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wowowowow · 2016-08-19T17:47:14+00:00

today shoved up all my shopping (on the conveyor belt) and started to heap hers on. I didn't know what to say as I would never dream of interfering with someone elses stuff but I don't know if I am being precious - am I?

Original poster

wowowowow · 20/08/2016 00:12

Who was the Mumsnetter that suggested we all put the divider things at right angles? We should start that again.

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MothertotheLordsofmisrule · 20/08/2016 01:29

I did put the divider at a right angle once, miserable git who joined the queue just turned it the right way with no huffing or muttering.

Most disappointed.

CoolToned · 20/08/2016 02:13

I'd deliberately slow down. I am in front of her after all.

Smurfit · 20/08/2016 05:35

I put chicken at the back. If anyone touches it and puts it near anything else my anxiety kicks in and my reaction isn't always reasonable lol.

Occasionally people have tried to squished things up but I put it all back as I had it and explain The Chicken May Never Touch Anything Else.

Minesril · 20/08/2016 06:52

This is why I love waitrose - the handheld scanners! No need to deal with any check out fools.

Although you still need to deal with them around the shop. I moved someone's trolley once when she had it parked right by the strawberries stopping anyone else getting to them. I fucking hate people who did that. By the outrage in her voice as she said 'that's my trolley you just moved!' you'd've thought I'd strangled a kitten.

LynetteScavo · 20/08/2016 08:02

Oh, this happened to me in Aldi...people behind (man in 20s with I presume his mum) behind stated loading conveyor belt while I still had most of a trolley to put on. I pulled everything as high as I could ...then when I got to the bit at the back near their stuff and they ignored the fact I was recreating the Empire State Building with cereal boxes I started piling on top of their shopping. They avoided eye contact and giggled. I was trying to give them this face.

I hate that I didn't say anything.

ChameleonCircuit · 21/08/2016 14:38

I have had this. I just shove back.

I keep trying to do the "put the shopping divider on the belt the wrong way" but DD is always mortified and puts it back horizontal. She's booooriiiing!

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wowowowow · 21/08/2016 14:59

Those of you saying "shove back" I would have BUT I was finished loading on and waiting at the other end for all my goods to arrive. She arrived (no one behind her) and started shoving my stuff up.

I need to be prepared incase I come across her again.

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OurBlanche · 21/08/2016 15:09

Ah! The Waitrose queues... I have form in those

Shouted at a man at Christmas... the bloody thing was full, it didn't mater how close he stood to me, I wasn't going to move any further forward... in the end I said, in a very loud voice, looking directly from him to his wife "Get your hands off my bottom"

Today... I pushed the trolley behind me away a little bit "That's my trolley you just moved" said a posh voice (Cheltenham Waitrose) "Yes," I responded "and that was my back you just shoved it into"

She had to be consoled by a very tall man and 2 Waitrose staff. I was, it seems, incredibly harsh

Now, I will admit I laughed out loud as she gasped stepped back and shouted for 'Nigel' as in: "Nigel, Nigel, I need you Nigel"

Bad Blanche... baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad

Hoppinggreen · 21/08/2016 15:17

I was at a self serve conveyor belt in Sainsburys the other day and as I was packing some tit started sending his bottles of wine through. I put it in my bags and carried on packing the rest of my own stuff.
He arrived, looked panicked and said " where's my wine?" I replied " oh is this yours? I assumed it was mine as it came flying down as I was still packing"
He apologised and I handed it over

worriedmother1929 · 21/08/2016 15:22

YABU. You were packing your shopping, presumably the belt was moving forward, and expecting her to wait until you had finished packing/ finished paying is unreasonable, you wouldn't have just slowed her down, but everyone behind her. She wasn't interfering, or doing anything wrong, she just clearly didn't want to wait for you to finish paying before unloading all of her stuff, packing it and paying,

Gottagetmoving · 21/08/2016 15:23

A woman behind us started off loading her trolley on to the conveyor belt while we were still offloading our stuff , which was stupid because it left no room for us to finish. DP picked her stuff up and put it back in her trolley and told her to wait until we finished.
She told him to fuck off but did wait after that.

JudyCoolibar · 21/08/2016 15:24

Just in case the woman in front of me in the queue at Sainsburys today is reading:

Listen, when you shop, the idea is that you do all your shopping and then go to the checkout. You don't do part of it, go to the checkout and unload, and then dart off back to the shelves two or three times to fetch more things. That way, you can get your money sorted out while you're in the queue, instead of waiting till everything has gone through and then spending ages ferreting around in your bag trying to find your purse, and yet more ages faffing around finding your nectar card and the right credit card. It is actually way more efficient for you, and will have the inestimable benefit of keeping the blood pressure of the shoppers behind you in the queue at manageable levels.

And breathe.

blitheringbuzzards1234 · 21/08/2016 15:24

God help me I'm shopping tomorrow morning (Monday) methinks I must sharpen my elbows.

