Am I the only angry person that gets annoyed when cashiers in shops ask these sorts of questions?

'Did you find everything you were looking for?' when you are already paying with your card.

'Has it been a busy day for you?' - Who cares?

'What have you got planned for the rest of the day?' - WTF are you asking that for, mind your own business.

What next?

'How has your weight loss quest been going fatty?'

'Do you often find people stare at you when you are out in public'?

'You don't look like you have an active social life, can I offer you some advice?'

'You don't seem to have any tattoos, what's wrong with you?'


Do checkout people get taught to ask dumb questions or is it their own idea?

Nooooo FN....

Step back from the dark side!! Its called being pleasant... engaging if you will. Sometimes its annoying but generally it provides a connection.... and some people genuinely need to connect and be sociable....

And I am sure it breaks the absolute monotony of sitting behind a checkout for hours on end looking at grumpy faces passing by...

Or just tell them the truth, "It's been crap, I've been wading through pages of bitcoin fanboy drivel on the internet."

I got fooooooooooooled

"have a nice evening"

Yeah righto d*Ickhead, I just bought a disposable razor, pot noodle (large size) and bag of kettle chips in your ****ty servo nextdoor to a ****ty motel in the arse-end of nowhere.

Like I'm gunna have a nice evening.

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Emeboy said..
Nooooo FN....

Step back from the dark side!! Its called being pleasant... engaging if you will. Sometimes its annoying but generally it provides a connection.... and some people genuinely need to connect and be sociable....

And I am sure it breaks the absolute monotony of sitting behind a checkout for hours on end looking at grumpy faces passing by...

I think you have a point and I do need to learn to be a bit more tolerant.... but it really bugs me when people ask questions when they don't expect an answer.

The other day at Repco some saleswoman is having a full on chat with her colleague instead of helping out other customers. Doesn't acknowledge me at all when I go to pay, keeps talking to friend, then comes out with 'did you find everything you were searching for?' to me, and then goes back to chatting with her friend. Nah, that bugs me. I wouldn't mind her saying 'hello, how are you going?' as everyone knows you don't often expect an answer to that.

"Have you had a good day so far" was another question in the same store. My internal voice wanted to say 'well, yes, its been okay except for the people asking me dumb questions' but I was worried that he wouldn't understand and I would just feel dumb for trying to be a smart arse.

Interestingly, genuinely nice people can chat to me at checkouts just fine. Its just the nature of the dumb questions that bugs me. If they ask me 'how are you?' I am more likely to ask them anything I still have a problem with. On the other hand if they ask me 'what have you got planned for the rest of the day?' I am likely to just shut down and remind myself to go to a different store next time.

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Carantoc said..
"have a nice evening"

Yeah righto d*Ickhead, I just bought a disposable razor, pot noodle (large size) and bag of kettle chips in your ****ty servo nextdoor to a ****ty motel in the arse-end of nowhere.

Like I'm gunna have a nice evening.

I had a council guy call me and tell me he was going to tow my trailer away that was parked in front of my house, and then sincerely followed up with 'have a nice weekend'. WTH. Imagine that personality in a surgeon. "Oh sorry mate, we found something in there we really shouldn't have, but have a great weekend!"

Sounds like you're more annoyed that they are encroaching on your monopoly for asking dumb questions.

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kiterboy said..
Sounds like you're more annoyed that they are encroaching on your monopoly for asking dumb questions.

I was going to say Duopoly but then I remembered lotofwind, so a Cartel?

I had a fantastic day, 26k efoiling in perfect conditions.

I think its just "grumpy old man syndrome", mixed with the "new gen complain to strangers about it on social media syndrome".
Seems you have a bad case of it.

Hmm, by the sounds of that first post, I'm surprised they are not asking "would you like something for those hot flashes...?"

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Waterloo said..
Hmm, by the sounds of that first post, I'm surprised they are not asking "would you like something for those hot flashes...?"
??

I am 74.5 yo and love hot flushes

God old customer service!
Better than some dumb arse standing there saying nothing, thinking they'd rather be somewhere else doing nothing

Who cares, they're just saying what they're told to, at least they're working, imagine putting up with grumpy buggers all day.

