Publix
Cashier Complaint

Last Thursday I took my husband who suffers with neurological issues (including alzheimers) caused by chemotherapy with me. I try to let him do small tasks to give him a feeling of being helpful. I handed him a tube of cream to pay for and gave him cash. I told him to go ahead of me so that if he had trouble I'd be there. I turned to grab some bagels off the table by the line and while doing so the man in front of him told him to go ahead of him. It was easier to just go ahead, than for him since he has trouble getting the right words out. My husband walked over to the bench and sat down. The cashier and the man commenced to pointing and staring at my husband and making derogatory comments about him. Also laughing at him. I held my tongue until the man walked off. I asked the cashier why they were talking about that man and making fun of him. Her response was because he wouldn't talk and didn't say thank you. I then told her that was my husband and that she had no right to make fun of or to talk about anyone. That I had almost lost my husband twice in the past three years and she had no idea of what he was going through. She said she didn't know. Well she should have kept her mouth shut. She then had the audacity to ask if I went to a support group. Her behavior and comments have annoyed me previously and I had always up until then been able to go through a different checkout line but thhis day there was only 2 open and the other was express. I also told her I hoped the man was still outside and he was. I told him I didn't appreciate what they had done and that my husband had alzheimers. He commenced to saying he was sorry he didn't know. Why is ignorance always their excuse. A cashier is employed to take care of the customer. Both of them said the other one started it, however that doesn't give either of them the right to talk my husband down throughout the whole check out time for him. I wrote to corporate on Thursday online and as of today all I've received is computer generated responses that I'll receive communication within 24-48 hours. Well I'm not happy. My husband has a new dr to see on Tuesday. If I don't get a response that pleases me by then, I will be transferring all of his prescriptions on Tuesday afternoon.

Company: Publix
Country: USA

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