Humiliated myself at the co-op (long)

[Sundayspilot]

Had a mortifying experience at the local co-op today and it’s still preying on my mind.

I was at the dairy case and wanted two cartons of milk. They were packed so tightly that I couldn’t pull any free, so I pushed slightly on the first carton to try and wriggle it free. There was a loud shout from the back of the dairy case, followed by an angry man popping up into view.

He started yelling at me, very loudly complete with four letter words, saying I had spilled milk all over him. Shocked, I stammered out an apology, letting him know it was not intentional and was caused by too many cartons on the shelf rather than the pure malice he seemed to think it was. He continued to shout, so I firmly told him that although I apologized for the spill, it was clearly accidental and I didn’t deserve any scolding. This wasn’t apparently good enough for him, so I shut the dairy case in his face.

Now comes the humiliating part. As I was pushing my cart away, I felt a strong urge to just go home. Right now! Before I could stop myself I burst into tears. And not quiet ones either. Big ugly sobs. I’m not normally a crier. Don’t quite know where it all came from.

I ditched my cart at customer service and told them I wouldn’t be buying it. So now I have no dignity and no groceries. We’ll need to switch to the far away grocery store, won’t we?

I humiliated myself more in co-op.
Genuine story.
I’d been working crazy hours, night shifts etc. I woke up in the afternoon after a night shift, shoved my trousers on from the day before and bleary eyed went to co-op.
Half way round a man was stocking the shelves and waved an item at me asking if it was mine.
It was my big black granny pants that were lodged in my trouser leg from the night before and they’d fallen out mid shop.
I feigned ignorance and had to watch him walk over to a bin by the entrance and drop my dirty pants in there.
Most embarrassing moment of my life.
Hope that makes you feel better!!!

Oh no don't be embarrassed angry guy was horrible! I once cried (proper heaving sobs in primark (I don't know if Canada has Penneys so you probably have no idea where I mean) after someone passed a remark I'd normally brush off

I humiliated myself far worse in co-op. I had had a spray tan and needed to have loose clothes / something that wouldn’t touch my skin so I wore some short shorts and a loose shirt

Walking around co-op feeling tanned and gorgeous. Few stares from some people. Thinking I looked fantastic.

Got HOME and found my shirt was undone below my bra, the shirt was longer than my shorts and I wasn’t an even natural tan, I was bright orange. Basically looked like an oompa loompa wearing no bottoms and flashing my bra to all and sundry.

Don’t worry about it OP, happens to all of us

Awh dear, please don’t worry yourself any further. These things sometimes happen, try and forget about it x

Aw love you haven't humiliated yourself at all. He upset you by being a nasty twat.

Email and complain or put it down to him
Being a dick.

But don't be worrying, he was in the wrong and if he carries on like that, one day he will do it to the wrong person who will probably deck him.

Hope you feel better soon. Don't let this bother you or prey on your mind. He was mean and out of order.

I have cried in the supermarket twice. Once it was tears streaming down my face as a result of dropping some biscuits. 2nd time was loud ugly crying after a fight with my mum (age 28). I handed my shopping basket to an assistant who looked like I was a dangerous animal and sobbed to the bus stop.
You just need to avoid the shop for a couple of months.

I'm sorry this happened to you. Angry on your behalf though - I bet he wouldn't have been so aggressive if you were a man (especially one bigger than him).

God what a wanker. He's a piece of shit op. You have nothing to be embarrassed about.

I hope you complain to the store, and leave a shitty review.

I also cried at the till once. I was heavily pregnant and struggling to reach into my trolley and the woman behind me got arsey with me being slow. I started crying. These days I'd tell her to get fucked with a smile on my face, and take my time.

i would call the store and speak to tell manager and tell him/her what happened , that the employee yelled and cussed at you and that you felt humiliated and that you expect not to be treated like a cunt for daring to spend your hard earned dollars in his store, you expect his staff to be trained better
customers drop things it happens most times the staff are kind and tell them its ok and sort it out, if a fridge is over stocked things will fall, thats not your fault, he stocked the fridge so full because he was being lazy, he didnt want to have to come back in 3 hours to restock, because of his actions he now has to clean up split milk.