A story to share....lol

[mother_of_8]

I have to share something that happened the other day when my friend and I were shopping at Giant Eagle. There was an older gentleman in line behind my friend, she did 2 seperate transactions. SMALL transactions! He was so aggrevated that she was using coupons, so he plopped himself down on the floor sittinng idian style with his arms crossed pouting like a baby! Can you believe that?!?!?! All she had in her orders were 4 swansons broths, and 4 cambells selects and 4 bc cookie pouches and of course the cake pan. The cashier was speechless, I was in a different line, and unfortunately didn't get to witness this,lol.....But for a grown man to act like that, come on.

[FunnyFace]

LOL, think that is exactly what I would have done if I witnessed that. I sure wouldn't want to be married to that guy even if I didn't coupon. :-/

[moonbeam747]

Like my father used to say..."They never quit making a-holes, do they?":giggle2:

[sandmike123]

wow that is crazy.... Especially since she was doing small orders. If I am doing a lot of multiple transactions or a huge order I always tell the person behind me that it will be awhile. Most people usually stay there to see how much I saved, some thnak me for letting them know and move on to another line, and a few have huffed away. But I have never witnessed anything like that.

[luvcpns]

Your friend should have yelled "Clean up on register ??"......:biggrin:

On a different note, I always make my husband stand behind my cart while I do the transactions, so he can block me, lol :hysterical:

[mother_of_8]

Your friend should have yelled "Clean up on register ??"......:biggrin:

On a different note, I always make my husband stand behind my cart while I do the transactions, so he can block me, lol :hysterical:

lol lol lol lol

[petergabrielfan]

:shrug7:Wow, that is just weird. People can be so strange.

[jmupole1]

That is so funny. Maybe he didn't take his meds that day lol...People just get wierder and wierder.

[puakinikini]

It is amazing to mne the way people act when they feel they have been inconvenienced in any way - however, slight. Although I wasn't there, from the description, I think that man needs to slow down his life a little, if he has to act like that in response to such a small delay in time.

[jen276here]

I think I would have said something like - sure, get comfortable, I may be a while! - and then went about my business....people are strange!

[Weinergirl]

Seriously, he should have gone through the express line if he was in such a dang hurry!

[petergabrielfan]

Seriously, he should have gone through the express line if he was in such a dang hurry!
He was in such a hurry, but I always find THOSE are the people who go through the 10 items or less lane with $367 worth of groceries and stand there staring off into space while being rung up. Then they decide to root through their bag for a coupon that they might have (that expired 4 months ago). Those are also the same people who decide to write a check and can't find the checkbook or a pen after standing there doing nothing while their groceries were being rung up! :wink7::hysterical:

[jen276here]

He was in such a hurry, but I always find THOSE are the people who go through the 10 items or less lane with $367 worth of groceries and stand there staring off into space while being rung up. Then they decide to root through their bag for a coupon that they might have (that expired 4 months ago). Those are also the same people who decide to write a check and can't find the checkbook or a pen after standing there doing nothing while their groceries were being rung up! :wink7::hysterical:


Oh - so that was you standing behind me??? :hysterical:

j/k - I know better than to stare into space! I do something productive like talk on my cell phone! :giggle2:

[petergabrielfan]

:hysterical: @ Jen!

[csthedays]

ROFLMAO!!!!! I can only imagine what his reaction would have been to getting behind me and my 40 soups, 20 veggies, 4 cookies, 1 pan, 2 pumpkin carvers, and 44 coupons today!!!

me: :shopping11: Him: :impatient77: me: :coupons1: him: :panic1::mad77: me: :razz45:

[cheapchick]

How old was he if he was able to sit on the floor? And why oh why didn't somebody whip out a camera?! LOL! Gosh darnit! He would have made a good avatar!

I always give people the *warning* and let them decide if they want to stay too!

[shelleyf]

I was at Walmart about a month ago and their was an older man behind me in line. The cashier told him he might want to go to another line because it was going to take awhile. I had about 60 items and 60 coupons...lol He said NO I AM STAYING RIGHT HERE! and then he cussed and pouted and KICKED real hard in front of the register. He was very close to me and I was a little scared he might hit me! The cashier told him stop sir and he said no. She screamed for them to call security and he said that is ridiculous. He calmed down a little bit and gave me a very angry look. Then he said "Do you really need to use ALL THOSE COUPONS? in a very mean, sarcastic tone, very loud too. I said Yes and laughed. LOL My husband would have been their so quickly if he would have hit me.

