Do you wait in long lines?

No.

I would leave in that situation too. About the only lines I wait in are at Disneyland. But, I’ve got that down to a science and don’t generally wait more than 20 minutes.

The only long line I can remember waiting in for the last 10-15 years was in TJMaxx. Went clear to the back of the store. They had 10 cashiers going and the line moved the entire time. It didn't take long after all. Normally I avoid stuff like that.

I am a very experienced line waiter, from the 1980's.....5 hours, 6 hours, 10 hours, overnight....for concert tickets. 

In recent years(meaning pre-pandemic) the most I've wait is about an hour....first people in the line, get the prime seats.

If Steve Perry was going to do a concert and standing in line was the only option for tickets.....I'd wait in line for days (provided I had good line neighbors to save my spot, while I went to the restroom multiple times). 

Probably not. There is a Target near me that usually has one check stand open and the self scan where there are only four registers. If I walk in there and see the common really long line I either just walk out or go look at what I was thinking about to see if I want to order it. I’m not standing in that line. I also won’t wait at restaurants more than like 5 minutes. No thanks. I’ll just go somewhere else or home.

Not if I can help it.

Depends on why I would be in the line. Yes for some things but probably no for most. My old back and osteo dictates how much of that I can do.

Only after an emergency event like a hurricane. Most grocery stores will be closed so if you need something, you're going to wait in line for it.

On a regular day, when online shopping and curbside are available? Nah. Nothing out there worth waiting in a long line for.

For the purchase of everyday goods, no. If you want my money, you have to arrange to take it in a timely fashion. I went to Abercrombie & Fitch when it was popular and the two checkout lines, starting on opposite sides of the store, crossed in the middle. I refused to wait to hand over 3x what the cheaply made garment with the store name plastered on it was worth. My kids were not thrilled with that decision.

We live in a small town where a lot of "townie" types are b*tching about self-checkouts. "They make you do their job, then treat you like a criminal..." I love self-checkouts. The lines are shorter because the technophobes want to be checked out by a human.

I pretty much will only wait in long lines at Disney.

Although, we do have a donut place here that does "pop ups" at the local Farmer's Market, so to make sure we get the donuts, DH and I will be in line at 5:15AM for their 7:30 open. I'm up at 4am usually, so it doesn't mean I'm getting up earlier, I just have to drive there and hang out. DH loves talking to strangers, whereas I would rather just read a book.

We have waited in line for book releases and Funko Pops! though, but I prefer to be first and it's worth it to me (for my anxiety) to spend the time earlier than later.

However, if I'm at Target and don't *need* anything, I'm walking out if there's a long line. I prefer to shop when the store opens.

Right now, no, because I'm having a plantar fasciitis flare-up, and just standing is the worst. I'd rather take a number and pace the room for that same amount of time than to have to stand in a line.

Now, at a store, if I had a cart, it would be okay, because I'd probably be able to walk in place a bit, or lean on the cart and do some PF exercises with the affected foot, ect. 

In terms of patience, then yeah, I have the willingness to stay in along line. Just not the pain tolerance.

However, I really, really hate driving with other people around anymore, so I tend to try my hardest to go anywhere at the quietest times possible, so that sometimes helps reduce drivers on the road, and people in any lines. 

PSA - please do not go to Japan if you cannot stand lining up 🤭🤗

Life is short and so is my patience.  I don't wait in long lines.  Nothing is worth doing that  unless it involves travel.

lol! We did something similar once. We went to go get take-out food and there was a really long line to order. SO got on his phone and did an on-line order. Our food was ready in about the time it would have taken us to wait in line to get to the cash register (I was watching the people we would have been behind).