Why on earth do we have to queue every where we go. The general public today are being "herded"like sheep every where they go and what get's me is we stand for it We work all week(most of us) and when it comes to going to spend good money,what do you have to do ? yes... queue to spend it.
I went to "ARGOS" yesterday in Meadowhell to buy an angle grinder.So I toddles in to make my purchase and first thing, find it in the catalogue write your order down and then...queue. There were 12 position's at the checkout and only 2 were"working" (sounds like the Karma Sutra doesn't it )there were 12 customer's..and yes I counted them. Then a woman came to one of the cashier's desk, who looked as though someone had pi$$ed on her chips and then had the cheek to ask if Ihad any more proof of I.D. I was then given a ticket to go and queue at the said "bay"to collect my good's

Yes, I agree.

We get it in banks, supermarkets, train stations and airports. 10 kiosks/cashiers/tillers/check-outs and two working. I always wonder why they have so many when they only ever open two or three at a time?

It's one of those 'little things' in life that really gets my back up.

Alongside:-

1 Booking fees

2 Credit Card Surcharges

3 Corkage Charge (wtf?!)

4 ATM Charges to get YOUR OWN MONEY

5 Cash Advance Charges (ditto)

6 and a zillion other things....

However, as an aside, I find the word ARGOS has an affect on me that says 'Don't Bother'.

Infact, social commentator that I am (and I do apologise beforehand) I sometimes wonder whether its name is wrong, that it should be ASBOS, not ARGOS.

But without que's it would be worse, my sister went to barcelona recently, they were stood in line for a coach, when it arrived people seemed to come from no where and just push there way onto the coach even tho my sister had been waiting 15 minutes. They nearly knocked her off her feet to get past her. Imagine if it was like that over here ? Nah thanks ill Q instead thanks

And last week, during the petrol "crisis", crazy people were queueing to buy petrol they didn't even need. And in one case they were joining a queue when another garage further down the road had lots of petrol and no customers. Crazy.


Originally posted by Ousetunes
5 Cash Advance Charges (ditto)


A cash advance is not your own money, it is the credit card company's. They normally get a "commission" from the retailer when you use your credit card, but if you get cash, you have to pay it yourself.

Originally posted by Ousetunes
Infact, social commentator that I am (and I do apologise beforehand) I sometimes wonder whether its name is wrong, that it should be ASBOS, not ARGOS.

Or AGROS, I once watched a very entertaining fight in ARGOS in Meadowhall at Christmas, two blokes just went for each other over someone jumping the queue, even though there isn't a queue when your waiting to pick-up your purchase.

Have you noticed how we queue for a bus but not for a tram ?

Queuing for everything can get tiresome but I'd rather do that than a free for all! Besides I think it's only fair that if someone is there before me then they are served before me and vice versa.

Originally posted by nick2
Have you noticed how we queue for a bus but not for a tram ?

Maybe something to do with the fact that a tram has three sets of doors operational when at the tram-stop and a bus only has one?

Originally posted by Ousetunes
Maybe something to do with the fact that a tram has three sets of doors operational when at the tram-stop and a bus only has one?


But I'm suprised we don't form 4 little queues, one for each door.

It sounds stupid but I've seen it happen at cash machines.

Originally posted by Ousetunes


It's one of those 'little things' in life that really gets my back up.

1 Booking fees



Argue booking fees - if paying over a phone and they say there is a booking fee, ask why, they rent the machines anyway and to charge per transaction over the phone is discrimination. Ask them if they charge booking fee if you turned up with cash.

If say no then ask for the manager and ask them why you discriminate against people who wish to come to their venue and put money into their banks yet they are going to charge you for the privilige to do so becuase you dont live round the corner.

Worse still is if you pay at a desk and they say there is a credit card fee. IF you ask (again) if there is a discount for cash you would get laughed at so why should pay extra to pay by debit or credit card.

If you pay by cheque (which takes a lot longer for funds to enter their account) you dont pay a booking fee.

Its all a scam. the companies normally pay a rent for the machine but make it back multi times over.

I have had it knocked off before by being polite and firm. Stand up for your rights, if i was paying £150-200 for tickets i do not expect to carry it around with me nor do i expect to be charged anything up to £10 to pay for something

This was close to being a very insulting thread title! ;)

Originally posted by Mouseman
This was close to being a very insulting thread title! ;)

I did have to read the title twice before I realised we were talking about people standing in queues :blush:

Originally posted by Andy
I did have to read the title twice before I realised we were talking about people standing in queues :blush:

Ditto (double :blush: :blush: )

I spent ages trying to construct a PC reply!!:(

Anyhow, now that's been straightened up..............

Yes, we are a nation of 'people who queue'...except when we're behind the wheel, or in a bar - then it's every man/woman for his/herself.

Look I can't stand round here all day debating this!!!:P

Im next in line for this Queuer's question...:D ive done the british thing and joined the Que.... to post...

i did leave the line at one point.... thought it was about something else...:suspect:

:D

next please....:gag:

Originally posted by Ousetunes
Yes, I agree.


