Supermarket queue etiquette 2 - the sequel

[paganmolloy]

I get to the checkout which is absolutely free, start loading all my stuff on the conveyor belt. I have a trolleyful then the woman behind be puts up the separator thingie and starts loading too. I've still got tons of shopping to load and she's left me with no room. Then gets shirty when I politely ask if she would mind waiting until I've unloaded all my stuff. Honestly, some people have no sense of awareness of the world around them!!!

YANBU. I'd have pushed all her stuff back until it was falling off the back of the conveyor belt

I hate this! Some people are so rude!

I've had to do this recently. I get that some supermarkets rely on speed and efficiency, but it ends up being slower if you have to move your things.

Just pay some attention to your surroundings ffs!

You said it 'no sense of awareness', so consumed with their lives and what they are doing! The other way round is a bore too - when the splitter thingy is near the cashier and the person in front doesn't put it down or passes it down. I love online shopping.

Why do people do this?! It only holds them up more in the end as their stuff gets pushed back or offloaded

YANBU. Massive pet hate.

This hasn't happened to me for ages but is so rude. Also people who huff and puff behind you, standing too close. That won't make the queue in front of me go any faster!

I've had this happen. I'd just put the first item of my very full trolley down when someone started unloading their basket right next to me.
I did have to say something as I had a very big shop and would need lots of room.
Had she just smiled and said something along the lines of "Oh whoops, I wasn't paying attention there!" or similar I dare say I'd have thought no more of it.
Instead she said "Well how was I supposed to know? Your child is in the way, I can't see how much shopping you have."
OK. My child, who at the time was not yet two and still small for his age. He did not fill the trolley seat at all.
It was all I could do not to say "Are you calling my son fat you dozy mare?" but I just settled for an obvious eye roll.
If you make a mistake, the thing to do is apologise, not throw insults around and blame everybody else. As it turned out I needed every inch of the belt, and I wasn't even trying to space things out.

And please, I say again, make sure you know where your purse/debit card/store card are before queuing ....

Just saw this on Buzzfeed and thought of all of you!

This has happened to me twice. First time I just piled my stuff higher and said nothing as I didn't have a lot left. Second time I said "excuse me, but I still have stuff to put on the belt ". She gave me a look but stopped loading.

Next time, I think I'll let them do it, stop loading my stuff when I run out of room and when the assistant gets to my last item on the belt, tell her I've all this other stuff but there was no place to put it. Should be interesting.

Or the person who moves along as your stuff goes through, so by the time you've finished they're standing RIGHT BY the card payment machine.

Then you have to ask them to step back so you can pay!

God yes Sidge. Do they think they'll get served any quicker because they are standing so close. I start flailing my arms around a bit so I deliberately bump into them. Not difficult when they are two inches from my ass.

I'd be tempted to wait until my items on the belt had been put through, then then start handing the items still in my trolley to the cashier one at a time very sloooooowly. Although I wouldn't have the nerve in practice