Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote in
:

> In article > ,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> This afternoon I popped into a grocery store to pick up a few fruits
and
>> vegetables. I took my 6 items the 8 items or less checkout. There were
>> three people ahead of me, but each had only 2-3 items so I figured it
>> would be check. When it got to the point where there was one one guy
>> ahead of me, this woman came along, walked right in front of me and put
>> her one item on the conveyor in front of my stuff. I said "Excuse me",
>> to which she responded that she just had the one item and was in a
>> hurry. Well that's fine, but but this is the 8 items or less checkout.
>> I only have a few items, and the people behind me only have a few items
>> and we have been waiting in line. She seemed quite indignant that I
>> objected to her butting in. Meanwhile, the cashier finished with the
>> guy ahead of me, reached past her item and started checking out my
stuff.
>
> That's just bizarre. I've been known to let people ahead of me when
> they have one item, or much fewer than I have, and I've been let in in
> similar cases,



Yep, been there done that too.


> but I've never seen anyone assume that was the case and
> just plop their things down ahead of someone else.
>



Some people seem to think that the world, and everyone in it, owes them a
favour.

I would have 'kicked her ass to the kerb', told her that usually I let
people in when in that situation, but because she is such an ignorant
selfish bitch she can take her place at the back of the line.


--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania


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