The dummies who need to heed this sign probably won't read it anyway...

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Scottwax

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Actually, though I understand the basic point, that sign is incredibly rude, to say the least. It always amazes me when I go home to visit how modern American manners have hit a new low :( :nono
 
percynjpn said:
Actually, though I understand the basic point, that sign is incredibly rude, to say the least. It always amazes me when I go home to visit how modern American manners have hit a new low :( :nono
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Percy, good point. American values and manners are at an all time low...Are we that rushed also?

That process" of "pay and pump" have been in place for quite some time, so i do agree with the aggravation of the business owner. People do need to pay attention. You cant help but wonder if people like that are the same who return products to stores, for not reading directions, and saying "It doesnt work" or "It's broke"....lol....
 
percynjpn said:
Actually, though I understand the basic point, that sign is incredibly rude, to say the least. It always amazes me when I go home to visit how modern American manners have hit a new low :( :nono
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I absolutely agree! I always know my pump number, but If I saw that sign I wouldn't go there any more! Arrogant and Rude! the wording "Is it too much to ask", is that how they treat thier customers? :cooleek: :rolleyes: they can go screw! Its sad how alot businesses treat thier customers. I just dont get it. :(



I also know that customers today are very demanding and usually want more than appropiate. But a sign such as that is uncalled for. Perhaps wording it better would have been a better solution.

suggestion:

" To speed the process of your transaction please have your pump number ready for the cashier! Thank you!"

short, simple & tastfully done with no sarcastic rermarks.
 
ajbarnes said:
I understand their point, but that sign is rude. I bet some people went in the store with an additude. :D
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They would anyway. People are terrible. They think because the person is a lowly clerk at a gas station that they can be nasty.
 
It'd ridiculous that we have lost trust in each others to the point that we need people to prepay for gas so nobody fills up and runs off. I can't even go to a gas station after getting my paycheck to top off because I don't even know how much it'll cost me. I end up walking inside and giving them this huge explanation and blah blah blah..



I would normally pay by card but my usual routine is to deposit my check and get roughly $40 cash back which I use for gas.
 
I should make a sign and put it in my car window:



"Don't have Pay-at-the-Pump if you aren't going to keep the receipt printer full of paper. Who cares if I can pay at the pump if I have to go in for my receipt? Is that too much to ask? Cuz I think it's common sense"
 
percynjpn said:
Actually, though I understand the basic point, that sign is incredibly rude, to say the least. It always amazes me when I go home to visit how modern American manners have hit a new low :( :nono
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I can understand the store's owner's frustration though. Too many people are lazy and (or) ignorant and cause everyone else to have to wait for them. Like in the bank drive-thru when morons not only don't have the correct slip for their transaction but they don't even have a pen. Everyone else has to sit behind them and wait. I wish banks would put a similar sign in their drive-thru:



We will be glad to give you the correct slip and even a pen. However, since you lack the basic courtesy and intelligence to have your transaction ready to put in the tube when you pull up, once we give you what you need, you have to pull out of line, park in the back until you fill out your slips and then you may get back in line. If the lobby is open, we won't even give you what you need, go inside and fill out your stuff and stop making everyone else wait because of your stupidity.



A bank that would post a sign like that and enforce it would have my business forever. :2thumbs:
 
I don't think it's rude at all. I work in a service industry. To be exact I give people welfare ( food stamps, medicaid, etc...) The people who come to me should be begging me to help them, but no, they are rude, condesending, and think they are better, smarter, and more special than me. Being in the job i'm in I see things very differently than most. When I walk into a store I see people treating the employees like complete and total crap for something that 9 out of 10 times isn't their fault or is out of their hands. It should be mutual respect, but that is a far gone part of our society.



People in service industries in general get crapped on because people think they are a lower class. My fiance works as a teacher in a day care. Most of the people she deals with she is teaching their kids for 8 hours a day or longer. You would think that they would respect someone who is building the foundation of their children, and generally spends more time with their children than the parents do themselves. I won't give any detailed stories, but trust when I say that service people are the "Rodney Dangerfields" of the world. They get no respect whatsoever.



Just remember next time your in line what pump you parked at. Shouldn't be too hard, they aren't mind readers in their minimum wage jobs.
 
Scottwax said:
I can understand the store's owner's frustration though. Too many people are lazy and (or) ignorant and cause everyone else to have to wait for them. Like in the bank drive-thru when morons not only don't have the correct slip for their transaction but they don't even have a pen. Everyone else has to sit behind them and wait. I wish banks would put a similar sign in their drive-thru:



We will be glad to give you the correct slip and even a pen. However, since you lack the basic courtesy and intelligence to have your transaction ready to put in the tube when you pull up, once we give you what you need, you have to pull out of line, park in the back until you fill out your slips and then you may get back in line. If the lobby is open, we won't even give you what you need, go inside and fill out your stuff and stop making everyone else wait because of your stupidity.



