Are some people born stupid?

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The reason I ask is that I've just popped down to Sainsbury's, in Stoke, to get a few items like milk, crisps, cheese and whatever. Anyhow, seen as I only had eight items I decided to go to the 'ten items or less' checkout. So, I notice the guy in front has got way more than ten items, more like twenty or so, but seen as I'm not in a rush I put down the 'Next Customer' thing across the conveyor belt and say nothing.

Now this moron turns around and says, "What do you think you're doing, my mates coming with soon with two more baskets to put on?" So, I said "C'mon mate, you've got way more than ten already and this is the ten or less line.", to which he replys "You what, do you want me to knock you the **** out?" Then this guy, he must've been mid twenties, brought up the oldest and most childish cliché ever! He says "right, outside now, if you don't I'll be waiting for you when you do"! I said fair enough, if that's the way you want to play it then it's fine by me.

Funny thing is, when I'd paid for my shopping and went outside he was nowhere to be seen! :mad:
 
Azagoth said:
The reason I ask is that I've just popped down to Sainsbury's, in Stoke, to get a few items like milk, crisps, cheese and whatever. Anyhow, seen as I only had eight items I decided to go to the 'ten items or less' checkout. So, I notice the guy in front has got way more than ten items, more like twenty or so, but seen as I'm not in a rush I put down the 'Next Customer' thing across the conveyor belt and say nothing.

Now this moron turns around and says, "What do you think you're doing, my mates coming with soon with two more baskets to put on?" So, I said "C'mon mate, you've got way more than ten already and this is the ten or less line.", to which he replys "You what, do you want me to knock you the **** out?" Then this guy, he must've been mid twenties, brought up the oldest and most childish cliché ever! He says "right, outside now, if you don't I'll be waiting for you when you do"! I said fair enough, if that's the way you want to play it then it's fine by me.

Funny thing is, when I'd paid for my shopping and went outside he was nowhere to be seen! :mad:

bet you pooped it :p
 
I absolutely *hate* that. Had someone get moody with me about it in the past, until several other people and the shop assistant stepped in and said "Actually, he's right. You've got far too many items" and he turned beetroot purple with embarrassment and just stormed off not buying a thing.
 
salami1212 said:
lol, would you have fought him? or ran with your shopping

Depends really. If he'd have started really kicking off then there's not much you can do but stand and fight.
 
I used to enjoy trying to sneak 11 or 12 items through the 10 items or less lane.

Good 'Alice Donut' song if you can find it on the net, 'Consumer Decency'.
 
"He who runs away, lives to fight another day".......apparently.

...I would've just laughed at them
This probably would have made him bright red, either with embarrassment or rage...hopefully the 1st, so that he just storms off. ;)
 
I hate those self service lanes with the dumb ass people who can't even follow the instructions:

Customer: Swipes item

Machine: £2.49, please place the item in the bagging area!

Customer: Still clutching item above in hand, tries swipping next item.

Machine: Invalid item in the bagging area, please remove this item and swipe again.

Customer: Looks at machine like an ape, scratches head.

These used to be a good idea, all the old people were scared ******** of using them because it was a computer and even looking at it the wrong way would blow up the supermarket. Now they are gaining confidence and slowing the bloody queues down.

Had one woman walk up the 1 out of 4 of these self service checkouts the other day, right past the queue of 5 people - me being at front.

Her face when I said, excuse me but there is one queue for all the checkouts.
 
quick scissor kick to the temples good night my friend...
yeh there are a lot of jebends here in stoke :( you know the police station round the back of sainsbury's is hardly ever open, like 9 till 4 ridiculous
 
Im going home to make some cheese on toast, would you get in the way of a man and his cheese on toast?

Thought not, now get out the way you ****ing moron
 
Mekrel said:
I hate those self service lanes with the dumb ass people who can't even follow the instructions:

Customer: Swipes item

Machine: £2.49, please place the item in the bagging area!

Customer: Still clutching item above in hand, tries swipping next item.

Machine: Invalid item in the bagging area, please remove this item and swipe again.

Customer: Looks at machine like an ape, scratches head.

These used to be a good idea, all the old people were scared ******** of using them because it was a computer and even looking at it the wrong way would blow up the supermarket. Now they are gaining confidence and slowing the bloody queues down.

Had one woman walk up the 1 out of 4 of these self service checkouts the other day, right past the queue of 5 people - me being at front.

Her face when I said, excuse me but there is one queue for all the checkouts.

Problem with those self serve things is that in the majority of stores they just_don't_work. I don't know what ability the stores have to adjust settings or sensitivity on them because some work fantastically and some stop you and tell you to place the item in the bagging area when it's been sat there for ages. Other ones tell you to ask for assistance on every item.

I have used a few that work flawlessly so I'm guessing the stores are able to change settings because the systems themselves are identical.
 
The ones in Tesco work really well I find, the ones in ASDA are the ones which take ages to register that you have actually placed the item in the bagging area.
 
collisster said:
quick scissor kick to the temples good night my friend...
yeh there are a lot of jebends here in stoke :( you know the police station round the back of sainsbury's is hardly ever open, like 9 till 4 ridiculous

Yeah, they have an intercom to Stafford police station for those "out of hours emergency's". I kid you not!
 
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