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It's my thread and I'll bitch if I want to!; I'm so fed up with rude people...
Topic Started: Oct 31 2005, 12:17 PM (1,326 Views)
Dewey
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George K
Oct 31 2005, 04:24 PM
Speaking of that grocery store (the one where I said I was "bisackual"):

I was there with my 20 year old daughter, who had put some makeup in the cart. As we checked out, the cashier said (holding up the makeup), "You know, they do animal testing with this makeup"

I had no choice, "Geez, I sure hope so! Better some bunnies rump (that's not the word I used) than my daughter's face!"

:tsktsk:

She didn't like that either.

That's a keeper - I'm gonna use that line someday.

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George K
Oct 31 2005, 04:24 PM
As we checked out, the cashier said (holding up the makeup), "You know, they do animal testing with this makeup"

I had no choice, "Geez, I sure hope so! Better some bunnies rump (that's not the word I used) than my daughter's face!"

:tsktsk:

She didn't like that either.


That is hysterical! So, what did the idiot cashier say when the next person in line bought a steak?!

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Larry
Oct 31 2005, 07:04 PM
The lady fumbling through her purse was probably just oblivious to what was happening around her. She might have been a very nice person, but someone who had already had a tough day and was tired, or just normally a little scatterbrained. She may not have been self centered, just lost in her own daily frustrations. I would have simply touched her gently on the shoulder and politely said "excuse me, could I get a cart?"

My experiences and reactions have been more in line with Larry's (except for the "melting the people into the floor" part).

Generally, people I see in stores here are not intentionally rude - they just accidentally do things which inconvenience others. I include myself. I can't think of a time where the response to an "excuse me" [may I get by?] hasn't led to profuse apologies - and likewise, if I notice my cart is blocking somebody, I dash to move it with a sincere "I'm SO sorry!" and a contrite look. A little joke like, "we need wider lanes" or "traffic lights" is always enough to get a smile. In fact, smiling goes a long way.

Almost everybody is considerate (the exception being a few really bitchy customer service people I know and avoid wherever possible). The only thing that bugs me once in a while (and this is just the luck of the draw) is when I wait a long time in line at a busy hour, only to discover the cashier is a trainee. Then every little out of the ordinary aspect of the transactions ahead of me, take forever. Like how to take a check, or handle a certain kind of coupon. :mad2: :mad2: By then it's too late to change lanes, of course.
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Jack Frost
Oct 31 2005, 06:38 PM
Larry, are you still bashing lawyers. It is so incessant I can only conclude it stems from insecurity. Clearly lawyers intimidate you or you wouldn't need to lash out at them over and over and over....Really, nothing to be afraid of.

jf

No, I'm bashing sQuirt, who happens to be a lawyer. Keep up.

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garrett
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I've come to the realization that, in the town that I currently live, it is commonplace to go 10 miles BELOW the speed limit. I would estimate that 30-40% of the population lives by this rule, and another 50% drive 5 miles below the speed limit.

It makes me feel like an impatient @$$ sometimes.
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
QuirtEvans
Oct 31 2005, 05:20 PM
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I'm going to go as the scariest ghoul I can think of.

I'm gonna go dressed as a lawyer...... my lady friend won't have to worry that I'm up to something I shouldn't be that way.....

Now, to get dressed..... Surely I've got a hundred dollar suit *somewhere* in the closet.....


Nah, you can go as a pianoweasel. You already have the whiskers, the incisors, the morals, and the temperament.

Clever, sQuirt! Did you think that up by yourself, or did you have help?

No, you didn't have help.... you spent the evening handing out candy to trick or treaters.

I on the other hand, spent the evening getting a treat.

Heh heh....... we all do the best we can, huh sQuirt?

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Whatever you say, Curly. Clearly, you are omnisicient ... why, you even know what happened in the bedroom at my house last night!

Just keep listening to the voices in your head, Curly. They'll tell you what a fine fellow you are.
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
why, you even know what happened in the bedroom at my house last night!

Snagged one of those trick or treaters, did ya?
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Yep, I know how you feel. A grocery store chain in my city must have been experiencing problems because now there are uniformed security guards in their stores. Rudeness is prevalent among grocery store shoppers just as rudeness is prevalent among driving motorists. You can draw an analogy between shopping and driving: a shopping cart is to a motor vehicle as a store's aisles are to streets.

You have to distinguish between well intentioned rudeness and driving/shopping while preoccupied though. Some people are just plain rude and know it while others are preoccupied drivers/shoppers who are oblivious to others and just aren't thinking of how their actions affect other people.

Situation 1: it appears that she was preoccupied and unaware that she was blocking access to other shopping carts. I would have said "EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUSE MEEEEE" loudly to prompt her to move.

Situation 2: all shopping carts take up space and have to be situated somewhere. Where ever a cart is placed, it's going to partially or fully block an aisle or someone's access to shelving. If it's in your way, then you can move it. The woman who yelled at you for having moved her cart was rude.

Situation 3: I would have placed my cart right in front of hers, walked over to the other side of her, and continued shopping. It would then be a shopping cart standoff: you can't move your cart forward but neither can she.

Situation 4: I think stores should charge people by the minute who hold up a cashier by loading their stuff onto the conveyor belt and then darting out of line to retrieve forgotten items.
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When I have to go to the supermarket during the ski season the aisles are jammed with groups. Each group is following one cart around. The group makes joint decisions on what to buy. This process takes forever. They make the aisles impassable. They are oblivious to others. The majority of people who come to the local resorts seem to be from Texas.

When they make getting through the aisle I get loud and country. "HI, how are Y'all doin. What part of TEXAS are you from?" I make this loud and as insincere as possible, but try to avoid sounding like a smartass.

Somehow this works. Maybe because :
(1) They want to get away from me.
(2) They are from Texas and want to get away from me.
(3) Their employer made them move to Texas and they don't want to admit they are now from Texas.



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