Idiots at the till

[CR6ZZ]

On the odd occasion I do go into a takeaway, why do people who are standing around yakking, checking phones, reading magazines, etc. etc. wait until they get to the till before deciding to look at the huge menu above the counter and then proceed to take about 10 minutes deciding what sort of meal they want.

[Flipatron]

I hate the people who get served by some young lass on a Saturday morning and they don't say a word to them. The cashier will be perfectly polite but the customer will just take their change and walk off.

I got to great lengths to be extra polite when it's my turn, I always get a smile

(Edited to add: I've just seen the term 'young lass' in my first sentence, I'm now officially old)

[bobbo89]

Its generally women at tills that get me, they stand there doing nothing whilst everything is being put through and then, only when told the final amount will they try and find their purse!

Naturally their purse is at the bottom their Mary Poppins handbag which is so full of st they never knew they never needed that it takes them an age to find.

Then, once the transaction is complete its time for a bit of chit-chat with the cashier whilst fumbling around in their handbag some more which I can only assume is them trying to hide their purse again ready for the next purchase!

[fin racer]

I know its likely been covered here amply, but what of the "weeks shopping while getting fuel" wheeze?
Parking at the pumps of an already busy petrol station, usually perperated by women, I hasten to add.
Now I'm one of the least patient people on the planet, but fk me, surely some fibre of your being should tell you, that doing this is just ish. What do they think, that its valet parking?
The same people look at you indignantly if you dare challenge them.
I admit to being the sort of prick who pays by card largely everywhere, but I have at least the good grace to transact my transactions as swiftly as possible.

[BristolRich]

Flipatron said:

I hate the people who get served by some young lass on a Saturday morning and they don't say a word to them. The cashier will be perfectly polite but the customer will just take their change and walk off.

I got to great lengths to be extra polite when it's my turn, I always get a smile

(Edited to add: I've just seen the term 'young lass' in my first sentence, I'm now officially old)

^This

[funkyrobot]

iva cosworth said:

funkyrobot said:

fk that. Send the butler to Toolstation. One can then stay at home and browse the PH classifieds for the next Rolls.

Fail.

One calls it a Royce if one is of the correct social standing...

I have just sacked the butler who bought my cars for me. The next one will be more educated.

Thanks for saving my social status.

[Cheese Mechanic]

bobbo89 said:

Its generally women at tills that get me, they stand there doing nothing whilst everything is being put through and then, only when told the final amount will they try and find their purse!
Naturally their purse is at the bottom their Mary Poppins handbag which is so full of st they never knew they never needed that it takes them an age to find.
Then, once the transaction is complete its time for a bit of chit-chat with the cashier whilst fumbling around in their handbag some more which I can only assume is them trying to hide their purse again ready for the next purchase!

Yep, one of my top irritations, does my head in.A tiny bit of thought and the payment is in hand, ready to go , once the goods are through the till, too difficult for many it seems.. One of the top irritants for me though , regarding suppermarkets, is why do people stop and chinwag in doorways?

Usually women, but blokes do it as well. Yakking away, oblivious to people haveing to stop to get through, as they are seriously blocking the way.Even then, they sometimes look around them, know they are causing others a problem, yet carry on regardless, the times I have seen this. Fer fks sake, a doorway is an access point, not a fking lounge, stupid, stupid moronic s!!!

[thainy77]

Carrying on the supermarket theme, people blocking aisles with their trolleys! It's either two old women having a chat with trolleys barracading the aisle who then look at you like some sort of when you ask to get passed! Or people leaving their trolley in the middle of the aisle while they spend hours comparing prices on eggs! ramming speed!

[WinstonWolf]

stuart313 said:

kowalski655 said:

WinstonWolf said:

You can FRO, I've just turned 50 and I'm ruthlessly efficient at the checkout. Bags are pre-prepared to prevent "unexpected item in the bagging area", I've even discovered that you can scan your club card without pressing the button and you can also insert your card straight in the reader.

Bypassing these steps saves valuable microseconds on every visit

Im the same,right up until a speck of dust lands on the bags,so you get "unexpected item in bagging area"Aaaargh!
And then not recognising very light things,like candles or needles,you end up hurling them in the bag so they register!

Its things like packets of crisps I struggle with on these tills, I prefer to persevere with them though just so I dont have to engage with an uninterested till bod. I find putting your keys on the scales helps items go through.

Keys on the scales? Keys on the fking scales? That's a high risk strategy if ever I saw one...

