No deposit asked for but what a shock i had in my local Sainsburys last Sat
this is pasted from my post on another site i frequent:-
Yesterday's return from Wales was finished by me doing 40 miles with the 'low fuel light' on (by choice though , I have it on good authority that there is 4.5 ltrs left ) As i passed garage after garage i was getting closer and closer to home and then i got to my 'local Sainsbury's petrol station' about 1 mile from home and pulled in to brim fill the tank ready for the 'next' rideout.
The place was quite busy so i filled up the bike and waited in the queue to, switch card in hand to pay my due's, when i got to 2nd in the Q the lad behind the 'till' said
"Will you take off your helmet please?"
me "NO"
cashier "what?"
me "NO"
cashier "you will HAVE to take it off or i can't serve you!!!"
me "WHY do you want me to take it off?"
cashier "because I have to"
me "what difference does it make wether i have my hemet on or not?" waving my card at him
cashier "I have to ask you to take off your helmet"
me "are you going to take my payment or not?"
cashier "I have to ask you to take off your helmet"
me "well I'm NOT TAKING IT OFF!!!, I've got my fuel, do you want me to pay or not?"
cashier "you will HAVE to take it off or i can't serve you!!!"
me "Do you want me pay or not?"
NOTE I now have a queue behind me of about 12 people wanting to get to the till's
cashier "put your card in the reader" and "I'm only telling you because I've been told I must do"
me "i can't understand why though, If you suspected that i was going to steal fuel you shouldn't have turned on the pump until my helmet was removed, and if I was here to hold you up do you really think I'd come on my own at 1.45pm when the garage is full of people. Cash machines don't need to 'see' you before dispensing cash...as long as you have the PIN number......you get served"
cashier "remove your card please"
me "I fill my car up here @£85 a time, my wife fills her car up here £30 a time and i come here at least twice a week on my bike 2 x £15 = £30 so you'd better tell whoever thought 'that one up' if they carry on with this nonsense I will be going to the next fuel stop for ALL our fuel in future (ASDA is right next door and they have a debit card 24 hour pump )
There was a lot of tut tut 'ing going on behind me but you know me
SPEAK YOUR MIND, F*CK THE JOBSWORTHS