To have sworn at the stupid man who refused to sell me a newspaper?

[TheDevilWearsPrimark]

Because it was 'yesterdays'.

This was at about half past midnight in a petrol station, the papers were right there, but had been stacked up, presumably to be returned.

He point blank refused to let me buy one, and I waaaanted to. So had a bit of a toddler strop and called him a jobsworth twat. Whoops.

In my defence I had had a lot of wine, and really really wanted the paper.

I get hacked off sometimes.
Never called anyone a "jobsworth twat" though.
(At least not loud enough for them to be able to hear. )

If you'd waited a bit longer you could have bought "tomorrow's" paper - they probably deliver them at the same time as they collect the returns.

Sorry but YABU.

Either go earlier or read it online.

I know I was being very unreasonable, I'll be mighty ashamed next time I have to go in there.

This also happened just after I'd spent about ten minutes trying to explain that I wanted blue top milk, in a large bottle, not a pint of red top. Damn those security windows.

No worries lulumamma

Hope you weren't drinking and drivin !!

do they really collect and deliver newspapers at midnight?

Yeah Nappyaddict they do After some drunken nights out I have managed to pick up the next days Paper to read on the nightbus home :-)

You can get papers outside tube stations and you used to be able to get them outside Greyhound stadia .

Useful for the post-dog analysis postmortem in the pub

In my bit of London there are ordinary shops that sell newspapers and other stuff and open until ridiculous hours - one to 3 am and another all night.