Rudely spoken to at butchers

anewme

ibarelycare wrote: »

You obviously have little to worry about in life if this non-incident resulted in a multi-paragraphed rambly rant. Lucky you OP.

It was very eloquently worded.

It read a bit like poetry.

Poultry in motion.

justfillmein

VainHard Bendix wrote: »

If €11 of stir fry becomes €10 of stir fry then how can it still paradoxically be €11 of stir fry.
The OP was posing the Butcher an existential conundrum which it was unfair to ask him to deal with with a busy shop full of customers. This man is trained to cut up meat. Not trade riddles on quantum physics with scrounging, mangy students.

in fairness, maybe the shop shouldn't be offering 10% discounts if they cannot figure it out how to actually give it.

Roger Hassenforder

TheTruthIsMine wrote: »

Some students work part time jobs, during which they don't take their anger out on customers.

Wait wut?
So the butcher is the student?

limnam

What a load of tripe.

Butcher Boy

Mickeroo wrote: »

As a child, I used to weep in butcher shops.

I still do.

MonkieSocks

Kivaro wrote: »

I was about to tell a joke about your incident but I'd probably butcher it.
My only advice to you is to steak out the place in the coming days because there's probably more to this story than meats the eye.

Glad you didn't Mince your words

Ann22

What an ignorant,(prob) red faced, sweaty big fat, butcher asshole! The op didn't ask for €11.30 worth if stir fry..he asked for €11. He should have gotten the discount off the amount he'd asked for.. ffs! This person's behaviour was rude and for all he knew, the op might've been having an awful day and incredibly depressed and his aggressive and confrontational behaviour might just have tipped the poor lad over the edge.
People should be more aware of how a simple action or interlude could have a hugely negative or positive effect on a complete stranger.
I think the ok has a right to be upset.

Omackeral

Ann22 wrote: »

What an ignorant,(prob) red faced, sweaty big fat, butcher asshole! The op didn't ask for €11.30 worth if stir fry..he asked for €11. He should have gotten the discount off the amount he'd asked for.. ffs! This person's behaviour was rude and for all he knew, the op might've been having an awful day and incredibly depressed and his aggressive and confrontational behaviour might just have tipped the poor lad over the edge.
People should be more aware of how a simple action or interlude could have a hugely negative or positive effect on a complete stranger.
I think the ok has a right to be upset.

Esel

What is your real beef, OP?

Situations like this are rare. That butcher had some cheek. Well done to you for not hamming it up. It must have been offal for you.

VainHard Bendix

Ann22 wrote: »

He should have gotten the discount off the amount he'd asked for.. ffs!

He didn't ask for an amount. Any amount.
He asked to pay a specific price. The Butcher merely accommodated that request.
Did he not speak clearly? Did he have marbling in his mouth?

PARlance

Christ, I'm usually a bit of a nark but this thread is making me feel for the OP.

Butcher seems like a d*ck. Don't offer students discounts if you 1. Can't calculate the discount or 2. Don't want their custom.

It's perfectly acceptable to ask for your order in monetary value. In fact, it's easier. I've experience from summer jobs. You would sort out the requested weight only to be told that it was too much (quantity) or they didn't think it would come to that.

All that said, I wouldn't start a thread about it.

Parklife.

Pac1Man

You originated from men like this OP:



Hard to believe isn't it?

AllForIt

Somewhat painful to read the OP over a trivial amount of money, even for a student. I would have to side with the butcher though. The OP asked for x cost and that's what you got.

Robsweezie

The soundtrack to OP's angst, post butcher incident. things will never be the same again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFGvmrJ5rjM

prinzeugen

OP, if you asked for a 10p mixture in a sweatshop, what would you expect?

You asked for €11 yoke and he gave you just over €11 worth.

He is not a mind reader.

Esel

prinzeugen wrote: »

OP, if you asked for a 10p mixture in a sweatshop, what would you expect?

You asked for €11 yoke and he gave you just over €11 worth.

He is not a mind reader.

Boycott sweatshops! That 1c that the OP would save could cure class blindness.

Mike Litoris

OP, go back and tell that fella he made a pigs ear of the transaction.

cocaliquid

TheTruthIsMine wrote: »

Just to set the picture, this is a chain store that I frequent one of location of, and they give a 10% discount to students. So this day I asked for €11 of stir-fry, and showed him that I'd a card when paying. I was sure to check the receipt though when walking away. I saw that the price charged was €11, with any reduction. As soon as I turned around to question it, I saw a frown down his face.

I said that I didn't see that any discount came off. He then said that he gave me €11.30, and he said it as if I somehow should have known. So I told him that I had asked for €11. He then grabbed the receipt from my hand, as his fingers rather clumsily bumped into mine, and rather condescendingly said "and what does that say?". Of course it said €11... he was trying to make me look stupid. Saying such is actually only making things go around in circles.

