When other customers tell you what to buy

[rageaholic]

This happened to me twice. Both times were candy places at a mall.

The first was when I went to godiva to buy some truffles. I only wanted 2, but there was a deal where you can get a free one after buying 3. Well, I still only wanted two. Well the lady behind me said I should have got the deal.

Her: You should have got the deal.
Me: Na, I only want 2. 4 is too tempting.
Her: But you would have gotten 4!
Me: *chuckles* Trust me, I don't need 4.
Her: I still say you should have got the 4.

She seemed pretty nice, but it was a little annoying having some other customer try to tell me how to spend my money. Sure, it was a good deal, but I didn't want it. If you want it, you can get it, but don't tell me what I should get.

The second lady, however wasn't so nice. It was at a different mall and different candy store that specializes in sundays. I only wanted a chocolate bar, NOT a sunday, but the lady behind me (was with her friend) started asking me what I was buying.

Lady: You mean you're only buying a candy bar?
Me: Yes.
Lady: (to her friend) Hmp! How can anyone buy their candy, but not their sundays? I've never seen that before.

WTF lady?

These are pretty minor sightings, but I think they are annoying enough. I mean, what business is it of other customers what I am buying? If you're just curious, that's one thing, but don't act personally offended when I decide to buy something you wouldn't.

[Soulstealer]

Next time tell them to mind their own business unless they're the ones paying.

[HorrorFrogPrincess]

Had that on Halloween. I didn't need much candy, since we only get a couple dozen TrT'ers, and I like having a variety. So I get 3 bags with, like, 50 each. Woman ahead of me in line tells me I should have gotten the 100 piece. I jsut said I got the candy I wanted, *smile*.

Seriously, mind your business.

[Pedersen]

Related: I have seen people staring between a few choices, trying to make up their mind. If I happen to have had good (or bad) experiences with one of the options, I'll ask to chime in and let them know about mine. From there, I've done my good deed, and let them decide.

Oh, and when I do so, it's usually obvious which ones they're looking at. For instance, holding a couple of keyboards in their hands and looking between them.

It's only tangentially related. And definitely not those folks did. That was just obnoxious on their part.

[blas]

Some people just can't mind their own business.

Personally, I get creeped out if I'm in a bigger type store with a cart and I see someone eyeing up what I have in there. Not like I have anything I need to be embarrassed about, but it just gets my tin foil hat all in a knot.

[Green_Fairy]

Lady: (to her friend) Hmp! How can anyone buy their candy, but not their sundays? I've never seen that before.

obviously people buy their candy enough for them to keep selling them...what an idiot. lol i tell people what they should buy all the time. but then again it's my job to sell stuff...

[Bramble]

People need to just shut up and stay out of peoples business. I mean if it isn't a family member or friend getting it they need to stay out. And even if it was it still really doesn't concern them. Also is the sunday you're talking about the ice cream sundae or something different? For it is early and I am not awake yet.

[Beckduer]

I read, in a Reader's Digest, I think (credit where due!) about a young woman who was moving in to a new apartment and had no cleaning supplies. She was going to a BBQ later that afternoon and tasked with bring potato chips. So her cart had all kinds of cleaning products, mop, broom, dustpan, rags, etc, and ONE BAG of potato chips. The checkout clerk looked at her cart, then looked at her very oddly and she simply said, "I'm a very messy eater!"

[rageaholic]

People need to just shut up and stay out of peoples business. I mean if it isn't a family member or friend getting it they need to stay out. And even if it was it still really doesn't concern them. Also is the sunday you're talking about the ice cream sundae or something different? For it is early and I am not awake yet.

Yes is it. I spelt it wrong.

[Ironclad Alibi]

I remember reading Phyllis Diller's housekeeping hints years ago. One of them was for shopping.

Shopping Made Easy: “Spot a domestic looking woman in the supermarket and copy what she’s got in her grocery cart.”

[draftermatt]

I get this all the time, I mean all the freaking time.

Started when I was a kid and my mother asked me to pick up sugar and meet her in the dairy aisle.

I picked up "Name Brand" and some dude stops me and says "Sugar is sugar and store brand is cheaper" and watched me put back name brand and pick up store brand.

[draftermatt]

I'm not sure how I'd feel about that. If I'm debating between brand name and store brand, I might appreciate someone else mentioning that they've tried the store brand and found it just as good as the name brand. But it would depend entirely on their tone of voice and attitude when they said this to me. And they would have to not act like a jerk if I decided to go with the name brand anyway.

You have a good point. But to an 8 year old kid someone basically mocking them (that was his tone anyway) for picking up a name brand instead of store, not really appreciated.

[PepperElf]

mmm the side of the pepper says... start screwing with their minds.

"Eh. I only like sundays with tuna fish on them"
or something gross like that.
(maybe "o positive")

maybe it'll scare them off

[infinitemonkies]

I did that yesterday, kinda. I was in Zellers to buy some cat food & kitty litter (they have the brands my cat prefers significantly cheaper than anywhere else on my bus routes) and I noticed a guy buying a pair of work boots. I mentioned the shoe store next door was having a bogo 1/2 off sale.

[EvilEmpryss]

I'm bad about letting people know where they can get something cheaper. I'm not talking about a few pennies savings, though, only the significant stuff. If I see a fellow mom eyeing Bakugan toys, for instance, and I know they're on sale for close to half price somewhere else, I'll offer up the information in a polite tone.

It's all about tone of voice: if you sound like you think the other person is a moron for their choice, you're guaranteed to get scowled at. Pleasant and helpful usually get smiles.