Rude and irritating customer

[scroob]

Not sucky per se, but here goes. a woman comes up to my deli counter, on a cell phone having a conversation, asking for some sliced roast beef. so I slice a piece and show it to her to ask if the thickness was alright. she says yes and takes the slice to eat (have no problem with that, happens often if cust is hungry.) she continues her convo on the phone while eating the beef, and talking to me (with a full mouth.) that was rude enough...
However, the most irritating part was when she asked for some ham. now we have approximately 473987438978927987428974897249 different kinds of ham (give or take) so I naturally ask what kind of ham she wanted. any answer to this would have been acceptable, or to even ask me to recommend a brand would've been okay. but the answer of "ham" was NOT an acceptable response.

[dalesys]

... but the answer of "ham" was NOT an acceptable response.

And that's when I slapped her hams on the slicer, Your Honor.

[brucetiki]

Pity you couldn't refuse service to her for being on the phone, which an increasing number of companies are doing these days.

[notalwaysright]

she continues her convo on the phone while eating the beef, and talking to me (with a full mouth.) that was rude enough...

This is so yucky. High on my pet peeve list. Right up there with people talking on the phone while expecting me to help them. Two in one!

However, the most irritating part was when she asked for some ham. now we have approximately 473987438978927987428974897249 different kinds of ham (give or take) so I naturally ask what kind of ham she wanted. any answer to this would have been acceptable, or to even ask me to recommend a brand would've been okay. but the answer of "ham" was NOT an acceptable response.

I'll just link the clip of Mr Mom, with Michael Keaton trying to order from the deli count, and grocery shop.

[Monterey Jack]

but the answer of "ham" was NOT an acceptable response.

Was your customer Ponyo, by any chance?

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

[An Haddock]

"I want all the ham."

[Lace Neil Singer]

Grr. Customers talking on the phone while being served is one of my pet peeves. They'd be mad if we were doing that to them, so why is it alright for them to do it to us? Oh yeah, I know; we cashiers are not human, we're mindless drones so we don't deserve common politeness.

[Evannah]

"What kind of ham do you want ma'am?"

"Ham."

I'd have probably laughed in her face. The kind where you snort and puff out your cheeks because you're trying, and failing, to hold it in.

[Miss Maple Leaf]

Should've given her the most expensive stuff you had. Hey, she wanted ham, so she gets ham.

[Dreamstalker]

When a customer does that to me (just asks for $item and I know they're not paying attention), unless I know they want the cheapest I will give them the most expensive that we have.

If a manager is nearby, we're not allowed to refuse/ignore SCs on cell phones, sadly (I will give them a pass if they're calling someone to check on an ingredient, but anything else? You're making everyone else wait so you can wait)

[Nashida]

My brother's allowed to ignore customers on the phone, which he loves. Once a customer yelled at him "Are you even listening to me?" and he said "Who, me or the phone?"