Not Even In Line And Out Of Line, Part 2
I am a customer queueing up at the lotto counter, buying just a birthday card. The line is pretty long and the lotto counter is always slow. A second till opens up and an elderly lady walks straight up to it, bypassing about six of us.
Elderly Lady: “Do I really need to queue up?”
Employee: “Yes, you do. There are all these people behind you.”
Elderly Lady: “But all I want is this chocolate bar.”
Employee: “Yes, and you still need to queue.”
Elderly Lady: “But it is such a long line; just put it through now and I can be on my way.”
Employee: “I’m sorry, but you can always use the self-serve tills; they are right there next to this counter.”
Elderly Lady: “Oh, this is ridiculous. All I want is a bar of chocolate. I shouldn’t be expected to wait.”
She then stomps off to use the self-serve tills, muttering under her breath about how useless the staff are. The employee turns to me, as am next in line.
Employee: “I’m so sorry. She does this every single week.”
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