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Post by malibou on Aug 28, 2015 16:37:55 GMT
Well, if it were so crowded, how is it that Jessica had her stuff on the belt and managed to escape to get her eggs with no one in line behind her. I think Bobby might be the impatient asshole.
Hope things are going well for you compwalla.
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Aug 28, 2015 16:39:51 GMT
My vote is for Jessica.
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Post by gar on Aug 28, 2015 16:43:43 GMT
It depends...did Jessica have enough stuff on the belt for the cashier to ring up while she was getting the eggs? If yes and she gets back with the eggs without pausing the cashier I would be okay with that and Bobby is the asshole. However, if she put only a few items on and the cashier had to wait for her to get back then I would be frustrated with Jessica. That. If the cashier could have started processing Jessica's stuff she may well have got back in time.
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Post by LauraTen on Aug 28, 2015 16:45:03 GMT
Jessica thinks its all about her. Well it's not.
Bobby could have waited a second or two.
Was the cashier not aware of the what was going on?
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 28, 2015 16:47:22 GMT
Jessica. Even though in this case, she got back in time, how did Bobby know that? For all he knew, she could have abandoned her cart. Exactly, how the heck does he know that Jessica just ran to get eggs and would be right back??? You forget something it's on you, not everyone around you to wait for you or wonder when or if you are coming back. People leave crap in different aisles of the grocery store all the time. They also forgot their wallet or have to leave with a child or emergency. How does he know where the heck Jessica is and if she will be 'right back'. Jessica needs to remember everything isn't all about her. If she makes a mistake by forgetting her eggs then she needs to finish the transaction she is doing and come back for them on her time.
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Post by scrapsotime on Aug 28, 2015 16:48:11 GMT
Jessica
I've been a cashier. I would not have started ringing up a customers order if they were not there.
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 28, 2015 16:49:12 GMT
Jessica, absolutely. There is no way of knowing how long Jessica will be gone. Bobby did what I would have done. Keep the checking out moving along.
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Post by peatlejuice on Aug 28, 2015 16:50:53 GMT
As desctibed, it sounds like Bobby waited a decent amount of time before moving Jessica's items. If it is taking Jessica that long to just get eggs, then that's on her. I vote Jessica to be the rude one.
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Post by delila on Aug 28, 2015 16:53:07 GMT
Were you at HEB? That place is crazy busy always!!!
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Post by momof3pits on Aug 28, 2015 16:55:09 GMT
Jessica
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Post by Regina Phalange on Aug 28, 2015 16:56:33 GMT
Setting the scene: grocery store at the most wicked busy time --right after work. Lines three or four carts deep at every open checkout. Bobby gets in line at a checkstand and after a moment notices the cart in front of him has no person with it. About half the stuff is on the belt. Another customer is ahead of the customer-less cart. Bobby looks around for the person who is absent. Can't see anyone. When the customer ahead is nearly done paying, Bobby shoves the cart out of the way, pushes the loaded items back to the start of the belt, puts the divider in front of that stuff, and loads his stuff onto the belt. Jessica comes to the checkstand with her eggs in hand - she only needed to grab that one thing she forgot - and gets upset about Bobby moving her stuff back. Says line cutting is wrong. Bobby tells her she is the rude one for abandoning her cart when the store is this busy and for expecting that everyone will wait while she holds a place in line with her stuff while she finishes shopping. So kids, who is the asshole? I'm going to say it's Gwen - because she's in the 8 items or less line with 12 items and paying with a damn check. LOL
Not sure with your scenario. BTDT with the need one more thing - but usually if it isn't close, I'll go back and get it after check out if I think I won't make it back in time. So I guess I lean to Jessica?
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Post by compwalla on Aug 28, 2015 17:01:11 GMT
Were you at HEB? That place is crazy busy always!!! delila YES. And I was Bobby. I waited until the last possible second to move the stuff out of the way. Like the lady ahead was bagged and paid and re-combobulating her wallet before I even touched the stuff on the belt. By the time the person with the eggs showed up there were already two more people in line behind and I realized the reason that line was shortest when I got there was probably because other people saw the abandoned cart and picked another line. The egg person was nowhere to be found and wasn't there when I got in line. I imagine the egg person is the sort of person who leaves his laundry in the washer at the laundromat for hours and then gets pissed when someone moves it to use the washer.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2015 17:04:24 GMT
Jessica
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Post by Miss Lerins Momma on Aug 28, 2015 17:07:12 GMT
Jessica is clearly the asshole here. If you forget something, have the bagger run and get it while you are getting checked out.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2015 17:07:50 GMT
The cashier should have waved you come forward.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2015 17:10:26 GMT
I did this very thing at Target last week. No one standing with the cart in front of me -- just had a microwave and no person. I was told she went "back" for something else. While she was gone, I cut to get my transaction started. Mine finished (approximately 15 items) and another lady came up and look in askance at that cart. In the end we moved it totally out of the line and both myself and the other lady got to checkout. We never saw the original cart person! So definitely Jessica!
