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Leon Einstein
Feb 6, 2012
I must win every thread in GBS. I don't care how much banal semantic quibbling and shitty posts it takes.
I don't see the big deal about snacking on something while you shop. My wife does it all the time with the kids.

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datajugend
Jan 15, 2010

:minnie: Cat Army :minnie:
the people that work there cant read minds so to them its a 50/50 if you are just straight up shoplifting, and really until you pay for it its not your property

Leon Einstein
Feb 6, 2012
I must win every thread in GBS. I don't care how much banal semantic quibbling and shitty posts it takes.

datajugend posted:

the people that work there cant read minds so to them its a 50/50 if you are just straight up shoplifting, and really until you pay for it its not your property
They've never given a poo poo.

Meme Poker Party
Sep 1, 2006

by Azathoth

Leon Einstein posted:

They've never given a poo poo.

They've never confronted you/here about it. Big difference.

Leon Einstein
Feb 6, 2012
I must win every thread in GBS. I don't care how much banal semantic quibbling and shitty posts it takes.

Chomp8645 posted:

They've never confronted you/here about it. Big difference.
Not really. If they cared, they'd say something.

Schmeichy
Apr 22, 2007

2spooky4u


Smellrose
Nobody working at a chain grocery store cares, unless you leave the bones and wrappers hidden somewhere for them to clean up later

datajugend
Jan 15, 2010

:minnie: Cat Army :minnie:
yeah i dunno how strict it is in the us. but ive worked in a grocery store and was told if i saw someone eating or drinking stuff they hadnt paid for yet i had to keep an eye on them in case they stashed the empty wrapper or whatever in a random shelf. it happened rarely but it was annoying

e: like yeah i didnt really care about people that couldnt wait 5 minutes to eat stuff, but my boss cared and that meant extra work for me

datajugend fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Jan 9, 2020

Schmeichy
Apr 22, 2007

2spooky4u


Smellrose
Death to anyone leaving meat or frozen stuff on shelves in the rest of the store though

Sandwich Anarchist
Sep 12, 2008
We go to the same grocery store every week and the people that work there know who we are, so we don't have any problem with giving our little dude an Orange or something and then just telling them about it later to pay for it

Smirking_Serpent
Aug 27, 2009

GF of 4 years [22f] hates my [27M]guts for messing up a job opportunity she recieved. Ironically, I was the one that got her that opporunity.

Where do I even begin, My girlfriend and I have been dating for almost 4 years and we recently moved in roughly 7 months ago. Our relationship has been rough because she fails to takes responsibility for anything and decides to self-loathe or attack the nearest person with negativity. It use to be her mother that took the blunt of these attacks but because we live together, I've been the one who's been getting attacked now.

Anyways, she's been jobless/schoo less living off her mother's and late grandma's money for two years. She pays the rent but burns through most of the money buying uber eats and playing gatcha games. She doesn't contribute however outside her half of the rent and light bill since shes always home. I clean her mess up (she drops candy droppings and floss everywhere), I take care of her cat, I feed my girlfriend because she cant cook. I do all of her laundry while working. Her mother said she use to do all the things herself because it would always cause fights if she confronted her. At first, when I confronted her, we would fight because I'm being "mean and shes trying" Now? I just kinda do it myself.

So I wanted to get her out of the house, I personally updated her resume, made her a work email, ( seriously her old email had loli in it) send the resume to my employments, filled out the application, got my boss to pull up the application. They hired her three weeks ago and asked for the basic job paperwork. She ignored that paperwork and decided to stay home and ultimately do nothing. The recruiter emailed her three times over the winter break asking for a drug test. I also reminded her as well twice. She ended up filling out the paperwork a day before her orientation.

Here's where I messed up, so basically I thought the orientation was Wednesday, i thought the 7th was Wed and that i can walk with her to work and she said isnt it tuesday and I said nah man i think thats wed. She didnt double check and just decided to go to sleep. She woke up early and didnt check it again and got a call at 11 saying you are fired for not showing up. Upon hearing that, I felt terrible and try to convience my bosses to give her another shot. They contacted the recruiter and she reached out to me saying I'm sorry but its not your fault. She then told me she sent out 3 emails with the time of the orientation and 3 emails asking for paperwork. I felt so bad that its partially my fault and decided to try and find her some more filler work.