JudyCoolibar · 21/08/2016 15:27

worriedmother, where does OP say that she expected the person behind her to wait till she'd finished paying and packing? The issue is that the other woman shoved her stuff up the belt rather than waiting half a minute for a space to clear as the shopping went through the checkout.

ClopySow · 21/08/2016 15:28

YABU. You were packing your shopping, presumably the belt was moving forward, and expecting her to wait until you had finished packing/ finished paying is unreasonable, you wouldn't have just slowed her down, but everyone behind her. She wasn't interfering, or doing anything wrong, she just clearly didn't want to wait for you to finish paying before unloading all of her stuff, packing it and paying

WHAAAAAAAT? Are you her worriedmother

age81 · 21/08/2016 15:33

You need to not move too far forward and position yourself at the same level you place the last bit of your shopping so the witches can't move it.
Then happily take your time packing your bags.

kaitlinktm · 21/08/2016 15:35

Oops - I started to do this yesterday (well I didn't move her stuff but I started unloading mine) because the lady was standing in front of the trolley and I hadn't realised how much she had left in it. I asked if I hadn't left her enough room and she said I hadn't so I apologised and whisked all my stuff back into my trolley to go to another till.

She did say there was no need to move but it just seemed easier - and in fact I did check out before her anyway.

Point is - I felt bad and apologised, it was a mistake.

BengalCatMum · 21/08/2016 15:39

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revealall · 21/08/2016 16:24

If you have a a basket they can be heavy. It just makes sense to unload as soon as possible.
I don't shove other people's stuff up but I have been sorely tempted when somebody crap at shopping has spread out their trolley goods on the belt.
You don't put it one layer thin in bag so why take up all the room on the belt.

I HATE Waitrose queues. People are monumentally stupid. It literally comes as a surprise to everyone that they have to pay at the end. Everyone has a bill that comes to £85 and they look confused pat down pockets or rummage in bag for wallets or purse.Check for the right card. Oh parking ticket? Yes I have one - in my other bag/pocket.
I wouldn't mind but they have been in a queue for bloody ages because the last person did exactly the same sodding thing.

doctoratsea · 21/08/2016 16:31

She was clearly in a hurry...

As my last item was being scanned I would have said to the cashier, oh sorry forgot the ??? item and would walk back past her and said, sorry love won't be long with a very big

OnlyTheWelshCanCwtch · 21/08/2016 17:18

I had MAJOR trolley rage a few years ago in my local supermarket.
I was doing the Christmas shop a couple of days before the big day and was waiting for the checkout to become available, the queues were down the ailses.
I had been waiting about 40ish minutes behind a woman with a Christmas tree and booze in her trolley, she started loading the stuff onto the belt and I dutifully moved forward awaiting my turn.
Next thing I had an "Excuse me" and I turned to see a man with a trolley so full you would need oxygen to get to the top of it.
He was trying to get in front of me as he was with the woman with the tree and booze.
I refused to let him in as I said he should join the end of the queue, if he had only had one or two items fair enough but it would have been two conveyor belts worth!
The girl on checkout looked terrified at the banshee woman screaming abuse about how I had no right to stop her husband as they were together etc.
I ended up screaming back how would she react if the same had been done to her and she sort of stepped back a bit.
I still refused to move my trolley to let her husband in, and some of her booze had chugged down the conveyor belt
It ended up with a manager being called over, him eyeing me up and down, deciding in my favour and refused to let the husband push in.

I was given evils by both the husband and wife, she stropped her shopping through, the husband disappeared, as did the manager and I had a round of applause from the people on nearby checkouts.
The poor girl on the till was almost bending over backwards trying to

help me pack my bags etc.

I don't let people pack my bags.......

I still get the rage when I think of that woman.

RaspberryOverload · 21/08/2016 17:25

revealall Sun 21-Aug-16 16:24:50

If you have a a basket they can be heavy. It just makes sense to unload as soon as possible.

You don't start unloading when someone else is still getting their stuff up. You place the heavy basket either on top of the pile for empty baskets, or leave it on the floor until the person in front has finished unloading.

OurBlanche · 21/08/2016 17:38

I don't shove other people's stuff up but I have been sorely tempted when somebody crap at shopping has spread out their trolley goods on the belt.

Nope! that simply does not compute!

I spread my shop how I see fit, that belt is mine to use as I want to. I place stuff to makeit easy fo r me to pack, not for you to huff and puff and crowd me. Anyone behind can wait, pop their ever so heavy basket (should have got a small trolly, hun) on the pile or on the floor. You are behind me in a queue... join another if how I use the belt annoys you.

And god help you if you encroach onto my space. I have a dodgy back, it is usually painful, you can't see it... but if you jostle me so much as a millimetere you wil hear all about how pissed off I am at your rudeness.

There ain't no snowflake special enough to excuse queue shoving - NONE!

AnnieOnnieMouse · 21/08/2016 17:44

or, if you're buying heavy stuff - use a trolley!