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Post by thyme4change on Jun 22, 2015 22:26:10 GMT -5
TheHaitian - I was thinking about you at the grocery store today. Props to ya! There was nobody behind the lady who was just buying a few packs of soda in the express lane, so I decided to hop into that lane. I didn't realize I was standing behind a bag of crazy. It was pretty awesome. She was buying 8 packs of soda. She had coupons. But, when it rang up, the price (before coupon) was not correct. So, she started fussing. And she wasn't rude, but she wasn't nice. Demanding, maybe even irritated - but not calling anyone names or anything. The manager comes over - the 'special' price is only available if you buy $25 of groceries. So, she pulled out a receipt that said she had spent $57 at self check out just a few minutes earlier. The manager explains that the soda and the groceries have to be purchased on the same transactions and the limit 4 cases per day. So, she says that her daughter bought $25+ of groceries and she bought $25+ of groceries...on the same receipt, and he should just override because "She does this all the time." At this point, I realize he is not going to give into her, but since he is being paid either way - he is going to go ahead and engage her for as long as his shift will allow him. She insists the minimum purchase is not on the signage, therefore (because she does this all the time) she knows they have to give her the stated price. So, he goes and pulls the sign down - and sure enough - it says the grocery limit right on it. She then decides that he got the sign from the wrong place. He explains that all the signs are the same. And, she again assures him that "they put this through for me all the time" so he should just give it to her. She is getting more agitated, and the manager is remaining perfectly calm. At this point her daughter comes back from putting the groceries in the car. I presume this is the daughter that purchased $25 of groceries. She was (I would guess as a mother) 14 years old. **By the way - they bought milk, ice cream and some other stuff, and it was noon in Phoenix in June - so probably 110 - 115 degrees or so. They moved me to another line, and rushed me through - so I didn't get to see the end, but the last thing I heard was "If this keeps up, I will go get the groceries and return them all. How about that?" I am hoping he gives her a hard time about returning melted ice cream. LOL - I shouldn't judge, as I am sure saving that money is important to her, but sheesh lady - why didn't you get them the first time through? And then follow the rules. If she had offered to just take the limit of 4, he probably would have over-ridden the $25 of grocery thing, and they would be done. I was also listening to manager thinking "There seems to be a lot of qualifiers for this deal." What is your best "crazy at the grocery store" story? (And Carl - you can't answer this, as you will win hands down. )
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Post by 973beachbum on Jun 23, 2015 7:02:11 GMT -5
I'm petty sure I could give Carl a run for his money now. My Fav now is the things the tourists do and say. Some of the words the Phila people use are so different or just plain funny. The most recent one is the word "bags". Doesn't sound like a word that could cause confusion. People will come up with their cartfull of groceries and say loudly that they don't want "any bags". The cashier or bagger will ask if they have their own. Some regulars do but the tourists will just say loudly again no bags at which point the bagger will just put the items after they are rung up back in their cart like Aldi's or BJ's type of thing. So what happens next? They start screaming that everyone here are total idiots and why didn't they bag their groceries. The other half of the bag issue is watching people say they want everything double bagged. To me double bag is normally paper in plastic but some like double plastic. I always ask which if they say double bag to which they reply both. These are people who have a box of cheerios, a half gallon of milk and some bread type of orders not 20 heavy thing let alone a cartful. So how do they insist on having everything bagged? Two paper bags inside of two plastic bags with one thing in each. I swear I watched one man in self checkout use 16 bags for the box of cereal, 1/2 gal of milk, bread and chips.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 23, 2015 7:28:38 GMT -5
The lady in front of me who only pulled out her check after the cashier was through ringing up her purchases. Only then did she start writing out the check, including the date and store name.
After the cashier gave the lady her receipt upon paying by check, the lady stood in front of the cashier and decided to balance her check book for at least a minute.
