Was I being unreasonable to comment on trolley?

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A lady and I were in the same aisle or the supermarket and I made what I thought was a friendly comment about her trolley.

She got really angry and asked what the duck it had to do with me.

I've often made jokey comments like this - if someone has a lot of cream cakes - "I'm coming for tea at yours!" if there is a lot of alcohol "mine's a double!" etc; these comments have always lead to light conversation and banter. You were just unlucky, OP!

Oh God - I would just want you to fuck off. And. I say that as someone who will engage with strangers at the supermarket

I see the OP's comment as being chatty.

Late Saturday night, I was behind a man who had a whole trolley full of eggs - at least 25 cartons of 12. "I asked "are eggs on sale, or what??".

He told me he was helping with a fund-raising breakfast in the morning - he was the egg-man.

Derxa said

Move to Scotland OP. People are forever chatting at tills.

When I moved back home I found this really difficult, while I knew it was the done thing, it used to make me tense when there was someone else in the queue. I'd leave the shop so tense my shoulders were in pain...

I think she was just being rude!! Perhaps she is socially retarded. Honestly, what is wrong with this world that people don't/can't talk to strangers anymore? A light hearted comment shouldn't be so easily shot down. I would hate to think what that woman would say to a lonely elderly person who may only go out once a week and want crave small chat in the supermarket.
Not only that, why can't people just laugh this kinda stuff off? Get over it! OP was just trying to be friendly.

I'd smile politely and make a friendly comment but deep down I'd be thinking you nosey bitch, mind your own business

he was the egg-man

She was probably embarrassed as she's addicted to it. I'm addicted to Diet Coke and I'd be embasssed if I was caught! It is bad form to comment on someone's shopping. Sounds like she over reacted totally though.

the egg man?

I am the walrus ..goog goog be joob

you should never even LOOK in someone's trolley. Do they teach nothing in schools these days?

YWBU. What the fuck does it have to do with you what someone else has in their trolley??

Blimey purple, are you always so cross? It's not like the op said 'why are you buying all that shite?'

I'm the annoying person who tells people that their shopping basket looks more interesting than mine. Anything else is probably a bit rude though.

I would have told you to fuck off too.

Fekko. No I am not usually angry. I wouldn't have appreciated someone commenting on what I have in my trolley tho. It has nothing at all to do with anyone else what my supermarket trolley contains. I buy 200 cigarettes and a bottle of whisky every week for a housebound neighbour. Its got fuck all to do with anyone else...

Thought you were being friendly? "Oh how perfectly marvellous, look at all the Dr Pepper!"

What utter bollocks, you were being judgemental.

Someone had about 35 lemons scattered amongst the shopping in their trolley the other week. Yes, I did ask. Marmalade apparently

Or just making small talk no 'meaning ' behind it. I can't be bothered to get worked up about such small beer tbh.

If I'd made a comment like that (and if I was being judgemental I wouldn't say a word anyway) and got a naaty sweary mouthful I'd go full Glaswegian.

Some people enjoy being offended.

When I was 18 or so and had an eating disorder I was restricting myself to about 500 calories a day. One day l’d eaten nothing but a banana and a small yogurt all day and decided to buy a chocolate bar in the evening. I was just about to pay for it when the lady in the queue behind me said (no doubt she’d describe it as ‘lightheartedly’) “ooh be careful, you’ll get fat if you eat too many of those”.

Personally, as an introvert, the idea of commenting on a strangers shopping just wouldn’t occur to me.
And though I (usually) answer back politely if someone engages me in conversation I just can’t fathom the mindset of someone who starts this type of ‘nothing’ conversation!

Why say something like that to - I'm assuming - someone very thin? That's just horrible.

The woman probably felt judged by you because she was buying lot of soft drink.

I get more comments from staff on the till than other customers: What's that? How do you cook this? What do you do with this? Is it nice then? Is this on offer now - I'd better get some. Or the classic - 'look at all the healthy food' (then calls colleague from next belt over to inspect out our stash of fruit and veg).

YWBU OP .Why even comment? I cannot abide pass-remarkable people, they can't just stfu , they have to say something Ugh, drives me mad.

Blimey, you lot wouldn't last five minutes in Glasgow!

I would cringe if someone commented on my shopping