Things Shoppers Do to Annoy People - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

The Flying Dutchmans · 02-08-2012, 02:09 AM

I am not trying to copy another thread, but I am so annoyed at what happen to me tonight, I just have to tell someone.

I was at wal mart tonight and I was in a long line for checkout, as there were only few registers open with allot of people shopping. 20 minutes later, I'm next in line with a barely half full cart of groceries, when this couple runs in front of me and starts to put their stuff on the checkout counter, and they look at me to say. "Oh you don't mind do you? We're in a hurray. We just have a few things you have almost a full cart" They had atleast 10 items, and I had barely a half cart. What could I do? They already were putting their things on the counter. I just said, "I guess so. I mean you're already loading your stuff. But it would have been courteous if you had asked first" And the girl actually said. "Oh well, too late now" and turned away. That has to be the 1st time this has ever happened to me.

Now there (SIGH) I feel better.

Brad Russ · 02-08-2012, 05:06 AM

Wow, that's some gall they had. You handled the situation Alot better then I likely would have, so kudos to you for that. I usually let people go before me, but when someone shows that kind of disregard for me, I usually don't react so well. Those who know me wouldn't be surprised if all those people's stuff wound up on the floor. Wouldn't be the first time I have been banned from a store. lol Sorry you had to go through that, but like I said, I do admire your restraint. You are certainly a better person than I.

ponytail · 02-08-2012, 06:10 AM

I was just wondering, did the cashier say anything? You did handle it well. I probably would have done the same as you, but I'd be boiling inside.

old grouch · 02-08-2012, 10:53 AM

Selfish people drive me crazy. I would have told them to get in line like everybody else.

Mr. Television · 02-08-2012, 10:58 AM

I'd tell them to get over in the express line. I hate shopping at Walmart. A bunch of rude people there.

robyrob · 02-08-2012, 11:48 AM

"excuse me, what the hell are you doing - the line for jerks is over there -> "

MrCleveland · 02-08-2012, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Flying Dutchmans

I am not trying to copy another thread, but I am so annoyed at what happen to me tonight, I just have to tell someone.

I was at wal mart tonight and I was in a long line for checkout, as there were only few registers open with allot of people shopping. 20 minutes later, I'm next in line with a barely half full cart of groceries, when this couple runs in front of me and starts to put their stuff on the checkout counter, and they look at me to say. "Oh you don't mind do you? We're in a hurray. We just have a few things you have almost a full cart" They had atleast 10 items, and I had barely a half cart. What could I do? They already were putting their things on the counter. I just said, "I guess so. I mean you're already loading your stuff. But it would have been courteous if you had asked first" And the girl actually said. "Oh well, too late now" and turned away. That has to be the 1st time this has ever happened to me.

Now there (SIGH) I feel better.

I rarely had this happen, but something happened to my mom when I was at Marcs and I was with her at the time...some bitch had a lot of nerve to tell my mom that she was being rude while she was putting her stuff down on the register. There's a yellow line for an area to put your stuff down, she also said "I don't know you, but you're just being rude".

I almost was tempted to say this..."BITCH, THAT'S MY MOM YOU'RE TALKING TO! I DON'T TALK TO YOUR MOM THAT WAY, SO I'M GUESSING THAT YOU HAVE NO HUSBAND BECAUSE OF YOUR BITCHY ATTITUDE! SO **** YOU, BITCH"!!!

What Nerve some people have...they ought to be put to sleep!

(Sorry, I shouldn't have said that, but that bitch had NO ****ing right to talk to my mom...or anyone's mom that way)!

Zoneboy · 02-08-2012, 03:03 PM

The one thing I hate about shopping in a grocery store, Walmart or anywhere else is when 2 people stand right in the middle of the aisle and start talking and then don't have the common courtesy to at least move their carts so I can pass by.

In the check-out line, I try to be courteous to other shoppers. If I have a cart full of groceries and the person behind me only has a few items then I will let them go ahead of me provided I haven't already started putting mine on the counter.

I also can't stand it when I go into Walmart and see a bunch of people in the check-out lines and only 2 or 3 lanes open when they have at least 25 registers in the store.

ShamelessFanGirl · 02-08-2012, 04:07 PM

I hate it when you are shopping and you are going down and an aisle and there is a person in front of you pushing their cart at snail speed while chatting on the phone. All right, I can understand if you are a grocery store and if you have to call someone to ask them about a particular item that you need, that's one thing but if you are just talking just to talk and for no other reason than that is incredibly rude. Other people have schedules too and shouldn't have to be held up by people who are too inconsiderate to pay attention to the people around them.

