FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - Why are people so RUDE at the grocery store???

In article >,
wrote:

> In > posted on
> Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:34:33 -0600, Old Magic1 wrote:
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> >
> >
> > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> In > posted on
> >> Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:29:58 +1100, Rod Speed wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >The Ranger > wrote in
> >> >message ...
> >> >> Rod Speed > wrote
> >> >>> The Ranger > wrote
> >> >>>> Melba's Jammin' > wrote
> >> >>>>> George > wrote
> >> >
> >> >>>>>> Abuse of Express X-items-or-less Lane elided
> >> >
> >> >>>>> Pity the checker-outer didn't speak first.
> >> >
> >> >>>> And get publicly reprimanded (or lose his/her job)
> >> >>>> because the self-centered, Yes -- As A Matter of
> >> >>>> Fact -- Your Universe Does Revolve Around Me,
> >> >>>> "customer" chose to break an unenforceable policy?
> >> >
> >> >>> Mindless stuff. Of course its enforceable. No store
> >> >>> has any legal obligation to accept a particular customer
> >> >>> whose behaviour is unacceptible as long as that isnt
> >> >>> done on the basis of race etc.
> >> >
> >> >> No store has a legal obligation to stay in business, either,
> >> >
> >> >No store is gunna go out of business enforcing express
> >> >lane rules, as long as that is done sensibly and isnt done
> >> >when the customer is only an item or two over the limit.
> >> >
> >> >> and negative press will assure that occurs.
> >> >
> >> >Complete and utter drivel. Its likely to ATTRACT
> >> >customers to that store when they know that the
> >> >express lane wont have arseholes that are well
> >> >over the limit in it except when its empty etc.
> >(snip)
> >
> >> Regards,
> >> "nilkids"
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Why not avoid the problems altogether, shop at home. There are many others
> >besides these.
>
> Because none of them are in Australia, which is where I am.
> I doubt if any would offer me free delivery, somehow :-)
>
> Yes, there are online shopping services here and my local
> supermarket will deliver at no charge. I still prefer to
> shop personally though, and if choose my days and times to
> shop there is generally little hassle from other customers.
>

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