[illmonkey]

Oh, one of my go to rants. Stupid s.

tts that stand in a queue for a few minutes, then try to remember the pump they used when they get to the till, THEN try to find their wallet/card in the bag.

FFS, it's not hard. Remember a number and whilst queuing, get your fking card out.

Even worse are the towie style people who decide they need to remove their sunglasses as it's not so fking bright in the shop, they put them on the side, then have to put their phone down, before looking through a bag bigger than a suitcase I'd take on a weeks holiday.

[loafer123]

I learnt a new trick this morning to wake up the idiots wandering slowly along pavements whilst staring open mouthed at their iPhones, finger prodding the screen like a scene out of a zombie movie.

What you do is get within 18 inches, to the rear side of them, then blow your nose loudly into your handkerchief. This wakes them up and jolts them in the opposite direction, leaving the way clear for you to walk by.

s.

[DannyScene]

Kiltie said:

stuart313 said:

... he wanted 2 curries but half and half of something or other ...

Sounds as if you are unfamiliar with the concept of "half chips / half rice".

I thought that was the law when ordering curry

[DannyScene]

dave_s13 said:

I did a fairly big shop at aldi last week with my 18 month old lad in tow. Got to the checkouts that were by then 4 full trolleys deep each and I could see that people were loading their fking bags AT THE TILL!

Where the hell else are you meant to pack your bags? Would you rather they pile it all in the trolley and just tip the lot into the boot of their car?

[WinstonWolf]

DannyScene said:

dave_s13 said:

I did a fairly big shop at aldi last week with my 18 month old lad in tow. Got to the checkouts that were by then 4 full trolleys deep each and I could see that people were loading their fking bags AT THE TILL!

Where the hell else are you meant to pack your bags? Would you rather they pile it all in the trolley and just tip the lot into the boot of their car?

They have a shelf for it at the front of the store.

[Asterix]

sparkyhx said:

nope......... dinner and tea all day long. Supper is a cup of tea and a biscuit before you go to bed.

Heathen.

Breakfast, Elevenses, Lunch, Tea, Dinner, Supper.

It's the law.

[DannyScene]

WinstonWolf said:

DannyScene said:

dave_s13 said:

I did a fairly big shop at aldi last week with my 18 month old lad in tow. Got to the checkouts that were by then 4 full trolleys deep each and I could see that people were loading their fking bags AT THE TILL!

Where the hell else are you meant to pack your bags? Would you rather they pile it all in the trolley and just tip the lot into the boot of their car?

They have a shelf for it at the front of the store.

Really?

So you buy your goods, pile them into a trolley and then have to go to a shelf at the front of the store to pack your bags?

That seems pretty stupid as surely the packing shelf becomes congested causing a back log of people who could've packed their items as they were put through the till now waiting to use the designated packing area

[Cheese Mechanic]

DannyScene said:

Where the hell else are you meant to pack your bags? Would you rather they pile it all in the trolley and just tip the lot into the boot of their car?

They have a large shelf for that purpose acroos from the till exit. Aldi can be very quick, I've done a weeks Adli shop (approx £40 spend) and been in and out the door again in just over 10 mins. Their tills are seriously quick, unless of course you get a tt in front of you.

[Cfnteabag]

Obviously someone who hasn taken the Aldi challenge! The idea behind aldi is that they throw your shopping at you, you put it back in your trolley then move out of the way to load it.

My wife hates taking me to a supemarket, but then she also hates taking the kids without me there to Shepard them!

Walking out of the supermarket a little while ago and the standard mouth breathing family stops in the doorway to workout which disabled parking bay/pavement they have abandoned their Zafira on, I chose not to stop and when they turned to look at who had shattered their ankle I mearly said "sorry I wasnt expecting anyone to be stupid enough to stop in a doorway"

As I am getting older I realise I hate people!

[Cheese Mechanic]

DannyScene said:

Really?

So you buy your goods, pile them into a trolley and then have to go to a shelf at the front of the store to pack your bags?

That seems pretty stupid as surely the packing shelf becomes congested causing a back log of people who could've packed their items as they were put through the till now waiting to use the designated packing area

Not in my experince, no. Once again organisation works, I have a produce box in the trolley , as well as bags, off the till, into box, minor rejigging at shelf away from till after paying , straight out, box into car, off to next place. Darned quick, Aldi have fast till working off to a tee.

[rich83]

anonymous said:

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And then they realise...... It needs topping up.