Rude public behavior

[disneyfreakk]

Please please, don't eat in the buffet line. Watching you snack on the food as you go through and licking your fingers, and then picking up the next serving spoon just grosses me out. And if you touch something..it's yours. Don't put it back. If you knock over the extra lettuce, please don't put it back in the bowl, with the fingers you just licked. Also, assume, if you see something off to the side, it may have fallen on the floor. Please don't "help" by putting the item back in the serving bowl. This goes for cruises too..no snacking in the buffet line! And if you did snack, when you go to the self serve drinks...please use a napkin, not the finger you just licked, to push the button.

HA! I won't even eat at a buffet! I used to be a waitress at a mexican food place, and we had a buffet..... need I say more??

 

[Kath2003]

Ahhh I love lists like these. Every so often on my blog I do posts called "Shopping Rules 101" with a laundry list on each one about the dumb things customers should not do, say, ask, etc (and yet they do anything). I swear everyone should have to work retail for at least one extremely busy Holiday season at some point in their lives (preferably before they're allowed to start shopping on their own) so they can understand the hell they always put us through.

Ah yes.

My contribution:

When you're clearly cashing-up, turning off lights, closing the doors, and people ask, "What time do you close?"

"5 minutes ago."

 

[jann1033]

Couple of people have mentioned sneezing/coughing without covering their mouths/noses. But what really drives me crazy is when people DO sneeze, cover their noses & THEN hand me their money with the hand they just sneezed into! EWWWWW. Or worse, when people pull their money out of their socks - really really really don't want to touch it.

i once had a woman pull her's out of her sweaty nasty cleavage and hand me damp bills...a sock might have smelled better

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

Ahhh I love lists like these. Every so often on my blog I do posts called "Shopping Rules 101" with a laundry list on each one about the dumb things customers should not do, say, ask, etc (and yet they do anything). I swear everyone should have to work retail for at least one extremely busy Holiday season at some point in their lives (preferably before they're allowed to start shopping on their own) so they can understand the hell they always put us through.

my DH2B always says that! everyone should have to work retail at least for a week during peak season which would be like summer or Christmas season or something.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

Ah yes.

My contribution:

When you're clearly cashing-up, turning off lights, closing the doors, and people ask, "What time do you close?"

"5 minutes ago."

i worked at the mall a few years ago and when i'd pull the gate down people would STILL try and say "oh can i get something?? i know what i want!" or "oh you close now!? i thought you closed later".....no we close at 9 when the rest of the mall closes, thanks.

 

[Kath2003]

The best one is 5 minutes before you close on Christmas Eve - there's always one customer who HAS to have a certain item and cannot comprehend the idea that you've sold out it, and where on earth are they supposed to get one now, dontcha know it's nearly 6pm on Christmas Eve?!

 

[dolcezena]

i once had a woman pull her's out of her sweaty nasty cleavage and hand me damp bills...a sock might have smelled better

Hate to say it, but I've customers pull their money out of a worse place - yes, and hand it to me damp. I refused to take it & TG my manager backed me up. I've gotten the cleavage thing a few times. Definitely not nice.

 

[mking624]

The best one is 5 minutes before you close on Christmas Eve - there's always one customer who HAS to have a certain item and cannot comprehend the idea that you've sold out it, and where on earth are they supposed to get one now, dontcha know it's nearly 6pm on Christmas Eve?!

OMG don't I know it. I work at The Disney Store...and gee, who would have thought that the most popular toy would have sold out before Christmas Eve closing?!

Geez people, it's not my fault that you all can't seem to figure out that Christmas falls on December 25th every year!!!!

 

[mking624]

Hate to say it, but I've customers pull their money out of a worse place - yes, and hand it to me damp. I refused to take it & TG my manager backed me up. I've gotten the cleavage thing a few times. Definitely not nice.

OMG....