It's one of those 'little things' in life that really gets my back up.

Alongside:-

4 ATM Charges to get YOUR OWN MONEY



Erm... you want to access that ATM to retrive the money at that point in time your paying for the convient access.
They have to pay for the machine / calls some how.

Yes, we are a nation of queuers, because as a nation we are more polite than others. I don't mind waiting my turn. My sister lives in Germany and over there, they don't know what the word means. So infuriating when you are stood. patiently waiting your turn just for some ingnorant *** to casually step in front of you as if you weren't there. The kids even do it. She has been forced many a time to give them a piece of her mind. Luckily she speaks the language and is able to do so!

Originally posted by nick2
Have you noticed how we queue for a bus but not for a tram ?

That's because a tram has four double width entrances/exits, and strange english buses only have one.

Originally posted by Anj1364
Yes, we are a nation of queuers, because as a nation we are more polite than others. I don't mind waiting my turn. My sister lives in Germany and over there, they don't know what the word means. So infuriating when you are stood. patiently waiting your turn just for some ingnorant *** to casually step in front of you as if you weren't there. The kids even do it. She has been forced many a time to give them a piece of her mind. Luckily she speaks the language and is able to do so!

Whereas here in the UK it's the pensioners who are the ignorant sods who feel they are too important to queue behind kids.:rant:

Last week, I was with 2 other forummers [ fredsredhat & F_g ]and others at a campsite for motorcyclists when I witnessed something I have never seen in England before in my life in the Pub on the Grounds.

Those of you who know me know that I am no stranger to pubs and bars, and so I waded in as normal and got served pretty quickly, with my usual tried and tested techniques. Also I had been in earlier to warm up [was freezing outside] and have a couple of afternoon beers and had a bit of friendly banter with the bar staff, they must have rememberd me as I had no trouble at all at getting served extremely quickly. In fact you could say that I have my getting served at the bar procedure pretty well organised. More like Alec Stewart rather than Jack Russel to use cricketing parlence.

Anyhow, after sucessfully getting the beers in I looked around only to see a bunch of what I could only describe as "Bar-shy Born-again-bikers" who were forming an orderly queue.
"EH?" I thought to myself,
"Since when have we English queued at bars?"

I can only assume that these people go to the pub about once a year, coupled with that, after one of them stood behind another, LEMMING LIKE some more started to queue up behind them. What a totally embarrasing thing. I was perplexed, curious, randy and amused all at the same time..

:o :rant: :heyhey: :loopy: :clap: :mad: :hihi:

Originally posted by muddycoffee

What a totally embarrasing thing. I was perplexed, curious, randy and amused all at the same time..



err... randy? :huh:

What a curious emotional response to a queue! Care to enlighten us a little muddycoffee?

Well, I've heard of a Shoe-Fetishist... But a Queue-Fetishist? That's a new one to me!

Unlike Red, however, I'm not so sure that I crave enlightenment on this... Whatever floats your boat, I guess! :D

Originally posted by sharkw
it.
I went to "ARGOS" yesterday in Meadowhell to buy an angle grinder.So I toddles in to make my purchase and first thing, find it in the catalogue write your order down and then...queue.
There has been a thread about Argos last christmas.

Please note, at Argos, you do NOT QUEUE .
You get your number and then hover around until it is called at the "Collection point".

Only in England would we Queue when there is no need to.
The system is put in place so you DONT HAVE TO QUEUE. :loopy:

If it wasn't for the queue I would never get served. I'm far to polite to push in and so would get ignored.
I sometimes have days when I think I am invisable ignored by shop assistants and pushed aside by people who think their time is more important than mine.
So it's not until I lose it that I'm noticed ---my fault , I should be more assertive.
hazel

By the way what's wrong with the title??

Originally posted by hazel
If it wasn't for the queue I would never get served. I'm far to polite to push in and so would get ignored.

At Argos you DONT QUEUE. They call your number.
No need to push in or be ignored.

I never shop in Argos, thought the thread was about queueing not Argos.

Hazel

And don't shout at me.

Originally posted by viking
At Argos you DONT QUEUE. They call your number.
No need to push in or be ignored.

Read sharkw's post again.

Look in the catalogue, then you have to go and pay. If you don't use the credit card machines, you have to go to a till.
If you are not the only person there, then you do have to queue.
Sequential numbers for collection come later. Your number is shown and there may often be more than one person at the collection counter before you. What do you do? You queue!

At least that is what someone has told me!:D

Originally posted by cgksheff
Look in the catalogue, then you have to go and pay. If you don't use the credit card machines, you have to go to a till.
If you are not the only person there, then you do have to queue.


If it's busy you may have to queue to look in a catalogue too.

And when you've bought your purchase, and it breaks, you have to queue for a refund :rant:

Originally posted by Andy
If it's busy you may have to queue to look in a catalogue too.

And when you've bought your purchase, and it breaks, you have to queue for a refund :rant:

thats the nice thing about argos though, no queuing......