When people don't bring a towel to the gym, they sweat all over the place then leave it on the equipment.

 

That and the grunting!  I know sometimes its unavoidable, but at times it gets crazy/

people who ask, "Can I ask you a question."  Like fireants running underneath my skin

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OMG, just dumb questions like that in general drive me up the wall.  I just started working at a Pac Sun, a clothing store at my mall, and some lady asked me, "Do you have anything on sale?"  I was dumbfounded because first; it's the holiday season, why wouldn't we, and second; we have big signs all over the store that say SALE. Half of our displays in the store have a sale sign on them. Man some people just p!ss me off.

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When people use the phrase "separation of church and state" as if it is actually written into the Constitution.

People who are rude and nasty during the holidays.  Come on, some people have it a lot worse and they actually have a good attitude about it because they actually appreciate it.

 

People who rely on government welfare to feed and support their family, but then go out and buy a $60,000 Escalade, Hummer or Benz.  I saw this all the time when I cashiered.  You you're going to let the government cover the expenses of your family but you're going to spend your money on an expensive vehicle that you don't really need?  Where is the responsibility in that?

 

Winter- I hate everything about it.

The "princess" BS... well, I say if the gal takes decent care of herself, she's entitled to a reasonable amount of 'tude. :-)

 

So long as it's not overdone, I can accept it in men, too. So many men model themselves after the Dodge Hemi guys that a fit, decently-groomed and -dressed man who carries himself well really stands out from the herd.

 

I hate the use of "loose" when someone means "lose"

 

It makes me loose my mind!

 

Aside from public illiteracy, nothing makes me loose my temper quicker then morons peddling bicycles on the sidewalks.

 

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Winter- I hate everything about it.

 

And yet you've made your home in Pennsylvania. I got news for ya; that ain't the year-around sunshine capital of North America.  :wink:

When people use the phrase "separation of church and state" as if it is actually written into the Constitution.

 

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . ."

 

To me, that sounds like "don't make laws that cater to any particular religion, but allow people to practice their own religion".

I'm not sure what the distinction is.  If congress can't establish or prohibit religion, the two sound pretty separate to me.  My pet peeve is people who act like the Establishment Clause isn't there, or who insist that "under God" was always in the pledge of allegiance.

The founding fathers were guys who hated the hell out of King George - a man who apparently taxed the hell out the colonies through his 'divine right'.

The taxes that were levied on the colonists weren't very high at all.  And they were only levied to help repay a portion of costs of protecting the colonies during the French-Indian wars.  Unfortunately that same ridiculous mentality regarding taxes still drives American's views on the subject.

The amount we spend on the war on terror is a much smaller fraction of our GDP compared to expenditure during WW2. It just depends how you look at it!

I'm not sure what the distinction is.  If congress can't establish or prohibit religion, the two sound pretty separate to me.  My pet peeve is people who act like the Establishment Clause isn't there, or who insist that "under God" was always in the pledge of allegiance.

 

I was in the fifth or sixth grade, I believe, when "under God" was added to the pledge. I still have the mental picture of that classroom where we recited the pledge first thing every morning, and I remember the teacher explaining the change to us.

 

In that same school all the classes gathered in the auditorium one morning a week - I think it was Monday morning - for "chapel." It was a sort of scaled-down church service, with prayers, hymns, the whole works. Participation was mandatory, but no one challenged it because no one would have owned up to being non-Christian.

 

It wasn't a parochial school. It was a public school in rural Northeastern Indiana, with 200-300 students in eight grades.

 

Those were the good old days. Senator Joe McCarthy was protecting us from communists who had infiltrated government, the military, and our everyday lives, and his right-hand man, a young lawyer named Roy Cohn, was aggressively ferreting out homosexuals in government, whose furtive immoral acts and consequent vulnerability to blackmail made them the Greatest Threat to Democracy in History. Ronald Reagan was dedicated to exposing people in Hollywood whose personal conduct and public performances undermined the values crucial to Freedom and the American Way.

