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OMGWTF

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107. I may have gotten an old lady clerk at my Safeway fired for saying sh!t like your deli clerk
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 03:57 PM
Jun 2025

Four + years ago, I was getting groceries, and the checkout clerk was going on and on about the Covid vaccine and how no one should get it (even though her store was selling the shots). I told her that I wanted to see my grandchildren grow up, so I was happy to get the vaccine. She continued on with her screed to the person behind me. Recall, back then we were using coffee filters for TP and refrigerator trucks for morgues. I wrote a letter to the store manager complaining about her behavior and suggesting that she also avoid discussing religion or politics and to just stick to the fking weather. The next time I went to the store she was gone and hasn't been back. Buh-bye biotch!

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"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
Post removed Post removed Jun 2025 #99
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
Post removed Post removed Jun 2025 #119
Hi Sunshine!!! Did you ever read the often overlooked GP6971 Jun 2025 #120
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