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Pitbull said..
Good old customer service!
Better than some dumb arse standing there saying nothing, thinking they'd rather be somewhere else doing nothing

Reminds me of the time a girl was serving me at a check out, while on the adjacent check out a bottle of soft drink burst as it was being scanned and made a huge mess. The girl serving me turns to her friend and right in front of me says, "You're so lucky having that mess to clean up, I have to keep serving these customers."

^^^^^^^So how has your day been so far?

I think you are in the wrong place.........there is defiantly no ladies here and doubt any of the blokes here could be classed as gentlemen.

I love the opportunity for a small conversation with the checkout people. its called life. try this one. older lady in coles asked how my day was going and i told her awesome!!! because i had finally nailed a new tune on my harmonica. she replies' what tune ' i pull out harmonica ( key of A, blues harp) and crank it out . cheer form people at check out ,big smile from older checkout lady , huge look disapproval from supervisor......... life is awesome.

and yes I have a harmonica in my pocket or bag theses days

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landyacht said..
I love the opportunity for a small conversation with the checkout people. its called life. try this one. older lady in coles asked how my day was going and i told her awesome!!! because i had finally nailed a new tune on my harmonica. she replies' what tune ' i pull out harmonica ( key of A, blues harp) and crank it out . cheer form people at check out ,big smile from older checkout lady , huge look disapproval from supervisor......... life is awesome.

and yes I have a harmonica in my pocket or bag theses days

The funny thing is I don't mind having a conversation with people. I often go to a checkout where you see some poor lonely person with no customers, just so that I interrupt their day as I know how boring it can be when there are no customers to interact with.

I would be laughing too if someone in front of me pulled out a harmonica and started playing!

I think older people generally ask you something and expect an answer, otherwise they don't bother asking. It just seems to be a thing I have noticed recently where younger people are asking questions with no obvious interest in the answer. I am guessing that someone has told them that its a better way to interact with people. It probably is until they get some angry mean person like myself!

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warwickl said..

Waterloo said..
Hmm, by the sounds of that first post, I'm surprised they are not asking "would you like something for those hot flashes...?"
??

I am 74.5 yo and love hot flushes

I like em younger

I like it when the shop assistant asks "Are you right?"
Standard response is :-
"Usually. It depends on what we are discussing." Nearly always gets a smile and a rephrase.

I'ma non fan of the "How are we?"
I have to respond with a question of course, "How are you?"
"Ok. "
Then I can respond. "We are ok"

"Have a good one!"

"A good what?"

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landyacht said..
I love the opportunity for a small conversation with the checkout people. its called life. try this one. older lady in coles asked how my day was going and i told her awesome!!! because i had finally nailed a new tune on my harmonica. she replies' what tune ' i pull out harmonica ( key of A, blues harp) and crank it out . cheer form people at check out ,big smile from older checkout lady , huge look disapproval from supervisor......... life is awesome.

and yes I have a harmonica in my pocket or bag theses days

nice one landy

****.
OK, how about poop?

I went fishing this morning, and it was glorious.

I caught an undersized trevalley and some holiday makers crowded around me. One rather anoying no-coiner and his 4 eyed son, was sort of stalking me after that and then came up to me later and said he had an app on his phone, which he attempted to show me, that told him when the fish bite, and that he and his four eyed son would come to my spot at that time.

For a very brief moment I felt like punching this family man in the face, in front of his four eyed son.

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myscreenname said..
I went fishing this morning, and it was glorious.

I caught an undersized trevalley and some holiday makers crowded around me. One rather anoying no-coiner and his 4 eyed son, was sort of stalking me after that and then came up to me later and said he had an app on his phone, which he attempted to show me, that told him when the fish bite, and that he and his four eyed son would come to my spot at that time.

For a very brief moment I felt like punching this family man in the face, in front of his four eyed son.

Lucky he didn't ask you how we are doing or how your day has been or have you been having a good day or even if you found everything you need. If he did you would be excused for punching him.

What would you do if you did this and then found he was a bitcoiner?

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FormulaNova said..
Am I the only angry person that gets annoyed when cashiers in shops ask these sorts of questions?

'Did you find everything you were looking for?' when you are already paying with your card.

