Got yelled at in the grocery store for standing on the wrong side of the aisle

I was at Kroger last Tuesday just trying to grab some cereal, standing off to the side checking my list. This woman with a cart full of stuff comes barreling through and snaps at me to "learn how to shop properly." Now I feel like I'm always paranoid about where I'm standing in any aisle. Has anyone else had a random stranger lose it on them in a store?

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the_xena7d ago

Maybe you were actually in the way though...

dianaanderson7d ago

Oh man, that sounds super frustrating. Did you at least say something back to her or just freeze up? I swear some people treat grocery stores like a NASCAR track and forget we're all just trying to get our stuff. I got snapped at once for stopping to look at pasta sauces too long, and it completely threw off my whole shopping trip. Makes you wonder what's going on in their lives that they gotta take it out on a stranger over cereal.

sarah8186d ago

And a full 8 seconds just standing there staring at the box is probably what really set her off. I bet she was in such a hurry that every second felt like an hour to her. It's wild how something so small can just make someone snap like that. Honestly, I probably would have just frozen up too, especially if I didn't see her coming. People need to learn that the cereal aisle isn't a race, it's a place for tough decisions.