Was I right?

Stacksofwacks · 05-12-2019 12:56am #1

So today I went to Pennys to get a new pair of jocks. There was a middle aged lady in the menswear section talking loudly on a speakerphone in either Polish or Latvian etc. She seemed oblivious to the rest of the store and I couldn't concentrate on what I was doing, in fact I couldn't even hear myself think. So I went over to her and said excuse me, and took the phone out of her hand and hung up the phone and handed it back to her. She immediately started screaming at me, calling it assault and threatened to ring the guards. I knew I had the wrong thing done then so I exited the store briskly. hence no jocks. It just annoyed me that some people think they are the only person the planet and have no consideration of others. Should I have done what I did?

Leg End Reject · 05-12-2019 12:57am

How hard do you need to think to buy underwear?

riffmongous · 05-12-2019 12:59am

Would you have done it if it was an 18 stone Polish/Latvian bodybuilder?

Stacksofwacks · 05-12-2019 12:59am

Leg End Reject wrote: »

How hard do you need to think to buy underwear?

Very hard

punisher5112 · 05-12-2019 1:00am

You did wha

johnayo · 05-12-2019 1:00am

Depends how bad your current Jocks are:P:P:P

LaFuton · 05-12-2019 1:02am

where was ur consideration dude?
she cudv been ordering pizza or or anything

EmmetSpiceland · 05-12-2019 1:03am

Do you need to “converse” with your underwear?

They have pictures on the “packaging”, along with a, sort of, drawn outline showing the type of boxers they are.

You shouldn’t really be having any difficulty here and you certainly shouldn’t be “accosting” other, potential, shop customers.

The chan chan man · 05-12-2019 1:04am

Tonight, on “Things that Never Happened”..

Funkfield · 05-12-2019 1:11am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6BYzLIqKB8

decky1 · 05-12-2019 1:44am

When i get to the check-out at my local 'Little store' [ i won't name them] I have found the staff member are having a conversation with someone on their ear piece while checking the items, I find this a bit ignorant.

Stacksofwacks · 05-12-2019 1:47am

decky1 wrote: »

When i get to the check-out at my local 'Little store' [ i won't name them] I have found the staff member are having a conversation with someone on their ear piece while checking the items, I find this a bit ignorant.

Cryptic comment of the year. I wouldn't mind that too much, they are just staff having chat trying to get through the day

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 05-12-2019 2:00am

You both sound wrong. You don’t know why she was speaking loudly due to the language barrier. What if she was receiving bad news?

She was wrong to say you assaulted her. But you did invade her personal space which isn’t illegal but isn’t cool. Nobody is coming out of this story well.

Sardonicat · 05-12-2019 2:02am

Leg End Reject wrote: »

How hard do you need to think to buy underwear?

Ooooooh! Matron!

Stacksofwacks · 05-12-2019 2:06am

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

You both sound wrong. You don’t know why she was speaking loudly due to the language barrier. What if she was receiving bad news?

She was wrong to say you assaulted her. But you did invade her personal space which isn’t illegal but isn’t cool. Nobody is coming out of this story well.

She didn't look like she was receiving bad news, if she did she wouldn't have been looking at clothes whilst doing so for several minutes. But anyway, I did what I did, probably shouldn't but I felt I needed to make a point, probably went in one ear and out the other. To the people who say I should have been able to shop for a pair of boxers regardless, shopping is an endeavour that requires concentration, comparing prices etc when there is someone buzzing in your ear whilst trying to come to rational conclusion aint that easy, you should try it sometime

Lefty Bicek · 05-12-2019 2:07am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

So today I went to Pennys to get a new pair of jocks. There was a middle aged lady in the menswear section talking loudly on a speakerphone in either Polish or Latvian etc. She seemed oblivious to the rest of the store and I couldn't concentrate on what I was doing...

She could have been speaking to someone who is hard of hearing. Could have been doing them a good turn in that department at that moment.

Does the fact that she was speaking a foreign language make it worse for you ? What would that say about you ?

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 05-12-2019 2:12am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

She didn't look like she was receiving bad news, if she did she wouldn't have been looking at clothes whilst doing so for several minutes. But anyway, I did what I did, probably shouldn't but I felt I needed to make a point, probably went in one ear and out the other. To the people who say I should have been able to shop for a pair of boxers regardless, shopping is an endeavour that requires concentration, comparing prices etc when there is someone buzzing in your ear whilst trying to come to rational conclusion aint that easy, you should try it sometime

Do you think people have never shopped before? An incredibly quotidian activity.

In public, there are many variables you can’t control. Better to learn to not be such a delicate doily.

dd973 · 05-12-2019 2:14am

Penneys selling Scotsmen in two's? That's a new one.

Zaph · 05-12-2019 2:15am

If she was causing a genuine disturbance then it would be up to the shop staff to have a word with her, not you. Your action, if indeed it really happened, was just dickish imo.

