'What exactly do you want from my husband?': Entitled Karen shopper grabs tall guy at grocery store to help her, tall guy's wife intervenes and calls her out

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Nov 13, 2024 8:00 AM EST

Most people want to be left alone when they're running their weekly errands. If you're tall and shopping at a grocery store, then you have probably been asked to help grab something from the top shelf on more than one occasion. In most of those scenarios, a decent human being would indulge the short shopper; that is, so long as they have been decent to you. 

Here, we have an entitled Karen shopper who had the audacity to grab a tall stranger by his arm and drag him to where she wanted him to help her. The tall shopper tried to tell her to ask one of the several employees who were within earshot because he was worried that the item she was asking him to retrieve was too heavy and would cause a mess. This was all to no avail, of course. 

At this point, the tall shopper had no choice but to get his wife to come over, and that was what got the entitled Karen to back off for good. Keep scrolling below for the full encounter. For more, check out this post about a 16-year-old's stage mom.

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    No, I Don't Work Here - and My Wife Made That Clear
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    Average height in my culture is around 5'5", but I'm a full foot taller at 6'5". Because of that, I often get asked to help reach things on high shelves at grocery stores. I don't mind helping out as long as it's light - 2-3 kg is fine. Anything heavier, though, tends to bring down a mini avalanche of dust, which no one wants.
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    This story takes place in 2022, shortly after my family moved into a new apartment near a massive wholesaler called Metro Cash & Carry. It's similar to Walmart, owned by a German
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    company (now acquired by Reliance), and caters to business owners. Most of the smaller stores in the area get their stock from there, so it's a good place for us to shop in bulk.
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    On this day, my wife and I split up to handle our shopping list faster. She was picking up oils, and I was gathering grains. I noticed a good deal on 1 kg packs of wheat that made them cheaper per kilo than the 5 kg packs. However,
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    the 1 kg packs were almost out on the main shelf, so I reached up to the top shelf and pulled some down. Just then, an old woman behind me politely asked if I could get five for her as well. I didn't mind, so I passed them to her, and she thanked me before moving on.
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    I started pushing my cart toward the legume section when I heard a loud "Excuse me!" I thought someone was calling an employee, so I kept going, but then came an even louder "Excuse me!" I turned around, and there she was: a Karen waving me down like she was hailing a cab.
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    • I pointed to myself, . confused. "You talking to me?" • Karen snapped, "Yes! Can you please help me?" • Without moving, I asked, "With what?"
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    Karen pointed at a 5 kg pack of rice on the top shelf and asked if I could bring it down for her. I glanced at the hefty pack and, politely as I could, explained that it was a bit too heavy for me to
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    grab safely and suggested she ask an actual employee - there were two nearby - to help. Then I turned back to continue with my shopping.
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    Not five seconds later, I felt a tug on my arm. Karen was now physically pulling me back toward the rice shelf! She kept yanking my arm, insisting, "It's not that heavy. I'm in a hurry. Just get it for me!"
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    For a moment, I just stood there, completely shocked and honestly a little flustered. I may be big, but I'm also non-confrontational and tend to avoid scenes. So, instead of arguing, I did the only thing I could think of: I pulled out my phone and called my wife.
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    Now, my wife and I balance each other out perfectly. She's petite, much shorter than the average height, and she's also louder than a jet engine (if I had to pick an analogy).
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    As soon as I said, "Hey, hon, could you come over here? A lady's giving me trouble," she was on her way. Within moments, my wife appeared, storming over with the intensity of a one- woman army.
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    She glared at Karen still gripping my arm and said, loud enough for half the store to hear, "Why are you touching my husband? He doesn't work here, and he's certainly not your personal assistant!"
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    Karen, caught off guard, stammered a few words, dropping my arm and taking a step back.
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    My wife, still not fully briefed on the situation, asked, "So what exactly do you want from my husband?"
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    Karen, clearly flustered, mumbled something about "just needing some help getting the rice down."
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    My wife, eyebrows raised, looked around, spotted an employee nearby, and said, "If you need help with rice, that's what these folks are here for. My husband
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    doesn't work here." Then she made eye contact with one of the actual employees, and gestured toward the rice, saying, "This lady needs help with the rice up there. Mind assisting her?"
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    Without another word, the employee came over, and Karen slunk away toward the rice with him, still muttering under her breath. We still shop there, but don't split up anymore.
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    FFXIVpazudora . Reminds me of that meme that was like "quiet guys, why do you date loud fiery women?" "Because someone needs to tell the waiter I didn't order mashed potatoes, and it ain't going. to be me"
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    harrywwc awesome wifey! ***** (5 stars) would recommend
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    M... You got lucky that it was only a mid-tier Karen, who was difficult to convince, but ultimately possible.
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    A real high-tier Karen would have accused you and your wife of lying and laziness, claiming that you're obviously an employee and your so-called wife is obviously your manager and you were both doing this whole thing as a charade
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    (because putting on such performances was somehow quicker and easier than just getting her what she wants, hence "lazy"), and would have stormed out of the store still believing that you were an employee. :D
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