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Were couple in M&S queue cunty fuckers?

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DeeofDenmark · 02/12/2022 15:12

Really busy in M&S today, I just had a couple of items to buy. I glanced down the queues and picked the one that looked quickest. There was a big shop on the belt but only one person queuing with one item in her hand.
Just as there was room for her to put her item on the belt her partner turned up with a trolley. I’m not exaggerating to say this trolley was loaded as high as it was possible to load it.
So Aibu to think it is not ok to hold a place in a queue like this?

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eastegg · 04/12/2022 15:58

Autumndays123 · 04/12/2022 14:57

...you have no actual evidence because you weren't there. You don't know the couple and you don't know what happened leading up to the event. As a pp has said on this thread, they sometimes do something similar because they have disabilities and can't walk for long. The husband could have a disability and needed to run to get a bulky item which is easier to transport via trolley. The point is we do not know. As we do not know, I haven't made any statements claiming my opinion is an absolutely factual account of what happened, because that would quite frankly be ridiculous.

It always annoys me on mn when insults like 'read the thread' etc etc are thrown around by people who quite clearly have below average literacy abilities. It's like the new troll hunting and it's embarrassing.

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We obviously have different views on how far it’s possible to form a judgment about a situation you were not actually witness to. I’ll just leave it there. No matter.

KatherineofGaunt · 04/12/2022 16:04

Autumndays123 · 04/12/2022 08:32

I didn't say his trolley only contained one item? I didn't say anything like that, I said maybe he took the trolley to grab something large like dog food that they'd forgotten. This site gets worse every day.

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Alright, calm down! Your post wasn't crystal clear, hence mine and others' responses.

No need for veiled insults about people who comment on your posts.

Autumndays123 · 04/12/2022 16:34

KatherineofGaunt · 04/12/2022 16:04

Alright, calm down! Your post wasn't crystal clear, hence mine and others' responses.

No need for veiled insults about people who comment on your posts.

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"I'm totally baffled by this thread. I cannot see the issue in the slightest. Maybe the husband forgot dog food and ran to pick it up whilst wife waited in the queue, you know because why on earth would they lose their place in the queue to go get one item?"

I have no idea how this post was unclear and could be read as there were only shopping for one item in total?

Jo586 · 04/12/2022 17:03

Totally fine , she was in the queue whether one item or a trolley. Calm down, life is too short

KatherineofGaunt · 04/12/2022 17:04

Autumndays123 · 04/12/2022 16:34

"I'm totally baffled by this thread. I cannot see the issue in the slightest. Maybe the husband forgot dog food and ran to pick it up whilst wife waited in the queue, you know because why on earth would they lose their place in the queue to go get one item?"

I have no idea how this post was unclear and could be read as there were only shopping for one item in total?

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Because it wasn't clear that you assumed he already had a loaded trolley and took it to get the additional item.

Autumndays123 · 04/12/2022 17:09

KatherineofGaunt · 04/12/2022 17:04

Because it wasn't clear that you assumed he already had a loaded trolley and took it to get the additional item.

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I can't decide if you're just messing with me.

You genuinely believe that me saying he 'forgot' to get an item and went to get it with the trolley whilst his wife waited in the queue could also mean they were both in the store to get one item in total?

Wow.

Autumndays123 · 04/12/2022 17:14

Autumndays123 · 04/12/2022 17:09

I can't decide if you're just messing with me.

You genuinely believe that me saying he 'forgot' to get an item and went to get it with the trolley whilst his wife waited in the queue could also mean they were both in the store to get one item in total?

Wow.

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Also, if the wife was waiting in the queue whilst her husband went to get one item, why would I say to save 'losing' their place (thus suggesting they were already in the queue)? Are you suggesting that I was trying to imply that they went in to get one item, got to the checkout with their empty trolley and realised they forgot their one item so the husband went to get it?

You must being just trying to be argumentative. My post was hardly a complex riddle.

KatherineofGaunt · 04/12/2022 17:35

Autumndays123 · 04/12/2022 17:14

Also, if the wife was waiting in the queue whilst her husband went to get one item, why would I say to save 'losing' their place (thus suggesting they were already in the queue)? Are you suggesting that I was trying to imply that they went in to get one item, got to the checkout with their empty trolley and realised they forgot their one item so the husband went to get it?

You must being just trying to be argumentative. My post was hardly a complex riddle.

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No, the OP says the woman was holding something. No assumption of them queueing with an empty trolley.

I'm not messing with you. You just seem hellbent on calling out how thick everyone else is, when your original post just wasn't completely clear.

Wow, indeed.

Autumndays123 · 04/12/2022 17:42

KatherineofGaunt · 04/12/2022 17:35

No, the OP says the woman was holding something. No assumption of them queueing with an empty trolley.

I'm not messing with you. You just seem hellbent on calling out how thick everyone else is, when your original post just wasn't completely clear.

Wow, indeed.

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You've misread what I said again 😂. I'm explaining that my original post, which you said sounds as if they were only shopping for one item, states the husband may have "forgot" one item and went to get it whilst his wife stayed in the queue to avoid losing their place.

If I'd misunderstood the thread and thought they were only there for one item, why would I suggest they may be 'losing' their place in the queue, because they wouldn't be in the queue without their one item, would they?

It's really not difficult and I don't know how much more I can dumb it down without reverting to bullet points and drawings.

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 04/12/2022 18:16

Stewball01 · 04/12/2022 15:49

@Fancylike
I'd have put my stuff on the counter and left. I know it's cutting off your nose but if it had been me I'd have exploded.

