Not only was I poached, I was accused of poaching!

Hehe. That was funny. Sorry. Must have been a gorilla of a woman, first to scare you and next to love bananas so much. Good thing you backed off. I heard they get into rage easy and swing their lumbering arms away. They also love provoking people for no reason. It takes civility and intellect to not stoop to their level. That what makes you human.

I know it is not funny but I cannot stop laughing. I would have appolgized and just stood there with a stupid look on my face. How dare you for pinching her bananas? LOL.The banana police are going to come and arrest you. I have never been slaped in the market, I have never been acused of steeling someone's fruit. I guess it takes all kinds, remind me not to shop where you do.

I try to avoid crowded grocery stores at all cost! LOL Wow! I think it must have been shock that caused you to apologize to that person. I know I would have been shocked too if someone had reacted to me like that because I picked up a bunch of bananas. And as much as I would like to think that I would have turned around and placed said bananas in my cart all the same anyways. I have to realized that I am not a confronting type of person...unless it is my partner or kids. ha ha And probably would have just handed the bananas over to the person...bag and all. ha ha I have been a cashier at a grocery store. And I tell ya, people can be brutal! It is just crazy! People snatching for others and yelling at cashier's because there aren't any left. Rain checks kept handy already written out to quickly pacify those loud disgruntled shoppers. Yup! I avoid the crowds at all cost! If I could grocery shop online and just have it delivered, I would! LOL

rofl, oh my god, too funny!! This woman is CRAZY. How on earth could she say that they were hers when there's a huge stack right before you both? Honestly, if that had been me, I would have looked down at the fruit and said "Oh, I'm sorry, there's no name tag", then put them in my bag and walked off LOL. I mean, heck, what can she really do about it? LOL.

I know the type of person who does this - they just like to feel in control and tend to feel that other people are beneath them but over bananas! lol Maybe she was an international jewel thief and her haul of uncut diamonds were hidden in this particular bunch? What do you mean unlikely - I think it is the best explanation! lol

I've seen some crazy characters in the supermarket, but none as bad as this crazy lady. I probably would have done the same thing you did. There was no need for her to act that way. And slapping your hand away, that's insane. The only territorial behavior I've seen is when someone is taking up as much space as possible while trying to chose the best looking produce. I just let them be, and come back when they're gone. Well, I hope you don't have anymore encounters with her. There's no telling what she might do.

That is amazing! What a strange woman! I probably would have laughed at her in amazement! I can't relate...that has never happened to me.

I've been in a bit of a *fight* over clothes before now but Bananas????? the woman clearly was bananas if she felt that you had picked up her own,personal bunch of bananas. Wierdo alert - lol Sorry hun but I had to laugh at this, she really was bananas

Some body has a problem & I don't think its you....

All I can say is this woman is bananas!!! Too funny! What do you think would have happened if you didn't give up the bananas....would they call the fruit police in to resolve it.

omg..i've never heard of such a reaction LOL that is crazy :) i saw something like that last xmas-two elderly ladies fighting over the last potholder set at walmart.when i walked into the aisle,they both turned at once and gave me this truly feral look. i backed up and left the aisle.no way was i getting between that LOL

Ok I think I have myself under control enough to answer this... oh maybe not, I am still laughing. I'm sorry just can't help it, this is just too funny. I can honestly say I have never in all my shopping years run into anyone that wanted to fight me over bananas. I am just dumbfounded that even with all the other bunches there she had to have your's. Maybe she didn't think she would find the best bunch and decided you were the expert?, don't know I guess I am reaching here but there has to be some logical explaination as to why she had to have those exact ones. Shame on you for taking HER banans lol. A few months ago when we had several winter storms, my neighbor asked me to go get him some kitty litter for his cats. Day after day the store didn't have it in because everyone was buying it to ly down on sidewalks and driveways. Well at last I got lucky, there were 2 bags left. Someone's cart was blocking the place where the bags were (still on the shelf mind you), so I moved the cart and picked up both 25 pound bags at the same time. No way was someone else gonna grab that second bag while I was putting the first one in my cart. I swear they were fair game, no one had their hands on them at the time but someone behind me started saying I was a hog and should share, blah, blah, blah. I still had a few things I needed to pick up but I was so afraid if I turned my back to get anything else off of a shelf they would steal my "prize", so I hurried up to the front and paid for them. I felt like shouting to that person, so there! lol. SO sorry you had to go through it but thanks for the good laugh, I really needed it today.

I have to say that it took me a few minutes to stop laughing. You wrote this very well. I have heard stories from other people telling me of situations like yours. I can't say that I have ever had someone do something like this to me. And I couldn't even guess how I would have reacted.Probrally the same way you did till I had time to think about it.