Guys, thanks so VERY, VERY much for all the feedback, it's meant a lot.Have actually had a good laugh reading your comments. You're all stars!

The first time is always a trial but it gets easier lol

Sunday: M&S FOOD DEPT.

A pigeon had pooed on bag - so I asked a lady at the till if she would mind giving me a carrier

this was the face

i asked again saying i would pay

her: THERE 5p AND YOU NEED TO BUY SOMETHING FIRST

the lady behind waiting in Q the lady behind her the lady behind her

lil:

so i thought THESE STRANGERS attempting to ruin my day so i turned into full LANGTRY mode and announced in a loud tone

DO FORGIVE ME ALL - CLEARLY THE REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IS BEYOND YOUR COLLECTIVE BRAIN CELL OF ONE - GOOD DAY TO YOU ALL!!

chum: I can't believe you did that

BLESS YOU LILLY LANGTRY

some people should learn to mind their own business! I would have just ignored her or said "well she is"

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Originally posted by Hollygolightly:
Guys, thanks so VERY, VERY much for all the feedback, it's meant a lot.Have actually had a good laugh reading your comments. You're all stars!

Good! So you're over it then? Eyes dried and stuff? Do not let this stop you going in that shop either.

For what its worth... I saw the biggest, horriblest, Jeremy Kyle style scrap in Asda last year.... in fact not Jezza style... more Jerry Springer... but I wouldn't know the people involved if I bumped into them tomorrow.

What I am saying is... don't let this affect your self confidence xxxx

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Originally posted by Hollygolightly:
Guys, thanks so VERY, VERY much for all the feedback, it's meant a lot.Have actually had a good laugh reading your comments. You're all stars!

. Glad you feel better Holly.

security man in boots following me around like a thief

lil

then i thought of an idea to shake him off

i went to the ladies personables - picked up a packet of 'do daz' and then quickly looked at him

him; he scurried away

ps he wasn't in boots he had shoes on

well - he was in boots - but not the footwear

Glad you're feeling better, Holly.
Here's hoping New Age Numpty's lentils give her the galloping squits

awwww i hate confrontation.....i feel for you i do cos if your naything like me you will dwell on it and it will take ages for you to get over it......

for a bit of fun put here now what youd have like to have said to her if you hadnt been so taken a back .....

along the lines of

ohh sorry i didnt know you were the phone police and able to evesdrop on personal phone calls....yes the checkout is slow and yes i do want to get thru as quick as i can ..yes the girl is slow ...and that has to do with you what exacttly......

i used to be lovely - but take no prisoners - show no quarter - it's a jungle out there

be rude back - but always be polite

i had a boyfriend that went to public school - he was brill at it

oh dear friends - i mean putting people in there place

he was always polite but his choice of words -pure venom

he confused them

they weren't sure if they had been insulted or not

he used to say 'ahh the weapon of a good education gets the peasants everytime'

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Originally posted by Demantoid:
Glad you're feeling better, Holly.
Here's hoping New Age Numpty's lentils give her the galloping squits

Fabulous Dem..

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Originally posted by EDWARDIAN LIL:
i used to be lovely - but take no prisoners - show no quarter - it's a jungle out there

be rude back - but always be polite

Exactly the tack I took when a rather grand-looking 'lady' of a certain age shoved in front of me in the checkout queue.

Checkout girl looked quizzical when this woman's 'turn' arrived, because she'd seen her (and her hubby) butt in.

She looked at me, as lady and gent started loading their stuff on the belt, but I announced (serenely but quite loudly): "Well I was here first, but since you're in such a hurry you need to push in, please do go ahead.."

Cue one red-faced old boot

you know wot - never let anyone ruin your day
- even if your knees turn to jelly - calm down and say the shopping mantra SAVE IT FOR SOMETHING THAT'S WORTH IT

nowt as queer as folk

DON'T LET ANYONE RAIN ON YOUR PARADE!!!!

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Originally posted by Hollygolightly:

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Originally posted by Demantoid:
Glad you're feeling better, Holly.
Here's hoping New Age Numpty's lentils give her the galloping squits

Fabulous Dem..

You're welcome - karma strikes, hopefully

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Originally posted by Demantoid:

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Originally posted by EDWARDIAN LIL:
i used to be lovely - but take no prisoners - show no quarter - it's a jungle out there

be rude back - but always be polite

Exactly the tack I took when a rather grand-looking 'lady' of a certain age shoved in front of me in the checkout queue.

Checkout girl looked quizzical when this woman's 'turn' arrived, because she'd seen her (and her hubby) butt in.

She looked at me, as lady and gent started loading their stuff on the belt, but I announced (serenely but quite loudly): "Well I was here first, but since you're in such a hurry you need to push in, please do go ahead.."

Cue one red-faced old boot

id have turned round and said "who the F*** invited you to comment* she would have soon shut up then. Pulic arguments really do throw me into fight or flight mode and i usually opt for knee-jerk fight.

