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Nancy Young[_8_]

On 7/10/2016 8:32 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:

>> I did that once. I had all my stuff on the belt and the
>> cashier closed up and left. So I left, since it seemed to
>> be the thing to do.
>>
>> Most of the cashiers I come across are pleasant or all business,
>> but once in a while you get a hostile or distracted one. Those
>> are the ones who make things unpleasant. I'm sure they say the
>> same thing about customers.

> Customers can be rude as well -

Of course. More likely to be, that's why I said cashiers say
the same.

> I notice that rarely do other people
> say thanks. Or please for that matter as in 'I was looking for xxx
> and couldn't find it' 'oh, would you like me to have them bring you
> some?" Yes.

That's probably the most innocuous of the rude behavior, but
cashiers and customers alike don't say thanks.

> After a day of that, I'd be feeling rude too. Here if the cashier is
> going to close they pick a moment closest when there is a gap and
> place a 'This checkout is closing' sign on the belt, so you won't
> queue there.

Of course that's what they do here, too, why on earth let a
customer load up the belt if you're not going to check their
groceries. It's ludicrous.

nancy