A netizen shared how he was scolded by a customer for saying “have a good day” instead of “thank you”.
Here is the story
Okay so I work at a supermarkert store part-time. Today, I was working the register, and a guy comes into my line.
I ask about his day, and he tells me “I can’t hear you” (I get this a lot). I ask again, and tells me “oh it’s going good.” So far, everything is going smooth.
I served him and after I gave him his change, I told him “have a good day, sir.” And to my surprise, he said “thank you” in a kinda aggressive tone.
He said “you’re supposed to say thank you” and then walked off all mad. I didn’t say anything; I stood there in silence because I legit didn’t know what to do.
So apparently we’re supposed to thank the customers who shop here? Personally, I find that weird… and I can’t just explain why.
No other customer gets mad when I don’t say it. I’ll only say thank you if the customer helps me in any way (like letting me know if I accidentally missed an item before completing the transaction).
But why should I thank them for shopping here? They’ll most likely come back again anyway even if the experience is supposably terrible.