Why is it that people don't relize how rude it is to be standing there talking on your cell phone when your poliet cashier is trying to check your items? I mean there are questions we have to ask to see how you want your items sacked. Or to tell you your total, and why the heck are yall to busy to set the phone down for 2 seconds or to call back! The end of the world is not going to happen today!!
2007-01-05 15:09:00 · 10 answers · asked by Brandi 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
proper cell phone etiquette, as explained by my mother when i recieved mine for my birthday years back:
Exempting emergencies, one is to treat cell phone calls as she would treat the application of make up. It is a privite affair to be kept out of public places if at all possible and never to be attempted in the direct presence of another person or persons.
This should be inscribed on the back of every cell created. I break this rule continuously, i'm 18 give me some slack, but i am always keenly aware of the people around me and the fact that they do not want to hear my conversation.
no matter what the distraction may be, be it a cell phone, handheld game, blackberry, music player, or whatever else, it should always be placed second to the person standing in front of you, particularly if they demand attention prefessionally as clerks, waiters, or even lowly Chick-fil-a cashiers.
2007-01-05 16:27:00 · answer #1 · answered by brooklynn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean. I never forget one night I was in line at a grocery store and the line was kinda long and I saw the cashier just standing there ( I know this cashier, case i shop there alot) and I was wondering if she was waiting for a price check. Well after about 10 minutes or more she finally finished with this woman's grocery's. Well when it was my turn I ask Connie( the cashier) what had happened. She was MAD, she said that this woman was on her cell phone having a conversation and was taking one item out at a time. So I know how you feel. I see this a lot and well I have tried to let it just roll of my back because I would stay mad all the time. I think in the future there will be some rules about cell phone usage in public areas. I use to work at T-mobile and I can just laugh to myself because its people like her that has a phone stuck in her ear are the main ones calling in complaining about their bill being so high and saying, There is no way that I could have used all those minutes.
2007-01-05 20:17:01 · answer #2 · answered by tnbadbunny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-14 22:44:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people feel very self-important. I also feel it is very rude for someone to be talking on their phone while being checked out or interacting with people in anyway. Cell phones are very convenient, but they also can be a hindrance and end up causing people to be rude. Just ignore idiots that are too dumb to know better. If they give you a hard time about something you do while checking them out, I would simply tell them that you didn't want to interrupt their very important phone call with your silly questions. That may get their attention.....well, it probably won't....center of their universe, self-important fools.
2007-01-05 15:26:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being in the business, yes, it is rude, but I usually just start checking, not saying a word, so if they complain about my service, I can just say... "hey they were on the phone, I wouldn't want to be rude and interupt them now, would I!"
2007-01-05 15:15:24 · answer #5 · answered by Axe 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree, it's very rude. It shows a total lack of consideration for the people who are helping you.
2007-01-05 17:36:45 · answer #6 · answered by Sandy Lou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never done it before and I don't think I will (my calls usually last less than a minute haha) but sometimes I think it just happens. You just get a call at that moment maybe, unlikely, but I like to think the best of people....
2007-01-05 15:14:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anon_Girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree! I'm not a cashier but when I see these arrogant pricks chatting away on their cells I feel like throwing my items at them.
2007-01-05 15:11:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i agree that it is very rude i have had someone yell at me before at a drive-thru when i asked if i could take their order..... well they came to me and it is not like i could see that they were on the phone anyway.... it was a drive thru.....duh
2007-01-05 15:51:17 · answer #9 · answered by Jenn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree, i find it very rude, i tell my friends, "do you want to wait until I'm done, or call you back?" it is almost demeaning to the service provider, like they are being treated like a servant
2007-01-05 15:43:49 · answer #10 · answered by Thomas A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