or to the cell phone issue, I've really had people walk up to my counter, get a call and tell me 'just a minute' then stand there and talk on the phone-with a line of people waiting !!!!!
Remember when restaurants use to make people leave for being rude,not having manners (including their kids)? For the bank, a good response would have been "Please step aside until you are ready to conduct your transactions".
I have considered buying a Trak phone to
throw in the glove box for emergencies. But, the minutes expire, so they're useless.
I fixed this problem myself. I do not use the cell a lot. When I can, I use a friends unlimited cell. When I'm by myself, I use my pre-paid tmobile to go phone. New cheapy tmobile-to-go phone $40. After you buy $100 worth of 10 cent minutes, your minutes take a year to expire. I roughly buy more minutes at the rate of one $100 card per year (less than $10 per month). I do not waste minutes with texting. If for some reason I need a new phone, I'm out forty bucks. If I'm in trouble, I can make a call.
The self-scan at the checkout.
This would be a great idea if they actually included the hand wands that cashiers have. The flatbed scanners can not scan tiny upc codes or wrinkly small plastic bag codes. I now refuse to use these anymore. And while I'm still on topic of the grocery store.......
Express Lanes..... they are NOT express if you have to wait for people to write checks, and they wait until they are told the total to OPEN their purse! They could have filled out 90 percent of the check before that! Express Lanes NEED software to only allow up to 12/12/20 items (depending on store) PER RECEIPT! It should STOP when it hits the maximum. I can't tell you how much time I've waste behind people with more items than specified. Express Lanes are NOT express if they allow checks anyhow. People do not know how to write, make mistakes, and even do not have anything with them to fill out their checks in the first place. Where did all the cash only lanes go? I miss those days.
Grocery Store checkout with credit cards......hey people, you can usually scan your credit card any time after the cashier has rung up your FIRST item, this would speed things up once they get done. Quit waiting until you are told your TOTAL before getting out your credit card from your wallet.