to not want to be called "hunny bun" by a complete stranger..

[Justforlaughs]

(or indeed by anyone!), let alone a customer in the supermarket where I work! All I did was show him where something was "thanks, hunny bun"!!!!

Should have said that he was looking for a grocery item, ! I know what some of your minds are like on here!

Teeny bit annoying but I'd most probably just shrug it off!

Or call him "pet" or something.

the customer is always right

"love", ok; "darling", pretty common round here; "hunny bun" ??? really??

A customer once came up to me and said "You look nice. Where is x product?" I thought that was weird then after I showed him he said "Ta baby girl!".

An adult saying "ta" to another adult was possibly the most irritating part of that brief conversation.

A man in Sainsburys said ' thanks love' to me so I just said 'that's ok love'

Arghhh i would hate that, I worked in a pub/restaurant for 5 years and the pet names have always just grated on me, I did however become very good at smiling sweetly and just ignoring it, then going into the kitchen and ranting :)

You should have replied 'No problem cutie pie'.

As a general rule, I'm okay with lovey stuff. Cos that's about them.

But I just hate the patronising 'dear'. No-one who knows me would call me 'dear'.

I'm the anti-dear.

Maybe it was by mistake, just out of habit.
I told one of the Dts nursery staff that I loved them as I left the other day.

I accidentally called a mum at school darling the other day and pretended I meant to