I was a customer from hell, in Hull
but it was the cashiers fault.

When I was visiting England in August, I decided to pop into Hull city center to do some shopping.
I was in a store, and found a couple of dresses and some shoes, so took them over to the counter to pay for them.

I took out my credit card and the cashier said "stick it in there and enter your PIN".

Me: "Aha, it's an American credit card, it's not C&P, you need to swipe it"
Cashier: "But you're English, so it must be C&P"
Me: "I might be English, but I live in the States. It's an American card, it needs swiping"
Her: "But you're English, so it must be C&P"
Me: "Look, this is a foreign credit card, it's not C&P and just because I have an English accent doesn't mean my card is English".
Her: "Well, I'm not allowed to swipe it. All English cards are C&P, and you're English"
Me: "You're obviously from Hull, aren't you? Which school did you go to?"
Her: "Newland"
Me: "Ah, that explains it. I went there but I was one of the lucky ones that escaped. Most of my schoolmates were as thick as you are"
Her: ".."
Me: "Get me the manager"

Manager: "Is there a problem?"
Me: "Yes, she won't swipe my card, it's American and is not C&P"
Cashier: "But she's English, so her card must be C&P"
Manager: "Go on break, NOW. It's a foreign card, remember, we swipe those?"
Cashier: "But she's English!!!!"
Dumb idiot goes on break.

The manager apologized profusely, asked how long I was home for and gave me a 20 quid gift voucher which I promptly spent 2 days later.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Mon 8 Sep 2008, 19:40, 4 replies)

This does not surprise me.
I went to school in Hull for a while (not Newland!). There are many people like this.
Now I live in Devon. There are still many people like this.
( finnbar has officially retired, Mon 8 Sep 2008, 23:07, closed)

God, seriously!
I was just dumbfounded that someone didn't grasp the concept of "living in another country", thereby having credit cards from that country.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 9 Sep 2008, 0:22, closed)

But you're English!
The poor lass probably spent days thinking about it.
(muzzvsworld, Tue 9 Sep 2008, 8:28, closed)

Sheer class
Thank god for stupid people, for they supply us with stories to tell on the interweb...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 9 Sep 2008, 11:08, closed)