Idiots on Parade
Feb. 10th, 2004 11:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundWas at the store Sunday. 12 checkout lines, only one open, nobody at the others, (This was a grocery store in San Diego, but not one of the one's being struck against). So I go stand in the single open-looking line. Light's on, cashier's there, silly me, I thought she was open.
Cashier: "Sir, I'm closed"
Me (Blinking): "Excuse me??"
Cashier: "I'm closed! You'll have to use another line"
I look. Nope, nobody at any of the other lines.
Me: "Which line? You're the only person at any of the checkout lines."
Cashier: "Well, that's not my problem!"
Me, (getting slightly annoyed): "It may not be your problem per se, but it doesn't change the fact that this is the only checkout line that has the light on and a cashier at it. For that matter, this is the only line that *has* a cashier at it!"
Cashier (Getting snotty); "Like I said, that's not my problem. You can wait until I call someone to open another line".
Me: "You do that. And while you're at it, please call the manager to the front of the store"
At this point, the person standing behind me (there's now four people waiting behind me, and still nobody at the other checkout line), goes "It's not her fault, there's no reason to call the manager" At which point I turn and look at her.
Me: "Excuse me, but she's the only checkout line with someone at it. And the manager needs to know about this"
Cashier: "I'm getting someone else!"
Nosy Woman: "It's not her fault, there's no reason you need to talk to her manager"
Woman behind the nosy one goes: "Actually, I want to talk to the manager as well. The cashier's attitude is inexcusible".
Nosy Woman: "Excuse me, but you're butting in!"
Me: "Actually, she's doing to you exactly what you did to me."
Nosy Woman: "Who asked you? You're a very rude man!" (Points me out to her toddler in the cart), "He's a very rude man."
Me: "You know, I'm finding your attitude as rude if not ruder than the cashier's, and I doubt you're acting as a proper role model to your child".
Nosy Woman: "How dare you criticise my child!! I'm going to file charges against you and sue you for your rudeness!!!" (WTF????)
Me: "Fine, whatever makes you happy" At this point the manager shows up, (still no other cashiers in any of the other lanes), and me and three others in line go to talk with him about the cashier. He apologizes and rings us all up on one of the empty lanes.
While I'm loading my purchases in the car, a white minivan stops, and the Nosy Woman rolls down her window and yells "I'll pray for you and pray that God teaches you manners!", then drives away.
(Blink Blink BLINK) Yeah, sure, you do that.
Idiots on bloody parade......
Cashier: "Sir, I'm closed"
Me (Blinking): "Excuse me??"
Cashier: "I'm closed! You'll have to use another line"
I look. Nope, nobody at any of the other lines.
Me: "Which line? You're the only person at any of the checkout lines."
Cashier: "Well, that's not my problem!"
Me, (getting slightly annoyed): "It may not be your problem per se, but it doesn't change the fact that this is the only checkout line that has the light on and a cashier at it. For that matter, this is the only line that *has* a cashier at it!"
Cashier (Getting snotty); "Like I said, that's not my problem. You can wait until I call someone to open another line".
Me: "You do that. And while you're at it, please call the manager to the front of the store"
At this point, the person standing behind me (there's now four people waiting behind me, and still nobody at the other checkout line), goes "It's not her fault, there's no reason to call the manager" At which point I turn and look at her.
Me: "Excuse me, but she's the only checkout line with someone at it. And the manager needs to know about this"
Cashier: "I'm getting someone else!"
Nosy Woman: "It's not her fault, there's no reason you need to talk to her manager"
Woman behind the nosy one goes: "Actually, I want to talk to the manager as well. The cashier's attitude is inexcusible".
Nosy Woman: "Excuse me, but you're butting in!"
Me: "Actually, she's doing to you exactly what you did to me."
Nosy Woman: "Who asked you? You're a very rude man!" (Points me out to her toddler in the cart), "He's a very rude man."
Me: "You know, I'm finding your attitude as rude if not ruder than the cashier's, and I doubt you're acting as a proper role model to your child".
Nosy Woman: "How dare you criticise my child!! I'm going to file charges against you and sue you for your rudeness!!!" (WTF????)
Me: "Fine, whatever makes you happy" At this point the manager shows up, (still no other cashiers in any of the other lanes), and me and three others in line go to talk with him about the cashier. He apologizes and rings us all up on one of the empty lanes.
While I'm loading my purchases in the car, a white minivan stops, and the Nosy Woman rolls down her window and yells "I'll pray for you and pray that God teaches you manners!", then drives away.
(Blink Blink BLINK) Yeah, sure, you do that.
Idiots on bloody parade......
