SMILE!!!

[Android Kaeli]

"I'm sorry, sir/ma'am, but my cat overlord told me that I shouldn't smile. It makes people wonder if I'm planning to help the cats take over the world."

[EricKei]

How much for the shit-eating grin?

Dammit >_< I was actually planning to put that in there but I forgots ~_~

- Shit-Eating Grin: $100 per three-second interval or portion thereof.

- For all Smiles: Price doubles if we are to speak while maintaining the Smile

[BrenDAnn]

I loathe when people tell me to smile! At the c-store, it's usually some variation of:

Me: "Anything else for you today?" SC: "A smile!"

or

SC: "Smile. It can't be that bad!"

I had one the other day that I got to sort of own though. He told me to smile, my shift was almost over. I told him I'd come in at 2:15 and I wasn't off until 11:15, and it was only 6. He quickly relented and left the store.

[MoonCat]

Price chart for Smiles On Demand (tm) (must be paid in cash, in advance):

- "OMG He's Going For My Neck!": Free
- Creepy Stalker Grin: $5
- Grinning Through Teeth (only mildly threatening): $10
- Plastic Retail Smile, 1 second duration: $15
- Plastic Retail Smile, any other duration: $20/second
- Friendly Smile: $50
- Genuinely Heartfelt Smile That Appreciates Your Business: Just hand over your platinum card for a week and don't ask questions (must have a zero balance)

Discounts available for friends and family who know not to ASK us to smile

How much for the shit-eating grin?

[BrightEyedKitty]

I do this to a couple of co-workers.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

[Mytical]

You forgot one though, that I would have to add.

- Not smiling, for the love of god not smiling.. $100. Cause I think people would pay me NOT to smile.

[EricKei]

Price chart for Smiles On Demand (tm) (must be paid in cash, in advance):

- "OMG He's Going For My Neck!": Free
- Creepy Stalker Grin: $5
- Grinning Through Teeth (only mildly threatening): $10
- Plastic Retail Smile, 1 second duration: $15
- Plastic Retail Smile, any other duration: $20/second
- Friendly Smile: $50
- Genuinely Heartfelt Smile That Appreciates Your Business: Just hand over your platinum card for a week and don't ask questions (must have a zero balance)

Discounts available for friends and family who know not to ASK us to smile

[Mytical]

Wouldn't you like to know

Hmm I probably should behave, not sure how Marm will react

[Andara Bledin]

I feel you...

Wow, you must have a really light touch.





^-.-^

[Mytical]

I feel you, as people think I am scowling when I am not. My normal face is a serious, intense one (and yes people tend to get creeped out about that), but if I really want to scare somebody I smile.

[Andara Bledin]

When someone assumes you're angry or upset because you're concentrating and bugs you about it, just say this:

"Oh, yeah, that's a common mistake. See, us smart people look angry when we're concentrating, and it tends to make other people think we're upset when we're just focusing."

Then flash an actual grin, and go right back to what you were doing, complete with your concentration-face and ignoring the person who likely can't quite figure out where in that statement you dissed them.

^-.-^

[JLG]

I get this all the time and it pisses me off. Just because I don't walk around all day not smiling does not mean that I am not happy or that I am mad.
Last Christmas Eve I got up early to go to the store to buy things for our Christmas dinner because I was working that day. It was about 6am and some stranger taps me on the shoulder. I turn around and it is the man checking out in the next line and he tells me "Smile sweetheart you have one mad look on your face" I told him, not when you work retail and you have to go to work after this.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Them: "Smile!"

My stock responses.

* (deadpan) "I am smiling." (no I'm not)

* "They don't pay me enough to smile."

* (rictus grin)

[customersruinmylife]

I HATE HATE HATE that! People assume that because you are not smiling, you are grumpy. Could it be that I am busy concentrating on getting tables cleared and serving food? No of course not. I must have a permenant smile on my face at all times, no matter what I am doing! Doing my job comes second to smiling.

[dragon_wings]

Order: Request to Smile

Result: Stare of Death

QFT. I'm cheerful by nature but if I'm having a shitty day or am depressed I have to force myself to smile. Which is one of the single worst things to have to do when you just wanna go home and go to sleep.