zxcvbob wrote:
> cathy wrote:
>
>> On 11 Feb 2006 18:08:00 -0800, "nancree" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Cathy complained:
>>> The first is, the checker always asks you "do you need help out to
>>> your car", no matter what the size of your order. I've had them ask me
>>> that when all I bought was a half gallon of milk, or a single bag of
>>> potato chips.
>>>
>>>
>>> Apparently it's store policy that they =have= to ask that question, no
>>> matter what the size of the customer's order. Aside from the
>>> ludicrousness of the question, I feel it's an insult to me - do I look
>>> so decrepit that they genuinely think I =need= help.
>>> ----------------------------
>>> Why be such a complainer, when they are being courteous? How many
>>> times have you/we said "How do you do?" , or "Nice to meet you", when
>>> it is actually just a social form. You've posted this complaint before,
>>> I think.
>>
>>
>>
>> The problem is, they're =not= being courteous. They're reciting lines
>> by rote because their company policy forces them to, NOT because they
>> feel inclined to be courteous. That makes the whole thing a farce.
>> Saying "How do you do" is a generic social nicety/greeting that isn't
>> really a question and doesn't require a direct answer. "do you need
>> help out?" is a direct question, and requires an answer, even when
>> it's clear the question shouldn't have been asked in the first place.
>>
>> And no, I have not posted this complaint before. Somebody else may
>> have, but it wasn't me.
>> Cathy
>
>
>
> My teenage daughter, DD, was ranting about clerks and cashiers chirping
> "Have a nice day" when they obviously couldn't care less about her day.
> So I told her to reply "Mind your own business." It's the perfect
> inappropriate response. She laughed.
>
> A few days later when she and her mother went through a drive-thru fast
> food place, and "Have a nice day", she mentioned the mind your own
> business thing to Mom. Bad idea. Now everytime someone says H.A.N.D.,
> DD giggles and Mom scowls at her, and the poor clerk has no idea what's
> going on. I think it's kind of funny.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob

The one I despise is "Have a good un." I won't repeat my reply in mixed
company though. The Mickey Dee's franchisee has his employees now saying
"Have a great day." I just scowl at them and mumble something under my
breath.

George