# Please organize your entire fucking purse while I wait in line **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 10, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587 "2007-05-10T20:05:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/21 "2007-05-10T22:15:26Z")
My husband has to have all the bills in his wallet facing forward, from smallest to largest. When he gets change back, he counts the coins, puts them in his pocket, then puts each new bill in it’s assigned location. But, he does this somewhere between the checkout and the exit. Atleast he tries to get out of the way. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/22 "2007-05-10T22:33:30Z")
A bit tangential, but I once went to the same “10 Items or Less” express lane at the same Wal-Mart and ran into two people who just didn’t quite grasp that particular concept. The first was trying to match the amount on her purchase order exactly, so kept going back into the store to get another box of baby-wipes or swap out a box of diapers (I suspect she worked for a day care) all while at the register. Happened about three times. Next time I came, the woman in front of me had 32 items in her cart. Then asked for two packs of cigarettes. I haven’t taken math since 1996, but I’m reasonably certain that 34 is still greater than 10. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/23 "2007-05-10T22:35:45Z")
[QUOTE=athelas] Excuse me, you inconsiderate twits, haven’t you ever considered that the woman in question may be suffering from OCD? Are you really in such a hurry that you can’t afford to waste ten effing seconds to accommodate someone who obviously has this terrible disorder? Selfish pigs. [/Quiddity mode] 🙂 [/QUOTE] Arggh! You stole my joke! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/24 "2007-05-10T23:04:33Z")
[QUOTE=bluethree] Shows what he knows. That receipt’s going to come in real handy for his girlfriend to prove that he was really at the doughnut shop where the cute girl works at 10:13 on May 5th, instead of where he said he was, doing drywall at the house his brother’s working on.[/voice of experience] [/QUOTE] Or for when the detectives from “Law & Order” show up and start hassling him about an acquaintance of his who was murdered at that very moment, on the other side of town from the donut shop. ---
**Author:** ![Kalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@Kalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalypso)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/25 "2007-05-10T23:05:18Z")
OK, I really do get out of the way as fast as possible, I’m in a hurry too. What I resent is when the checker hands me the change on top of the bills and receipt, so now I have my purse or wallet in one hand, the stuff I need to put in it in the other hand, and no free hands with which to perform this feat. On top of that, they start the next transaction immediately upon doing this (where do you all live where they actually wait for you to move away from the checkstand?), so now I’m standing in the aisle way with my bags and wallet and purse and change and no way to put my change away. It would be nice if they provided a shelf or something near the check stand. I don’t want to rearrange the world, I just want to stuff the bills and receipt in the bill section and the change in the change section and go. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/26 "2007-05-10T23:28:05Z")
I know this has already been mentioned, but it is really a pet peeve of mine. Listen up, folks. There is not a store in this town that gives away goods. So please don’t stand there chatting on your cell phone and act all surprised when the cashier (get that? CASHier!) has the gall to ask you for money. If you actually have moved into the 21st century and are using a debit card, you can swipe it and enter your code while the nice cashier is ringing up your items. Hear that drip, drip, dripping sound? That is my ice cream melting onto the floor while you slowly end your phone call, tuck away your phone, unzip your purse, unzip about 15 different pockets in your purse looking for your wallet, find your wallet, decide what method of payment to use, change your mind, decide on another method, get out card, put back card, get out cash… You are going to eventually have to pay. Please make it easier on all of us and be ready to do so. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/27 "2007-05-10T23:34:30Z")
[QUOTE=_bec_] . . . It would be nice if they provided a shelf or something near the check stand. I don’t want to rearrange the world, I just want to stuff the bills and receipt in the bill section and the change in the change section and go. [/QUOTE] I like to use those little pushout stands which are intended for the use of wheelchaired people. It lets you put your purse down and out of your way and frees up your hands. An added bonus is that it’s low enough so you can actually see down into it for a good rummage. ---
**Author:** ![quilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/839c29/32.png) [@quilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quilter)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/28 "2007-05-10T23:38:33Z")
(spent 15 years in retail, in a former life…) On Long Island (or at least, my part of it – and thank the Goddess I’m moving soon!) you bag your own groceries. No problem. Put stuff on belt, wait until previous customer is through, step to the end of the belt (after greeting checker, assuming they acknowledge your existence), and bag as groceries come down the line. Could you, Ms. NextCustomer, please wait until my transaction is complete before you decide to stand directly in front of the debit/credit/howyagonnapay machine thingie? (at least my debit card is out of my wallet!) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/29 "2007-05-11T01:40:15Z")
[QUOTE=brownie55] Amazing, that bitch was in front of me as I tried to get breakfast this morning. Who knew she was going to fly to California just to fuck with your day, too. [/QUOTE] Yes, she was in line today right here. And she wrote a fucking\* check.\* :rolleyes: :eek: Dudes- checks are for paying bills\*. Not purchases. That is _so_ last century. - and even that is declining but if you want to do so, you aren’t slowing anyone else down. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/30 "2007-05-11T02:15:43Z")
