Amethyst
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I took today off, and went shopping with husband. We bought a few items at BJ's, where there was only 1 checkout line open, with half a dozen customers - several with gigantic orders - ahead of us. (We both hate BJs' "self-check-outs" and won't use them).
Husband went over to the service counter and requested another line be opened. A clerk opened a new line and called everyone over. Husband (who is twice other customers' age and also twice as speedy) got first in line. We then (both of us) got chewed out by an indignant customer with a huge order who insisted we should have let other people go ahead of us, because they had been waiting Just As Long As You.
To top it off, the clerk at the new counter was in a dreadful mood, and took it out on us. He was as surly and sarcastic as I've ever come across, and when I asked him his name (in a friendly tone), flipped his name badge at me and wanted to know if I expected him to quit then and there.
Did we do something wrong here?
Amethyst
Husband went over to the service counter and requested another line be opened. A clerk opened a new line and called everyone over. Husband (who is twice other customers' age and also twice as speedy) got first in line. We then (both of us) got chewed out by an indignant customer with a huge order who insisted we should have let other people go ahead of us, because they had been waiting Just As Long As You.
To top it off, the clerk at the new counter was in a dreadful mood, and took it out on us. He was as surly and sarcastic as I've ever come across, and when I asked him his name (in a friendly tone), flipped his name badge at me and wanted to know if I expected him to quit then and there.
Did we do something wrong here?
Amethyst