Rude woman in Wal-Mart - impossible, right? ;)

Yesterday I made a quick run to Hell-Mart with my family to pick up some random Chinese-made crap. We made our way through the 20-items-or-less line, and in front of us was one of the rudest women I've ever seen.

She was trying to buy a book and pay the same price in-store as the price she saw on Wal-Mart's website. The cashier calmly explained to her that they only honor price reductions if you bring in an advertisement from a competing store, not from the website.

The customer grew more and more incensed as the people in line behind us started to shuffle uncomfortably and crane their necks to see what the hold-up was, and after the customer shouted, "Just SELL me the DAMN BOOK!" at the cashier, little whispers started breaking out all over the place. The cashier just held her hands up helplessly, and the woman finally threw the book down on the counter in disgust, paid for the rest of her items (practically ripping her receipt out of the cashier's hand) and stalked away with her young daughter in tow.

Once she was out of earshot, everyone started talking to the cashier, thanking her for being so patient with such a rude bitch of a customer.

I'm noticing things like this more often - not just in Wal-mart, but in other places - while driving, while dining out, shopping at other stores, etc. - people being rude, selfish, and demanding for absolutely no good reason other than putting their own interests first, no matter what.

It's almost like they're becoming more aggressive subconsciously - they don't seem to even realize how they're acting, almost like wild dogs or something. Am I the only one noticing things like this happening more frequently?

Last Edited by Jessica Sweet on 08/01/2011 02:51 PM