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Post by MJ2.0 on Nov 7, 2015 15:39:24 GMT -5
I hate hate HATE grocery shopping. It seems to bring out the inconsiderate ass in everyone. PREACH SISTER! Imagine how we feel having to serve them? This lady I was ringing for told her son loud enough for me to hear (on purpose I am sure): that is why you need to study hard; so you are not here one day ringing and bagging groceries. Biatch! You just paid for your groceries with an EBT card and you are using me as a lesson? I pay for my own groceries with money I earned ringing/bagging yours. That is what I wanted to say, instead I smiled and told her son: listen to your mom kid, she is full of wisdom. Believe me I had to bite my tongue hard for that one! What you should have said was "study hard so you won't be on food stamps like Mom". I worked in a grocery store as a teenager so I do remember people being crazy, but I don't think they were as crazy 15 years ago. The thing I hated most about it was the management - they hovered over us kids like hawks.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2015 17:47:37 GMT -5
So I'm at the grocery store about to turn down an aisle and there is a lady who is blocking the aisle while trying to get a case of soda. I stop in the aisle and wait till she is done and a guy walks up from the other direction looking to go down the same aisle. He says 'excuse me' and I move out of the way thinking thus he's trying to go past me. He then says 'I want to go down this aisle' and I say 'yeah, I'm waiting to go down the aisle'The guy then flips out and says 'don't give me that attitude' and tells me that if I give him attitude, that he can take it to the next level. At this point we are walking down the aisle and I say 'hey man, I just told you I was waiting to go down the aisle. Chill out'. and he says "I know what you were saying'. Maybe I said it like kind of a dick but I thought it was really obvious that someone was blocking me since my cart was pointing down the aisle and I was stopped while staring forward. Eventually, I said ' all right, you said your peace' and he walks away. The guy was old, like 50 years old and he had his teenage daughter with him who was staring at her phone (embarrassed I'm assuming). I kept thinking how does this guy get through life without having a heart attach everyday if something like this upset him that much. It was seriously the most bizarre thing that has happened to me in awhile. It doesn't necessarily sound to me like the guy was a crazy bastard. He started off politely, saying "excuse me". Ryan moved, but was still in his way, so he told Ryan which way he was trying to go, so Ryan would know he was still in his way. Ryan said something that he admits sounded kind of dick-like and the guy got irritated. In a later post, Ryan said the man couldn't see the lady Ryan was waiting on, so in the man's mind, maybe Ryan seemed to be the ass in the situation. I'm so glad that I don't have all these experiences with rude grocery shoppers blocking the aisles that you all talk about so often. Maybe I just look like a crazy person myself, but ime, grocery shoppers here usually try to get out of the way so you can get by or reach whatever item they're blocking. I still don't like grocery shopping though.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2015 20:07:30 GMT -5
People are strange, and some are even stranger.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2015 20:10:37 GMT -5
I hate hate HATE grocery shopping. It seems to bring out the inconsiderate ass in everyone. I like to grocery shop... but... I only do my shopping after midnight. Strangely enough there's less weirdos out and about at the local Walmart that time of night.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 7, 2015 20:59:48 GMT -5
I hate hate HATE grocery shopping. It seems to bring out the inconsiderate ass in everyone. PREACH SISTER! Imagine how we feel having to serve them? This lady I was ringing for told her son loud enough for me to hear (on purpose I am sure): that is why you need to study hard; so you are not here one day ringing and bagging groceries. Biatch! You just paid for your groceries with an EBT card and you are using me as a lesson? I pay for my own groceries with money I earned ringing/bagging yours. That is what I wanted to say, instead I smiled and told her son: listen to your mom kid, she is full of wisdom. Believe me I had to bite my tongue hard for that one! Well done, Cawiau! Taking down the jackarses with a smile and kindness is so much more satisfying than stooping to their level. It always leaves them scratching their foolish heads.
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Post by Robert not Bobby on Nov 7, 2015 21:09:01 GMT -5
mmHmm
Nice to see you around. I hope you and your mom are well.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Nov 7, 2015 21:20:06 GMT -5
I went down a aisle at the grocer. There stands the Governor of my state in the middle of the aisle. I start to back up and Mrs. Governor is behind me in the middle of the aisle.
I did the proper thing. Froze in place, said nothing, and stared at the meat display way past the end of the aisle until the left. No plain clothes guards of any kind.
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Post by Robert not Bobby on Nov 7, 2015 22:14:04 GMT -5
I went down a aisle at the grocer. There stands the Governor of my state in the middle of the aisle. I start to back up and Mrs. Governor is behind me in the middle of the aisle. I did the proper thing. Froze in place, said nothing, and stared at the meat display way past the end of the aisle until the left. No plain clothes guards of any kind. Yeah. The men in black are also out to get me...but I won't let them. LOL
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Nov 7, 2015 22:19:14 GMT -5
I was surprised. No one observing.
