Isn't that just poor impulse control on the part of the customer?
Things that frustrate us all
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Isn't that just poor impulse control on the part of the customer?
Don't you get that when you are driving as well no matter what lane you pick the other lanes seem to move faster
I think in this case it is explained by the fact that many drivers have the same idea at the same time and change lanes almost simultaneously. So that what looked like a good idea, to begin with, turns out to be a very bad one.
For the checkout lines, it's a little different because you don't see that many people changing lines, actually it's rather rare, at least from my personal experience. I for one never change lines, I am just deploring the fact, but as soon as I have people behind me I consider that I am better off than them and take some small measure of solace in that.
The least frustrating queue is the serpentine aka snake queue. Where everyone queues up in one line and goes to the next available cashier in turn.
I'll take your word for it. I don't believe I ever saw it.
Hard drives should not give out after only 3 years.
It's a corollary of Murphy's Law -- or is it Finagle's Law? The checkout line that moves slowest will always be the one that you happen to be standing in.
It's quite common in retail stores here in the States.
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I believe that's the famous law of physics known as the "Bank Line Principle."
It's related to the little-known study in which Einstein proved that, in the line for the DMV, time not only stops but actually moves backwards.
I believe that's the famous law of physics known as the "Bank Line Principle."
It's related to the little-known study in which Einstein proved that, in the line for the DMV, time not only stops but actually moves backwards.
It seems that there is a lot about Einstein that I don't know about.
I agree whole heartedly, although, if you do get bad customer service (as regularly occurs here) that can be even more frustrating given that when I was assessed for my CS at Sainsbury's both internally and by an MCM customer and I always got 100%.
I see your point but I would say that while working in retail usually requires a good level of customer service, the reverse isn't always true. I've worked in retail (in a shop) and in telephone customer service (for a mobile phone network). My customer service job was all about helping people with their bills or network, but very rarely involved actual payments. And as for upselling? I was hopeless at it.
The more of a rush you are in the slower everything seems to be. Every light seems to be Red, every other drivers seems to be on a go slow.
I've had that as well with a courier, except no note left and according to courier website a note was posted through door saying where parcel had been left. Just one minor almost insignificant issue it was posted through the wrong letter box, the next door neighbour but 1 brought it round later that day.
We've had a case where we'd been watching out for the courier. His van pulled up and we actually saw him writing the note out before he got out of the van. In his case, I believe it was because he couldn't be bothered looking in the back of the van.
Me: I need to shut down and rush out of here; I've got an appointment right after work!
My computer: No worries, just sit back while I choose now to autoinstall these 30 Windows updates...