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  • #1

    There is no I in 'Queue'

    Hi Everyone ,

    I've got a quick one for you today, but a little background for you first. Here in the UK, it is currently back to school time, so everyone is shopping for their school essentials, therefore making the store a lot busier than usual.

    Okay, now considering that the store is busier than usual, the queues have also become longer as a result. However, unlike most people who wait patiently in the queue, yesterday I had a middle-aged man try to queue-jump, by going through the exit of the tills, to my till (I was on the penultimate till at the time). He was also trying to buy a paper.

    So, upon being told that he had to wait in line, he proceeded to throw his paper at me, hitting me in the chest, and then stormed off without a word, before I had a chance to react. To say I was astounded would be an understatement .

    Stay tuned...
    Last edited by LuckIsOnMySide; 09-08-2011, 12:08 AM.
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  • #2
    Oh for the love of God, what a schmuck.....
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    • #3
      Quoth LuckIsOnMySide View Post
      Hi Everyone ,


      So, upon being told that he had to wait in line, he proceeded to throw his paper at me, hitting me in the chest, and then stormed off without a word, before I had a chance to react. To say I was astounded would be an understatement .

      Stay tuned...
      You have my sympathies, I so hope it isn't the American influence When I lived in the UK, I couldn't help but notice how much more patient people there usually are about waiting in queus than they are here.

      (Exceptions abound in both directions, not meant as a UK vs US comment, honest)

      Madness takes it's toll....
      Please have exact change ready.

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      • #4
        There seems to be this belief that if you're buying the paper, you're entitled to some kind of express purchase where you can bypass the line and get instant gratification.

        It's only the paper, too... it doesn't happen as much when someone's just buying a pack of gum or another single, easy item. I used to have people literally throw change at me as they're exiting the newspaper while I'm serving another customer, and he's gone before I even have a chance to react.
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        • #5
          wait, he took merchandise out the door, then reentered...technically, couldn't he get in trouble for shoplifting??
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          • #6
            No, chainedbarista, what I meant was that he went through the exit of the tills, if you imagine that the 'entrance' would be where you start queueing. Sorry for any misunderstanding, I've edited the original post to clarify this .
            Last edited by LuckIsOnMySide; 09-08-2011, 12:10 AM.
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            • #7
              What amazes me is that if that guy were to do that to you out on the streets, you could probably have his butt arrested. But you have to deal with it to earn a measly hourly wage. Unbelievable. Stuff like this makes me want to build a cabin in the woods and severely limit my contact with the human race.

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              • #8
                When it comes to lines, some people have a lower I queue.
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                • #9
                  Who wants to bet he was going to pay for that paper with a hundred dollar bill (or whatever the UK equivalent is?)
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                  • #10
                    A £50 note? I don't know how many shops accept those any more. Likely a £20 perhaps.
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                    • #11
                      Quoth thehuckster View Post
                      There seems to be this belief that if you're buying the paper, you're entitled to some kind of express purchase where you can bypass the line and get instant gratification.
                      Papers are generally kept up front and anyone working a register more than a day knows how much they cost (at least the major ones). When I worked main at Walgreen's it was pretty standard that if you were getting a paper and had exact change you just needed to show me the paper and leave the change on my counter. It never interrupted the flow of the line and I didn't want them tying up the line anymore than they wanted to wait in it.

                      It's actually pretty common in all gas stations, convenience stores and pharmacies around here and I would have never thought twice about it if I hadn't read stories from cashiers complaining about it or refusing the service. Maybe it's a regional thing.
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                      • #12
                        Except for places that have to scan every single purchase for inventory, and thus, need to have the paper at the register when it's bought.

                        If you ask and they say OK, then go for it. If you assume, you're being an SC.

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                        • #13
                          Andara's pretty much on the money here, the fact is that we do indeed have to scan everything in the store, otherwise the customers are technically shoplifting.

                          Furthermore, in the past we used to have an 'honesty box,' somewhat like a piggy bank, next to papers, whereby customers could put the money for their papers into the box instead of coming to the tills, but unfortunately customers seem to forget the 'honesty' part of the equation, and would only put 1p in the box for their £1 paper, or just not put any money in at all . We make our customers come to the tills now simply because we can't trust them .
                          'Luck, you are Awesome and Full of Win' ~ Jay 2K Winger

                          'Lets be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed' ~ Mark Twain

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