Basic manners cost nothing

I hate bad manners. I hate it more when they are talking to someone else while they are serving you.
I dont open my purse until I have got eye contact

Two things in this life are inexcusable- being stupid and being bad mannered!!!!

One ay I was getting off a bus and a woman was getting her buggy and shopping down from the storage rack. I didn't offer to help as both my hands were full with shopping and the next day she passed me she made remarks at me for not helping her.

It is not my duty to drop everything I have to be at her beckon call or to be treated as her servant. She has undisciplined children and relies on the Stare for income.

She seems to have had a personality problem but owing to the foul mouthed remarks I turn my nose up at her now.

I used to take this sort of rubbish from people. Now I don't. As a person who's not shy or retiring, I now pull up anyone who has bad manners. For example, If I hold open a door for someone who doesn't say thanks. I say in a rather loud and theatrical voice, 'Don't mention it, my pleasure'. A simialr response is met by people who I let cross the road without so much as a nod, hand wave or thank you.
Don't stand for it. Puff out your chest and bring them to order! You may attract a few glances but the embarrassment will be all theirs. Who cares if people mutter under their breath about your comments, you will probably never see them again anyway.

If that doesn't work. You can always revert to the famous Dell Boy saying when taiking to a cashier.

DB: Did you sue them?
C: Who?
DB: The charm school!

In my experience its not just the younger generation. You should try spending some time in Andover...I could count the Please, Thank yous and Sorries on one hand I think. My mum taught me great manners, but she seems to have forgotten them all now, its so embarrassing!
The ingnorant folk of the world always get an extra loud 'thank you' from me.

well either he was an illegal immigrant or his boss is a f**king wa*ker and doesnt give a sh*t about get the same cutomers back again!!!!

Good Manners start at home, so blame "modern day parenting" for modern day brats bad manners and poor behaviour - everytime!

Mannerism you don't think outside the box, you are outside the box.

I used to work for Sainsburys when I was younger and I have to say that I was ALWAYS polite and friendly. But to be honest, some of the c**p I would have to take from customers just wasnt worth it. Some of them used to think they owned the store! Im sure some people just go in to pick on someone younger and more vulnerable. And whats the point in people saying, if you dont do such and such, I'll go to TESCO!! ohhhh big deal, as if I care - I really wasnt paid enough to give a damn where you shopped!

I don't want these people saying anything to me. They are trying to distract my attention. They might rip me off whilst I'm not looking, and particularly if I have a very large purchase load. By sleight of hand they could scan a good that I hadn't picked off the shelves, one which they were going to take home for themselves. Whilst I am talking away with them my concentration is lapsing. I am actually counting goods out of my basket to make absolutely sure I am only going to pay for what I selected. Absolute silence is the only way I can do this. I don't trust anyone to put one over me when I am not looking.

No matter what problems you have or how much you are paid there is no excuse for bad manners.

A "hello" or "hi" costs nothing and it sets up a mutual respect.

I know that customers can be ignorant as well, but they are not being paid for providing a service whereas checkout staff are. If you are unhappy, complain.

I must say however, I find it hard to believe a transaction took place with no conversation at all. Maybe you could have broken the deadlock with "How much would that be please?"

To the Grahams of this world.

To the very poster of this gripe.

To all who cannot think outside of their "box".

The situation posed by the griper was very one-sided. They are simply and selfishly thinking only of the behaviour and manners they would like to receive in this situatiion. They have NOT put themselves in the shoes of the checkout operator. They have not examined the social class difference that might exist between themselves and the person taking their cash. My reference to Food Rationing of 70 years ago was to make you think of the social differences that might have existed then. My little Sci-Fi story was simply an exposition of what times may come, that are already partially in the making. The one constant in all this is that there is a terrible divide in our society between those who have and those who do not.

The snobs of this world demand attention. The griper here is plainly one of those.

No glasses are needed the writing is in large letters on the walls.