I then explained how one would expect the discount to be deducted from the value of €11, which would give €9.90. This made me feel like I making a big deal over a few cents, but at the same time I was merely calling a spade a spade. He said something else, and definitely seemed to be speaking to me like a bouncer. For a second he awkwardly just looked away, as if I was trying his patience. At this point in time he seemed pretty hot headed, and I, not knowing how to diffuse the situation, just said "look, it doesn't matter" and walked off.

Sometimes it's as if we're so used to "the customer is always right" mentality being employed, that when something like this happens, we (or at least me) just don't know how to react. On hindsight, he didn't call out the final price or even face the card reader towards me so that I could see the price as I tapped it. If I were back, I'd have tried to return there and then, as I hadn't left the premises.

It was my first time being served by this particular guy at this butchers, and he actually seemed like one of the more experienced guys there. There were a few other small things off about his demeanor before that. I wonder if he's even aware that they've just lost a customer because of him.

With other times that I got the discount from the staff members at this butchers, sometimes some of them seemed a bit confused how to work that feature on the till. And at times I was aware that I wasn't really getting the full 10%. But that didn't bother me, because I could see that they were being polite. One guy once even opened the till to physically take out coins because he didn't know how to give the discount.

Snowflake! :pac:

anewme

You should have asked for the seafood stir fry instead OP.... would have only cost you sixsquid.

M.T. Cranium

Safe to say he didn't have a steak in the outcome.

Malayalam

I still can't get past
1) my maths error
and
2) that you spend 30 quid a week on meat! :eek:

Rein that habit in, man. You're killing the planet.

Keyzer

Sue them for eveything...

mikemac2

€11 of stir fry from a butchers, you must be one of those rich students

No tesco value for you OP

Fighting Tao

The OP sounds a little (gone) off. Are you sure the meat was fresh?

sbsquarepants

Chipper up my way used to do a buy one get one free deal on weekdays - it was absolute chaos, far too much for drunken minds to comprehend.

Burger and chips please - So you want 2 burgers and 2 chips - no just the one. Then at the till - why is it x amount, it supposed to be half price - it's not half price, it's 2 for 1 - that's the same thing - no it's not, do you want 2 burgers? - no, just 1 - ok you have to pay full price for it so - no I don't, it should be half price.

This went on with every drunken fool in the place for weeks until they abandoned the deal altogether!:D

tabby aspreme

I feel your pain OP, had a similar issue with the baker, but never any bother with the candle stick maker, he's a sound fella.

chrissb8

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

What were the “few other words”.

I’ve worked in retail for 3 months in my life. That was enough time to generally side with staff.

Nah that's nonsense. Works both ways. Seen embittered staff who hate the public and dread having to deal with them. Automatically dealing with people in a short manner and with not much kindness.

I was called out as a fcking Eejit by a staff memeber in Tesco for taking a bottle of hophouse out of a four pack and bringing it to the counter. Can only be purchased as a 4 pack. I worked in an off licence for years as well as 6 months in retail. People are generally kind and respectful, people saying they hate the public are just reflecting their hatred of the job they're in on to them I find. There are plenty of mean spirited people out there though but by and large most people are fine.

gozunda

Malayalam wrote: »

I still can't get past
1) my maths error
and
2) that you spend 30 quid a week on meat!

Rein that habit in, man. You're killing the planet.

Ya everything in moderation fair enough. Everything humans do and eat involves "killing the planet" whether plants meat nuts water you name it. And before saying it's the worst ever - most of the scaremongering bs uses US worst case scenarios. Just remember having a **** involves "killing the planet" driving a car involves "killing the planet"...

handlemaster

TheTruthIsMine wrote: »

Just to set the picture, this is a chain store that I frequent one of location of, and they give a 10% discount to students. So this day I asked for €11 of stir-fry, and showed him that I'd a card when paying. I was sure to check the receipt though when walking away. I saw that the price charged was €11, with any reduction. As soon as I turned around to question it, I saw a frown down his face.

I said that I didn't see that any discount came off. He then said that he gave me €11.30, and he said it as if I somehow should have known. So I told him that I had asked for €11. He then grabbed the receipt from my hand, as his fingers rather clumsily bumped into mine, and rather condescendingly said "and what does that say?". Of course it said €11... he was trying to make me look stupid. Saying such is actually only making things go around in circles.

I then explained how one would expect the discount to be deducted from the value of €11, which would give €9.90. This made me feel like I making a big deal over a few cents, but at the same time I was merely calling a spade a spade. He said something else, and definitely seemed to be speaking to me like a bouncer. For a second he awkwardly just looked away, as if I was trying his patience. At this point in time he seemed pretty hot headed, and I, not knowing how to diffuse the situation, just said "look, it doesn't matter" and walked off.

