I don't want the fucking receipt in the fucking bag.

[HaveYourselfAMardyLittleXmas]

I want it in my purse. Otherwise I'll lose the fucker.

And yes, young lady in Debenhams, I will make a song and dance about fishing it out.

Thank you nice lady in Marks who gave me the choice.

Fucking shopping.

[rage]

and this is why I don't work in retail any more. Maybe shop assistants should have in depth conversations with all customer to establish what order they would like their change and receipt in? I'm sure you would be happy to queue for hours in each shop to spare yourself the inconvenience of having to take the receipt out of the bag.

You realise that "young lady" in Debenhams is wishing that your heating breaks down at 8pm on Christmas Eve don't you?

I don't mind the receipt in the bag. A worse shop assistant crime is when they don't give you a receipt, usually in a local small Tesco or Sainsburys. I once went to a small Tesco's and the shop assistant ripped up the receipt in front of me. I actually felt like crying when she did that.

And to the man in front of me in the queue: Stop singing along to "I wish it could be Christmas every day".

And no I don't want a bloody store card.

And it can stop fucking raining and all.

Mardy you truly are well named....take a deep breath...it'll all be over in 5 days' time!!

And it can stop fucking raining and all.

You need the weatherman for that not retail staff

I always ask people if they want it in the bag.

When shopping myself, its much easier if they put it in there. Handing me the receipt, the change, my bag and trying to sort all that out with a walking stick is not easy.

God some people moan about anything

Oh I hate the receipt on my hand then the change too! I make a big fuss about putting it all down on the counter, then separating it all and putting it away. Lazy bastards. but I DO like the receipt in the bag!

Oh dear. You're putting me off going shopping tomorrow. The town will be full of angry monster types.

If you've paid cash, don't have the receipt put in the bag - I know someone who did this, someone nicked the bag whilst she put it down (a pair of shoes) and took them back to the shop for a refund!

Unfortunately the master criminal put her real name and address on the refund slip at the shop so the police didn't have to try to hard to find her. Still hard to believe the audacity of the woman though, it was sheer luck that she found a cash receipt which probably saved her the hassle of flogging a spare of stolen shoes on eBay.

Mardy take a deep breath and go to Costa for a black forest hot chocolate. Don't use up all your rage in the first shop!

Oh get a sense of humour usual

Man, I am SO GLAD I do not work in retail any more, particularly at this time of year. The stores are filled with rude idiots.

There was no humor in that post MrsMushroom. It came across as very spiteful and nasty.

Shop assistants just can't win can they? :(

fourfinger that was my pet hate when I worked in a supermarket. After years I started putting their change on the counter and immediately moving on to the next customer. Rude,yeah,but working a 9 hour shift during which most customers were arseholes can really wear down a persons tolerance. They never complained,what could they say "I was an ignorant shithead and she didn't lick my shoes in gratitude that I condescended to go to her till?!

Polite customers got the full works customer service wise though. I genuinely was grateful they came to my till.

Op...shop assistants don't care if you throw a fit over nothing they just add you to the very very long dickhead customer list. It's Christmas,shops are busy,she is busy. She probably just forgot to ask if you wanted the receipt in the bag or not. Or after serving thousands of people who want just that,made an educated guess that you would too.

If any of you should want to take your menopausal, shitty Christmas moods out on retail staff, can you just think a mo, that member of staff may be menopausal and in a shitty mood too, remember, we're all in this together. Smile! It won't kill ya. And let the receipt angst gooooo!