to buy £1 bags of ice cubes?? Is it actually worthy of comment by a checkout lady?

[AliBean]

I was doing a smallish supermarket shop today and bought a bag of ready made ice cubes.

At the till the lady ran everything through, told me the grand total and I rummuged in my purse commenting "I wonder if I have enough cash..."

She said "it doesn't go very far these days does it?" and I responded "hmm, no not really" whilst producing my card and putting it in the machine.

She then catches the eye of the woman behind me and says "so says the girl that buys ice cubes" (Snarky smile)

She really annoyed me - why the hell shouldn't I buy ice cubes!! They cost about a quid...I would be more likely to comment on the smoked oysters or salami in the shopping!

What on earth has it to do with her???Very odd or am I nutter for buying ice?

Mutt - Im fine with banter but I dont feel I have to justify what I buy. I used extreme examples, but I actually felt I had to justify myself in Sainsburys the other day for buying DD a new drinking cup - she managed to imply that DD is spoilt for having a plastic water cup to take out and about with us. FFS.

I know we are in a credit crunch but I shouldnt have to feel guilty about wanting a non-spilling receptacle in which to carry tap water for my small child.

Mutt...or hair dye, or one of those durex cock rings (OOOps

I've bought a bag of frozen, ready chopped chillies.

But I did buy them in Waitrose, where there are many, many frivolous items that lazy buggers serious cheffy types can buy. The checkout ladies are very polite and restrict themselves to raising a sardonic eyebrow.

Lulubai, smash tastes like playdough (maybe thats the real reason I don't buy it).
I meant the fresh stuff thats already mashed in the chill section.
My goodness, there's a disclaimer at the top of this thread as well, smash fight anyone

Think you're nuts for buying ice but the lady at the check out should not have commented, she was rude.

i used to buy ice as i like it in drinks

now we have a swanky fridge so we get it crushed and cubed

I am stunned at how many people buy ice cubes

My ice cube trays have lids and stack easily in the freezer drawer

I don't care either way about ice, but I do agree with Mutt. I can't believe the amount of people on here who are offended by small talk!!!!

There are things to make small talk about.

God, I love small talk. When the DSs were babies I would START conversations with shop assistants because I was so starved of adult converstations.

BTW I am offended no one has been offended by my cock ring comment

I would have said something like
" my shop-bought ice is keeping you in a job, thank you"

But only after I'd left the shop with a scarlet face and 30 mins after said-coversation!!!!

lol at previous posts

always have one in my shopping basket screamingabdab - can't have too many ime

BTW I am offended no one has been offended by my cock ring comment

I could write a letter to the Daily Mail if that would help??

27T

Not offended at all!!
Should I be? Is it obscenely huge?!?!?!

lol

Cock ring, schmock ring.

Bought ice, that's another matter.

Oh dear no Elise - I'm commenting on Screamingabdabs post - not making a comment on the size of any personal appendage.

Good god I'd have to have a death wish to do something like that on Mumsnet. As a SAHD I'm only here on sufferance anyway

27T

Good to know, although I'm sure it's all within the national average

lol!!!

I think she was just making a bit of light-hearted banter. I would have laughed

I think she was just making a bit of light-hearted banter. I would have laughed

Good to know, although I'm sure it's all within the national average

........Must resist the urge to make an inappropriate response....

But the woman wasn't making conversation with the OP - she was making sarky comments to the woman behind the OP, at OP's expense. How rude. None of her damned judgey business.

Op wasn't saying she couldn't afford it, she was wondering if she had enough cash on her.

Personally I would have had to say something - if not to her, then to her supervisor. What would she be saying if customers were buying condoms or flavoured massage gel?

The only reason I don't buy ice is that we have one of those fridge freezers which makes & dispenses it automatically.

Sorry, been away for the duration of Mistresses (what utter,utter tripe ..quite addictive, though).

I see we've moved on to flavoured massage gel

I talk to anyone, it even gets on my nerves sometimes the way i talk to complete strangers......but lately shop people have been annoying me abit.... When ever i buy a magazine, they are putting my shopping through really quickly, then they get to the mag and it all slows down, they have a good read of the front cover, reluctantly pass it to me to pack and then sometimes have a chat about whats on the cover! The other day i stood there for quite a while whilst the lady read the covers of two mags......what if i had been buying a dirty mag???