I get a long assed line every now and then at work and the customers seem to just make it worse upon themselves and everyone else....I wish they all could read this.
1. Bitching about how much this line sucks is not going to make it go any faster. In fact, you're going to agitate me, and I'm going to make a mistake, and its going to take you even LONGER to get to the counter. Besides, what feels like a half hour is actually about 5 minutes, so don't act like I've just totally ruined your day by making you wait.
2. Step aside if someone needs to traverse the store and get through the line. Don't worry, this isn't kindergarten and they're not going to steal your place. Just let the poor guy get to the coffee without having to walk the entire perimeter of the store.
3. Know what you want when you finally get to the counter. You've had a few minutes to look at the cigarettes and the scratch off tickets and whatever else you have to get at the register, and there is no need for you to stand there and say "Ummmmmmmmmmm...." for another five minutes and hold up the line even further.
4. You can begin your preparations while still in line. If you have coupons, dig them out of your pocket. If you're paying with a check, grab a pen off the counter and start filling in the basics (pay to, date, etc...).
5. Do not dig for change when you can just as easily break a 20. I know, I know, that's just HORRIBLE. If you MUST give me some change, see #4. Have a little handful of it ready so you're not sorting through keys, screws, frogs, roach clips and lint just to find two quarters and a nickel.
6. Oh, you're making a munchie run for all of your friends and need to do eight seperate orders? Don't make everyone else wait because your friends are lazy. Get a receipt, use a calculator, and get the hell out of here.
7 This is NOT the best time conduct an inquisition about the different tracphone cards. Look at the cards, and do some basic math combined with your general usage to find out which one is the best deal for you.
8 This is also not the best time to bring me in that stack of winning scratch off tickets that you've been saving up for the past 8 years. Depending on what kind of mood I'm in, I'm either going to ask you to please wait, or I might just go ahead and do them up right there so that the other people in line will really, really, really hate you.
9. Be done shopping when you get to the counter. Oh, you need to grab a few more things? Your boyfriend is still pumping gas? Back of the line, bitch.
10. Do not stand there and reorganize your purse, place all your bills face up in order of denomination, and balance your entire checkbook once the transaction is complete. Grab your money and purchases and get the hell out of line and let some other people up here.
1. Bitching about how much this line sucks is not going to make it go any faster. In fact, you're going to agitate me, and I'm going to make a mistake, and its going to take you even LONGER to get to the counter. Besides, what feels like a half hour is actually about 5 minutes, so don't act like I've just totally ruined your day by making you wait.
2. Step aside if someone needs to traverse the store and get through the line. Don't worry, this isn't kindergarten and they're not going to steal your place. Just let the poor guy get to the coffee without having to walk the entire perimeter of the store.
3. Know what you want when you finally get to the counter. You've had a few minutes to look at the cigarettes and the scratch off tickets and whatever else you have to get at the register, and there is no need for you to stand there and say "Ummmmmmmmmmm...." for another five minutes and hold up the line even further.
4. You can begin your preparations while still in line. If you have coupons, dig them out of your pocket. If you're paying with a check, grab a pen off the counter and start filling in the basics (pay to, date, etc...).
5. Do not dig for change when you can just as easily break a 20. I know, I know, that's just HORRIBLE. If you MUST give me some change, see #4. Have a little handful of it ready so you're not sorting through keys, screws, frogs, roach clips and lint just to find two quarters and a nickel.
6. Oh, you're making a munchie run for all of your friends and need to do eight seperate orders? Don't make everyone else wait because your friends are lazy. Get a receipt, use a calculator, and get the hell out of here.
7 This is NOT the best time conduct an inquisition about the different tracphone cards. Look at the cards, and do some basic math combined with your general usage to find out which one is the best deal for you.
8 This is also not the best time to bring me in that stack of winning scratch off tickets that you've been saving up for the past 8 years. Depending on what kind of mood I'm in, I'm either going to ask you to please wait, or I might just go ahead and do them up right there so that the other people in line will really, really, really hate you.
9. Be done shopping when you get to the counter. Oh, you need to grab a few more things? Your boyfriend is still pumping gas? Back of the line, bitch.
10. Do not stand there and reorganize your purse, place all your bills face up in order of denomination, and balance your entire checkbook once the transaction is complete. Grab your money and purchases and get the hell out of line and let some other people up here.
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