My girlfriend basically said "You think I want to work for some lovely temp agency or a loving shake shack?". It isnt enough money for me to waste my time and then said "I'll never forgive you, you gave me hope and took it away from me, I'm not talking to you for a long time." The morning of the interview for shake shack, I made her breakfeast and some tea and said good luck and she threw it in the trash. I tried to console her and offer my help later on in the day and she starts ignoring me entirely. It made me furious and I ranted on about always being the villain when I'm trying to help you. she basically said " whats the point in even living anyways, nothing ever works my way and just forget it, ill just withdraw money from my stocks to pay my bills anyways".

I'm just sick of it. I love her but she's like a 14yo mentally. When I met her I thought she was down to earth but I guess its it's basically the disposition she potrayed from being in a sheltered home. I'm tired of saying sorry even when I dont think I done anything wrong. She spent all her savings last month on Granblue and didnt pay for the light bill and I loaned her the money from my paycheck to do that and havent gotten it back. I called her a crybaby for literally cryinf because she spent 200 and didnt get what she want and she said i was unfeeling rear end in a top hat. I'm sick always think about what panties is she gonna wear if its all dirty or what is she gonna eat because theres nk more food for her to look at me as a villain. Ive been trying to make amends, help her and shes laughing with everyone, she's glaring at me and avoiding me while im still doing all these things to her. I also told her being ignored is the most hurtful thing to me so know it hurts but she doesn't care.

tl;dr : gremlin wealthy slobbish neet girlfriend of 4 years pretty much hates my guts for ultimately her mess up like seriously who doesnt check their work email everyday. Is it worth working things out or should i break up? This is suffering. I hate being ignored.

duck trucker
Oct 14, 2017

YOSPOS

Eh to me it's kind of a why can't you wait 15-20 minutes until you're out of the store rather then eating around people who are just there to shop.

Her scenario of waiting with a kid is a fine example where she's in the right. But if I'm shopping anywhere I don't want random people eating around me.

Admiral Ray
May 17, 2014

Proud Musk and Dogecoin fanboy
If I ever ran a grocery store -- which I wouldn't, people need to learn to find their own food rather than relying on handouts -- I'd never allow the fools that came through to eat food in the store. Control yourself for five loving seconds and don't degrade my property with your disgusting physical needs like eating. Ugh.

Mr. Fall Down Terror
Jan 24, 2018

by Fluffdaddy

Smirking_Serpent posted:

GF of 4 years [22f] hates my [27M]guts for messing up a job opportunity she recieved. Ironically, I was the one that got her that opporunity.

i love this girl, but *writes ten thousand words poo poo talking the girlfriend to an internet message board* so should we break up?

Smirking_Serpent
Aug 27, 2009

My wife [26f] suddenly really dislikes one of my [30m] tattoos.
Good morning!

I'm having kind of a weird disagreement with my wife and was kind of hoping to get some outside perspective.

Cat and I met 4 years ago. I'm not sure if it's worth mentioning, but just in case, she is British and I'm American. We got married a year ago and she is currently six months pregnant.

I have a few tattoos, mostly reminiscent of my time in the military. Cat has always said she really liked them and has never been critical until now.

The one she is taking issue with is a "pin-up" girl, Sailor Jerry style on my chest. Its not super provocative or anything, just a pin-up girl in an Army uniform driving a military truck. Its meant as a call back to when I was a mechanic working on those trucks.

Ive had it since well before meeting Cat and she has never had anything negative to say about it until now.

I think the first thing she had to say about it was a month or two ago. I was working out and had my shirt off, she hadn't been feeling well and had been in bed most of the day then came out and looked at me and immediately asked me "Can you cover that up?!"

She kind of snapped it which is unlike her, but I just said "sure" and went with it.

But Cat has been weirdly fixated on it ever since then. When we're cuddling on the couch she'll reference it and sometimes ask things like "Do you wish I looked more like that?"(tattoo girl is a brunette, Cat is a blonde, and no, I definitely don't want to change how she looks) and I try to tell Cat that I love her Blonde hair and wouldn't change her at all.

That works for a while, but only a while. She has also asked if I think our kid will get confused that daddy has a different woman tattooed on him. I just point out my step dad has pin-up tattoos as well and it literally never crossed my mind growing up.

Its like once a week she gets self-concious about this tattoo I have and I dont really know what to do about it.

