To be annoyed by the Post Office's manger repeated comments?

[Dancergirl]

I do a lot of online clothes shopping and this invariably means sending back a lot of returns.

At my local Post Office I am often served by a man who's the manager. EVERY time I go in with a returns parcel he says (in a whinging voice), 'more rubbish going back'.

Yesterday it was 'first thing in the morning, more rubbish going back', going on about Boden's financial difficulties, asking me if I'd bought more etc.

FFS, I just want to return my parcel without this running commentary on my shopping habits.

I know it's only a small thing and I should lighten up but it annoys me.

Agree with you, it's too personal, and rather rude imo.

YANBU.

I get it at the door from the Royal Mail parcel delivery chap - "you're taking this 'spend your way out of a recession' a bit to heart love, aren't you?" was yesterday's comment...

You need a smart retort to silence the rude bugger (don't look at me though, I have no suggestions)

How about "yeah, but it's keeping you in work mate" delivered with a cheeky insouciance grin (told you, not much good at this)

Insouciant (damn this IPad)

Tell him you're helping to keep him in a job.

Just tell him you are keeping him in a job by using his post office when they are shutting down all over the place and that Boden probably couldn't care less about him so to stop worrying himself so much over them.

I'd tell him yes it really is rubbish, you dont like touching bins so you post your waste to random places

it's just chit chat innit lighten up

These things really don't bother me...I just see them as idle friendly chit chat.

I probably would've said something like "Yeah load of tat. So how are you today?"

auraofdora that made me laugh!

Imagine really posting your waste using all those free returns labels??

Look him straight in the eye, without blinking, and tell him it's not Boden returns, it's the dismembered limbs of the last person who pissed you off.

I don't care if he called you a swine and then stole your microwave and keyed your car, you are still BU to shop at Boden.

Admiral; Dancergirl, you have got to use that line!

yanbu

today the cashier at the zoo asked if I would gift aid - I said I had been made redundant so couldn't then he kept saying loudly "oh well a NON TAXPAYER then" several times - then proceeded to quiz me about my luck getting a job (I have enough redundancy pay to allow me extra time off with my 1 yr old and am not claiming benefits - plus have worked weekend and hols from when I was 14, throughout uni and have been employed ever since uni but that's by the by)

fucking idiots thinking they have the right to pass comment - grrrr (am tired, hormonal and pissed off!)

Are Boden in trouble? They could try lowering their prices to increase sales. They really do sell the most overpriced stuff in the world.

Being made redundant does give the world the right to tell you off about your status as a non-taxpayer. It meant I could stay home for a bit with the kids too though.

maddening.. dont give details then, just say no I dont like to gift aids to people thankss..he was gobby but you gave him the ammo

Tabby.

I took passport forms to be renewed and the cashier looked at ds's and said "oh, that's an unusual name, don't see many of them about, do you like it?"

It's a biblical name, def not uncommon and why would I call my son a name I didn't like??

She then told me she called her dd 'dorkas' I shit you not, but that her dd got annoyed when people spelt it as 'dorkis' .

Yes, the woman with a child named Dorkas finds my sons biblical name unusual.....

Tabby????? Meant YANBU !!

YABVVVU

I like a bit of idle chatter.

The other poster is NBU with the man in the zoo. As a SAHM I find gift aid really embarrassing.

Years ago at our village post office the owner was such a nosey fucker man. Every time I returned a parcel he'd ask what was in it!

Just tell him what Admiral said. I love a bit or chit chat, but people need to know where to draw the line.

I won't next time - am obviously new at this game - just felt I should explain why I couldn't gift aid it's a strange new world!

Yanbu it's none of his beeswax and tbh I'd be offended that he was calling things I'd clearly paid for "rubbish"

With regards to gift aid say you don't live in the uk so therefore are ineligable.