It's three items!

[FenigDurak]

To start, I have to admit that I'm a bit touchy right now. I've been sick for a week and showing no signs of getting better soon. Nothing serious, but certainly irritating.

About 30 minutes ago I headed off to the store for some milk, juice and cold medicine. With one regular lane open, but all four self scan lanes open, I opt for self scan. I don't want to breathe on some poor unsuspecting cashier.

The self scans in my store are set up like regular lanes. You scan and send stuff down a conveyor to the bag area.

I stand around waiting for one to open up. Finally, a middle aged man stops scanning and pays. Once he's clear, I start scanning. Yeah, ok, maybe I should have waited for him to finish bagging his gazillion cans of soup, veggies, tuna, and candy, but I feel like crap and want to go.

I send my milk down the belt and scan my club card, and the next thing I hear is

Guy: "Ma'am?! Is this your milk?" He's holding my milk above his head like a damn trophy.
Me: "Yeah, sorry. I'll take that."
Guy: "It's with my stuff now. Must be my milk."
Me: (Oh FFS!) "'Fraid not. Give it to me please." (In retrospect, bad choice of words.)
Guy: "Ok." and he slams the milk to the ground, splitting the carton open and splashing milk all over my legs and feet.

For crying out loud! Was that really necessary? I mean, whenver I have a bunch of items at the self scan and someone else's starts to move into mine, I just use the order divider. -=le sigh=-

[kerrisan]

Guy: "It's with my stuff now. Must be my milk."

. . . really?!?

[MiloMorai]

That sounds like a way to INSTANTLY burn a fever out of me. Why is it things like that NEVER happen to me?? I have anger issues I'd love to explain to some asshat. I'm an easy going guy but that would have sent me over the edge especially if I was sick at the time.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

You should have got all up into his face.

And coughed.

[FenigDurak]

Oooh...that would have been fabulous. Wish I had thought of that. My parents and I (they're doctors) are fairly certain I've got a respiratory infection. That shit spreads fast. Instant karma.

[Becks]

Me: (Oh FFS!) "'Fraid not. Give it to me please." (In retrospect, bad choice of words.)
Guy: "Ok." and he slams the milk to the ground, splitting the carton open and splashing milk all over my legs and feet.

Where's karma when you need it? It would've been priceless if, after doing that, he had to step in the puddle...to end up slipping and falling and banging his head (hard?) on the floor.

Is that wrong of me to say?

[Greenday]

Hell, if some jerk did that to me, I'd knock his ass out. You must have a lot of self-restraint.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Guy: "Ok." and he slams the milk to the ground, splitting the carton open and splashing milk all over my legs and feet.

Had somebody done that to me, he'd never know what hit him.

What an ass

[FenigDurak]

Hell, if some jerk did that to me, I'd knock his ass out. You must have a lot of self-restraint.

I don't know about self restraint, but I'd rather let the guy get what's coming to him at someone else's hands than do it myself.

It snowed last night, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that someone hits his car.

[crazylegs]

Guy: "Ok." and he slams the milk to the ground, splitting the carton open and splashing milk all over my legs and feet.

You are under arrest for criminal damage, You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not not mention, when questioned something which you later rely on in court, anything you do say may be given in evidence.

AND LEARN SOM FU@KING MANNERS ASSWIPE

[XCashier]

That...what the hell was that all about?! Your milk was close to his precious groceries, so he had to be the Big Bad Bully towards an obviously ill woman?! I just don't understand that. What was the point?! That is so far out of line it's beyond comprehension.

Wasn't there an employee in the vicinity? Or better yet, a security guard?

I so hope he gets what he deserves. Like your respiratory infection x 100. Or a skid on ice and a slam into the side of a building.

[Boozy]

Weird - my husband and I were just discussing this sort of thing an hour ago.

He gets really annoyed when someone puts their things down on the self-scan before he has cleared the area. I told him that I sometimes found it mildly irritating, but not really a big deal in the greater scheme of things. Especially when I'm loading my cart with a whole bunch of groceries and the person behind me only has one or two items.

He conceded that he could never see himself getting so upset by it that he'd say anything to the person. Let alone throwing a carton of milk to the floor like a two year-old.

What's wrong with people?! (Rhetorical question - no comments from the peanut gallery please. )

[BookstoreEscapee]

Is that wrong of me to say?

Yes, yes it is. That's why we love you

[Bright_Star]

WOW! I would have asked him..."what the hell is your problem???"

[HawaiianShirts]

To a very small extent, this guy's already getting some of what he deserves: mockery. Now if only he were to stumble across this thread and see it...

If the internet has taught me anything, it's that I shouldn't do stupid stuff or act like a jerk in public. I know now that, if I do, somebody is fairly likely to, at the very least, tell their friends and co-workers. My story just might end up online for the world to see in someone's blog or on a forum like this one. Suddenly, my isolated moment of idiocy is being laughed at the world over, and dozens of people begin plotting my demise.