‘Convenience’ Store, Huh?
Monday May 5, 2008 14:01 | 2,846 views
Status: Ranting
Music: Pocketful of Sunshine – Natasha Bedingfield
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Yoghurt. Last Sunday, I woke up craving for some yoghurt. Off to Mini-Stop convenience store. I grabbed a cup of strawberry-flavoured yoghurt, approached the counter, opened my wallet and took out a P200-bill.
Then the cashier said, “Sir, don’t you have a smaller bill?”
I checked my pockets and looked for a smaller bill. Nadah. I pouted. Looking so apologetic, I responded, “Oh, I’m sorry, I don’t.”
She told me, “But sir, I don’t have change. You really don’t have a smaller bill, sir?”
“I really don’t. If I had any, I would’ve given it to you coz I really want this damn yogurt right now.”
“But sir, I really don’t have change.”
The conversation went on for God knows how long — the girl telling me she didn’t have change and I, telling her neither did I.
MY GAWD. IT WAS FREAKIN’ INFURIATING. I’m sure, at one point, you have experienced something like this. And I’m sure it almost made your blood hit boiling point. I mean, come on, what did she expect me to do? Put the yoghurt back on the shelf and just find another store? Gawd. It’s her duty to find change, not mine. I’m a freakin’ customer — and a hungry one at that.
So what did I do? I opened the cup of yoghurt in front of her and said, “I’m willing to wait.”
When someone’s lazy, I turn bitchy. And those who come between yogurt and I shall be doomed. Never EVER deprive me of yoghurt.
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This is actually just a teaser of the next list that I will publish on this blog — top 18 most annoying types of people we encounter everyday. The list is complete but if you have suggestions, hit the post comment button. They just might make them to the list. I already have 18, but I can still change it to Top 20 or something.
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Joms
Looking forward to your next entry.
Yoshke
hmm. mukhang matatagalan pa yun.
J
This is one thing I hate about Manila. People don’t treat customers the way they should. Nice post. Can’t wait for the next one.
Yoshke
People don’t treat customers the way they should.
Exactly. At hindi lang cashiers ha. Drivers. Waiters. Uh, name it.
Ken
Oh! Indeed, surly cashiers never fail to irk me.
Are queue jumpers included in your list? How about excessively complacent fundamentalists?
Yoshke
yeah, i have something that involves queues.
odin
damn! you got me craving for yogurt!
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I opened the cup of yogurt in front of her and said, “I’m willing to wait.”
hahahaha love the attitude!
what’s even worse is after you had that annoying conversation, after you’ve gone all trough your pockets and dug inside your bags and the cashier finally gives up… she would then open some sort of secret compartment or pull out a bag from under somewhere. turns out she had change afterall!!!
Yoshke
Come on, let’s start a YOGURT LOVERS Group. Haha. Kidding.
WAAAH. TRUE! TRUE. It happened to me once. CHOWKING Tomas Morato. Hate it.
May isa pa na ginawa saken yang Chowking Tomas Morato, pero i’ll save it for the next post.
odin hood
huwat?! anu pa ginawa nila sayo?!
suki ako dun sa chowking tomas morato hahaha siguro 3 times a week after ng class ko dun kami kumakain ng friends ko hahaha
Yoshke
madalas din ako dun dati kasi 24 hours sila di ba? tas malapit lang sya sa starbucks imperial suites tsaka gloria jeans. pag nagrereview ako at nagutom, diretso chowking ako. Basta, it has something to do with my choice of food.
AT AMBAHO NG STORE NILA HA. Sus
Ken N.
hahaha! i like what you did when you ate the yogurt. =)
Yoshke
hehe. eh gutom na nga ako, at masaya lang mang-asar. hehe
Mimay
nakakainis nga ang mga ganyang pangyayari.. minsan may nasabihan akong “problema ko ba yun?” mwahaha. pero ang galing ng taktika mo, gagawin ko rin yun minsan. kahit cup noodles ang bibilhin ko. hahaha.
Yoshke
TREW! e problema naman talaga nila yun.
HAHAHAHA. pero kung cup noodles, siguraduhin mo muna may hot water sila. Baka mapasubo ka naman. sayang. haha
Emman
Meanie! aylavet!
Yoshke
haha, pang-ilang post ko na ba na sinabihan ako ng mga tao na “mean?” haha
Frances
sa maginhawa ba ito?
Yoshke
hinde. love ko kaya mga tao dun
Asta
aylavet!!!
kaya nga! di ba?! hindi naman natin problema yun e..service yun…CONVENIENT store pa naman magco-cause ng inconvenience. Ano yun?!
Yoshke
haynaku, knowing you, you’s do the same thing.
