'I love vegetables': Grocery shopper gets even with a couple who cut her in line at the deli by hijacking their veggie tray days later as revenge

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Oct 20, 2023 3:00 PM EDT

In some cultures, waiting your turn in line is sacred. The unspoken rules of waiting in line are generally understood by the populous and thus, the balance and order in society is maintained– until some rabble-rousing rebels come swooping in with their own agenda on their mind, cutting straight to the front like they don't even notice the queue of people who respectfully waited. Since the days of our youth as we stood outside the bathroom waiting for our turn, line-respecting people have grown to dislike those who don't care for law and order. As if their needs are more important than everyone else's, people who are willing to cut the line better have a pretty dang good reason for disrupting the peace and pushing their way to the front. Otherwise, prepare to face society's wrath.

In this story, u/Agreeable-Antelope18 was minding her own business at a busy deli inside her local grocery store. Living up to her username, she was agreeably waiting in the long line just like everybody else, patiently awaiting her turn at the front. Except, in the moment she stepped up to the cashier, a disrespectful couple darted in front of her and pretended the line (and the woman they cut) didn't exist. Scroll for the full story of how a woman who was too nervous to call out the line-cutters bad behavior in person found a nutritious way to get even with them. 

For more stories of people disrespecting the rules of society, check out this tale of a bad bus patron who caught instant karma after being an insufferable passenger. 

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    Food - 2.99 Do you know how lines work?" POMA FLE MPORTACIO 2,69€ ·2.29. 1,99€
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    Font - r/pettyrevenge. Posted by u/Agreeable-Antelope18 2 hours ago Veggie Tray Revenge Yesterday I was running to the grocery store to pick up an item from the deli counter that I needed to make dinner. The line
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    Font - was long, so I waited for about 10 minutes. A woman and her husband saw the line, decided they didn't want to wait to put in their veggie tray order for the weekend (5 days away), and jumped in front of me right as it was my turn. I protested, politely
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    Font - saying "I'm sorry, but I was actually next." They looked at me, and turned back to the counter and started their order. I don't think the worker heard me, but they certainly did.
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    Font - It really upset me. Why didn't I stick up for myself better? My time is valuable too. Why didn't I see this coming and prevent it? I was really stewing on it. In fact, I made
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    Font - a promise to myself to not let people treat me with disrespect and not do anything about it. I don't know why people look at me and know I won't say or do anything.
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    Font - About an hour later, it dawned on me. I stood next to them while they placed their order for a vegetable tray. I heard their name, phone number, and when they plan to pick it up. I love vegetables.
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    Font - So this Saturday, I'm going to arrive an hour before their scheduled pick up time and get myself a carefully curated veggie tray. I'll still pay for it since it isn't pre-paid, so no crime committed. :)
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    Font - Sundae-School 19 hr. ago If this ever happens I like to loudly ask them if they know how lines work (have only had to do this a few times over my years) like that bothers me insanely
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    Font - FrangibleSoul 19 hr. ago I call it, my outside voice 513 Reply Share Sundae-School 19 hr. ago I am a guttural vocalist so if I projected as loud as I could then no one would have a good time and people around me would think I'm crazy, especially in a grocery store.
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    Font - Shadowscarab93- 16 hr. ago As a British person (Scottish but lines are still sacred, we're just more aggressive about it) this would never occur, if it did, the queue cutters would be incinerated
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    Font - Chaosmusic 15 hr. ago Yeah, line cutting does not fly where I live. Other people will intervene on your behalf if you are too quiet or reserved to. 10 or so New Yorkers yelling, "Woah woah woah, the line's back here pal!"
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    Font - 00-00- 18 hr. ago "Hello! Are you visiting ? Do you know how lines work in this part of the world (use if they appear to indeed be from your country)? Outside voice is an excellent tip.
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    Font - HinSoCal 19 hr. ago This happened to me years ago when an older woman cut in front of me at a supermarket bakery, ignoring that we all had numbers. I smiled sweetly at her & commented "age before beauty". Her face when my words registered.
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    Font - squirea1 10 hr. ago Unfortunately whichever way this plays out, I think the line cutters will get a free veggie tray.
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    Font - MrsMull92 18 hr. ago Man, it's stories like this that make me wish I was there to be somebody's pitbull like EXCUSE ME DID YOU HEAR THAT PERSON or whatever comes organically from my ange-
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    Font - ConfusedAt63 19 hr. ago . Tell the person who cut that you don't mean to interrupt them but, there is a spider on their back. You might not get your place in line back but you will at least have caused them some ker-fuffle
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    Font - Timeslip8888 19 hr. ago . Cancel the order instead, show up at the appointed time, and say "Oh, aren't you the [Smiths]? ... The jerks who jump lines?" Then wander off singing their phone number to the Empire Today carpet song or something. (I like to put the b in subtle.) XD
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    Font - Available-Deer5303 13 hr. ago So, I worked in the deli many years ago, and the end result of this would be the customers going nuts on some poor deli employee, and then probably getting a free or discounted veggie tray.
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    Font - BigTex380 19 hr. ago Use that information to locate an address. Lovingly place a cat ted right in the middle of it and clandestinely deliver it to their front door 100 Reply Share Timeslip8888 19 hr. ago "Lovingly"
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    Font - ThriKr33n 19 hr. ago Deliver the veggie tray after it's been cooking in the sun for a couple days.
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    Smile - cyclebreaker1977. 14 hr. ago Put the cat td in the empty vegetable tray holder and leave it at their front door.
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