another queue jumping one

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In the cafe at soft play. (I know, I know...)One woman in front of me. No staff member for almost 5 mins. When one did appear, woman in front ordered a tea. Staff member gets on making it, fine. My two DCs are hungry, wanting their lunch so admittedly I was already a bit about the initial wait. Just as the tea is made and put down, this woman is joined by two others (all mums with a party I think). First woman proceeds to ask them what they want and then order two complicated coffees that take further minutes to make. AIBU to think this is queue jumping and bloody rude? The first woman knew I was waiting because we commented on the lack of staff. I know its not end of the world stuff and I'm not furious or ranting or anything, was just a bit grrrr....

YANBU that is cheeky and they should have waited behind you.

YANBU - but it never ceases to amaze me just how many women seem incapable of doing things without their group of pals surrounding them, as if they have to do everything together, at the same time. They should have waited their turn, definitely.

Is that all they had? A tea and two coffees?

In that case you were being completely impatient and unreasonable, They were clearly three mums who had intended to have a drink together.

If each woman went on to separately give and pay for a full order (for example, the first having food with her tea, the second ordering drinks for her children with her coffee, the third ordering her children's lunch as well) then, yes, the latter two women were probably queue jumping, and yanbu.

did teh first mum pay for them all?

but the two coffees were half caff/ semi skimmed/ hazelnut syrup etc...and weren't ordered until after the tea was done, ie when it was seconds away from being my turn. The staff there are not Starbucks barristas and it took a good few minutes. My order took less than a minute to place so they wouldn't have been far behind their friend. If they want to drink together they should have told the first woman what they wanted before she got in the queue. If they had only just arrived, well then tough, they should have to wait. (IMHO)

I'd be annoyed.

YABU only because it sounds like your soft play sells decent coffee, unlike mine. Mine also charges a pound for a slice of cheapo white toast. That's right, one slice

If she was getting a round in then it's all part of her order, surely? Quite normal practice at a bar, why not at a coffee counter.

It sounds as if it was part of one order. Would you have minded if one of the woman had been undecided about what she would like while, for example, a tea was being made?

"If they want to drink together they should have told the first woman what they wanted before she got in the queue."

You could always write out some suggested rules of ordering and give them to the play centre manager.
Or alternatively you could just slow down, breathe deeply, and encourage your children to understand that it is fine to feel hungry for a short while.

Go, give your blood pressure a break ... it's a place for fun!

i think she had the "tab" card for the party but she could have just handed it to the others.And yes, its surprising decent, though not all that cheap. Best one I know of is in the North East - you can buy beer

and I did say I wasn't really upset, just mildy peeved...

Shit this kinda stuff sends me over the edge. I'm quiet an impatient person as it is. I wouldn't have been able to stop myself from saying " oh just hang on, can I just place my order - my feet are killing me as I've been stood here - in the line- waiting...."

Did you read the OP ADish - y'know, the bit where she said she wasn't furious or ranting or anything? Or were you just too impatient to get the PA little digs in?

Beer! Beer! I'm moving house.

I remember last year when I was pregnant, always starving but had gone off hot drinks realising how bloody long hot drinks can take to make. So yanbu for the sake of those memories!

YANBU - at all and I know it's only only a small thing BUT you join the fecking queue when you get there, BEHIND the person who's last in THAT queue, that's how it works.
I don't give a shiny shit if you know the person at the front, that's not how it works. I am not mildly peeved for you - it drives me insane I have spent the summer in various theme parks and attractions and this shit makes me mad. I am also a very cal person normally, honest

I have spoken up in the past when its been fairground rides or something, not fair at all in that situation when it might mean a considerably longer wait for the next ride. I usually agree on the "don't sweat the small stuff" approach but this irritates..

Annoying.
A bit like when someone is ahead of you in "lush" [substitute any "browse and choose" type establishment] and they keep nipping off for "just one more thing" or changing their purchase.
"You haven't finished shopping. Get out of the line"

YANBU. The other 2 women should have joined the queue behind you.

It's not the worst case of queue jumping though, so I probably wouldn't have said something.

Beer at a soft play place... Would someone please think of the children.... . Op yes it was rude but its a minor queue jumping if first lady paid for all. Can you have minor queue jumping. If they paid individually yanbu....