Three lines were open to serve customers at the big box store.

Two lines had five people waing to get checked out ,
One line had two people waiting.

So,
I walk to the short line with a bit of wonderment.

As I load my three items on to the belt .

Scooter man claimed that I cut in front of 13 people ,
So I look around and now there is a another lady behind me.

I said "I don't understand"
And he comes back with
"Were you born an asshole or did it just happen this morning ?"

Half way through paying it hit me that he thought everyone was queuing up to wait for all three lines.

Instead of one que per register.

I still respected my elder because Mom said so.

Remained silent , perplexed confused and unsettled.

25 years ago I would have took the bait and wrangled a bit but that's not me anymore.

I asked the cashier if I screwed up,
She said I am not getting in to the middle while looking at me and shaking her head no

Referring to "Scooter Man", all one has to do to see the asshole is look in the mirror. Just sayin'...

I would have been apologetic if I had actually screwed up UNTIL that prick opened his mouth. I would have torn him a new asshole.

Twat would have had to add a colostomy bag to his scooter.

Well I felt better somehow when he passed me in the parking lot and got up into his brand spanking new 3/4 ton $65,000.00 Denali pickup
With 11 viet Nam vet stickers and emblems, flags and military insignias
And five similar bumper stickers.

I gotta figure he has some kinda p.t.s.d crap goin on.

I don't understand. Where did Scooterman come from? Was he just hanging out in the area waiting to pounce on unsuspecting line cutters?

With the Sam's app on your phone, you can scan and pay for your items on your phone, and the only line you might ever wait in is be cleared by the receipt checker. It's called Scan and Go, and some items have a posted lower price for using Scan and Go. Super easy.

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Originally posted by mikeyspizza:
With the Sam's app on your phone, you can scan and pay for your items on your phone, and the only line you might ever wait in is be cleared by the receipt checker. It's called Scan and Go, and some items have a posted lower price for using Scan and Go. Super easy.

Yep. I like to buy steaks at Sam’s. I can walk in, grab my steaks, pay and leave before the people in line get to pay. You gotta check it out. Works if you have a bunch of stuff too. Just pay on your phone and walk right past everyone in line. Still have to wait in line at the door though.

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Originally posted by Paten:
I don't understand. Where did Scooterman come from? Was he just hanging out in the area waiting to pounce on unsuspecting line cutters?

He was next in line to load his groceries on to the
Belt at register two,

I went to register three ( the short line)

Everybody has a bad day ,
Now and again

I guess I am grateful to have someone that cares enough about me to speak up when I get the least bit out if parallax

The way I heard it were three registers, and three lines...'Scooter Man' chose poorly!

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Originally posted by mikeyspizza:
With the Sam's app on your phone, you can scan and pay for your items on your phone, and the only line you might ever wait in is be cleared by the receipt checker. It's called Scan and Go, and some items have a posted lower price for using Scan and Go. Super easy.

I do this every time I go to Sam's. I save at least 10 minutes of waiting in the cashier's line. Same deal with the Chick-fil-A app. It saves a bunch of time and you earn free food.

If you ask me, this is Sams Club’s fault; they should be crystal clear if it’s one line feeding into three or three separate lines.

I have often thought that Costco (and other stores, where applicable) should have two lines:

One for the next available staffed checkout, and

One for the next available self checkout.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
I have often thought that Costco (and other stores, where applicable) should have two lines:

One for the next available staffed checkout, and

One for the next available self checkout.

The one near me does, and now that they have an ID checker for the membership cards it works better, less people jumping back and forth as one line moves quicker than the other.

PASig Agreed, if they don't have a sign or roped off place to wait for next in line then Scooter was the A-hole, I don't care how many stickers his truck has...

We did the same thing sort of , at Cosco . There was one long line that had an employee at the head that would direct the person to the next available register . There was such a large gap that it looked like nobody was in line at the registers so we thought we hit the jackpot . The line bouncer politely told us that the line started " back there " . Kind of embarrassing but nobody called us assholes .

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"Were you born an asshole or did it just happen this morning ?"

That would have ended the conversation right there.

There are two types of lines around here in stores.

The first is as you describe. Multiple stations with their own individual lines.

The second has a single inlet that leads to the multiple stations. The person in the front of that line goes to the next available station.

You didn't do anything wrong.

I would have started singing to the guy.

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Originally posted by nasig:

quote:

"Were you born an asshole or did it just happen this morning ?"

That would have ended the conversation right there.

It did

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Originally posted by a1abdj:
There are two types of lines around here in stores

The second has a single inlet that leads to the multiple stations. The person in the front of that line goes to the next available station.

You didn't do anything wrong.

In the many years I've shopped there, it's the first time
Your type B.

Paradigm has been suggested.

Just weird