Tesco's '10 items or less queue'

roddydogs

I like the people in a normal queue who "push" the trolly against you legs as if to "push2 you thru the checkout quicker!

IvanOpinion

I don;t care any more ... no matter what flamin queue I join it always seems to be the one were the person in front has a major issue and wants to discuss it with the entire population of staff or the till roll runs out and there isn't a spare handy so they have to wait for the national guard to come out to find one, or they decide to do a balance check on the till etc. etc.

Ivan

CheeseCat

IvanOpinion wrote: »

so they have to wait for the national guard to come out to find one,

Ivan

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Thankyou for an early morning chuckle!

woohoo_postingid

HC wrote: »

No, it's definitely always men! They fart around, patting their pockets, trying to find their wallets.

Now, we women have our purses, our credit cards and our loyalty cards ready and waiting while the shopper in front is still packing.

I strongly suggest you read Bill Bryson's "Notes from a small island". He describes the situation very well (and very amusingly too).
I can't remember it exactly but it's along the lines of:

"Women stand there slowly packing their shopping and then when the SA tells them the total, they stop what they're doing and look at the display with a face of complete shock, spend 10 minutes trying to find their purse in the handbag, then when they find it, scrabbling around for the exact money before handing over a note. Upon receiving the change, they will place each coin in a separate section of the purse before zipping the purse up, placing it in the exact position required in their bag before continuing packing. 10 minutes later they will pick up the shopping one bag at a time and eventually leave."

"Men throw the shopping in a bag as quickly as possible. When the SA tells them the total, they immediately hand over a note without looking and continue packing. Upon receiving the change from the SA, they put it in their pocket as they are walking away."

HC_2

woohoo_postingid wrote: »

I strongly suggest you read Bill Bryson's "Notes from a small island". He describes the situation very well (and very amusingly too).
I can't remember it exactly but it's along the lines of:

"Women stand there slowly packing their shopping and then when the SA tells them the total, they stop what they're doing and look at the display with a face of complete shock, spend 10 minutes trying to find their purse in the handbag, then when they find it, scrabbling around for the exact money before handing over a note. Upon receiving the change, they will place each coin in a separate section of the purse before zipping the purse up, placing it in the exact position required in their bag before continuing packing. 10 minutes later they will pick up the shopping one bag at a time and eventually leave."

"Men throw the shopping in a bag as quickly as possible. When the SA tells them the total, they immediately hand over a note without looking and continue packing. Upon receiving the change from the SA, they put it in their pocket as they are walking away."

Actually I have read Notes From a Small Island - and more than once. In fact I've read pretty much everything the wonderful Mr Bryson has ever written.

Despite the fact that we've adopted him as an honorary Brit (and rightly so) he is a man, and therefore occasionally - just occasionally - wrong. But he's so fabulous that I forgive him this one lapse.

woohoo_postingid

HC wrote: »

Actually I have read Notes From a Small Island - and more than once. In fact I've read pretty much everything the wonderful Mr Bryson has ever written.

Despite the fact that we've adopted him as an honorary Brit (and rightly so) he is a man, and therefore occasionally - just occasionally - wrong. But he's so fabulous that I forgive him this one lapse.

Agreed - Apart from the fact about us men being occasionally wrong

**Awaits telling off from some miserable git about going off topic **

hazeyjewel

I buzz off it when I have about 12 items, and some old gidder behind me keeps counting and recounting them, huffing and puffing and giving me dirty looks!!It makes my day:D

Justicia

chocolatechipcookies wrote: »

I agree! It always yells at me when I don't use their bags, so I have to put it in their bags then take it out to put it in my backpack.

"unexpected item... in bagging area..."

I share your pain!!

Oliver27

woohoo_postingid wrote: »

Agreed - Apart from the fact about us men being occasionally wrong

**Awaits telling off from some miserable git about going off topic **

Although at least most men can admit when their wrong

Unlike my girlfriend who drops a plate and smashes it, then blames
the cat sat 10ft away for getting under her feet:rotfl:

IvanOpinion

Oliver27 wrote: »

Although at least most men can admit when their wrong

Unlike my girlfriend who drops a plate and smashes it, then blames
the cat sat 10ft away for getting under her feet:rotfl:

Wait until you get married .. I spend days trying to figure out how I can blame my latest disaster on DW

Ivan