3. People that walk slow or don't move out of the way so that you can pass them.
OMG, this is my BIGGEST pet peeve, especially when they stand right in the middle of the sidewalk or aisle so it's impossible to pass them.
Most of my pet peeves have to do with shopping, such as:
1. Self-entitled shopper who either leaves stroller or shopping cart smack dab in the middle of the aisle (and sideways!), sees you or another customer coming, and doesn't move it to the side when someone approaches.
2. Clueless fool who either stands just inside a store entrance or exit while blocking area with his shopping cart.
3. When you're next on line, you wait for one of the cashiers to call you, she finishes with a customer but doesn't call you because she's either straightening the counter or counting money, and the person behind you immediately goes, "NEXT." I actually got into an argument with a customer who did this. I said I wasn't called yet, and he snapped at me that I was wrong for not going immediately; I was supposed to immediately go to a counter as soon as a customer left a checkout stand. Then he tried to skip me precisely because I wasn't going to the counter like he had wanted!
4. Shopper at a store or customer at bank who decides to take well over 10 minutes to get a problem addressed, because they're refusing to understand why the items they picked aren't eligible for discount or because they're having some issue with their food stamps or something.
5. People who don't know how to stand on line. It's supposed to be single-file, like we all learned in kindergarten.
6. Cheaters who go to a warehouse club and "pretend" to have left their card home. There was literally a period of about six months at my local BJs Warehouse Club when every single time I checked out, someone asked to borrow my card.
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jonathan_k80 (6436)
3 years ago
re: #4. A member of my family was a cashier at Target. She was constantly having to explain to customers why they couldn't use certain coupons. A lot of it had to do with the fine print on the coupon itself. It would say "35¢ off 24-ounce bottle." The customer would have the 16-ounce bottle yet would insist on using the coupon. She would point out the fine print but some still couldn't grasp this, or they thought they were still entitled to the discount.
The senior citizens were the worst. They would argue over a 15¢ difference to the point where the store manager would need to be called to settle the dispute.
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RebelBlood (213)
3 years ago
This reminds me of a Reddit story that I heard recently. An elderly man picked out a snack bar at Kmart that was on sale. He had a coupon that would have made it free. Unfortunately the coupon was two years expired. He refused to accept the facts and swung his cane around, destroying the checkout station and assaulting the cashier. He became violent over losing $0.99. Couponers can be crazy.
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jonathan_k80 (6436)
3 years ago
I think obsession with coupons can become a type of sick, compulsive behavior. Just like the people who drive to a store on the opposite side of town because they can save 50¢ on some sale item. Never mind the fact that they just wasted $5.00 in gas to get there. It's the same mindset.
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RebelBlood (213)
3 years ago
I love a bargain but I've learned that some things are worth the extra cash, such as getting household staples at the smaller grocery store instead of waiting another hour to checkout at Walmart on a Sunday.
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3 years ago
OMG, that's a horrible story but I couldn't help but laugh! That's like something out of Bad Grandpa!
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3 years ago
I don't see that type of idiocy in my neck of the woods, thankfully. It's more people not reading the fine print about how there'll be a limit on how many sale items they can buy or about needing to fulfill a threshold. For example, maybe you can only buy two containers of ice cream per visit or you have to spend at minimum $50 to get $10 off on a turkey.
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