What are your biggest pet peeves? 

 

People. The more I meet, the more I like my cats.

What are your biggest pet peeves? 

 

People. The more I meet, the more I like my cats.

Hush!  You're being a crank again!  It's not sexy!  ;)

Unnecessary political correctness

 

For examples:

Anyone who refers to him/herself as a person of color

 

Anyone who is offended for being called a Jew but is okay with being called jewish

 

Anyone who is offended with being called blind or deaf but instead wishes to be referred to as seeing or hearing impaired.  That one in particular gets to me since I only have half my hearing.  I've never referred to myself as hearing impaired or partially hearing impaired - I'm half deaf.  End of story!

 

 

 

 

Unnecessary political correctness - doing it to a fault is just foolish.

 

^and people who practically seek out taking offense over every little thing :shoot:

^and people who practically seek out their being offended

Unnecessary political correctness

 

For examples:

Anyone who refers to him/herself as a person of color

 

Anyone who is offended for being called a Jew but is okay with being called jewish

 

Anyone who is offended with being called blind or deaf but instead wishes to be referred to as seeing or hearing impaired. That one in particular gets to me since I only have half my hearing. I've never referred to myself as hearing impaired or partially hearing impaired - I'm half deaf. End of story!

 

 

 

 

 

This kind of reminds me of my problem with the word "gay".  I'll often be sitting with some friends or acquaintances and someone will say, "That's gay".  I would not have a single problem with that.  I've never protested to anyone saying that.  BUT THEN, they notice me sitting there and apologize for using the term.  Not only is that entirely unnecessary, but it makes a point to single me out, broadcast to everyone in the room that I'm gay, and makes me feel awkward as the single reason for the sudden break in conversation. 

 

I know that this is overly analytical, but this is the Pet Peeves thread.

Hush! You're being a crank again! It's not sexy! ;)

 

I've never tried to be something I'm not. I hate phonyness anyway. Now that's a big pet peeve of mine!

Surly supermarket cashiers who spend time conversing with their neighboring co-workers and just about anyone else except the customer while conducting a transaction! (I always feel I have to apologize for interrupting a private conversation) For some reason this practice is particularly endemic to New York. I think they attend some special training program in order to perfect this practice. First class: Learn to avoid eye contact at all costs.  The accelerated program includes how to hand change to the customer while facing a completely opposite direction, and should you miss the customer’s hand entirely, so much the better. If you succeed here, you’re well on your way to candidacy in the management course, where you learn how to take absolutely no responsibility whatsoever for the staff, cleanliness or quality of the items offered in the store.

Surly supermarket cashiers who spend time conversing with their neighboring co-workers and just about anyone else except the customer while conducting a transaction! (I always feel I have to apologize for interrupting a private conversation) For some reason this practice is particularly endemic to New York. I think they attend some special training program in order to perfect this practice. First class: Learn to avoid eye contact at all costs.  The accelerated program includes how to hand change to the customer while facing a completely opposite direction, and should you miss the customer’s hand entirely, so much the better. If you succeed here, you’re well on your way to candidacy in the management course, where you learn how to take absolutely no responsibility whatsoever for the staff, cleanliness or quality of the items offered in the store.

 

Pathmark or Key Food's? LOL

Surly supermarket cashiers who spend time conversing with their neighboring co-workers and just about anyone else except the customer while conducting a transaction! (I always feel I have to apologize for interrupting a private conversation) For some reason this practice is particularly endemic to New York. I think they attend some special training program in order to perfect this practice. First class: Learn to avoid eye contact at all costs.  The accelerated program includes how to hand change to the customer while facing a completely opposite direction, and should you miss the customer’s hand entirely, so much the better. If you succeed here, you’re well on your way to candidacy in the management course, where you learn how to take absolutely no responsibility whatsoever for the staff, cleanliness or quality of the items offered in the store.

