Would you let someone ahead of you in a queue?

Story Bud? · 30-05-2016 08:26PM #1

I was in Aldi earlier.

Got 4 things and hopped into a queue.

At the checkout beside me there was a woman with a trolley full of food that would feed an orphanage. There were two people in front of her with their stuff up on the belt.

A woman behind her only had a bunch of flowers and asked if she could possibly go ahead.

Yer wan says no.

I was gobsmacked. I really reeeeaally wanted to say something but kept my mouth shut of course.

She had three full belts worth of food, the other lady would have been twenty seconds buying her flowers. I couldn't believe it.

Thankfully another checkout opened and flower lady was out of the shop in no time.

Would you have let her ahead of you? I can't imagine a situation where I wouldn't have offered before being asked.

Really wound me up!

s4uv3 · 30-05-2016 08:27PM

I'd be morto if I had to be asked tbh

TG1 · 30-05-2016 08:28PM

I would have let her go ahead, and probably would have offered before she asked, but if I was the flower lady I wouldn't have been brave enough to ask!

Academic · 30-05-2016 08:28PM

s4uv3 wrote: »

I'd be morto if I had to be asked tbh

Agreed.

Flint Fredstone · 30-05-2016 08:29PM

If I've a full trolley, I'll always turn around to see if the next person only has a handful and I'll tell them to go ahead if they do. It's just good manners.

HalloweenJack · 30-05-2016 08:29PM

If I have a trolley full and people behind me have one or two things, I'll let them by. Roles reversed, I wouldn't ask but would talk the offer.

30-05-2016 08:30PM

Story Bud? wrote: »

A woman behind her only had a bunch of flowers and asked if she could possibly go ahead.

Yer wan says no.

Yer wan is a wagon.

Always let people with <8 things through if you have >20. If you don't, you're going to hell.

Ted_YNWA · 30-05-2016 08:30PM

I'd never ask to jump ahead.

I have often let people behind me ahead if they only have a couple of things.

maryishere · 30-05-2016 08:30PM

Its only manners to let someone ahead of you like the flower lady above, if you have a full trolley.

Cortina_MK_IV · 30-05-2016 08:31PM

Simple answer is yes and did so a couple of days back. I only had a basket but I had about 16 10 things in it and this guy was behind me with one thing in his hands (don't, just don't) so I told him "go ahead bud!" I usually do it if not in a hurry (most days).

Uriel. · 30-05-2016 08:31PM

To be honest you don't have to look too hard to see w@nkers all around.

Story Bud? · 30-05-2016 08:33PM

funkey_monkey wrote: »

I normally scan as I go to avoid this. However if I noticed someone behind me worth only one item I like to think my brain/manners would engage and I'd let them go first.
Why was flower girl not in the 10 or less queue and the ignorant one in the normal queue? That is meant to avoid this type of thing.

SuperValu is the only place with scan and go, there's no express tills in Aldi.

_Brian · 30-05-2016 08:33PM

It depends, if they ask I usually say no, if they show manners and wait id often offer to let them go.

OldMrBrennan83 · 30-05-2016 08:34PM

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30-05-2016 08:35PM

_Brian wrote: »

It depends, if they ask I usually say no, if they show manners and wait id often offer to let them go.

That sounds a bit petty.

They might be asking because they think you didn't notice them, unaware they were being morally tested.

Story Bud? · 30-05-2016 08:36PM

_Brian wrote: »

It depends, if they ask I usually say no, if they show manners and wait id often offer to let them go.

The flower woman was very polite about it. She wasn't being unmannerly at all and didn't cause any sort of fuss when she was told no.

That just sounds so dickish and childish though "oh you asked so I'm not going to let you"

It did get me thinking that someone in Aldi grabbing nothing but flowers might be going to visit someone sick say.

Who knows, orphanage chef lady may have had a gaggle of starving children waiting for her.

Story Bud? · 30-05-2016 08:41PM

Patww79 wrote: »

I would more than likely offer but if they're cheeky enough to ask then it's a definite no. Basically treat the situation the same as a car pulling onto the road.

Yeh politely asking someone if you could go ahead with your one item is exactly the same as driving your car out onto the road in front of someone else.

pgj2015 · 30-05-2016 08:45PM

the only time i ever asked to go ahead of someone, i was running late for my train and the shop assistant was taking ages to scan through items so i had to ask the woman in front could i go ahead of her as i was going to miss my train, i only had 1 item. she said yes no problem and let me through. you meet nice people most of the time in this country and most people have manners.

