OT – A Question About Checkout Line Etiquette

[poorgradstudent]

I’ll go with: 2) The teenager didn’t cheat, exactly, but he “shaded the letter of the law” (or custom, in this case)

I imagine no one would have noticed or cared if it was part of the father’s transaction. Or, if the teenager had been on their own, unloaded their own full basket, realized they forgot milk or eggs, ran to get some while the cashier began ringing (although many grocery stores are happy to send someone to grab it for you).

The dad should have just thrown them on his transaction and either covered it or had the teenager give him cash. But I wouldn’t have been bothered by it.

[DWCAP]

I say good for the kid. He paid for his own stuff, instead of getting dad to do it. No different than if dad had forgotten the bread or something, and sent his son to get it, cept that the extra transaction will take like 30 seconds. Considering all the ‘Etiquette’ transgressions that happen in markets, that is a non-starter to me.

My personal favorite is the blank look people give when they are suppose to pay. As if they didnt realize the food wasnt free. “you waited till NOW to pull out your damn wallet!”

[DWCAP]

I say good for the kid. He paid for his own stuff, instead of getting dad to do it. No different than if dad had forgotten the bread or something, and sent his son to get it, cept that the extra transaction will take like 30 seconds. Considering all the ‘Etiquette’ transgressions that happen in markets, that is a non-starter to me.

My personal favorite is the blank look people give when they are suppose to pay. As if they didnt realize the food wasnt free. “you waited till NOW to pull out your damn wallet!”

[DWCAP]

I say good for the kid. He paid for his own stuff, instead of getting dad to do it. No different than if dad had forgotten the bread or something, and sent his son to get it, cept that the extra transaction will take like 30 seconds. Considering all the ‘Etiquette’ transgressions that happen in markets, that is a non-starter to me.

My personal favorite is the blank look people give when they are suppose to pay. As if they didnt realize the food wasnt free. “you waited till NOW to pull out your damn wallet!”

[DWCAP]

I say good for the kid. He paid for his own stuff, instead of getting dad to do it. No different than if dad had forgotten the bread or something, and sent his son to get it, cept that the extra transaction will take like 30 seconds. Considering all the ‘Etiquette’ transgressions that happen in markets, that is a non-starter to me.

My personal favorite is the blank look people give when they are suppose to pay. As if they didnt realize the food wasnt free. “you waited till NOW to pull out your damn wallet!”

[DWCAP]

I say good for the kid. He paid for his own stuff, instead of getting dad to do it. No different than if dad had forgotten the bread or something, and sent his son to get it, cept that the extra transaction will take like 30 seconds. Considering all the ‘Etiquette’ transgressions that happen in markets, that is a non-starter to me.

My personal favorite is the blank look people give when they are suppose to pay. As if they didnt realize the food wasnt free. “you waited till NOW to pull out your damn wallet!”

[cdesilva44]

I vote for #2. I probably wouldn’t have been annoyed as long as the kid paid with cash, but if he pulled out a checkbook I might have lost it.

[cdesilva44]

I vote for #2. I probably wouldn’t have been annoyed as long as the kid paid with cash, but if he pulled out a checkbook I might have lost it.

[cdesilva44]

I vote for #2. I probably wouldn’t have been annoyed as long as the kid paid with cash, but if he pulled out a checkbook I might have lost it.

[cdesilva44]

I vote for #2. I probably wouldn’t have been annoyed as long as the kid paid with cash, but if he pulled out a checkbook I might have lost it.

[cdesilva44]

I vote for #2. I probably wouldn’t have been annoyed as long as the kid paid with cash, but if he pulled out a checkbook I might have lost it.

[an]

[quote=cdesilva44]I vote for #2. I probably wouldn’t have been annoyed as long as the kid paid with cash, but if he pulled out a checkbook I might have lost it.[/quote]
Why would you? Did the kid stand in line before you got there? Would you have lost it if the kid waited till it’s time for him to check out and he tell the clerk to get the candy for him instead?

[an]

[quote=cdesilva44]I vote for #2. I probably wouldn’t have been annoyed as long as the kid paid with cash, but if he pulled out a checkbook I might have lost it.[/quote]
Why would you? Did the kid stand in line before you got there? Would you have lost it if the kid waited till it’s time for him to check out and he tell the clerk to get the candy for him instead?

[an]

[quote=cdesilva44]I vote for #2. I probably wouldn’t have been annoyed as long as the kid paid with cash, but if he pulled out a checkbook I might have lost it.[/quote]
Why would you? Did the kid stand in line before you got there? Would you have lost it if the kid waited till it’s time for him to check out and he tell the clerk to get the candy for him instead?

[an]

[quote=cdesilva44]I vote for #2. I probably wouldn’t have been annoyed as long as the kid paid with cash, but if he pulled out a checkbook I might have lost it.[/quote]
Why would you? Did the kid stand in line before you got there? Would you have lost it if the kid waited till it’s time for him to check out and he tell the clerk to get the candy for him instead?

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