My next Governor encounter was my taking the back way out of the opening of the new college library. Definitely MIBs there.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 7, 2015 22:26:55 GMT -5
mmHmm Nice to see you around. I hope you and your mom are well. Mother passed away in December, Robert. She passed peacefully here at home, as was her wish. I'm doing fine. Thanks for the well wishes.
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 8, 2015 5:08:56 GMT -5
Yup, I cringed when I read that. I figured out way after everyone else did that your mother had passed. Then it felt awkward to say something so much later. But my condolences anyway.
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Post by alabamagal on Nov 8, 2015 6:14:27 GMT -5
I have seen people going a bit nuts over minor things.
Yesterday morning I went to SAMs. There were no carts when you walked in I was annoyed. One guy was in there just yelling at the employee there. "This is the 2nd day in a row that you have no carts". I turn around walk back to the parking lot and there are a bunch of carts in the rack about 25 feet away. I get my cart and go back in. The guy is still bitching at the employee as I walk back with my cart and then starts heading off to yell at the manager. Just spend a minute and get a cart!
2 days ago I was getting on plane to fly from Germany to US. As people were loading the flight attendant told a guy from the back of the plane he had to put his carry on in the middle section of the plane. The guy starts swearing and complaining about having to walk up the aisle to get to " all his stuff". During the 10 hour flight I never saw him go back to get his stuff.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 8, 2015 7:09:25 GMT -5
Yup, I cringed when I read that. I figured out way after everyone else did that your mother had passed. Then it felt awkward to say something so much later. But my condolences anyway. Thank you, zib. I appreciate your kind thoughts.
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Post by andi9899 on Nov 8, 2015 7:35:16 GMT -5
Hey. This happens all over, not just the grocery store. Yesterday the girls and I were stopping by the house really quick to drop off Thing 2 as she didn't want to go to the store with us. This car in front of us stops at the stop sign and the driver and passenger get out. I sit there and start telling them to move, instead they motion to me to go around and pop the hood. Since it was a POS car, I went around figuring that you can't really help where your car breaks down. We drop off Thing 2 and not 5 minutes later Thing 1 and I leave and the car is gone. Whatever it was, it obviously was something that didn't cripple the car and they could have safety pulled over after completing the turn and not in the middle of the road. What a couple of ass holes.
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Post by andi9899 on Nov 8, 2015 7:40:16 GMT -5
I hate hate HATE grocery shopping. It seems to bring out the inconsiderate ass in everyone. PREACH SISTER! Imagine how we feel having to serve them? This lady I was ringing for told her son loud enough for me to hear (on purpose I am sure): that is why you need to study hard; so you are not here one day ringing and bagging groceries. Biatch! You just paid for your groceries with an EBT card and you are using me as a lesson? I pay for my own groceries with money I earned ringing/bagging yours. That is what I wanted to say, instead I smiled and told her son: listen to your mom kid, she is full of wisdom. Believe me I had to bite my tongue hard for that one! There was a reason I got a complaint about me every Sunday when I cashiered at a grocery store. It was a running joke with a particular manager. People suck.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 7:51:00 GMT -5
Hey. This happens all over, not just the grocery store. Yesterday the girls and I were stopping by the house really quick to drop off Thing 2 as she didn't want to go to the store with us. This car in front of us stops at the stop sign and the driver and passenger get out. I sit there and start telling them to move, instead they motion to me to go around and pop the hood. Since it was a POS car, I went around figuring that you can't really help where your car breaks down. We drop off Thing 2 and not 5 minutes later Thing 1 and I leave and the car is gone. Whatever it was, it obviously was something that didn't cripple the car and they could have safety pulled over after completing the turn and not in the middle of the road. What a couple of ass holes. In fairness... some things that are "simple fixes" you don't know that they are "simple fixes" until you pop the hood and root around for a minute or two. A disconnected solenoid-to-distributor cable will stop your car cold. Takes about 3 seconds to fix. Still have to pop the hood to do it.
