To tell this man to queue like the rest of us?

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Queuing to be served. One person on the till, a female. He walks in and immediately asks her, whilst she is serving the people in front of me, where such and such is. She quickly points out where it is and finishes serving those in front of me. Then he asks her another question.

I said to him: Why don't you just queue up like the rest of us and then ask to be served? I've waited to be served.

He was most incensed that I had interrupted his conversation. And then proceeded to verbally abuse me.

Perhaps I should have said nothing and waited a little bit longer?

YANBU You just said what the server wanted to say and what everyone else was thinking

Ahhhh but didn’t you realise? He is far more important than the likes of you! -Tosser.

I’m still fuming about a self important arse I had the misfortune of suffering a monologue from last week.

I am fuming. I'm in a rage about it. How fucking dare he think he is more important. His rant against me was something out of a misogynists bible.

Did the conversation interrupt the flow of the checkout or did the operator continue while talking? I wouldn't have said anything tbh

Yes there are cf in every quadrant of life. People are becoming increasingly rude and entitled. Good for you for mentioning it to him. Sorry to hear that he verbally abused you.

YANBU, OP. I don’t mind a quick question from an interloper when I’m in the queue like where’s the loo but asking repeated questions of where things are located is just not on.

I was being served in Debenhams the other day and a man interrupted to ask the cashier where a perfume was. I whipped my head round as to check that that was the extent of his query and he wasn’t going to ask the assistant to take him to the location.

It did interrupt the flow of the checkout and quite frankly he was being really horrible to her, hence my anger.

I wouldn't mind a quick interruption because all of those who do it are apologetic and can understand.

But he was being obnoxious. I feel pleased that I stood up to him and called him out on it. Plus I went to the manager to ask her to help and she went immediately.

Good for you op

He should wait like everyone else or find another staff member. Or wander round and look for himself.

Ah if he was being obnoxious to her too then good on you. Thought he may have been speaking to her in a nice manner

I'm glad you stuck up for her then. She would have to be careful and polite I imagine. I bet she really appreciated it.

I hate that, it’s the height of rudeness. I used to work in a retail store and the amount of people who think this is acceptable is unreal. I would never answer the phone while serving a customer so if someone rudely interrupted like that they would be told to wait as well.