Shoppers, have some manners, please!
When I'm shopping, I'm always shocked by how selfish people are. Here are a few incidents that happened today and a few weeks ago:
* at William Sonoma in Yorkdale, there were samplings at parts of the store today, including their yummy ginger bread cake, spiced tea and hot chocolate with peppermint. I approached the cake counter and asked what the cake was. After the server answered me, an old lady jumped out and took the next piece served. Another old lady jumped out from nowhere and did the same. After that, another one jumped out and did the same. 3 times later, the server finally took the hint and give me a slice. I'm beginning to wonder who was more rude - the old ladies who didn't bother to line up (maybe it's the seniors' first mentality), or the server who thinks serving 3 people before me was the best thing to do. Some of these old ladies took 2, 3 and even 4 slices. Talk about greed.
* at T&T Supermarket, there was food sampling all over the store in the weekend. I had no problem waiting in line and then getting food when it was my turn. The problem was some people behind me couldn't wait to get their food, and stick their arms within the loop of my arm to get it! As I stood there, limbs were popping out right, left and centre, all grabbing slices of something from the counter. I felt like I had a few arms that didn't belong to me.
* at Pusateri's at Lawrence and Avenue Road, people don't care about hitting others. They expect others to move for them, especially if they have carts. They think carts have the right to move through without stopping or yielding for others.
What can we expect from this selfish world? Competition and bitterness. Good manners enable a person to cultivate a compassionate heart, and think of others. Good manners train a person to be more caring.
Almost everyone needs an etiquette lesson in dealing with day to day life. It'll make shopping a more pleasurable experience.
* at William Sonoma in Yorkdale, there were samplings at parts of the store today, including their yummy ginger bread cake, spiced tea and hot chocolate with peppermint. I approached the cake counter and asked what the cake was. After the server answered me, an old lady jumped out and took the next piece served. Another old lady jumped out from nowhere and did the same. After that, another one jumped out and did the same. 3 times later, the server finally took the hint and give me a slice. I'm beginning to wonder who was more rude - the old ladies who didn't bother to line up (maybe it's the seniors' first mentality), or the server who thinks serving 3 people before me was the best thing to do. Some of these old ladies took 2, 3 and even 4 slices. Talk about greed.
* at T&T Supermarket, there was food sampling all over the store in the weekend. I had no problem waiting in line and then getting food when it was my turn. The problem was some people behind me couldn't wait to get their food, and stick their arms within the loop of my arm to get it! As I stood there, limbs were popping out right, left and centre, all grabbing slices of something from the counter. I felt like I had a few arms that didn't belong to me.
* at Pusateri's at Lawrence and Avenue Road, people don't care about hitting others. They expect others to move for them, especially if they have carts. They think carts have the right to move through without stopping or yielding for others.
What can we expect from this selfish world? Competition and bitterness. Good manners enable a person to cultivate a compassionate heart, and think of others. Good manners train a person to be more caring.
Almost everyone needs an etiquette lesson in dealing with day to day life. It'll make shopping a more pleasurable experience.
posted by Noelle Wong at 3:30 PM
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