Nataly 38 #1 February 26, 2011 Thought I'd lighten things up a bit in here and share a mildly hillarious moment.. So I went to the grocery store after weeks of travelling and having nothing in the fridge... I REALLY wanted some nice fruits and vegetables and lots of good, wholesome, fresh food - yum I misjudged the timing and went during peak get-home-from-work-time and after waiting in line for what seemed like an eternity, I finally started unloading alllllll my stuff on the conveyor belt... Then the nice lady behind me pointed out that I hadn't weighed/tagged my fruits/vegetable on the self-serve scales before coming to the cashier... D'OH!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #2 February 26, 2011 They do that in France? Here in the states, all fruits and vegetables that are sold by the pound is weighed and priced by the cashier. Fucking French... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #3 February 26, 2011 Merde!We left the club house last night after a party for a retiring coworker. Adding the tab up in my head, it seemed a bit steep. I asked another coworker this morning about it and he said that the tips were added onto the bills that night. Damn, I hope our waitress appreciated it when I handed her a second tip, in cash too. She sure as hell didn't say anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arvoitus 1 #4 February 26, 2011 Do you have to go back and tag them yourself or does the cashier do it for you? I do that fairly regularly, about once a month but I don't really care if it inconveniences someone else on the check-out line.Your rights end where my feelings begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #5 February 26, 2011 Quote I hadn't weighed/tagged my fruits/vegetable on the self-serve scales Well, hell. I LIKE this idea! Go France! Let's see now... 1 bushel of tomatoes.... 0.25lbs 37 heads of lettuce... 0.25 lbs 22 ears of corn.... 0.25 lbs. I'm all set for the cashier!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #6 February 26, 2011 Quote Do you have to go back and tag them yourself or does the cashier do it for you? I do that fairly regularly, about once a month but I don't really care if it inconveniences someone else on the check-out line. The cashiers don't do it for you - I had to leave the queue, go to the opposite end of the store and do it myself like everybody else.. Mind you, I like this method - what's to stop you from adding an extra carrot after you've weighed/tagged them?! Seriously though, it is much faster and you know exactly what you'll be paying, so it's a good system. Just wish I'd realised before getting to the cashier "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #7 February 26, 2011 My mom passed away about a week ago. She didn't like one of her cousins, and she always thought he was out to get her family heirlooms (he's an antique dealer, and she had old furniture and jewelry that belonged to her grandparents). While we were all getting ready for the service yesterday, one of mom's close friends from her work was talking to her cousin's wife. She said "mom really didn't like one person, she thought he wanted to take all her things when she died." Mom's friends went on to explain that she didn't know who it was, but told some details that pretty much identified the person, and exaggerated mom's animose feelings about him. Mom's cousin thought for a minute, and said "oh, I think that's my husband." That's probably more of a foot-in-mouth moment, but it's in the same genre Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #8 February 26, 2011 That just reminded me of one of my foot-in-mouth incidents... Our new boss took us out for a get-to-know-each-other lunch... During said lunch I was talking about how great it was for qualified job-hunters during this bad economy because the market was so flooded with useless candidates who'd just been made redundant. My new boss looked at me and said "I was made redundant from my last job." All I thought was: "oh, Shit." "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #9 February 26, 2011 Quote She said "mom really didn't like one person, she thought he wanted to take all her things when she died." Mom's cousin thought for a minute, and said "oh, I think that's my husband." That's awesome right there. I hope it wends its way back to the guy. He needs to know how he's perceived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrmrangers 0 #10 February 27, 2011 I hate that!! they never tell you that they put the tip into the bill!! They should have to tell you as soon as you sit down . Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #11 February 27, 2011 Quote I hate that!! they never tell you that they put the tip into the bill!! They should have to tell you as soon as you sit down . We went out to pizza last night after our daughter's benefit performance. Three of us on a tab at a table of 10. This time I checked. Yep, 18% gratuity added right in. Service was okay, but not spectacular. I didn't leave a dime extra. I wonder if your service really sucked could you call the manager over and have the gratuity removed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #12 February 28, 2011 Quote Quote I hate that!! they never tell you that they put the tip into the bill!! They should have to tell you as soon as you sit down . We went out to pizza last night after our daughter's benefit performance. Three of us on a tab at a table of 10. This time I checked. Yep, 18% gratuity added right in. Service was okay, but not spectacular. I didn't leave a dime extra. I wonder if your service really sucked could you call the manager over and have the gratuity removed. ***The couple and their friends amassed a $73 bill that they had no problem paying, but the service was so poor that they refused to cough up the mandatory 18% tip.*** So they were arrested. http://www.examiner.com/dc-in-washington-dc/bethlehem-couple-arrested-for-not-leaving-tip-at-lehigh-pub . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #13 February 28, 2011 Quote ***The couple and their friends amassed a $73 bill that they had no problem paying, but the service was so poor that they refused to cough up the mandatory 18% tip.*** So they were arrested. http://www.examiner.com/dc-in-washington-dc/bethlehem-couple-arrested-for-not-leaving-tip-at-lehigh-pub HOLY SHIT! The apocalypse is upon us. The Death of Common Sense has come to pass. May the welfare nanny state protect all incompetents in their chosen field of mediocrity. Getting arrested for not tipping? I would almost be proud to be drug off on that charge. I think I may just have to start walking out of establishments that want to do that. The last two times I've been charged gratuities on the bill have been a party of two and a party of three. We just happened to be sitting at a table of many people. What's next, Burger King adding a buck to my meal to go in a tip jar by the register? The bartender keeping a buck of my change every time he pours a draft for me? Call the cops if you object? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrmrangers 0 #14 February 28, 2011 thats bullshit!! how can you be arrested for not tipping? isnt it called a "GRATUITY" not a necesity! (sorry for the spelling)Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #15 February 28, 2011 Quotethats bullshit!! how can you be arrested for not tipping? isnt it called a "GRATUITY" not a necesity! (sorry for the spelling) Welcome to America. Mediocrity is King! Common sense not required. Here's what to do in protest: Party of 500 only ordering a glass of tea. Sit 3 hours...or until you're asked to leave.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
