Why do people at Starbucks wait to read the menu when they get to the cashier instead of while waiting in line
438399
Perhaps they are from California like all the knuckleheads who wait to read the menu before they order food in a drive thru.  I think it comes down to, kids are having kids and are now kids aren't learning how to be thinkers because their parents are still learning how to be parents.
615130
it's kind of aggravating to have to get up and get a new pen for the customer every time someone takes it.  Most people just take the pen automatically without noticeing they do it
890976
If I encounter a rude waiter or waitress, I usually ask if they are new.  Sometimes it's nerves that makes them come across as being rude.  If they tell me they are not new, then I know they are just plain rude and should not be doing that type of work.  I might leave them a few pennies or a nickel instead of a real tip.  Someone told me a long time ago that by not leaving a tip, they might just think I forgot to leave one. If I leave a few pennies, they will know I didn't like their service. I hate it when I'm dining alone and it takes the waiter/waitress forever to bring my check.  They should always leave the check when the food is delivered to you.
285166
I'm a cashier at McDonald's.  Waiting waiting for Mr. Customer right!!!  Ching ching, oops!  The money's spilling out...need to stash them back in but hey!!!...no looking at them when I bend over okay?  You know they aren't for free!!!
1053425
a queue of people waiting to get prnt outs?
80181
Yea Man, just yesterday I ordered a Latte and a pistachio scone here in town, and guess who waited on me?\nDidn't at all look as I would have expected though.
47034
Ahh, the "rational consumer double-standard." I don't like waiting either, but people complain about high prices for products, then complain when the company lowers prices and has to automate things like customer service in order to make up the cost.\n\nWe can't have it both ways!
327915
I have almost no basis for answering this, but as a guess, I would say its when you go to the mall, stop people that walk by and ask "Would you like to take part in our survey?"\nJust a guess
292642
I am guilty of that myself.  Not every time but sometimes. They makeyou wait 24 hours, that is the problem.  Sometimes, 24 hours later I might be very busy working and that answer ge de-prioritized.
1076412
Imagine this scenario:\n\nYou're in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till.\n\nBehind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you must have.\n\nThe female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire. Both of you have forgotten your purses.\n\nIt would be totally rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes. The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.\n\nYour friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma. She prepares to throw her purse to you. If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes.\n\nAt a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and, whilst it is in flight, you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes.\n\nAlways remembering that until the purse had actually been thrown it would be plain wrong to be forward of the other shopper.\n\n\nDoes that help?
1092412
People do it because they're lazy and rude.  They think their need for convenience overrides the law and respect for others.\n\nSometimes, don't you just want to ram your grocery cart into their cars?
1049259
Whatever you order first, will come first...\n\nAt least this is what happening at the KFC.
590190
LOL you stole my pet peeve....lets not forget the people who order double cheeseburgers and super size fries and then get a diet coke to go with that.....wouldn't want to mess up their diet......\nI can't not stand people who I get stuck behind in the parking lot because they want to wait 10 minutes for that up front parking spot....wouldn't want to have to burn some extra calories walking now....
1166522
Actually i would say that the reason Spanish is an option as self checkout counters is for business. By having spanish option, the vendor is telling its spanish speaking clientelle that they are welcomed because they make it easier to communicate and to shop by having their native language. Its all business, its not that they dont want people to learn it, its that they want more people, and by having a language that is very common they hope to get those people that dont go because of the language barrier. Thats it, they are trying to break the language barrier between them and the clientelle that speaks spanish, and have it difficult speaking spanish. And i dont find it as an insult that they have these spanish options at the self checkout counters, its actually good so that people can feel a bit more welcomed in these places and can feel capable, because, as you should know, not everyone is capable of learning the language, but at least they can pay for what they have. Even it angers some of you.
1185169
Oh I hate them too!!!!!!!! it ends up taking longer than it would with a real cashier,  inevitably something goes wrong and a cashier has to come over and help anyway... and  the people in back of you on line  get    angry much faster and the anger is  aimed at you since you are your own cashier lol... they do it to save money  - less employees, less money spent on wages,  and benefits... its a win-win for them...  and a frustrating experience for us !
264801
A car drives up to a fast food order window, the driver places his order, the wiseguy cashier repeats it as if it were a question, the driver answers yes, the cashier says no, the driver questions No?, the cashier affirms stating perhaps you would like to order from our healthy menu, with that the order board changes to just healthy foods (i.e. salads, fruit, and vegetables, the driver says the just wants the burger fry combo, the cashier says no because "We're looking out for you". As the driver sits there and looks confused and the cashier smiles a voiceover states. "Not just another fast food store. We look out for you even when you don't want to."
770988
You mean you aren't already in line?