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To be upset with lady on the till at Waitrose

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stonetheroses · 16/07/2011 22:36

My DH is away and have no family nearby so if I need to go to the supermarket DS1 (4.5) and DD2 (20 months) have to come with me. Today it was a little stressful, being a Saturday it was pretty bust and DD was out of the trolly wandering around. She can now undo the strap on the trolly seat so it is a nightmare as if I turn my back for one min she is up standing on the seat which is dangerous.

Anyway, at the till DS1 is constantly talking to me so I am trying to talk to him, keep an eye on DD2 (a couple of times I had to dash after her) whilst unloading/packing as quickly as I could. The girl on the checkout was not great, I had to ask for paper to wrap two glass vases I had brought and alert to her I was ready to pay.

I turned away to check DD2 was behaving and quickly glanced back as my card was in the chip and pin and caught the girl rolling her eyes and making a face to the girl on the next till. She knew I caught her and quickly gave me a big false smile. I looked at her in a way that let her know I had seen, took my receipt and walk off without smiling or saying goodbye.

AIBU for feeling equally cross/humiliated?

OP posts:
LineRunner · 17/07/2011 17:20

My old standby line to someone who is being rude is, "Is there a problem?". You have to say it pretty deadpan and then just stare and wait.

RunAwayWife · 17/07/2011 17:34

Maybe she had just had her fill of flustered mothers and running about children.
Forget it and move on

exoticfruits · 17/07/2011 19:22

I think that I would have just smiled at her and made some jokey comment about having my hands full. MN is wonderful for having over 100 posts about a trivial thing, that should just be forgotten. I wouldn't think it fair to get the poor girl into trouble over something she didn't mean you to see. If reported to the manager I bet they would form an opinion of you-but just be better at hiding it!

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