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    You Don't Care!

    Customer is a middle aged disabled man who uses a walker and electric carts to get around. He bought two boxes of milk (literally two small cartons of soy milk in a box with a handle) and numerous other things. I was called over to do the carryout after the transaction was completed and the customer had his receipt.

    This customer is sometimes hard to understand. It appears that whatever caused the disability (stroke, accident) also caused some brain damage. It takes him awhile to respond to what you ask him.

    I take him out to his vehicle and start putting his things away (he has crates to put the bags in so stuff doesn't roll). When I get to the milk he remarks that he wishes they had put it in bags. Right after I put the first milk in he says, "I can only use one hand!" followed by "You don't care, do you?". I ask him if he would like me to go in and get some bags. He says yes and I go in and get them. When I return another customer has helped him and this man is glaring at me like I killed a baby.

    Man leaves without a word and the customer takes off.

    1. Why didn't he let the cashier know he wanted the milk in bags?
    2. Why didn't he ask me instead of pulling the "You don't care about the disabled !" line?

    I Want A Guy!

    40 something woman with enough make-up to make a clown weep in envy asks me to get a guy to put some water softner salt in her cart.

    Ezio: I can do it for you ma'm.
    Customer: I want a GUY to do it.
    There are exactly two guys on the floor at that moment, both are busy.
    Ezio: Really ma'm, I can do it for you.
    Customer: I don't want YOU, I want a GUY. I'll take him! Points to high school-aged guy who appears to have a touch of autism (best way to describe this guy).
    Note: I am wearing guy clothes and usually get the salt/deer corn and have muscles to prove it.

    He puts the salt in her basket and they go out the produce side entrance, a few minutes later they walk by again, she's talking and he's nodding and they finally leave by the pharmacy entrance.

  • #2
    The first one... I'd chalk it up to a passive-aggressive sense of entitlement. Yes, you do care, that's why you offered in the first place. But it's not like you can carry the bags in your pocket, (okay, so you can, but he'd complain about the very wrinkled state of them!) so you have to go back into the store to get some. And it's not like anyone working there is a mind reader... they'd be making way more money ruling a small country if they had that ability.

    Number 2, you'll run into in almost any field believed to be a "man's job." Like carrying TVs in. I'm not talking these wonderfully flat LCD/LED/Plasma. No, I'm talking the ones with tubes... and these beasts were heavy even on the smaller end. Back then, I could handle everything up to a 27 inch... (Did I mention these things were heavy?) but the older folks and guys kept insisting that either I get someone else to do it or they'd do it themselves.

    I eventually gave up arguing with them and got one of the guys to do it. I hate the TVs anyways. I wished customers would have at least let me carry the blasted home stereos. Those things were mostly air, with the board in the front of the box. Light.
    If I make no sense, I apologize. I'm constantly interrupted by an actual toddler.

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    • #3
      Yeah, miss "I want a guy to do it!" just wants attention from a guy.
      When you start at zero, everything's progress.

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      • #4
        Quoth MoonCat View Post
        Yeah, miss "I want a guy to do it!" just wants attention from a guy.
        Yeah, I was sorta getting those vibes from her.

        I've noticed it seems to be middle aged, over weight women that request a guy to help them.

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        • #5
          Ahhh, nooo, the 'you were mean to the disabled' stink eye!

          Had a woman do that once in a McDick's parking lot. A walking path ran along it, and had a wonderful view of the water. Woman was sitting down facing the water. We got out of the car, nod to her, she nods back.

          We leave after eating, and there is an ambulance there. The crew ask us, why didn't we help her? She said we just walked away from her. >:[

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          • #6
            Quoth Sleepwalker View Post
            Ahhh, nooo, the 'you were mean to the disabled' stink eye!

            Had a woman do that once in a McDick's parking lot. A walking path ran along it, and had a wonderful view of the water. Woman was sitting down facing the water. We got out of the car, nod to her, she nods back.

            We leave after eating, and there is an ambulance there. The crew ask us, why didn't we help her? She said we just walked away from her. >:[
            Wow, just wow.

            Why should you have helped her if she wasn't in obvious trouble? I mean she wasn't bent over/unresponsive/bleeding and she didn't ask you for help?

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            • #7
              We leave after eating, and there is an ambulance there. The crew ask us, why didn't we help her? She said we just walked away from her. >:[
              So instead of answering the paramedics' questions ("can you breath? where does it hurt?") she decided to bitch about you? If I was bad off, I don't think I would have the time to bitch about people. Though maybe if it's not too bad she could communicate with out problem, but still, who were you to know?
              Time! Time! Time is what turns kittens into cats.

              Don't teach me a lesson; all I learn is that you are an asshole.

              I wish porn had subtitles.

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