Well my sister Donna again told me "This blogging once a month shit has to end." So I have decided to blog and since she likes the blogs where I bitch and complain…. I will be bitching and complaining.
What is with people in supermarkets? Are they ALL assholes before they get there? or do they lose their brain when the cross the threshold of the store? I encountered two idiots at supermarkets this week which is CRAZY since I don’t go to the supermarket too often.
First I go to the Stop and Shop in Somers to get some groceries. one of the things I LOVE at stores are the Self-Service aisles. They rock unless you get some moron in front of you that does not know how to use one. I am a PRO as I worked for Food Emporium years ago and can scan groceries pretty quick and as most of you know I am a wiz with computers so maybe I have an un-fare advantage.
Although the problem was not the woman being a moron with the scanner.. it was that she is either blind, can’t read or just thinks rules do not apply to her. So there are 3 Self-Serve stations at the Stop and Shop and one was down. There are 3 people online at one and no one at the other. There is a BIG LIGHTED RED sign above the empty station that says Express lane 12 items or less. So of course the woman proceeds to hope on the Express line and start scanning her items. I am looking at her cart thinking she has more than 12 items.. I have 2. Well let me tell you I counted the bitches items.. she had 37… now I am no mathematician, but I know that 37 is WAY more than 12…. So the kid manning the self-service stations in case of issues says.. you are not supposed to use that it is express. She says she did not realize… DUH are you BLIND the sign is BIG and Lighted and RED. So I grumble the whole time she is scanning her items and then of course she takes 20 minutes to bag her stuff and keep picking up her kids sippy cup that she keeps throwing on the floor… although I have to admit the kid was CUTE.
As if one BAD supermarket experience per week is not enough I was visiting my friend and her 9000 kids… who are ALL cute as hell. So I decide I need to load the kids up on Ice Cream since I am always eating over. My friend decides that instead of me taking everyone out for Ice Cream we should go to the supermarket and get Ice Cream. We are roaming around the supermarket cause she had to pick up a few other things. My friend is pushing the shopping cart and I am in front of her throwing all sorts of sugary goodies into the cart. We come down an aisle and there is a woman who is leaning her elbows on her cart handle and is on the cell phone. Now I am not one of those people that has issues with people talking on the cell phone in public. HELL I am on my cell phone in public a lot., but pay attention damn it. This BITCH has her cart RIGHT in the middle of the aisle so there is not enough room on either side to get by with a cart… so I pass by her assuming that she will move to one side so my friend can get by but NO… she stands there not moving… my friend is trying to squeeze past her and she just stands there.
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE. God they all suck… except my friends and family of course 
By the way my sister has told me she would like to hi-Jack my blog from time to time. She does not want her own cause she does not have much to say. So I will be setting her up to post on my blog. If anyone else would like to Hi-Jack my blog let me know I will see what i can do
LMAO……I can totally see this happening. But I can name another of your pet peeves – my interrupting you!
**snort**
PS – stay away from the supermarket when it’s senior day or discount day or handicapped day. Best shopping time is 10PM. No kids. No seniors. No one to get in your way.
What is it about upcoming holiday and people turn into manicas. Granted people are horrible drivers in Houston,TX, but it gets worse at this time of the year. OH yes and the supermarket, I know exactly what you mean lol.
I try to avoid the big chain supermarkets as much as possible because of the things you’ve described. People are RUDE. I shop at the little local independant in my town. I know everyone. Since we all know each other no one tends to block the aisles etc. Although I did notice at the deli department they have put up a sign saying they will not wait on you if you are on your cell phone. Sigh. What is my small town coming to? LOL
luckily i live small town and i tend to go later in the evening — usually at least after 7pm, and I skip rows that have too many people in them and double back when they are more empty. And when I see an idiot middle of the aisle otherwise clearly oblivious, I start rattling my cart from about 10 feet away. As to the 12 items or less…well, not when things are busy, yanno, and we thankfully have 4 unlimited item # self-serve aisles at my store now that they renovated — but I’m standing by with a smile and “izvinitye, no, ya nye govaryu po-angliiski” should someone try to call me on it
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I have always maintained that simply driving into the Wal-Mart parking lot causes some people’s IQ to drop about 20 points. I’m thinking the same theory applies to grocery stores, too. I feel your pain, I always get behind that ONE person who holds things up. Happened just the other day, I stood in line for 33 minutes while some old lady argued over the price of a tonka truck at the checkout. URGH!
There are too many stupidheads in the world who should never be set free in public but somehow find a way to get in OUR way. Damn them.
Unfortunately it only takes ONE of them to drive dozens of other people insane.
You need to go to the grocery with me. I am one of those annoying people that call people out for their stupid shit. This woman “tried” to cut in line in front of me at the you-scan. I walked up behind her and tapped her on the shoulder and informed her of her sin and proceeded to scan my groceries at the you-scan she was trying to use. She moved quick enough. People are floored when you call them out on their shit. This morning in the torture store (grocery store) I had one of those idiots trying to take up the whole aisle, while she chatted on the phone. I tapped her on the shoulder too since she couldn’t hear my repeated “Excuse me’s” over her phone conversation. I inform them of their rudeness with a smile so they usually are very apologectic about it. BUT… Every now and then I get a postal worker who go’s off on me, but that’s rare. Hey, I like to live life on the edge.
I wanna hang with Oopsy Daisy…we need more people to call out the idiots of the world. When are you going to show me how to hijack the blog…
Thanks guys… You all ROCK.. I will show you for X-mas Donna.
i remember that.
covering the screen with one hand so the kids can’t see the emos lol!
And just when are you going to update this again?