Once the check book was balanced, the lady's cell phone rang. Without getting out of the way, the lady took the call. No concern for the folks like me still waiting for her and her cart of purchases to get out of the way.
To get her attention, I tapped her cart with my cart. She turned around and I asked her to please move forward. She gave me the stink eye but did move.
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Post by busymom on Jun 23, 2015 8:04:43 GMT -5
I HATE people who talk on their cell phones in the grocery line. They rarely move! I've seen them block the cashier area, too.
Pretty soon they'll be banning cell phones in stores. (I hope.) Unless they ban "stupid" first...
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 23, 2015 8:12:47 GMT -5
I HATE people who talk on their cell phones in the grocery line. They rarely move! I've seen them block the cashier area, too.
Pretty soon they'll be banning cell phones in stores. (I hope.) Unless they ban "stupid" first... back in college, I worked retail at a clothing store. cell phones weren't anywhere near as common, but you still had the occasional self-absorbed idiot that would be yammering away as they came up to the register. I remember having this discussion with the store mgr, and I had his absolute approval to ignore anyone on a cell phone until they hung up. thyme, that is priceless.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2015 8:16:44 GMT -5
The lady in front of me who only pulled out her check after the cashier was through ringing up her purchases. Only then did she start writing out the check, including the date and store name. After the cashier gave the lady her receipt upon paying by check, the lady stood in front of the cashier and decided to balance her check book for at least a minute. Once the check book was balanced, the lady's cell phone rang. Without getting out of the way, the lady took the call. No concern for the folks like me still waiting for her and her cart of purchases to get out of the way. To get her attention, I tapped her cart with my cart. She turned around and I asked her to please move forward. She gave me the stink eye but did move. I use a credit card, not a check, but I don't pull it out until the cashier finishes ringing up the purchases. Unfortunately, mistakes are sometimes made. Catch them as you are being run up, and they can be fixed immediately. Wait until after the transaction is complete, and you have to go stand in line at the service desk.
When I did use checks, the whole purpose of a duplicate checkbook was so the transaction could be written down later. Without a duplicate checkbook, you really do need to stop to write down the transaction then and there. I can see being unwilling to move on until I did this.
The phone thing was just plain rude.
There will come a time when people will complain about how long it takes to swipe a credit card and indicate that the amount is ok.
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Post by TheHaitian on Jun 23, 2015 8:19:38 GMT -5
thyme4change ... unfortunately the story listed wouldn't make it on the top 15 on my list!
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Post by dannylion on Jun 23, 2015 8:22:03 GMT -5
I was once in line behind a lady who had a cart full of meat. Just meat. All kinds of meat. She must have had 100 pounds of meat in her cart. She was all antsy and actually asked the lady in front of her if she could go ahead of her. The cashier was halfway through ringing up that lady's groceries, so, no. The meat lady got more agitated and said "But it's late, I'm going to miss my flight!"
Don't you hate it when you're running late and have to stop for your travel meat on the way to the airport?
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 23, 2015 8:30:17 GMT -5
The lady in front of me who only pulled out her check after the cashier was through ringing up her purchases. Only then did she start writing out the check, including the date and store name. After the cashier gave the lady her receipt upon paying by check, the lady stood in front of the cashier and decided to balance her check book for at least a minute. Once the check book was balanced, the lady's cell phone rang. Without getting out of the way, the lady took the call. No concern for the folks like me still waiting for her and her cart of purchases to get out of the way. To get her attention, I tapped her cart with my cart. She turned around and I asked her to please move forward. She gave me the stink eye but did move. I use a credit card, not a check, but I don't pull it out until the cashier finishes ringing up the purchases. Unfortunately, mistakes are sometimes made. Catch them as you are being run up, and they can be fixed immediately. Wait until after the transaction is complete, and you have to go stand in line at the service desk.
When I did use checks, the whole purpose of a duplicate checkbook was so the transaction could be written down later. Without a duplicate checkbook, you really do need to stop to write down the transaction then and there. I can see being unwilling to move on until I did this.
