Shopping Rage!!!!
Is it just me or does everyone think groceries are not worth getting upset about?
I think we have all experienced a little trolley rage at some time or another.
A 38 year old man was in court yesterday after an incident over a forgotten lettuce.
The father of two was in line at Bilo when he decided to run back to fruit and veg…he returned to the checkout to find the man behind him in line was trying to move his trolley out of the line…a bit of push and shove ensued…and the 38 year old was charged with unlawful assault…a charge dismissed by the judge yesterday…
Doing the shopping is annoying…there’s no doubt about it…but it’s not worth getting upset about.
About three years ago I was in the express lane at Woolies in the Big Top.
I need to point out here, that I try NOT to put my fruit and veges in plastic bags…just keep my cucs and caps loose, if you know what I mean...my little concession to the environment.
Anyway…on this particular day, if you counted each different capsicum and apple in my basket, I had more than 12 items…but it was only about four items that needed to be rung up..
As I was waiting in line, the man behind me was lining up to buy a carton of soft drink cans (it was probably heavy)….anyway, he started to mutter. He had obviously seen the fruit and vege in my basket and was irate that there was more than 12 things in there..
Mutter Mutter…on he goes, getting louder and louder…
I was really embarrassed, but I didn’t want to cause a scene, so I was just trying to ignore him. However, but when it came to my turn, the girl serving had had enough.
She turned to him and said, “Excuse me sir, if you look carefully you’ll see…” and that’s about as far as she got.
The man lifted his soft drink carton right above his head and slammed it down as hard as he could on the checkout…it was like a bomb went off!!!
Everyone in the shop gasped and turned around, just as he shoved me out of the way and stormed out of the shopping centre…
Everyone was shocked, but I was a bit nervous…I had to walk to my car by myself! I was scared he was going to be lurking in the car park waiting to count my apples…
I think we have all experienced a little trolley rage at some time or another.
A 38 year old man was in court yesterday after an incident over a forgotten lettuce.
The father of two was in line at Bilo when he decided to run back to fruit and veg…he returned to the checkout to find the man behind him in line was trying to move his trolley out of the line…a bit of push and shove ensued…and the 38 year old was charged with unlawful assault…a charge dismissed by the judge yesterday…
Doing the shopping is annoying…there’s no doubt about it…but it’s not worth getting upset about.
About three years ago I was in the express lane at Woolies in the Big Top.
I need to point out here, that I try NOT to put my fruit and veges in plastic bags…just keep my cucs and caps loose, if you know what I mean...my little concession to the environment.
Anyway…on this particular day, if you counted each different capsicum and apple in my basket, I had more than 12 items…but it was only about four items that needed to be rung up..
As I was waiting in line, the man behind me was lining up to buy a carton of soft drink cans (it was probably heavy)….anyway, he started to mutter. He had obviously seen the fruit and vege in my basket and was irate that there was more than 12 things in there..
Mutter Mutter…on he goes, getting louder and louder…
I was really embarrassed, but I didn’t want to cause a scene, so I was just trying to ignore him. However, but when it came to my turn, the girl serving had had enough.
She turned to him and said, “Excuse me sir, if you look carefully you’ll see…” and that’s about as far as she got.
The man lifted his soft drink carton right above his head and slammed it down as hard as he could on the checkout…it was like a bomb went off!!!
Everyone in the shop gasped and turned around, just as he shoved me out of the way and stormed out of the shopping centre…
Everyone was shocked, but I was a bit nervous…I had to walk to my car by myself! I was scared he was going to be lurking in the car park waiting to count my apples…
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