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to have slammed down my potatoes because of this rude man?

94 replies

PanickyPixie · 22/09/2015 17:41

Loading groceries onto the conveyer belt in Tesco just now and a man comes up behind me breathing down my neck, throws down a divider and starts putting all the stuff from his basket on the belt. I then pushed the divider back and passive aggressively loaded my groceries on taking up as much space as possible, slamming my potatoes down and making him jump. He then folded his arms and leant on the belt whilst giving me a long hard stare.

Yes, he could probably see that my small trolleyful would not fill up the belt but isn't it good manners to wait for the person in front to unload first?

OP posts:
WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 22/09/2015 20:08

I was in Booths yesterday of all places and some cunty wankbadgeress did this to me and did NOT leave me enough room for my trolley full.

I literally had a trolley full of shopping and she was unloading her stuff on. There was much huffing and shoving back of the divider.

Don't expect that in Booths.

Bulbasaur · 22/09/2015 20:12

There's a very easy way to solve this. You stand at the beginning of the belt and load your stuff there and let the cashier run them down as you load. Or if there is no line, you put your cart at the beginning of the belt and stand beside/behind it. That way it's hard for anyone to start loading until you're done.

I would have just given him an odd look and pushed them back and continued loading. Or asked him to wait. I'd probably stack my groceries to avoid confrontation.

No need slam perfectly good food around though.

sharonthewaspandthewineywall · 22/09/2015 20:16

Best thread title ever. Hands down.

Sillybillybonker · 22/09/2015 20:20

He was probably not thinking. Next time, take a deep breath and ask yourself "In the grand scheme of things in my life does this incident really matter?" If the answer is "yes" and you still need to get angry then I am really envious of you.

Spectre8 · 22/09/2015 20:22

why do people actually get so worked up over such an insignificant thing, who really cares and so flipping what if someone did and they were being rude, you even admit there was room for your things so in the grand scheme of things it didn't even matter did it Confused

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 22/09/2015 20:23

He then folded his arms and leant on the belt and gave me a long, hard stare

Anyone else picturing Clint Eastwood? With the Good, the Bad and the Ugly theme tune?

skinoncustard · 22/09/2015 20:45

YANBU. Slamming down potatoes is sometimes the only way to learn them.

It's teach not learn. Angry
You teach someone , you don't learn them .

Fairenuff · 22/09/2015 20:53

Go ahead punk. Make my day.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 22/09/2015 20:57

It's a phrase, isn't it, though - 'That'll learn 'em!" I suspect that was what was being referenced, skinoncustard.

gandalf456 · 22/09/2015 20:57

Well, it is not as if op slung the potatoes at him, is it? It's probably as much as he deserved - the slamming, I mean, not having them slung at him before anyone thinks I'm violent

PlayingSolitaire · 22/09/2015 21:00

I would never have dreamed of touching the divider until the person in front of me had finished unloading.

Why does that sound really rude to me?! Shock Grin

FunnysInLaJardin · 22/09/2015 21:06

I always stand right at the end of the conveyor until I have finished loading my stuff and then move. No one else gets a look in until I have done. And I make the cashier wait until I have fully packed until I pay

Onedirectionarestillloved · 22/09/2015 21:51

I can't bear people breathing down my neck.

Loving the phrase fuck your potatoes.

ExasperatedAlmostAlways · 22/09/2015 21:55

Who gives a fuck.

DancingDinosaur · 22/09/2015 22:01

Well if he left you enough room then there's no problem, apart from you. Yabu.

CremeEggThief · 22/09/2015 22:03

This thread has cheered me right upGrin.

tametempo · 22/09/2015 22:12

This whole thread is great. Grin
I would say YAB a bit U but then his obnoxious behaviour after the potato slamming, confirms he was actually sort of an arse so he deserved that little bit of passive aggression.

Diane31 · 22/09/2015 22:19

I got my spuds from the farm today. They are much nicer.

BasinHaircut · 22/09/2015 22:20

We need a link to spud cunt please!

MissMoo22 · 22/09/2015 22:32

I think the thread was 'did I really say that' or similar and the now famous line was 'fuck off then you spud cunt' priceless :D

Waltermittythesequel · 22/09/2015 22:36

Ah, spud cunt was brilliant. I'd forgotten about that!

mrsbabookaloo · 22/09/2015 22:46

I am so glad I clicked on this thread! I am crying with laughter.

dodgeballqueen · 22/09/2015 22:46

This thread has really made me laugh, from the passive aggressive loading of groceries, 'slammed down my potatoes' as a euphemism for 'went postal', and the correct mumsnet etiquette reply.

I need to know more detail though. I can't picture how he 'folded his arms and leant on the belt' - an average sized adult would to practically bend double to do that, and what body part was he using to lean on if his arms were folded?

This happened to me once - someone behind me loading their stuff on the belt when I still had half a trolley to unload so I can empathize with the OPs sense of indignation. I didn't have the presence of mind to unload groceries passive aggressively or use the correct MN reply sadly; I just managed to squeak out "I have finished! Take your things off!"

shadowfax07 · 22/09/2015 22:58

I would never have dreamed of touching the divider until the person in front of me had finished unloading. but I guess that's just me.

Not just you, OP, I wouldn't either.

bolleauxnouveau · 22/09/2015 23:10

I need to know what was in his shopping basket before I can really judge him.