actually, i was an alright customer i reckon...
so on the 2nd of september this year my mum was in a car crash with 2 trucks:

www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=151901&command=displayContent&sourceNode=151727&contentPK=21385326&folderPk=86530&pNodeId=151458

Her's was the red car.
She's been home for quite a bit now, she didn't have any major injuries but her knee's messed up and she's always really exhausted, btw she has diabetes and manic depression, so she's really got a whippin from the shit stick.

So i go up to the local coop to get the shopping in as per usual, she's asked me to get paracetamol cause she keeps getting a head ache.

My mum's bungalow is in a small market town, basically large village, so a lot of people know each other, i've had a chat and am on friendly terms with a lot of the people in the shops around the place.

So i get to the till with just one small pack of paracetamol and there's a relatively new guy on the till who i've had cheerful banter with a couple of times. I've only got a few things, like the usual, milk and bread, with the paracetamol.

He says "you're really going to laugh when i tell you this"
I says "what?" *inquisitive smile*
He says "you need identification for that"

I laughed, disbelievingly of course, i tried, and left with my milk and bread.

She got a car from the insurance company today but she doesn't feel confident to drive it, i don't even think she's barely gone outside since the crash...she doesn't really remember it though.

I think if i tried harder i probably wouldve got it, i feel bad not to have come back with it now. She keeps complaining about when she stands up she feels dizzy and stuff...for fuck sake. I left my passport at my dad's, i'll get it tomorow. And i'll get the paracetamol aswell. Wish me luck.

EDIT: if they dont give it to me with the passport tomorow i actually will become the customer from hell.
(El, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 1:33, 3 replies)

ID?
for fuckin paracetamol!

How long will it be until some stressed out eyeball popping migraine sufferer punches a till monkey's lights out?

Back when that little old till monkey was myself, I often had to enforce some utter codswallop of a regulation on some poor sod.

My standard reply to the fairly justified outrage would be "There is no reason for it sir/madam/unsure. It's just policy."
(Que?, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 8:00, closed)

Co-op monkey
How old are you? Because we can sell under two packets of every day paracetamol to people who look sixteen or over. But ugh... the rules for that kind of thing are getting ridiculous.

We get a little pop up whenever we sell anything age restricted, and we have to go through about two screens to confirm that yes, they DO look the right age. But some stores go a step further, you then have to TYPE IN what age you think the person is, and then chose what ID they've shown you. Regardless if they're some old bird, or if they're someone you know.
(Aruu does not put all her trust in root vegetables., Thu 11 Sep 2008, 1:19, closed)

well
im 16 but most people are shocked when i say that cause most of them think im least 18/19, i came in with my passport today and bought it.

all's well in the house of el. relatively.

but i think my mum was eatin chocolate busicuits in replacement of paracetamol cause...they're all gone! and i havent had any!
(El, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 2:47, closed)