The other day I was at the self-serve checkout at home depot.
For those of you who have not seen this yet... its a checkout
without a cashier. You scan the item and you run your card
and leave when finished.
So, I'm about to scan my last item and as I turn to the scanner
the next guy in line standing less than 1ft away from me holding
his first item over the scanner obviously impatient that I haven't
finished yet.
I not so politely asked him to to back-off and allow me to finish.
I didn't cuss or anything it was basically, "Hey pal, why don't you
give me some room here to finish"

He got very sarcastic with me and was upset with me that I had
spoken to him like that in front of his kids. I replied, "Your
sarcasm is no better"
By this time he still hadn't moved and was still muttering about
what a jerk I am. As I was about to enter my pin number after
swiping my Debit card I asked him again. " Would you mind giving
me some space here... I'm about to enter my pin. All I'm asking sir,
is that you wait by the "wait here" sign like everybody else"
The guy starts freaking out. Telling me I'm messing with the wrong
guy because he's had such a bad week and then threatens to take
it to the parking lot with me!
I said, "After all that noise you made about your kids, now you WANT to get beat up in front of them??!!"

I left so ****ed off and shaking mad... that I forgot to grab the $10
cash back out of the slot. So, not only did this guy ruin my morning...
he probably got my 10 bucks.

Now I realize I could have been way more polite in asking the guy
to move in the first place but I think I was a little taken back
that this isn't standard?? I mean don't we all give people a little
personal space while at the ATM or any other checkout counter?
This guy was standing so close to me I could smell him. It was wierd!!!!

 

ewww....there's nothing worse then someone inside of your "personal space". And the ATMs are very personal. All I want is a little bit of space. It usually happens to me at bars. Now I understand that it may be crowded, and all of the stools are taken and you need to reach to get a drink. But I've had people just straight try and push me away. You think I'm going to get up from relaxing after work so you can get your beer, and after pushing me? NO WAY! I'll slide over, I'll even get up for girls to get in, but when you assume that it's ok to lean on me, get a drink, turn around to give one to friends and continue to lean on me...you'll get yours. I'm a little guy, and don't throw my weight around...but when you're in a bar that I frequent (more like pay the electric bill at), see if the bartender ever comes your way again, whether you're leaning on me or someone else.

a HAIR or politeness goes a long way. Even if you need to continue leaning, but say, "hey, I'm sorry, I'll be out of here in a second", I'll help you get your drinks and maybe even sooner then you normally would.

When did being polite become so overrated?

 

Maybe he wanted you to smell him?

I'm not so polite as you. I would have used the blunt force approach that I have perfected, look him straight in the eye and tell him in no uncertain terms to
Profanity Masking removed ... off.

Usually the first to express a lack of self control will make the other back down.

 

Man, I see this sort of thing happen to myself and others all the time.
I can't help but wonder what someone is thinking when they are standing so close to you in a check out line that I can't get my wallet out of my back pocket without throwing an elbow into them. Which I generally won't appologize for, but rather give them a dirty look.
Manners and common sense are a true rarity these days.
Don't get me started about Southern California drivers and their lack of class, respect and skills.

Have a day.

Jeff

 

I never understood people that stand so close to you in lines. It happens alot too, you are waiting to go through the cashier and you feel people touching you, you look around and there is someone standing right on top of you and they are completely oblivious to the fact that you are being bothered.
Sometimes I feel like dropping something heavy on their foot or maybe a hot coffee on them ( It is usually at the convenience mart I get this weird behavior). I think you ran into a real wack-job, and I hope he uses the ten bucks on condoms, to prevent him sucessfully fathering any more like him.

 

I guess there's no excuse for his behavior, but we all have bad days and really bad weeks. I think you handled it as well as anyone could, I probably would have done the same, maybe a nice 'excuse me' and bump him out of the way.

