People who spend ages at the checkout because they are so slow rearranging their bags, putting change away, putting their...

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purse in their bag, zipping their bag up, faffing around really annoy me. Can't they just move to the side so someone else can get served. AIBU to be pissed off with them? (Yes, I do have PMT)

Herbir: she was folding up her receipt, re arranging her shopping in her (6) bags, fastening her scarf, checking her pockets for a tissue that she then put back. It's not the same as struggling with her purchases because of an illness or disability.

I've offered to help a few times; they look at me as if I have two heads. I don't offer any more.

Npormally I am fine

in the new tesco the other day the woman (younger than me but not much- 30?) took out a leaflet about a random tourist attraction and read it before moving off
I was quite amazed

But really, there are rude people everywhere

I would never dream of huffing about someone with astick or basically not overtly taking the piss. A bit slow- fine. Reading the complete works of shakespeare- feck off will ya!

The women shopping in M&S are an odd bunch, why pay for something in lose change that they empty and count out on the conveyor belt?

Go to Aldi

colken I do that. Though I don't apologise for it. I also check my change because mistakes happen.

I was once given change for £10 when I'd handed over £20 at a station. When I pointed it out politely to the ticket seller and asked him to call a supervisor to check he refused, accused me of accusing him of theft and pointed to the huge queue as if I should just suck up the loss.

I argued and to my amazement someone behind me in the queue complained at me for holding her up. I told her if she wanted me to go she could give me the tenner herself.

A supervisor came over and handed me the £10 without question. I've no idea whether that ticket seller was stealing or had just made a mistake. Mistakes happen but they tend to happen more when people are in a hurry.

I've offered to help a few times; they look at me as if I have two heads. I don't offer any more.

A word of advice: stop brandishing the cattle prod.

:O

Tchootnika

Sainsburys last night - quick shop for me - only £75.00! Got to check out and we are all supposed to use our own bags now which have to be taken out of the trolley, unfolded etc.. Cashier blasting the stuff through at the speed of light - had to ask him twice to slow down so I could catch up. Wanted my nectar card before I had finished packing and asked twice as though I wasn't going fast enough. Had to say, "I'm very sorry, but I am dealing with the packing first and then I shall pay you". Before I had finished a chance to put the receipt and coupons away he was putting the next customer's shopping through. I was so hassled by then, I forgot to get the car park ticket cleared and in fact couldn't quickly lay my hands on it so went back to the car to unpack and sort myself out and then found it in my pocket. Then had to go back upstairs and queue at customer services for 10 minutes. Mentioned it to the lady there and she had a look and said the lad was new and needed to learn the ropes. I think a little more haste and less speed is the motto (and I once had a handbag stolen in the supermarket because I was in a hurry and not being systematic and cautious).

They need to finish serving one person before moving onto the next and I wasn't being especially slow I was just putting the shopping carefully into the bags in an organised fashion.

I used to get wound up by faffers too.

However, now in France and having experienced (on numerous occasions) extreme queue delays, I'm sure I'd be more chilled back home now.

The worst example I had was when a cashier at the supermarket answered her mobile phone and had a conversation while I was waiting for her to start scanning. I've also had cashiers and customers having long chats, where the cashier keeps stopping the scanning during the chat. It gets on my nerves, but no one else appears to mind!

belle but how often does this happen to you?

The last time I was seriously held up at a till was when some Chinese tourists were dithering about buying rolling tobacco, didn't recognise any of the brands, and wanted detailed guidance as if they were buying fine wine.

It was really bloody annoying but it happened at least six months ago.

My mum does that thing of emptying out her coins on the counter and carefully sorting it out. She's 88. Her eyesight's not great but after her cataract operation it's better than mine at 47 and I do the same thing but just in my purse.

Just for you though, I'll book a double appointment for us at Dignitas tomorrow. Wonder if anyone there will be urging us along in the queue.

Can I be the first to pitch up with calm down dear ?

Superdrug sells swimwear during the summer too, so it's not an unreasonable question - at least my local one does.

I used to get het up with slow people. And now I don't because they are all someone's mother/daughter etc. and actually at times in our life we are all slowed by circumstances. I've had days when I've been in a daze in Boots at the till because I have such bad PMT I can't remember what I came in for and am stood there clutching a Twix and some hair conditioner completely away with the fairies.

Perhaps she'd just remembered she'd forgotten a pregnancy test. Perhaps she wanted some embarrassing ointment and the huffy person in the queue behind her was stopping her asking for it?

Either way: cheer up OP, soon it will be your turn to be an annoying gimmer

Can I start practicing now?

And I have mentioned on the Aldi thread the types who are halfway through the checkout when they remember something else and go back while everyone waits in the queue. Against the wall with them . . .

Oh, and please read the thread, everybody.

Why are people doing cat's bum face before farting "Plan your time better" out of their mouth?

You plan time fine. However, a few minutes nipping into a shop can soon turn into ten minutes when you have professional faffers to deal with. And yes, I can tell professional faffers from those less able. They always have annoying hair and are limp-wristed and are usually packing up lentils and knitting needles.

Some do push it a bit - with this not unzipping bag to get purse out until every bag packed and put in trolley - unzipping purse, folding receipts. zipping purse, unzipping bag, putting purse in and zipping up bag again ....

YABU.

Some of us need a bit of extra time because we can't coordinate picking everything up and putting everything away all at once (even to move out of your way) because we have coordination issues and/or sore joints and useless thumbs - and I'm only speaking for myself there. Other people may have other, equally valid but not immediately obvious reasons. (And on that note, I always get annoyed by shop assistants who hand me my coins inside my notes because i always end up fumbling it all and having to pick it all up again.)

belle - that does sound like a lot of faffing, but it also sounds like behaviour could be typical of someone with an anxiety disorder, OCD or even Aspergers, having to check and double check that everything is where she thinks it is before she can move on.

Cant be arsed reading this but:

What exactly is it that you all have to do that is so important that you cannot wait two minutes for me to organise myself? I have waited for my turn in the queue just as you have. It now is my turn and I should be able to organise myself as I see fit; I too am a customer of the shop.

Are your lives really so uberimportant that you dont have the time or decency to stand back and let me do it? Will the world end or the economy collapse if you have to wait for two minutes?

Really?????

Open Bag -> Get Purse -> Open Purse -> Get Money -> Close Purse -> Put Purse in Bag -> Close Bag -> Pay -> Get Receipt -> Open Bag -> Get Purse -> Close Bag -> Open Purse -> Put Reciept in Purse -> Close Purse -> Open Bag -> Put Purse in Bag -> Close Bag -> Get tissue out of pocket -> Check it's clean -> Put it back without using it...

OR JUST PUT THE RECIEPT IN YOUR POCKET. Simples.

rhondajean, please read the thread.

Belled -

It was all Ds's idea. Can you see his point though, she was a professional faffer/faffler to be short.

Oh I always put the receipt in my purse too - because I like to be able to find it when I get home to check that nothings gone through wrongly and I havent noticed because the person behind me has been rushing to do heart transplant surgery and cant spare an extra two minutes for me to do things at a comfortable pace for me