Customer Service

The cashiers at the local Tom Thumb, (like the cashiers at every Tom Thumb, I think) always send you off with a very personal, "Thank you Miss Ray. You saved $6.78 today." I recently picked up a few necessities at my local Tom Thumb, and this was my interaction with the cashier:

Me: "Hi."

Cashier: "Hello. Did you find everything you needed?"

Me: "Yeah, thanks."

And then there's the awkward silence between me and the cashier when I try to think of something interesting to say. When I finally do think of something worthwhile to talk about, she is scanning my last item, and I realize that I have been staring absentmindedly at the customer in line behind me. My bad. Anyway, I finish my credit card transaction, and she is searching my receipt for my name so she can give me the friendly Tom Thumb farewell. She is obviously having trouble finding my name, and so she says this:

"Thank you Miss.....Miss.....Miss Valued Customer. Come back and see us."

Ahhhh, that personal touch. That's why I keep coming back.