To have asked him to choose a different sandwich

This made me laugh. I sometimes look up posters who are being particularly obtuse and when I am bored.

On this thread last year re
What's the most BORING subject people can bring up?
your response was as follows:

Medsy · 16/08/2023 12:14
Their kids
Their pets
Brexit (either side)

Stop being boring!

Do explain how it's strange? I'm all ears.

Why would you use it as an excuse to get something else? Why wouldn't you have the wit to get something else in the first place if you don't even like sandwiches?!
Yours is the maddest post yet.

@Medsy why do you think your want for a vegetarian sandwich because philosophy trumps my want for a vegetarian sandwich due to disability?

OP I dont have a problem with a polite ask. I don't like the " are you vegetarian" but a polite "any chance you would consider another as its the only vegetarian sandwich left I get it you want it but thought I would chance it" with a big smile I would be ok with.

I am NOT ok with your " philosophy" of vegetarianism. You don't get to decide if "you" being a vegetarian is more important aka a philosophy" than the person who chooses to not have a lot of processed meats. That can also be a philosophy if we must go down the philosophical way of things. However, if we do go down that road them being omnivores is also a philosophy and again yours doesn't trump others.

Brexit has nothing to do with this and your Surrey comments is outright rude. so was the dude's partner btw.

As a rule though on Easter Sunday they wont get deliveries and due to this will be low stock on sandwiches. So next year bring your own or go earlier.

Oh OP, now you're insulting other posters because they called you out on your entitled behaviour. Aren't you mortified yet? I'm embarrassed for you.

I thought I was entitled to ask though. I'm sorry if you find engaging in conversation with strangers to be equivalent to bad manners, are you one of those that cowers behind the front door when the bell goes?

You absolutely were not entitled to ask a stranger in this situation at all. it's nothing to do with cowering behing the front door/fear. It's to do with the position you are putting the stranger in by challenging them and basically asking them to hand over their selected product as I explained in my post above:

It is rude because you are making a request of a stranger that is a challenge to what they are doing and entitled to do (buy a sandwich).

You then put them in an unpleasant and awkward position of either feeling pressured to hand it over or refuse and feel guilty/challenged.

It's a pretty self centred thing to do really to ask a stranger to hand over goods they have already selected.

Most supermarket sandwiches are shite, I grab a ciabatta or roll and make it when I get home.

Sorry but you were weird and rude.

I don’t see a problem with the question… if asked nicely it wouldn’t bother me. I am however a vegetarian. 😄 But I’m not mad on sandwiches so I’d likely have just gave you it and used it as an excuse to get something else. Some of the responses here are a bit… intense.

Love this thread. For what it’s worth, I voted remain but would never give my chosen sandwich to a grabby entitled so and so. Also the cheese in a supermarket sandwich is almost certainly not vegetarian (containing rennet).

I wouldn't have asked, but I feel your pain Op. My local Coop was shite at providing vegetarian options. The amount of times I would go in to grab something for lunch and there was literally nothing. Hot food section all meat, sandwich section all meat and fish, so I would go round to the pasty section and still all meat. Yes I could have bought some bread and cheese, but not the most practical when you're on the go. I feel bad for being glad it turned into a Tesco Express as I generally prefer the Co-op's ethos, but I can't understand why they are so bad at providing for vegetarians.

Considering how incredibly pissed you are about the sandwich I’m wondering just how good they are? Was it plain cheese or cheese and onion? I’ve obviously been missing out.

At this point, I think OP is just having fun with people.

@StressedOutButProudMama
You are being u reasonable. How do you know he does t have allergies that means he could only manage a cheese sandwich. Or if he was vegetarian he shouldn't have to answer to you. As for the gluten free excuse that's bat shit crazy, you chose to be vegetarian a gluten free person doesn't usually chose this. The reason there were less sandwiches on the shelf that weren't meat was because it's Easter weekend where many Christians (We are in a Christian county) refrain from eating meat, this is a religious choice, very similar to your choice to be a vegetarian. His wife may have well been upset that you suggested to her husband he should eat meat on Good Friday. Dont make your choices other people's problems.

Eh??!! What!!??

This is an excellent example of what is wrong with the world today.

I don’t think anyone is claiming they’re offended? -apart from op obviously who is determined to think anyone who judges it’ a bit self important and cheeky to ask random shoppers to please have their shopping) is “weird” and “scared of interacting” and “probably someone that is scared to answer their own door”. 🤣

It’s all a bit silly.
As is getting all huffy and retorting Good luck mate and marching out of the shop when someone tells you you’re rude…and then to top it off taking to SM and when lots of people agree it’s a bit rude, calling all of them batshit too 🤣😂

Its entertaining although I’m taking it with a pinch of salt.

You actually sound like a real life bully.

I'm veggie and get where you're coming from, but he did get there first. I'm sure there were other options you could have had; something from the bakery counter, or a salad or whatever.

@StarlightLime There's nothing normal about asking a stranger whether they're vegetarian or not, in an attempt to gauge whether they "need" a cheese sandwich more than you do, @xxxjanxxx.
Not to most people, anyway.

Strange interpretation of OP post, but you do you :)

@SmileyClare Is that you in disguise @Medsy? 🤨
Op got a simple answer “excuse me, No that’s rude” but she was in her words “quite pissed off actually” 🤣

No, I'm just a normal-thinking person who wouldn't take offence at a simple question OR a wife who feels the need to answer (quite rudely) for her husband

It’s 1000, I believe. So still some time to go!

Gluten free is normally because people can't eat gluten as it causes health issues, vegetarianism is a lifestyle choice. It may well have not been vegetarian cheese anyway, if it has rennet in it you couldn't have eaten it.

Not a veggie, but I don’t like sandwich meats or even cheese, so if the last egg mayo/salad was about to go, I’d honestly never dream of asking someone what you did, and if asked myself, I’d tell you to do one.