Drama at the local grocery store today
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (28810)
March 30, 2024 6:55pm CST
I had to get out and get gas and do 2 other errands today. Last was the local grocery, not far from my house. I only needed 2 items, so planned on a quick in and out trip.
I was in line to pay, and the man in front of me fell to the floor. The cashier went into hysterics, he was still breathing fine, but appeared to have fainted. Of course, an ambulance was called and came promptly, he had come out of his faint or whatever it was by the time they arrived a few minutes later. He appeared OK, but they took him out to the ambulance to further check him out.
He cracked a joke that had us all in stitches when they were rolling him out the door--''There's nothing wrong with me, I was just having sticker shock over the prices!''
This is the second time in a year someone has had an incident at a store I was in at the time. He did seem fine, he was maybe 45-50ish? But I had to give him credit for a good joke for the incident!
Never a dull moment anymore, it seems!
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22 responses
@crossbones27 (48446)
• Mojave, California
31 Mar
Thats my age, I stopped making comments in public places period. I like, It gets me in trouble on Mylot. Nope, yes sir, ma'am, have a nice day. I do not think I will say more than that other than Mylot. Maybe everyone thinks I am going to fall over or something. 
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@crossbones27 (48446)
• Mojave, California
31 Mar
@MarieCoyle That's a good man indeed, priceless, hard to come by, need more people like that. Shows more in 2 minutes than most in their whole life.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
His remark about the prices was so funny at the time. He was determined to make everyone smile before he left the building!
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
@crossbones27
We need more positivity in our lives, more smiles, and definitely more laughter!! Life is just too short to not laugh sometimes!
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
It doesn’t help to get all hysterical over medical issues. That’s when people need to be calm and keep their wits!
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@JudyEv (326065)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Mar
@MarieCoyle For sure. You're no help to anyone if you go to pieces.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
@JudyEv
Some people never seem to figure that out, Judy!
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
I love it when people try so hard to make a situation more positive. It takes some thinking but some people can do that.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
Everyone was laughing. I did hear one of the paramedics say something about he seemed to be dehydrated somewhat, so that would be easily fixed.
No one panicked except the cashier, who went into hysterics. That never helps at all. The manager came and took her somewhere to sit down for awhile.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
Amber, he was attending college in Savannah Georgia at the time. This happened on a busy intersection he went through often. After that, he found an alternate route!!
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@snowy22315 (170245)
• United States
31 Mar
I guess you had your excitement for the day. In all my years of standing in line in stores or restaurants..post office etc. Never saw anybody faintborass out one time somebody was down in a parking lot thoug and 2 people were ministering to her. Not sure what happened there.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
@snowy22315
When my oldest son was in college, he saw a young man shot and killed. The shot was fired from a car parked at the side of the street he was driving on, the man fell down and I guess it was a mess. He called me and said, Mom, I was going to come home tomorrow for break, but I am leaving tonight. I didn't want him to drive all shook up, but of course he did and he was fine. It really did shake him up.
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@snowy22315 (170245)
• United States
31 Mar
@MarieCoyle That would shake you up. Not only to see it, but to think how close you came to being in the line of fire.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
@snowy22315
He told me later that it really shook him up. I can definitely see why it would!
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
I heard that he is a basketball coach for one of the high schools here. But that is all I know about him. The way he was smiling and joking, he is hopefully OK.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
@TheHorse
I am sure they will encourage him to find out the reason, any of us can have an underlying condition we know nothing about.
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@celticeagle (159227)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Mar
That is great. I love a joke in a nervous situation.
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@celticeagle (159227)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Apr
@MarieCoyle ......I think I tend to try to make a joke just for that reason. Because I am nervous.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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3 Apr
@celticeagle
I think that's normal, to try to make a bad situation a bit better.
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).@much2say (53952)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Apr
@MarieCoyle Right? And it seems like the actual product is shrinking 
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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3 Apr
Every time I go to the store, whatever it is on my list that I need to get is more than I paid the time before. Every single time!
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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6 Apr
@much2say
Nothing that used to be a pound is a pound now. It’s 14 ounces, or so. They are hoping that we won’t notice. Shrinkflation at it’s finest!
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@kaylachan (57928)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 Mar
Glad he'll be okay, but what a way to make the best of a bad situation.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
I had to admire the joking, Kayla! He had everyone smiling on his way out the door.
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@LadyDuck (458651)
• Switzerland
31 Mar
@MarieCoyle The cashier had the wrong attitude for sure. Getting hysterical does not help
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@LadyDuck (458651)
• Switzerland
31 Mar
@MarieCoyle When there is a problem it is very important to keep calm.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
I thought he handled it all very well, and rolled right out that door in good spirits!
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@RasmaSandra (73570)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 Mar
Poor fellow I hope he will be all right, Fainting incidents are scary but cashiers are there to help customers and should never panic, Happy April Fool's Day tomorrow,
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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1 Apr
That cashier was just in a panic. Which of course solved nothing at all.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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1 Apr
Rasma, it does seem that many people are not very good at handling any situations at all other than the most basic things.
I always thought April Fools Day was strange. Some people get extremely weird and then the jokes are often rather mean, or really can hurt someone. I would much rather have good humor instead.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Apr
What a way for him to bounce back after a scary ordeal, with a joke about food prices! I must admit, I often feel faint after seeing my total cost for groceries. I hope he ended up being okay.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Apr
@MarieCoyle Same here! I definitely have gotten more creative with meals. I also pay much more attention to sales and coupons now too. Got to save money wherever I can.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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1 Apr
One lady that works at the service desk is the daughter of a neighbor. So, I can ask her at some point, she will probably know the outcome.
I can relate to the sticker shock!! I get more and more creative with meals than ever before!
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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4 Apr
@moffittjc
I have also discovered that there are way more people who do not have enough to eat than I ever knew of. Many senior citizens. One local fellow who visits my neighbor, Dale, said most months it's a toss up, buy enough food or not, due to higher utilities as well as cost of medications. How terrible is it that anyone should have to make that choice at 80 years old.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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1 Apr
Yes, for sure. We need more people in our world that can be so positive.
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@LindaOHio (156722)
• United States
31 Mar
I hope he's OK. What a shock! Hope you are having a good Easter.
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@LindaOHio (156722)
• United States
1 Apr
@MarieCoyle You're welcome. I got to see my husband which was great.
@MarieCoyle (28810)
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1 Apr
We went to my oldest daughter’s and had a delicious meal. Thank you. I hope you had a great day as well,Linda.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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31 Mar
Whatever it was that made him faint/pass out, he seemed fine and in good spirits. Hopefully not hurt.
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@wolfgirl569 (95474)
• Marion, Ohio
31 Mar
That could do it. Glad he seemed okay
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@JESSY3236 (18949)
• United States
22m
That happened a few months ago at a Walmart. I was concerned, but I think the guy was okay.
@paigea (35715)
• Canada
31 Mar
I hope I would be calm and find a way to be helpful.
I knew what to do when a student suddenly had a seizure in a class where I was substitute teaching. I lost my patience with the students who were running around shrieking.
I understand they were surprised and frightened and needed me to be calm with them as well.
@MarieCoyle (28810)
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1 Apr
People who are seizing do not need to be in a crazy wild environment. You did the right thing.
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