 

Pathmark or Key Food's? LOL

 

 

…and Associated, Gristede’s, Food Emporium, etc…although I notice that this doesn’t seem to happen as much at stores on the Upper East Side (esp. those closest to 5th, Madison, Park). Huh, I wonder why.  :roll: :roll: :roll:

 

 

I've never completely bought into the "New Yorkers aren't friendly" notion (because it's mostly untrue) but I will say that when I'm there, I find that sales people (and cashiers, etc.) are far less likely to say "Can I help you?" or at least acknowledge your presence.

 

Sure, in Cleveland they'll ask you with a scowl, or while rolling their eyes, but they do manage to 1. ask it, and 2. possibly make the most nominal amount of eye contact. I can't count how many times in NYC where I've approached someone and they just stare. Right. At. Me. Without. Saying. A. Word. :?

I can't count how many times in NYC where I've approached someone and they just stare. Right. At. Me. Without. Saying. A. Word. :?

 

They. are. in. awe. of. your. beauty!

Trust me. That ain't it.  :laugh:

Trust me. That ain't it.  :laugh:

 

OK.  Then maybe the kids put the word out that you're just a big old b!tch!  LOL

lol mayday true. i think it may have something to do with the sheer numbers of people they face all day long, but i dk its cultural too.

 

however, thats funny, i do the very same thing in stores to sales people when in ohio. why are they all chatty cathys? just ring it up already so i can go will ya!

 

edit: for some reason the internets is acting up today, is anyone else noticing that? thats a peeve for today!

 

 

 

Surly supermarket cashiers who spend time conversing with their neighboring co-workers and just about anyone else except the customer while conducting a transaction! (I always feel I have to apologize for interrupting a private conversation) For some reason this practice is particularly endemic to New York. I think they attend some special training program in order to perfect this practice. First class: Learn to avoid eye contact at all costs. The accelerated program includes how to hand change to the customer while facing a completely opposite direction, and should you miss the customers hand entirely, so much the better. If you succeed here, youre well on your way to candidacy in the management course, where you learn how to take absolutely no responsibility whatsoever for the staff, cleanliness or quality of the items offered in the store.

 

while they aren't surly here, this syndrome is definitely in full force everywhere I grocery shop in NE Ohio with the exception of Trader Joe's.  Whether they are teens (Heinen's) or adults (Rego's), there's just constant chatter with the person nearby or the bagging person about what they're doing tonight or how unfair their schedule is or how many more minutes until their break.  I find it very annoying.

I've never completely bought into the "New Yorkers aren't friendly" notion (because it's mostly untrue) but I will say that when I'm there, I find that sales people (and cashiers, etc.) are far less likely to say "Can I help you?" or at least acknowledge your presence.

 

Sure, in Cleveland they'll ask you with a scowl, or while rolling their eyes, but they do manage to 1. ask it, and 2. possibly make the most nominal amount of eye contact. I can't count how many times in NYC where I've approached someone and they just stare. Right. At. Me. Without. Saying. A. Word. :?

The opposite also happens in NY: overly solicitous salespeople no doubt working strictly on commission hover over you breathing down your neck. I remember many, many years ago I went into what was supposedly a sort of “upscale” Army/Navy surplus store on 59th St. nr. Bloomingdale’s (it’s gone now—the Army/Navy store, not Bloomingdale’s, unfortunately! :laugh:). This was a small store, and granted it was the Christmas season, but in the 1 to 2 minutes it took me to walk through the store no less than 6 people asked me if I needed help! (Having to repeat the phrase "No thanks, just looking" 6 times can be a little trying) I was so angry I just walked out. Given the choice I think I’d rather be ignored.