 

[Kath2003]

OMG don't I know it. I work at The Disney Store...and gee, who would have thought that the most popular toy would have sold out before Christmas Eve closing?!

Geez people, it's not my fault that you all can't seem to figure out that Christmas falls on December 25th every year!!!!

Also the ones who want to return something even though it's blatantly been used.

I once had a guy bring back a $250 suit, wanting a full refund. No tags on any of it and it had obviously been worn. He created such a fuss that the whole store went quiet and everyone turned to look at us. It was at that point that I loudly pointed out, "If you'll look here, Sir, there are visible sweat marks on the jacket, your business card in the pocket and I'm not entirely sure what this is on the crotch of the pants..."

Yeah he left pretty quick

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

Also the ones who want to return something even though it's blatantly been used.

I once had a guy bring back a $250 suit, wanting a full refund. No tags on any of it and it had obviously been worn. He created such a fuss that the whole store went quiet and everyone turned to look at us. It was at that point that I loudly pointed out, "If you'll look here, Sir, there are visible sweat marks on the jacket, your business card in the pocket and I'm not entirely sure what this is on the crotch of the pants..."

Yeah he left pretty quick

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

The best one is 5 minutes before you close on Christmas Eve - there's always one customer who HAS to have a certain item and cannot comprehend the idea that you've sold out it, and where on earth are they supposed to get one now, dontcha know it's nearly 6pm on Christmas Eve?!

i worked at blockbuster for a while and people would FREAK out on me when the new release movie wasn't there on the weekend it came out. like i purposely pulled them from the shelf, JUST to piss YOU off. and they would always try to come in after midnight to get movies "oh i know what i want, i swear!" ...yeah......me too.....to go home and go to bed!

 

[It's A Happy Day]

Ooooh, another pet peeve of mine...

going into a nail salon for a mani/pedi and the whole time they are talking whatever language they speak back & forth I know rationally they probably aren't talking about me but I can just see the conversation in my head....

"Look at ladies feet....they soooo big!" (I wear a size 10 shoe)

*quick glimpse & smile at me*

"Her feet look like she never have a pedi.....ever!" (followed by light laughter between workers)

It just really bothers me when I know someone knows the language but chooses to converse amongst themselves in another language.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

Ooooh, another pet peeve of mine...

going into a nail salon for a mani/pedi and the whole time they are talking whatever language they speak back & forth I know rationally they probably aren't talking about me but I can just see the conversation in my head....

"Look at ladies feet....they soooo big!" (I wear a size 10 shoe)

*quick glimpse & smile at me*

"Her feet look like she never have a pedi.....ever!" (followed by light laughter between workers)

It just really bothers me when I know someone knows the language but chooses to converse amongst themselves in another language.

yeah i'm not comfortable with that, either. i will usually try and go to a place where i know they speak english because i don't feel comfortable with them yapping on and on about something i have no idea what they're talking about.

 

[fan_of_small_world]

Here's my contribution...

If I give up my right of way to let you onto the busy road, could you please wave thanks? It won't hurt, I promise.

In the karate studio, can you please not talk so loud that the kids have trouble hearing the sensei? (I'm assuming there are plenty of dance, gymnastics, swimming, etc. parents out there who would agree, too.)

If you're going to have a smoke break outside of your building, please don't stand right next to the doors when there are plenty of places a little further down. I respect that you want to smoke, but please understand that for some of us it truly makes the simple act of breathing difficult.

If you are waiting at the curb in front of a store or business to pick someone up, please don't block the wheelchair ramp. People who use a w/c need it, somepeople without a w/c need it, and moms with strollers would like to use it too.

 

[exDS vet]

Great stuff here. I worked in retail (Disney Store, Starbucks, etc.) for many years before buying my own store. I have a few to add to the list. These bother me regardless of which side of the counter I am working.

1. Those nasty and rude customers who want the world and when they don't get their way they remind you that "the customer is always right." Yeah lady. You just lost any possibility of getting what you wanted with that comment.

