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Popped into town this morning to do a couple of things, one of which was to post a small parcel.
Thankfully for once, the queue wasn't too long in the post office, got my turn at the counter, parcel was weighed, I paid and got my receipt, fielded the assistant trying to sell me life insurance and left the counter & on my merry way... for 3 steps!
It suddenly occurred to me my change didn't look right; quickly checked my receipt to make sure I hadn't heard the total wrong and I hadn't, I was £3 short in change
By this time the next person had been called to the counter so like a good & well trained little me, I went back, but stood well back while the new customer was being served, then politely mentioned that I was short of change and could it be rectified please.
It was, no problems and off I went happy
A little later I called into the Old Fashioned sweet shop, shouldn't have gone really but I'd been craving one particular sweet.
I looked all over the shelves, couldn't see it anywhere so I chose something else & went to pay... and ask if they were getting any of the one I wanted in soon.
Guess what? If you were thinking now that the nice gentleman in the shop then led me over to the shelf I'd looked at 5 times & showed me the sweets that until that moment had been invisible to my eyes... you'd be right
A few blushes & laughs were had and I made my escape 
As for predictable statements...
Last port of call was the supermarket and it was packed, most probably due to a lot of kids going back to school in the next day or so. All the checkouts were open, including the self checkouts so it was just the right time for the guy in the next line to pipe up with...
"this is ridiculous, they should have more tills open!"
Thankfully for once, the queue wasn't too long in the post office, got my turn at the counter, parcel was weighed, I paid and got my receipt, fielded the assistant trying to sell me life insurance and left the counter & on my merry way... for 3 steps!
It suddenly occurred to me my change didn't look right; quickly checked my receipt to make sure I hadn't heard the total wrong and I hadn't, I was £3 short in change
By this time the next person had been called to the counter so like a good & well trained little me, I went back, but stood well back while the new customer was being served, then politely mentioned that I was short of change and could it be rectified please.
It was, no problems and off I went happy
A little later I called into the Old Fashioned sweet shop, shouldn't have gone really but I'd been craving one particular sweet.
I looked all over the shelves, couldn't see it anywhere so I chose something else & went to pay... and ask if they were getting any of the one I wanted in soon.
Guess what? If you were thinking now that the nice gentleman in the shop then led me over to the shelf I'd looked at 5 times & showed me the sweets that until that moment had been invisible to my eyes... you'd be right
A few blushes & laughs were had and I made my escape As for predictable statements...
Last port of call was the supermarket and it was packed, most probably due to a lot of kids going back to school in the next day or so. All the checkouts were open, including the self checkouts so it was just the right time for the guy in the next line to pipe up with...
"this is ridiculous, they should have more tills open!"
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