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Originally posted by Demantoid:

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Originally posted by EDWARDIAN LIL:
i used to be lovely - but take no prisoners - show no quarter - it's a jungle out there

be rude back - but always be polite

Exactly the tack I took when a rather grand-looking 'lady' of a certain age shoved in front of me in the checkout queue.

Checkout girl looked quizzical when this woman's 'turn' arrived, because she'd seen her (and her hubby) butt in.

She looked at me, as lady and gent started loading their stuff on the belt, but I announced (serenely but quite loudly): "Well I was here first, but since you're in such a hurry you need to push in, please do go ahead.."

Cue one red-faced old boot

Toid... that made me laugh... I have a theory on supermarket rudeness...

Asda - def Jerry Springer
Tesco - tends to be more screaming toddlers and poor struggling mothers... and the tut tut brigade..

but the worst for rudeness for me is Sainsburys... and it is the little old ladies... it never fails to shock me.. how they just shove in front of me.

(Yes, the above is extrememly stereotyping, it is based purely on my own experience, and similarity to any reference in this post to anyone reading it is purely coincidental, the management reserve the right to refuse admission etc etc etc )

Awhhh hunny she shouldnt have said that... Im like you Im like a mouse in the face of confrontation... Dont get worked up atleast you know you will not see her again....

Oh a similar thing hapened to me just recently

Now . . . i hate confrontation however . . .

put my groceries on convey - twas taking ages so went to look at Merlot (yum)
Came back just as last person in fronts stuff was going through.
Lady behind, "You just pushed in"
So ...
I explained wot i just sed above
"Well you shud do alll your shopping - cos now your holding me up"

Well ... i absolutely went for her full scale and ripped her to shreds and the shopping stayed there til i'd finished.
I demanded an apology for her ignorance.
And stood there . . .

Me 24 her 50+

i hate confrontation but if anyone claims things against me that i haven;'t done i will totally #*"@ stand my ground

I think thats wot you shud have done HOLLY

"What's holding you up is not me - its your failure to grasp the facts"

"So do you want to apologise or wot?"

LOL - her face as i went on and on

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Originally posted by Mummy Maz:
i woulda told her to mind her own too - i had a huge arguement with a pensioner at tesco petrol station on saturday, when i was finished with him i started on his snooty wife who almost got beaten over the head with her People's Friend... that'll teach 'em to push in infront of the fightin irish (my nickname from yrs ago!) ... bluddy pensioners, think they world owes them a favour cos they 'saved' us from Hitler... FAIL!

I find your comment very age-ist - a pensioner is anybody who receives a pension instead of going to work so they could be anything from 55+ years depending on what their previous occupation was - To have saved the likes of you from hitler they would need to be getting on for 80 and I doubt greatly if they think the world owes them anything cos most of the people I know who are in this age group just get on with life and whatever it chucks at them - I wonder if they went home skaken adn upset after the run in with so called 'fighting irish' just like the original poster did - did the woman have a nice dress on like the original poster in order to get the label snooty I wonder

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Originally posted by EDWARDIAN LIL:
i had a boyfriend that went to public school - he was brill at it

oh dear friends - i mean putting people in there place

he was always polite but his choice of words -pure venom

he confused them

they weren't sure if they had been insulted or not

he used to say 'ahh the weapon of a good education gets the peasants everytime'

now he really does sound like he deserves to be labelled snooty

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Originally posted by Dobby the House Elf:
I think these checkout people delibritely go slow at busy times I do!!

oh yeah THESE checkout people probs just do it naff the likes of YOU off

aw I know what you mean. Im in a new job so quite nervous anyway and first thing Monday morning I went to get coffee from the machine and some woman loudly told me she was next in the queue in front of everyone - she was really aggresive. I said sorry I hadnt realised and she glared at me. I nearly cried! As people have said when you are caught off guard it can be very upsetting

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:but the worst for rudeness for me is Sainsburys... and it is the little old ladies... it never fails to shock me.. how they just shove in front of me.

(Yes, the above is extrememly stereotyping, it is based purely on my own experience, and similarity to any reference in this post to anyone reading it is purely coincidental, the management reserve the right to refuse admission etc etc etc )

LOL The older generation (Over 55/60 I would say,) are definately the worst for pushing in, in queues! (In my experience, and that of almost everyone I have discussed this with.)

And it's hard work isn't it, being a forum member on here, when you have someone with a magnifying glass and notepad picking apart every single thing, you say, critisizing it profusely, and taking it all as a personal slur.

Some people seriously, seriously need to chill ...

My polite response to this skank would have been "there's a tree out there that needs hugging"

My more extreme (and probable response) would maybe be better said in the The Troll Tank

And then I would have left the queue to go find a manager to report the dozy dead-slow cashier.