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Post by christinec68 on Aug 28, 2015 17:16:33 GMT
Jessica. She was gone long enough for the previous customer to have their order rung up, packed, and paid before getting back to the line. She also could have told the cashier or the person in front of her that she'll be right back (even though it seems she was gone longer than to get eggs). AND, if no one was behind her, the lines couldn't be that that bad.
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Post by scrapmaven on Aug 28, 2015 17:16:53 GMT
Jessica was entitled to be the VIP customer that day, because it was a day ending in 'Y'. Hope you're feeling well, Bobby.
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Post by sharlag on Aug 28, 2015 17:17:56 GMT
It depends...did Jessica have enough stuff on the belt for the cashier to ring up while she was getting the eggs? If yes and she gets back with the eggs without pausing the cashier I would be okay with that and Bobby is the asshole. However, if she put only a few items on and the cashier had to wait for her to get back then I would be frustrated with Jessica. But Bobby doesn't know that Jessica will be back in time to keep the line moving without pausing the cashier, and the customer currently being checked out is almost finished. He made a reasonable effort to look for her, and a reasonable decision that he could slide into the line ahead of her. You can't CUT IN FRONT of an absent person. ETA-- YOU IS CLEAVER calling yourself Bobby. I NEVER suspected it was YOU.
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Post by malibou on Aug 28, 2015 17:38:10 GMT
Okay, I guess I missed that Bobby had waited for current person to pay and all and Jessica still wasn't back. Jessica gets to wear the asshat hat.
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Post by compwalla on Aug 28, 2015 17:42:14 GMT
Jessica is apparently a very special snowflake. I would have done exactly what you did. Just curious - what age range do you think "Jessica" was in? Jessica was a dude in his twenties. And he was really rude. Told me I obviously didn't know how to function in society. I'm old enough to not care and tell him to go fuck himself with a cactus but 1) I am nice and 2) I had my ten year old with me. What I actually said was, "It's far more rude to abandon your cart and expect everyone to wait for you."
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 28, 2015 17:43:27 GMT
Jessica. And she is still better off than she would have been had she pulled herself out of the line, since there were still a few people behind her.
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Post by smartypants71 on Aug 28, 2015 17:46:51 GMT
Bobby is the a-hole. Until the person in front of Jessica has finished paying, it's still Jessica's place in line regardless of her being there or not.
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Post by Regina Phalange on Aug 28, 2015 17:47:53 GMT
Were you at HEB? That place is crazy busy always!!! delila YES. And I was Bobby. I waited until the last possible second to move the stuff out of the way. Like the lady ahead was bagged and paid and re-combobulating her wallet before I even touched the stuff on the belt. By the time the person with the eggs showed up there were already two more people in line behind and I realized the reason that line was shortest when I got there was probably because other people saw the abandoned cart and picked another line. The egg person was nowhere to be found and wasn't there when I got in line. I imagine the egg person is the sort of person who leaves his laundry in the washer at the laundromat for hours and then gets pissed when someone moves it to use the washer. You shop at Itchy Butt?? (That's what we call it at work, because it's listed as H. E. Butt Grocery as a Trading partner, and when anyone says it, it sounds like 'itchy butt') LOL
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Post by lancermom on Aug 28, 2015 17:48:14 GMT
I would say in this case Jessica. But why didn't she ask the cashier if there was a stock person that could run and get the eggs for her. I have worked in retail and it stinks stopping what you are doing to run like that, but it doesn't cause a scene at the front. I have forgotten things before and have left the line. I figure it is my dumbass for forgetting no one else's fault!
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 28, 2015 17:48:08 GMT
Jessica. You move, you lose.
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Aug 28, 2015 17:51:48 GMT
I hope this game catches on and more players post scenarios. I greatly enjoyed this round of "Who is the Asshole?"!
P.S. I knew you were gonna be Bobby.
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Aug 28, 2015 17:55:57 GMT
We don't even know if Jessica is coming back. Maybe she got a case of diarrhea and will be in the bathroom for 30 mins, maybe she got an emergency phone call, maybe she forgot her wallet at home.
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Post by JustTricia on Aug 28, 2015 17:56:26 GMT
For those saying the cashier should have started with ringing what was on the counter, what if Jessica didn't come back (as has been stated by others in the thread that it happens). So now the cashier has wasted time ringing up a non-existent person and now has to go back to void everything out, taking twice as much time.
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Post by giatocj on Aug 28, 2015 18:23:59 GMT
I'm going to have to go with Jessica, too.
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