So, on one of my many errands today, I was in the Food (W)hole with a cart full of provisions– not a mountain of shopping (that would come later at Costco), but a fair amount. I was searching for an open line, I found one where the purchase was winding down, so I jumped in. As I’m putting my stuff up on the belt, I notice behind me an older man (60s?) standing behind me holding a carton of self-serve soup and giving me a look of ‘tude.
Now, in my defense, 1) I am (almost) certain that I didn’t cut this guy off in getting to the line; 2) while I clearly had more than him, I did not have an extreme amount of stuff, and 3) I’ve got places to go to0, and hey, you shoulda hustled. Anyway, as this goes along, the dude is still giving me the evil eye (or perhaps I was just projecting that, I’m unsure), so as I was paying, I mumbled something like “Jeez, I guess I should have let you go ahead of me.” Which, to be completely honest, I didn’t really mean– see my previously offered defense.
So I ask you: I wasn’t too big of a jerk here, was I? Or maybe– just maybe– maybe it was the soup guy who was the jerk because he was trying to make me feel bad with his evil stare and sigh! Yeah!
Was there an 8-items-or-fewer lane in the store? Or a service counter where they sell smokes and lotto tickets? If so, he could have gone there.
No smokes and/or lotto at Whole Foods, of course. I understand why he would have come into the same line as me since the 10 items and fewer/less was busy. In any event, he got his soup in the end….
sounds like a jerk. one of those “it’s all about me” types.
The other guy could have behaved like — I don’t know — an adult, maybe, and just asked to go ahead of you instead of going the passive-aggressive route.
Have you not seen “Drag Me to Hell”? Always, always, always appease the old person giving you the evil eye.