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I can't really remember if someone actually cut me. I worked at a deli late high school/early college, and a guy cut someone else. I told him he cut, & would only help the other person first.
A few months ago, I was kind of the cutter. I was at Kohls and there were 2 woman and a guy in front of me at the register, I thought they werre all together, so when the next register opened up, I walked right up to it. I shortly realized the lady in front of me, who I thought was already being rung up, was starting to walk too. When I went to the register, she started yelling "I was next!" I kind of ignored her, because she was really obnoxious, and the guy at the original register loudly said to her "I can take you ma'am" because by the time I got to the next register, the guy in front of her had already left. So, basically, there was no need for her to move anyway.
If that happened to me, which I think it has in the past, I wouldn't bother saying anyting, because what's the point.
Most of the time I will say something, unless it's an older person. An elderly lady cut in front of me last week at Tim Hortons, but I let her do it. I don't mind if it's an older person.
It depends on the situation and how the person cuts. I'm not at all timid, but life is too short to spend it fighting small battles. Most of the situations I've been in where someone cut, it just wasn't that big of a deal. Times when it was obnoxious, I just said, "Sorry, I was here..." and they got back behind me.
Or I just walked right past them without saying anything as if they didn't cut me because I've yet to come across someone who will cut you, then make a fuss as if you cut THEM if you just step in front of them right back. Usually when I see someone trying to inch in to cut, I move up and my body language makes it known that I know where I am and I know they do too lol
It's typically not worth the potential drama. I remember some chick thought I was trying to cut her once and got in my face about it. Let's just say if I had less self-restraint, she would have gotten her block knocked off and her night along with the night of the buddies she was with who were just out trying to have a nice dinner would have been ruined all because she got bold.
I'd never bother to address someone cutting in front of someone else unless it was a really bad situation. On the flip side, if I'm somewhere and a person gets up and someone comes to sit in their seat, I always say, "Someone is sitting there" whether that stranger asked me to do that or not.
An Army base with many Marines there for the advanced artillery training. As you know, standing in line is a too common thing. Anyway, several soldiers thought they could cut in front of some Marines waiting for chow. A fight ensued, and the Marines wiped the concrete with the soldiers. Worst thing was I was an Army E7 DI and totally humiliated. I volunteered to run the diciplinatory detail so I could really stick it to the "losers". And I had the privelige of reaming out the three that had to be hospitalized later on.
As someone else mentioned, it really depends on my mood. I am a large guy, so, I can generally either block them off or give people a look that makes them back off.
My favorite line to someone was "Obviously you are way more important than me, so go ahead" very loudly.
Anytime I have a cart full, I always let people cut if they have less items. About 6 months ago, a couple of 20 something females let me cut them as I was getting donuts for my team at the grocery store.. They were getting sliced apples and some kind of kids drinks, they looked like teachers or preschool aides or something. I bought their groceries for them.
As someone else mentioned, it really depends on my mood. I am a large guy, so, I can generally either block them off or give people a look that makes them back off.
My favorite line to someone was "Obviously you are way more important than me, so go ahead" very loudly.
Anytime I have a cart full, I always let people cut if they have less items. About 6 months ago, a couple of 20 something females let me cut them as I was getting donuts for my team at the grocery store.. They were getting sliced apples and some kind of kids drinks, they looked like teachers or preschool aides or something. I bought their groceries for them.
All I have to say is that, reading these posts, you people must live among wolves. I can count on one hand in my adult life when that's happened to me and, without fail, they moved to the back of the line when one politely points out their mistake.
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All I have to say is that, reading these posts, you people must live among wolves. I can count on one hand in my adult life when that's happened to me and, without fail, they moved to the back of the line when one politely points out their mistake.
Come spend a week in New York
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