I was standing at the counter of the Backroads Casey's on Wednesday. Two people were in line behind me. A Young Dude came in the door and stood right behind me.
"I just want to know if I can put a sign on your property. Out in the grass by the road."
"I don't know. I don't really have that kind of authority. You might ask That Guy in the kitchen. He has more seniority than me."
Off Young Dude went, to ask permission of That Guy, who sometimes works the register, and is very nice to me, calling me Sweetie.
Here's the thing. I was in the middle of my transaction. Girl Clerk had already scanned my winners. She was getting my tickets out of the case. Young Dude ASSumed he was so important that he could interrupt. Because, you know, his business is something much more entitled than a regular customer already in the middle of a transaction.
WAIT YOUR TURN, SON!
Anybody with manners would have gotten in line, then asked that Girl Clerk about his request when he got to the front of the line. People paying money should not be "lesser-than" a dude wanting to advertise his business. What's in it for Casey's???
I don't blame Girl Clerk. She's always nice. She was trying to move the line. She didn't want to stick her neck out and give Young Dude permission to put a sign out front. I think he was kind of pushy. She didn't want to incur any ill will by telling him to wait his turn. I wish I and the other customers in line had the gumption to tell Young Dude to get in line. But no. We're relatively polite around Backroads.
As Young Dude was going out the door with That Guy, no doubt delaying the pizza orders of other paying customers, I asked what that business was. Girl Clerk pointed to a couple of business cards lying on the counter. Heh, heh. I don't remember the exact name, but the business was something like Reliable Faith Services. I'm presuming it was some kind of yard care business.
Line-butting is not a good look for a company with that name...
4 comments:
"Reliable Faith Services" sounds more Churchy to me, perhaps they'll come and pray over your grass to help it grow? Or maybe they are looking for people to come to their church? Either way, he should have waited in line.
River,
Heh, heh! They pray for your grass to grow so you can pay them to cut it more often! It was definitely a business, from what the cashier told me. I didn't have my glasses on, and couldn't read the business cards that they had left on the counter.
I'm surprised Casey's lets them do this. You don't see stuff like that in their stores. Sometimes a jar for donations for some cancer kid, but nothing for businesses. I don't have an issue with it, as long as they WAIT THEIR TURN in line!
I had people coming into the office at the kampground asking to display signs or business cards. If they were pushy and I didn't like their attitude, I would say fine, then toss the stuff as soon as they left! Now, if a loyal camper asked, that was different, and I would promote whatever they wanted to display.
Kathy,
Manners matter!
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