"That'll be $135.62." Swipe my card, sign the thing, get a receipt, done.
Now there's this extra step:
"That'll be $135.62." Insert card in chip reader (well that's different, but I'm getting used to it), and then, instead of handing me a receipt, the cashier starts judging me:
"Are you a nice, charitable person who likes to help others or are you a selfless, greedy bi#c$? I mean, I see you can afford five bottles of wine that aren't even from the lowest shelf, they're from the SECOND to lowest which is where the fancy people shop! Oh, and this mac and cheese? You just HAD to get Kraft that's $.80 more? We have a Kroger brand that is just as good, that is, if you're not a mac and cheese SNOB."
I know. It catches me off guard too. Oh, the shame!
What they really say is something like, "Would you like to donate a dollar to the Salvation Army to help people have blankets this winter?" Or "Would you like to make a donation to breast cancer research?"
I did say yes for awhile. Cause it IS just a dollar. But I've grown tired of it. And now that I am saying "no" it sounds really mean.
Cashier: "Would you like to donate a dollar to help find a cure for juvenile diabetes?"
Me: "No, thank you."
So now he thinks I don't care about the kids with diabetes, or the breast cancer victims or the cold people on the streets! And that's not fair. Because I DO care. He doesn't know how much I give to organizations. He doesn't know how much food I donate to the community pantry. He doesn't know we have not one, but TWO, of those Save the Children kids! He doesn't know that I have donated my children's bodies to diabetes research! For all he knows, I could be out there every morning serving food to the homeless. (I mean, I'm not, but that's not the point!)
Since I started saying no, most cashiers don't say anything; I can just feel the tension of judgement in the air after I say it.
But then, someone did say something. At Jiffy Lube. Yes, even at Jiffy Lube they hit you up! Nowhere is safe.
"Would you like to give a donation so that kids with muscular dystrophy can go to camp?"
"No, thank you."
"Really? You're the first person today to say no."
Oh. No. She. Didn't.
"You know, I'm just getting a little tired of always being asked to make a donation every time I buy something. I actually already give a lot to charity."
She said, "Well the other people probably gave because of this coupon book you get if you give $3."
Um, she didn't tell ME about the coupon book! (Just for the record, the coupon book would not have swayed me but STILL, she doesn't know that!)
I am DONE with these grocery store/drug store/oil change place donation requests. But still the issue remains: How can I say no without looking like a total b*t#h?
A friend gave me a great response: "Not today."
I love it. It doesn't cut as hard as "no" or even "no, thank you." So from now on, that is what I will say--well, maybe not to the homeless pets. Who can say no (or "not today") to them?
"Are you a nice, charitable person who likes to help others or are you a selfless, greedy bi#c$? I mean, I see you can afford five bottles of wine that aren't even from the lowest shelf, they're from the SECOND to lowest which is where the fancy people shop! Oh, and this mac and cheese? You just HAD to get Kraft that's $.80 more? We have a Kroger brand that is just as good, that is, if you're not a mac and cheese SNOB."
I know. It catches me off guard too. Oh, the shame!
What they really say is something like, "Would you like to donate a dollar to the Salvation Army to help people have blankets this winter?" Or "Would you like to make a donation to breast cancer research?"
I did say yes for awhile. Cause it IS just a dollar. But I've grown tired of it. And now that I am saying "no" it sounds really mean.
Cashier: "Would you like to donate a dollar to help find a cure for juvenile diabetes?"
Me: "No, thank you."
So now he thinks I don't care about the kids with diabetes, or the breast cancer victims or the cold people on the streets! And that's not fair. Because I DO care. He doesn't know how much I give to organizations. He doesn't know how much food I donate to the community pantry. He doesn't know we have not one, but TWO, of those Save the Children kids! He doesn't know that I have donated my children's bodies to diabetes research! For all he knows, I could be out there every morning serving food to the homeless. (I mean, I'm not, but that's not the point!)
Since I started saying no, most cashiers don't say anything; I can just feel the tension of judgement in the air after I say it.
But then, someone did say something. At Jiffy Lube. Yes, even at Jiffy Lube they hit you up! Nowhere is safe.
"Would you like to give a donation so that kids with muscular dystrophy can go to camp?"
"No, thank you."
"Really? You're the first person today to say no."
Oh. No. She. Didn't.
"You know, I'm just getting a little tired of always being asked to make a donation every time I buy something. I actually already give a lot to charity."
She said, "Well the other people probably gave because of this coupon book you get if you give $3."
Um, she didn't tell ME about the coupon book! (Just for the record, the coupon book would not have swayed me but STILL, she doesn't know that!)
I am DONE with these grocery store/drug store/oil change place donation requests. But still the issue remains: How can I say no without looking like a total b*t#h?
A friend gave me a great response: "Not today."
I love it. It doesn't cut as hard as "no" or even "no, thank you." So from now on, that is what I will say--well, maybe not to the homeless pets. Who can say no (or "not today") to them?
