Greeting customers, what for?

I sometimes forget why I avoid shopping at the Pick 'n Pay outlet in Summerstrand Village, Port Elizabeth, but then I shop there and get reminded.<br> <br> This morning, there were very few tellers open resulting in long queues at the tellers that were open.<br> <br> After standing in the queue for some time, I noticed that there was an operator sitting at till 8, which was the till next to where I was queuing. Till 8 was closed when I joined the queue. <br> <br> I walked across and asked Izane, sitting at till 8, whether she was open. She nodded once. No good morning, no greeting of any kind.<br> <br> I proceeded to ask her why she had not made it known to those of us queuing that she had opened.<br> \I thought that you wanted to pay at that one"";no thank you when requesting and receiving the payment.<br> <br> From now on I will remember and Pick 'n Pay should also remember that we do have a choice.<br> <br> I will in future spend my money at Spar and Woolworths Food Stores who seem to value their customers by offering pleasant customer service at their tills."""