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Things people do that baffle you 2

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jenzzi · 25/04/2026 09:10

Following this thread https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5520735-things-people-do-that-just-baffle-you?page=40

Things included
talking on loudspeaker in public
very elderly people who shop on Saturday morning
people that stop at shop entrances
people park next to you in a car park that is about 20% full

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What does either a specific person in your life, or just the general public do, you just don't understand why they do it, and you either can't ask the...

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CoffeeCantata · Today 16:38

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · Today 16:05

I still think it can't be a lot of fun working for minimum wage - in a place with frequent shoplifters and potential violent robbers after the cigarettes behind the counter - and then being treated like you're stupid by so many customers for not realising that they need a bag, whilst taking longer to serve the queue because you're putting the scanned purchases back on the counter rather than into a bag, before they then ask for one.

Like it or not, you have to react to what people are like, not what they should be like; and if you berate customers for not bringing their own bags, you'll just get anger and/or abuse from a fair number of them.

Could you quote the part of my post in which I suggest the cashier should 'berate customers for not bringing their own bags'?

Nowhere do I suggest anything of the sort. Here is my post again:

No, I still think that the default should be to assume that everyone nowadays takes their own bag.
Customers should have to actively ask for a bag, for lots of good reasons.

The cashier need say nothing. The onus is on the customer to ask for a bag.

I'm shocked at the way you have twisted my words to suit your own odd agenda.

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