RANT | Pet Peeves from a Shop Assisstant

I just feel the need to have a little rant about some people. I work in a retail environment and I love it. I like interacting with people and it's really helped me, my anxiety and confidence. Most customers are brilliant; they are polite and say thanks and have a nice little chat but there are always those people that need a good ol' smack upside the head. It costs nothing to be polite, and life would just be that little bit better. I just wanted to list my top pet peeves to just out it out there! 

1. Don't pay for that 55p item with a £20 note and not even say sorry about it. I'm fine if you say sorry I don't have anything smaller, but if can see you have smaller money in your wallet/purse I'm not going to be best pleased, and you will be getting small change so it weighs you down. 
   
2.  Don't answer the phone when you're being served. Waiting that extra 20 seconds isn't going to hurt, and it's just a little rude. The worst thing is answering when you're mid conversation with me, but coming to the till while talking on the phone and expecting me to be a freaking mind reader over what you want is not okay.
   
3. Take your headphones off! I listen to music if I'm shopping on my own, but when I reach the cash desk, I take them out! I'm not going to shout at you, and I'm not a mind reader.
   
4. If my hand is out or free, please don't put cards or coins on the counter! It just makes things harder to pick up and makes this whole process longer than it needs to be. 


5. Please be prepared to pay! If you have to stand in a queue for 5 minutes, please get your money out. It really bugs me when people get to the counter, and then take ages finding money and cards. If you know you have a points card for a shop, get it out in preparation. I've had people search for a points card for about 10 minutes, while other people wait. I've had to call other members of staff to serve the other customers. It's not cool, and you're just holding everyone up.
   
6.  Don't try and hold your purchases from me. I know it might be embarrassing that your buying sexual aids and things like that but I have to scan it and I know what you're buying. I don't care, people buy it every day.
   
7. Number 6 leads me onto this one. Please don't ask me about condoms and various other sexual products when you don't need to. I've had one to many creepy old men argue over the amount of xl condoms in a box and if sexual aids need extra batteries and how often do they need to be replaced. Dude,I know you can read, and seriously, with the condoms, don't keep kidding yourself.
   
8. Would it hurt you to say hello or thanks? It cost nothing! Nothing!! I get that you could be shy or you could just be an asshole but at least acknowledge that I'm a human. I don't appricaite rudeness. I put up with it because it's my job and it's how I afford to eat and not live on the streets, but if I could I'd give rude people a good peace of my mind.
   
9.  It's not my fault that the price of something is wrong! I know it's not nice, but don't treat me like I've just slapped you or kicked your dog. I can't help it. I just work here, I don't purposefully put out wrong price to make you look silly or anything. It's a genuine mistake by the company, and if you're nice it's a simple process to get someone to fix it for you. You will get it at the advertised price, but being nice about it will make sure you get the cheaper price in a much easier way!
   
10. Number 9 leads on to this one perfectly as well! Do NOT shout at me or get pissy with me if you read something wrong, or if we have no stock. I can't help if we don't have stock. I apologize, and suggest places you might get it. I cannot do anymore than that so please don't shout. You're lucky I can't shout back, because something I really want to. Also, if you read something wrong and I have to tell you that don't get angry. I understand that things are crowded on a shelf, and it's easy to misread a price or offer, but I can't change the price/offer if you've read it wrong. Just be graceful about it, because you'll look like a knob when things get heated. 

This is true but in no way meant to offend anyone. I just hope that you treat people who work in shops in a way you would want to be treat. I know I'm paid to be there but that doesn't meant you can treat me like crap. 

Thanks for reading, and I hope it either made you chuckle or smile or something other than making you want to throw vegetables at me head. 
 

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