What the fuck is wrong with you people? Why aren’t you grovelling on the floor? You are obviously basking in the glory that is the wife of the Emperor of the World. Show some respect. Moo. ---
**Author:** ![Pixisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@Pixisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixisis)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/31 "2007-05-11T04:03:35Z")
[QUOTE=Roboto] And while you’re at it, you might as well make sure that your change is also properly stowed . . . the coins in your coin purse located in the inner zipper pocket, the bills facing the same direction your billfold in order of value. [/QUOTE] OK. I’ll admit that I like to keep my cash arranged thusly. However, whatever change I get back gets shoved into the most convenient pocket at the checkout counter. When I get home (or to my car) I’ll pull the money out and arrange it at my leisure. I don’t like being glared at by impatient people. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/32 "2007-05-11T13:35:49Z")
All of the groceries around here have benches on the wall opposite the exit of the checkout lines so customerscan put their bags down and do whatever OCD acts are required. I always thought that was standard. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/33 "2007-05-11T13:42:47Z")
[QUOTE=athelas] Excuse me, you inconsiderate twits, haven’t you ever considered that the woman in question may be suffering from OCD? Are you really in such a hurry that you can’t afford to waste ten effing seconds to accommodate someone who obviously has this terrible disorder? Selfish pigs. [/Quiddity mode] 🙂 [/QUOTE] _snort_ ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/34 "2007-05-11T13:50:13Z")
[QUOTE=Roboto] No really . . . I don’t mind waiting. After all, you did purchase chewing gum. This is a major purchase, and I can understand that you need to properly file all documentation of the transaction for future reference. And while you’re at it, you might as well make sure that your change is also properly stowed . . . the coins in your coin purse located in the inner zipper pocket, the bills facing the same direction your billfold in order of value. Probably now would be a good time to do a once-over inspection of your entire purse contents in general . . . picking out any items now regarded as trash and insuring that everything is in its right place. You better get out your sun glasses and your car keys, too. I suppose one could argue that if you took 2 steps forward before implementing the Dewey Decimal filing system within your purse, the person in line behind you could begin their transaction. But why delay your organizational needs by 2 seconds when you can delay the lives of the 5 people standing in line behind you by a half-hour? After all, you are the first in line, so your needs come first. You’re the winner. [/QUOTE] Furthermore, it came as a complete surprise that the item had to be paid for. It must have been a surprise because she waited until the amount was displayed before she even started to look for her change purse. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/35 "2007-05-11T13:51:25Z")
Ya know there are even people who can fuck up a debit card. I know this ins’t universal, but at most places you can actually swipe your card while the checker is checking. Once I get all my stuff on the conveyor, I go to the little machine, swipe my card, put in my pin and wait until everything is rang up. Then, when I get my total, I just hit the accept button, take my receipt and get out of the way. I hate it (not as much as I hate check writers or exact change givers) when people just wait until everything is rang up and are stunned when they are asked to pay. Then they go rootin for their card. I really hope that one day I’m rich enough to have servants deal with the shopping. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/36 "2007-05-11T14:22:26Z")
I have to remind my wife to find her card before we get to the checkout line. Too many times she’s waited untill the sale is complete to start looking for her debit card and since she **NEVER** puts it back in the same place twice it can take anywhere from several seconds to a couple minutes for her to find it (“Oh, I just remembered it’s in the glove box!”) :rolleyes: So, whenever I go shopping with her and we’re ready to checkout I tell her to get her card out, then I go to the back of the conveyor and find an empty cart, fill it with empty bags and then as soon as the goods are processed through the scanner I start filling the already prepped bags. Lickety split. We then move out of the way to scan the reciept for errors. You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/37 "2007-05-11T15:22:00Z")
[QUOTE=athelas] Excuse me, you inconsiderate twits, haven’t you ever considered that the woman in question may be suffering from OCD? Are you really in such a hurry that you can’t afford to waste ten effing seconds to accommodate someone who obviously has this terrible disorder? Selfish pigs. [/Quiddity mode] 🙂 [/QUOTE] _— golf clap —_ ---
**Author:** ![Pazu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pazu/32/15522_2.png) [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/38 "2007-05-11T15:24:06Z")
[QUOTE=athelas] Excuse me, you inconsiderate twits, haven’t you ever considered that the woman in question may be suffering from OCD? Are you really in such a hurry that you can’t afford to waste ten effing seconds to accommodate someone who obviously has this terrible disorder? Selfish pigs. [/Quiddity mode] 🙂 [/QUOTE] …shit, now I need to find a different thread… ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/39 "2007-05-11T17:02:44Z")
I still use my checkbook at times, but I will fill out everything else except the amount before I get up there. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587/40 "2007-05-11T17:15:16Z")
It’s never sufficient merely to have 75 grocery store coupons to present to the cashier at checkout - one must debate the provenance and applicability of numerous coupons with said cashier, lest The Man put one over on you. Nothing’s getting by _you_, no ma’am. And apparently no_body_ either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587.md?page=3)