Asta
u know me that well huh?
i hate u.
;p
Yoshke
haha. oh well. SUPLADITA ka kaya.
Vicki
GOOD JOB!!! Tama yun. I hate those places that ask you for a smaller bill or if you have loose change so they can hand you a bill nalang.
Anyway, if you HAD smaller bills and DIDN’T want to use that to pay for your purchase(s), that shouldn’t be any problem. You are, in fact, doing them a service by ‘taking your business’ there.
Mag-post nalang dapat sila ng sign, “Barya lang po sa umaga”. Para walang problema, di ba?
Yoshke
pag barya lang tinanggap nila, it wont be convenient anymore. haha.
pero pag mapilit sila at meron naman akong smaller bill, yun talaga yung binabayad ko.
andreEeEe
you’re naturally a bitch.
Yoshke
Whoah, I AM NOT.
I am usually very understanding and considerate. Wahaha.
Abaniko
Naku, papaano na lang pag kinabukasan pa sila magkakaroon ng change? Mamumutla ka sa kahihintay.
Yoshke
Henaku, tigilan nila ako. hahaha
bulitas
Hindi ko alam kung dahil ba sa kakulangan nila sa sweldo kung bakit andaming mga tamad na trabahador. Garabe naman yun. Dapat ionoorient silang mabuti ng managers nila na pagsilbihan ng matino ang customers at dapat gawin nila ang lahat ng paraan para maghanap ng barya kung kinakailangan.
ampf
Yoshke
trew, mababa nga kasi sweldo nila kaya siguro ganun. PERO KAHIT NA! Pakshet sila.
ilaya
e na-ganyan ka na sa MRT? SA MRT HA. Ate, anong gusto mo, mag-bus ako mula dito sa Shaw hanggang sa Taft? Sana pagbalik ko may panukli ka na.
Peyksyet sila.
E yung mga nasa loob ng elevator na nakita ka na nilang tumatakbo at sumisigaw ng “wait lang po!” tas pag malapit na malapit ka na, isasara pa rin nila yung elevator.
Yoshke
MRT? Weh? Haha. Hindi pa naman ako naganyan sa MRT. tangena nila no. Wag nga silang magdrama ng ganun.
justmikes
ehehe..
mabait ako.di ako mahilig magsuplado.wala lang siguro sa sistema ko.
natural na natural dating sa ‘yo eh..hekhek :p
Yoshke
hoy hindi naman natural. haha. minsan lang naman.
winwin
Annoying sakin yung mga mamang taxi driver na humihingi ng patong. E taena nila, kaya nga may metro eh. O kaya yung mga taxi drivers na namimimili ng pasahero. Pakyu sila.
Yoshke
haha. meron ding entry sa list ko that involves taxi drivers na humihingi ng patong.
Bitchy Editor
hahaha. my son!
Yoshke
haha. i know right? haha
ayn
nangyare din to sakin sa mini-stop banawe. i said (in my best what-are-you-stupid? tone) “You’re a store. You’re supposed to have change.” Ayun, may change pala.
Yoshke
OMG Ayn, naimagine kita ng bonggang bongga dito. Wahahaha. Tikman ang taray a la dimaya. Haha. Nasindak sayo.
Ely
Gawain ko to lalo na sa mga fastfood: Pag andyan na yung order at sasabihin walang change, papa-cancel ko yung order. Usually, lalapit ang crew sa manager para manghingi ng panukli. Mas hassle kasi sa kanila pag i-cancel pa ung order lalo nat andyan na yung food. LOL.
Pero I had the same experience sa Chowking, manager mismo kumuha ng order ko, tas wala daw siya pang-change. Responsibility nya na gawan un ng paraan, pero ako ang inaantay niya mag-provide ng smaller bill. Ayun, binawi ko pera ko sabay labas ng store.
Yoshke
ako rin! usually, binabawi ko pera ko tas lipat ako ng store. but no, nainis lang ako that time so nagmaldita ako. haha
Elaine
i remembered your blog–this entry–this morning. bwiset yang ministop sa san miguel. i was seriously tempted to do what you did… pero i figured maxado pang maaga para mag-bitch. hehehe.
dapat pinapasabog yang mga 24 hrs stores na walang panukli e.
hahaha. i miss you ES!
Yoshke
miss you too!
PASABUGIN NA YAN! wahahaha
vins
dope!
iya lim
after reading this, i encountered the same problem a day after.
i was tempted to open the bottle of soda in front of them, just like what you did with the yogurt, but i was too nice and just gave them a 20 peso bill instead.
Erin
Clever. hahah. All Thumbs up
Kevin
Ilang thumbs meron ka Kuya/Ate? Hahahha