Rude Comments About Shopping

[dottiedodah]

3 adults plus DS at WE.Had reasonable amount for us ,and the week ahead .An old chap smiled behind me ,I smiled back .He then commented re amount saying " You dont have to buy the whole shop you know ,leave something for the rest of us!" I muttered a comment and felt annoyed and embarrassed .Had just general meals for Dinners, plus Bread ,sandwich fillings etc plus Loo rolls ,washing liquid and so on .No Alcohol or huge joints of Beef!

Why was your daughter offended, ILoveYoga?

he was probably jealous you could afford all that shopping

What a load of shite

I lack common sense because I can see the comment was a joke?
if you say so 🤷🏻‍♀️
Bless...

Prob just wanted some human interaction. What a scumbag .

Aww Bless you heart

You are fortunate to have a family to feed and the means to do so, he was probably lonely and used to shopping for one.

I think his comment was harmless, next time just smile & shrug and say 'big family to feed!' And leave it at that - no harm done.

I have had some great conversations with strangers on long distance trains. (They sometimes even started with this kind of nonsense.) I love to hear people's stories.
They will never happen again unless we lose WiFi. 😉

.I often have staff saying something similar, and it has made me a bit embarrassed .Obv need a thicker skin! I think maybe more people buying smaller amounts daily maybe makes mine look loads! I can't believe buying enough for 3 adults/teens and a child is that remarkable that random shoppers and staff are that amazed they need to mention it! Really is just small talk!

Your comment is a load of shite

Some people are so uptight

He was joking, op.

I do wonder.

It was a stupid joke. People need to chill.

Seems to be quite a lot of support for unwanted 'jokes' on this thread. And if this is a reflection of real life I feel sorry for the poor people who encounter to have to put up with this kind of nonsense bullshit.

How about we let people shop in peace and keep the bushit jokes for people at home. Oh and if you want small talk make it with the postnan or woman or your neighbour. Not some random stranger in a supernarket.

@lemongreentea
Let's assume that he was jealous the op could afford lots of food... highly unlikely but let's imagine that was the case, wouldn't that actually be heartbreakingly sad rather than something to bitch about?

@lemongreentea you have demonstrated you just don’t understand what passive aggressiveness is.

The fact you can’t even articulate what about this comment is passive aggressive cements this

What a miserable existence

I feel sorry for the poor people who encounter to have to put up with this kind of nonsense bullshit.
Your life must be uncommonly dreary.

Lemongreentea, I think your approach is the more modern one so I think you are "winning"!

Because thin skin is hereditary

Why are you posting here? You should've taken out your phone, pointed the camera at his face, and simultaneously narrating "THIS is what discrimination and harassment looks like in 2022 UK!".

OP yanbu.

Stock phrase comments/jokes from older men - you can usually find a way to be offended/annoyed about it if you stretch but generally they don't come from a place of malice.

He's probably said it 8000 times before.

No harm done, OP.

What does this mean??
Modern approach? New one on me. (Thank God!)

He was an old boy making silly small talk, what the fuck is wrong with people nowadays?!

Big thumbs up for the use of articulate and cement in your sentence. You are so clever.