The phone thing was just plain rude.
There will come a time when people will complain about how long it takes to swipe a credit card and indicate that the amount is ok.
I use a debit card. I swipe it and enter my passcode immediately. I do watch the screen as the iems are rung up. If I see a mistake, I call attention to it. Only then, when satisfied, do I hit the key to approve the total amount. No time wasted. Same thing when using a credit card. Writing checks: this woman I mentioned had the transaction receipt. She could have balanced her checkbook once she stepped out of the way, in her car after putting her groceries into it, or at home before/after she unloaded her car. It was just one receipt she had to enter/balance here check book. Just my humble (and annoyed with inconsiderate customers) opinion. Kudos to all the businesses who ask customers to complete their cell phone calls prior to checking out with the cashier.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 23, 2015 8:32:41 GMT -5
thyme4change ... unfortunately the story listed wouldn't make it on the top 15 on my list! I'm sure. The whole exchange was pretty tame - but I still had a great time watching it.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 23, 2015 8:33:37 GMT -5
I'm petty sure I could give Carl a run for his money now. My Fav now is the things the tourists do and say. Some of the words the Phila people use are so different or just plain funny. The most recent one is the word "bags". Doesn't sound like a word that could cause confusion. People will come up with their cartfull of groceries and say loudly that they don't want "any bags". The cashier or bagger will ask if they have their own. Some regulars do but the tourists will just say loudly again no bags at which point the bagger will just put the items after they are rung up back in their cart like Aldi's or BJ's type of thing. So what happens next? They start screaming that everyone here are total idiots and why didn't they bag their groceries. ? ? What do they think they are saying when they say "no bags"? I am trying to figure out what they are trying to do.
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Post by Mardi Gras Audrey on Jun 23, 2015 8:38:16 GMT -5
Is it just me or have people gotten ruder and more ignorant in public in the last few years? I worked in customer service (Fast food, retail) while in high school/college 20 years ago and people didn't seem as impatient and entitled. Now, it seems like people are ruder and feel entitled to get essentially whatever they want, whenever they want (even if what they want is against policy or isn't the advertised special, etc). Are we degrading as a society? Or am I turning into an old fogey in my thirties? BTW, get those kids off my lawn...
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jun 23, 2015 8:48:58 GMT -5
The lady in front of me who only pulled out her check after the cashier was through ringing up her purchases. Only then did she start writing out the check, including the date and store name. After the cashier gave the lady her receipt upon paying by check, the lady stood in front of the cashier and decided to balance her check book for at least a minute. Once the check book was balanced, the lady's cell phone rang. Without getting out of the way, the lady took the call. No concern for the folks like me still waiting for her and her cart of purchases to get out of the way. To get her attention, I tapped her cart with my cart. She turned around and I asked her to please move forward. She gave me the stink eye but did move. I use a credit card, not a check, but I don't pull it out until the cashier finishes ringing up the purchases. Unfortunately, mistakes are sometimes made. Catch them as you are being run up, and they can be fixed immediately. Wait until after the transaction is complete, and you have to go stand in line at the service desk.
When I did use checks, the whole purpose of a duplicate checkbook was so the transaction could be written down later. Without a duplicate checkbook, you really do need to stop to write down the transaction then and there. I can see being unwilling to move on until I did this.
The phone thing was just plain rude.
There will come a time when people will complain about how long it takes to swipe a credit card and indicate that the amount is ok.
Do you not get a receipt when paying for something? Step out of the line and update the check book or do it at home.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jun 23, 2015 8:52:27 GMT -5
Locally, the only way you get bags at the grocery store is if you pay for them, and they are a really chintzy paper bag. You can buy heftier bags at around $2-3 each.
