I know this may seem silly, but it gets on my nerves every time I go to the supermarket. I cannot bear the way the people at the check-out sit and do nothing whilst someone is packing their bags? Could they not help you pack your bags to speed up the process?
It also frustrated me the other day that the lady waited until I had unpacked everything to start putting things through??? Why could she not start and then help me pack at the end?
In Australia, it works so differently and much more efficiently, I believe. The check-out staff are all standing up and they are trained in how to pack bags properly (yes there is an art ha ha!) and they will put everything through very quickly and have it all packed for you. They are never standing around twiddling their thumbs if a customer is there.
I guess as this is what I have seen growing up, I find the British approach of sitting down, let's slowly put things through the till and then wait and do nothing whilst watching the customer flail about trying to pack and pay and juggle children etc very ineffficent!
I sometimes ask them to help me pack when I have my baby with me, as it is tricky trying to do all these things whilst looking after a demanding baby!
So I guess there is no reason why they can't pack - or am I missing something!??
Is anyone with me??!!
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lill72 · 14/01/2016 16:04
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