Yooch · 02-08-2012, 04:53 PM

I don't know why some people (unfortunately mostly my age in their 60s) still insist on writing out a check. They write out their little check then tear it out of the checkbook. Why don't they just use a debit card; it's the same damn thing! or use cash or credit card. I'm a patient individual, but I don't know why people would hold up the line that way.

The Flying Dutchmans · 02-09-2012, 04:02 AM

No. The Cashier didn't say anything. She didn't even look at them any different. I may have handled it okay, but I did want to tell them off; especially after that girl's oh well attitude. I think the next person that does that to me, if it happens again, wont be as lucky as they were.

ZeldaGilroy · 02-09-2012, 06:12 AM

It seems like society in general has an "I don't care" attitude in the way we treat others. It's sad.

I get frustrated by the rudeness I see in the store every single time I go. Luckily, there are still some good, kind-hearted people out there too and they give me hope in this crazy world.

tiredmike59 · 02-09-2012, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yooch

I don't know why some people (unfortunately mostly my age in their 60s) still insist on writing out a check. They write out their little check then tear it out of the checkbook. Why don't they just use a debit card; it's the same damn thing! or use cash or credit card. I'm a patient individual, but I don't know why people would hold up the line that way.

Even cash doesn't guarantee a speedy check out.
I had a hell of a time when I gave them a hundred dollar bill.
The lady held it up to the light, marked on it with a marker, then called for some dude to examine it himself. That took about 10 minutes, holding up the line. They treated me like I just printed that bill. I can't help the way I look, I was born with this face. It made me feel so mad and frustrated, I didn't wait to walk out of the store to unwrap and start chewing on the candy bar I swiped.

Yooch · 02-09-2012, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiredmike59

Even cash doesn't guarantee a speedy check out.
I had a hell of a time when I gave them a hundred dollar bill.
The lady held it up to the light, marked on it with a marker, then called for some dude to examine it himself. That took about 10 minutes, holding up the line. They treated me like I just printed that bill. I can't help the way I look, I was born with this face. It made me feel so mad and frustrated, I didn't wait to walk out of the store to unwrap and start chewing on the candy bar I swiped.

Sorry you went through all that; it's not a good feeling to be regarded as a potential criminal.

duckie · 02-09-2012, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiredmike59

Even cash doesn't guarantee a speedy check out.
I had a hell of a time when I gave them a hundred dollar bill.
The lady held it up to the light, marked on it with a marker, then called for some dude to examine it himself. That took about 10 minutes, holding up the line. They treated me like I just printed that bill. I can't help the way I look, I was born with this face. It made me feel so mad and frustrated, I didn't wait to walk out of the store to unwrap and start chewing on the candy bar I swiped.

The cashier always checks my large bills, so one day I decided I was gonna do them the same way. I went to the post office to get some stamps and mail off my car insurance. Well the clerk marked my fifty dollar bill, and when she handed back my change, I held the two twentys up to the light to make her think I was checking to see if they were real. lol She looked at me like she couldnt believe I did that.

I was like, well you never can tell, winked at her and turned around and walked out.

02-08-2012, 02:09 AM	#1
The Flying Dutchmans Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 30, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 1,017	Things Shoppers Do to Annoy People I am not trying to copy another thread, but I am so annoyed at what happen to me tonight, I just have to tell someone. I was at wal mart tonight and I was in a long line for checkout, as there were only few registers open with allot of people shopping. 20 minutes later, I'm next in line with a barely half full cart of groceries, when this couple runs in front of me and starts to put their stuff on the checkout counter, and they look at me to say. "Oh you don't mind do you? We're in a hurray. We just have a few things you have almost a full cart" They had atleast 10 items, and I had barely a half cart. What could I do? They already were putting their things on the counter. I just said, "I guess so. I mean you're already loading your stuff. But it would have been courteous if you had asked first" And the girl actually said. "Oh well, too late now" and turned away. That has to be the 1st time this has ever happened to me. Now there (SIGH) I feel better.
	__________________ A strange red light as of a phantom ship all aglow, in the midst of which light the mast, spars and sails of a brig 200 yards distant stood out in strong relief." The Flying Dutchman

02-08-2012, 05:06 AM	#2
Brad Russ Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	Wow, that's some gall they had. You handled the situation Alot better then I likely would have, so kudos to you for that. I usually let people go before me, but when someone shows that kind of disregard for me, I usually don't react so well. Those who know me wouldn't be surprised if all those people's stuff wound up on the floor. Wouldn't be the first time I have been banned from a store. lol Sorry you had to go through that, but like I said, I do admire your restraint. You are certainly a better person than I.
	__________________ St. John 15:13 - Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." Currently my favorite song.

