How do you deal with queue jumpers?

Buchanan0204

Buchanan0204

Buchanan0204

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It happened to me for the first time a few months back and it really annoyed me. I was in the chemist and this ugly stupid old annoying woman had skipped me. I was pretty annoyed but wasn't sure how to approach it. She blatantly skipped me, there was no misunderstanding about it. She seen I was first in the shop and was clearly in front of her. The queues had sort of split and there wasn't a proper line as there never is in any chemist.

Anyway... Do you make a scene and say out loud to embarass her into giving you your space back? Running the risk of her saying, "no" and you having to suck it up without giving her a left hook.

It's different with small old woman (mid 50's) rough looking! Be better if it was a guy in his 20's, as you wouldn't hesitate to tell him.

OK... you get the picture! So, what do/would you have done?
 
Sneer and "harumph" loudly until she turns round says something like "You got a problem?" then you say "Yeah you".

Yeah I'm also quite terrible in this situation.
 
The only thing I'd realistically do is talk to my fellow queue-ers and talk out loud about "Oh how I love the joys of politely waiting my turn in a formal queue"

Emphasise the politeness of queueing and how its formal nature pleases you.

If you do it often enough she might get the message and even leave the shop!
 
Last time I saw it happened a rough women pushed in front of a early twenties bloke in Spar, he said something like "Urgh, Women." She turned around and started saying all the names under the sun to him, and "You don't know the say I've had!" The quick thinking man behind the till says "Had a bad result from Jeremy Kyle I take it." She left.
 
I usually just say "excuse me, I was ahead of you in the queue". They then apologise as if they didn't know and let me go ahead of them again :)
 
I'm tall and if the person behind the counter has seen what's happened I make the point of talking over whoever skipped the queue in front of me, gotten some quite evil looks from them too.

I've also resorted to "Excuse me I was in the queue" if it happens further back from the counter which usually works. If they're absolute ****s then I tell them straight out something along the lines of "We've all been queueing (best to get the crowd on your side) the end of it is back there..."

Only been in a situation where I didn't want to say anything once or twice when it's been very rough looking druggies barging in.
 
A woman did this at my daughters school. When we collect our children we line up and wait for the kids to come up. This woman just walked up the side and straight to the front of the queue and collected her child. I was not in a good mood at the time and asked if she saw the other 20 people lining up politely in a queue. She muttered something to herself and went on without saying anything.

Ever since then she has queued up like the rest of us.
 
A simple "Excuse me" and if they stare blankly at me "I was here first." If they get fruity after that, they'll get told off :p
 
DaZe said:
I usually just say "excuse me, I was ahead of you in the queue". They then apologise as if they didn't know and let me go ahead of them again :)
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Me - " Excuse me "

Her - Snaps back " Yes I know " ... Reassuring look back at her kids, protesting her innocence.

Me - " If you know, why are you standing in front of me ? "

Her - Blank look

I stopped there but should have asked the kids if they heard mummy say sorry as I certainly didn't. :D

.Done.
 
Shoot first, ask questions later.

I tend to shoute that they are queue jumping, tell em to get to the back and learn manners. Especially enjoyable for looking middle aged women.
 
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