Me too. The people who will squabble about a couple of the dollars are the ones who will pay wou with a wad of $100s or their Super Gold Platinum AMEX and the ones who just let it slide are usually the ones who scrounge around to try and find change in their wallet.
Haha, maybe that's why they're so rich... it all adds up
This thread is massive! But very entertaining... some rules I go by which have undoubtedly been said before but ah well:
- If I am holding my hand out waiting for you to give me your money, don't ignore my hand and plunk it down on the bench. If you do this, I will also ignore your waiting hand and place your change on the bench.
- Don't ask me if I'm going to open more registers at 8pm at night... also, if there's only a couple of registers open don't start complaining that we have 16 registers so why aren't they all open... why would we have them all open just to serve 2 people... stupid!
- Don't talk on the phone while you are being served...
- If I bother to ask you how you are going, don't ignore me... likewise, don't get upset that I haven't asked you how you are going, it's enough that I'm serving you. And don't answer a question with a question!
Bags:
- Don't ask for a bag for one small thing that can EASILY fit into your oversized handbag
- Don't ask for a bag and then make the excuse "because I am going into another store" - that's what your
receipt is for!
- Don't say that you bought this somewhere else and use the fact that its already in a plastic bag as your proof of purchase
- Don't ask for an (express) bag for your 8pk toilet paper roll.. WHY DO YOU NEED A BAG!? It doesn't even fit!
- Don't ask "do you sell recharges?" when there are signs EVERYWHERE saying "Phone recharge available at every register!"
- If you're buying a recharge make sure you specify EXACTLY what you want, because I am not refunding it if you told me Optus $10 and I give you the phone top-up when you wanted broadband.. get fucked!
- Don't tell me I don't know our own policies. Don't bring your husband along and declare that he used to be a store manager and then refer to him to check if what I am saying is correct.. chances are our policies have changed since he was a store manager or he never knew them in the first place.
- If we don't have something, don't ask me why we don't but another store does.... go there and get it and no we will not order it in! Also... if it's a produce item don't complain that our bananas are more expensive than the ones at the store down the road - go there!
- If you have to pay for some things separately, tell me first.. don't snap at me OR SLAP MY HAND because I pick up something you put on the bench but you don't want to pay for in the order.
- Put things back where they belong! If you can't be bothered doing that, at least put cold things back in the fridge... don't dump your unwanted meat in the chip aisle. And don't put things back in the wrong spot (when it's 30cm away from the correct spot) right in front of me, and then abuse me if I tell you that's not where it goes.
- Don't bring things up to the checkout and tell me you don't want them any more - put it back yourself. ALSO, if you want a replacement because something is not to your standard (but is still in saleable condition) get it your fucking self. If you forgot to get something, don't ask the operator to go get it for you.
- Don't line up, unpack half the trolley, then run off and grab 5 other things. You're holding everyone up.
- From a supervisor's point of view, for fucks sake, don't ALL come to the checkout at once and then complain I don't have enough staff 30 minutes after opening. If you would just work together and stagger your shopping there wouldn't be any need to wait at the checkout. But unfortunately, life doesn't work like that.
- Don't tell me that if you don't get your way you will go to Coles. I don't care! They can have you. And don't tell me that "they do it at Coles/IGA" - go there! This is Woolworths, we do things differently.
- Don't give me your fly buys card. Or ask me what shop you are in. How can you not know!?
I'm sure I'll have plenty more after working all day tomorrow.