Behaviour at the check-out ?
10 June 2008, 09:32 PM
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That can depend on how quick the chip and pin thingy is. If the cashier is paying attention, and it's a quick card reader it shouldn't really be much different to someone paying cash. Also, if the person is ready with their card out, it can be quicker than someone fishing around looking for change anyway.
I hear what you are saying, but saying that I've used my card before, just for a bottle of pop.
I hear what you are saying, but saying that I've used my card before, just for a bottle of pop.
10 June 2008, 09:55 PM
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I deffo use my card ! - its slightly embarassing if tis a slow connection but otherwise its as fast as your ready wedge and you dont get lumped with a pocketful of shratnell
Pikey Landlords machine has been on the blink for weeks now - hes so lax i just pay short change when it doesnt work
Pikey Landlords machine has been on the blink for weeks now - hes so lax i just pay short change when it doesnt work
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10 June 2008, 10:49 PM
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Ah, now, see, I've got a problem with that.
Which one first, and would I have performance anxiety???????
As for the personal space thing, I'm a rather stocky individual (upside down weeble), and I hate being crowded. I find a couple of cwt in size 9's landing on their delicate little tootsies gets me some breathing space, or I give them the full glare of my grumpy psycho stare
Which one first, and would I have performance anxiety???????
As for the personal space thing, I'm a rather stocky individual (upside down weeble), and I hate being crowded. I find a couple of cwt in size 9's landing on their delicate little tootsies gets me some breathing space, or I give them the full glare of my grumpy psycho stare
11 June 2008, 03:23 PM
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When I get that sort of treatment which is quite unnecessary, I just tell them that if they move back then I will be able to get my purchases together and put my wallet away more quickly, and that will actually save them some time. There is a finite amount of time between getting the purchases, bagging it and paying and I don't waste any time myself either. As ever these days there are so many who will display extremely bad manners!
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11 June 2008, 04:01 PM
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The worst thing is the tw@tty people who buy a paper and some milk on a card! When your on your way to work you dont have time to wait for these idiots!
It takes longer to process the transaction than it does to grab the items!
Surely they must have a quid knocking around in the ashtray or glovebox, or learn to carry a bit of change!
It takes longer to process the transaction than it does to grab the items!
Surely they must have a quid knocking around in the ashtray or glovebox, or learn to carry a bit of change!
11 June 2008, 08:37 PM
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Ok.............been on the 'One Basket' till all bleedin' day, so a few to be going on with..........
Women who have one basket full (and I mean full.....) of stuff, then proceed to unload about a trolley load from all kinds of secret hidey-holes in the pushchair.
People who lick their fingers to get their money /card out then hand it to you soggy end first.
Standing with their arms folded while I struggle to pack their 2 bags in the tiny space available, but won't put one on the floor when I've packed it to give me more space.
As above, but they shove their money in your face while you're packing.
Having to tell customers who come in every bleedin' day! to put their card in the machine.......enter PIN........remove card........blah, blah, blah.......
As was mentioned earlier.........getting to the checkout, then running off to get something they've forgotten and coming back with half-a-dozen more items.
Saying........'I only came in for one thing' when they've got a basket full.
Saying.......'I've got loads of 'Bags For Life' but I've left them in the car'. If I had a pound for everytime someone says either of those two things........
Ummmmmmmmmmm................think I might just go and lie down in a dark room for a bit........with a LARGE drink!
Women who have one basket full (and I mean full.....) of stuff, then proceed to unload about a trolley load from all kinds of secret hidey-holes in the pushchair.
People who lick their fingers to get their money /card out then hand it to you soggy end first.
Standing with their arms folded while I struggle to pack their 2 bags in the tiny space available, but won't put one on the floor when I've packed it to give me more space.
As above, but they shove their money in your face while you're packing.
Having to tell customers who come in every bleedin' day! to put their card in the machine.......enter PIN........remove card........blah, blah, blah.......
As was mentioned earlier.........getting to the checkout, then running off to get something they've forgotten and coming back with half-a-dozen more items.
Saying........'I only came in for one thing' when they've got a basket full.
Saying.......'I've got loads of 'Bags For Life' but I've left them in the car'. If I had a pound for everytime someone says either of those two things........
