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10 things NOT to say to a clerk on a busy day

By janihelle 430 days ago from http://consumers.wordpress.com

Busy days in the retail industry seem to bring out the worst in people. To make it easier for the clerks, here is a short list of 10 things a customer should avoid saying/doing on a busy day. Feel free to add your own in the comments section.

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“Excuse Me, You Seem To Have A Bird In Your Store.”

By janihelle 430 days ago from http://consumers.wordpress.com

Well, isn’t that just peachy… I know there’s a bird in the store, kinda hard to miss a bird freaking out, trying to find a way outside. You don’t have to remind me about it, thank you very much.

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Is It Wrong To Help A Customer Who Is Permanently or Temporarily Disabled? « The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 421 days ago from http://consumers.wordpress.com

We were just discussing disabilities in relation to shopping, and a question popped into my head. Is it wrong to help a customer who is permanently or temporarily disabled?

There seems to be a very similar breakdown of percentages of physically disabled customers, both temporarily and permanently, who either gladly accept the help offered

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The Complaints Notebook « The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 415 days ago from http://consumers.wordpress.com

Ever wonder what the cashiers at supermarkets do when they have nothing to do at the checkout counter? When they can’t leave their post? Twiddle their thumbs? Play Sudoku? Doodle? Take a nap?

Pretty much all of the above apply, except for the taking a nap, cuz that would be a bad idea. Oh the countless times I’ve longed to take a nap at wo

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Give Me A Little Credit: “Bank or Credit?” Is Not A Yes Or No Question « The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 411 days ago from http://consumers.wordpress.com

Everyone uses bank or credit cards nowadays. Even so, why are people under the impression that these cards are infallible and easy to use?
While they make your life easier, the way the average consumer behaves in relation to these cards is making life difficult for the poor cashier behind the counter. Here are some things that tick me o

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Coupons: Free Cookie! (But You’ve Gotta Buy A TV First…) « The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 398 days ago from http://consumers.wordpress.com

It surprises me how consumers go all gaga over even the most useless free items just because they're free. Kudos to the stores for working their magic and spinning their web to sucker people into buying something just to get a miserable mp3 player (which by the way costs only a few tens of dollars or euros nowadays).

Everyone loves free s

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Coupons: Please Read The Fine Print « The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 392 days ago from http://consumers.wordpress.com

I can't stress this enough. People, please read the fine print on your store offer coupons. The inability to read the fine print accounts for some 95% of the headaches clerks in the service industry suffer when dealing with customers and their precious coupons.

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10 Things Customers Do Which Might Make The Clerks Think They’re Shoplifting « The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 392 days ago from http://consumers.wordpress.com

Here are some general things that make the employees at supermarkets and such suspicious of you being a potential shoplifter. No one wants to be falsily accused of being a shoplifter, so if you avoid these tell-tale behaviorisms, you won’t be suspected without due cause.

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What Is Your Major Malfunction, Visa Electron!? « The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 375 days ago from http://consumers.wordpress.com

Whoever invented and made Visa Electron a reality should be tarred, feathered, strapped to the end of a bullet-train with a bungee cord and sent away for eternity.

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