2. Customers who flash the 1 minute signal when it's their turn in line and they are too busy talking on the phone to place their order. NEXT!

3. Customers who have to write a check for a loaf of bread. Have you HEARD of ATM/Debit cards?

4. Parents to take their kids to the ice cream shop and show them all 50 flavors and ask what flavor do you want? The kid says "bubble gum" and the parent says, "not that one, pick somehting else." Is there a prize involved? This is ice cream! They are kids! Let them have what they want.

5. Adults who order a childs item for themselves. (This may be my all-time biggest pet peeve.) It says "child" for a reason. You are not a kid, although you do act like one.

6. Customers who try to redeem coupons that expired years ago.

7. People who park their cars in front of stores to pick-up/drop off people. If you are too important to use the parking lot, maybe you should stay home.

8. Parents who are so lazy to get out of the car, they give their credit card to their kid so they can pay. In my opinion, theres nothing more valuable to a child than teaching them forgery to them at age 11.

9. People who stand in long lines to buy tickets to a movie, when ten feet to the right, there are 5 automatic ticket machines with nobody standing at them. Is standing in line supposed to be part of the moviegoing experience?

10. People who use the self check-out and have no idea what they are doing?

I was going to stop at ten, but this last one is officially my all time biggest pet peeve. When I take your order, don't start it by saying "I need...." unless you want me to reply with "Do you really need...?" Whatever happened to manners? OMG! I count at least 5 to 10 people a day who say this.

Anothe poster was right. It really does feel good to get this off your chest.

 

[sunlver]

This is inspired by the bluetooth thread. I really had no idea that bluetooth was sooo annoying, I never even thought of it. I don't have it, but probably half the people who work for my broker do so I just never considered it rude.

BUT, since this seems to be the place, there are a few things that really tick me off:

1. Gum snapping. WHY must you snap your gum every three seconds? It's gross, stop it, spit it out, you look like a dummy.




So this doesnt bother anybody else
I get annoyed with a lot of things... but nothing annoys me more then standing in line to pay for something , and somebody doing this right behind me in my ear...UGH...it takes all my strength not to say anything. Dont people know this is rude and annoying,to hear chew, snap, chew, snap, snap, snap,and then snap some more.UGH...

 

[MidgeD79]

What's wrong with an adult oredering a child's menu item (unles it states children under 10 only)? I frequently order off the childs menu because of the portion size. Does it really matter?

 

[Poppinsme]

This is my pet peeve. You are in the ladies restroom and going to use the toilet. You open the stall door and the toilet seat is covered in URINE! Why? Because so many women think they have to straddle the toilet seat instead of just sitting on it. So the next women(me) has to clean up your urine so I can pee. How nice. And how gross. Why do so many women now do this?? It is not sanitary or germ saving. There is no study anywhere that says you should straddle a toilet and pee all over the seat and floor. I have even been next to a women who was doing this and her pee was splashing all over MY shoes!!! My yelling could probably be heard down the block as I told her off. This ridiculous habit needs to end. And I have been known to write on bathroom stall doors "PLEASE SIT DOWN TO PEE OR CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF". Ugh.

 

[Principessa Alba]

I really think the most rude thing of all is to assume that everyone is trying to be rude, when sometimes there are things we don't understand.

Oh, I'm guilty, but how many times have I been spitting mad about how "rude" someone is and then come to find that there was something I didn't understand, that there were circumstances out of everyone's control. There was a lady with a kid on my daughter's soccer team that I hated for years, for example. H*A*T*E*D. She said something to me that I was so rude once and I thought she was horrible. Years later I found out that not I misunderstood what she meant, but she was going through a horrible divorce at the time and was very depressed and if what she had wanted to say came out wrong that was probably why. And I spent years thinking she was (and telling people!!!) how horrible she was!!!

That's something I'm trying to work on, to give people the benefit of the doubt more not be so quick to think that people's intentions are always so bad.