ok just curious....

Is there such a thing as grocery store etiquette? Or is it just me that thinks things are just wrong...

I have been to the same grocery store twice in the last two days. Right about the same time of day, just after dropping the boys off at school. So it was about 9:15am by the time I was going through the checkout line.

Yesterday, I was done paying and was bagging my groceries. Now I didn't have a lot because I knew I would be there again today. I knew there was someone behind me so I was not just lallagagging around... (Is that a word?) Anyway, this lady behind me moves my cart - which is completely out of everyone's way at the end of the belt and past the bags, turned towards the belt so someone could easily use the other side for their cart and to bag their groceries. I bag in both paper and sometimes plastic. So I had a couple things in the plastic bag hanging on the thing, and was pulling more items to put in that bag. This lady pulls my bag off the holder and pulls off a bag for her, goes in front of me and pulls some brown paper bags from underneath and goes back to bag her things while they were still in her cart.... Ok, if she was in a hurry - would of it of been such an inconvenience to say, excuse me, would you mind if I grabbed some bags, I am running late????? Instead, she cuts in front of me to take out the bags. So she was just ticking me off so I put up three paper bags on the belt and one thing in the plastic bag holder so I was taking up as much space as I possibly could.... Seriously - how rude? Then I left the store so wishing I had said something... Are people really that self-centered that they have no clue what is going on around them????

So today - same store, same time, even same register! Hardly anyone in the store. Plenty of registers open. Absolutely no reason for anyone to cut in line or be rude... Right? No... This lady (ok, different lady than from yesterday) looks right at me as I am pulling into a line to unload my cart. Today - more groceries. So when I see someone coming up to the line with fewer items than I have, I offer for them to go ahead of me.... I didn't even have a chance. This lady quickly picked up her pace to get to the line, bumped my cart to the side and pulled in to unload her groceries. I just stood there and said, "Really?" She knew exactly what she did and said nothing. She pays for her groceries and goes to other end to bag. She leaves her cart in the aisle so no one can get by to use the other belt. So I ask her if I could move her cart - she says nothing. So I moved it anyway. She says - "do you mind?" I said, "Actually, I do mind. No one can get by your cart because you are taking up the entire aisle." I was ready with so much more....

I move my cart to the other belt and start bagging my groceries. She is just mumbling away as she bags.. Instead of using the cart - she grabs her bags and walks out of the store. LEAVING HER CART IN THE AISLE!!!! I looked right at her and said, "Really? Could you be anymore inconsiderate?" She just leaves the store...

What is with people these days? Do we not have any consideration for other people? Are we not all busy with our lives - but does that give us the excuse to just be rude?

Anyway, just venting.... Thanks for reading along, if you are still reading... I think there should be a new reality show - Grocery Wars - like that show Parking Wars where they follow the people around who put boots on cars for those people that have so many parking tickets... I could be the host!

Well, hope you are having a happy friday. I am looking forward to tonight - my month to host Bunco. So better get back to making my chili and getting my house finished up.

Til next time...
Laura