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Post by andi9899 on Nov 8, 2015 7:57:33 GMT -5
Hey. This happens all over, not just the grocery store. Yesterday the girls and I were stopping by the house really quick to drop off Thing 2 as she didn't want to go to the store with us. This car in front of us stops at the stop sign and the driver and passenger get out. I sit there and start telling them to move, instead they motion to me to go around and pop the hood. Since it was a POS car, I went around figuring that you can't really help where your car breaks down. We drop off Thing 2 and not 5 minutes later Thing 1 and I leave and the car is gone. Whatever it was, it obviously was something that didn't cripple the car and they could have safety pulled over after completing the turn and not in the middle of the road. What a couple of ass holes. In fairness... some things that are "simple fixes" you don't know that they are "simple fixes" until you pop the hood and root around for a minute or two. A disconnected solenoid-to-distributor cable will stop your car cold. Takes about 3 seconds to fix. Still have to pop the hood to do it. I guess so, but I'm still calling asshole.
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Post by Shooby on Nov 8, 2015 8:20:30 GMT -5
I hate hate HATE grocery shopping. It seems to bring out the inconsiderate ass in everyone. PREACH SISTER! Imagine how we feel having to serve them? This lady I was ringing for told her son loud enough for me to hear (on purpose I am sure): that is why you need to study hard; so you are not here one day ringing and bagging groceries. Biatch! You just paid for your groceries with an EBT card and you are using me as a lesson? I pay for my own groceries with money I earned ringing/bagging yours. That is what I wanted to say, instead I smiled and told her son: listen to your mom kid, she is full of wisdom. Believe me I had to bite my tongue hard for that one! Well our job as working Americans is to serve the slobs on welfare and govt assistance. We are their indentured servants
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Post by OldCoyote on Nov 8, 2015 8:49:21 GMT -5
I was going to post this experience my wife and I had a couple of weeks ago. this just reminded me.
We were at Costco finished shopping, stopped to a Costco hot dog and Coke, Eating the hot dog when a little girl four or five years old from the table behind me,
climbed on the bench where I was sitting looked at me , Said Loudly, "DON'T TOUCH ME"!
I just ignored her, But I felt like punching her mother in the mouth. Really, Are you kidding me.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 8, 2015 8:53:10 GMT -5
I was going to post this experience my wife and I had a couple of weeks ago. this just reminded me. We were at Costco finished shopping, stopped to a Costco hot dog and Coke, Eating the hot dog when a little girl four or five years old from the table behind me, climbed on the bench where I was sitting looked at me , Said Loudly, "DON'T TOUCH ME"! I just ignored her, But I felt like punching her mother in the mouth. Really, Are you kidding me. LOL! I'd have laughed and promised, with a smile, not to touch her. Little kids say, and do the darndest things!
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Post by MJ2.0 on Nov 8, 2015 8:56:32 GMT -5
I have a 4 year old, so I'd have probably just said "OKAY!"
They're crazy, don't put too much stock into those random outbursts.
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Post by OldCoyote on Nov 8, 2015 9:16:47 GMT -5
No, this is where mom and dad have taught her that that every one out there is a molester!
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Post by Shooby on Nov 8, 2015 9:19:25 GMT -5
Well, that is disturbing. Someone could have called the cops and next thing you know, you are accused of some heinous crime.
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Post by Ryan on Nov 8, 2015 9:32:50 GMT -5
So I'm at the grocery store about to turn down an aisle and there is a lady who is blocking the aisle while trying to get a case of soda. I stop in the aisle and wait till she is done and a guy walks up from the other direction looking to go down the same aisle. He says 'excuse me' and I move out of the way thinking thus he's trying to go past me. He then says 'I want to go down this aisle' and I say 'yeah, I'm waiting to go down the aisle'The guy then flips out and says 'don't give me that attitude' and tells me that if I give him attitude, that he can take it to the next level. At this point we are walking down the aisle and I say 'hey man, I just told you I was waiting to go down the aisle. Chill out'. and he says "I know what you were saying'. Maybe I said it like kind of a dick but I thought it was really obvious that someone was blocking me since my cart was pointing down the aisle and I was stopped while staring forward. Eventually, I said ' all right, you said your peace' and he walks away. The guy was old, like 50 years old and he had his teenage daughter with him who was staring at her phone (embarrassed I'm assuming). I kept thinking how does this guy get through life without having a heart attach everyday if something like this upset him that much. It was seriously the most bizarre thing that has happened to me in awhile. It doesn't necessarily sound to me like the guy was a crazy bastard. He started off politely, saying "excuse me". Ryan moved, but was still in his way, so he told Ryan which way he was trying to go, so Ryan would know he was still in his way. Ryan said something that he admits sounded kind of dick-like and the guy got irritated. In a later post, Ryan said the man couldn't see the lady Ryan was waiting on, so in the man's mind, maybe Ryan seemed to be the ass in the situation. I'm so glad that I don't have all these experiences with rude grocery shoppers blocking the aisles that you all talk about so often. Maybe I just look like a crazy person myself, but ime, grocery shoppers here usually try to get out of the way so you can get by or reach whatever item they're blocking. I still don't like grocery shopping though. No, he was pretty crazy. He said "I'm going this way" with about the same level of dick-ish ness that I said "Yeah, so am I". I kind of gave him the benefit of the doubt when I said I might've sounded like a dick because my face might've slightly expressed what I was thinking in my head. But realistically, I think if anything I just said it flatly without any expression and if he is offended by that then he probably has a lot of problems in his life. Anybody that would've viewed this situation would've realized that I was waiting for someone to get out of the way. I had my cart halfway into an aisle, was looking forward, and was not moving. What else could I be doing?
