Redbox Sighting

[NotMyProblem]

I head out on my merry way to return yesterday's videos. I pull up to see a girl playing on her phone while kinda looking at movies. There are already two guys waiting to also rent movies. When I get in line, she calls someone to ask what movie they want to see. I project my voice to ask "are you really that rude?!" Everyone turns around to look at me. She repeats my question to her friend on the phone and states she can't believe I "can't, like, wait five minutes." When she starts to briefly argue on the phone that "no I'm gonna get this one, no I'm gonna get this one" I dryly laugh & say "Wow".

I don't mind waiting while someone's trying to figure out which movie(s) to get, but don't call someone else to help you with your selection when you've already got a line!

[Kiwi]

Most people around here only use redbox for the latest movies on DVD anyway... surely their can't be so many choices you need to "call a friend" so to speak.
Good on you for calling her out but I would caution you, there are many crazies out there who will do you harm if you call them out.

[Blade_Raver]

"It's a RedBox! Not "Who wants to be a Millionaire!" There is no lifeline! Make a choice or GTFO!"

[fma_fanatic]

Most people around here only use redbox for the latest movies on DVD anyway... surely their can't be so many choices you need to "call a friend" so to speak.
Good on you for calling her out but I would caution you, there are many crazies out there who will do you harm if you call them out.

Exactly. Just because they look like a wilting flower doesn't mean they won't kick your butt. Picking your battles is key when dealing with idiot SCs.

[PepperElf]

"can't, like, wait five minutes."

Seriously? It's going to take her 5 minutes to make up her mind? Get the fuck out of the way then for people who already know what they want.

[IT Grunt]

I hate those things. There's one in our local Wal-Mart right by the exit door. I'm headed out behind this one woman who stops in the exit doorway to look at the selection. This of course blocks the exit. I'm about to say something but her daughter saves me the trouble by saying "Mom!! You're blocking the exit!" What's her mother's response? "There's another door! HARUMPH! I'm tired of people saying I'm in the way!" Uh.. lady.. the other door... IS THE ENTRANCE. I'm pissed off enough at people who decide to come out through the entrance doors, I'm not stooping to their level. As she was starting her tirade she went ahead and moved on anyways. Seriously, if she wanted to browse, then all she had to do was go over to the machine and look, not stand in the exit door and look from there.

[Treasure]

This may be a self sighting - I had to return a redbox rental and had gotten "trapped" by my parents and ended up staying later at their place than I had intended - finally at 10 mins til 9 I got up and walked out the door - and drove to the nearest redbox - where there were people just starting to LOOK - and it is now literally 8:58; so I asked, "I'm sorry, I hate to be rude, but if I don't get this returned right now I'm gonna get charged for another day" and before I asked to cut, the young lady was nice enough to exit out, and let me return my dvd... I said thank you as I returned to my car

[PepperElf]

no, that's not sucky on your part. it wasn't your fault you were late and you asked first.

[laborcat]

Ha... I'm beginning to hate the one at my closest MickeyD's. The other day, I was going to use their drive-thru and some nimrod pulled in the wrong way and parked in the drive-thru lane and just sat there. Finally as I drove around them the passenger got out and stood in front of it, I guess choosing a movie. I hate to think of the chaos involved had it been a busier time of day.

[wildman]

My problem with Redbox is that they always seem to be facing the Sun!

[Pagan]

Uh.. lady.. the other door... IS THE ENTRANCE. I'm pissed off enough at people who decide to come out through the entrance doors, I'm not stooping to their level. As she was starting her tirade she went ahead and moved on anyways. Seriously, if she wanted to browse, then all she had to do was go over to the machine and look, not stand in the exit door and look from there.

Oh, hell, the one here by me, they might as well take "Entrance" and "Exit" off of the damned doors. Nobody seems capable of reading and comprehending the difference. Maybe the "E" confuzzles them?

[fma_fanatic]

This may be a self sighting - I had to return a redbox rental and had gotten "trapped" by my parents and ended up staying later at their place than I had intended - finally at 10 mins til 9 I got up and walked out the door - and drove to the nearest redbox - where there were people just starting to LOOK - and it is now literally 8:58; so I asked, "I'm sorry, I hate to be rude, but if I don't get this returned right now I'm gonna get charged for another day" and before I asked to cut, the young lady was nice enough to exit out, and let me return my dvd... I said thank you as I returned to my car

If you were sucky, you'd have barged up to the front of the line and knocked the lady out of the way to make your return or demanded in a whiny tone if she was going to be done before Christmas.

[Gizmo]

"IT Grunt - Seriously, if she wanted to browse, then all she had to do was go over to the machine and look, not stand in the exit door and look from there"

I have a habit of walking towards doors where people are lounging in the way saying loudly "Doorway! coming through!". For some reason that gets people out of the way quickly.