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18. "I take my advice from doctors, not right wing quacks"

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Sat May 31, 2025, 09:57 PM

May 2025

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Today I went to the deli department of a supermarket that I frequent. [View all] MIButterfly May 2025 OP

"yeah, i think old people should just die... ret5hd May 2025 #1

Her remark was completely inappropriate and unprofessional. niyad May 2025 #2

Yes. It was completely inappropriate and unprofessional and I would have told the store manager that the person was ratchiweenie Jun 2025 #63

Joni's comment is simply callous vapor2 May 2025 #3

I think some folks perceive a day or two of feeling a bit ill is proof it's bad for us. Silent Type May 2025 #4

For me personally KentuckyWoman May 2025 #10

All 3auld6phart May 2025 #34

I massage my arm right after an injection. alfredo Jun 2025 #114

I don't know if we get the same vax canetoad May 2025 #23

Only one I really felt was second origional one IbogaProject Jun 2025 #59

Covidiot. SheltieLover May 2025 #5

Thank you for the reminder! niyad May 2025 #17

I'll bet working with her for 8 hours a day in close quarters is a treat. n/t flvegan May 2025 #6

For six months last year, I worked in a supermarket serving hot foods. John1956PA May 2025 #7

Oh, she needs to stfu! Tesha May 2025 #8

I work in a grocery store Lifeafter70 Jun 2025 #46

It is a crazy world. KentuckyWoman May 2025 #9

I'm sorry but that made me laugh out loud. MIButterfly May 2025 #11

of course it is not wrong. niyad May 2025 #16

To be fair KentuckyWoman Jun 2025 #121

I would have walked out. Boomerproud Jun 2025 #50

Why walk out? We don't have to react to everything someone says womanofthehills Jun 2025 #115

Waitress and Dietitian? Conjuay Jun 2025 #61

I would expect if the server's manager heard that misanthrope Jun 2025 #97

"Research" -- in other words, she watched some YouTube videos subterranean Jun 2025 #101

Okay NoRethugFriends May 2025 #12

First of all, it was a woman. Second, perhaps ignoring them in some cases works niyad May 2025 #14

Because I didn't know what to say. Because I'm non-confrontational. MIButterfly May 2025 #19

I would never confront someone who may take it out on my food. Chemical Bill May 2025 #31

Right you are. MIButterfly May 2025 #33

You did the right thing fujiyamasan Jun 2025 #98

Thank you. MIButterfly Jun 2025 #100

Yes, you went to the store to buy some lunch meat fujiyamasan Jun 2025 #102

It's so sad that experienced MDs now have to moonlight at the deli counter. sl8 May 2025 #13

So very sad, indeed. niyad May 2025 #15

What a great retort! ... littlemissmartypants May 2025 #25

Thanks. Unfortunately, I never think of these things in the moment. nt sl8 May 2025 #27

Next time. ❤️👍 littlemissmartypants May 2025 #36

I agree about talking to management. Chemical Bill May 2025 #30

Agreed. sl8 May 2025 #32

Excellent point. 3catwoman3 Jun 2025 #109

"I take my advice from doctors, not right wing quacks" Skittles May 2025 #18

Now I'm wondering if this deli worker thinks that washing her hands is an unnecessary prophylactic measure. nt sl8 May 2025 #20

I would have said: 'Why do you say that? Have you had experience with the covid shot? elleng May 2025 #21

Personally, I would've walked out relayerbob May 2025 #22

Tough one krkaufman May 2025 #38

They read the crap on the web videohead5 May 2025 #24

I had a boss that frequently claimed that the masses are asses. ... littlemissmartypants May 2025 #26

Isn't this one of the great questions of the 18th century, markodochartaigh Jun 2025 #47

They Can't read Traildogbob Jun 2025 #81

"Oh, you're assuming he's as stupid as you are, then?" Wounded Bear May 2025 #28

Practice your frostiest "Excuse me?" Warpy May 2025 #29

Wait!!!!! H2O Man May 2025 #35

Speak to a manager Laha May 2025 #37

A long, long time ago ... Grammy23 May 2025 #39

Thank you for your story. MIButterfly May 2025 #42

Some grocery stores have a pharmacy that also gives shots such as Covid and flu. Norrrm May 2025 #40

Supermarket medicine DelMar dem May 2025 #41

They're intramuscular. usonian Jun 2025 #44

MagaTacoNumbNuts Captain Zero Jun 2025 #57

Sometimes I wish I had snappy responses to bullshit usonian Jun 2025 #43

My experience in supermarket deli counters is that ... Tarzanrock Jun 2025 #45

Not all deli workers have "little minds" LuckyCharms Jun 2025 #54

How freakin' insulting. The deli employees at my store, some of whom I have niyad Jun 2025 #73

You purposely give service workers a difficult time and refer to them as having "little minds"? Niagara Jun 2025 #79

Maybe you are happy "turning the other cheek" to utter incompetence? I'm not. Tarzanrock Jun 2025 #82

That's a long winded way of saying you're justified in treating people like shit Niagara Jun 2025 #86

Another wrongheaded opinion about something which you know nothing about. Tarzanrock Jun 2025 #88

Easy now... LuckyCharms Jun 2025 #90

Holy shit... LuckyCharms Jun 2025 #89

I've been shopping at this same store since it was Safeway before Von's acquired Safeway ... Tarzanrock Jun 2025 #91

I'm old enough to remember that the correct statement is LuckyCharms Jun 2025 #93

The customer is always right certainly applies to measurements and specifications ... Tarzanrock Jun 2025 #94

Did you ever smoke a joint and watch a poodle fuck a football for 45 minutes? LuckyCharms Jun 2025 #96

Exactly and thank you, Lucky Niagara Jun 2025 #95

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The personality of a cultist is their cult. W_HAMILTON Jun 2025 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Jun 2025 #49

Watched my dad die of COVID--remarks like that one set me off like a grenade, and I feel no shame. But these Timeflyer Jun 2025 #51

Dear Timeflyer, I am so sorry about the loss of your father. MIButterfly Jun 2025 #103

Thank you so much. Timeflyer Jun 2025 #117

I would have asked her if she shoves horse dewormer capsules up her ass. Emile Jun 2025 #52

I would have asked her which YouTube video gave her that advice bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #53

LOL! MIButterfly Jun 2025 #104

Just remind her that these antivax people predicted the billion or so people who took this vax would travelingthrulife Jun 2025 #55

That is just one person's opinion, everyone has one. Just ignore it they have a different set of facts doc03 Jun 2025 #56

During the worst days of Covid my grocery cashier also bragged about taking Ivermectin. (Big MAGA). Well- flying_wahini Jun 2025 #58

Next time tell her you want your uncle to get the shot so you can keep track of him. dem4decades Jun 2025 #60

It's enough to simply contradict them justaprogressive Jun 2025 #62

From the Orange Criminal to RFK to, apparently the Deli Lady, Repukes love to announce their ignorance. The good... NNadir Jun 2025 #64

I'd tell her to mind her own business. bif Jun 2025 #65

That's practicing medicine without a license WhiteTara Jun 2025 #66

Next time you go for the sliced salami, ask her where she got her medical degree. Vinca Jun 2025 #67

I was hoping that had occurred enough last time mdbl Jun 2025 #68

Not sure a deli employee and representative k_buddy762 Jun 2025 #69

Hey Rebl2 Jun 2025 #70

"medical advice and salami- 5 cents" milestogo Jun 2025 #71

"You shouldn't be giving out medical advice" would've been a proper comeback wolfie001 Jun 2025 #72

No one needs Meat Market Medical advice ToxMarz Jun 2025 #74

Not vaccinated orangecrush Jun 2025 #75

Those people really and truly believe that leftyladyfrommo Jun 2025 #76

F.F.S. Butterfly. Duncanpup Jun 2025 #77

Should have asked her Traildogbob Jun 2025 #78

Probably a trumper maga. She's just regurgitatingg rethug talking points. brush Jun 2025 #80

Contact the employer and file a complaint. That sort of thing is absolutely inappropriate. Crunchy Frog Jun 2025 #83

You can't fix stupid ! Nigrum Cattus Jun 2025 #84

People who have nothing to say like to say it as often as possible. Aristus Jun 2025 #85

"The deli counter is dispensing medical advice along with the salami now?" 58Sunliner Jun 2025 #87

Well, you know where to go if you want baloney. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2025 #92

She mosunderstood rambler_american Jun 2025 #105

Right after the election we were in the grocery store, yorkster Jun 2025 #106

I may have gotten an old lady clerk at my Safeway fired for saying sh!t like your deli clerk OMGWTF Jun 2025 #107

That's when you ask, "Was that a medical opinion"? dlk Jun 2025 #108

People who think they have "critical thinking skills", but don't Mosby Jun 2025 #110

They can put as a price tag on your sliced meat. You are not required to buy it. Noodleboy13 Jun 2025 #111

I would have said something a bit harsh I'm afraid. Like what stupid crap have you been listening to? Mind your own damn Evolve Dammit Jun 2025 #112

I have found that if you totally relax all your muscles before they give you a shot and then exercise the arm afterward, appleannie1 Jun 2025 #113

At 91 XCSki Jun 2025 #116

It amazes me D_Master81 Jun 2025 #118

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Hi Sunshine!!! Did you ever read the often overlooked GP6971 Jun 2025 #120