Should domething be done about rude shoppers?

I was with ya right up untill you brought kids into it. Parent's try very hard when shopping. I bring my kids and husband with me a lot. After putting up with other shoppers blocking me in, waiting for that one spot closer to the door, and tring to find everything on my list, I get tired. I keep a close eye on all 3 kids but sometimes they get away from me. I do care if they upset other shoppers. If I was asked to leave a store, there would be holy heck to pay. If I don't like shopping with other parents/adults, I go at odd times. Mornings are usually empty stores or just less morons. Maybe you should try that too? Or just go after midnight when 90% of all kids are in bed. I gave you a + out of respect.

it annoys me when people are rude. just today I was at the grocery store and some people were stopped chatting in the main isle and this elderly man and lady were trying to get by so I stopped and let them by as soon as they went by a lady came out of the aisle and went right in front of me as if I wasn`t even there. also I hate when they race to beat you into a parking space as if there are no other spaces available and also the ones that wait there for you to leave so they can have your spot. it would not hurt them to take another spot and walk a few steps further.

I definitely agree that customers are becoming more rude everyday. They take up parking spots, like handicapped spots or they take up a couple parking spots by parking in an angle, they are rude to cashiers and store people and I remember working in the bank they would call and yell and cuss at us for their mistakes. I think many people do not have patience anymore and get upset very easily and take it out on other people.

i understand what youve been through ...and but not all customers are like that..so you msut extend your patience more in the store

Your observations are true 100%. But this is not the case only with customers in a shop or super market. This is today's scenario in every place. Take the roads, the parks, anywhere. People no longer have basic courtesies. This comes from the sudden boom in economy and people finding themselves suddenly rich. These people feel that just because they have become richer it makes them free to do anything. Just look at the way the newly rich drivers drive on the streets. They dont care for any other drivers. Letting the kids loose in the shop is another way of showing others that they let their kids pick up whatever they want because they have the money to buy them. Even among the youngsters of today arrogance has become a way of life. This is the result of a society which wants freedom in everything. This freedom has turned into arrogance. Another reason is the break down of the family system. Today everyone lives on their own and there is nowhere to learn basic discipline from. In the olden days parents and grand-parents had a control over the children and taught them discipline and courtesy. But today the case is different. And the more richer they are they become more arrogant.

Oh, thank you for this! I agree whole heartedly. I have one of those handicaped plaque & while I can walk, I really can't walk far or stand long (I hurt my feet about 15 yrs ago & just have never gotten better. That & my fibromyalgia are the reasons I have one.) The whole check thing is another thing. These days I mostly use cash or a check card - I don't even carry a check book most of the time (I just stick my drivers license and check card in pocket & don't even carry a purse because of my bad shoulders & back.) And KIDS... well, I don't much like them in the first place and don't have any so, needless to say, I have little patience with misbehaving kids.

yes I agree with you My son has a handicapped badge and it really annoys me when able bodied people use them , it annoys me when people stand and chat in the isles and I cant get passed them , the kids don't bother me too much as well!! they are kids , but I was in ASda the other day and 2 youngsters were roller skating in the isles now that!! annoyed me , I love shopping though , Odd ! but I do xx

I so agree with you on every complaint you listed. I think they are getting worse all the time. People are just getting so selfish that they dont care about anyone but themselves. It is a "ME-Me" society.

i think u r upset and u r not cool at ur mind take some rest for some time, enjoy by going to some fun place,see some comedy movies and regularly take a good breakfast every morning,it will surely help you.

I agree with you 100%! I work in a retail as an office coordinator but sometimes I have to be on the floor and during those times I have to deal with customers. Some are nice but most are stupid and very rude. I used to work as a customer service specialist too and I hate dealing with those kind of customers. I know I have to be nice but they provoked me to be mean too.

Shopping can be a nightmare at times. I try and avoid it at certain times. I find Sunday afternoon is the worst, there are loads of families and loads of kids running all over the place. The people who do all of the bad things that you say, do not care for anyone else. But they do not really care about their kids either. I am a dad and my son knows that he cannot go running round the store, he knows that he should be respectful of others and not bum into them, not scream by them and not throw things on the floor. It annoys me when I see kids do all of those things. The one that I want to add is people with baskets and carts who keep nudging you in the back as you wait in line to pay. They keep moving it into you for no reason. The queue is not moving so why are they trying? I have just woken up this morning and now I am angry - hahahahaha

