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On 4/12/2019 7:32 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2019-04-12 6:26 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 4/11/2019 5:19 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>

>> Did it ever occur to you or that other woman to say "excuse me, your
>> cart is blocking the aisle"?Â* I guess I've been lucky; I have rarely
>> (if ever) encountered someone who wouldn't move their cart if asked.

>
> One should not have to say "excuse me" in a case like that because the
> woman was clearly being an ass.Â* There was one spot in the entire aisle
> where there was a skid of stock, and that was precisely where that woman
> decided to stop and examine everything within reach. I was more patient
> than the woman behind here, and I am pretty sure that she had come to
> the same conclusion that I had and them used her cart to express her
> thoughts.
>
> You have never had anyone not move their cart when you asked. I have had
> plenty of people ignore my requests. They seem to be selectively deaf,
> and I tend to see that as being closely related to parking their carts
> for maximum blockage.Â* I had also been known to ask once politely, a
> second time a little louder and then bumping their cart out of the way.
>

No, I can honestly say I have not had anyone not move their cart when I
asked. Or get rude about the request. Or ram a cart into my ankles.

Jill