 

^I don't mind so much if I'm ignored just walking through a store (and yes, at times I prefer it!) but this happened when I approached salespeople. After an uncomfortable amount of time/staredown, I finally said "why yes, you CAN help me - help me find your manager."  :whip:

^I don't mind so much if I'm ignored just walking through a store (and yes, at times I prefer it!) but this happened when I approached salespeople. After an uncomfortable amount of time/staredown, I finally said "why yes, you CAN help me - help me find your manager."   :whip:

 

That's what it was like for me the handful of times I went to Rolling Acres.  Nobody would ever wait on me and my sister.  In any store.

^I don't mind so much if I'm ignored just walking through a store (and yes, at times I prefer it!) but this happened when I approached salespeople. After an uncomfortable amount of time/staredown, I finally said "why yes, you CAN help me - help me find your manager."  :whip:

 

LMAO!

 

I've never completely bought into the "New Yorkers aren't friendly" notion (because it's mostly untrue) but I will say that when I'm there, I find that sales people (and cashiers, etc.) are far less likely to say "Can I help you?" or at least acknowledge your presence.

 

Sure, in Cleveland they'll ask you with a scowl, or while rolling their eyes, but they do manage to 1. ask it, and 2. possibly make the most nominal amount of eye contact. I can't count how many times in NYC where I've approached someone and they just stare. Right. At. Me. Without. Saying. A. Word. :?

The opposite also happens in NY: overly solicitous salespeople no doubt working strictly on commission hover over you breathing down your neck. I remember many, many years ago I went into what was supposedly a sort of upscale Army/Navy surplus store on 59th St. nr. Bloomingdales (its gone nowthe Army/Navy store, not Bloomingdales, unfortunately! :laugh: ). This was a small store, and granted it was the Christmas season, but in the 1 to 2 minutes it took me to walk through the store no less than 6 people asked me if I needed help! (Having to repeat the phrase "No thanks, just looking" 6 times can be a little trying) I was so angry I just walked out. Given the choice I think Id rather be ignored.

 

 

Oh boy, could I tell you all the story about the man who had a heart attack in Bergdorf's.  The sales associated step over him, looked down and said, "i'll be right with you" only to complete her sale of Armani dress ($175-$225) shirts.  I was horrified and amazed at the same time.

^I don't mind so much if I'm ignored just walking through a store (and yes, at times I prefer it!) but this happened when I approached salespeople. After an uncomfortable amount of time/staredown, I finally said "why yes, you CAN help me - help me find your manager."   :whip:

 

LMAO!

 

 

i'm waiting for what happened next. that will be even funnier!

 

^I don't mind so much if I'm ignored just walking through a store (and yes, at times I prefer it!) but this happened when I approached salespeople. After an uncomfortable amount of time/staredown, I finally said "why yes, you CAN help me - help me find your manager."  :whip:

 

LMAO!

 

I've never completely bought into the "New Yorkers aren't friendly" notion (because it's mostly untrue) but I will say that when I'm there, I find that sales people (and cashiers, etc.) are far less likely to say "Can I help you?" or at least acknowledge your presence.

 

Sure, in Cleveland they'll ask you with a scowl, or while rolling their eyes, but they do manage to 1. ask it, and 2. possibly make the most nominal amount of eye contact. I can't count how many times in NYC where I've approached someone and they just stare. Right. At. Me. Without. Saying. A. Word. :?

The opposite also happens in NY: overly solicitous salespeople no doubt working strictly on commission hover over you breathing down your neck. I remember many, many years ago I went into what was supposedly a sort of “upscale” Army/Navy surplus store on 59th St. nr. Bloomingdale’s (it’s gone now—the Army/Navy store, not Bloomingdale’s, unfortunately! :laugh: ). This was a small store, and granted it was the Christmas season, but in the 1 to 2 minutes it took me to walk through the store no less than 6 people asked me if I needed help! (Having to repeat the phrase "No thanks, just looking" 6 times can be a little trying) I was so angry I just walked out. Given the choice I think I’d rather be ignored.

 

 

Oh boy, could I tell you all the story about the man who had a heart attack in Bergdorf's.  The sales associated step over him, looked down and said, "i'll be right with

you" only to complete her sale of Armani dress ($175-$225) shirts.  I was horrified and amazed at the same time.

 

that's awful! At least he wasn't trampled to death like that poor man at Wal-Mart.

EVD, people were standing there as he was wiggling on the floor. The associate didn't even blink.  She was selling 10 Armani shirts and you know they work on commission at Bergdorf so she was not going to lose that sale.

 

I just slid out the door.  I think I'd been in NY like a week at that point.

^I don't mind so much if I'm ignored just walking through a store (and yes, at times I prefer it!) but this happened when I approached salespeople. After an uncomfortable amount of time/staredown, I finally said "why yes, you CAN help me - help me find your manager."  :whip:

LMAO!

i'm waiting for what happened next. that will be even funnier!

 

It should be noted that I've worked several stints in retail - aside from food service, I think it's one of the most thankless jobs out there. Thus, I'm not one of those people that expect people to jump to it when I snap my fingers (and obviously I don't snap my fingers), and I do my best to make their lives a little easier (take clothes off the hanger before approaching the register; refolding clothes properly if I'm putting them back, etc.). I don't even really expect someone to acknowledge me when I walk in (though they should), or be super-perky when ringing me up. But when their level of service is so pitifully abysmally bad - and I'm a creampuff compared to some of the vile miscreants they deal with, they're getting what's coming to them.

 

In one specific case, the salesgal was standing with her arms folded when I approached and said "excuse me, are the fitting rooms open?" (some require the staff to unlock, others you just walk on in). She looked right at me and said nothing. I said "I just need to try these on, are they open or do I need someone to unlock them?". Simple enough request. right? Apparently not, since she rolled her eyes at me and turned her back on me to start folding shirts.

 

Me: "Actually, yes you CAN help me - help me find your manager. Right. NOW."  :x

Salestwit: "Oh is there a problem?" (still rolling her eyes)

Me: "Uh, yes - you looked right at me. Twice. After I asked a simple question for some help".

Salestwit: "Well, uhh, uhh, I think she's in the back. Did you want me to get her?"

Me: "I think I just made that VERY clear."

Salestwit: "Okay, the office is over this way". At this point, her voice was shaking and she got rather flush.

 

The manager came out - her lunch had been interrupted. She was NOT pleased to begin with - and then I explained her underling's antics, and she told the salestwit "I think you need to take the rest of the day off". The underling's eyes started welling up and she rushed off to grab her stuff and leave. Apparently, the manager had been having problems with this one - she'd call off because she had go-sees at modeling agencies every other day (but never actually got any modeling jobs).

 

 

 

 

 

[...]

 

The manager came out - her lunch had been interrupted. She was NOT pleased to begin with - and then I explained her underling's antics, and she told the salestwit "I think you need to take the rest of the day off". The underling's eyes started welling up and she rushed off to grab her stuff and leave. Apparently, the manager had been having problems with this one - she'd call off because she had go-sees at modeling agencies every other day (but never actually got any modeling jobs).

 

Try to have a little empathy for the poor sales girl. Here she is, this hot-ass model before whom everyone should be bowing down in adoration, and she's being forced into a demeaning position of servitude, actually expected to be nice to people. :cry:

 

:-D

 

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[...]

 

The manager came out - her lunch had been interrupted. She was NOT pleased to begin with - and then I explained her underling's antics, and she told the salestwit "I think you need to take the rest of the day off". The underling's eyes started welling up and she rushed off to grab her stuff and leave. Apparently, the manager had been having problems with this one - she'd call off because she had go-sees at modeling agencies every other day (but never actually got any modeling jobs).

 

Try to have a little empathy for the poor sales girl. Here she is, this hot-ass model before whom everyone should be bowing down in adoration, and she's being forced into a demeaning position of servitude, actually expected to be nice to people. :cry:

 

:-D

 

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

That is the PMS (Princess Mentality Syndrome) I was talking about!!

 

Only bad sales experience I've ever had was at Lucky Brand. I think they must be on commission or be adament about sales quotas. Makes sense, since I've never seen more than 2 people in that store at the same time. I tried on some jeans and I couldn't get any of them to come up over my thighs because they were so tight. The woman knocked on the door and asked me how they fit and I said "I can't get get the jeans above my thighs even though they're the right waist size - do you have any that are more loose fit?". SHe screamed at me and said "Well I don't know what to tell you other than to go to Macys!!!". I said "with that attitude, GLADLY!!'.

^I don't mind so much if I'm ignored just walking through a store (and yes, at times I prefer it!) but this happened when I approached salespeople. After an uncomfortable amount of time/staredown, I finally said "why yes, you CAN help me - help me find your manager."  :whip:

LMAO!

i'm waiting for what happened next. that will be even funnier!

 

It should be noted that I've worked several stints in retail - aside from food service, I think it's one of the most thankless jobs out there. Thus, I'm not one of those people that expect people to jump to it when I snap my fingers (and obviously I don't snap my fingers), and I do my best to make their lives a little easier (take clothes off the hanger before approaching the register; refolding clothes properly if I'm putting them back, etc.). I don't even really expect someone to acknowledge me when I walk in (though they should), or be super-perky when ringing me up. But when their level of service is so pitifully abysmally bad - and I'm a creampuff compared to some of the vile miscreants they deal with, they're getting what's coming to them.

 

In one specific case, the salesgal was standing with her arms folded when I approached and said "excuse me, are the fitting rooms open?" (some require the staff to unlock, others you just walk on in). She looked right at me and said nothing. I said "I just need to try these on, are they open or do I need someone to unlock them?". Simple enough request. right? Apparently not, since she rolled her eyes at me and turned her back on me to start folding shirts.

 

Me: "Actually, yes you CAN help me - help me find your manager. Right. NOW."  :x

Salestwit: "Oh is there a problem?" (still rolling her eyes)

Me: "Uh, yes - you looked right at me. Twice. After I asked a simple question for some help".

Salestwit: "Well, uhh, uhh, I think she's in the back. Did you want me to get her?"

Me: "I think I just made that VERY clear."

Salestwit: "Okay, the office is over this way". At this point, her voice was shaking and she got rather flush.

 

The manager came out - her lunch had been interrupted. She was NOT pleased to begin with - and then I explained her underling's antics, and she told the salestwit "I think you need to take the rest of the day off". The underling's eyes started welling up and she rushed off to grab her stuff and leave. Apparently, the manager had been having problems with this one - she'd call off because she had go-sees at modeling agencies every other day (but never actually got any modeling jobs).

 

 

 

 

 

Excuse me???

 

Honey, "cream puff", "HBIC" and "MayDay" don't belong together in form or fashion.

 

"Cream puff" I got your cream puff!  :roll:

 

[...]

 

The manager came out - her lunch had been interrupted. She was NOT pleased to begin with - and then I explained her underling's antics, and she told the salestwit "I think you need to take the rest of the day off". The underling's eyes started welling up and she rushed off to grab her stuff and leave. Apparently, the manager had been having problems with this one - she'd call off because she had go-sees at modeling agencies every other day (but never actually got any modeling jobs).

 

Try to have a little empathy for the poor sales girl. Here she is, this hot-ass model before whom everyone should be bowing down in adoration, and she's being forced into a demeaning position of servitude, actually expected to be nice to people. :cry:

 

:-D

 

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

That is the PMS (Princess Mentality Syndrome) I was talking about!!

 

Only bad sales experience I've ever had was at Lucky Brand. I think they must be on commission or be adament about sales quotas. Makes sense, since I've never seen more than 2 people in that store at the same time. I tried on some jeans and I couldn't get any of them to come up over my thighs because they were so tight. The woman knocked on the door and asked me how they fit and I said "I can't get get the jeans above my thighs even though they're the right waist size - do you have any that are more loose fit?". SHe screamed at me and said "Well I don't know what to tell you other than to go to Macys!!!". I said "with that attitude, GLADLY!!'.

 

I had the same experience with their jeans the one time I went into their store to try them on.  I don't know who has legs like a pipe cleaner, but I sure don't. 

I work at a store. Granted, it is a locally-owned small business without corporate edicts coming down from headquarters in Atlanta, but a simple "How's it goin'?" is what I say. It makes people feel like actual people, not just a customer.

Went to Starbucks the other day with my daughter.  As we stepped to the counter, I asked her what she wanted, she specified her coffee, and a blueberry muffin.  Sounded good, so I ordered our coffees and 2 blueberry muffins.

 

The clerk rang them up, then turned to the pastry case.  This is the conversation:

 

CLERK:  "There is only 1 blueberry muffin, do you want something else, or would you like me to go in the back and see if we have any more blueberry muffins?"

 

ME:  "Might there be more blueberry muffins in the back?"

 

CLERK:  "Yes, we might have more"

 

ME:  "Then please go in the back and get me one"

 

With a look of disgust, he went in the back and the other clerk had to come over and start waiting on people.  He had tied up the cash register, without taking my money, so she couldn't ring up anyone.  She asked me if I was going to get something else of the same value if they were out of blueberry muffins, so she could ring me out.  I said maybe, let's wait and see.

 

They had more.

I don't mess with people that touch my food or drink where I can't see them....I would have had the carrot cake.

 

Good point!  Come to think of it, it wasn't very good!

Good point! Come to think of it, it wasn't very good!

 

I see them unwrapping those pastries from the box and cardboard holders they come in sometimes in the morning at the starbucks in my building.  Completely unappetizing.

Did I mention how I went to Starbucks and the guy behind the counter said that if I open the lid where the muffins are, I have to buy one because it depletes the freshness? lol Really, my only beef with Starbucks is the fact that "baristas" who are nothing more than food service workers, think that somehow they're higher in the social pecking order than other food service workers - probably because they feel privelaged and entitled having free healthcare as a part time employee.

 

I'm always nice to fast food workers, even when they have a nasty attitude towards me because I worked at Arbys (for ONE day lol) and honestly, that is the one job with a consumer base that has absolutely no empathy or respect for the workers. If you're a sales assoc. at a clothing store or something, customers are likely to smile at you and make small talk, but there's no consumer/employee relationship like that in the fast food industry where people want their sh!t now, and they demand it right. Besides, even if they screw your order up, you're disputing a 4-5 dollar meal. It's a little ridiculous. Fast food has drive thrus too, and when there's no direct contact and people can speed off, you definitely have to hear the worst out of people.

I've never really had issues with sales people. 

 

Luckily the places I shop, they send the clothes to me if I don't feel like going to the store.  :-P

Yeah, probably better than having to deal with you in person!!  :wink2:

Yeah, probably better than having to deal with you in person!!  :wink2:

I'm really sweet to people until you get an attitude with me when I'm spending my money in then the store that you are employed.

 

As soon as the SA crosses that line, I turn into an uppity bitch.  I have you "fetch" things from all over the store, while having a chat with the store GM about staff "training", then decide not to buy any of it.

 

 

Good point! Come to think of it, it wasn't very good!

 

I see them unwrapping those pastries from the box and cardboard holders they come in sometimes in the morning at the starbucks in my building. Completely unappetizing.

 

exactly. i dont go in starbucks much, but every time i do i look at that stuff and cant imagine anyone bothering to eat it. it even looks bland & stale. luckily, when it comes to coffee/pastries its usually pretty easy to get to some local place or even grocery bakery that you trust instead.