I'm into photography and occasionally, I venture into mini labs for various things. What gets my goat is that sometimes a staff member will engage in dialogue with me, giving me so-called 'advice.' Ive had a few instances of this and I get so sick of it. They usually tell you really basic stuff that you already know - stuff that you learned years ago (as if you're clueless.) And sometimes they'll give you false information that is clearly wrong. Like in one example, I was purchasing a 100asa negative film at one of these places and the guy at the counter says: "You realise that's an outdoor film, don't you?" Gosh really? I guess we'll just fail to acknowledge all those times Ive shot indoor interiors with 100 asa film (using a tripod and long exposures.)
And there was another time when someone at a mini lab told me that 8 x 10 inch paper is not full frame. Huh really? What about all those large format photographers who shoot 8 x 10 inch sheet film? I shoot 6 x 7cm medium format film myself and that fits an 8 x 10 paper quite nicely.
I don't usually mind going to mini labs but I wish the staff would keep their mouths shut and just allow me to get what I want inside the lab and then leave without a hassle. Is that too much to ask?
Okay rant over.