Was in Blackwells in the queue for books. The woman behind the till and her customer were chatting away and the customer says, 'Oh, now I've put my pin in someone in Bangladesh knows I've bought a book!' I thought it was a bit odd, but then the two of them started into a long conversation about how your credit card details are kept by 'all sorts of people' and even if your local bank is in the UK you can find they've 'transferred' you to talk to someone on the other side of the world. Apparently 'they' keep trying to get your details and you can't be too careful.
Now, I know it is annoying when you call the bank and can't understand the person on the other end of the phone - if that's the issue. But don't you think the woman on the till should have said something back to this woman instead of going along with her? I mean, obviously your bank doesn't employ people who have a vested interest in stealing your details, nor do people from Bangladesh have some kind of automatic desire to steal from you!
I thought it was really unpleasant and I was a bit abrupt with the till woman when it was my turn - not rude, I just didn't chat. Was I being a bit OTT, or were they out of order?