I once worked at a REAL cheapy card shop; yno, valentines cards for 29p and people ask if you can do it cheaper? I remembered this awful woman today. . .
We had ancient tills; we had to enter the card price, what occasion it was, and how much cash the customer gave. Twas Christmas time (like, woo, in cardland) and I had a massive queue, each person holding a huge stack of cards. This woman comes and throws her pile at me. Not a good start. I start to ring them up and she keeps changing her mind, swapping cards of different prices round. I try and keep up with the difference between them as she tosses the ones she doesnt want into a pile for me to clear later.
Eventually I ring them all up and she gets her reciept and gives me a look of pure venom.
SC: What the hell is this?
Me: I'm sorry?
SC: *snorts* You've overcharged me and you know you have.
Me: I'm sorry, you were changing youre mind quite a lot and i mustve got mixed up. Let me check your receipt. <checks receipt against the stack of cards she's bought while she gives those massive sighs that just says 'i'm a busy woman and you're a moron'>
Me: Oh you are right. I've overcharged you by 2p.
I open the till and give her a 2p coin
SC: A WEE SORRY WOULD BE NICE! RIDICULOUS!
She snatches the bag out of my hand with needless violence and flounces out of the shop. True, maybe I shouldve apologised for overcharging her even though it was her fault for muddling me round. But i cant help thinking, the only thing the bitch can buy with 2p is one of those fried egg sweets. It better have been the best damn sweet ever. . .
We had ancient tills; we had to enter the card price, what occasion it was, and how much cash the customer gave. Twas Christmas time (like, woo, in cardland) and I had a massive queue, each person holding a huge stack of cards. This woman comes and throws her pile at me. Not a good start. I start to ring them up and she keeps changing her mind, swapping cards of different prices round. I try and keep up with the difference between them as she tosses the ones she doesnt want into a pile for me to clear later.
Eventually I ring them all up and she gets her reciept and gives me a look of pure venom.
SC: What the hell is this?
Me: I'm sorry?
SC: *snorts* You've overcharged me and you know you have.
Me: I'm sorry, you were changing youre mind quite a lot and i mustve got mixed up. Let me check your receipt. <checks receipt against the stack of cards she's bought while she gives those massive sighs that just says 'i'm a busy woman and you're a moron'>
Me: Oh you are right. I've overcharged you by 2p.
I open the till and give her a 2p coin
SC: A WEE SORRY WOULD BE NICE! RIDICULOUS!
She snatches the bag out of my hand with needless violence and flounces out of the shop. True, maybe I shouldve apologised for overcharging her even though it was her fault for muddling me round. But i cant help thinking, the only thing the bitch can buy with 2p is one of those fried egg sweets. It better have been the best damn sweet ever. . .
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