another "what would you do?" question

[lucypevensie]

Let's say you're at the grocery store. You have a cartfull of stuff and you're in the checkout line. Suddenly you remember an item that you forgot to pick up on your way through the aisles. There's nobody in line behind you, but the item is far enough away as to be out of sight of your cart. Do you:
A. Leave your cart in line and quick run to get the thing
or
B. Take your cart with you and risk losing your ideal place in line.
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[Othniel]

Patience is a virtue. God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Cart goes with.

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[AngelAmidala]

I'd take my cart with me too.
I'm usually never in a huge rush when I go grocery shopping, so if I lost my place it wouldn't be a big deal.

 

[Blynn]

/me has done this many times :o


I quickly run (I am pretty fast) and get my item and leave my cart in line.

 

[jeremiah]

leave my cart in line. mad dash for the item, but leave my cart there. I have no patience at the store. I am working on that. For instance I am watching Amie's daughter and I had to go grocery shopping. she has on her list "oil" so is that car oil, olive oil? and she has "Biz" what the hell is Biz? also she has down beef bouliion. once again what the heck????? what is that??? I need to go get this done, can someone help me!!!!!!!!

 

[jeremiah]

I must say that I am moving up the ranks as favorite uncle status for all the sweets I give Little Krissy, but I now realize what you women do! Hard work!

 

[jeremiah]

Thanks Living for Him (Lori) on your help identifying! I first thought she wanted car oil, but at the bottom of page it said "oil for cake". I had NOOOOOOOOOOO Idea what that other stuff was. I owe you sister!
Peace
Jeremiah

 

[wvmtnkid]

I would like to say I would take the cart with me but in all reality, I would probably leave it in line and make a mad dash for the item I needed. Can't give up that all too important place in line, can we? I wonder when it is all added up how much time we spend standing in lines in our entire lives?

Jeremiah, your post made me giggle! I guess that is why you generally see females doing the grocery shopping, huh? Hang in there, you'll learn yet!

 

[ZiSunka]

Been there. Took the cart with me.

 

[lucypevensie]

I take the cart with me too.

Now, for those who would leave the cart in line and run to find your missing item: would you get hacked off if someone who had a handful of items skipped in front of your lone cart?

(I'm asking these questions because of an incident that happened at the grocery store last night)

 

[dinkime]

i always have someone else with me (or else am in no hurry at all)...so one of us goes & one stays with the cart...

one pet peeve i DO have, though, is when one person stands in line with one little thing & then someone comes with a cart load & is with the person with one thing GRRR that happened to us at Sam's the other day, but we were "rewarded" LOL, a guy came & scanned our items & all we had to do was pay at a different spot, but we were out before them LOL

 

[amie]

LOL Jeremiah, I should have been more specific! LOL

If the store was not crowded and th item was close, I would run for it. If the item was farther and the store was crowded, I would take my cart. I have asked the person behind me to watch my cart though while I ran to retrieve an item...
Amie

 

[Ben johnson]

I've "run-for-it" on several occasions. Couple of times while I was actually being checked out. The delay to the person behind me was roughly 1.7 seconds. I figure they can handle it...

If I have a couple items, and am standing behind someone with a whole basket-full, I very much appreaciate hearing: "Would you like to go before me?" If the positions are reversed, I absolutely say that to the other!

Two things come to mind, happened to me recently: a young lady went through the line with 34 cosmetic items. Each had to be scanned individually. The sign said, 8 ITEMS OR LESS.

Then there is one grocery here, that has ONE express lane with THREE registers. I had been standing in line 3-5 minutes, we were taking turns. As one register cleared, whoever was at the head of the line got the register (just like in a bank lobby). For the second time, a certain young lady WALKED AROUND and up to one of the registers.

"Uh, EXCUSE me, the line's back here."
"No it's not. There's three."
"We've been waiting for several minutes! If you'd BEEN here, you'd have seen there's ONE LINE."
"That's YOUR line, this one's empty."

What would you do?

 

[Rose-Mary]

I always leave the shopping trolley at the check out, it is not a problem and nobody minds as long as you are quick about it!

 

[wvmtnkid]

Lucypevensie-to answer your question I guess I would have to say it depends. If I was in fact gone for just a few seconds, I might be a bit ticked that someone got in front of me. But if I was gone longer than I expected and someone just had a couple of items, I don't think it would bother me too much that they got in front. I take that is not what happened with the situation you are talking about?

Ben johnson-I am with you on the express lanes. I get slightly irritated when people with obviously more than the express lane limit go through the express lane. Kinda takes the whole idea of "express" away, doesn't it? And to answer your question, I would probably try to explain to the person how the line system works. If she still insists on going ahead, let her. It isn't worth the anxiety and spike in blood pressure it's going to cause. If everybody else understands the rules and she doesn't, who does it look bad on? Not you because you were kind enough to let her go ahead.

And, just an unrelated question, are you perhaps the same Ben Johnson that is on the Left Behind Message Board?

 

[Amatire]

Id run for it, but Id ask the girl/guy at the checkout if they minded first.

 

[fieldmouse3]

I'd take my cart with me every time, no matter how crowded, the store was, unless my item was two steps or less away from where I was.

 

[altya]

No, I will run and leave my cart in the line.
Will return with a sorry or an oops.

 

[Defender of the Faith 777]

Man, you stole my old avatar, wvmtnkid! I loved it, hope you enjoy it!

 

[Defender of the Faith 777]

Hey, here's 1 blessing. It's all I have. Who on Earth gives blessings of such deficiencies?!