lifesavacation
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I wouldn't bother me if someone cut in line at Costco. I would probably think the person did it unintentionally or was in a big hurry.
But in your op your analogy was to driving...that started the veering.
I think the OP is very on edge. She verbally dresses down a jerk at Costco and then dresses down the posters here that don't discuss exactly what she wants discussed. I hope she feels better venting here in a safe place. But she needs to realize that if she starts telling people what they can post, she is going to get push back.
Hoping whatever is going on that is stressing her gets resolved soon
I wouldn't bother me if someone cut in line at Costco. I would probably think the person did it unintentionally or was in a big hurry.
Okay, I respect your opinion. In my case it was not unintentional as how do you end up almost first in a line with about 20 carts behind you without realizing it. As for being in a hurry well we all had better things to do than wait in line on a Saturday afternoon.
So OP........ sorry your vent here turned out as stressful as the Costco experience.
The whole world just seems on edge lately.
Yeah it just would not have bothered me. Cut in front of me at Disneyland, though, and that most definitely would annoy me.
Ok so for the Costco part. I live in crazy old people land (otherwise known as Southern FL) sometimes our Costco runs out of milk in "season" because the trucks literally cannot pull up to deliver because of how people have parked. Having said that - I have waited in some stupid long lines to checkout (why oh why don't they have an express lane?) but never had to wait 20 minutes to have my reciept checked and get out the door. At the worse of times it's maybe 2 minutes. But it can get pretty confusing since there are about 15 lines "merging" into two lanes for the receipt checkers lines. I would be pretty mad if I had to wait that long after checking out but if someone cut me off I would chalk it up to the confusing and very small merge area between the lanes and the door and just let it go.
Probably complain about it when I got home though.
We waited 20 minutes just to get to the cash to pay and then were faced with a second long line to get the receipt checked. The second line was 2 lanes and was quite long with about 20 people in each lane moving slowly.
As we were about 2 people from the receipt checker in the front I noticed him casually pushing his cart trying to find an opening which he did in front of me. No doubt in my mind he knew what he was doing.
How long does it take your people to check receipts? In our Costco, they glance at the receipt, glance at the cart, and then mark the receipt. 30 seconds tops. So, at least in our Costco, the guy cutting in front would have cost me 30 seconds. Not enough to get upset about.We waited 20 minutes just to get to the cash to pay and then were faced with a second long line to get the receipt checked. The second line was 2 lanes and was quite long with about 20 people in each lane moving slowly.
As we were about 2 people from the receipt checker in the front I noticed him casually pushing his cart trying to find an opening which he did in front of me. No doubt in my mind he knew what he was doing.
This may depend on where each poster lives. Where I'm from, if someone cut in front of you like that, odds are good it would be unintentional. Where I live, there's little doubt that they were just rude & thought they were too special to stand in line like everyone else.Okay, I respect your opinion. In my case it was not unintentional as how do you end up almost first in a line with about 20 carts behind you without realizing it. As for being in a hurry well we all had better things to do than wait in line on a Saturday afternoon.
That's funny & shows that we're all different. I look past more on vacation than I do at home. It could have something to do with the fact that most people here seem to have no patience & try to take advantage of those of us who have a little patience.Yeah it just would not have bothered me. Cut in front of me at Disneyland, though, and that most definitely would annoy me.
How long does it take your people to check receipts? In our Costco, they glance at the receipt, glance at the cart, and then mark the receipt. 30 seconds tops. So, at least in our Costco, the guy cutting in front would have cost me 30 seconds. Not enough to get upset about.
I am confused. Rather than being passive aggressive and talking loudly amongst yourselves about how you "hate line cutters" and then escalating an argument, why didn't you just politely say to him "Excuse me sir, I am not sure you are aware, but the end of the line is back there?" You could have given him an out to save face and go to the end of the line. Passive aggressiveness does usually put the other person on the defensive and will escalate tensions as you witnessed.
OP. If your entire family loses their cool for one line cutter I urge you never to go to Paris. I don't consider freaking out about a line cutter any different than a road rage incident. It's just not worth the aggravation to be "right". There's always going to be one in the crowd (unless you are in Paris). Do you really want to lower yourselves to start fighting with some dude at Costco?