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This didn't happen just to me, but also to a girl over in the supermarket (I work in the petrol station, but I do meet up with supermarket people in the locker room). Let's call her Beth. She told me about her part in said locker room. XD Anyway, on to the story. Sunday trading laws state that the store is to open from 10am - 4pm, and that they are not allowed to trade before 10am, or after 4:30pm. In the petrol station, this is a little different; we open at 8 and close at 6, and cannot trade before 8am or after 6pm. This is, incidentally, the root cause of the SC's whinge.
The first part of the SC's tirade happens at around 4:05pm. Beth had come off her till five minutes earlier (she finished at 4:15) and was on the door performing the jolly task of stopping people from entering the supermarket. This is not a task that most people relish, as it carries a high risk of SCs. Anyway, this man dressed scruffily with his hair in dreads walks up to the door and tries to walk past Beth. She stops him, tells him that it's past 4pm and that the store is closed. He insists that since he only needs one thing (and just how many times have we all heard that one?) that she should let him in, and anyway, there are customers in the store.
Beth explains to the SC that the customers in the store arrived before closing time, so therefore, they are allowed to be there. (Getting shades of that PFB letter now... ) SC is having none of it, and once again attempts to enter the store. Shaun, a supervisor, runs up to assist Beth, and, shouting abuse, the SC leaves. He goes over to the petrol station where I and Jim are working and counting down the hours til we can leave.
SC then buys his milk, bread and cigarettes and all thru the time I am serving him, is launching into a tirade about how the nasty, mean people over in the supermarket refused to allow him in, despite the fact that it was only five minutes past 4pm, and anyway, his watch said it was one minute to so they should have let him in. (Customer Standard Time, anyone?) I was tired, and not really in the mood to point out the discrepancy, so just nodded agreement. When SC left, Jim and I erupted into laughter. XD
The first part of the SC's tirade happens at around 4:05pm. Beth had come off her till five minutes earlier (she finished at 4:15) and was on the door performing the jolly task of stopping people from entering the supermarket. This is not a task that most people relish, as it carries a high risk of SCs. Anyway, this man dressed scruffily with his hair in dreads walks up to the door and tries to walk past Beth. She stops him, tells him that it's past 4pm and that the store is closed. He insists that since he only needs one thing (and just how many times have we all heard that one?) that she should let him in, and anyway, there are customers in the store.
Beth explains to the SC that the customers in the store arrived before closing time, so therefore, they are allowed to be there. (Getting shades of that PFB letter now... ) SC is having none of it, and once again attempts to enter the store. Shaun, a supervisor, runs up to assist Beth, and, shouting abuse, the SC leaves. He goes over to the petrol station where I and Jim are working and counting down the hours til we can leave.
SC then buys his milk, bread and cigarettes and all thru the time I am serving him, is launching into a tirade about how the nasty, mean people over in the supermarket refused to allow him in, despite the fact that it was only five minutes past 4pm, and anyway, his watch said it was one minute to so they should have let him in. (Customer Standard Time, anyone?) I was tired, and not really in the mood to point out the discrepancy, so just nodded agreement. When SC left, Jim and I erupted into laughter. XD
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