Recently I was at Target, minding my own business and shopping
around. When I was asked by multiple employees of i was finding
everything ok, if I needed help finding anything, etc. which I'm not
going to lie, most of the time this slightly annoys me and gives me a
bit if anxiety. I would just rather mind my own business and shop
without being bothered, and if I have a question, I'll ask them myself.
About the 3rd employee who talked to me was a young girl with gorgeous
long blonde hair..she was stunning. I continued to say "no thank you" to
the "need help finding anything?", because truly, I didn't need any
help, I was just browsing.
When I was ready to checkout, I picked the shortest line as
anyone would, especially because I needed to be somewhere in a certain
amount of time. After waiting for what seemed like forever, I learned
that the cash register computer system was down, and they could only
accept cash or credit cards. I was planning to use a gift card, but I
was willing to pay cash. A man begins to check me out, finally, and
though I told him I could pay cash, I realize I left my wallet in the
car. I was mad at myself, and was worried I was going to be late to
where I needed to be. I told him that I would just be a second and I
would need to run out to my car so he set my stuff aside and I went out
to my car. Getting back I noticed the lines were even longer but the
polite thing to do was to hop back in line, retrieve my stuff and be
checked out like everyone else. I probably waited in line for five more
minutes, and then the young girl that spoke to me earlier in my shopping
trip pulled me out of the line and said she could read me up at the
photo center. I was shocked. I thought to myself "why would she choose
me out of anyone else to pull out of line? I did only have three small
items but still."
I thanked her many times and continued on with my day. As I was
walking out to my car, I realized that I was not necessarily rude to
her when she asked me if I needed help shopping, but I could've been a
little more friendly or appreciative. I realized that I shouldn't just
blow people off because I want to be left alone while shopping. She was
just doing her job and more importantly, she was trying to be helpful.
One of my favorite quotes is from Ellen DeGeneres, and she says
it at the end of her show every day, "be kind to one another". I admire
this quote because it needs to be done more often. There's so much
rudeness and inconsideration in the world.. Sometimes the best thing to
do is to just put a smile on someone's face and move on with your day.
After this day I tell myself that I won't let something like
this happen again. I hope my story teaches you a lesson as well, and
next time you are shopping you think of my experience.
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