{"id":8717864,"date":"2023-01-17T01:30:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T09:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/?p=8717864&preview=true&preview_id=8717864"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:30:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T09:30:13","slug":"miss-manners-shamed-for-cutting-in-grocery-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2023\/01\/17\/miss-manners-shamed-for-cutting-in-grocery-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Manners: These two moms tried to shame me for cutting in the supermarket line"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEAR MISS MANNERS:<\/strong> The woman ahead of me in line left her overflowing grocery cart to take her toddler to the bathroom. When the line moved forward, I stepped around her cart and put my (few) items on the conveyor.<\/p>\n

She came back before I finished checking out and proceeded to shame me in a loud voice for “cutting in line.” To my chagrin, another young matron, also with an overflowing cart and a toddler in tow, was bagging her items ahead of me and chimed in.<\/p>\n

Caught in the crossfire, I was at a loss for words (and so was the cashier). I completed my transaction and left, but I wish I had had the presence of mind to explain that since she left, no, I did not cut in front of her.<\/p>\n

I feel the rules of etiquette have been turned upside down. I think I did the right thing in not saying anything, as it would have made things worse. I felt terrible and spent the day depressed and wondering if this was a harbinger of things to come.<\/p>\n

GENTLE READER:<\/strong> Oh, not again — another grocery line fight!<\/p>\n