Line cutting drives me nuts and you??

Boy was she lucky it wasn't me..I'd have likely taken her stuff off or if they have the marker stick to seperate, I'd have plunked it down and pushed her stuff farther back. LOL. I may not have said or done anything today since it was so crowded and I knew I was PMSing but I surely don't tolerate cutting in front of me. Good for you with dirty look, doubt she'll think twice about doing it again but man...it's sad out there! Be Well!!

Good for you!!! I like your feisty spirit! If someone tries to cut in front of me, it doesn't happen cause I'll flatten em verbally. Last time a guy tried, I had him blubbering like a baby and apologizing. I'm only 5 ft so he tried to use the excuse that he didn't see me...I'm rather short but not invisible! I would have understood it much better if he'd been a teen since they tend to think they are all important and live in their own earbud world...but he was not even close, mid 30's or more. Tho at least he had to hear the lady behind me using him as a life lesson of what not to do to her son. There was no way he didn't hear her as she was loud but he didn't turn around. Coward and pushy. Tho I do believe in Karma so he'll find rude people everywhere he goes and likely never know why. Thanks for sharing~! Be Well!!

Thanks Tallygirl! I wish my husband did too. Though I can see why he doesn't as it can get me in trouble at times. Ah, so that explains why this bozo was such an @ss. He looked to be a young, but older than a teenager, I'm guessing. Or heck, maybe he was an old teenager! I sure as hell didn't ask! LOL My mom's a little lady too. A few inches shy of 5 feet. She's pretty easy to spot though as she loves to wear brightly colored clothes! LOL You should give that a try if you haven't already. It really works! LOL

Wow, we are very alike! I don't ever run to the new line cause first of all, it seems abit degrading to me that people will push to save a few moments of time. And I have found that I gain more by staying in the line I'm in as others in front of me rush away, I just move up! In this case, there were grocey aisle lines with candy borders at child tempting height so it was clear where the lines were. He was just a jerk. And like you, when I grocery shop, I fill the cart at least to the brim if not abit beyond. And if there aren't folks behind me to upset, I will happily offer to let a person with a few items go ahead of me. I like to think that maybe they'll do the same when they have the chance. It reminds me of the movie, Pay it forward, because how you treat others does in my humble opinion impact how you are treated in the future! I rarely shop for food on Saturdays for just the sake of trying to avoid the crowds and annoyances that go along with them. I won't be doing any Sat grocery trips for a long time to come, that's for sure! Be Well!!

Too True!! If he'd let her go ahead of him, she'd have been checked out in about 5-6 minutes as she only had a handful of items. She'd only used the cart for ease of shopping as it looked very empty compared to other carts. He did it in my opinion because he could and he didn't care a wit for the poor elderly lady who looked abit worn out. But what goes around, comes around from what I have found..he'll get his, maybe not today but someday! Thanks for sharing!! Nice to know, I'm not the only one who really detests such rude behavior! Be well!!

Well...that would have been abit hard as I'm 5 foot nothing and he had at least a good foot and 100 pounds on me! But I surely felt like it. I had a vision of grabbing his hand basket of stuff and hurling it down the aisle like a bowling ball, that would have gotten his attention surely. LOL.. Sad state of manners indeed! Thanks for adding your vote to my reality check! Be well!

Yahoo for Daddy!! Mine would have done the same and he could be very rude and loud so he'd not have stood for it for a moment. Wow..did you bring back a memory. Back in college, registration for classes was held on the soccor field in the blazing sun and it took over an hour at least in 4 lines to get my classes squared away. A few people collapsed from the heat that day. Lucky for me, I'd thought ahead and had brought a snack, water and a book! Trying to pretend they didn't see ya seems to be the most common excuse, Well then pay attention to the world you are living in, eh? Thanks for sharing!! Be Well!

If the store had been much less croweded and I hadn't been so cranky already, I might have made abit of a scene. And called it to his attention that he needed to allow the lady to go ahead of him. Said something like Sir, I know you didn't mean to cut off this nice elderly lady, please allow her to continue to move her cart into place. Perhaps you didn't see that she was ahead of you as I'm sure you wouldn't be that rude. And maybe you could help her put her items on the conveyer belt too. I am sure you can do that surely? Now that would have been funny! I have shamed people in the past into doing the right thing but only when I knew that I was calm and would be nice about it. Yesterday, I felt like throwing his basket of goods down the aisle which would have made my mum turn over in her grave! I simply don't understand how people can be so rude. And the sadest part is if he was a teen then I'd have understood more. He most surely wasn't!! He was definitely at least in his 30's!! And I'm sure if he'd asked the lady if there was a chance he could go ahead since he was in a dire emergency rush, she would have said ok. Gessh...thanks to sharing!! Be Well1

I hadn't thought of that! GREAT Point,, the sales clerk should be the one to do just that but rarely do they! I have been known to let an elderly person take my seat and I am disabled but standing on a bus isn't too bad for me. Tho it often amazed me that a disabled person will willingly give up their seat out of kindness and respect and an able bodied person won't. Maybe it's just me but it seems to be getting worse or maybe it's the pms talking..Really bugged me today. The only way I might have been able to do something was to make a loud scene and I just wasn't up to that. If there hadn't been others behind me I would have let her go ahead of me. I could tell that the shopping and pushing the cart had tired her out. At least the women behind me talked so loud that darn near everyone in the store could hear her as she told her son she'd never allow him to do that and he never should even when she isn't around! She was a trooper and I gave her a big smile which she understood. We all get older wonder how they'll feel when it happens to them. Thanks for sharing!! Be Well!!

I agree completely. It wouldn't have annoyed me so much if he'd had just a few items, like 5 and she had a full cart, then I'd have thought him abit rude but not a true jerk! He was in his 30's at least so he should have been a lot better behaved! Bet he'll be thrilled when he's in his 70's and people treat him like he's unimportant and do the same to him. Tho with his nasty attitude, he might not live that long... The one thing that made a nice difference to me was the lady behind me talking so loudly to her little boy who was about 6 since she used someone's bad behavior as a teaching lesson. Now that is a child who is being raised well in my humble opinion. Do unto others as you would have them do to you, not only from the Bible, but a good general way to get thru life! And as other mylotters have nicely pointed out, IF the clerk had simply said Sir, excuse me this lady is ahead of you, please allow her to move her cart in and I'll happily take you right after her. Thank you Sir. I think it would have worked. But the clerk didn't bat an eye or even seem to notice. The lines weren't moving that fast as it was Sat so many were shopping and I know that I will avoid that situation again. I rarely food shop on Sat due to the crowds but this past week I didn't have another chance. Maybe the evening news should run stories on basic manners of every day life and have a new one every night. Maybe then if they saw it on TV it would be seen. Thanks for adding your comments, nice to know it's not just me! Take care!