My mom read this yesterday and I thought it was somewhat similar, Look at the second story Click here

and on a side note, I hate the self check out, I've never had a hassle free checkout with one of those. Mostly because of the weight of the item not being correct and I always feel like I'm stealing something when I walk out

 

Lighten up guys. Every one of you wonders what happened to old fashioned manners but then each of you either advocates violence or profanity as a response to someone who is standing closer than you'd like. Practice what you preach.

 

After my last experience at Albertsons, it will be a long time until I try self checkout again. Many different events will cause it to freeze up and you have to find someone to unlock it. All I was doing is scanning my club card when it stopped. I notice that Kmart took them out because they are not worth the hassle. Home Depot will learn the same thing.

Jim

 

The first time I used self-checkout, I wound up showing an Albertsons employee how to work the dang thing- after it took me a few minutes to figure it out. The second time I used it at Home Depot, at the urging of my wife. Sucker siezed up midstream, and it took them about 10 minutes to get it back online.

Call me old-fashioned or cranky- I won't use them anymore. If they want my money, they can have someone check me out. Cute and blond wouldn't hurt any either.

 

Hahaha great story's about the self check outs, a couple of my buddies were at walmart around christmas time and one of them was planning on buying white out for another friend for school(along with some notebooks and pens), or liquid paper, what ever you want to call it for covering up ink, well when he scanned it it said too find an emoployee to varrify that your 21! So one of them went over and asked polity for some help and she gave them this big attitude about having to wait and there not the only ones so he walked away and she finnally shows up still giving a huge attitude, asked to see some I.D., one of the kids was gonna be 21 around jan 4, maybe 2 weeks later and the women said she didnt know if she could accept so my friends werent so polite and said stuff along the lines off aww man that ruins my night, and well fine the gold paint works better anyways, needless to say he didnt wind up giving white out as one of the gifts. haha I'm not so sure that I would have been polite in the first place, having to be 21 to buy school supplies, and then the women blowing up after polity asking for help, that would have set me right off.

 

I'm not advocating violence or profanity... if someone crowds me, I sure might start squawking and pecking.

Next time you see a group of birds perching on a wire, watch how they space themselves and keep an even distance from each other. If one bird flies in and tries to get between two other birds they start pecking at each other and fighting for their own space. If a bird has some sort of disorder it will surely get pecked until it has to go away. We do the same thing and so do many other species, It is an innate natural way of keeping other animals from attacking, stealing food, or stealing your good resting spot or shelter.

Unfortunately, we can't punch, push or drive other people away from us at a store or we will be arrested. Humans usually try to act "civilized" but sometimes we are off in our own little worlds and the first reaction we may show to another "intruder" is to push them away, yell at them, or punch the cranky bugger in the kisser. All animals tend to follow instinctual patterns that have helped them and their ancestors get thru the day for 1000's of years...and BTW my friends, we still have an inner animal inside that will come out if provoked. So enuf with the liberal thought , peace love and understanding, tell the pushy person behind you,"Back Off!! (from a Yosemite Sam mud flap).

 

> "Hey pal, why don't you give me some room here to finish"

With or without the kids, I would said I was sorry, that it was a mistake, wished you a nice day, and got back in line. Obviously, the guy is an idiot to start or continue a fight with his kids in tow and really is not thinking about them.

When people get that close to me, my first thought is what are they trying to scam.

re:$10
Call Home Depot and get it back. I imagine they have multiple cameras at self check out. If the guy knowingly took your change from an ATM machine he might have committed a Federal crime (kind of iffy on this since it is in a store and not on bank property).

If they refuse to resolve it, call the police, fill out a report, and request they hand over the tapes to the police.

 

It wouldn't work at the HD but if I have to go to an ATM when I;m not in the vehicle, I usually stuff the Glock in my back belt. It is amazing how far people will stand back.

 

It wouldn't work at the HD but if I have to go to an ATM when I;m not in the vehicle, I usually stuff the Glock in my back belt. It is amazing how far people will stand back.

Do ya think!

 

That's weird

When I wear my Clock, nobody seems to care.