15 minutes to closing on my birthday, so I was heading to grab the item I wanted to purchase to bring it to the register. I passed the entrance area. A lady who was chatting with all her shopping friends at the register bellowed, "Have a nice day!" as I passed the door. "Oh, I'm just grabbing this item to buy it." She scoffed loudly and replied, "Well, I guess I'll allow it."
Turned around and left without giving them the sale. Lady, it was 15 minutes to closing. How about instead, "Sounds great, just a reminder we close in 15 minutes." I understand labor is really expensive right now, but this was nuts, and she wasn't even smiling or kind when berating us. We were practically to Netarts when 5:00 actually rolled around, several towns over before they ACTUALLY closed. She was still casually chatting with several shoppers when we walked out.
No worries, keep your mountains of debt. You lost my...
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