Why would I know??

[Dirtyblondewideroots]

Popped into the Sainsburys Local to get a cake, mask on, jeans on, weekend hair. Clearly not a member of staff. 20 something bloke has taken about 10 steps in front of the door, turns to me and says 'where are the eggs?'. Reader, my response of 'how would I know?' Wasn't witty but it was heartfelt. Why couldn't he use his eyes? Argh. I may be being unreasonable but I am not an information service Should I have been more polite and given an extended version 'I don't know as i haven't been in here for about 8 months but thete are handy signs above your head?'

@Dirtyblondewideroots, would you have given him the same answer if he had been in his 40s or 60s??

I susect you wouldn’t but assumed he
1- Couldn’t be bothered to look himself (Because he was young)
2- he was sexist (because he was a man)

Why ? Was it so much harder to either tell him or say you don’t know

but you don't know I'm not though. Random asking for help? Child? No problem. Teenager? No problem. Old, sick, infirm, lost etc? No problem. Chronically lazy assed grown man who hasn't even bothered to try? Yup, that's different!

@careless not a clue.

Manners cost nothing - no please or greeting- an abrupt answer was all he deserved. People often ask me for directions. If they’re polite I will tell them and probably lookup directions if I don’t. A “where’s x” will get a shrug and “I don’t know” whether I know or not. I don’t think we should indulge entitled attitudes.

So many entitled men.

@Ihavethesecret

So many entitled men.

And women, seriously I’ve been asked where stuff is in the supermarket by women,

Right cheeky fuckers, 😂

A woman asked me where the cleaning fluid was I didn't know but found it for her. She then asked me if it was any good. She then asked me what the other brand was like I said I didn't know as I had never used it. She then told me it was a bit expensive, didn't I agree!

Paha! Yes I would've returned the same as you OP. Had he been in the slightest bit polite and shown some respect he would have got a more respectful answer. But blunt question = blunt answer in my book! Maybe he thought you worked there but even if so he should show shop staff more respect too.

What did he say? Hope it irked him

@emilybrontescorsett

A woman asked me where the cleaning fluid was I didn't know but found it for her. She then asked me if it was any good. She then asked me what the other brand was like I said I didn't know as I had never used it. She then told me it was a bit expensive, didn't I agree!

Shoulda started a thread...😃

I've still not mastered the mask and glasses combo yet so I can't see good enough to read the signs, luckily for me I know eggs are at the top of aisle 5 in my local Sainsbury's. It honestly wouldn't occur to me that it's remotely rude to ask a random stranger a question.

"Sorry not sure". Why just be mean to people for little things. He walked in, asked the first person he saw, presuming that most people use the same shop regularly, where something quite basic is.

It's probably the presumption that was the issue

I've been asked several times by women to help them get something off of a high shelf. Apparently I should tell them I don't work there and walk off.

Bet they say, ‘Excuse me, could you help me by reaching for that hot sauce’.

@Ilikewinter

Yep I would have answered the same! I work at a train station, for a retailer, not any train or bus or tram operator though, and people constantly ask which bus number they need to get, where the bus stop is, which tram platform they need where taxi and hotels are.....im not a bloody public information service!

I feel your pain. I work for a local newspaper, we used to get phone calls asking why the tv programmes on the regional tv channel had been changed!

YABU. I have to take my glasses off and then can't read any of the signs or see where things are on the shelves if I don't already know. You could have been polite.

I too really envy your life if this is all you have to be annoyed about. He asked you where the eggs were , he didn't ask you to flash him. Honestly its nice to be nice