Strange question but I thought I'd ask since there are a mix of generations (including college age) here:
If a clerk is working at a cash register and there is more than one adult (say a husband and wife) in a group that is purchasing items, would you consider it rude if the clerk hands the receipt to the one who does not pay for the items? As a father and the head of my household I generally go shopping with my wife and kids at department stores and frequently when we are together the cashier will try to hand the receipt to my wife, even though I am the one that paid. I view this as rude and disrespectful and have gone so far as to tell my wife to refuse the receipt if she isn't the one paying. My wife says that it is because she is chattier (happens with females more than males), which I think is ridiculous. Am I wrong? The reason I asked the generational question is because I never remember these things being an issue even ten years ago.
If a clerk is working at a cash register and there is more than one adult (say a husband and wife) in a group that is purchasing items, would you consider it rude if the clerk hands the receipt to the one who does not pay for the items? As a father and the head of my household I generally go shopping with my wife and kids at department stores and frequently when we are together the cashier will try to hand the receipt to my wife, even though I am the one that paid. I view this as rude and disrespectful and have gone so far as to tell my wife to refuse the receipt if she isn't the one paying. My wife says that it is because she is chattier (happens with females more than males), which I think is ridiculous. Am I wrong? The reason I asked the generational question is because I never remember these things being an issue even ten years ago.