Sometimes it's as if we're so used to "the customer is always right" mentality being employed, that when something like this happens, we (or at least me) just don't know how to react. On hindsight, he didn't call out the final price or even face the card reader towards me so that I could see the price as I tapped it. If I were back, I'd have tried to return there and then, as I hadn't left the premises.

It was my first time being served by this particular guy at this butchers, and he actually seemed like one of the more experienced guys there. There were a few other small things off about his demeanor before that. I wonder if he's even aware that they've just lost a customer because of him.

With other times that I got the discount from the staff members at this butchers, sometimes some of them seemed a bit confused how to work that feature on the till. And at times I was aware that I wasn't really getting the full 10%. But that didn't bother me, because I could see that they were being polite. One guy once even opened the till to physically take out coins because he didn't know how to give the discount.

Didnt read all this drivel. We still have a few people like this.. drama queens.

Malayalam

gozunda wrote: »

Ya everything in moderation fair enough. Everything humans do and eat involves "killing the planet" whether plants meat nuts water you name it. And before saying it's the worst ever - most of the scaremongering bs uses US worst case scenarios. Just remember having a **** involves "killing the planet" driving a car involves "killing the planet"...

I know, I know, as you say, moderation etc., but 30 quid's worth is still a fair amount of pork chops in any given week

As an aside, I used an outdoor compost toilet for more than 15 years - having a **** doesn't always mean killing the planet

super_furry

I hope you at least had the manners to say shanks as you were leaving.

rodders999

verycool wrote: »

But in all seriousness, did anyone else read the title of the thread and then go "parklife!".

No, but I did go "pondlife" :cool:

Spook_ie

I'll bet there was never a please or thank you in the original request either, but I suppose the customer is right to expect to be told "Please F*** Off" instead of just "F*** Off"

suicide_circus

Malayalam wrote: »

I know, I know, as you say, moderation etc., but 30 quid's worth is still a fair amount of pork chops in any given week

As an aside, I used an outdoor compost toilet for more than 15 years - having a **** doesn't always mean killing the planet

Uh ever heard of methane????!!!??!!???!!!

lertsnim

I've put a candle in the window for you OP. Let's pray that the world never sees such injustice again.

Boom_Bap

Maybe when showed your card at the butcher, he thought that you were a cop and spat in your food rather than applying a discount?

Graces7

OP; please make a choice you are happy with?

There was a time years ago when an assistant in a shop was appallingly rude to me. I mean appallingly. Others heard.

I simply asked where I could buy what I needed elsewhere and walked out and did so. never went near that shop again.

TheTruthIsMine

Conservatory wrote: »

You keep fighting the good fight buddy.

I did, and it ended better than I'd have liked it to. Thanks for your encouragement.

Seeing as the owner (who I'd met before) got back to me and empathised with me, I will not be naming the store. You won't be seeing me back in this thread.

Mike Litoris

TheTruthIsMine wrote: »

I did, and it ended better than I'd have liked it to. Thanks for your encouragement.

Seeing as the owner (who I'd met before) got back to me and empathised with me, I will not be naming the store. You won't be seeing me back in this thread.

Well done, Champ!

Fighting Tao

I can’t wait for your next misadventure.

ibarelycare

TheTruthIsMine wrote: »

I did, and it ended better than I'd have liked it to. Thanks for your encouragement.

Seeing as the owner (who I'd met before) got back to me and empathised with me, I will not be naming the store. You won't be seeing me back in this thread.

U da man

Esel

Delighted 4 U, hun

myshirt

What was the price per kilo on the stir fry that you had to get 11 euro worth to make a meal?

pleas advice

A man walks into a butchers shop and says "excuse me, do you have a sheeps head"?

The Butcher replies - "No, it's just the way I part my hair"

nullzero

I worry for the future of humanity.
Poor diddums had a boo hoo at the butchers when the nasty man wasn't nicey wicey.
I hope you're stir fry was chewy and full of grizzle, might toughen you up a bit.

Alf Veedersane

Malayalam wrote: »

I still can't get past
1) my maths error
and
2) that you spend 30 quid a week on meat! :eek:

Rein that habit in, man. You're killing the planet.

Or maybe he's trying to eat all the belching, farting cows before they end the planet.

gozunda

Malayalam wrote: »

I know, I know, as you say, moderation etc., but 30 quid's worth is still a fair amount of pork chops in any given week

As an aside, I used an outdoor compost toilet for more than 15 years - having a **** doesn't always mean killing the planet

Fair enough ...Though giving a **** sometimes does ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixJgY2VSct0

Edit: the op spends €30 on 'pork chops' - seriously? :eek:

Ficheall

TheTruthIsMine wrote: »

Also, I certainly won't have anything good to say about them... and you know what they say!

Do you know, OP?

NIMAN

Gonna be a long life for you OP if you are letting stuff like this bother you.

Fred Swanson

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