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I went to the local Winco for some groceries last night. It's a western US chain of warehouse style supermarkets that's open 24 hours. The front of the store is structured so you have to walk down an asle with stuff on sale before getting to the main body of the store. The entrance to the first asle is on the left, and the checkstand exit area is on the right. The closed checkstands are blocked with a sliding barrier that locks in place.
I grab a cart from the cart storage area in the entryway and head inside. This was around 11 PM, so there were only a few people going in and out. The first asle was closed while an employee was driving a forklift around retrieving stock from pallets on racks against the wall. The barrier on the closest checkstand was drawn back so customers could go through the lane directly into the main part of the store.
SC was standing in the checkstand exit area when I entered and went into the detour route ahead of me. I followed him into the lane, and he stops right at the register and starts going through his pockets. It's too narrow for me to go around.
Thinking SC wasn't aware someone was behind him, I (very politely) said, "Excuse me." He just keeps standing there going through his pockets. So I said it again, this time a little louder thinking he was hard of hearing. After a full minute, he turns around and glares at me, so I explain "You're blocking the only way through."
At this point there's someone behind me, so SC finally walks the 10 feet so people can get by. As I walk past, SC goes, "I was doing something." to which I responded, "Then don't stop where you block the only way into the store." Then SC says, "I'll stop wherever I want, MA'AM." and walks off. I suck at coming up with witty responses on the fly, so I just said, "What an asshole."
There was plenty of room where he was standing before I came in, and in the center asle just on the other side of the checkstand. But SC couldn't take care of whatever he was doing where he wasn't in anyone's way, he just had to stop in the one 20 foot stretch in the entire store where no one could go around him. I'm sure he did it on purpose just to be a jerk. This wasn't a young punk, either. It was a guy in his 60s at least.
Guess it just goes to show rude, inconsiderate douchebags come in all ages. If I see him again, I'm just going to run over him with my cart.
I grab a cart from the cart storage area in the entryway and head inside. This was around 11 PM, so there were only a few people going in and out. The first asle was closed while an employee was driving a forklift around retrieving stock from pallets on racks against the wall. The barrier on the closest checkstand was drawn back so customers could go through the lane directly into the main part of the store.
SC was standing in the checkstand exit area when I entered and went into the detour route ahead of me. I followed him into the lane, and he stops right at the register and starts going through his pockets. It's too narrow for me to go around.
Thinking SC wasn't aware someone was behind him, I (very politely) said, "Excuse me." He just keeps standing there going through his pockets. So I said it again, this time a little louder thinking he was hard of hearing. After a full minute, he turns around and glares at me, so I explain "You're blocking the only way through."
At this point there's someone behind me, so SC finally walks the 10 feet so people can get by. As I walk past, SC goes, "I was doing something." to which I responded, "Then don't stop where you block the only way into the store." Then SC says, "I'll stop wherever I want, MA'AM." and walks off. I suck at coming up with witty responses on the fly, so I just said, "What an asshole."
There was plenty of room where he was standing before I came in, and in the center asle just on the other side of the checkstand. But SC couldn't take care of whatever he was doing where he wasn't in anyone's way, he just had to stop in the one 20 foot stretch in the entire store where no one could go around him. I'm sure he did it on purpose just to be a jerk. This wasn't a young punk, either. It was a guy in his 60s at least.
Guess it just goes to show rude, inconsiderate douchebags come in all ages. If I see him again, I'm just going to run over him with my cart.
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