Maniacs at the reduced bit in supermarkets!

K,A+P_2

What is it about the reduced bit in supermarkets that turns people into rabid animals?

Was in Asda yesterday and walked over to the reduced bit. Stood behind a couple of people and patiently waited my turn. A space cleared so I moved forward and rummaged through to see if there was anything worth buying. I had only been there about 30 seconds tops, when I felt a pair of hands on my hips, which then tried to force me out the way.

At first I thought it was my FIL, so calmly turned round to look, only to find it was some balding fat idiot with a look of absolute desperation and determination on his face, who then proceeded to stand where I was originally stood, and rummage through everything like a complete and utter maniac.

So I spoke up for once, and said "erm...excuse me?! You don't shove people out the way! Haven't you ever heard of saying excuse me?!" He went "heh. you were taking forever." So I said I'd been there for 30 seconds max and he should wait his turn just like everyone else has to! He then mumbled a load of gobsh*te at me and I commented about how it's so disgusting that people have no manners in this day and age and think it's their god given right to go touching women and shoving them around.

Wish I'd smacked him round the head with some reduced cheese :mad:

robpw2

lol was in asda the other night last friday and there was loads on reduced counter all at 10p yoghurts with sell by dates of the 13th and big tups of greek yoghurt , yet not a soul in site so i was able to calmy look through and relieve asda of many different varietes mmm

jamespir

its the old dears i have noticed that go mad but there is one chinese woman she owns the local takeaway and a big women who always wears the same stained denim jacket and they completel fill there trolleys with reduced goods and they even stand there giving stuff to the girl say are you reducing this in fact the one in the denim goes round finding this with todays date on (that havent been reduced )to see if the girl will reduce them

K,A+P_2

Haha, you lucky sod! Thing is, it wasn't even busy! There was literally just me and 2 other people there. A bit of rude, animalistic behaviour would be expected if there were a huge gang of people all crowded round pushing and shoving each other, but he couldn't even wait another 30 seconds...then he probably would have had the whole shelf to himself anyway! People are craaaaaaaazy!

K,A+P_2

jamespir wrote: »

its the old dears i have noticed that go mad but there is one chinese woman she owns the local takeaway and a big women who always wheres the same stained denim jacket and they completel fill there trolleys with reduced goods and they even stand there giving stuff to the girl say are you reducing this in fact the one in the denim goes round finding this with todays date on (that havent been reduced )to see if the girl will reduce them

Christ. Fair enough, we're living in difficult times but some people need to maintain a bit of dignity!

I remember once watching a woman with a bloke in a wheelchair...he sat in his wheelchair and blocked off the entire shelf while she raided it and filled her trolley with as much as she could, leaving sweet f all for everyone else...he just sat facing everyone who was waiting with a smug, proud look on his face!

jamespir

K,A+P wrote: »

Christ. Fair enough, we're living in difficult times but some people need to maintain a bit of dignity!

I remember once watching a woman with a bloke in a wheelchair...he sat in his wheelchair and blocked off the entire shelf while she raided it and filled her trolley with as much as she could, leaving sweet f all for everyone else...he just sat facing everyone who was waiting with a smug, proud look on his face!

i do sometimes get a weeks food shopping out of but i always wait patiently

not sure about asda but tesco ahve started only taking like 10p off late at night and most of it gets left

z1985m

I used to have to reduce the stuff in my last job (not big shop, just a somerfield sized shop) sometimes you'd have the usual suspects hanging round you like flies to........


When our store was getting taken over by another company all the fresh got reduced and it was mayhem, people leaning over you, pushing you out the way, just being generally greedy. people shouting at you that the stuff wasn't reduced enough (there was nothing wrong with the food, the new company just wanted it rid) was horrible

Mupette

sorry i would of shouted very loudly at the mad about inappropriate touching.. made a huge fuss

soothyerboots

K,A+P wrote: »

Christ. Fair enough, we're living in difficult times but some people need to maintain a bit of dignity!

I remember once watching a woman with a bloke in a wheelchair...he sat in his wheelchair and blocked off the entire shelf while she raided it and filled her trolley with as much as she could, leaving sweet f all for everyone else...he just sat facing everyone who was waiting with a smug, proud look on his face!

Should have told him 'I'm going to be the bigger person and WALK away'

K,A+P_2

Mupette wrote: »

sorry i would of shouted very loudly at the mad about inappropriate touching.. made a huge fuss

I really wish I had now, you know when you play something back in your head over and over and think arghhhh, I wish I'd said or done more! FIL said I should have yelled out RAAAAPE! RAAAAAAPE!

K,A+P_2

soothyerboots wrote: »

Should have told him 'I'm going to be the bigger person and WALK away'

:rotfl::rotfl: tut tut, deary me!