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

By janihelle 396 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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The Complaints Notebook « The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 381 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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10 Things Customers Do Which Might Make The Clerks Think They’re Shoplifting « The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 358 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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Is It Wrong To Help A Customer Who Is Permanently or Temporarily Disabled? « The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 387 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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What Is Your Major Malfunction, Visa Electron!? « The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 341 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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