02-08-2012, 10:58 AM	#5
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I'd tell them to get over in the express line. I hate shopping at Walmart. A bunch of rude people there.
	__________________ Sonny

02-08-2012, 11:48 AM	#6
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,222	"excuse me, what the hell are you doing - the line for jerks is over there -> "
	__________________ * firefox * AdAware * HiJackThis * CoolWebShredder * Spybot * SpywareBlaster * Spyware Terminator * * GeeksToGo * AntiVir * Avast antivirus * Housecall Online * Sysinternals Security Utilities * * ZoneAlarm * Agnitum-firewall * Comodo Firewall * AVG Anti-Rootkit * RootkitRevealer * ParasiteCheck * * Annoyances * FreeCodecs * Mikes-Hosts-File * GRC.com * MSAntispyware * DVD's * TradeList * myspace *

02-08-2012, 03:03 PM	#8
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,514	The one thing I hate about shopping in a grocery store, Walmart or anywhere else is when 2 people stand right in the middle of the aisle and start talking and then don't have the common courtesy to at least move their carts so I can pass by. In the check-out line, I try to be courteous to other shoppers. If I have a cart full of groceries and the person behind me only has a few items then I will let them go ahead of me provided I haven't already started putting mine on the counter. I also can't stand it when I go into Walmart and see a bunch of people in the check-out lines and only 2 or 3 lanes open when they have at least 25 registers in the store.
	__________________ 'Twas The Night Before Christmas And All Through The Full House Not A Creature Was Stirring, Not Even Mighty Mouse. All My Children We're Nestled All Snug In Their Beds While Visions Of Sugarbakers Danced In Their Heads.

02-08-2012, 06:10 AM	#3
ponytail Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2004 Location: In Happy, Healthy, Wealthyville Posts: 4,273	I was just wondering, did the cashier say anything? You did handle it well. I probably would have done the same as you, but I'd be boiling inside.

02-08-2012, 10:53 AM	#4
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	Selfish people drive me crazy. I would have told them to get in line like everybody else.

02-08-2012, 04:07 PM	#9
ShamelessFanGirl Great Power and Resposbility Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 16, 2011 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 581	I hate it when you are shopping and you are going down and an aisle and there is a person in front of you pushing their cart at snail speed while chatting on the phone. All right, I can understand if you are a grocery store and if you have to call someone to ask them about a particular item that you need, that's one thing but if you are just talking just to talk and for no other reason than that is incredibly rude. Other people have schedules too and shouldn't have to be held up by people who are too inconsiderate to pay attention to the people around them.

02-08-2012, 04:53 PM	#10
Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	I don't know why some people (unfortunately mostly my age in their 60s) still insist on writing out a check. They write out their little check then tear it out of the checkbook. Why don't they just use a debit card; it's the same damn thing! or use cash or credit card. I'm a patient individual, but I don't know why people would hold up the line that way.
	__________________ "The true meaning of America, you ask? It's in a Texas rodeo, in a policeman's badge, in the sound of laughing children, in a political rally, in a newspaper...In all these things and many more, you'll find freedom. And freedom is what America means to the world. And to me." --Audie Leon Murphy June 20, 1924-- May 28, 1971

02-09-2012, 04:02 AM	#11
The Flying Dutchmans Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 30, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 1,017	No. The Cashier didn't say anything. She didn't even look at them any different. I may have handled it okay, but I did want to tell them off; especially after that girl's oh well attitude. I think the next person that does that to me, if it happens again, wont be as lucky as they were.

02-09-2012, 06:12 AM	#12
ZeldaGilroy Dobie and Zelda Forever!!! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 14, 2000 Location: I don't know...I'm probably lost! Posts: 4,144	It seems like society in general has an "I don't care" attitude in the way we treat others. It's sad. I get frustrated by the rudeness I see in the store every single time I go. Luckily, there are still some good, kind-hearted people out there too and they give me hope in this crazy world.
	__________________ *Formerly FactsFan* "I always carry a spare wedding ring. A single girl never knows when lightning may strike." ~Zelda Gilroy