i can agree with you on most counts. i also get bothered by anyone who loses their temper or screams at an inoccent employee. if you are that mad, then MAYBE you can get away with yelling at a manager, but many people unload on the first level employee and they don't make the policies, they are just trying to do their job. i wish stores would give anyone who was out of line "the boot" and ask them to leave and come back when they can behave in some sort of decent decorum. those people don't realize how stupid they look to the other shoppers, ya know?? as for the check writers. well, maybe you can slow down and not be in such a rush to leave the store. sure, it would be nice if they had it filled out, but it doesn't really take THAT long to fill out a check and besides, once they get to that cashier...that becomes their time at the register. you will get your time when they are done. i feel that people have lost all patience. we live in a "gimme right now" society and things like the internet, where the world is at our fingertips and everything is INSTANT, has really helped make us this way. so, next time someone is writing a check...well, try to be glad that they aren't digging themselves into debt with a credit card and are using a form of payment that will eventually become obsolete. take a deep breath and understand that it won't take but 1-2 minutes and they will be done and it will be your turn. as for eveything else...i agree!

Yea you are right about this,rude customers should be kicked out of the shop,but the big companies will not do that because they want cash and if they lose shoppers they lose cash

I agree with you on most points, especially children running around wild in the store. It can be very annoying and dangerous for the child. I do have to disagree on your statement about handicapped plaques. Not everyone has to have a plaque. There are signs you can put up on your rear-view mirror, as well as stickers. As for telling if someone is handicapped or not, how can you be so sure? One of my friends has a heart problem and is considered handicapped because of it. However, that is not something that is visible to the naked eye. Also, I drive my handicapped mother around a lot, and sometimes she'll be insitent on walking in by herself. I'll park in a handicapped space and wait in the car for her so she doesn't have to walk as far. I don't see anything wrong with that.

i can understand what you mean and i also feel the same like you... i feel so annoyed with rude, ignorant and inconsiderate shoppers... they just don't realise what they are doing is really annoying the other shoppers... i think the only thing we can do is not to follow their footsteps... i try to be a good role model when i go shopping and be a good shopper... if we can't stop people from being rude, may be we can start from ourselves and show them good examples...

My first thought is that you don't have kids. Frequently keeping control over offspring is impossible if not difficult. I am not real happy with unruly kids, but I would not stoop to being so fascist that I would want them to be unable to complete their shopping.. after all.. those kids are probably very hungry which is part of their problem. (although it also is probably that they are hyped up on sugar since that is what a lot of frustrated mothers jamb into their kids mouths in an attempt to keep them under control or quiet. This of course back fires more often than not.) Public spanking can get you into trouble at times, with all the goofy laws that were intended to protect children have caused most parents who must resort to such activities to keep them out of public.. the kids are smart and figure this out so will act up more in public, such as at the store, than they would if they were home where Mom would not think twice before paddling a behind. Now that is a whole different issue than the folks who wait to fill out their checks when they will be paying by check.. if they have a pen and don't need to ask for one, and are not filling out the check, I find another line. And both of those things are separate issues from the taking up a handicap parking place without the legal authority to do so. This final one happens to be one that I find more than annoying. I happen to be the sole unpaid caretaker for aging and ailing parents both of whom are in wheelchairs. I will not use a handicap place even though I have the placard, if I do not need to get out a wheelchair (or two) or if Mother is going to sit in the car while I run into a store/library whatever. I only use them when there is need.. which as it happens.. is what the law says. Those who use the handicap places without the proper authority, are breaking the law, which is more than rude.. it is criminal. I have seen stores (not many granted) call the police and have the offenders cited or the cars towed away. Reporting violators to store management will give you a pretty good idea of how seriously they take this law.. and if they don't, maybe you need to be supporting stores that do take the law seriously.

I agree with everything that you are saying. It comes down to "selfishness." Sadly to say, most humans carry this fault, more than the ones that are more thoughtful. Not much can be done my dear. We have to grin and bear it.

Those kind people are rude and stubborn. I think mostly poverty is the only thing that encouraging them to do bad things. But still it is not enough. If our government will help these people maybe things will change for the betterment of the world. Basic solution is to give good employment to all, and there everything will start in the right manner.

Customers think they are king... in a way they are right since the companies they patronise usually make loads of money from them. But then again, if they think deeper, they will realise that it is the companies that are rich at their expense - not their staff. If only people would keep this in mind... this will make them more courteous to staff who just want to do their jobs too.

I don't think we can regulate rudeness. It's a person's personality or upbringing that defines their manners. It's a free world, which means, unfortunately, that they can do as they please, wherever they want as long as its within law =(