Hot food section:
As mentioned earlier, don't chuck a fit complaining about waiting for so long then having no clue what you want/going to check what others want when it's your turn.
When you ask for serviettes, and I enquire as to how many people need them (eg 4), don't give me dirty looks when you think I haven't given you enough. Stop being such a grub!
Don't complain and bitch about having to pay for sauce packets. The sign is clearly displayed.
We ask 'Eat in or takeaway?' when we take your order. Don't change your mind when we're halfway through, and act oblivious as to why we get annoyed and are brusque with you.
Seafood:
Don't get mad when you ask to try a prawn and we say 'we have to charge you'. If I let you have a freebie, be grateful. Those things cost $1-$2.50+ at Christmas.
Don't ask us which prawns are better/what they taste like/where they're from, if I've already explained it to the person next to you, and you were listening to what I was saying to them.
DON'T PLAY WITH THE LIVE MUDCRABS. Yes they are tied with string, but they can still move, especially their claws. DON'T SCREAM when one of them moves or attempts to attack you. Serves you right for manhandling it and dropping it on its back and on another crab.
If we tell you we only have male mudcrabs, we only have male mudcrabs. Don't keep turning them over to look for a female.
If we ask 'Can I help you?' when we see you poking around by the crab box, and you say 'No, just looking', don't keep fiddling with the live produce. Also, don't get pissy when we explain why we don't want customers playing with them, and you continue to do so!
When you tell me what you want, speak clearly and make sure I can hear/understand you. I will repeat what you have said, just to make sure, but it's not my fault if I have to ask you three+ times 'how many?' because you can't be bothered to direct your voice towards me.
Don't get annoyed when it takes me a minute or so to fill the bag with the 2kg+ of prawns you want. I'm going as fast as I can when I only have a thin layer of plastic protecting my hands from the prawn spikes.
Don't get annoyed when we explain we charge for peeling your prawns. It takes OUR TIME you lazy git, and if you get a pair of washing up gloves you can do it yourself.
Don't block the entrances when we need to get in and out.
Don't thump on the glass trying to get my attention. I'm usually serving someone else anyway, and it makes me less likely to want to serve you/give you better service.
Stop bitching when we refuse to take EFTPOS for purchases <$20 - the signs are there, read them before buying.
If you've bothered to come at some ungodly hour during the 36hr Christmas opening period, at least have some clue as to what you want and how much you need. Chances are we're tired and pissed off after being on our feet for hours and dealing with large numbers of rude and fussy customers, and will not look favourably on such dawdling.
It's not my problem if you turn up at closing time on Christmas Eve looking for something which we've now probably run out of, so don't get mad at me.
No we will not open on Christmas Day or New Year's Day just to serve you some fresh prawns. Get over yourself you selfish moron, we have lives too.