tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post9090258625557222735..comments2023-07-17T08:19:24.624+01:00Comments on Delusions of Adequacy: Them's the RulesArgenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-7047307530328884042011-02-26T16:51:24.228+00:002011-02-26T16:51:24.228+00:00Clandestine Samuarai - I still think we broke the ...Clandestine Samuarai - I still think we broke the letter, not the spirit. The credit card charge is paid by the shop not us, so not a worry for us but, crucially, the time to process 2 customers' items was reduced as there was only one overall transaction (no need to repeat the usual hi, how are you, do you want a bag?/do you want help packing? bit). I maintain we kept the line moving quicker on that day. Obviously, this would not work if everybody did it.<br /><br />The phrase shouty-crackers was one I read in a book by an english journalist called Toby Young, who attributed it to the actor Hugh Grant. It's a great phrase though, isn't it?Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-58361699668625368132011-02-26T16:18:27.393+00:002011-02-26T16:18:27.393+00:00But I believe I will steal the term "shouty-c...But I believe I will steal the term "shouty-crackers" and start using it for the rest of this year in an attempt to get it into New York lingo, as I find it hilarious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-56119668031455486172011-02-26T16:04:47.598+00:002011-02-26T16:04:47.598+00:00Hmm....
I'm sorry Argent, but I will have to s...Hmm....<br />I'm sorry Argent, but I will have to side with the cashier. I lean towards the belief that you broke both the spirit and the letter of the law.<br /><br />Yes, you each had less than the stipulated 5 items. But you didn't ring the items up individually, you wanted to ring up 8 items, in the 5 item or less line.<br /><br />I'm not sure the cost of a credit card transaction is his concern (although it would be nice of him to consider it). His job is to keep a steady line of transactions with 5 items or less, more for the efficiency of keeping business coming in, not for the efficiency of saving you the credit card charge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-46061033630883759402011-02-16T21:57:36.143+00:002011-02-16T21:57:36.143+00:00Frill, yes we were breaking the letter of the law,...Frill, yes we were breaking the letter of the law, but not the spirit and, yes, I did fancy trying to explain my reasoning, but he didn't look like he would have appreciated the subtleties of my logic. Security may have been called.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-76628570859065290422011-02-16T17:52:29.645+00:002011-02-16T17:52:29.645+00:00That's all very well, you know, but you did br...That's all very well, you know, but you did break the rules. And rules is rules.<br />Perhaps you should have taken up some of the cashier's time by pointing out your reasoning, as demonstrated here; s/he would probably have called the store police.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-33684776214498599052011-02-14T21:12:57.781+00:002011-02-14T21:12:57.781+00:00DFTP, we do seem to have lost the noble art of que...DFTP, we do seem to have lost the noble art of queueing in the country of late.<br /><br />Michael, thanks. As a follow-up, I was in the same shop today and encountered the same assistant. He obviously remembered me because, even though I had just two items this time, he was really snippy.<br /><br />Bug, I agree and I would normally be first to tut and mutter about someone abusing the system. In this case I don't really think we were, in that we actually got a part of the queue moving more quickly than it otherwise would have.<br /><br />Peter, I would never have done it on my own!Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-22663719080078752412011-02-13T13:34:15.773+00:002011-02-13T13:34:15.773+00:00Personally, I think she should have called Securit...Personally, I think she should have called Security and had you ejected from the shop. The nerve of you!!Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-84406323470869743542011-02-13T01:25:49.179+00:002011-02-13T01:25:49.179+00:00Well, I'm sure you can't count on a flunky...Well, I'm sure you can't count on a flunky at a cash register thinking about it that deeply - BUT you were three items over the limit - I think it was a waste of breath making a deal out of it!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-47069592814275807012011-02-13T00:25:30.182+00:002011-02-13T00:25:30.182+00:00Too much analysis? A little. But still worth it.Too much analysis? A little. But still worth it.michael.offworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288740006736803513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-59579492477294184642011-02-12T19:48:52.825+00:002011-02-12T19:48:52.825+00:00yeah - i was in the bank today and they were calli...yeah - i was in the bank today and they were calling people through who only had deposits so the lady who was BEHIND me in the queue made a big fuss when i insisted that actually, i was next (very politely) because i hadn't said anything when the two people before me had jumped out of the queue<br /><br />Difference being that they were in FRONT of me, whereas she was BEHIND<br /><br />So i guess shop etiquete does matter after all<br /><br />HmmmDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.com