Grocery Store Pet Peeves

[Bob NC]

God people, it's a freekin pet peeve thread.

 

[sbell111]

You're asking if I behave or respond a certain way "just when [my] positions don't really hold up?" - but I don't recall having a position. I'm simply asking you to locate the/any post where I've indicated a position. Or please stop making unsupported assumptions and accusations.

I didn't ascribe a position on the great less/fewer debate to you. I was referring to your strange position that it is OK for you to be peeved about some tiny thing, but not OK for others to comment on it. Based on your position that you didn't have a position, can we just assume that you take the 'always the spelling police' option?

 

[Bob NC]

I guess I'm finished wondering how people get 32,000 or even 7,000 posts in 5 years.

 

[cornflake]

So basically, you only are willing to follow rules if they are strictly enforced. You refuse to follow the wishes of the store unless not doing so would result in your expulsion. You will not go through a staffed 'less than 20 line' with more groceries because the cashier might toss you, but you would have no problem going through the self-scan 'less than 20' lane with more groceries because that 'rule' wouldn't be strictly enforced by the store.

I wonder if your position on the parking issue would change if the same store chose to tow your car for parking in a space that was reserved for other people, which of course would be their right.

Rudeness is never a good answer to rudeness, in my opinion.

Is it a pet peave of yours when others don't find your irritant to be a big deal?

What about 'it's not a rule' isn't clear? The spots are 'courtesy' spots to make the store look 'family friendly.'

Do you think buildings can have people towed because they're parked in front of the 'please do not block the entrance' signs and the painted curbs? No. They're asking and they don't own the street.

If a market owns their entire lot and has signs up saying we will tow you if you park in a spot we don't like, then I suppose they theoretically could - but they'll end up in court a lot.

 

[CdnCarrie]

You have an unusual definition of rudeness. Have a nice day!

I have to agree with the PP. I didn't think it was all that cute or funny. Kind of rude actually.

Let's point out what the other shopper is doing wrong and shame her! Great lesson to teach your kid.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I didn't ascribe a position on the great less/fewer debate to you. I was referring to your strange position that it is OK for you to be peeved about some tiny thing, but not OK for others to comment on it. Based on your position that you didn't have a position, can we just assume that you take the 'always the spelling police' option?

No. But you can take as fact that I'm the Making Fun of Typos Poster.

It's my tag.

 

[CdnCarrie]

No. But you can take as fact that I'm the Making Fun of Typos Poster.

It's my tag.

Why would you want to do that?

 

[kaytieeldr]

I have to agree with the PP. I didn't think it was all that cute or funny. Kind of rude actually.

Let's point out what the other shopper is doing wrong and shame her! Great lesson to teach your kid.

Passive-aggressive, maybe. Rude, no. 1001Ghosts was simply taking advantage of an unusual situation to allow her child to practice counting skills. She could have done it in any cash register line (although it'd probably be harder to view all the items in an unlimited line).

Rude is going to a cash register with an item limit, with substantially more items than that number.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Why would you want to do that?

I forget. If there were a history of when we made account changes, it might jog my memory. There was a thread a few months ago with some really funny typos or auto"correct" edits. Not spelling mistakes, it was a big part of the conversation. Some typos and "corrections" are hilarious.

 

[CdnCarrie]

Passive-aggressive, maybe. Rude, no. 1001Ghosts was simply taking advantage of an unusual situation to allow her child to practice counting skills. She could have done it in any cash register line (although it'd probably be harder to view all the items in an unlimited line).

Rude is going to a cash register with an item limit, with substantially more items than that number.

Sorry I disagree.
Both are rude. Being passive aggressive can be rude.

 

[jrmasm]

Sorry I disagree.
Both are rude. Being passive aggressive can be rude.

I agree.

 

[bankgirl05]

God people, it's a freekin pet peeve thread.

it's threads like this that make me

 

[Hrhpd]

You have an unusual definition of rudeness. Have a nice day!

I would have been giggling right behind you as your daughter was counting. I find it very amusing.

However, embarrassing another patron is the very epitome of rudeness. While your daughter was cute in counting, the intention was very rude.

However, as I said, I would have secretly loved it.

 

[goofyintoronto]

No, I don't care that people don't agree on irritants. I do care that people choose to make fun of others for what the others find irritating.

yet its ok for YOU to make fun of someone just because they spelled something incorrectly? Amazing!


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[goofyintoronto]

Quote:


Sorry I disagree.
Both are rude. Being passive aggressive can be rude.

yup. passive aggressiveness is quite rude.


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[jrmasm]

I would have been giggling right behind you as your daughter was counting. I find it very amusing.

However, embarrassing another patron is the very epitome of rudeness. While your daughter was cute in counting, the intention was very rude.

However, as I said, I would have secretly loved it.

Rude can be very funny but it's still rude.

 

[goofinoff]

OP here! This was supposed to be a light hearted fun little thread! Let's all play nice so it doesn't get shut down! Thank you!

 

[kaytieeldr]

yet its ok for YOU to make fun of someone just because they spelled something incorrectly? Amazing!


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Wow. I ask for clarification, and you call it making fun?
This thread is about pet peeves, so the word peeve appears multiple times.
Autocorrect changes anything even close, to peeve.
If I don't know what a word means, I look it up. This word got no results - so I asked the person who used it.

Why? How do you garner new information?

 

[CdnCarrie]

Wow. I ask for clarification, and you call it making fun?
This thread is about pet peeves, so the word peeve appears multiple times.
Autocorrect changes anything even close, to peeve.
If I don't know what a word means, I look it up. This word got no results - so I asked the person who used it.

Why? How do you garner new information?

Oh you did not. Someone had a typo of peave or something and you purposely acted dumb asking them what it meant when it was obviously a typo. For some odd reason you get off making people feel stupid for an innocent type.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Oh you did not. Someone had a typo of peave or something and you purposely acted dumb asking them what it meant when it was obviously a typo. For some odd reason you get off making people feel stupid for an innocent type.

No, peave could be a word I don't know. If it is, I'd like to know it, if for no other reason than for use in Scrabble and similar games. A typo(graphical error) generally occurs when the letters are adjacent to each other. Sometimes they're unintentionally funny - and that's the reason for my tag. "Peave" appeared to be neither a typo nor a misspelling so in an attempt to expand my knowledge when I couldn't find the information elsewhere, I asked the person who posted it.

But thank you for the analysis.