So today I ran into someone who behaved as if they were the only person in existence.
I'm in a very small store and using the automated check-out. I'm pretty quick at this thing, but I have a stack of items. There's also a long line for the regular check out.
In comes Mrs. Loudmouth who proceeds to stand 1 foot behind me and loom while I'm scanning my purchases. Her little daughter goes skipping around the checkout area, Tra-la-la-la-la, totally ignored by Mrs. Loudmouth. Now, I don't mind hurrying up if I know someone is waiting, but for goodness' sake, she was practically breathing down my neck and was making me nervous by her proximity.
Suddenly, Mrs. Loudmouth gets a phone call. She backs up a few spaces, but then says, "Oh, let me put you on Speaker." She then proceeds to have a very loud and obnoxious conversation with her realtor about her home inspection, what's wrong with the house, and what it will cost to fix. And how much less she can get from her buyers. Mrs. Loudmouth is loud enough that the entire small store can hear both sides of the conversation. She continues to ignore the skipping daughter.
Not to mention she stood there, blocking the self-checkout but not using it.
Admittedly, I could have shown some restraint, but between the crowding and speakerphone conversation, I was quite annoyed. On my way out of the store, I asked the still-ignored skipping daughter, "Is your mommy always this loud and rude?"
I got cursed at by Mrs. Loudmouth, of course. (And probably deserved it, but she deserved it too.)
I'm in a very small store and using the automated check-out. I'm pretty quick at this thing, but I have a stack of items. There's also a long line for the regular check out.
In comes Mrs. Loudmouth who proceeds to stand 1 foot behind me and loom while I'm scanning my purchases. Her little daughter goes skipping around the checkout area, Tra-la-la-la-la, totally ignored by Mrs. Loudmouth. Now, I don't mind hurrying up if I know someone is waiting, but for goodness' sake, she was practically breathing down my neck and was making me nervous by her proximity.
Suddenly, Mrs. Loudmouth gets a phone call. She backs up a few spaces, but then says, "Oh, let me put you on Speaker." She then proceeds to have a very loud and obnoxious conversation with her realtor about her home inspection, what's wrong with the house, and what it will cost to fix. And how much less she can get from her buyers. Mrs. Loudmouth is loud enough that the entire small store can hear both sides of the conversation. She continues to ignore the skipping daughter.
Not to mention she stood there, blocking the self-checkout but not using it.
Admittedly, I could have shown some restraint, but between the crowding and speakerphone conversation, I was quite annoyed. On my way out of the store, I asked the still-ignored skipping daughter, "Is your mommy always this loud and rude?"
I got cursed at by Mrs. Loudmouth, of course. (And probably deserved it, but she deserved it too.)
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