Grocery store etiquette

Maybe shopping carts should be equipped with little horns, beep-beep, or little bells like we used to have on our bicycles, jing-jing? Or a recorded message saying: "Excuse me, when the hell do you think you'll be getting out of the way?"

I think I'll invent something along those lines, market on TV info-mercials and sell 2 for one, just pay extra shipping and handling. Hee hee.
 
debodun said:
My impression is that she was so self absorbed that she was totally clueless that I was even there until I stopped her cart with my hand. He expression didn't change and she said nothing. After my business in the store, I went to the bank which is close to the store. When I came out of the bank, I saw this woman just coming out of the store, so whatever she had to do took more than a few minutes. Maybe she gets away with this type of behavior elsewhere because people feel sorry for her being an old woman, but that doesn't wash with me - everyone must wait their chronological turn.
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Then yes, you did the right thing. And if it was totally a matter of her spacing out, she should have and would have immediately apologized to you. It sounds more like deliberate inconsiderate behavior to me.
 
Bee said:
Crikey Mike, that is the first time I have heard that story, that poor man............................thankgoodness I never witnessed any customers getting that aggressive.
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I remember reading this story at the time (2013)...apparently this woman was very aggressive according to eye witnesses.....her trial is set for April 7th this year...

In this link the woman with her back to the door is the attacker..


http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co....date_set_for_alleged_M_S_trolley_rage_killer/
 
AZ Jim said:
We have Safeway deliver our groceries. Order delivery any 1 hour time frame any day including same day. Usually the delivery calls for $150 and free delivery if you buy 5 items on their special list. We get fresh food, you can even leave instructions on individual items (bananas not quite ripe, might be one), the truck has a freezer, a huge refer and a unchilled compartment, the driver delivers right to the kitchen. No hassles, no tips (prohibited), no rude people....We love it.
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There is supermarket delivery in much of the UK, but not where I live. And I prefer to do my own shopping.
 
Thanks for that Holly, I know supermarket shopping isn't the best of things to do but to get that aggressive defies explanation.
 
Absolutely Bee...and although it shouldn't happen anywhere at all..to happen in M&S just seems so much more unexpected..


I can have my groceries delivered any time I like from a whole bunch of different supermarkets ...but much as I hate grocery shopping, I prefer to see and feel what I'm buying for myself...
 
I agree about M&S, that is the last place you would expect something like that.

I have had several home deliveries and have always been satisfied but now I shop mostly at Lidls and save money.
 
Ameriscot said:
There is supermarket delivery in much of the UK, but not where I live. And I prefer to do my own shopping.
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My wife just can't do it anymore, sight and balance problems. She hasn't been able to drive in a year, so I chauffeur but I don't do well in grocery stores so this works great for us. We have never been disappointed with Safeway delivery.
 
Just had to say this. I had recently just walked into local grocery store; had wheeled out a cart; was standing there wiping off the handle before going into the store to shop; a man came up to me and put his hand on the handle of this cart and said "do you mind if I take this?" Can you believe this?!!! I told him "No. You can get another one (I was pointing to the other hundred or so carts). I am using this one." He walked away and got one. Can anyone explain this to me?
 
AZ Jim said:
My wife just can't do it anymore, sight and balance problems. She hasn't been able to drive in a year, so I chauffeur but I don't do well in grocery stores so this works great for us. We have never been disappointed with Safeway delivery.
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That's good that it works for you. My husband forgets half the stuff if he goes shopping, so it's my job. During the short time I lived in London I ordered groceries online and wasn't pleased with the condition of a lot of fruit and veg.
 
crochet lady said:
Just had to say this. I had recently just walked into local grocery store; had wheeled out a cart; was standing there wiping off the handle before going into the store to shop; a man came up to me and put his hand on the handle of this cart and said "do you mind if I take this?" Can you believe this?!!! I told him "No. You can get another one (I was pointing to the other hundred or so carts). I am using this one." He walked away and got one. Can anyone explain this to me?
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I can explain it. He's a lazy idiot.
 
crochet lady said:
Just had to say this. I had recently just walked into local grocery store; had wheeled out a cart; was standing there wiping off the handle before going into the store to shop; a man came up to me and put his hand on the handle of this cart and said "do you mind if I take this?" Can you believe this?!!! I told him "No. You can get another one (I was pointing to the other hundred or so carts). I am using this one." He walked away and got one. Can anyone explain this to me?
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Perhaps he thought you were returning it ..rather than taking it
 
RadishRose said:
Maybe shopping carts should be equipped with little horns, beep-beep, or little bells like we used to have on our bicycles, jing-jing? Or a recorded message saying: "Excuse me, when the hell do you think you'll be getting out of the way?"

I think I'll invent something along those lines, market on TV info-mercials and sell 2 for one, just pay extra shipping and handling. Hee hee.
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What a terrific idea, RadishRose!
Why not avoid all the drama and shop early in the morning when car park and store aisles are still empty? Works for me!
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A good thing to do when people decide to "hold conventions" in the middle of the aisle is wait about 4 seconds and then loudly proclaim "Beep Beep, I'm a Jeep" and they always look at you surprised and get out of the way. I NEVER do that to the elderly though. Where I shop down in the valley whole families complete with aunts and cousins all go to the store together and then run across their friends and decide to stop and visit for awhile. I love how some ethnic groups are so family oriented and friendly BUT I don't appreciate it at the grocery store.
 
Glinda said:
Usually people wipe off the handle when they first take the cart, not when they return it. I agree with Ameriscot. He's a lazy idiot.
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That's definitely an American thing. My sister's supermarkets have hand gel dispensers, and antibact wipes all over the store. We don't have those here and I've never seen anyone wipe of the handle.
 
Yes, indeed, you absolutely did the right thing. When it comes to waiting in line, the culture of the entire country is "first come, first served". I am an "older person" and I never push ahead of someone in line, nor does anyone I know. I have no trouble grocery shopping, but at the pharmacy counter I ofter encounter a person who seemingly is never going to end a conversation with the pharmacist. I don't have the patience the store employee seems to have, but there is really no option here although the manager usually has the good judgment to send another person to the checkout counter to relieve the stress. We must endure many inconveniences, but allowing a rude person to jump ahead of us is not one of them.
 
I use the wipes for my carts whenever available. I agree with HollyDolly, it's possible he was just spaced out and thought she was done with the cart, might have been an innocent mistake.
 

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