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Post by Ryan on Jun 23, 2015 8:57:59 GMT -5
? ? What do they think they are saying when they say "no bags"? I am trying to figure out what they are trying to do. I'm trying to figure out the bag pronunciation. I was saying bag to myself over and over trying to figure it out. Of course, my Philly only comes out with certain words but "bag" is a new one. What? they walk up to the check-out line and say "no bags" and then complain that they used bags. Is "no bags" some kind of slang? Like "no dice!"? I think people in the south use the term "wide open" and I haven't really been able to figure out if it's a good or bad thing. "How are sales out there billy bob?" "Oh it's just wide open right now"
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 23, 2015 8:58:04 GMT -5
Is it just me or have people gotten ruder and more ignorant in public in the last few years? I worked in customer service (Fast food, retail) while in high school/college 20 years ago and people didn't seem as impatient and entitled. Now, it seems like people are ruder and feel entitled to get essentially whatever they want, whenever they want (even if what they want is against policy or isn't the advertised special, etc). Are we degrading as a society? Or am I turning into an old fogey in my thirties? BTW, get those kids off my lawn... No - people have always been assholes. Now that you are older you notice it more.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2015 9:07:55 GMT -5
I use a credit card, not a check, but I don't pull it out until the cashier finishes ringing up the purchases. Unfortunately, mistakes are sometimes made. Catch them as you are being run up, and they can be fixed immediately. Wait until after the transaction is complete, and you have to go stand in line at the service desk.
When I did use checks, the whole purpose of a duplicate checkbook was so the transaction could be written down later. Without a duplicate checkbook, you really do need to stop to write down the transaction then and there. I can see being unwilling to move on until I did this.
The phone thing was just plain rude.
There will come a time when people will complain about how long it takes to swipe a credit card and indicate that the amount is ok.
Do you not get a receipt when paying for something? Step out of the line and update the check book or do it at home. Tell me again why I have to do it your way? If I do it at the register, they have this nice ledge (I believe that the sole purpose of that ledge, by the way, is for check writers).
If you grew up writing checks, you learned to write it down then. You are less likely to lose a receipt or forget a transaction. It is a learned behavior that becomes an ingrained habit. In the long run, it "robs" you of a few minutes of your time, but it also affords you the opportunity to slow down and be gracious. You'll be the dinosaur soon enough.
But like I said, I use a credit card instead of writing a check. At some places like Walmart you don't get the opportunity to "approve" the transaction. Once you swipe your card the cashier can complete the transaction with no further input from you. If she does something like include the next person's first item, you get to go stand in that customer service line.
Sorry, but my time is just as important as yours. I'm not potentially standing in that customer service line just to save you a few minutes.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jun 23, 2015 9:09:14 GMT -5
I'm trying to figure out the bag pronunciation. I was saying bag to myself over and over trying to figure it out. Of course, my Philly only comes out with certain words but "bag" is a new one. What? they walk up to the check-out line and say "no bags" and then complain that they used bags. Is "no bags" some kind of slang? Like "no dice!"? I think people in the south use the term "wide open" and I haven't really been able to figure out if it's a good or bad thing. "How are sales out there billy bob?" "Oh it's just wide open right now" Lol, I misread what beach bum said originally.
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Post by Ryan on Jun 23, 2015 9:12:17 GMT -5
I had a weird story that happened pretty recently at the grocery store. There were like 3 young kids (16 or 17) that were at a regular checkout at the grocery store. There was a long line in the express checkout and a lady walked over with a few items and asked the kids if she could cut in front of them. The kids were within seconds of being rung up and said something like "Well, we have all our stuff up here already".
So this lady spends the next few minutes making really strange comments to the kids with a smile on her face. She'd say "Oh, that's ok if you don't want to be gentlemen" and then "You told me he was ringing you up already. You fibbed to me" and then "I just had a few items and you wouldn't let me go. That's ok". The whole time she had this creepy old lady smile on her face.
I was actually kind of annoyed that she even asked to cut. You don't ask to cut in line, you have to wait until someone offers to let you cut in line. If you need to cut in line, you give a reason why you need to go through the line. This old bag would probably bring out a coupon and a checkbook to pay.
