiting behind him, I grabbed the change I needed from the pile. He then slowly gathers the change together and begins stuffing it back in his pockets.

I ask whether he wants paper or plastic bags for his purchase. After he stands there for a minute staring blankly at me, he finally mumbles "Paper, please double bag it."

I double bag it and try to hand it to him, he then tells me he wants plastic, double bagged. Then he decides he wants the beer wrapped in plastic and put into a paper bag. No, wait now he wants the beer in a paper bag then for me to stick the paper into the plastic.

I am inwardly seething when the girl he was walks up and realizes what he's doing. She grabs the bag and tells him that he's being stupid. He then started yelling at her for being impatient.

I'd much rather have an impatient customer than a slow poke who can't make up his mind.

[mikoyan29]

Did he pull up in a BMW?

[jerkface11]

Did he pull up in a BMW?

Probably an Audi.

[Bright_Star]

Most people I know when buying a case of beer or whatever just takes it as it is without the need for a bag. He was being a jerk.

[Nyoibo]

Did he pull up in a BMW?

Probably an Audi.

Hey! Stop insulting the cars, it's not their fault.

[protege]

He was being a jerk.

I second that. He's just being a dick. If he's buying a case...it doesn't need a bag. Hell, if it's a case of Woodchuck, it won't even *fit* into a bag. I'd have been tempted to tell him to "carry the fucking carton and go"

[morgana]

If I'd been the girlfriend, he wouldn't have *had* a girlfriend by the end of that nonsense. What a dick.

[wagegoth]

Needle dick.

[Andara Bledin]

I'm actually putting my money on a combo of dickishness and some mental thing.

What has baffled me forever is how people can have their money all crumpled up, loose, and in different pockets. WTH?!? I sometimes will have my cash in more than on place, if I've separated it for some specific reason, but I can't stand having crumpled money. Heck, I won't even put it away if it's not faced.

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[DGoddessChardonnay]

I second that. He's just being a dick. If he's buying a case...it doesn't need a bag. Hell, if it's a case of Woodchuck, it won't even *fit* into a bag. I'd have been tempted to tell him to "carry the fucking carton and go"

I've been tempted to say something along those lines myself whenever we have that rare customer ask for a bag for a 12 pack or suitcase.

Sorry pal. That suitcase ain't fitting in one of our plastic bags. If you've gotta cover it up, you ain't got no business buying it in the first place.

[Andara Bledin]

I sometimes will get a bag for a case of soda, if it's a shape to fit in one, for two reasons. The first is that case handles hurt my hands; it's much easier and more comfortable to carry in a bag. The second is that cardboard tears. And when it does, it usually lets go all at once without a lot of warning; bags tend to stretch a bit before tearing, and if they do let go, the stuff is still in the case, and has a shorter distance to fall.

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[aurelemsrealm]

After you already had it bagged, you should have just handed him the bags and told him to bag it himself. I've been known to do that when they have nitpicking bagging requests. I don't do nitpicky requests. All that does is tell me that I can't please them, so I tell them they can do it themselves. Then, I bypass them and go to the next customer while they're standing there dicking around.