Chatted to a friend who was getting me something from the grocery store. I was quite keen on the item so said "If there's none on the shelves, can you ask them to check it there's extras out the back?"
And they were like 'What? I'm not doing that!' Before I realised this was maybe not common…
Needless to say, I managed to convince them to ask, thankfully as the predicted scenario occurred.
Do you bother asking? I think I have since I was a kid, particularly for things that were on my shopping list.
If you're a store assistant, is this common for people to ask?
YES. If I need them.