Why do some cashiers touch the part of the can I'm going to drink from? (deal, purchase)
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When I occasionally purchase a canned beverage from a store, something I've never understood is how some cashiers will grab the can at its rim, right where I'm going to put my mouth in order to drink from it. Sure, I can wipe it off with my shirt, but why must I do that? Can't the cashier simply pick the can up, gripping it where my mouth will not be? Even supermarket cashiers will do this -- isn't there a special training school they attend anymore where they're instructed on simple supermarket etiquette, or do they simply not care that they may be spreading their germs?
Do you have any idea how many other fingers touched the can before it got to the cashier?
If that is your only problem you are in good shape.
The money you handled and gave to the cashier is the dirtiest part of the whole deal. Unless you printed and sterilized it.
How many hands has your money been in before you got it?
It might have even been handled by a drug dealer. You just never know. Or a prostitute. Money goes through many channels.
Maybe you should launder your money before you touch it.
And you think that can has only been touched by the cashier? As many as half a dozen different hands have probably fondled that thing before you took it out of the cooler or off the shelf. Carry a straw of your own or your own cup - maybe wear rubber gloves, too? Just trying to help you out here. Cheers!
I agree. The cashier's germs are probably the least of the "drinking from a can" worries. I keep a bag of straws in my glove compartment and at home for can drinking. I try to buy bottles instead whenever possible.
If the cashier touches the part where I'm not going to drink from, it's not a problem. Furthermore, even if somebody touched the part I'm going to drink from when they were stalking the cans an hour ago, chances are the bacteria they may have gotten on the can will be dead by then.
Now do we understand? BTW, don't they teach Biology 101 in school these days?
If the cashier touches the part where I'm not going to drink from, it's not a problem. Furthermore, even if somebody touched the part I'm going to drink from when they were stalking the cans an hour ago, chances are the bacteria they may have gotten on the can will be dead by then.
Now do we understand? BTW, don't they teach Biology 101 in school these days?
People purchased cans of soda from vending machines for eons and didn't have problems. Ever take a look at what that chute on the bottom of the vending machine looks like? Lift the door and take a look. I don't see the big deal about the cashier touching the can. Use a straw, or buy it from the fountain or in a bottle and the problem is solved.
Oh I give up. I could waste my time yet again stating that the bacteria dies before being dispensed by the machine, ergo germs are not an issue, but ultimately I'll just end up making a 4th post eventually and still be wasting even more time...
Some bacteria live for days weeks or months on nonporous surfaces.
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I don't see the big deal about the cashier touching the can. Use a straw, or buy it from the fountain or in a bottle and the problem is solved.