Stacksofwacks · 05-12-2019 2:18am

Lefty Bicek wrote: »

She could have been speaking to someone who is hard of hearing. Could have been doing them a good turn in that department at that moment.

Does the fact that she was speaking a foreign language make it worse for you ? What would that say about you ?

That I'm racist? No I don't think so. Its a pet hate of mine people talking loudly and being inconsiderate, in fact I think the conversation would have annoyed me even more could I understand it

K.Flyer · 05-12-2019 2:25am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

So today I went to Pennys to get a new pair of jocks. There was a middle aged lady in the menswear section talking loudly on a speakerphone in either Polish or Latvian etc. She seemed oblivious to the rest of the store and I couldn't concentrate on what I was doing, in fact I couldn't even hear myself think. So I went over to her and said excuse me, and took the phone out of her hand and hung up the phone and handed it back to her. She immediately started screaming at me, calling it assault and threatened to ring the guards. I knew I had the wrong thing done then so I exited the store briskly. hence no jocks. It just annoyed me that some people think they are the only person the planet and have no consideration of others. Should I have done what I did?

Why da fcuk do people think that other people need to hear what the person that they are talking to on the phone is sayin' back to them.

Whether you did, or didn't do, what you say you did, I would bet there are many who would like to just do what you said you did.

It's bad enough having to listen to one loud ass cnut without having to listen to two loud ass cnuts.

Speaker phone use should be banned in public places.

droidman123 · 05-12-2019 2:39am

Another sad made up story on boreds.ie. there was a woman on the phone talking loudly so i couldnt concentrate on buying my jocks.mother of god! Go out and meet real people!

Stacksofwacks · 05-12-2019 2:42am

droidman123 wrote: »

Another sad made up story on boreds.ie. there was a woman on the phone talking loudly so i couldnt concentrate on buying my jocks.mother of god! Go out and meet real people!

Why would you think I made this up? Its quite a common scenario. But its up to you believe what you want to believe

bodhrandude · 05-12-2019 2:55am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

So today I went to Pennys to get a new pair of jocks. There was a middle aged lady in the menswear section talking loudly on a speakerphone in either Polish or Latvian etc. She seemed oblivious to the rest of the store and I couldn't concentrate on what I was doing, in fact I couldn't even hear myself think. So I went over to her and said excuse me, and took the phone out of her hand and hung up the phone and handed it back to her. She immediately started screaming at me, calling it assault and threatened to ring the guards. I knew I had the wrong thing done then so I exited the store briskly. hence no jocks. It just annoyed me that some people think they are the only person the planet and have no consideration of others. Should I have done what I did?

Would you have done that on public transport or in a pub, you'd probably get a punch.

Stacksofwacks · 05-12-2019 2:57am

bodhrandude wrote: »

Would you have done that on public transport or in a pub, you'd probably get a punch.

Good point, but those are different settings with people doing different things, so probably not. But I would still be annoyed at obnoxious behaviour

ILoveYourVibes · 05-12-2019 6:16am

riffmongous wrote: »

Would you have done it if it was an 18 stone Polish/Latvian bodybuilder?

This.

No of course you shouldn't have done that.

05-12-2019 7:12am

You did perfectly right. Anyone out in public with a phonecall on loudspeaker should be punched in the face repeatedly actually.

05-12-2019 8:52am

Always wear headphones in public

Johnny Sausage · 05-12-2019 8:55am

No, you were wrong

wrong for starting this abomonation of a thread

Irish Stones · 05-12-2019 9:06am

Lefty Bicek wrote: »

Does the fact that she was speaking a foreign language make it worse for you ? What would that say about you ?

Last night I was at my local supermarket and wanted to buy two frozen pizzas for a quick dinner.
The Freezer in the store is about 10 metres long and was full with many different kinds and brands of pizza. I was trying to concentrate on what I would have liked the most and was walking up and down along the the freezer looking at them all.
There was a woman speaking on her phone (no speakerphone or earpiece, just phone) and was walking up down along the same freezer, but she wasn't looking for anything in it, just walking while speaking. And she was constantly on my way.
She was speaking my same language, in fact I was catching her whole conversation.
I was really annoyed by her behaviour, she could have had her conversation in another spot of the large store.

It's not the language, it's how some people are disrespectful to others.

Phoebas · 05-12-2019 9:15am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

Good point, but those are different settings with people doing different things, so probably not. But I would still be annoyed at obnoxious behaviour

The obnoxious behaviour was you.

katiek102010 · 05-12-2019 9:21am

As much as I think this didn't happen, if it did good on you.

It drives me fecking insane.

Out and about etc they are for emergencies. No one needs to be contactable 24/7.

Shopping centres, public areas, public transport etc, they should be banned, except for emergencies

El_Duderino 09 · 05-12-2019 9:27am

So you did all that and didn't even say in plain English what she was doing wrong.

