um.... I looked at your sig... what does it have to do with not allowing impatience to drive your actions at the grocery store?
12 minutes is an eternity when you are next in the que, but in reality just getting to the que is a much larger investment of time....
leaving would cost far more, and engaging such douche bags would only add to the time spent...
likely I would have been unable to resist at least a parting shot at the DB....

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Trivial stuff? That sounds like a major PITA event to me.

I'm not sure what I would have done, but I could not muster that much patience in such circumstances.

Brian done good.

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I pity your simple life. If you think this is a 'major PITA event' in life then you ain't seen nothing yet.

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And I pity your desire to belittle someone over something like this.

Of course it doesn't rise to the level of losing your job or your house burning down, but as a day to day event it definitely qualifies as an irritating PITA event.

There is always a little good in everything though. In this case it gave you an opportunity to be rude and belittle me. Glad you got your satisfaction.

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At least the fat old broad didn't forget anything.

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I am guilty of grocery store line profiling. I can normally pick out the people in line that would have a higher chance of some problem in line. You know who they are.
Pick the other line.

Guilty as well.

However, this broad wasn't immediately apparent as to her actions (because of her location at the far end of the belt) until it was a fait accompli.

You did good. At that point, all you can do is put on the ole fake smile and get through the ordeal without an altercation. Life is easier that way.

Yep. I commiserated with the cashier and the woman in front of me after the old broad departed. The fact that this woman had a young girl with her also weighed heavily on not making a situation.

X2- by people in the line, amount in carts, person at register(talking or doing their job and how fast) and attractiveness of the checker.

All this processing had to be done within about five seconds or so............you need a lot of processing power.

Less then five seconds, unless I am still counting if I have less than 20 items for the express lane. That reminds me the original post could have been worse if had happened in the express checkout line.

Never pick the most attractive cashier.... that's line selection 101

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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I really don't unless I am in absolutely no hurry. that way it is much less painful if it does drag out a little.

I'm an idiot when it comes to picking the best line at the grocery. I seem to get stuck behind similarly aggravating shoppers fairly regularly, and end up painfully watching the next lane over clear out quickly.