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AIBU?

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I can't serve you, actually I will

419 replies

mumanger · 03/01/2026 18:57

I don't know if my mum rage is out of control but I went to Asda pizza counter and they were closing so I was told as soon as I joined the queue of 2 people that they were shut. They don't display time and the lights were on, so I was a bit annoyed.

I went to look at the premade pizzas, very annoyed but I didn't say anything to the lady. She then asked how many pizzas I wanted, I reminded her she was shut so why does it matter.

Aibu - either shut and be shut, or serve people?

OP posts:
Whizzingwhippet · 03/01/2026 19:19

Overtheatlantic · 03/01/2026 19:18

OP wants to fight lol.

She's got a terrible condition called Mum Rage don't you know. It used to be called being a twat.

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:19

BeforeSigourneyWeaverTheyWoveTheirOwnSigourneys · 03/01/2026 19:18

Maybe she was just going to do you a favour as you're, very clearly, having a bad day.

Maybe she had more toppings left than she thought.

Maybe the third ghost came and visited and she had a change of heart.

Maybe the orders in front didn't take as long as she thought.

Who knows.

It's you that lost out, not her, so I doubt she cares now while you're still sitting stewing over it.

So?

OP posts:
MrsVal · 03/01/2026 19:19

Oh OP, the only rude person in this scenario is you. And you still won’t accept you’re in the wrong after pretty much everyone has told you so. Your replies are ridiculous.
And as for calling it ‘mum rage’ 🤦‍♀️.

Luckily for you, you still got your freshly made pizzas, oh wait…😬

BunnyLake · 03/01/2026 19:19

So much rage over a pizza. Were you wearing an Oodie at the time?

GalaxyJam · 03/01/2026 19:19

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:18

No
She already said she was shut. So why then ask how many pizzas I wanted?

Because she thought ‘well technically I’m shut but maybe on second thoughts I can squeeze in a couple more pizzas’? Are you always this obtuse?

tequilam0ckingbird · 03/01/2026 19:19

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:16

But everyone would be disappointed.... So what did she expect

I would be disappointed, sure. But I'd also know she's doing her job. If she suddenly offered to make them anyway, I'd be delighted and grateful. I'd thank her profusely and smile. And she'd feel good that she'd done a good turn.

Whoneedsanamesuggestion · 03/01/2026 19:19

Overtheatlantic · 03/01/2026 19:18

OP wants to fight lol.

💯

babycoconut · 03/01/2026 19:19

Honestly, you sound like a complete horror who needs some lessons on what does and doesn’t constitute rudeness, or a personality transplant. Saying “it’s not rude” doesn’t make it not rude.

She told you she was closing because she was. It’s not her fault you attended the counter late. I think most, if not all, people would know the pizza counter isn’t open the same hours the store is. She’s perfectly within her rights to close the counter on time. That is NOT rude.

She then asked how many you were looking for, which she didn’t need to do, because she was closed and entitled to clock off from the pizza counter. Any reasonable person could take from that that perhaps she was suggesting that if you’re only needing one, she could do it quickly, but if you needed several, she wouldn’t be able/willing to stay back for that. She doesn’t need to explicitly say that for it to be abundantly clear. Or perhaps she was taken aback by your OTT reaction/face like thunder at having to buy premade pizzas when you’ve attended the counter late.

Have a word with yourself. It’s nothing to do with being a mum.

ContentedAlpaca · 03/01/2026 19:19

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:18

No
She already said she was shut. So why then ask how many pizzas I wanted?

I just explained.
We're going round in circles.

BeforeSigourneyWeaverTheyWoveTheirOwnSigourneys · 03/01/2026 19:20

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:19

So?

So you keep asking why she asked.

It could be a number of reasons.

tequilam0ckingbird · 03/01/2026 19:20

OP, have you eaten your pizzas yet? I think you're being hangry.

youalright · 03/01/2026 19:20

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:18

No
She already said she was shut. So why then ask how many pizzas I wanted?

She just wanted to point and laugh at you obviously, why else would she ask i can't think of a single reason 🤔

Wobblylegs1 · 03/01/2026 19:20

What does going around so angry achieve? Doesn’t make life better for you, or anyone else.
I’m guessing you have something going on in your life right now that’s influencing your attitude.
You speak of ‘mum anger’. Are you angry with your kids, or on their behalf?
Either way, might be worth stepping back and take a look at the bigger picture. Being unnecessarily unpleasant doesn’t really serve anyone.

Scohpahni · 03/01/2026 19:21

This is a non issue
pointless thread
and pathetic
she would have possibly helped you but your entitled arse was rude and entitled.

lap90 · 03/01/2026 19:21

Are you ok hun?

Eudaimonia11 · 03/01/2026 19:21

Please don’t go out in public unsupervised, bloody hell!

Everyone has already told you you’re int be wrong. She WAS closed! She served her last customer and told you she was closed and then thought “I should be going now but sod it, I’ll see if I can squeeze in this lady’s pizza if she only wants one or two. That’s my good deed of the day!” She asked how many pizzas you wanted and you were a nasty cow. There was no need for it, OP!

Your anger belongs to you, don’t blame it on being a mother.

MrsVal · 03/01/2026 19:22

So why tell me she was shut?
How is that not a bitch thing to do?

Because she was shut? 🙈 But still was willing to stay a wee bit later to maybe make a couple of pizzas?
Have your powers of understanding disappeared today?

Dominoeffecter · 03/01/2026 19:22

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:18

They are on the shelves in front.... What's your problem.

It’s called sarcasm, I would serve you some more but I’m shut..

SunnySideDeepDown · 03/01/2026 19:22

Why are you sulking? Most people would accept they’re closed and look at the massive selection of fresh and frozen pizzas they do. Or just change dinner choice.

Most people don’t get the rage on just because a counter is closed and then be rude when someone tries to help you out.

You need an attitude change and not just blame being a parent.

Dominoeffecter · 03/01/2026 19:23

BunnyLake · 03/01/2026 19:19

So much rage over a pizza. Were you wearing an Oodie at the time?

🤣🤣🤣

Donttellempike · 03/01/2026 19:23

tequilam0ckingbird · 03/01/2026 19:19

I would be disappointed, sure. But I'd also know she's doing her job. If she suddenly offered to make them anyway, I'd be delighted and grateful. I'd thank her profusely and smile. And she'd feel good that she'd done a good turn.

That is a course if action clearly beyond the Op. Who is either now having a laugh or is unreasonable beyond the telling🤷‍♀️

fatphalange · 03/01/2026 19:23

She probably had second thoughts cos you looked like you were about to start crying and were desperate so was going to make them out of pity or kindness.

JacknDiane · 03/01/2026 19:23

You just know she'll go home after her shift today and her hubby will ask how was your day and she'll say yeah it was ok till this stupid cow at the end was being arsey

EmeraldShamrock000 · 03/01/2026 19:23

Ouch, grumpy.

Catsbreakfast · 03/01/2026 19:24

mumanger · 03/01/2026 19:06

Do me a favor when she already told me she was shut?

How is that doing me a favour? Why not do the favour in the first place?

Or actually provide what they are supposed to...

Hope the next one spits on your pizza. Fuck g hell some people really are hell. Have a word with yourself.