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I hate conflict, dumb lady at the store went off on me
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<blockquote data-quote="DazedandConfused" data-source="post: 489560" data-attributes="member: 831"><p>Wow...She did step over the line (pun intended) telling you what line to go in. I don't like conflict either (I live with enough of that at home with difficult children), so the last thing I would want is a confrontation with a stranger while standing in a long store line during the holidays! I find when I am calm, I have much more of a presence of mind to come back with a snappy retort that, while not necessarily insulting, makes me chuckle (THE most important thing!) and gets the other person to closeth their mouth. </p><p></p><p>At first, I might have just said, "Thanks for the advice, but I prefer to stay in line here."</p><p></p><p>However, thus the lady yammers on and on about it I would have to step up my game:</p><p></p><p>In a quiet voice sprinkled with just a faint hint of bemused sarcasm I would say to her: "Please know, I greatly appreciate your deep concern in regards to where I stand in line. During the hustle and bustle of the holidays, some people are so focused on buying presents and making merry, that they neglect to consider the needs of strangers and their fellow man. Thank you for demonstrating that the christmas spirit is alive and well and can be found in unexpected places; even standing in line at Big Lots."</p><p></p><p>Evil Grin..<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DazedandConfused, post: 489560, member: 831"] Wow...She did step over the line (pun intended) telling you what line to go in. I don't like conflict either (I live with enough of that at home with difficult children), so the last thing I would want is a confrontation with a stranger while standing in a long store line during the holidays! I find when I am calm, I have much more of a presence of mind to come back with a snappy retort that, while not necessarily insulting, makes me chuckle (THE most important thing!) and gets the other person to closeth their mouth. At first, I might have just said, "Thanks for the advice, but I prefer to stay in line here." However, thus the lady yammers on and on about it I would have to step up my game: In a quiet voice sprinkled with just a faint hint of bemused sarcasm I would say to her: "Please know, I greatly appreciate your deep concern in regards to where I stand in line. During the hustle and bustle of the holidays, some people are so focused on buying presents and making merry, that they neglect to consider the needs of strangers and their fellow man. Thank you for demonstrating that the christmas spirit is alive and well and can be found in unexpected places; even standing in line at Big Lots." Evil Grin..;) [/QUOTE]
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