One of My Biggest Pet Peeves
Working in a retail establishment, I have learned to always be very polite and smile at the customer even when I feel like shouting or throwing something. However, there is one nasty habit of Joe Consumer that just makes my skin crawl, and when I witness it, I can hardly contain the look of disgust. What is this heinous act? People who lick their fingers when counting out money.
The worst thing about this disgusting habit is that it seems to be committed by people from every walk of life, from the most austere business person, to the kindly old lady that could be anyone's grandma, or the child-wrangling supermom, or the guy who looks like he hasn't seen soap and water for weeks.
Money is dirty. Studies have shown that the majority of bills in circulation are infected with Staphylococcus aureus and E Coli, which is fecal bacteria! Not to mention the common cold and flu germs. Think about where people keep money. I've seen it pulled from bras and even from people's pants! What if at some point in that dollar's life, it was a tip at a strip club? Ewww. Or what if it was used to snort drugs? Or what if it was a birthday present to your cousin Jeffy who likes to pick his nose all the time?
I'm really not a germ-o-phobe. It just really grosses me out to see someone put their saliva all over something and then hand it to me. I don't know those people, or the people they got that bill from. I don't know where it's been and I don't know what kind of germs those people might be carrying. It's just plain gross.
I do give most people the benefit of the doubt. Most of them have probably never even thought about where their money's been. It never occurs to them that they could be spreading germs to other people or to themselves. I hope people start to think about it. I hope I'm not the only person who finds this disgusting. Maybe I'm a little neurotic. I don't know.
What I do know is that I'm going to continue to have a bottle of antibacterial gel next to the register. It makes me feel better anyway.
The worst thing about this disgusting habit is that it seems to be committed by people from every walk of life, from the most austere business person, to the kindly old lady that could be anyone's grandma, or the child-wrangling supermom, or the guy who looks like he hasn't seen soap and water for weeks.
Money is dirty. Studies have shown that the majority of bills in circulation are infected with Staphylococcus aureus and E Coli, which is fecal bacteria! Not to mention the common cold and flu germs. Think about where people keep money. I've seen it pulled from bras and even from people's pants! What if at some point in that dollar's life, it was a tip at a strip club? Ewww. Or what if it was used to snort drugs? Or what if it was a birthday present to your cousin Jeffy who likes to pick his nose all the time?
I'm really not a germ-o-phobe. It just really grosses me out to see someone put their saliva all over something and then hand it to me. I don't know those people, or the people they got that bill from. I don't know where it's been and I don't know what kind of germs those people might be carrying. It's just plain gross.
I do give most people the benefit of the doubt. Most of them have probably never even thought about where their money's been. It never occurs to them that they could be spreading germs to other people or to themselves. I hope people start to think about it. I hope I'm not the only person who finds this disgusting. Maybe I'm a little neurotic. I don't know.
What I do know is that I'm going to continue to have a bottle of antibacterial gel next to the register. It makes me feel better anyway.
posted by MirandaLea at 10:50 AM
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