A bank that would post a sign like that and enforce it would have my business forever. :2thumbs:
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That sign would put the gas station's to shame! :eek:
 
BigChevMan said:
I don't think it's rude at all. I work in a service industry. To be exact I give people welfare ( food stamps, medicaid, etc...) The people who come to me should be begging me to help them, but no, they are rude, condesending, and think they are better, smarter, and more special than me. Being in the job i'm in I see things very differently than most. When I walk into a store I see people treating the employees like complete and total crap for something that 9 out of 10 times isn't their fault or is out of their hands. It should be mutual respect, but that is a far gone part of our society.



People in service industries in general get crapped on because people think they are a lower class. My fiance works as a teacher in a day care. Most of the people she deals with she is teaching their kids for 8 hours a day or longer. You would think that they would respect someone who is building the foundation of their children, and generally spends more time with their children than the parents do themselves. I won't give any detailed stories, but trust when I say that service people are the "Rodney Dangerfields" of the world. They get no respect whatsoever.



Just remember next time your in line what pump you parked at. Shouldn't be too hard, they aren't mind readers in their minimum wage jobs.
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Wow! With an attitude like that, I don't suppose you'll be convincing any other prospective employers to give you a better job to replace the one you're miserable in right now! :rolleyes:
 
I am very familiar with the gas station business as my father owned 20 convenience stores up until about two years ago when he retired. I would work a shift every summer when I was still in school and for the most part, people were pretty courteous. My dad never made people pre-pay, but let me tell you, there is nothing more frustrating than having to deal with a gas drive-off. I COMPLETELY understand why gas stations are now going this route. The people that get offended by this are the kinds of people who I can see giving second thought to a drive-off themselves. In fact, the new owner of my dad's previous company has mandated pre-pay at all the pumps in every store and he also got rid of all charge accounts my dad held, and guess what? Business is up, and they're not losing money every day from drive-offs. He runs his stores much differently than my dad did here in small town Southwest Kansas, as he is from the Dallas area and owns a large chain of stores down there, and he is going to try to run these stores in Kansas the same as his in metro Dallas. We'll see how it goes in the long run.



Regarding the sign, the message is good, but the delivery is terrible. If I saw that sign before I pumped my gas, there's no way in hell I would do business there. The customers are doing the station and its owner a favor by fueling up there in the first place. They should kiss the customer's ***, not the other way around. That sign is flat out tacky.



The pumps at my dad's old stores now have a sign on them that says something like, "Prepay only". It's not sweet and mushy, but it's certainly not rude.



I also agree with the receipt comment. Nothing torques my wrench more than having to walk up to the counter inside the store to get a receipt after having so lazily swiped my debit card at the pump. In the station's defense, though, a lot of those pumps won't give you any warning when the receipt paper is low.



Prepay/credit card is definitely the way to go, and I don't see what the big fuss is anyways when it's so easy to swipe a card. If you don't want to use a credit card, swipe your debit card and be done with it. That's just my opinion :D
 
percynjpn said:
That sign would put the gas station's to shame! :eek:
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Good. Inconsiderate people who cause everyone else to have to wait because of their lazyness, stupidity or lack of basic courtesy deserve to have it thrown in their face.



When I was a restaurant manager, it would stun me that someone could wait in line a few minutes then get to the front of the line and have absolutely no clue what to order and make everyone behind them wait. Seriously, how hard it is to order at a fast food restaurant? :nixweiss



I seriously wanted to reach out and slap them. :furious:
 
Scottwax said:
Good. Inconsiderate people who cause everyone else to have to wait because of their lazyness, stupidity or lack of basic courtesy deserve to have it thrown in their face.



When I was a restaurant manager, it would stun me that someone could wait in line a few minutes then get to the front of the line and have absolutely no clue what to order and make everyone behind them wait. Seriously, how hard it is to order at a fast food restaurant? :nixweiss



I seriously wanted to reach out and slap them. :furious:
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:har: I'm with you on this one, Scott. I absolutely hate it when I'm with someone at a restaurant, and we have been there for a while, and the waiter/waitress comes to the table to take our order and THEN the person decides to start looking through the menu to see what they want to eat :rolleyes:



I also hate the person who takes 15 minutes at the ATM. I'm thinking of putting a nice, stout brush guard on my pickup for people like this :grrr
 
Geez, you all are harsh. So anyone who can't decide what to eat, or who likes to take their time at the ATM should just drop dead? If you don't want to wait behind them, get there first.



They are entitled to spend the time they need to do whatever they need to do. They waited their turn to be there.



That said, it would be considerate if they let people go ahead of them if they aren't ready to do what they need to do. But they shouldn't have to rush it just because someone behind them is impatient.



:P



The attitude that 9 out of 10 people are rude, therefore a store should be pre-emptively rude to everyone is a bit astounding also. If you treat people like that, then you are weeding out the nice people. I guess if the goal is to have a customer base completely made up of jerks, then giving people attitude right off the bat is a step in the right direction.
 
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