Saying that phrase isn't necessary...

[Hardware_Slave]

I'm keeping this short and quick.

When I ask customers if they would like a bag to put their things in, I always get those people who say "That's not necessary." And it's always in a really bi**hy tone. It is way up there on my list of annoyances.

Does this phrase bother anyone else?

Why can't they just say no thanks??


I may be overreacting.....

[slipknotpsycho]

its not just you...it bugs the heck outta me, too

[earl colby pottinger]

But I do say it.

Usually I am at the dollar store picking up a pop and a candy bar, and usually say: Don't bother with the bag, this food will not make it to the car/home anyway.

[notlovinit]

I hate when they go on the long speech about how they don't want a bag to save the environment and everything.

[Android Kaeli]

Or I'm half way done bagging their purchase and the customer whips out a resuable bag. Then four bags will need to be dumped into one.

[Tama]

Oh, I hated that. I would have someone's purchases all bagged up and THEN they would pull out the bags!

[Slayer]

I actually don't have people that say that o_O

Then again, I work in a card/gift store so bags = necessary lol

[Mike Taylor]

In the section of the store where I work, they don't have a choice. The product leaves in a bag or it doesn't leave. I explain to the customers that the security people at the front desk will give ME the hairy eyeball if it doesn't. Likewise, they have to stop and present their receipt to said security before they leave.

[Teefies2]

Then you have the customer like my CW had .....

One item (some kind of makeup) that cost $7.50. It's small, like palm of the hand small. We don't have small bags, only Tshirt size. This ensues:

CW: That'll be $7.50 Doyouwannabagforthat?
SC: Hell yeah! I spent $7.50, the least you can do is give me a damn bag!
CW takes cash, prints receipt and bags item
SC huffs and puffs like the CW is taking their first-born .....

SC: I need a BAG!!!!!!! Not a damn BAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! F* you! Storms out without a bag

Huh???????

[Kristev]

My typical counter to "Would you like a bag" is either
1) Could you please double-bag this? Used for heavy things, such as a pair of 2-liters.

Or 2) No thanks. It won't last that long. Usually used for something I've purchased on my lunch break.

[skylark28]

I would always just say "nah, I'll let the store save the 1.2 cents, smile and wave.

[EricKei]

Or 2) No thanks. It won't last that long.

I do this one if I just have the one little thing ^_^ Most of the time, I do need bags.

[BrenDAnn]

Bags. Oh what a topic. We get those that INSIST on not having a bag, and those that INSIST that they HAVE to have one. The funny thing that I've discovered though is, the people that have two or three items want a bag. The people that have armfuls of stuff...don't. Go figure!

[Moirae]

What a strange turn of phrase. If someone asks something like that, I always say "No thanks" or "No thank you". Its much more polite.

[Flying Grype]

I never get that far. Before the cashier starts ringing things up I tell her that I have my own bag. There are a couple of stores where I shop in which they bag the groceries for you, and they need to have the bag first in order to do it. In one of these stores they initially didn't ask and would just start bagging in plastic, and get confused when I offered a cloth bag.

Still, I don't know why the question is annoying.