Paying at the register etiquette [Poll]
Alright so this has been annoying me but I’ll see what the wider community think.
The other day I was at Bunnings and I was in line for the (unfortunately self serve was closed) and there were about 5 other people in the line and I was 3rd from the front there was no other registers open at the front I think the other workers might have been on break or helping other customers (I’m not sure). Anyway the bloke at the register had a few small items and when he goes to pay inserts his card which eventually gets declined, he then re-attempts which once again gets declined. He tells the cashier he needs to sort his online banking out. From there on I reckon this guy spent a good 10 more minutes loading up his online banking to transferring money to his debit card.
By the time he paid the line was almost doubled and I just thought 2 things one wouldn’t you check whilst your waiting in line that you had enough money to buy your items (but hey sometimes you can be a little short I can understand that) but the main thing I thought wouldn’t the decent thing to do be let the cashier serve the next customer/s until you’re ready to complete you transaction?
I didn’t mind waiting I wasn’t in a rush but felt bad for the cashier because she was already under-the-pump when I lined up and pretty sure the guy in front of my was on a bit of a hurry and he wanted to say something. The guy paid for his stuff and the very least he could of said thanks for your patience to the cashier but didn’t even do that…
So a simple poll
If you aren’t ready to pay for whatever reason do you….
- let the cashier serve the next customers
- make everyone else wait because too bad it is my turn
- make sure you have the money ready in the first place
1 and 3.