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to be pissed of with a smug 'pusher in-er'?

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MissyMooBag78 · 03/03/2011 21:10

There I was in Morrisons this evening, with nothing but a loaf of bread, 2 pints of milk and a jar of horlicks.

I was stood in the shortest of several ENORMOUS queues patiently waiting my turn. (It was a hand baskets only till).

Then, a very nice Morrisons lady came up to me and said 'if you would like to follow me, I am opening another till down here'.

How very lovely of her I thought. I reciprocated the good deed by letting the 2 people who were before me, remain in front of me.

ONLY just as we make our way to the till, along comes said smug pusher in-er, manages to barge her way past me and the other 2 customers at the speed of light and position herself at the front with her overflowing TROLLEY!!!

She smirked at us all as we exchanged aghast looks and proudly announced 'beat ya, ya losers'!! Shock

She then took great pride in fannying about with her packing Angry

I felt like lamping her one with my loaf of bread!!

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thisisyesterday · 03/03/2011 21:11

i#'d have lamped the lady from morrisons for not saying "actually, these customers are first" and making her wait.

Queenofchaos · 03/03/2011 21:13

Wouldn't happen in Waitrose Wink

Am curious - did none of you say anything?

MrsPresley · 03/03/2011 21:15

So 3 of you (4 including the staff member) stood there and said nothing Shock

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MissyMooBag78 · 03/03/2011 21:16

That didn't even cross my mind you know!! I was so in awe of the rudeness of this woman that I didn't think that!

I wish I had the nerve to say something in these situations......though she'd have probably speared me with a cucumber or something if I had! Grin

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Animation · 03/03/2011 21:16

Why did you let her get away with it?

This story is too frustrating.Confused

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MissyMooBag78 · 03/03/2011 21:22

I guess that's what I get for shopping in Morrisons Wink

The staff member just looked embarrassed.

Me and the other 2 customers basically all just exchanged looks and mutterings about the rudeness of some people.

I know I should have spoken out but I guess none of us wanted a confrontation.

I have no right to be pissed off I suppose if I can't stand up for myself! vows to be more assertive in future

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TheArmadillo · 03/03/2011 21:24

"She smirked at us all as we exchanged aghast looks and proudly announced 'beat ya, ya losers'!!"

I would have PMSL at that.

Dh would have been spitting feathers though.

AboardtheAxiom · 03/03/2011 21:26
Shock

I would have probably snapped. By the time I get to the tils in a supermarket I am usually on the brink of a hissy fit anyway.

AristotleThunderpants · 03/03/2011 21:28

If you snooze you loose

If you leave one queue to join another then tecnicaly you are not in a queue untill you are actually stood in line in the other one and if this person is quicker than you in getting into the new line then so be it

thisisyesterday · 03/03/2011 21:29

but aristotle... they'd been invited to join a newly opened till by the morrison's lady!!!!

wasn't like she just took a chance on another till

I have to admit i'd have probably said nothing. More likely to have thrown my basket of stuff all over the place and stormed off

CameronCook · 03/03/2011 21:29

YANBU - how rude

PigValentine · 03/03/2011 21:30

I wouldn't have said anything either. I would have hoped to be with DH at the time. This is precisely the type of situation his particular brand of tactlessness was invented for.

CameronCook · 03/03/2011 21:30

And as queenofchaos said it wouldn't happen in waitrose as they come up to you and tell you that they are opening another checkout and walk you to the checkout

bumpsnowjustplump · 03/03/2011 21:40

you are not in kent are you the same thing happened to me today

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MissyMooBag78 · 03/03/2011 21:42

bumpsnowjustplump Not in Kent no - North London. Did you say anything?

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TheMonster · 03/03/2011 21:42

What a rude woman. Some people just don't understand the British art of queuing.

NorbertDentressangle · 03/03/2011 21:48

I'm amazed that one of you didn't say something. Safety in numbers and all that!

A colleague of mine was telling me that when she was in a huge queue at the airport check-in recently somebody tried to push in at the front of the queue. However, they were confronted and told to get to the back. Apparently the entire queue started to clap as this man had to walk past them to the end of the line.

bumpsnowjustplump · 03/03/2011 22:19

I did but didn't get me anywhere though.... i stropped and went to anther till and tried to ignore the fact that it would have been quicker to have stayed where I was Grin

GreenEyesandHam · 03/03/2011 22:25

I'm also amazed that so many of you wouldn't have said something Shock

Some of the biggest,shoutiest, stand up face to face 'just leave it GreenEyes they're not worth it' slanging matches I've ever had in my life, were with queue jumpers :o

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MissyMooBag78 · 03/03/2011 22:28

That's why I stayed where I was! I was about to strop off but thought I'm just going to be here even longer if I do. I didn't want to give Smug pusher in-er the satisfaction of stomping off either Blush

I'm going to ask for a backbone for my birthday Grin

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scottishmummy · 03/03/2011 22:36

where do you shop in da hood?dissed by trash with a trolley

dearie me

HarrietSchulenberg · 03/03/2011 22:47

I used to work at Sainsburys when I was a teenager. On the rare occasions that queue jumps took place I used to smile beamingly at the jumper and tell her that the other customer was here first so if she could please step aside I would be with her shortly.

If she didn't I used to wallop her shopping through the till so fast she'd have to pack her stuff at the speed of light to stop her tins landing on top of her bread. I've also been sneaky enough to poke finger holes in soft packaging of such customers, and squish a few of their grapes on the way through.

I really was not a check out girl to be messed with!!!

doozle · 03/03/2011 22:59

Ooh I hate smug pusher-in-ers.

I was in Boots once and this woman barged in front of me at the counter - as it was my turn next.

I pointed out what she'd done. She told me to fuck off.

Thankfully the pharmacist asked her to go the back of the queue - which she did after eye-balling us both for a few seconds.

If the staff don't back you up, then there's not a lot you can do. I mean, I wouldn't have fancied my chances with this bruiser.

cumfy · 03/03/2011 23:39

TBH I think they should just open up a till unannounced.

Prevents this sort of situation occurring.

She sounds like a complete faschist, you should have eaten her grapes.

Underachieving · 03/03/2011 23:46

So by the time you got outside she was still loading her car yes? You have at least clocked the number plate to let the tyres down if you see it again yes?

[Underacheiving walk off trying to look like a nice girl who never thinks such thoughts]