Saturday, 22 September 2007

Corner Shop

I was in our local corner shop this morning and witnessed the following. An old gentleman was having trouble finding what he needed. One of the assistants helped him find what he was looking for. Then he went to the counter to pay; by this point it had become obvious to me that he had very limited vision. He offered a five and ten pound note, he obviously didn't know their value. The assistant told him which note was which, helped him sort his change out and made sure he got a receipt. Maybe I'm cynical but I can't imagine an assistant showing that level of consideration in a big supermarket. I know I use the big supermarkets but as a busy single Mum working way more hours than I am paid for I do find them convenient. However i would hate to see a time when corner shops didn't exist.

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