Supermarket etiquette?

NewKittenHelp

It's only happened a few times to me, but I've seen it happen to others, when some (usually a pensioner) asks to go in front of the queue because they're old. Sometimes they don't ask, they just start putting their shopping at the bit in front of the belt.

I worked on the tills at a supermarket during college and uni and in my experience the older generation are ruder, more impatient and much more unpleasant than any other group - including harassed parents and surly chavs.

andygb

Melaniep101 wrote: »

My pet peeve at the supermarket is when there's only one space for a trolley to get through, you hang back to let other people through, and they can't even be polite and smile or nod or say thank you!

Even worse when you let someone through and then they stop to browse the shelves, leaving you standing there like an eejit!

Yes I am a very grumpy shopper!!

Aaaaaargh!!!!! This drives me absolutely mad, along with the people who arrive at their goods, and before taking them from the shelf, swing their trolley sideways, out from their body, so that they block the entire aisle:mad:

Gordon_Hose

What an intolerant self centered bunch we are.

MarilynMonroe_2

My biggest supermarket/shop peeve is when the cashier gets chatting with a customer, or another cashier. You feel like shouting less chat more work!

Melaniep101

Ooh thought of another one!!! (now you've got me started!)..

People that at the checkout, suddenly remember half a dozen items that they've forgotten, and then spend the next 10 mins running around the store collecting said items. So annoying, when you're behind that person in the queue to check out.

OK - rant over!

pollypenny

Older people from the out-lying villages only have a couple of buses to get into our town. I imagine this defines when they can shop or go to the post office, sub- offices having closed.

I hate supermarkets anyway, but they are a necessary evil.

deedee71

Kate/Bob wrote: »

Today I encountered a family of 3, all fairly wide. Elderly mum, daughter and presumably grandson who insisted on walking abreast down the aisles.

The 3rd time I turned down an aisle to see them coming the opposite way I decided to just turn around and go with them :cool:

Once I passed the same person in three aisles and on the third time she stopped dead in front of me and said "YOU ARE GOING THE WRONG WAY!".

Perhaps supermarket etiquette dictates a one way system is in operation.:rotfl:

LittleMissAspie

I don't know why anyone would choose to go to the supermarket at peak time if they don't have to, so I do wonder sometimes at people with young children or who look retired. I try to go when it's quiet, not for other people's benefit but for mine! Hate crowded supermarkets.

When I'm going to the doctor or dentist or vet, I do try to go during the day if I can, to save the evening and weekend appointments for people who have no other choice.

sassyblue

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

What an intolerant self centered bunch we are.

We are aren't we? :rotfl:

It doesn't matter what time l go shopping there's always a slow coach in front of me, or a stinky person who has no concept of how close they are standing next to you. :mad: Then there's the screaming child who's always there when l am, at this point l'm usually trying to weigh up which is the best value for money item and the family with screaming child often end up beside me probably trying to cost it out too. :cool:

Then there's the whoopsy section.... it time honoured MSE fashion l want to see if l can get a whole leg of lamb for £1, or a even the holy grail of items..... the 1p product :T but there's an old trout reducing the prices and she won't move out of the way to let me see or tell me what she's reducing an item down to if l see it in her trolley.....

Then l go to to the checkout and no matter which queue l join it'll be the one where the supervisor has to be called for because there's a burst item which has to be replaced (from the furthest aisle away naturally), consequently my queue ends up being the longest to go through.

I've had that screaming child too, and l've also been the one who has alot of time for once and gets in everyone elses way but when l'm in a hurry you want all the shoppers to part like Moses did the sea don't you? :rotfl:

The worst trout l ever encountered was in Morrisons, my son was very tiny so l strapped him in one of those trollies with the baby carrier on, and went round. I had less than 10 items and the shop was very quiet so l thought l'd go through the very wide basket aisle with no-one waiting, but the old bat nearly had a coronory (sp?) and shouted through the whole store 'YOU CAN'T COME THROUGH HERE!!!!!'. 'But, l've got less than 10 items and l can't carry it all in a basket with the baby' l said but no luck, l even complained and they backed her up daft jobsworth. :cool:

OrkneyStar

NewKittenHelp wrote: »

It's only happened a few times to me, but I've seen it happen to others, when some (usually a pensioner) asks to go in front of the queue because they're old. Sometimes they don't ask, they just start putting their shopping at the bit in front of the belt.

I worked on the tills at a supermarket during college and uni and in my experience the older generation are ruder, more impatient and much more unpleasant than any other group - including harassed parents and surly chavs.

We have a small supermarket where you often have to move a little within the queue to let folk past, I did this one day (with a man who was pointing AWAY from the tills), he then promptly turned round, said thanks and moved in front of me in the queue. Other times people put their kid to the front so folk think 'oh the child didn't realise' but I have spoken up and said politely 'we are all queueing', don't always get a good response, but then why should someone assume they get to go first. That said I do offer some people to go in front of me if: they have less than me or are clearly struggling to stand in the queue for any length of time.
Oh yeah and don't get me started on the person in front of me, one or two items, then suddenly the partner with the trolley laden to the top expects to join them in the queue at the FRONT!!!