to think the checkout operator shouldn't call me lazy for buying prepared veg?

[oldmum42]

I have a large family, so had a big pile of veg for the next 3 or 4 days. peeled, prepared, ready to bung in the oven roasting tatties, prepared fresh wedged tatties, carrots and other "hard" veg ready cubed.

She's raised an eyebrow before, but today she said "Is mummy having a lazy day today then? That must cost you a lot extra" (aimed in the direction of my 16mo in the trolley seat). I replied that it does indeed cost extra, but worth it to me as I have arthritis in my fingers, which shut her up somewhat.

Actually I don't have Arthritis, but I have hypermobile finger joints and peeling/chopping and even writing causes pain for hours if I'm not careful, and I am at high risk of Arthritis when older because of it - so I try limit peeling/chopping.

AIBU to think the checkout operator should not to calling customers lazy or otherwise making comments about a customers shopping................ they are there to sell us stuff, not police what we are buying!

Even if I was just "being lazy", then so what? My money, my business, surely? Fuming slightly about this (and a few other insensitive remarks I've had lately from people who should be paying a bit more attention to customer service).

I suggest you go in and buy a large cucumber, some KY jelly and a packet of condoms. See what they say to that.

YABU for actually caring what some random stranger thought.

'They don't do it in Waitrose.'

Mn Bingo!! (hmm)

YANBU. I think it's rude for assistants to comment on your shopping. Why don't they just make non-committal comments about the weather or something? Or at least only say positive things, not criticise what you've chosen from their shop.

Surely it's just plain common sense. If you are working directly with customers, you observe personal boundaries when you're chatting with them. It's not that difficult.

DH works at a supermarket, and one of the checkout people seems to think that because she knows him from work that it's okay to comment constantly on our children's behaviour when we end up at her register. She is always telling them they are being naughty if they are fussing and making snide little comments. DS2 has SNs, and I'm not about to offer this to her as an "excuse" for his behaviour - it's none of her business. And she has no business commenting on it - they are contained and not touching anything they shouldn't, so it's not her business.

I've basically told DH that the options are either to avoid her register completely so I don't have to restrain from telling her off or make a complaint to customer service, as she is completely off the mark in making comments.

That reminds me of a girl that I used to work with. I work in a bank and one day a woman walked in looking a tad dedraggled, I assume she'd had a heavy night!! Anyway the cashier that served her blurted out infront of a bank full of people " god, what's happened to you? You look like you've been dragged through a hedge backwards"!!!!!! The poor woman didn't know where to put herself, surprisingly she never complained though!!! Hence to say the cashier received a few harsh words from myself before locking myself in my office and laughing my arse off for about 30 minutes!!!!!!

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