This does not impress me. Calling me by my name does not make me feel like an Extra Super Special Customer. He only knows me because he has scanned my Extra Super Special Customer card and, frankly, I find it a little creepy. Sometimes I just want to ask "What's my cup size?!" and see if he'll be so startled that he'll actually blurt out "32C!" That little piece of plastic tells them everything.
Register Guy: ..scan..scan..Did you find everything you were looking for today? ..scan..scan..Me: Actually, no. I was looking for creamed squirrel and you're either out of it or you don't carry it. I couldn't find any.
Register Guy: ..scan..scan.. Oh, I'm sorry about that. ..scan..scan..
Me: That's it? Aren't you going to ask someone? The creamed animal manager? Ask someone to check in the back? Maybe you just haven't put it out yet. I know it's still early for some of the seasonal items.
Register Guy: ..scan..scan.. I don't think we carry that. I've never seen it. ..scan..scan..
Me: Maybe you just didn't notice. The can is pretty small. So if you're not going to do anything about it why do you always ask?
Register Guy: ..scan..scan..Because they make us. ..scan..scan..So you'll feel like an Extra Super Special Customer. ..scan..scan...
Me: Right now I just feel like an Annoyed Extra Super Special Customer. Without her creamed squirrel.
Register Guy: ..ching.. Do you have any coupons?
Me: Just for creamed squirrel.
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I'm with you on this one. When I'm in the grocery, or any store, I'm there really only on business, not for a social visit. Yes, courtesy and politeness always, but that's enough for quick shopping trips!
ReplyDeleteI am so with you on this one also! And no, I don't want to donate my change to whatever the "cause" of the month is. I will donate to the charity of my choice, without the guilt of telling you no thank you. Gosh...can't we just shop already?
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