Was I wrong?

[NickyJ]

On the other hand, I sure would go to a restaurant with rude servers to save 33%.

This.

Like Zelig, I think both were wrong. The cashier was rude and an idiot, and you could have saved a dollar. (That said, it was just a dollar so it wasn't that bad. However, if you were dealing with 5 dollars or more, it would be worse.) I would have contacted the manager if possible. If you couldn't, buy the paper, then go home and do the following:

1. Open a new file in your computer.
2. Name it '[Cashier's Name]'.
3. Send it to the Recycle Bin.
4. Empty the Recycle Bin.
5. Your PC will ask you: "Do you really want to get rid of '[Cashier's Name]'?"
6. Firmly click 'Yes.'

 

[Souron]

It's your time and money. If you think going to the other store was worth it, then it was.

 

[Zelig]

You should investigate your possibilities of seeing a speech therapist. You might be able to get the province to pay for it, though you'll as ever have to content with your mom.

Oh yeah, this is a good point.

I got a provincially paid-for speech therapist when I lived in Nova Scotia.

I only went once though, then I was like "This is dumb, I can do this myself."

 

[Linkman226]

Looks like I just split the tie with my vote.

In any event, yes, you were justified. Service has a price as well, therefore the better service you received must be factored into the cost-benefit analysis.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Next time, get the manager. You're the customer, they are the staff.

Absolutely. Even if you had to write your complaint out on paper, you should have done so and made sure he read it in your presence. NO clerk has the right to treat people that way.

Otherwise, I think you did the right thing. But since the clerk will not learn anything if you don't report this, you should report it.

I've done similar things when a clerk has been rude to me.

 

[Alassius]

NOTE: Some of you will say I should have talked to a manager or confronted the cashier. The problem is that my speech is incomprehensible. So there's really no point to it.

How about taking a notepad with you and write down what you want to say? $1 is not a big deal, but be careful with bigger purchases.

 

[Silurian]

How about taking a notepad with you and write down what you want to say? $1 is not a big deal, but be careful with bigger purchases.

I think aimee's hand writing is not very good (Sorry if I am incorrect) so a card that could be produced saying that she has a speech problem could be better.

 

[AL_DA_GREAT]

My pride > 1 dollar

 

[warpus]

If I was in the same situation as you, I'm not sure what I would have done.. I would probably find it very hard to deal with the situation and just ran away or something.

 

[Flying Pig]

The sneaky bar steward in me says you should get out a peice of paper and write that you want to see the manager, then write your complaint to him - thereby you get the point across and probably also make it seem like your problem's a bit worse than it is and hit the 'disability discrimination' big-red-button in every manager's head. Definitely, it would have been worth raising that one with the manager - however much you might feel awkward complaining, that clerk could go on to - inadvertently or not - insult someone who takes it much harder than you do.

 

[Supr49er]

I'd have walked out too.
Send the manager an email with your complaint.

 

[NovaKart]

Seriously, have you tried getting help for your speech? How can you get anywhere in life if people can't understand you? Do you think this is in any way fixable?

I have a similar problem with people thinking I'm drunk sometimes. A few weeks ago I was on a bus and in a part of Turkey where there are practically no foreigners. I was talking with the driver asking him where I should get off and I think because of my accent and bad Turkish grammar or something people thought I was drunk. I noticed a few passengers saying quietly, "oh he's drunk" and I thought - why the hell do they think I'm drunk? But later it occurred to me that they must have thought this from the way I was talking and since I have dark hair and eyes people generally assume I'm Turkish until I start talking and apparently even then sometimes think I'm Turkish but just drunk or something.

Another time when someone came to my apartment to repair something I was trying to explain something to him and he asked if I was sick and was confused as to why I was speaking so strangely.

 

[NetGear]

1. Ask to speak to a manager
2. Waste managers time about how you didn't approve of what cashier did
3. If your condition is real clinical issue and not self diagnosed, pull that card.
4. Proceed to buy with manager after wasting a lot of time. He might even just let you have it in order to smooth out the situation.
5. Stare at the cashier on your way out. Have smirk on your face if you got it for free. Win!

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

One of the problems with my speech is that I don't realize how badly garbled it is until someone tells me. I've also been asked what kind of accent I have. Sometimes after watching certain videos for a while I've been told I picked up a Southern accent. I've even had days where I sound perfectly clear and anyone can understand me, although those are rare. I don't know exactly what's up but I think it's in my brain and not actually my vocal cords.

 

[LucyDuke]

What you did is fine.

I think aimee's hand writing is not very good (Sorry if I am incorrect) so a card that could be produced saying that she has a speech problem could be better.

This is a really good idea.

 

[NovaKart]

In that case I think you can learn to speak normally. I think if you can get some cognitave therapy or something to help you function better it would be of great benefit to you. If you could find out what provincial services are available to you for free I think that could help you a lot.

 

[Ramius75]

i will write a complain letter to the store.