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Original poster

To think she should have served me?

88 replies

MermaidTailUnicornHorn · 19/02/2018 19:18

Walked up to the counter and the women smiles at me and beckons me over and asks how I am.

Woman looking at something on the shelf next to the till turns around and dumps an item ready to pay, I was literally about to place my basket on the till.

Woman serving then turns to me and asks me to wait. Aibu to think she should have served me first?

OP posts:
TenancyTroublesAgain · 19/02/2018 20:35

The "life is too short" brigade is pretty tedious. The OP didn't claim that it was a life-changing problem and this forum isn't reserved for such problems either you know.

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 19/02/2018 20:35

Greensleeves, sorry but that's just horrible.

Greensleeves · 19/02/2018 20:43

Sorry! I was building on the hyberbole. I didn't think it would actually upset anyone. I'm not someone who uses violent language routinely, I thought it was exaggerated enough and so obviously a joke that it wouldn't offend Blush

Greensleeves · 19/02/2018 20:46

Lying I'm not really myself at the moment so it probably was a pretty bad error of judgement. Sorry. Sad

TheLovelyHorse · 19/02/2018 20:46

Don't back down Greensleeves. It was a laugh out loud comment precisely because of its placement in context.

DullAndOld · 19/02/2018 20:46

Grin well I did laugh out loud Greensleeves, if that is any comfort....

DullAndOld · 19/02/2018 20:48

..problem is I am in the local pub laughing like a drain at a screen...

My Carrie Fisher comment paled next to yours...Grin

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 19/02/2018 20:48

You don't need to apologise to me anyway Greensleeves, I was just wondering what you had against a poor wheelie bin...?

TheLovelyHorse · 19/02/2018 20:53

I loved the Carrie Fisher flame-thrower image too Grin

XmasInTintagel · 19/02/2018 20:53

I once stood in a single queue for lots of receptionists, in a hotel. There was no speaker system, you just went to the next free desk. One came free, and the woman behind it made eye contact as I walked over, then turned and went out through a door. I assumed she'd be back in a moment, then saw someone pass by to one side, and when I looked, it was her, leaving!

The people in the queue wouldn't let me rejoin at the front, so I had to start again (had already booked rooms, and DCs really looking forward to the specific place, or I would have left, and maybe hunted her down...).
It was years ago, but I'm still cross!

Blackteadrinker77 · 19/02/2018 20:55

She had one item?

Why not just ask her to go in front of you any way?

DullAndOld · 19/02/2018 20:56

thank you LovelyHorse Grin good nick

Lashalicious · 19/02/2018 21:05

Is this all you have to stew about?

Idontevencareanymore · 19/02/2018 21:14

Anyone who says they wouldn't be even slightly irritated by a blatant queue jumper is clearly lying

Come on! It's just your basic bad manners! And rude! And the underreaction on this thread is appalling.

Littlechocola · 19/02/2018 21:16

How did you not burn the shop down?

XmasInTintagel · 19/02/2018 21:18

Is this all you have to stew about?
Not at all, some of us have also been very concerned about the plight of a woman on another thread, who was not allowed to buy a single carrot in Tescos! Its been a rather taxing and distressing evening Grin!

TheLovelyHorse · 19/02/2018 21:20

My DP and I have fantasy evenings where we plot revenge against those who have wronged us in shops.

We've got a quite convoluted scenario going on with customer services in the local Argos that involves 18th century ordnance.

Original poster
MermaidTailUnicornHorn · 19/02/2018 21:23

Why not just ask her to go in front of you any way?

At what point should I have asked this? She wasn’t in the queue.

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DullAndOld · 19/02/2018 21:25

" 18th century ordnance. "

not the blunderbuss?

ittakes2 · 19/02/2018 21:26

She was in the shop already next to the till when you walked up to the counter? If this is correct - I would have let her go first.

PositivelyPERF · 19/02/2018 21:31

I’m still sitting with my legs crossed. I swear my cunt is twitching and not in a good way!

TheLovelyHorse · 19/02/2018 21:31

not the blunderbuss

Argos probably sell the plastic version. Pink for girls, obvs.

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MermaidTailUnicornHorn · 19/02/2018 21:40

She was in the shop already next to the till when you walked up to the counter? If this is correct - I would have let her go first.

I wish there was a rolling eye emoji on here. My issue was the woman serving called me over as I was stood there waiting, I was at the actual till and she asked how I was. Other customer then turned around with an item whilst stood next to me.

Cashier then looked at me and told me that I would now have to wait.

OP posts:
XmasInTintagel · 19/02/2018 21:44

OP, I think we need to understand the full life history of the mysterious 'standing woman'...why was she there? What motivated her butting behaviour? What item did she have? What sort of facial expression did she have as she performed the manoeuvres?

TheLovelyHorse · 19/02/2018 21:51

The item, indeed, is the key to unlock this mystery.