Shop charges patrons extra if they forget their manners
No matter where you are - at home, work, or with friends, practicing good manners is important. So one shop is penalising patrons who forget the magic words.
As American judge Clarence Thomas once said: "Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot."
Take your elbows off the table. Don't talk with your mouth full. Remember to say "please" and "thank you".
Aah, yes, those all-important life lessons. You've probably heard all or most of those orders from your parents? And even though you do them, you might wonder why grown-ups make such a fuss about good manners?
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If ever you have worked in retail you will know how rude people can be. Sometimes a simple "Good day" could get you the death stare!
Austin Simms, owner of the CUPS coffee shop in Roanoke, Virginia, has come up with a pretty ingenious method to remind us all to have manners.
“I decided because I need to solve all the injustices of the world to start charging more for people who didn’t take the time to say hello and connect and realize we’re all people behind the counter,” Simms told WDBJ.
He went on to add: “I decided to start charging more for people who didn’t take the time to say hello and connect and realize we’re all people behind the counter."
And according to Simms, it's working, with people being reminded that coffee shop workers are just doing their job.
Have good manners gone out of style? Do you find yourself surprised when you see someone using proper etiquette and good manners?
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