All I wanted were a couple of Christmas cards-it took forever!

[greensinestro]

On my lunch hour the other day, I went to the Hallmark store right across the street. I figured I could get in and out quickly being I only needed cards for my wife and kids. Nope, not a simple process, thanks to rude and inconsiderate people.

Right as I was walking to the check out line, this woman, who I had seen looking at the ornaments, came whizzing up to the counter (obviously trying to beat me there), and was saying, "I want this ornament, but I can't find the box to it. Don't you have extra boxes in the back?" The clerk told her she was sorry, but if she didn't see it out there, they didn't have any extras. "I want this ornament. How am I supposed to get it without the box? It's a gift to someone." Well, the clerk had to concede and allow this woman to have her precious ornament (the display), but no box.

It didn't stop there. She then had a million questions about displays behind the clerk, "Oh, how much is it if I buy it?" or "What if I decide not to get this, but buy that instead?" Then, in the middle of this, this cranky old man came in with this drama:

"Excuse me, I need you to tell me something!" (Never mind customers were already in line waiting to be helped, but not this old geezer). I need one of your pocket calendars." The same clerk told him she was sorry, but those were gone a long time ago due to popularity. "That's not right! I need one of those calendars. I'm a customer and am entitled to get one of those, plus you all told me this last year when I came in here." What the clerk was supposed to do was whip up one of these calendars out of thin air and give it to this guy, but she instead told him again, they did not have any more. So, he left in a huff, talking out loud to....nobody, as they all do.

Meanwhile, Ornament Lady was still asking her million questions when she finally went to pay for everything. Then it was a matter of "Should I charge it, or use cash, or which bills should I pay with?" Ugh! And finally, after she paid and got her receipt, she then asked the clerk for a couple of free books that were behind the counter, wanting to know what other freebies she could get. By now, this woman with her daughter, let alone myself, are about ready to kill this woman if she were to make one more request, or ask one more stupid question.

In all, I think I waited about ten long minutes to purchase three holiday cards. Anyone else out there would have spoken up, but my manners are normally a bit better than that. To me, speaking up does no good anyway, because if you do that, then these type of SC's are happier that they provoked you.

Merry Christmas!

[candyshopgirl]

I've had that happen but I'm usually the poor cashier.I hate it when someone with ten items comes up with money in hand and they are really to go.They think they are being nice to let the idiot with one item go in front of them. That idiot have of course doesn't know where the money/credit card is and it usually ends up holding up the line for 10 mins or more.

[depechemodefan]

That woman is a nasty piece of work. It's one thing to ask a lot of questions, but not getting that there is no box, because obviously in her world if she bugs enough the pink fairy will materialize what she needs right away, is crappy. And the other bad thing was racing to get in front of you. I might concede if she has a screaming infant in arm and is ready to check out, but if I know I'm going to take up a lot of time, I don't act like she did.

That idiot have of course doesn't know where the money/credit card is and it usually ends up holding up the line for 10 mins or more.

I hate check writers. At the dollar store especially. Sorry for the thread jack, but one day I go to the dollars store. I get in line and woman at the registar (there are two registers) is reading a magazine and she doesn't look up, until a man shows up[ and she rings him up. Then she expects us to move to the other register. We do, she rings us up, mom is looking for the 8 cents when I line forms at the other register. So the cashier moves to the other register and rings them up. A woman (third person who was in line) starts writing a check and I say, "Ma'm (to cashier) we are ready" The woman writing the check says, "some people don't know how to wait." The woman behind her says to us, "you want to go ahead of me?" and I say, "no thanks, she already rang us up." Cashier is saying loudly "you were not ready!" So while bitch was writing a check, you couldn't take our $1.08?

Again, why write a check at the dollar store?

I hate it when someone with ten items comes up with money in hand and they are really to go.They think they are being nice to let the idiot with one item go in front of them.

Another thread jack. I got in a 20 item or less lane behind a woman who looked me up and down like I was crap. A woman with 5 items came up to her and asked if she could cut in line and she said yet. I think that was rude, since I was in line too and that made me wait longer in line. Then the bitch said, "Do you mind?" when she was typing in her password on the keypad that was hidden from my view.