Poly said:
What is it with Wal-mart and stupid people?
Ok, so I go to WM to get a birthday present for my son's friend. I already had to put up with your typical WM headaches such as people who think they're the only people who matter, blocking the whole aisle so that nobody coming towards them or behind them can pass till they get good and ready to MOVE! The self checkout line was fairly short so at least checking out didn't take quite as long as it usually does on a Saturday. So we're finally headin' to the car. I get the kids buckled in and proceed to put the present in the gift bag. (Yeah, I know, I'm one of those moms who waits to get the birthday present till right before the birthday party. So what of it?) Anyway, I'm fixin' up the gift and this car stops behind me and a little ways down, waiting for me to leave since I had a pretty close parking space and she didn't want to end up parking in the north 40. Cars were lined up behind her all the way down to the front of the store which caused a traffic jam and this lady wasn't about to move. I gave her this look like, "are you kidding me?" So I stopped what I was doing and left so this poor sap could get my place and ended up finishing the gift when I got to the party. This isn't the first time this has happened to me either. Why are people so dumb sometimes? :doh:
I imagine that she was thinking, "Why doesn't this woman move? Why are people so dumb? What is she waiting for??? Ohhhhh, wait. She's wrapping the present in the car? Why not do it when she gets home? But ohhh, no, she's going to move when she is good and ready! What is it with stupid people and Walmart?"
She was probably thinking the same thing about you that you were of other people.
When I go to the grocery store, I will often see someone who has their cart in the way. They are looking really hard for something, and similar to me, they forget that their cart is in the way because they are so focused on finding something that they need for a recipe, or were asked to get.
But, if you simply say, "Excuse me," the person will snap out of it, and say, "i'm so sorry."
At the Farmers Market, in Minneapolis, it's equally hard to find a parking spot, and the place is packed. I usually have to make two trips, one for food, and I drop it off at the car, and the second for plants. Someone will see me going to the car, and I simply shake my head, "no," and it is understood that I'm just dropping something off, not leaving, and they move on.
A good solution would have been for you to go to a farther parking spot, and wrap the gift there. She gets the parking spot that you don't need, you aren't bothered by other people, and everyone is happy.