I'm sorry you're upset, Holly, But I can't believe you let something as inconsequential as this nearly reduce you to tears

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Originally posted by RENTON:i hate confrontation but if anyone claims things against me that i haven;'t done i will totally #*"@ stand my ground

I think thats wot you shud have done HOLLY

Good for you babe

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Originally posted by Deegs:
My polite response to this skank would have been "there's a tree out there that needs hugging"

My more extreme (and probable response) would maybe be better said in the The Troll Tank

And then I would have left the queue to go find a manager to report the dozy dead-slow cashier.

I'm sorry you're upset, Holly, But I can't believe you let something as inconsequential as this nearly reduce you to tears

Awwwwww, maybe Holly was just feeling low that day Sometimes I feel a bit teary at the slightest daft thing, and other times I am ready to knock someone out if they piss me off! Depends on what sort of week or day I am having and how I am feeling...

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Originally posted by Cheeky-Pixie:

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Originally posted by Deegs:
My polite response to this skank would have been "there's a tree out there that needs hugging"

My more extreme (and probable response) would maybe be better said in the The Troll Tank

And then I would have left the queue to go find a manager to report the dozy dead-slow cashier.

I'm sorry you're upset, Holly, But I can't believe you let something as inconsequential as this nearly reduce you to tears

Awwwwww, maybe Holly was just feeling low that day Sometimes I feel a bit teary at the slightest daft thing, and other times I am ready to knock someone out if they piss me off! Depends on what sort of week or day I am having and how I am feeling...

Yep that's true, I guess. Maybe it was just the wrong moment for that to happen to her.

I'd have said very loudly 'always listen into peoples phone calls and then exagerate? Your parents must be so proud.' and then abandoned my shopping saying she could put it back herself, I was off to the manager to report the cashier. I can't stand it when someone starts going on and on.

sorry, I shouldn't .. but..

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Originally posted by Deegs:
Yep that's true, I guess. Maybe it was just the wrong moment for that to happen to her.

Maybe

What an amusing story OP. If it was me I'd have stood by my original assertion which is the cashier was being too slow. I'd have also pointed out that calling someone a "snotty cow" whilst complaining about them being "rude" is frankly comical.

Hollygolightly
You should of just walked out an ignored them ..

cheeky Flipping cowbag ..

skanky Ho will do this one day to a mental like me and she will get stabbed to death ..lol

Have a nice big hug

I hope you can read /understand my post ..lol

I will borrow you Mrs Trollop to take with you on your next shopping trip....if there are more than three people waiting at each checkout, he finds a manager and makes them open another till Never fails

I just want to die of embarrasment while hes ranting, and if anyone says anything to him he tells them to shut up. 'They all think the same thing, just dont have the balls to do anything about it'.

Funnily enough more people say thanks to him than insult him....

Oh dear, sounds like somebody was at their time of month!! I would have told the moany moo to bugger orf, it's none of her business. Although, maybe mentioning that it was the checkout girls fault wasn't a good thing as that seems to be what kicked it all off. Maybe the other woman worked there too? Bloody women, eh?! I've snapped at many a person for pushing in, and almost ended up in a fight with this biatch who pushed in front of me in the queue to get outside to the smoking area in a club - when she literally snarled at me and raised her fist I thought it best to let her go, but sometimes being polite and backing down can cause you more problems 'cause she wouldn't leave it as I hadn't rowed with her. But I enjoyed my night without getting in a rage over a cigarette and she didn't so that made me feel smug!

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Originally posted by ѕρι∂єямσηкєγ:
What an amusing story OP. If it was me I'd have stood by my original assertion which is the cashier was being too slow. I'd have also pointed out that calling someone a "snotty cow" whilst complaining about them being "rude" is frankly comical.

I think personally, I would have told the cheeky cow in the queue to f*ck off. I'd have said 'who the f*ck do you think YOU are listening into my personal conversations you nosey bastard?!'

It would have turned into a real catfight. Of course, if I had been in a weepy mood, which is about one or two days of the month, I MAY have reacted as Holly did. Poor Holly. Have a hug Just think flower, you will never see this cow again, thank God

And at least you don't live next to her: just be grateful for that

Mine would have been one of two responses. Either - shut it or f*ck off (depending on if there were kids around). Simple but effective.

THEN I'd pack my shopping as slow as I could, THEN I'd pack it all nicely in my trolley....slowly, THEN I'd rummage round my bag for my purse for the exact change. Then I'd get her operator number from the bottom of the receipt and tell her that'll come in handy for when I report her.

THEN I'd flip the bird at the one who lugged into my conversation as I leave

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Originally posted by Trollop:
I will borrow you Mrs Trollop to take with you on your next shopping trip....if there are more than three people waiting at each checkout, he finds a manager and makes them open another till Never fails

I just want to die of embarrasment while hes ranting, and if anyone says anything to him he tells them to shut up. 'They all think the same thing, just dont have the balls to do anything about it'.

Funnily enough more people say thanks to him than insult him....

Fat Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoes!