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Question: What would YOU have done in this situation while shopping!. Would you help a crazy stranger!?
Okay, so today I was grocery shopping!. I am in the pet food isle!. There is this lady speaking LOUDLY!. At first I thought that she was on the cell phone or talking to someone else that was in another isle!. Nope, she's talking to herself!. She's scoping out a big bag of dog food saying, "Crunch crunch! Yes, Poopsie will like this!. Crunch crunch!" Okay!. So, I go about my business!. Suddenly, she makes grunting noises and is pulling the bag and telling it off b/c it is so heavy! A 50 lb bag, I guess!. (I only know b/c I heard the noises and briefly in disbelief glanced over)
I get on my cell phone asap and start to leave the isle!. She YELLS at me, "Madame, madame! Uh, MADAME I AM ADDRESSING YEW!" WTF!? I walk away and don't look back!.
She was going to ask me to help her!. THAT Is what employees are for!.

Tis the season!? If she was an old woman, perhaps!.!.!. but I would NEVER ask another customer to do that!. She was about my size!. She was weird!.
As I walked away, she began to cuss loudly about the dog food!.

Would YOU have helped her!? I didn't want to!.
I'm not nice, I admit it!. And uh, if that happened to me, I'd get an employee!. Www@QuestionHome@Com


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LMAO!!!!

Yeah, I probably would have helped her bc I help people in the store all the time (people always ask me to get something they can't reach)!.

Now, if she would have started talking to Mickey Mouse on her shoulder!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.I probably would have beat you to the exit ?!.

You did what you felt was best!. What if she did something crazy like hit you over the head with a can of DF!? I kinda see both sides and no one should judge you by what you did!. If you feel okay with it roll with that!. People are so self-righteous and they know they probably would have high tailed it out of there too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Under "normal" circumstances, I would have smiled at her and helped get the bag down!.
But since I have my arm in a sling I would have looked for a store employee to help her out!.
It's not that big a deal!. (She wasn't armed and dangerous!)
And, remember: some day you may be old, just like that lady and in need of assistance!Www@QuestionHome@Com

in that situation i probably would have helped, just to shut her up!. but it does feel good to help people!. but yeah the employees need something to do to but if there was none around i would have just helped her!. sometime at fast food stores i just leave my rubbish on the tabel for the employees to clean!. need to give them something to do!. if they stand around doing nothing their boss might fire them Www@QuestionHome@Com

I certainly wouldn't have helped!. the broads clearly off her rocker, she probably doesn't even have a dog!. also, Poopsie!? wtf!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Smart exit smart move!. It's what the store employees are for!. Could have been worse!. I've sat next to that kind of person when I've been obliged to use the bus!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No way! I agree with YOU!
What next!? Asking you to push the cart out for her!? The nerve!


What is up with Rugger611!? She's all angry at the world leaving rude answers all over the place!. BLOCK!Www@QuestionHome@Com

you did the right thing!. she could have hurt you!. next time tell the store manager!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Not a lot to it just pull the bag off the shelf for her and be on your merry way!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

We're all in this world together!. Of course I would have helped her, just as I hope someone would help me or my loved ones if they were in dire straights!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Probably best just to walk awayWww@QuestionHome@Com

!.!.!.i would go to the register and tell them a woman needs assistance!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I would not have helped her!. I'll help anyone, but she was acting way too crazy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I'd help anyone, crazy or sane!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I'd help her if I could, or I would have told her I will find you some help!. It really isn't that much to do!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Good for you!. What the **** did she expect!? She could have gotten an employee!.
She sounds like she expects people to help her just because!. I would have helped her because I am a gentleman!. However, a lady asking another one is just stupid!.
And those who left rude answers are just as typical and stupid as well!. It figures that Rugger61 would leave that message!. She claims to be a FARM QUEEN! Seriously!Www@QuestionHome@Com

So, did you actually go find an employee to help her!? That would have been an acceptable alternative!. But just leaving her, without acknowledging her!? I'm not blaming you, mind!. There is something about "odd" people that triggers a reaction in all of us!. Besides, if she wasn't an old woman, and was struggling with the bag, odds are you would have too!.
If it does happen again, look at it this way!. If she's not totally nuts, she has a pet that needs that food!. So you're not helping her, you're helping her dog!. I'd like to think I would have helped her, or at least gotten her help!. But none of us were in that position, so we can't know how we would truly act!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Most people with mental illness (which this lady may or may not have) are not violent, just may make us a bit uncomfortable!. Being it was in a largely public place I would probably have helped!. She may have many people who dismiss her because she behaves peculiar and it would have been a nice gesture!.
On the other hand if it was in a dark alley I may have passed but probably not!. (Way too trusting friends say!.)
You have to do what you are comfortable with!. If I was too uncomfortable I would have told the next employee I saw or went to find one to help her out!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

wow thats pretty rude not to help her!. so what if you thought she was crazy!.!.!.i definetly would have helped her !.!.then again im a social worker so i guess im a nice person!.

im a tall girl!. people ,especially shorter people, ask me all the time to reach the top shelf for them to get something down and i do it!.!.whats the harm!. im not a ***** to them!.!.!.god forbid you help someone out!.
"thats what employees are for" is the dumbest thing ive heard in a while!.Www@QuestionHome@Com