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Queuing etiquette

58 replies

HariboAndWine · 28/05/2013 08:56

On the weekend dh and I took dc to a local fair. Ds wanted his face painted and as the queue was quite short we headed over.
There were 2 women with 1 child each waiting. As it was approaching her turn the woman in front of me announced loudly to her dd that they would go off to another stall and be back when it was their turn Confused. She then returned with 4 other children whose turn it was now apparently. I pointed out that my ds had been waiting and it was now our turn. I told her I thought it was unfair for my ds to have to wait for these children who hadn't waited in line. She then told me they would be having their turn next as she had been holding their place (although hadn't been) I pointed out that it would have been polite to have let me know.

Now I do realise that in the grand scheme of things this is fairly minor but grated me. I almost never stand up for myself but said 'I'm sorry but I disagree and think you are very rude'.

Arghh it all sounds so petty written down but if you can be bothered with something fairly trivial, wibu or was she?

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NeoMaxiZoomDweebie · 28/05/2013 17:34

Sparkly my Mum hates that too...she hates it in Supermarkets when they open another lane and the checkout assistant fails to point out a queuing customer as next but just allows a rush of first come first served.

greenfolder · 28/05/2013 17:39

best solution i have seen is issuing raffle tickets, when you pay you are given a number and an indication of how long it will be and come back with your ticket. when they have sold the number of tickets they put up a sorry sold out sign,

simple

HariboAndWine · 28/05/2013 17:41

So glad everyone agrees and that I'm not the only one out there getting the rage about such things!

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Sparklypinknails · 28/05/2013 17:44

Neo, I hate when they do that too! I did see a really good checkout assistant once though who came to the people at the front of the queue and said she was opening the next till if they'd like to move over. Only the once though!

NeoMaxiZoomDweebie · 28/05/2013 17:49

Yes my Mum saw that too Sparkly Grin she still speaks fondly of that woman, Grin

Sparklypinknails · 28/05/2013 17:59
Grin
pictish · 28/05/2013 18:05

Swb completely u!

arabesque · 28/05/2013 18:24

YANBU. She was a rude ignorant chancer and some day she'll chance her arm with the wrong person and get her comeuppance (hopefully).

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