We don't want to ask....

It's just like the cashiers, well, everywhere. No, I don't want to donate to your charity of choice, no, I don't want to sign up for your credit card, I don't care how much the 'discount' is. I just smile, wait for them to finish (Target is the worst, they can each talk for 5+ minutes about why I should sign up for their card) and then say 'No, thank you'. Really, it's not that hard to be polite to another human being.

I can't imagine people being rude about that, but obviously they are. I don't choose to give to charities that way, but it's easy enough to politely decline. Sorry you have to deal with assholes.

What I do hate, though (and again, this is nothing about the employees), is when the card reader asks you for a donation, you decline there, and the employee asks you again. UGH. I know they are just doing their job, but it annoys the crap out of me (with management) that they hit you up twice in the matter of a few seconds.

I hope she doesn't watch The Christmas Shoes movie

When I worked at Old Navy I hated hassling people to sign up for the store credit card. Our performance in that area greatly affected our annual reviews and raises. We were trained to ask a customer three times, I would only do that if the store or district manager were around.

I always hate being asked for donations when checking out but I totally get that the cashier has to ask. I politely decline and move on. St. Jude is my charity of choice though. My cousin's son would probably not be with us if it wasn't for the research, care and treatment he received there. I prefer to make my donations directly though.

As long as you only ask me once, I promise not to be annoyed. I completely understand that you are doing your job.

But...that asking three times thing that ilovebuble mentioned is pretty much why I stopped shopping at Kohl's. And I used to love Kohl's, but I started feeling downright harassed.

I'm just about to stop shopping at Sam's because they cannot get me through the freakin' line without begging me multiple times to upgrade my membership. We even had management write "NO UPGRADE" on the card, but they still do it. I'm sorry you all have to ask. That really sucks.

As a firm believer in the work of St. Judes and I donate regularly to them, I would have no problem with you asking.

I confess: I have shown annoyance at a cashier who asked me about too many opt-ins.

Are you in our rewards program?
Nope.
Would you like to sign up for it?
No, thank you.
Can I get your telephone number/zip code/etc?
No.
Can I have your email for the receipt?
No. Can I just check out, give you cash and be on my way? Thanks.

I'm sorry, I don't have the patience for maybe 3 stores with 4 questions each - by the time someone springs Please Don't Kill The Kittens Charity on me, I might be mildly frazzled. I get that it's not the cashier's fault, but I also think that if you work somewhere that has obnoxious business practices, you're going to have to face the fact that they annoy people who will sometimes show it. I'm never full on rude, but I can be abrupt when I'm really sick of it.

I'm sorry your company makes you do things that are unpopular; mine does too, and I just consider it part and parcel of the job. That said, no one should be out and out rude.

Hopefully they were listening in on that phone call and management realizes they're annoying the hell out of their customers. You can just look it at a bit of social disobedience for a great good - ie better customer service which doesn't involve upselling or otherwise extracting more money from you.

It does obviously bother the customer though.  Have a little compassion for them as well - who have to deal with a never ending barrage of bullshit questions that they have absolutely no interest in.  Perhaps if enough people express their displeasure, or better yet just cancel the sale, the retailers will realize it does matter.

If a store offers you a survey - take it. Management reads those daily. Tell them the constant questions bother you and harm your experience.

And if people would PLEASE just stop giving out their emails - it's absolutely ridiculous. Not only does it waste an inordinate amount of time but they're just going to spam you. Just say NO!