Monday, September 03, 2007

You Want Cash Back?

I hate those self-checkout machines. I figure if I'm going to work in a store, I should get a paycheck -- or at the very least, a discount. And what about a dental plan? I guess this guy shares my feelings -- although he lacks my self-control.

Around 9 p.m., the man was in line at a self-service checkout stand, ready to buy a pry bar and hacksaw, according to a Seattle police report.

But as a manager told an officer, the man accidentally hit the button for Spanish on the computer screen.

And that was the tipping point for this consumer.

He became "frustrated that the machine was speaking Spanish," the police report says.

So, instead of asking for customer service help, he let loose a blow with the pry bar and shattered the computer.

3 comments:

Trader Rick said...

GOOD FOR HIM!! Wish I was on his jury, he'd get off!

Anonymous said...

Ditto to what Rick said!

Mark said...

Those things are incredibly easy to use, except for the fact that they don't always read the UPC the first few times. The guy must have been a real genius for not beinmg able to figure it out.