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AIBU to expect a 'please' from a cashier when they ask me 4 money?

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ShakerattlenRoll · 21/01/2014 20:41

I was in Marks and Spencers yesterday I had some rude cashier asking me to move my basket off the conveyer belt without even saying please.I thought I would let it go even though I was niggled by her barking an order at me and being so rude.I moved the basket and said nothing.When it came to paying the woman she asked for the money without saying 'Please'.I was so fed up with her by now that I pulled her up on it and tore a strip off of her.She subsequently apologised and I thought that would be the last of it.
I went back in this evening and went to another cashier and low and behold the same thing happened there when she asked for the money.There was no 'Please' I thought (ffs) what's going on here? I asked her whether it was Marks and Spencers policy to be so impolite when asking for the money when buying goods? She said no but she was not obliged to say 'please'.

        I thought ok then if you want to argue the point lets get a manger involved.Along came a manager and he said to me that he didn't know what all the fuss was about and that the cashiers had done nothing wrong by not saying 'Please' when asking for the money and he said he would not be reprimanding them on it.He told me that by the cashier saying 'thank you'  and 'have a nice day' was surfice and please was not needed.

       I mean to say what is this world coming to? I was brought up to say 'please' and 'thank you' and i'm not going to stop now and i expect people to say please and thank you to me especially if I am a customer at Marks and Spencers being served by a cashier.

I will be making an official complaint tomorrow to the store manager and head office. Your views please.TYIA
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everlong · 22/01/2014 18:45

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StickEmUpBigStyle · 22/01/2014 18:45

This has really cheered me up.
Thanks op.

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ShakerattlenRoll · 22/01/2014 18:45

everlong whats wrong with asking for a bit of good manners? Whats the problem? Don't tell me u r a rude person aswell

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JodieGarberJacob · 22/01/2014 18:45

I thought of greensleeves immediately but I don't remember her being mean and rude to other posters when tricking us. Unless it's a double trick of course...

FreyaFridays · 22/01/2014 18:46

Accept.

Except.

Different words.

Thank you, hope that helps.

Also, rolling on the floor laughing.

Cheers now.

EduCated · 22/01/2014 18:46

OP has deemed me polite. IN YOUR FACES THE REST OF YOU RUDE FUCKERS Grin

ShakerattlenRoll · 22/01/2014 18:46

u r welcome stickem up i wont back down

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2tiredtocare · 22/01/2014 18:46

Please miss, If perp is a troll stalker and stalking you does that make you a troll?

ShakerattlenRoll · 22/01/2014 18:47

thank you please

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LetsFaceTheMusicAndDance · 22/01/2014 18:48

I think it's way too funny to be properly mean and rude Jodie Smile

SauvignonBlanche · 22/01/2014 18:48

I'm clearly not Spiritually gifted enough to understand what exceptable means either.

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ShakerattlenRoll · 22/01/2014 18:48

it's my thread and you are stalking me on my thread and not even contributing to the convo just harrassing and being nasty in other words trolling and stalking .So beware stalkers and trolls back off.You've been warned.Stick to the topic and not personal attacks on people ok

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StickEmUpBigStyle · 22/01/2014 18:49

You must stick with what you think is right.

Thats what has been making my day annoying,

'Im right' whether they are or aren't.
To me thats spiritually ungifted.

ShakerattlenRoll · 22/01/2014 18:49

sauvignon got anything decent to say?

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PerpendicularVince · 22/01/2014 18:49

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LetsFaceTheMusicAndDance · 22/01/2014 18:49

EduCated Grin
You need a badge or summat

JodieGarberJacob · 22/01/2014 18:50

I must say that 'spiritually gifted' is genius and I'm going to try and use it in everyday conversation.

ShakerattlenRoll · 22/01/2014 18:51

everlong i've apologised to people if i've been rude to them and i re iterate now if i've been pushed to the extent that i've been rude to u i apologise hth .Please don't expect to provoke somebody with ridiculous nonsense and not expect a response.I can't stand stalkers or trolls

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LetsFaceTheMusicAndDance · 22/01/2014 18:51

Greensleeves was responsible for the thread where she asked AIBU to tell my husband off for eating burned cakes. I'll try a link

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 22/01/2014 18:51

Shakerattle - your increasingly hysterical nastiness on this thread is not lending any credence to your assertion that you are so much more spiritually mature and thoughtful of the feelings of others than the rest of us.

The vast majority of people on this thread have told you your behaviour to the cashiers, and subsequently was completely unreasonable - and your response is to try to bully people into silence with nasty comments about charm school, and calling people trolls. Perhaps you should consider the fact that the majority might be right, and you might be wrong, instead of carrying on with the nastiness.

Incidentally, by your behaviour on this thread you are painting a pretty unpleasant picture of yourself - was that your aim?

ShakerattlenRoll · 22/01/2014 18:51

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StickEmUpBigStyle · 22/01/2014 18:52

I think you define stalker as someone who posts to ypur thread more than once Confused

SauvignonBlanche · 22/01/2014 18:52

Yes, are you going to explain your made-up words, did you mean 'acceptable' or 'exceptional'.