Bit upset. Just got told off for adding up my groceries

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UnluckyT wrote: »

Just had run in with a grumpy pensioner for want of saying it better.
Was happily sat on a comfy sofa in the library, making most of wifi, to have an old boy tapping my foot with his stick, waving arms around muttering something about 'his seat'?.
I was surprised and stunned.

I was told recently about an old woman who pulled that "My seat" stunt any time someone was sitting in her favourite seat somewhere....:rotfl:

So what did you reply to that then?:)

Pollycat

UnluckyT wrote: »

Just had run in with a grumpy pensioner for want of saying it better.
Was happily sat on a comfy sofa in the library, making most of wifi, to have an old boy tapping my foot with his stick, waving arms around muttering something about 'his seat'?.
I was surprised and stunned.

How did you respond?

I'd have said 'sorry, I must have missed the 'reserved' sign'.;)

HOWMUCH

UnluckyT wrote: »

Just had run in with a grumpy pensioner for want of saying it better.
Was happily sat on a comfy sofa in the library, making most of wifi, to have an old boy tapping my foot with his stick, waving arms around muttering something about 'his seat'?.
I was surprised and stunned.

When I've experienced this I've turned around and said " Nope you must be mistaken there's no name on this seat "

Cheel I would have given the person one of my looks and then said jog on

pigpen

MMF007 wrote: »

PS - you lot are leading me astray, I do fancy the retort, 'who pi55ed on your chips?' ;:D

We like 'who spat in your beancurd' .. quote from Disney's Mulan

I like asking men if they need a new tampon too.

ejbg2001

I was just chatting to OH about this and his retort was "No wonder your kids don't want anything to do with you!". If she had kids, she would wonder if you knew her and if her kids had been saying things about her. If she replied that she didn't have any, the reply would be "Oh thank cripes for that!"

But ignore nasty people with nasty comments, after all people who earned millions didn't get where they were by not checking every penny.

cheel

Hello everyone,

Well I went back for my shopping yesterday I didn't bump into anyone moody!
I took all your advice and went with a smile on my face and a list in my hand! And everyone was lovely!

Xxx

enthusiasticsaver

cheel wrote: »

Hello everyone,

Well I went back for my shopping yesterday I didn't bump into anyone moody!
I took all your advice and went with a smile on my face and a list in my hand! And everyone was lovely!

Xxx

That is good. I like to think unpleasant people usually get their come uppance eventually, ending up lonely, friendless and miserable. Even if people have problems there is no excuse to take it out on innocent bystanders.

Pollycat

cheel wrote: »

Hello everyone,

Well I went back for my shopping yesterday I didn't bump into anyone moody!
I took all your advice and went with a smile on my face and a list in my hand! And everyone was lovely!

Xxx

She's probably been reading this thread and didn't dare make any further comment. :rotfl:

fuddle

cheel wrote: »

Hello everyone,

Well I went back for my shopping yesterday I didn't bump into anyone moody!
I took all your advice and went with a smile on my face and a list in my hand! And everyone was lovely!

Xxx

That's the way to do it! Nice, calm, confident people have an air of maturity and don't need to get involved in rude responses to rude comments.

Cheel fake it till you make it and making it is in the faking it I like the response above ' you'll always be better than that' and given how you came here to get support for your own feelings about that awful encounter without resorting to rudeness about the perp says volumes about you, I think.

Strong women don't have to be abrupt or rude to show their strength

tessie_bear

has anyone ever noticed how unpleasant the chat can be on frugal blogs comment section ? always surprises me as you would think all readers had a shared common interest...eg being frugal but blimey it can get quite nasty

sorry to hijack thread but thought it was sort of related