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Post by Shooby on Nov 8, 2015 9:44:16 GMT -5
You are assuming that other people actually are paying attention or give care and consideration to others. They don't. He doesn't care whether you were waiting or not, he only cared about whatever 911 emergency brought him there and as true of a lot of people whatever HE had to do trumps whatever you had to do. Just another jerkball roaming free.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 8, 2015 10:54:08 GMT -5
No, this is where mom and dad have taught her that that every one out there is a molester! That is your assumption. NEWS FLASH: Your assumptions are not equal to facts.
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 8, 2015 11:54:29 GMT -5
You needed you yell back about how obvious it was that her parents never taught her manners ! The idea that anyone would let their child annoy another adult is bizarre. Sorry, but you climbing on MY seat is piss poor parenting. Not surprising.
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Post by tallguy on Nov 8, 2015 16:14:41 GMT -5
PREACH SISTER! Imagine how we feel having to serve them? This lady I was ringing for told her son loud enough for me to hear (on purpose I am sure): that is why you need to study hard; so you are not here one day ringing and bagging groceries. Biatch! You just paid for your groceries with an EBT card and you are using me as a lesson? I pay for my own groceries with money I earned ringing/bagging yours. That is what I wanted to say, instead I smiled and told her son: listen to your mom kid, she is full of wisdom. Believe me I had to bite my tongue hard for that one! What you should have said was "study hard so you won't be on food stamps like Mom". I worked in a grocery store as a teenager so I do remember people being crazy, but I don't think they were as crazy 15 years ago. The thing I hated most about it was the management - they hovered over us kids like hawks. I may have done something different....
"Actually, ma'am, I am the manager of this store. I am filling in here only briefly. You have no way of knowing that, but felt justified in insulting me as a low-level employee not worthy of respect. ALL of my employees, by the way, are likely more responsible than you, since they work and support themselves rather than claim government welfare benefits. As I am unwilling to allow any of my employees to be abused in such a manner, I would appreciate you finding another store in which to do your shopping, unless you are now thinking an apology is in order?"
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Post by dannylion on Nov 8, 2015 17:28:08 GMT -5
I was going to post this experience my wife and I had a couple of weeks ago. this just reminded me. We were at Costco finished shopping, stopped to a Costco hot dog and Coke, Eating the hot dog when a little girl four or five years old from the table behind me, climbed on the bench where I was sitting looked at me , Said Loudly, "DON'T TOUCH ME"! I just ignored her, But I felt like punching her mother in the mouth. Really, Are you kidding me.
"Oh heavens no. I wouldn't dream of touching you. I don't know where you've been."
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Post by Bonny on Nov 8, 2015 19:43:37 GMT -5
I hate hate HATE grocery shopping. It seems to bring out the inconsiderate ass in everyone. PREACH SISTER! Imagine how we feel having to serve them? This lady I was ringing for told her son loud enough for me to hear (on purpose I am sure): that is why you need to study hard; so you are not here one day ringing and bagging groceries. Biatch! You just paid for your groceries with an EBT card and you are using me as a lesson? I pay for my own groceries with money I earned ringing/bagging yours. That is what I wanted to say, instead I smiled and told her son: listen to your mom kid, she is full of wisdom. Believe me I had to bite my tongue hard for that one! You're a good man Carl!
Today I went to the grocery store to buy 3 items. Store was packed. I find it hysterical that now that Albertson's bought Safeway and plastered "Three's a Crowd" the store is ALWAYS packed even during the off hours.
Anyway I was in a regular line because (no joke) the express line had 20 people in line. The guy in front of me with about 25 items leaves the line with his ice cream carton, doesn't say a word. Cashier starts to scan and I interrupt and say "Guy took off let me jump ahead". She lets me and starts ringing my stuff up. Guy returns and I said "She was ready to ring up, so I jumped ahead". He gave me a funny look and said "Sorry, I was going to let you ahead of me". Uh yeah. That's why you never said a word while it took you 5 minutes to unload your cart. Instead I said "It worked out for me".
I swear people have "vacation brain" when they shop and check common sense at the door.
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