• vaguerant@fedia.io
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    4 days ago

    In fairness to cashiers, they’re not the ones spearheading these campaigns. They’re in the same boat as you except that their job security is contingent upon them presenting a donation option.

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      4 days ago

      Yes, I fully understand that … the ones that bug me are the young new workers who haven’t learned the realities of these dumb marketing tricks and instead look at you like a cheap angry old man for not wanting to donate. It usually takes them about a week or two before the reality sets in that most people don’t like these marketing ploys … then it takes another two weeks for them to figure out why … then they finally become the sullen cashier that mechanically goes through the motions of asking and then not really caring what your response is.

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        4 days ago

        The wording in your first comment suggests that you think they’re “idiots” and you interrupt them for asking for the donation that they’re obligated to ask for

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          Yes I was too hasty and quick to be polite about it … my apologies for that … but it is an aggravating occurrence to have to deal with it in a regular basis.