Don't you hate it when...

I know what you mean. But then again, I will try to observe the situation carefully before joining a queue. I will attempt to join not the shortest queue, but the one that I think will be resolved the fastest. :P Here in Singapore, I think it's 5 items or less for express queues... or is it 10? Definitely not 20 I think. In fact, I find that usually express queues take long time to resolve. I don't know why but I seldom find myself there - even if I have only 1 or 2 items.

Yes and I politely ask them if they did not notice the limit on number of items it always works.

Oh yes. It always get to my nerves when that happens. How insensitive and inconsiderate some people can be. If someone cuts the queu even when their items is below 20, i will tell them to queue behind. It's not fair to others who waited for their turn. What more if the items that they have is more than 20!

That drives me up the wall but i blame the stores for that for nto having enough cashiers there ready to get customers thru. I do not blame the cashiers they are hard working always nice even when they do not want to be. The store should have more check outs open you go into soem of these places and there are 30 tills and only 3-4 open with lines deep enough to go into the asiles.

Yes, it's rude..People are SO dang rude now days. I cant go into the store without getting annoyed.

God must love idiots, for he makes so many of them! I have seen and suffered many of them. You see them everywhere. At the supermarket, cutting lanes in the street, jumping queues, so and so forth. I don't always stop at giving them the evil eye. I often give them a piece of my mind. My intention is not to educate them, but to shame them. Embarrass them in public. They will think twice before attempting it again. Not just that, the other mute spectators will also support you when you take the initiative. Sad, but true, this is the way these things work. Everybody seems to wait for someone else to take an initiative in these matters. I have never shied away from such a scene. A couple of the offenders have even realized their mistakes and tendered apologies. See if it works for you!

I do hate that and it I just can't stand there giving a person an evil eye. I have to say something or I might die of heart failure because I didn't get to express what I wanted to say to that person. Many times I have told a person like that that it's not the counter for them and that they could confirm with the cashier because they would be asked just the same to transfer to another counter. One time the cashier even told the person that it's okay, so I had the cashier called by the customer service supervisor so that she would be corrected and would the right thing next time.

LOL...giggles, I know what you mean here. Its really annoying to see this kind of people. People tried to rush in to the counter so they can be check out right away. The thing is, there are some days when only a few cashiers are available. There is one small supermarket in my area. And I always loathe going there because they only have one cashier standing by. I always need to line up and wait for about 20 minutes before reaching the counter. I remember an old woman who placed all her items beside mine. I didn't gave her the "evil look" because I was thinking she is an old woman anyway.