Cashiers can be idiots (or maybe just people in general)
We (the family) headed out to a midwest mecca of consumerism called The Legends, this weekend. We went, we saw, we spent, it was a glorious afternoon.
The one thing that really annoys me about shopping is how the cashiers really push customers on signing up for the store’s credit card.
For instance, one store we visited (an outlet store I should say) had some great buys, so I snatched them up and headed to the counter. I was expecting the “Would you like to save XX percent by signing up for our store card today?” question, and I already had my answer ready to go: “I don’t use credit cards.” It’s my defacto answer for retail stores because it lets the pusher know that I’m not interested in their drug.
But this cashier, young and ignorant (as I was once) had her own reply: “But there are a lot of things you can do with credit that you can’t normally do.” One thing she mentioned could be done with credit was the ability to “buy now and not have to pay for 60 days,” overlooking the fact that I was handing her CASH as she said that to me.
Like the 10% off my first purchase is worth the trade off of the 20% interest rate of a stupid credit card.
Logic like this worries me. I fear for our country’s future.