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My library system has keychain cards that come with the regular ones. The prob with the keychain (or at least mine) is that I have it not on my house or car chain but one attached to my purse. Librarians hate when I hand my purse over to be scanned, but it takes SO MUCH LESS TIME. 
I NEVER have to dig for it.
I NEVER have to dig for it. 
I would love that! Our system doesn't have them. The system in DC (where I used to live) did and I used it all the time! It would be a bit annoying to be handed your entire purse (or even most people's key chains) but eliminating the wait factor would be great.
Of course, all problems would be solved it people were more considerate and dug for their cards BEFORE getting me involved--but that may be too much to hope for.
should have someone go down the line ....... like they have at the airport, telling people to have their boarding pass and ID's out. they are so cutthroat! lol no patience for people dilly dallying, which i guess is good in a way.
Ha! I just flew back from Portland a couple weeks ago and I was in the airport line and there was a guy where the rope line started who did the whole "id and boarding passes out and ready" spiel. So I wait in the line, with mine in my hand and we get to the front and the IDIOT woman in front of me drops to her knees and opens the world's largest carryon and starts digging for hers.
What's worse is that the airport security guy looks down at her and starts lecturing her on the importance of having your documentation ready instead of making her go to the end and helping the people who are prepared. (i.e. me!). So we get through and then she is, of course, wearing lace up boots which she needs to untie and take off for the security check and is carrying approximately 1,000 things in her pockets. She was the most annoying passenger ever.
The absolute worst part is I saw her id and it was a MN driver's license. So this idiot is from my state (therefore on my flight) and is probably one of the very idiots I wrote this blog about. And since this whole thing happened in Portland and not here in MN then I know without a doubt this was not the first time this woman flew.
Some people are just inconsiderate...no matter what precautions we set up to relieve them of their burden of idiocy.
lol. oh that sounds super aggravating.... as if being at the airport isn't a headache enough. the sad thing is even if you told them how inconsiderate they are behaving, they still wouldn't have a clue.
Which is probably the most aggravating part of all!
I worked at a bookstore, same thing with people's cards. The worst is when someone is on the phone when you're trying to ring them up. I hate that crap.
On this point I completely agree. People do that at the library, too. They come in and are talking on a cell and try to ask me information like I should just do my job around their phone call.
I hate it. But it isn't quite as bad as the people who come in for someone else and are on the phone with them, relaying information and when it gets to "complicated" they hand ME their cell phone. G.R.O.S.S. Like I want to talk on some strangers cell phone. I'd rather put up with the annoyance of them being on it.
Now you have me scrambling to find MY library card! I don't even remember which house it's in, let alone my wallet!!!I think there should be a sort of "uni-card"--a single card we can carry that we "affiliate" different clubs, associations, libraries, transit authorities and such to, etc. so we can carry just the one and it would be recognized by any card reader to which it's had the association code attached.
That is without question the best idea ever. Since we obviously can't teach people to be organized and prepared, simplifying life might be the way to go. Of course, my luck is that no one would have this card affiliated with my library so I'd still have to watch them dig for the original library card.
Go find your card! (and put in in your wallet and when you need to use it, get it out BEFORE you approach the librarian).
Still looking!!!!
Shame, shame! (Can you picture the finger wagging happening here?)
does that come with a stern look over the tops of your glasses?(then, yes!)
You know, I don't wear glasses, but I do have the look down--and my hair is in a bun!
I'm skeeeeeeered here just thinkin' about it!
Sssssh!
You know, you inspired me. I stopped by my local library this afternoon. I gave the customer service desk wide berth, though. Just in case. Still haven't found that danged card!
You know, most libraries will offer a replacement card. We charge $1. You could look into it. But I am glad you are visiting the library. I hope the experience was pleasant.
People generally do the same thing with money, credit cards and checks. They'll stand in line for five-minutes and then fumble around in their stuff only when it comes time to pay. Foresight? no
Agreed. Foresight is a precious commodity these days.
I'm thinking it is people with a lack of customer service experience. I know I'm not perfect (damn close, but not there yet!) but I've worked in customer service all my life and know firsthand how annoying it is when people take you for granted. I've even chosen a profession that will keep me in cs my whole life. But not everyone has that background and so they don't realize. They just take others for granted.
It is actually kind of sad.
I'm often amazed at the horrible treatment a lot of people give customer service people.
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