I went shopping (kind of) while waiting the kids tuition-ing. I figured it's not wise to bring my laptop out (cuz all my notes are in it) as I always worry that I will be victim of snatch thief (yup, cultivation theory + subjective victimization risk) and do not wish to loose my beloved computer and all those treasure in it. Thus I studied quickly before I have to go out and finished all the materials that I've planned for the day.
Shopping alone is pretty ok. Just that there's nothing to shop. I spent 10minutes in the ladies clothing and spent the next hour in the kiddie stationery section being amazed by all the HighSchoolMusical,Spiderman,Transformers,BobtheBuilder,Barbie,DoratheExplorer,etcetc stationeries.
There was this auntie/taitai who purchased some stuff from the departmental store. She is in a hurry so she wanted the gift wrapping crew to just give her the wrapper and she'll go wrap it at home herself but the gift wrapper lady refused and took her time measuring the gift and wrapping it.
"Why you like that one. it's almost raining now, what if my goods gets wet? you already measure it, it takes 2 pieces of wrapper why can't you just give the wrapper to me, i'd wrap it at home, save your human resource. i parked my car at central and came all the way here to buy things from you but you don't even wants to listen to me, what kind of customer service is this? see, i've bought so many things you still refuse to give me the 2 wrappers that what, cost you less than 20cents. i can do the exact same wrapping at home, it's going to rain now why cant you just give me the wrapper and i go back now. if my things get wet who's going to be responsbile for it you tell me. you should talk to your manager blah blah blah blah blah..." (I know the things she said so well cuz she kept repeating over and over and over again).
What a nosy and bossy auntie right? sigh... spoil all the reputation of aunties...
Anyways after that the worker lady OF COURSE whined to her coworker,
"alah, she got children we don't have meh. why doesn't she care about our feelings. we have children too. why doesn't she care about our feelings blah blah blah"
(frankly I think the wrapper lady seriously running out of good points to defend herself). Not that I don't feel for her, but IMHO it's really not professional to complain so loud and clear in your workplace during working hours in front of customers.
Back to me...
Then I spent the last few minutes in Giant. Before a Chinese lady (from China) came asking me if the bottle of sunkist she was holding can be drank straight without adding water. So I asked the store person and he said only cold drinks, which the lady was ok with. Then she started to grab a random box of orange juice from the rack, I thought she'd be done with it but she turned back and asked me if it contains sugar. Apparently she wants fresh orange juice without water/sugar it made me wonder why she didn't bother to make the juice herself or eat orange straight.
Neways she put back, took another brand, put back, took another brand and i stood there telling her if it's meant to be drank straight (without adding water) and read for her the ingredients if it mentions adding sugar.
I love random incidents like this. Awesome, suddenly I helped someone. =P
