The Art of Shopping Etiquette
Have you ever gone to the grocery store feeling blissful and at ease only to come out of the store snarling and moody, ready to go off on someone like a loose cannon? I know I have. When shopping at the grocery store, do you really think it’s that difficult to move your cart aside and let other people go by? Sometimes, it is almost as if people feel they are royalty and need not to respond to you when you say “excuse me, please.” This of course has no effect until you voice it loudly and with a touch of attitude; only then do people actually make the effort to move.
For a moment you feel satisfied, but then it happens. You are met by their gaze, a face immersed in disgust and disbelief. How dare you address them using a tone that is anything less than perfectly pleasant?
Or perhaps you have had the pleasure of experiencing the I am going to read everything on the food label before taking an extra 5 minutes to decide whether or not I want to place said item in my cart people. I must admit, I am absolutely one of those people, BUT what seems to be the difference between me and the rest of the group is that the word courteous is incorporated into my vocabulary. Is it really that hard to step aside while reading the food labels when you know someone is behind you trying to look at the product you’re standing in the way of? Come on people, let’s be a little bit more courteous and thoughtful toward one another and move out of the damn way. Perhaps if we did just that, there would be a lesser feeling of wanting to explode like a nuclear bomb after an average trip to the grocery store.
Alright that’s enough for now; I’m off to the store.
Kaylie
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I so hate when two women meet up and they decide to have a chat right in the middle of an aisle and the only thing that will separate them is an nuclear blast. My problem is that I am too polite to push them out of the way and they will not respond to a quiet ‘excuse me please’.
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November 6th, 2008 at 12:56 am -
This post was spot on. I ended up (under duress) at the grocery store at 5:00 PM yesterday evening. Primetime, Rush Hour, the time when people finish their day at work, and their kids are done with soccer practice. It was bad news, there were several instances of people leaving their carts in my way with full knowledge that I was headed in that direction. I almost rammed one of them just to send a message, but I am a civilized person, so I refrained.
@Sire-
That sir is brilliant, I knew there was something missing and you hit the nail on the head. There’s nothing worse than when they create a complete bottleneck in the aisle, and both look at you as if you’re the odd one for wanting to get through…Jason L’Monaco’s last blog post..The Art of Shopping Etiquette
November 6th, 2008 at 1:08 am -
Many, many years ago some old lady was pushing her cart around the grocery store. She banged her cart into the back of my ankles. I asked her to be more careful and believe it or not she did it again!
Unfortunately for her I snapped, turned her cart upside down and dumped her groceries all over the floor. She stood there with her mouth open until security came!
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November 10th, 2008 at 11:06 am -
@Jason, man, that would have been something to see. I reckon I could have got me some good YouTube hits with a clip like that. What did security do?
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November 10th, 2008 at 4:09 pm -
I think you mean @Rex
Jason L´Monaco’s last blog post..I’LL Tell YOU When to CrossNovember 10th, 2008 at 4:22 pm -
I was just about to post that….it looks like the little tab at the bottom of the comment box wasn’t displaying the right version (dreamweaver keeps replacing that file with an old version every time I edit code on LTMB…can’t figure out why)
Problem fixed for now, sorry for any confusion.
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November 10th, 2008 at 4:24 pm -
Actually, I’m going the opposite. I love going to the grocery store, and I’ve always left feeling better than I did going in. I don’t know why, but even those people who kind of get in my way don’t seem to bother me.
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November 16th, 2008 at 10:02 pm -
Mitch your kidding me? How on earth can any manlike shopping? It’s unnatural.
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November 16th, 2008 at 11:14 pm -
Sire, I’m afraid I’m guilty of the same, although not for groceries…I haven’t the patience for that. I do like shopping for other things though, if they’re for me
November 16th, 2008 at 11:25 pm -
Nah; it’s just that men like shopping for different stuff. Put us in a technology store and we go nuts. Videos, well, maybe not so much anymore, but back in the day, shopping for movies that you could actually watch in your own home was fantastic.
As for grocery shopping, man, I can’t think of a better thrill, especially when I go without a list. There’s just so many choices of things you can buy, and I love variety. Of course, our grocery stores are massive, and I just like to roam around, talking out loud, and, oddly enough, if I weren’t married, women just seem to want to talk to you when you’re having fun in a grocery store.
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November 16th, 2008 at 11:26 pm -
@ mitch-
let me give you an excuse to go to the grocery store then… you can do my grocery shopping for me :pKaylie Bristol’s last blog post..Bumper Stickers, and Why I Loathe Them
November 16th, 2008 at 11:32 pm -
OK, I can understand wanting to go shopping in summer if I wanted to check out the scantily clad sheilas, but other than that I only go if I have to, and I know exactly what I want and I am in and out like you wouldn’t believe.
@Kaylie, I suppose there is no point in asking you to do my shopping?
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November 16th, 2008 at 11:39 pm -
Kaylee, if you lived closer and were willing to not only pay me, but go potluck on what I might purchase for you, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
Mitch’s last blog post..Music Sites You May Not Know AboutNovember 16th, 2008 at 11:41 pm -
@sire - only if you want damaged groceries….
@mitch- ever thought about working for peapod?
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November 16th, 2008 at 11:47 pm -
I’m afraid I don’t know what Peapod is?
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November 17th, 2008 at 12:01 am -
its an online grocery store that delivers your food to you
P.S. someone once told me that google is my best friend- I will now pass on that statement to you
Kaylie Bristol’s last blog post..Bumper Stickers, and Why I Loathe ThemNovember 17th, 2008 at 12:05 am -
@Kaylie- for someone who lives by the 3 second rule, I reckon I can live with damaged groceries, as long as you promise not to spit in the pasta sauce. Actually that won’t be a problem as I make my own.
Sire’s last blog post..Wassup’s Bloggers Forum Adding To The Blogging ExperienceNovember 17th, 2008 at 12:07 am -
I just looked it up; they’re not in this area, which explains why I never heard of them.
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November 17th, 2008 at 12:38 am -
@Sire, you Aussies are a classy bunch, here in the USA we use the 5 second rule, likely because we’re all overweight and can’t stomach (pardon the pun) the idea of wasting food.
P.S. Thanks for the awesome post on LoadofBullshit.com!
November 17th, 2008 at 12:53 am -
Yep, wasting food is almost as bad as spilling beer. The thing about beer is it’s a little unbecoming licking it up off the floor, although I wouldn’t put it past some people trying.
As for the post, the pleasure was all mine. I was just itching to use the word bitch in one of my posts.
Sire’s last blog post..Blogging! It’s All About PresentationNovember 17th, 2008 at 1:02 am -
A few years ago I was kicked out of a Meijer store for telling a fat man that if he kept blocking the isle I would tip him over and roll him out of the way. He went and told a manager and I had to wait in the car for my wife to finish shopping. It wasn’t the right thing to do but this guy wouldn’t even try to let anyone by him.
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January 1st, 2009 at 12:28 am -
Heck Brian, that would have been quite a sight. What did your wife have to say about the situation?
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January 1st, 2009 at 5:03 am -
Hey Sire, she was embarrassed and now she has something to tell the Grand Kids when they get older
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LOL, I bet you it was an experience she probably won’t forget in a long while.
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