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Rinza Velez

Rinza Velez

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No matter what I am shopping for or going to get, there's always someone standing right where I am trying to get to. It could be a worker stocking or someone standing and looking (they seem to stand forever), and then I get frustrated and go to buy something else and end up forgetting about the item I had been waiting for! Then, I push my cart out to the car, and the people on either side of me are always walking out at the same time! So, I park far away, and one time I go out to my car, and a car had parked right in front of me, they had acres of places to park, and they chose to park in front of me! So, I left my shopping cart right next to their driver's side door, since they felt the need to get so close to me, I left them something to remember me by :)
 
Rinza Velez said:
No matter what I am shopping for or going to get, there's always someone standing right where I am trying to get to. It could be a worker stocking or someone standing and looking (they seem to stand forever), and then I get frustrated and go to buy something else and end up forgetting about the item I had been waiting for! Then, I push my cart out to the car, and the people on either side of me are always walking out at the same time! So, I park far away, and one time I go out to my car, and a car had parked right in front of me, they had acres of places to park, and they chose to park in front of me! So, I left my shopping cart right next to their driver's side door, since they felt the need to get so close to me, I left them something to remember me by :)
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The nerve of some people walking out of a store at the same time you do!! Anger issues, eh?
 
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Rinza Velez said:
No matter what I am shopping for or going to get, there's always someone standing right where I am trying to get to. It could be a worker stocking or someone standing and looking (they seem to stand forever), and then I get frustrated and go to buy something else and end up forgetting about the item I had been waiting for! Then, I push my cart out to the car, and the people on either side of me are always walking out at the same time! So, I park far away, and one time I go out to my car, and a car had parked right in front of me, they had acres of places to park, and they chose to park in front of me! So, I left my shopping cart right next to their driver's side door, since they felt the need to get so close to me, I left them something to remember me by :)
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I get miffed when I choose the wrong line to check out. It seems like it will be the fastest and then something happens to hold it up and the other line moves much faster than estimated. I am lucky because I have a handicapped placard so I can use spaces closer to stores sometimes.
 
Rinza Velez said:
No matter what I am shopping for or going to get, there's always someone standing right where I am trying to get to. It could be a worker stocking or someone standing and looking (they seem to stand forever), and then I get frustrated and go to buy something else and end up forgetting about the item I had been waiting for! Then, I push my cart out to the car, and the people on either side of me are always walking out at the same time! So, I park far away, and one time I go out to my car, and a car had parked right in front of me, they had acres of places to park, and they chose to park in front of me! So, I left my shopping cart right next to their driver's side door, since they felt the need to get so close to me, I left them something to remember me by :)
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I get what you're saying, especially the aisle-blockers who apparently have all day to annoy me while they contemplate the mayonnaise. I also park in the north 40 because I have a new car and I dread that first door ding. But as sure as I park out there and hike to the entrance, when I return to my car some 1973 rust bucket will be parked 3" from my driver's side. 🤬

For the most part, people are clueless and rude these days; consideration for others is a rare commodity. I order my groceries online and go to curbside pickup so I don't even have to get out of the car. That's as much interaction with the unwashed masses as I care to have.

I realize that my low aggravation threshold is part of my problem, but I don't care. I try to be considerate but it's a waste of time since society moved from "after you" to "me first."
 
Mary Stetler said:
I get miffed when I choose the wrong line to check out. It seems like it will be the fastest and then something happens to hold it up and the other line moves much faster than estimated. I am lucky because I have a handicapped placard so I can use spaces closer to stores sometimes.
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If you see me in a checkout line, choose another one. Somehow I ALWAYS pick the slowest line, behind "coupon lady" and "searching for my checkbook after my order is totally rung up" guy.
 
Hmmm. I doubt that very many folks are being intentionally rude, just so wrapped up in what they are doing that they sometimes get in your way or otherwise slow you down. I'm certainly guilty as charged. I get self absorbed over which can of chili to buy that I forget that other folks need to move thru the aisle. Also, I am sometimes the victim of others who do that, but by the time I get to the next aisle I have forgotten all about it. Maybe it's the blood pressure meds I take, but I just can't get worked up over what happens in the grocery store or the parking lot. I dunno.

Hope you have the day you deserve! :D :D
 
Hoot Crawford said:
Hmmm. I doubt that very many folks are being intentionally rude, just so wrapped up in what they are doing that they sometimes get in your way or otherwise slow you down. I'm certainly guilty as charged. I get self absorbed over which can of chili to buy that I forget that other folks need to move thru the aisle. Also, I am sometimes the victim of others who do that, but by the time I get to the next aisle I have forgotten all about it. Maybe it's the blood pressure meds I take, but I just can't get worked up over what happens in the grocery store or the parking lot. I dunno.

Hope you have the day you deserve! :D :D
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When I notice I am holding up the aisle I apologize and tell people that they need to honk.
 
Beth Gallagher said:
I get what you're saying, especially the aisle-blockers who apparently have all day to annoy me while they contemplate the mayonnaise. I also park in the north 40 because I have a new car and I dread that first door ding. But as sure as I park out there and hike to the entrance, when I return to my car some 1973 rust bucket will be parked 3" from my driver's side. 🤬

For the most part, people are clueless and rude these days; consideration for others is a rare commodity. I order my groceries online and go to curbside pickup so I don't even have to get out of the car. That's as much interaction with the unwashed masses as I care to have.

I realize that my low aggravation threshold is part of my problem, but I don't care. I try to be considerate but it's a waste of time since society moved from "after you" to "me first."
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Luckily not everyone has subscribed to “me first”.
 
We mostly order delivery for groceries now. Bobby does not enjoy long grocery shopping trips, so when we do go, it is a “Guy Shopping” kind of trip……have a list, buy that, and go home, trip.
With ordering online, I can take as long as I want to browse and decide what I want to buy, and when I have over the $35 amount, then I order. Since I have the Walmart+, I have free delivery for groceries.

The other day, I ordered dog food from Sam’s Club, and they sent it out with a delivery person, instead of shipping it with fed-ex like they usually do. The cumin, they didn’t bring, and fed-ex is bring that today.
No clue how they make those decisions.
 
Beth Gallagher said:
I get what you're saying, especially the aisle-blockers who apparently have all day to annoy me while they contemplate the mayonnaise. I also park in the north 40 because I have a new car and I dread that first door ding. But as sure as I park out there and hike to the entrance, when I return to my car some 1973 rust bucket will be parked 3" from my driver's side. 🤬

For the most part, people are clueless and rude these days; consideration for others is a rare commodity. I order my groceries online and go to curbside pickup so I don't even have to get out of the car. That's as much interaction with the unwashed masses as I care to have.

I realize that my low aggravation threshold is part of my problem, but I don't care. I try to be considerate but it's a waste of time since society moved from "after you" to "me first."
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It happens to me a lot on Senior Shopping Day. Damned old people!
 
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