After she made her 3rd comment to these young kids, I said "You know, why don't you just drop it. They aren't obligated to let people cut in line in front of them. Besides, it's not like they have a lot of groceries either"
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Post by murphath on Jun 23, 2015 11:42:11 GMT -5
If the lady was buying coca cola items with coupons from "My Coke Rewards", she would have to go through a regular line. They usually aren't accepted at self-check and around here, the self-checks are not always manned. I've used these coupons and they always beep--the cashier has to manually enter them.
The gal in question should have checked out all her items in a regular check stand. Out here, that now means one looooonnng line at the one lane open. Sorry, Haitian, but I absolutely detest going to the grocery store. Service has gone downhill big time. Maybe that's why everyone is so irritated in there.
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Post by tskeeter on Jun 23, 2015 11:46:58 GMT -5
The lady in front of me who only pulled out her check after the cashier was through ringing up her purchases. Only then did she start writing out the check, including the date and store name. After the cashier gave the lady her receipt upon paying by check, the lady stood in front of the cashier and decided to balance her check book for at least a minute. Once the check book was balanced, the lady's cell phone rang. Without getting out of the way, the lady took the call. No concern for the folks like me still waiting for her and her cart of purchases to get out of the way. To get her attention, I tapped her cart with my cart. She turned around and I asked her to please move forward. She gave me the stink eye but did move. I've observed this type of behavior, too. And, it seems to be by women way more often than men. Why is it that nurturing, compansionate women so often exhibit such inconsiderate behavior? Are they all that much more important or special than the rest of us?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 23, 2015 12:36:10 GMT -5
The lady in front of me who only pulled out her check after the cashier was through ringing up her purchases. Only then did she start writing out the check, including the date and store name.
After the cashier gave the lady her receipt upon paying by check, the lady stood in front of the cashier and decided to balance her check book for at least a minute.
Once the check book was balanced, the lady's cell phone rang. Without getting out of the way, the lady took the call. No concern for the folks like me still waiting for her and her cart of purchases to get out of the way
I ran into the same lady!
The store was packed at the time and the aisle was five carts deep by the time she decided she was satisfied and moved aside.
I used to shop for my grandmother using a checkbook. There is no reason you can't have it out of your purse and ready to go as they ring up. I had the basics filled out while they were ringing me up and I entered the total at the end. I took the receipt and put it into the checkbook with the copy so my grandmother could balance it at home.
You can watch the tally while holding the checkbook. You can also balance it in the car if you feel you must do it ASAP or move aside so others can be checked out. It's really rude to hold up the entire line while you do your banking.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 23, 2015 12:39:06 GMT -5
As far as crazy grocery stories go I haven't really encountered any totally insane or rude people.
I was in front of a couple once and as their purchase came down the line I saw all they had was a bottle of Astroglide and some non-stick spray.
I wondered what they had planned when they got home.
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Post by workpublic on Jun 23, 2015 13:07:57 GMT -5
At my Shop rite you just hand them the check, they put it in a printer and it fills out the check. All you have to do is sign it. I used to do that til I got my amex blue card.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2015 13:18:49 GMT -5
At my Shop rite you just hand them the check, they put it in a printer and it fills out the check. All you have to do is sign it. I used to do that til I got my amex blue card. At Walmart, they don't even fill it out after you sign it. They convert it to an electronic payment and hand it back to you.
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Post by gs11rmb on Jun 23, 2015 13:31:40 GMT -5
As far as crazy grocery stories go I haven't really encountered any totally insane or rude people.
I was in front of a couple once and as their purchase came down the line I saw all they had was a bottle of Astroglide and some non-stick spray.
I wondered what they had planned when they got home. I work with some people who were treating a severely constipated animal. They received a very strange look from the cashier when they purchased nothing but 3 giant tubs of miralax and a vat of Vaseline .
