Pushing in or not?

[united4ever]

So I waited in the queue for 10 minutes to get in a cheesemonger. Got in and bought a few things. Within 10 seconds of exiting I realised I forgot the main thing I came for. I went straight back in the shop and bought it. Few sarcy comments on the way out. Should I have gone to back of line?

I did ask the cheesemonger who just served me if he wants me to go to back of line but he said don't do that and served me within a minute.

AIBU

@Nesbo

In my opinion if you really think someone who honestly forgot something and realised just as they were leaving the shop ought to go to the back and queue all over again you’re a bit of a twat.

Why can’t people just be pleasant to each other rather than approaching everything like it’s one big kill or be killed competition.

And at fucking Christmas as well when you’re supposed to be showing goodwill to people.

This

I’d think ‘showing goodwill’ is simply realising you’ve forgotten something and not pushing in in front of those who’ve finally got to the front ??
No need for tsking from the queue etc obvs.

No, that’s not pushing in.

The staff member used his common sense to realise you forgot something and it would be a quick transaction and let you in.

I had the same in Primark, the queue snaked around the shop, I got the wrong thing and the staff member helped me.

This is why they rely on staff to use their common sense.

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I think you were Brie-ing unreasonable, I Camembert you pushed in!

But this is a gruyere area, @invisiblereally

Oh no... I typed it wrong ... I'll try again....

I think you were Brie-ing unreasonable,
I Camembert-lieve you pushed in!

People who think you were pushing in are miserable f*s.

It's not unreasonable if someone forgets something by accident for them to quickly nip to the front for what they forgot.

Now if you'd forgotten a 2nd time I would have thought you taking the piss.

Gouda grief I agreyere if the queue is snaking around shop it’s different. We may need a diagram.

OP needs to think caerphilly about downloading a shopping app for next time.

@Squeezita

But this is a gruyere area, *@invisiblereally*

I ricotta it isn't !

YABU

You pushed in, it’s rude. You should have waited in the queue, 10 minutes isn’t that long to wait when it’s your mistake!

For feta’s sakes I misspelled gruyère.

If you had paid but remained at the till - then that’s not pushing in.

If you had started to walk away - then it’s essentially pushing in.

Seeing as it was only 10mins you could have easily just joined the back of the queue.

In my opinion if you really think someone who honestly forgot something and realised just as they were leaving the shop ought to go to the back and queue all over again you’re a bit of a twat.

Most people forget items all of the time. Or could just say this to jump the queue.
Why have a queue at all if people think they’re more entitled to push to the front than everyone else?
If you’ve forgotten then it’s your fault not everyone else’s.

@HeronLanyon

For feta’s sakes I misspelled gruyère.

It’s nacho fault, it’s probably your phon-due

I’ve decided this shows a fundamental division in society that filters own to political views (bear with me).

Position A: you fucked up. Doesn’t matter if it was deliberate or not, you fucked up and must bear the consequences. No one else must be put out, there is no such thing as society. To the back of the queue with you for 10 whole minutes of personal punishment, and perhaps next time you will try harder not to make a mess of your life, as no one else in the queue would be that stupid.

Position B: you made a mistake, you’re human after all. There but for the grace of god go I, today it’s you, tomorrow it might be me. You could wait another 10 minutes yourself, but if you nip back in quickly the rest of us just wait an extra minute - by sharing the wait between us no one suffers too much. This time I give, maybe next time I receive.

Personally I think position b makes for a much kinder society, but sadly I’m surrounded by fuckers who insist on position a. Happy Christmas.

I might have been mildly annoyed but as long as you didn't take a lot of time to get the forgotten cheese it would have been ok. Can't stand people who faff at the till when busy. As in my purse has to be in here somewhere or trying to count out all spare change to give the cashier the exact amount and taking forever.

Pushing in. It's a whole extra transaction.

I don't think it's pushing in. You waited your turn like everyone else, you just forgot one thing. You didn't cost anyone else any real extra waiting time by going back - your original purchase would have taken longer if you hadn't forgotten that one thing.

@HarlanPepper

I don't think it's pushing in. You waited your turn like everyone else, you just forgot one thing. You didn't cost anyone else any real extra waiting time by going back - your original purchase would have taken longer if you hadn't forgotten that one thing.

The cheese dude would have had to do a whole extra transaction

@Squeezita wins MN tonight!

You were very rude OP.

Thanks @invisiblereally, I think you’re grate too

Rude. You absolutely pushed in.