i want!!!

[Green_Fairy]

i want i want i want!!!
i don't understand why some parents cave every time their kid says the words "i want!!!" i had a woman today with 3 boys under 10. she bought almost $30 because her kids kept wanting things. and i had to ring her up 3 different.
first order was 2 dozen mini cookies, 4 regular size, and 3 kids "novelty" cups with soda.
then one of her kids wanted a smoothie instead.
then one of them decided he wanted an m&m cookie instead of a chewy fudge.
holy crap woman learn to say no!
those kids are going to be hellions when they get older.

i'll take the change, you take the hair
i had another lady today pay for her soda with change. which is fine...but when she dumped her change on the counter, a bunch of hair came with it. ew.
she counted out her change and pushed it towards me, pushing a bunch of hair with it. i ended up picking the money out carefully and pushing the money into a trashcan. freaking gross.

derpy derp derp
i kinda figured sizes were standard. i had a man order a medium soda. when i went to get the cup, he said "oh wait...what size is under medium?"
uh. small?

[BookstoreEscapee]

Well, IIIII want a pony!

On a brighter note, I was at the grocery store today and as I walked down the dairy aisle there was a guy with a little girl (maybe 8 months old-ish) in his cart. She was babbling away, making noise to make noise (well, maybe she was saying something but only she knew what it was ). As I got closer she suddenly stopped to watch me. I said hi and went to the other side of the dad to look at yogurt. As soon as I was out of her line of sight she started up babbling again. Too cute.

[Plaidman]

derpy derp derp
i kinda figured sizes were standard. i had a man order a medium soda. when i went to get the cup, he said "oh wait...what size is under medium?"
uh. small?

Almost understandable. Some places Medium is the smallest, and goes to large, and extra large. (Plaid is an example, as some stores do not carry small, only medium, large, xlarge)

I've seen it at other places, though it mostly small businesses.

But then yeah, it's the exception rather then the rule, so if he wanted small, he should have asked for small. If clerk look at him strangely for they don't know what he means (and we get clerks like that!), just say the smallest drink.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I never understood how you can have a medium without both a large and small. "Medium" is a relative term.

[Plaidman]

Never said it made sense, just what it is.

[Mr Hero]

Almost understandable. Some places Medium is the smallest, and goes to large, and extra large. (Plaid is an example, as some stores do not carry small, only medium, large, xlarge)

Remember the Animaniacs episode where Scratchandsniff goes to get some popcorn and the smallest size they have is Large? That scene was the first thing that came to mind.

[jedimaster91]

i want i want i want!!!
i don't understand why some parents cave every time their kid says the words "i want!!!"

My grandparents always say people in Hell want ice water. And my mom just said no.

[Geek King]

Remember the Animaniacs episode where Scratchandsniff goes to get some popcorn and the smallest size they have is Large? That scene was the first thing that came to mind.

Uhh...would you like fries with that?

[Whiskey]

Well, IIIII want a pony!

Damn it, you beat me to it.

[Mr Hero]

Uhh...would you like fries with that?

Why would I want fries with popcorn?

[RichS]

Why would I want fries with popcorn?

I'll have to ask my manager...

[phantasy]

i'll take the change, you take the hair
i had another lady today pay for her soda with change. which is fine...but when she dumped her change on the counter, a bunch of hair came with it. ew.
she counted out her change and pushed it towards me, pushing a bunch of hair with it. i ended up picking the money out carefully and pushing the money into a trashcan. freaking gross.

I used to deal with hair n' change when I was a cashier as well. It's also amazing what you'll find in rolls of change...hair, chuck E cheese coins, glass (yeah, I found glass in multiple rolls of dimes....with the fleshy flesh under my nail)

[Rapscallion]

Why would I want fries with popcorn?

A mate of mine got asked if he wanted fries when he bought a T-shirt.

He didn't realise how absurd it was until I pointed it out to him.

Rapscallion

[firecat88]

I'll have to ask my manager...

You, Mr. Hero, and Geek King have all officially made my 'awesome' list. *showers all three of you with snickerdoodles and brownie cookies*

To stay on topic: Despite my having caused commotions at Red Lobster, a McDonald's drive-thru, and the PX in Fort Lewis (and, yes, I will elaborate on these if asked), I never actually pulled the 'But I waaaaaaaaaaant iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! ' crap with my parents. It was only very rarely when I saw something I did want anyway, and I learned that asking nicely for the book/toy/whatever the object of my desire happened to be was much more effective.

And if the answer was 'no', that was the end of it. No fuss, because the wrath of my mom included me being sent to my room and not being allowed to watch cartoons, play with my He-Man action figures (yes, I was the weird little girl who played with He-Man instead of Barbie) or go across the street to my friend's house.

[EricKei]

I never understood how you can have a medium without both a large and small. "Medium" is a relative term.

I'm not sure any fast food places offer a "small" drink anymore...They're mostly Med/Lg/Jumbo, with the size under Med being called "kids' size"