I've said it before...
...and I'll say it again: People Are Stupid.
I had a sugar low this afternoon, so I decided to go downstairs to the caf (the one with the overpriced coffee), and get myself some yoghurt. The cashier rung in my purchase as I approached, and looked at me expectantly for payment. She didn't say a word. No problem, I just looked at the little screen on the cash register to see the price: $1.22. I scrounged in my change purse for the exact change, and handed it over. She dutifully counted it, and asked "is this what you intended to give me? The total is $1.31."
"But the cash register said it was $1.22."
"Yeah. But I didn't press the total button."
Well, if you're not going to verbally mention the price, and if you're not going to show me the accurate total on the cash register, maybe it's a little too much for you to expect exact change. Hopefully you can figure out which of your little buttons to press before robots take over your job.
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Yeah... I have a whole category called "moronic" on my blog devoted to similar instances of stupidity.
http://www.timothyandheather.com/archives/cat_moronic.html
Hey - it gives us something to mock... sigh ;-)
Posted by: heather at January 26, 2005 03:32 PM