Extra selling at the till

pollypenny

geerex wrote: »

That's one time I can see their point.

It's not the first time I've heard them ask "is that a meal?", the reply is " no" then the customer asked for a drink and fries.

People are idiots.

I wouldn't call 'a drink and fries ' a meal. :cool:

Dinky_Girl

The Post Office, and Poundland are my bug bares!

enfield_freddy

aldi sold me a carrier bag

dragonsoup

I can live with the attempted upselling but what really irritates me is being asked for my post code.

Presumably most people are happy to tell them as the looks of astonishment I get when I (politely) refuse are quite comical. I've even been told I couldn't buy a £10 garden ornament without giving the shop my surname and postcode. The ornament is probably still sitting in the shop and I have never been back.

Chickabiddybex

pollypenny wrote: »

I wouldn't call 'a drink and fries ' a meal. :cool:

Customer: Can I have a Big Mac please?
Staff: Is that a meal?
Customer: No, but can I add fries and a drink?

McDonalds menu:
Big Mac meal = Big Mac + Fries + Drink

System

dragonsoup wrote: »

I can live with the attempted upselling but what really irritates me is being asked for my post code.

Presumably most people are happy to tell them as the looks of astonishment I get when I (politely) refuse are quite comical. I've even been told I couldn't buy a £10 garden ornament without giving the shop my surname and postcode. The ornament is probably still sitting in the shop and I have never been back.

On these occasions I have given them a made up postcode, which I discovered doesn't exist!

In the past, Asda did ask random customers the first half of their postcode.

System

Nandos ask if you want any olives or nuts when placing your order

aileth

I worked in WHSmiths as a student, and the upselling was as forcefully crammed down our throats as it was the customer's. When a promotion started, we used to have a Manager stand behind us on the tills for a whole day, and if we forget to mention f***king chocolate oranges he would mark us down.

They did mini competitions, like whoever sells five chocolate orange can take one home free. I would rather pay £1 for a chocolate orange than take some of the abuse I got for offering them to people. When there were no senior staff around, I didn't ask. I only told people about them when customers were actually looking interested at them at the till.

So believe me, however annoying it is being upsold chocolate orange/mini eggs/haribos, just remember the till-biscuit serving you probably hates it just as much if not more than you do.

fierystormcloud

I do feel sorry for the staff and never get mad with them: I just refuse politely.

I do actually also get annoyed though, by being asked for my postcode. I just give them the postcode of the one I used to have many moons ago. :rotfl:

Why DO they ask for your postcode by the way?

geerex

Chickabiddybex wrote: »

Customer: Can I have a Big Mac please?
Staff: Is that a meal?
Customer: No, but can I add fries and a drink?

McDonalds menu:
Big Mac meal = Big Mac + Fries + Drink

To be honest, I was just going to leave it. It shouldn't be necessary to have to explain such a simple concept.