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I can't serve you, actually I will

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mumanger · 03/01/2026 18:57

I don't know if my mum rage is out of control but I went to Asda pizza counter and they were closing so I was told as soon as I joined the queue of 2 people that they were shut. They don't display time and the lights were on, so I was a bit annoyed.

I went to look at the premade pizzas, very annoyed but I didn't say anything to the lady. She then asked how many pizzas I wanted, I reminded her she was shut so why does it matter.

Aibu - either shut and be shut, or serve people?

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InterestedDad37 · 03/01/2026 20:29

Why post in here?
You either know your reaction to the pizza event or you don't 🤷🍕🍍

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 03/01/2026 20:27

Wow the rudeness of you.

ASDA pack up all the unused topping and wrap it for sale if it's that day's date/use by - I know this as I had a tray of meatball topping through my till on Wednesday.
And they do reduce the ready made pizzas if they are that day's date too.

Galatine · 03/01/2026 20:27

If you had said that to me you would has been wearing the pizza.
Not heard of anyone so entitled or lacking in grace for a long time.

MargotMoon · 03/01/2026 20:27

Classic MN AIBU:
OP - AIBU?
Pretty much everyone - Yes!
OP - No I’m not!

Why bother asking in the first place if you’ve got such a bad attitude?

UnhappyHobbit · 03/01/2026 20:26

I agree OP. It’s like she’s messing you about. I find my local pizza counter a bit like that. They clearly hate their job and want to make it as awkward as possible and try to make you feel like an inconvenience

sweeneytoddsrazor · 03/01/2026 20:26

Hopefully next time she sees you she tells you to have the get stuffed crust

mammot23 · 03/01/2026 20:26

You was rude

Bowling4soup · 03/01/2026 20:26

She could have said it more nicely. Like “I’m really sorry but we’re closing now” and I’m sure you wouldn’t have got angry in the first place

KaleidoscopeSmile · 03/01/2026 20:26

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:19

So?

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Touche OP, you're clearly a giant wit

SixDozen · 03/01/2026 20:26

I feel sorry for anyone who works in retail.

Ilovesandwiches · 03/01/2026 20:26

sounds like she was trying to be helpful? you either want the pizza or you don’t x

25flyby · 03/01/2026 20:25

Yes she was closed.
But being an actual person rather than a jobsworth decided if you just needed something quick she could help.

Its not difficult. Maybe you wanted 10 complicated ones, in which case she'd have said no can do.

TequilaNights · 03/01/2026 20:25

Prime example of the shit retail workers have to deal with!! Well done op...

ilovepixie · 03/01/2026 20:25

Isn’t the OP a delight!

Sasha07 · 03/01/2026 20:23

Get a Snickers into you before you ever leave the house again. To quote the teens of today, it's just not that deep. She personally couldn't give a flying fk about how many you wanted, she was just trying to see if she could help you. It's just pizza, not your bank details.

CyclopsElf · 03/01/2026 20:23

With nothing but care and peace I think you'll look back on this thread and realise yes you had a mum rage moment. I can completely imagine how frustrating this was. However, perhaps she was trying to help you out after reading your body language and thinking maybe I can do something rather than closing without helping her.

Smallpurpleflowers · 03/01/2026 20:22

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:08

She was an arse by telling me straight away she was shut. And then rudely ask "how many pizzas do you want" without putting any context in it

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She wasn't an arse by telling you she was shut. They close at a certain time, you went to join the queue and she has told you they were closed. So if she stayed open for you and then someone else joined the queue, is she meant to stay open until there is no queue?! Just because you want something and you are told you cannot get it, it does not mean you need to take this out on the person working there. 'I want' doesn't equal 'I get'. You are the rude one here.

Also, maybe she only had a certain amount of bases left, therefore that's why she asked you how many pizzas.

PurpleFlower1983 · 03/01/2026 20:22

You were rude.

Anyahyacinth · 03/01/2026 20:21

MyNavyPoet · 03/01/2026 20:14

I may be one of few who agree with you on this one - she was either shut or she wasn’t. I’d have been annoyed too. It’s not like you threw one in her face, you just decided not to divulge what your order would have been because she wasn’t open to receive that order anyway so what did it matter.

Why would she have asked if she wasnt going to offer something? 🤦‍♀️

Gowlett · 03/01/2026 20:21

santasbaubles · 03/01/2026 19:02

There’s no such thing as “mum rage”, you were just rude.

You clearly haven’t seen those Janet videos! So funny!

Hesma · 03/01/2026 20:20

Wind your neck in b*atch… you are unbelievably rude!

JustLikeThat647 · 03/01/2026 20:20

mumanger · 03/01/2026 18:57

I don't know if my mum rage is out of control but I went to Asda pizza counter and they were closing so I was told as soon as I joined the queue of 2 people that they were shut. They don't display time and the lights were on, so I was a bit annoyed.

I went to look at the premade pizzas, very annoyed but I didn't say anything to the lady. She then asked how many pizzas I wanted, I reminded her she was shut so why does it matter.

Aibu - either shut and be shut, or serve people?

What’s ‘mum rage’? Is that better or worse than regular rage?

LucyMonth · 03/01/2026 20:19

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:16

But everyone would be disappointed.... So what did she expect

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No actually OP. Most normal, rational human beings would not be this disappointed over an ASDA pizza. They really, really wouldn’t. This is a genuinely unhinged reaction to this situation.

KaleidoscopeSmile · 03/01/2026 20:18

StephensLass1977 · 03/01/2026 20:10

I would genuinely love to understand what "mum rage" is. Never heard of this. Is it where because you have a child you think you're entitled to lose your rag at anyone you like? I think I might have come across people like you before. I hope you don't shop there often and have to see her again. For her sake.

It's the post-birth equivalent to pregnancy hormones as an excuse for obnoxiousness

Anyahyacinth · 03/01/2026 20:18

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:03

Of course people are going to be disappointed if they can't get a pizza.... So why should it matter either way. You are either shut or not.

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This is not how life works...watch any film for the last century when a customer hammers on a door and shop staff relent or a million other situations where people use their discretion...you just nudged that poor lady not to extend kindness (in the future) because you were just rude
Wow just wow