[stacyloucks]

Your friend should have yelled "Clean up on register ??"......:biggrin:

On a different note, I always make my husband stand behind my cart while I do the transactions, so he can block me, lol :hysterical:


:hysterical::hysterical: Oh did I ever need to hear that story tonight. I sometimes feel uncomfortable when I hold up the line. I am always very organized and the only delay is actually the ringing through of the coupons.

The "clean up on register..." That would be beyond hillarious! If I could get up the nerve, I would have whipped out my cell phone and taken a picture of him. Then he'd be a documented a$$ and I think that would have completely thrown him for a loop.

OP Thanks for sharing this... Still laughing!

[TerryTerrific]

I was at Walmart about a month ago and their was an older man behind me in line.

The cashier told him he might want to go to another line because it was going to take awhile. I had about 60 items and 60 coupons...lol He said NO I AM STAYING RIGHT HERE! and then he cussed and pouted and KICKED real hard in front of the register.

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I call that 'having kittens.'

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I no longer warn the customers that get in line behind me because they would always take it the wrong way.

Instead, I have my act, my items, my coupons, and my money at the ready (to rock-n-roll).

I say nothing to the fellow customer instead I hope that they are ready for an education on how to shop.

I also say to myself, "They are the one that got in line behind me."

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I do let customers go ahead of me if they have a couple items.

In fact I have been known to let four people in a row go a head of me.

Sometimes they have to pinch themselves because they cannot believe that they are soooo lucky.

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I prefer to shop when the store is not busy since I have the whole store (please move your shopping cart so that I can ge by) to myself and no long lines at the checkout.

When the store is busy, I consider myself lucky when I choose a shopping cart that is noisy ...

That is so everyone can hear me coming and get out of my cotton pickin' way!

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Terence in Brook park, oHIo

[cheapchick]

I no longer warn the customers that get in line behind me because they would always take it the wrong way.

Instead, I have my act, my items, my coupons, and my money at the ready (to rock-n-roll).

I say nothing to the fellow customer instead I hope that they are ready for an education on how to shop.

I also say to myself, "They are the one that got in line behind me."


I do let customers go ahead of me if they have a couple items.

In fact I have been known to let four people in a row go a head of me.

Sometimes they have to pinch themselves because they cannot believe that they are soooo lucky.


I prefer to shop when the store is not busy since I have the whole store (please move your shopping cart so that I can ge by) to myself and no long lines at the checkout.

When the store is busy, I consider myself lucky when I choose a shopping cart that is noisy ...

That is so everyone can hear me coming and get out of my cotton pickin' way!

Terence in Brook park, oHIo


Hast thou considered wearing a shirt or perhaps sign of some sort with writing on the back that would indicate to your fellow shoppers that they are in the midst of an "Extreme Couponer"? Or carrying a bullhorn? :wink7:

I usually use the line "I'm going to have issues" to warn the person behind me...I tell them I "beep" a lot. For some reason I also cause the registers at Kmart to freeze up...:sad: but at least I warn them! :giggle2:

[majestynoel]

My favorite is when you nicely tell the person behind you.. it's going to be a few minutes you may have faster service at another line and they respond "oh I am in no hurry".. then 5 min. later.. they are huffin and puffin and tappin toes and whatever else. I always just laugh to myself... I TOLD YOU!!!!

[majestynoel]

Hast thou considered wearing a shirt or perhaps sign of some sort with writing on the back that would indicate to your fellow shoppers that they are in the midst of an "Extreme Couponer"? Or carrying a bullhorn? :wink7:



:hysterical: This made me laugh..i sooo need a shirt that has it on it. If it's on the back they will have warning from behind in line as you load your stuff up. Under that it should say... "you have been warned!" hahahaha

[mother_of_8]

:hysterical: This made me laugh..i sooo need a shirt that has it on it. If it's on the back they will have warning from behind in line as you load your stuff up. Under that it should say... "you have been warned!" hahahaha

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