'Has it been a busy day for you?' - Who cares?

'What have you got planned for the rest of the day?' - WTF are you asking that for, mind your own business.

What next?

'How has your weight loss quest been going fatty?'

'Do you often find people stare at you when you are out in public'?

'You don't look like you have an active social life, can I offer you some advice?'

'You don't seem to have any tattoos, what's wrong with you?'


Do checkout people get taught to ask dumb questions or is it their own idea?

Miserable cxnt

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FormulaNova said..
Am I the only angry person that gets annoyed when cashiers in shops ask these sorts of questions?

'Did you find everything you were looking for?' when you are already paying with your card.

'Has it been a busy day for you?' - Who cares?

'What have you got planned for the rest of the day?' - WTF are you asking that for, mind your own business.

What next?

'How has your weight loss quest been going fatty?'

'Do you often find people stare at you when you are out in public'?

'You don't look like you have an active social life, can I offer you some advice?'

'You don't seem to have any tattoos, what's wrong with you?'


Do checkout people get taught to ask dumb questions or is it their own idea?

OMG I feel for you FN, LOL
Being a Friday, should I ask

ARE YOU OK ?


I am currently siting on the couch for the ninth week, dealing with 7 rib fractures due to a sporting accident.
The girls at the bottle shop ask me, "How are you travelling? How are you feeling today ?" as they are putting my carton onto my moving trolley.
I say " Yeah getting better every day" and I get a sympathetic smile and more chat every time.

You appear to be a very bitter man, of whoms life appears to soley that of living behind a keyboard and not getting out and enjoying the world around you.

I don't comment on The Breeze very often these days, (Since HW has gone I find it a bit dull )

But seriously, you start a post complaining about people that are trying to be nice to to you ?

Get a Dog, take him/her out for for a walk and you will realise the world doesn't' just revolve around you.

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oz surf said..

FormulaNova said..
Am I the only angry person that gets annoyed when cashiers in shops ask these sorts of questions?

'Did you find everything you were looking for?' when you are already paying with your card.

'Has it been a busy day for you?' - Who cares?

'What have you got planned for the rest of the day?' - WTF are you asking that for, mind your own business.

What next?

'How has your weight loss quest been going fatty?'

'Do you often find people stare at you when you are out in public'?

'You don't look like you have an active social life, can I offer you some advice?'

'You don't seem to have any tattoos, what's wrong with you?'


Do checkout people get taught to ask dumb questions or is it their own idea?

Miserable cxnt

Yeah Mate, just explained it in detail.

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VB MAN said..

OMG I feel for you FN, LOL
Being a Friday, should I ask

ARE YOU OK ?


I am currently siting on the couch for the ninth week, dealing with 7 rib fractures due to a sporting accident.
The girls at the bottle shop ask me, "How are you travelling? How are you feeling today ?" as they are putting my carton onto my moving trolley.
I say " Yeah getting better every day" and I get a sympathetic smile and more chat every time.

You appear to be a very bitter man, of whoms life appears to soley that of living behind a keyboard and not getting out and enjoying the world around you.

I don't comment on The Breeze very often these days, (Since HW has gone I find it a bit dull )

But seriously, you start a post complaining about people that are trying to be nice to to you ?

Get a Dog, take him/her out for for a walk and you will realise the world doesn't' just revolve around you.

Ha! 'Are you okay?' - Nah, big difference between depression and wanting to kill yourself and wanting to kill shop assistants for inane questions. I wouldn't mind so much if the dumb questions required more thought than they do from the person asking. What's wrong with a genuine 'how are you going?'? Instead it's 'have you had a good day so far' or 'what have you got planned for the rest of the day'? - "I just want to buy the things in my hand and get back to it..."

I think I have realised that it's people like you that are either the parents of these people asking dumb questions or are the reason that these people are asking these dumb questions - 'yeah, ask that sad sack over there how his day has been, it looks like he really needs it'.

You do realise that the whole point of the "are you okay" movement is to check on people's mental health, and not a way to have a side-swipe at them and a way to take the piss out of them, don't you? No, your response tells me you don't. Shame on you. It's a serious problem and you are just using it to have a go at me.