Walgreens follies

[fma_fanatic]

So I had to run into Walgreens for some painkiller. I got stuck behind a customer who had just about every other thing needing a price check. I have a whole bunch of change leftover from the last few weeks from the vending machine at work, so I started counting out the change (it was 99% quarters, 1% nickels and dimes).

As I'm counting it out, the lady behind me apparently found some sort of butthurt because of it.

Lady: Why are you counting out change, it's not your turn.
Me: *dammit, she made me lose count* Because then you won't have to wait for me to count out my money.
Lady: That's just rude!
Me: *finally got the right amount out, just waiting for the total now* So you'd rather wait for me to slowly count out 9 plus dollars in quarters? Okay.

She kept on bitching and muttering under her breath, but I just ignored her. After the last price check it was my turn, and I was off by 25 cents. The lady snorted a little and I gave her one of those "WTF is your issue, lady?" looks before I handed the cashier the extra 25 cents, took my item and receipt and left.

Jeeze, excuse me for trying to be proactive and prevent you from having to wait longer than possible. Bitch.

[notlovinit]

I don't even get how that's rude. what a weird lady.

[bainsidhe]

Perhaps she thought it was rude for you to flaunt your riches? You know, as if you pulled out a huge bankroll and lit a cigarette with a hundred or something.

[Slayer]

I always take my wallet out and count before my turn. Makes it go way faster. I hate when people stand there, watch things get rung up, wait for total and then pull out their wallet.

I don't know what her problem is. You did what I like people to do when they're ahead of me.

Though for $9 in quarters, I'd have rolled it to $10. Otherwise it has to get counted min. twice. Which is why I whip out my plastic rolls when I get a ridiculous amount of change that easily fills them. The customer gets confused but eh, less work for me lol. Advantages of working alone at my job

Edit

Not saying you have to roll. It's just a pet peeve my customers like to subject me to so I try to do the opposite whenever possible.

I've noticed people get a bit testy here so I figured a disclaimer would be good

[fma_fanatic]

Yeah, I could have rolled it, but I was a quarter short of $10 - how's that for irony. I probably could have gone to the bank, but I was lazy this morning and didn't bother.

I'm just amazed that she found offense. If I'd just started counting out the change after I got my total, I'm sure she'd have bitched about that too. I guess I was kinda damned if I do, damned if I don't either way.

[Food Lady]

Um, it was the opposite of rude. She was just mad because she couldn't control you. She's obviously got control issues.

[Gizmo]

So in her book waiting until after you'd been scanned through, packed etc and then looking for your money is less rude?

Seriously I'm much better disposed to those who presort their funds so they only have to hand them over than the ones who wait until its all rang up and then go searching for a wallet and get out loads of change!

[PepperElf]

Or you can say... "See? If you hadn't bothered me I'd have counted it our properly. That's what you get for being nosy."

with or without an "STFU" of course

[greek_jester]

Personally, I'm a bit of a bitch, so I'd have said "ok", swept the money back into my purse, then counted it out at the register after being given the total, all the while saying loudly to the cashier "sorry about doing this now, but apparently (nodding to Sucky Lady) counting it out before it's my turn is rude". Insert receipt of massive Cat Butt Face here.

[csquared]

Of course you were rude.
If you start being nice to cashiers, then they will start to think that they are people.
If they start thinking that they are people, they will demand respect.
If they demand respect, then customers will not be able show that the customer is superior by bitching at them belittling them.

It is like feeding a dog scraps at the table.

Sorry, I left off the "[sarcasm]" at the start of this.

[Pixilated]

Personally, I'm a bit of a bitch, so I'd have said "ok", swept the money back into my purse, then counted it out at the register after being given the total, all the while saying loudly to the cashier "sorry about doing this now, but apparently (nodding to Sucky Lady) counting it out before it's my turn is rude". Insert receipt of massive Cat Butt Face here.

Provided, of course, there was nobody behind Whiny Busybody ... this is perfect. And then you could count it out reeealllllly slllowwwwllly ... maybe even starting over once or twice because "Dang it, now I forgot where I was ..."

[b2addm]

Personally, I'm a bit of a bitch...

Personally, I'm A LOT of a bitch when someone inserts their extremely unwanted opinion onto me. I'd have shown her the difference between perceived rudeness and actual horrible rudeness. With a topping of stfu and gfy. And I'd have at her reaction.

[An Haddock]

Man... I must be going to the right Walgreens. I'm always on the lookout for people being rude to each other or cashiers and I never see it... and I'm in there once or twice a week. Guess we're just lucky.




I would have asked the bitchy woman why it was "rude" to count out your money ahead of time and be ready to pay. I can only imagine what her SC rationale would have been.

[AyreBiskits]

i bet she's the type who waits until her order is completely rung up to inform the cashier she has coupons. then fumbles around in her purse for 10 minutes to get her checkbook and a pen and writes a check.

[Andara Bledin]

Personally, I'm a bit of a bitch, so I'd have said "ok", swept the money back into my purse, then counted it out at the register after being given the total, all the while saying loudly to the cashier "sorry about doing this now, but apparently (nodding to Sucky Lady) counting it out before it's my turn is rude". Insert receipt of massive Cat Butt Face here.

Provided, of course, there was nobody behind Whiny Busybody ... this is perfect. And then you could count it out reeealllllly slllowwwwllly ... maybe even starting over once or twice because "Dang it, now I forgot where I was ..."

This is totally what I would have done; I'd have checked to see the line behind miss priss was clear, then held onto my change until it was time to pay, and let the cashier know exactly why it was that it wasn't all counted out already.

And I might have demanded an answer as to how it was possibly rude to have your money ready for when it was your turn. I love making people explain why the hell they do the pointless and counterproductive stuff they do. They rarely have a good answer, either, which I then counter with why my way is better.

... I get a lot of silent treatment after that... which suits me juuuuust fine.

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