I am incredibly irritated right now. I just got back from bowling with my sister's friends, and we actually had a great time. However, I just don't understand how some people can be so incredibly inconsiderate.
I am not referring to my sister's friends, just to get that out there. I am actually referring to a family at the alley where we bowled. I was standing in line to get my shoes (slightly to the side so I could get a better look at the arcade behind the station) when a large family pushed past me and planted themselves in line in front of me. I thought that maybe they didn't realize that I was in line, so, in my politest manner, I asked them if they knew that the line was behind me, to which the mother replied, "Well, you can wait now." And promptly turned her back and ignored me.
Once at the counter, she made a scene when her coupon wasn't going to count for all 5 of the games the family played. She refused to listen when the poor girl said that it counted on a maximum of three games. I had to bite my tongue the entire time to keep from saying something equally rude myself. I worked in retail over the summer, and had dealt with my fair share of rudeness, so I was very much on the side of the employee. Finally, the manager sorted the entire situation out, and I got my shoes. The poor girl looked so frazzled from her previous customer that she gave me the wrong size shoes. I don't know if people like that woman realize their affect on others. And why on God's green earth would someone be so downright cruel to someone who is doing them a service by taking care of them? My personal philosophy is that everyone should work in retail for minimum of one season. They will never be cruel or nasty to them again.
However, I am happy to report sightings of some humanity as well. I went to a coffee shop not too long ago to hang out with some friends. When my sister and I got there, we were the only people in the entire shop. It was kind of neat. We sat down to wait, and the manager began talking to us a bit. Just casual conversation, but it passed the time until my friends arrived. Later, when I went to go buy my drink, he gave me a 10% discount.
"What for?" I asked, very surprised.
"Oh, just because you were talking earlier and didn't get weirded out by me talking to you."
And a little bit later, he brought tortilla chips, salsa and sour cream for the entire table for free. And, he also offered us the remaining muffins from the day. "They may not be very fresh, but you can have them if you want." That's the kind of thing that can just turn a day around for me. I will certainly continue visiting this shop in the future.
So, I guess it didn't take too long to find some instances of the extremes in our behaviors. Until next time. :)
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I agree with you. I've been working in a pharmacy for a little over a year now and some of the people that come in are so rude. We actually see them walk through the doors and warn every one to give them a heads up. I actually had a customer throw a huge bottle of pills at me once. I defiantly know how bad customers can make you feel sometimes.
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