Cashiers have such a boring job in quite a noisy environment and they often tell me about surly or just downright unpleasant customers. Could be that Bude is a smaller and more intimate place than most but I think it's devilishly important to have a good laugh at the till, even if it's at my expense. I do it every time and Mrs Steve thinks I'm mad.
Sorry, this must be the most premature total thread drift of all time. Right, insurance...