Walmart RANT!!
 

Okay, so I was in Walmart this morning, a trip that I don't relish at any given moment in time. But anyway, there's a guy who delivers the bread/rolls and stacks the shelves with the aforementioned items. So, he had already accosted me in Big Y during the winter with the most ridiculous chat up line I've ever heard, and he knew by my reaction, I wasn't impressed. So...... this morning I walked straight in to him :eek: and he decides to try again with the what country are you from again, are you married.......spew, spew..... Now, back in Glasgow, I've never been approached by anyone, male or female and am quite shocked how forward some people are over here, much as I like 99% of people who I've bumped into. So, now not only do I have a stalker in Big Y who collects the shopping carts and makes sure if I'm in the store, to have some excuse to come over and "have a chat"!!, I now have this idiot who just happens to deliver bread/rolls to every store I go into, and have a pervert named Pete who approached me on Friday with the line "Hi, my name's Pete and I'm a photographer, I think you'd make a great subjetc" :blink::blink: WTF!!!

Is it me, have I got "any pervert, loony, or generally in your face person, please approach" tattoed on my forehead, or is this the way people are over here. Please, I'm not complaining about the people who live/work where I live, I'm just a bit shocked at people's forwardness and find it quite shocking. Or am I just being a moany faced Scot who can't take a compliment?? Opinions please..........

Re: Walmart RANT!!
 

Well you aren't ranting about the store, Walmart, but rather ranting about one of their off premise delivery people.

You are most probably being hit on because you are attractive, relatively new to the area, appear approachable, i.e. facial expression appears open and friendly, etc.

Now you can be the lady and polite tell each of them the next time they approach that you are not interested and do feel uncomfortable being approached by strangers such a manner. If that doesn't work, be the Brat that you say you are and ask their names, tell the manager of Wal-Mart and call the bakery company and report their driver.

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Ditto to everything Rete said. "That's very nice of you, but I'm busy and if you'll excuse me I need to get on." About turn and ignore; if they persist, straight to the service desk! Unfortunately, some of the Big Y cart guys are developmentally handicapped, so he may not understand that he is overstepping the line. If he's not one of them, run over his toes!

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That's a good point.

Funnily enough now you mention it there's a man who sells bread at the Farmer's Market who makes me feel uncomfortable, it's more of a smouldering demeanor though. Perhaps the yeast makes them frisky :lol:

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We have that with the baggers at Stop n Shop. You do have to be careful what you say because they take offense so easily.

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There's a fella in Trader Joe's who follows me around asking if he can take photos of my feet!! :lol:

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Are you a Hobbit? :lol:

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Now that is very:eek:

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:rofl: Actually my OH calls my sister the "Ginger Hobbit"" so yes he probably thinks I am!

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Kick him in the balls running and screaming? :D

Re: Walmart RANT!!
 

Americans have a reputation for being more upfront and friendly than Brits. The old joke about an American sitting next to you on the plane and the family photos are out before you've taken off, comes to mind.

If fact I've seen that happen on the Alamo bus from PDX to the lot, a 5 minute drive. Two people who had not met before getting on the shuttle bus had their photos out before we got to the lot.

Re: Walmart RANT!!
 

I have the same problem with Brad Pitt and Shemar Moore.

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In your dreams honey, in your dreams!:p;)

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:frown:

It's true I tell ya!!

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I was 'picked up' by an old lady the other day, she wanted help choosing a birthday cake, after a while she said, "You're a nice girl and I like ya!!" :lol: