[Gstar]

I try to use self scan tills to avoid this but it’s happened to me before and people just let me go in front of them because I never have that many stuff.

The best way to avoid people and queues is to do late night shopping at a 24 hour supermarket. It’s chilled and you can actually concentrate more

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Cherie

British people i have found generally are happy to queue and take their turn except when it comes to queuing in supermarkets and stores, its quite common place for those last in the queue to go haring off as soon as another till opens without so much as a nod to the people who were in front of them in the queue and it really does my head in

So it is okay to do this or is the polite thing to do to offer the people in front the chance and if they don't want to move then hare off...

I shop online

#2019

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by michael21

I shop online

#2019

I have tried it but you end up with short dates on meat and fruit and veg, plus I don't do all my shopping in one store, I like to spread the wealth

[Mystic Mock]

As annoying as waiting in a queue can be, I always wait until my turn as I wouldn't like people queue jumping me.

Also I just don't like being so hostile in public.

[user104658]

This is much less of a problem if you go to civilised shops with a decent number of checkouts and not the dives where they have to sprint from the back of the shop where they were stacking eggs to the front to serve you, barrelling over three old ladies and a toddler on the way.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

This is much less of a problem if you go to civilised shops with a decent number of checkouts and not the dives where they have to sprint from the back of the shop where they were stacking eggs to the front to serve you, barrelling over three old ladies and a toddler on the way.

This happens in all the supermarkets, they are cutting staff so they can cut their prices to match Aldi and Lidl I walked into Marks the other day there was one till out of about 6 open and the self serves

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

This happens in all the supermarkets, they are cutting staff so they can cut their prices to match Aldi and Lidl I walked into Marks the other day there was one till out of about 6 open and the self serves

I've literally never had it happen anywhere other than Aldi .

[Jordan.]

No I wouldn't push but I will fume inside if someone with a lot of shopping doesn't ask if I'd like to go first

[LemonJam]

Yeah it's hella rude.

Even worse if the person has a full trolley in front of me while I have only have a couple of things and another till opens and they still go in front.

[Ant.]

if you cut queues you're literally scum of the earth and i will not interact with you ever again

[JerseyWins]

I'm not sure if I've ever done this or not, or if it's been done to me, (probably yes for both) but I honestly NEVER thought of it as rude. Like I don't think I ever thought about it period until I read this thread lol but I would've just thought the people last in line get first dibs as they were last in the process of choosing a line, aren't really committed to the line for that reason, and otherwise have to wait the longest (ie. they have the most reason to get off the line). Like if there's multiple queues at the supermarket, I'm always judging the lengths to see which one I should get on that'll be the quickest including after I've already picked a lane. I see a ton of people switching lanes all the time so I assume it's fine to do.

A little bit different if a new lane JUST opened, but yeah I never thought about it as rude.

(But again, this was before I just self-checkout 90% of the time now )

[Jessica.]

I skip the queue at the airport every time. I don't go for newly opened registers though.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

I skip the queue at the airport every time. I don't go for newly opened registers though.

How? Cut in front of people or what?

[Matthew.]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

I skip the queue at the airport every time. I don't go for newly opened registers though.

[Daniel-X]

Literally once had a woman (she seemed like she might’ve had special needs, but I still don’t care) just walk in front of me and dump her basket down (she had loads of stuff and I had a ****ing meal deal and was gonna ask for some fags). Worst part was I was slagging her off under my breath to my friend and she kept shooting me dirty looks

[Greg!]

Mess I don’t even consider that queue jumping bc it’s not even the same queue. As soon as a new till opens I’m over there asap. If you snooze you loose!

[Amy Jade]

In the asda I used to work in the policy was to approach the customer on the last opened till who was waiting closest to the belt and tell them you were opening a till for them. Alternativey one of the runners would say who had been waiting longest and send them to us.

At Christmas though it's really difficult to see whos waited longest...