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jun 23, 2015 13:51:08 GMT -5
As far as crazy grocery stories go I haven't really encountered any totally insane or rude people.
I was in front of a couple once and as their purchase came down the line I saw all they had was a bottle of Astroglide and some non-stick spray.
I wondered what they had planned when they got home. I work with some people who were treating a severely constipated animal. They received a very strange look from the cashier when they purchased nothing but 3 giant tubs of miralax and a vat of Vaseline . I would have hated to see the end result of that treatment. My gosh, dare I ask what kind of animal? Sounds like something the size of a Tyrannosaurus. No specific bad stories, but I do love those folks who wander the aisles while on their cell phones. No clue what or who they smack with their carts. No idea that those 15 boxes of cereal or entire aisle-end display of bananas is now on the floor because you could not remove your piehole from your electronic device for a few minutes to stop talking to your second cousin twice removed about your mother-in-law's sister's hemorrhoid surgery. And the husbands who call home, grocery list in one hand, while they stand uncomprehending in front of a display, is awesome. "You want peanut butter? Which brand? Low salt? No-salt? Creamy? Chunky, Extra chunky? Super extreme chunky? Natural? What's this crap with the oil floating on top; that can't be good! Oh, wait, they have combo jars - peanut butter and chocolate spread! Whaddya mean, that's not good for the kids? It's dark chocolate and peanut butter! You've been nagging us about dark chocolate for ages and NOW you say no?"
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Post by muttleynfelix on Jun 23, 2015 13:53:44 GMT -5
I don't have any crazy grocery store stories lately. I maybe the one that everyone thinks is crazy with my 5 year old pushing a mini cart and my 2 year old eating a snack. They are always fighting too. They sit there and bicker with each other and everything is fine until suddenly they both flip out.
I did have the chef at Hyvee check me out a couple weeks ago. He didn't look too happy about running the checkout. I thanked him and told him DD and I appreciated it and then she put on her charm and he seemed in a better mood about it when we were done and then he got to go back to the kitchen.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jun 23, 2015 14:22:08 GMT -5
Is it just me or have people gotten ruder and more ignorant in public in the last few years? I worked in customer service (Fast food, retail) while in high school/college 20 years ago and people didn't seem as impatient and entitled. Now, it seems like people are ruder and feel entitled to get essentially whatever they want, whenever they want (even if what they want is against policy or isn't the advertised special, etc). Are we degrading as a society? Or am I turning into an old fogey in my thirties? BTW, get those kids off my lawn... No - people have always been assholes. Now that you are older you notice it more. I don't think that's entirely true. Yeah there have been assholes for generations, but people are different now. They are meaner and more self-centered in general.
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Post by dannylion on Jun 23, 2015 14:25:55 GMT -5
Oooo, oooo, I've thought of another one. But it is possible that the crazy one was me. I guess it depends on your position on blocking the aisles with your cart.
A few months ago, I encountered either the most clueless shopper in the greater Baltimore shopping region or someone with a deep well of passive-aggressive hostility. She kept parking her cart in mid-aisle, athwart the aisle and completely blocking passage. Every. Single. Time. After parking the cart in this manner, she would wonder two or three aisles further down perusing the shelves. She actually admonished someone who she caught moving her cart to one side, telling them to "just go around" her cart, which was not possible as she had left no room for that. After encountering her myself for the second time, when she left to wander the aisles I moved her cart two aisles back. She did not catch on and did it again. By this time, I am stalking her, and as soon as she leaves the cart, I moved it two aisles back. She did it again. Moved it three aisles back. She's either weapons-grade stupid, or people do this to her all the time and it just doesn't register. We kept up this dance until she reached the far side of the store, at which point I moved it all the way to the other side of the store.
My work was done. I retrieved my own cart and went on my way.
I am retired. I have time to play Grocery Store Avenger.
Sometimes I dance with my shopping cart if the music in the store is really good.
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