Ummmmmmmmmmm................think I might just go and lie down in a dark room for a bit........with a LARGE drink!
11 June 2008, 08:59 PM
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11 June 2008, 09:08 PM
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I hate the torn faced old bags who serve you at the checkout, then grunt at you when you say goodbye, have a nice day. I assume they get wages docked for smiling or actually being pleasant to customers 
11 June 2008, 09:11 PM
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Actually....that's one I missed........people who completely blank you when you say 'Good Morning'. ........and I haven't got time now, but mobile phones...........
I'm always nice to people!
11 June 2008, 09:19 PM
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I always get a big grin and a wave from my favourite one in Tesco. One day, she was being so helpful, that even though she wasn't on duty she dived onto a till to get rid of the massive cue! That's going the extra mile!
She's got a cracking rack too!
She's got a cracking rack too!
11 June 2008, 09:31 PM
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Splicer I'm always nice to the checkout girls, especially the Kylie lookalike in Asda who looks like she could suck a bowling ball through a hosepipe
11 June 2008, 11:43 PM
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Tam, it often scares me how alike we are.
Glad it's not just me who pervs at the check-out girls
Paula is cracking. Fiona isn't bad.
Katie has an innocent face but I reckon she's really dirty
Glad it's not just me who pervs at the check-out girls
Paula is cracking. Fiona isn't bad.
Katie has an innocent face but I reckon she's really dirty
12 June 2008, 08:10 AM
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oldsplice and lisawrx, the whole 10 items or less thing! Why don't the checkout people say to the feckwits with blatantly more than 10 items "Sorry 10 items or less Sir/Madam you'll have to go to a regular checkout, thank you".
12 June 2008, 10:28 AM
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12 June 2008, 12:53 PM
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And another example besides-
Women bouces up behind me and asks me ( im third in the queue ) to watch her basket while she nips off to the other side of the supermarket for something , and plonks the thing on the floor....
Well in case somebody nicks summat
What shes really saying is would i keep her place in the queue and even decamp her articles onto the conveyer belt if she isnt around.
Anyway its BUSY and im 2 away from being served and in the meantime somebody has landed their basket on stack and is entirley reasonably unpacking to the belt..whereupon the guy who was standing behind me(dithering between queues ) puts our absentees basket on the pile and said lady arrives back . The innocent lady whoose goods were on the counter then GIVES UP her place to our interloper..! who is now on her mobile to some relative or the other ...
Needless to say she wasnt quite as friendly now
- well i did *watch* her basket
Women bouces up behind me and asks me ( im third in the queue ) to watch her basket while she nips off to the other side of the supermarket for something , and plonks the thing on the floor....
Well in case somebody nicks summat
What shes really saying is would i keep her place in the queue and even decamp her articles onto the conveyer belt if she isnt around.
Anyway its BUSY and im 2 away from being served and in the meantime somebody has landed their basket on stack and is entirley reasonably unpacking to the belt..whereupon the guy who was standing behind me(dithering between queues ) puts our absentees basket on the pile
and said lady arrives back . The innocent lady whoose goods were on the counter then GIVES UP her place to our interloper..! who is now on her mobile to some relative or the other ... Needless to say she wasnt quite as friendly now
- well i did *watch* her basket
12 June 2008, 01:37 PM
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I offered her a quid so i could get my paper before i died of old age!
She wouldnt take it though, and proceeded to pi55 off a growing queue cos she was adamant she wanted to use coppers!
What is wrong with these people, ******* sort it out!
If i ever runa shop i will bar these fools, and they can spend their 87p in coppers somewhere else!
12 June 2008, 02:59 PM
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We don't have a '10 items or fewer', it's just 'one basket'
. I had someone once with 31 items in a basket!! A couple of weeks ago, I had a couple who came up to me and said 'we've got 2 baskets, but it's only one payment' wtf???
Which part of 'one basket' did they not get? All us girls would much rather it was a designated number of items. Yesterday, I was calling out 'who's next?' about 3 times, looking directly at the next silly tart, who had her ipod stuffed in her ears. Finally the person behind gave her a nudge she then took half an hour to look for her money, put her purse away, etc etc. She nearly had her ipod stuffed somewhere else!
Tam..........glad to hear you're always nice to the checkout girls...........you never know when it could be me!