I'd call it passive aggressive but it wasn't any way passive. Really stupid behaviour (if it happened).

boombang · 05-12-2019 9:35am

If it were in a library I'd be nominating you for a citizenship award, but this is Penny's. I think shooting her a dirty look would have been the limit there.

jam_mac_jam · 05-12-2019 10:41am

If you took my phone off me I would have smacked you. I never talk loudly on my speaker though. Don't touch strangers or their property. You could have asked politely if she could keep it down.

Both arseholes.

Large bottle small glass · 05-12-2019 10:51am

The use of mobile phones has changed dramatically how people behave in public. It takes a while for us to adapt.

I recently had a nice breakfast in a nice cafe ruined by a fool having a 30 min rambling conversation into her stupid earphones/microphone thing.

I remember working in Verbatim Limerick in 1994 and one of the security guards getting dogs abuse as he was seen carrying a mobile phone in a pub on a Saturday night.

Stevieluvsye · 05-12-2019 10:52am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

So today I went to Pennys to get a new pair of jocks. There was a middle aged lady in the menswear section talking loudly on a speakerphone in either Polish or Latvian etc. She seemed oblivious to the rest of the store and I couldn't concentrate on what I was doing, in fact I couldn't even hear myself think. So I went over to her and said excuse me, and took the phone out of her hand and hung up the phone and handed it back to her. She immediately started screaming at me, calling it assault and threatened to ring the guards. I knew I had the wrong thing done then so I exited the store briskly. hence no jocks. It just annoyed me that some people think they are the only person the planet and have no consideration of others. Should I have done what I did?

Few things here.

One. You are probably still asleep after one too many Dutch Gold, but when you wake up, you'll feel the shame hit you on why you made up such a sad story.

Two. In the unlikeliest of events this is true, i wouldn't trust you around women. Cowardly and if you did it to me i would have dragged you out of the shop by the scruff. You sound and behaved like a bully.

oLoonatic · 05-12-2019 11:30am

Were you lost in Ireland's largest lingerie section??

FunLover18 · 05-12-2019 11:38am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

She didn't look like she was receiving bad news, if she did she wouldn't have been looking at clothes whilst doing so for several minutes. But anyway, I did what I did, probably shouldn't but I felt I needed to make a point, probably went in one ear and out the other. To the people who say I should have been able to shop for a pair of boxers regardless, shopping is an endeavour that requires concentration, comparing prices etc when there is someone buzzing in your ear whilst trying to come to rational conclusion aint that easy, you should try it sometime

You were shopping for underwear ... In Penney's. Get over yourself.

Colonel Claptrap · 05-12-2019 11:40am

Liar liar pants on fire.

Always Tired · 05-12-2019 11:43am

Maybe English sounds annoying to her, but I bet she can still speak it you monolingual clown

Bob Harris · 05-12-2019 11:45am

You shouldn't have done what you did.
But you did the right thing,

893bet · 05-12-2019 11:46am

Didn’t happen.

Pauliedragon · 05-12-2019 11:50am

You should've stuck some cannibal corpse full blast on your phone and followed her around. She would've legged it from the shop pretty quickly.

frash · 05-12-2019 4:17pm

Are you the guy who took the earphones out of the girl's ears on the bus a few years ago?

beejee · 05-12-2019 5:09pm

Had I known then what I know now, I almost certainly would have reconsidered putting the salami back. Be careful next time!

Stacksofwacks · 05-12-2019 6:04pm

frash wrote: »

Are you the guy who took the earphones out of the girl's ears on the bus a few years ago?

No but I could see where that bloke was coming from

:D

Stacksofwacks · 05-12-2019 6:13pm

Apparently if you go to countries like Norway and Sweden if you are being too loud or annoying other people you will be told to pipe down straight away. A mate of mine was playing a movie on his laptop on public transport over there and was told to shut it off.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 05-12-2019 6:16pm

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

Apparently if you go to countries like Norway and Sweden if you are being too loud or annoying other people you will be told to pipe down straight away. A mate of mine was playing a movie on his laptop on public transport over there and was told to shut it off.

I’ve no problem with people politely telling others to quiet down. I don’t think rudeness is acceptable though in asking. You can get your point across without it.

However, you went further than that and got into her personal space and grabbed her phone. There’s no law against it but it’s common sense to not do that. It was an overreaction on your part.

Stacksofwacks · 05-12-2019 6:19pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I’ve no problem with people politely telling others to quiet down. I don’t think rudeness is acceptable though in asking. You can get your point across without it.

However, you went further than that and got into her personal space and grabbed her phone. There’s no law against it but it’s common sense to not do that. It was an overreaction on your part.

I accept it was wrong, two wrongs don't make a right and all of that. Anyway, lesson learned, we move on!

Purple Mountain · 05-12-2019 6:22pm

You'll definitely be on next month's Crimecall.
You might as well hand yourself in now.

Was I right?

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