You really need to sort your head out then don't you.

belles001 · 05/12/2022 04:49

CrystalBollocks · 04/12/2022 09:03

There's no such thing as karma. Be gracious because it's better than being ungracious, and it makes you feel better, too. But don't do it because of some idea that karma is a real thing. Karma is superstitious mumbo-jumbo.

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I guess that that's you being gracious then. Nice.

Fancylike · 05/12/2022 06:50

Stewball01 · 04/12/2022 15:49

@Fancylike
I'd have put my stuff on the counter and left. I know it's cutting off your nose but if it had been me I'd have exploded.

I really needed the baby decongestant I was buying but yeah I was tempted! The cashiers were so lackluster that they wouldn’t even know what it was about. I said when I finally reached the counter that they need to ignore those cutting and not encourage it, and got a “huh?” back.

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 18:10

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 03/12/2022 20:53

Right yeah. No reason to get defensive being questioned by someone how something helps with my disability. If it didn't help why would I do it?

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So you save a place in the queue while he does the shopping? My husband is disabled, if he gets tired he goes and sits on a chair or goes back to the car. He doesn't save a space so I can jump the queue.

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 05/12/2022 18:15

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 18:10

So you save a place in the queue while he does the shopping? My husband is disabled, if he gets tired he goes and sits on a chair or goes back to the car. He doesn't save a space so I can jump the queue.

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I stand near a till whilst dp picks the last few things. As I have said, if someone few items they go ahead. I am doing nothing wrong.

There are no chairs and I need help leaving the store and getting in the car. So that's not an option either. And again I find myself explaining myself when I have zero reason to

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 18:18

Olsi1009 · 03/12/2022 21:11

I hate M&S. Well I hate my local one anyway. The elderly people that shop there are quick to say the youth of today are rude with no manners. I've never met a ruder bunch than the elderly in our M&S. My kids show them up on the regular.

I once had a woman behind me start unloading her shopping on the the belt when I had an almost full trolley left. I just kept pushing hers further back with the divide and shit fell on the floor. Then told her she could have f*Cking waited for me to be nearly finished when she looked at me shell shocked. In your situ I wouldn't have let the guy with the trolley past. CFer!

I wouldn't have let him past either. All the people saying ask if they'd kindly let you go first, yeah right I'm sure I'd be doing that. She could either pay for her one item and wait for him or she could go behind me. I'm pretty sure I've got as much to do as they have so he can wait his turn.

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 18:19

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 05/12/2022 18:15

I stand near a till whilst dp picks the last few things. As I have said, if someone few items they go ahead. I am doing nothing wrong.

There are no chairs and I need help leaving the store and getting in the car. So that's not an option either. And again I find myself explaining myself when I have zero reason to

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Well your DH wouldn't be going in front of me with his trolley if I'd been waiting my turn in a queue so you definitely wouldn't have to explain anything.

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 05/12/2022 18:21

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 18:19

Well your DH wouldn't be going in front of me with his trolley if I'd been waiting my turn in a queue so you definitely wouldn't have to explain anything.

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Right ok then.

So glad I must live in a nice place and don't have to meet cunty people when I do decide to go shopping. Phew!

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 18:31

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 05/12/2022 18:21

Right ok then.

So glad I must live in a nice place and don't have to meet cunty people when I do decide to go shopping. Phew!

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Do you really think you are the only person who matters? I'm 70 in a few months, I have arthritis, I have long covid, I still work part time, I am my disabled husband's carer, I'm bringing up a GC. So maybe you try to be a bit less cunty yourself and wait your turn because lots of people will have issues they are dealing with.

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 18:32

Isn't it funny that apparently people waiting their turn are cunty and people jumping the queue aren't?

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 05/12/2022 18:36

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 18:31

Do you really think you are the only person who matters? I'm 70 in a few months, I have arthritis, I have long covid, I still work part time, I am my disabled husband's carer, I'm bringing up a GC. So maybe you try to be a bit less cunty yourself and wait your turn because lots of people will have issues they are dealing with.

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Where did I say I was the only person who mattered? I'm not being cunty just waiting by a till, whilst letting people past waiting for my DP.

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 05/12/2022 18:37

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 18:32

Isn't it funny that apparently people waiting their turn are cunty and people jumping the queue aren't?

You would literally prefer to push in front of a struggling person who got there before you and would add about 5 minutes into your day.

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 19:03

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 05/12/2022 18:37

You would literally prefer to push in front of a struggling person who got there before you and would add about 5 minutes into your day.

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I wouldn't push past the person waiting in the queue, the person who has decided to jump the queue and join the person in front of me on the other hand wouldn't be pushing past me. I don't push past anyone, I wait my turn.

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 05/12/2022 19:04

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 19:03

I wouldn't push past the person waiting in the queue, the person who has decided to jump the queue and join the person in front of me on the other hand wouldn't be pushing past me. I don't push past anyone, I wait my turn.

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No one has ever 'pushed' passed anyone so you'll be fine on the pushing front. Don't worry your pretty little head about it anymore.

woodhill · 05/12/2022 19:05

Exactly Ancientgran😀

ancientgran · 05/12/2022 19:05

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 05/12/2022 18:36

Where did I say I was the only person who mattered? I'm not being cunty just waiting by a till, whilst letting people past waiting for my DP.

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So are you waiting by a till or are you in the queue and expecting your husband to join you in front of people who are waiting in the queue? The thread is about someone "saving" a place in the queue so their husband can push past people who have been queuing, it isn't about people waiting near a till.

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