On how to get good customer service at supermarket checkouts:

Treat them like human beings:

I always greet the cashier with a SMILE and say "Hello, how are you?"

Always say 'please' and 'thank you' when handing over cash or cards.

Always give the money into the cashiers hand....NEVER just throw the money onto the conveyor belt.

Always say 'thank you' and some sort of goodbye greeting at the end.

Strange that I've never had a surly cashier here, ever......I wonder why?

 

I don't blame the cashiers being frumpy when they are met with ignorant customers who don't say a word to them and throw their money on the belt, as if just handing it to them is too much effort, or they are scared of catching some contagious disease.