Samaris · 30-05-2016 08:47PM

Yeah, I'll let people through if they only have a couple of things, or I'll offer if I notice them. Sometimes I don't notice them there, and if they ask politely, I'll be grand with it.

Story Bud? · 30-05-2016 08:47PM

pgj2015 wrote: »

the only time i ever asked to go ahead of someone, i was running late for my train and the shop assistant was taking ages to scan through items so i had to ask the woman in front could i go ahead of her as i was going to miss my train, i only had 1 item. she said yes no problem and let me through. you meet nice people most of the time in this country and most people have manners.

Yeh to be fair, the reason incidents like this stand out so much is that most people you encounter on your day to day life are sound enough and most folk are very polite and helpful.

Cathy.C · 30-05-2016 08:49PM

I quite often tell people to jump ahead when they have just a few items.

Have often stood in a queue with one or two items while people had full week's shopping and couldn't have cared less.

I use to think it was inconsideration (and for it can be just that) but now I just think that mostly it's people that have their heads so far up their arse that they really are just incapable of seeing things from another's perspective. It wouldn't even dawn on them to check to see if anyone behind them only had an item or two to buy.

eviltwin · 30-05-2016 08:50PM

I hate people who don't do that, it's a real knackery thing to do.

nkav86 · 30-05-2016 08:50PM

Absolutely I would, yer one was a right t*rt, hope her bags burst on the way home

Story Bud? · 30-05-2016 08:53PM

nkav86 wrote: »

Absolutely I would, yer one was a right t*rt, hope her bags burst on the way home

Actually in stitches here :pac: :pac: :pac:

OldMrBrennan83 · 30-05-2016 08:54PM

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Story Bud? · 30-05-2016 08:55PM

Patww79 wrote: »

Well if you disagree then you can let people ahead of you. I won't. Everyone's a winner.

Well, everyone except the person behind you in a queue.

pgj2015 · 30-05-2016 08:57PM

Story Bud? wrote: »

Yeh to be fair, the reason incidents like this stand out so much is that most people you encounter on your day to day life are sound enough and most folk are very polite and helpful.

saying that, i was in aldi last year had 1 item, a couple in front of me had two trolleys full of stuff, 10 loafs of bread etc their bill came to 466 euro, i will never forget the price lol not a hope they were going to let me go ahead of them, as someone else just said, a real sign of a knacker.

Heroditas · 30-05-2016 08:58PM

Story Bud? wrote: »

SuperValu is the only place with scan and go, there's no express tills in Aldi.

Some of the Tescos have it as well. Maynooth being one.

OldMrBrennan83 · 30-05-2016 08:58PM

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vicwatson · 30-05-2016 09:00PM

Flint Fredstone wrote: »

If I've a full trolley, I'll always turn around to see if the next person only has a handful and I'll tell them to go ahead if they do. It's just good manners.

I never saw this behaviour at a checkout until Aldi and Lidl arrived in the country

I was never asked in tesco supervalu etc if I'd like to skip ahead, never

sjb25 · 30-05-2016 09:04PM

Story Bud? wrote: »

I was in Aldi earlier.

Got 4 things and hopped into a queue.

At the checkout beside me there was a woman with a trolley full of food that would feed an orphanage. There were two people in front of her with their stuff up on the belt.

A woman behind her only had a bunch of flowers and asked if she could possibly go ahead.

Yer wan says no.

I was gobsmacked. I really reeeeaally wanted to say something but kept my mouth shut of course.

She had three full belts worth of food, the other lady would have been twenty seconds buying her flowers. I couldn't believe it.

Thankfully another checkout opened and flower lady was out of the shop in no time.

Would you have let her ahead of you? I can't imagine a situation where I wouldn't have offered before being asked.

Really wound me up!

Seen the very same thing happen in an aldi near me best part was the wagon attempted to barge her way out in front of me in the car park thinking waving was allowing her pull out.......well I gave her her medicine blocked her in and let bout 10 card leave before me including the person she wouldn't let ahead of her she was beeping going mad......... That was a good day

it's the small battles

Would you let someone ahead of you in a queue?

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