Advice on how to handle this? I like my tat, but I dont want my wife feeling bad about it. And where did the sudden distaste for it come from?

TL;DR Wife is suddenly self conscious over a tattoo I have had since before I met her. What to do about it?

Admiral Ray
May 17, 2014

Proud Musk and Dogecoin fanboy

Smirking_Serpent posted:

My wife [26f] suddenly really dislikes one of my [30m] tattoos.

Don't do anything about it other than wait this poo poo out. Don't make it a big deal, don't have deep discussions about it, and just use those tattoos that come in the bazooka gum packs to cover it until she's had the baby. She's in a vulnerable place right now because she's being psychically assaulted by that parasite you're gonna call your child. Just wait it out.

Leon Einstein
Feb 6, 2012
I must win every thread in GBS. I don't care how much banal semantic quibbling and shitty posts it takes.

duck trucker posted:

Eh to me it's kind of a why can't you wait 15-20 minutes until you're out of the store rather then eating around people who are just there to shop.

Her scenario of waiting with a kid is a fine example where she's in the right. But if I'm shopping anywhere I don't want random people eating around me.
It's strictly a method of keeping young kids from being a disturbance. I don't know why seeing others eat bothers you. Get therapy.

datajugend
Jan 15, 2010

:minnie: Cat Army :minnie:
update the tattoo with blonde hair

Kenshin
Jan 10, 2007
LMAO

avoid doorways
Jun 6, 2010

'twas brillig
Gun Saliva
My (26F) boyfriend (30M) refuses to spend any money and it’s starting to hurt the relationship.

quote:

A few months ago, my boyfriend (30M) decided he wanted to spend less money and cut out all “unnecessary spending.” We both are making about the same amount of money- not much, but enough to get by.

He lives with his parents, aunt, uncle, cousins and nephew, so he does not pay rent, bills, groceries, etc. He does have a sport car that he’s still making payments on, and has to pay for costly repairs/updates. He also spends on car racing and related events.

I live in an apartment and pay rent, bills, groceries, gas and repairs for my car, plus I am attending school so I’m paying for that, and I am a teacher so I spend some out of pocket for supplies as well.

His cut down on spending has included not buying additional groceries or food since he relies on his family- which includes eating out, even for a dinner date once a month or going out to get coffee at a coffee shop. He also is not spending money on gas to come stay at my apartment one night a week- so I always have to come out to him.

I’ve offered many times to pay if we go out to eat. He refuses. I’ve offered to do free activities like go on walks, spend a day at the beach, picnics, etc. He refuses because “what do you do at a picnic? Eat. Food costs money.”

I’ve expressed to him how it feels to me like he’s trying to cut down on spending time with me and he’d rather just sit in his room and play video games. He responded by saying that it’s “just how you interpret it, that’s not what’s happening.” Which is how he usually responds when I tell him my feelings.

I just don’t know what to do. I know that I like to spend more on activities, food, dates, etc. At the same time, I can understand the need to cut down on spending. I can understand that it’s an adjustment, not just for him but for myself as well. It’s a personal choice what I do with my money and what others do with theirs. However, I feel like I’m one of the things that he considers “unnecessary.” Is this normal? Am I crazy for feeling like this?

SilvergunSuperman
Aug 7, 2010

Smirking_Serpent posted:

The morning of the interview for shake shack, I made her breakfeast and some tea and said good luck and she threw it in the trash.

Lol

duck trucker
Oct 14, 2017

YOSPOS

Leon Einstein posted:

It's strictly a method of keeping young kids from being a disturbance. I don't know why seeing others eat bothers you. Get therapy.

Yeah keeping kids quiet is fine no problems there.

But my luck in life people who are snacking in public aren't quiet mouth-closed discreet, it's always some gaudy fucker mouth fully open going *CRUNCH CRUNCH GASP CRUNCH* as loud as they can with their random box of fruit loops.

DACK FAYDEN
Feb 25, 2013

Bear Witness

Licarn posted:

My (26F) boyfriend (30M) refuses to spend any money and it’s starting to hurt the relationship.
lmao at "Food costs money."

Schmeichy
Apr 22, 2007

2spooky4u


Smellrose

DACK FAYDEN posted:

lmao at "Food costs money."

Won't spend money on a coffee date, but has an expensive race car hobby...

packetmantis
Feb 26, 2013
:owned:

Peaceful Anarchy
Sep 18, 2005
sXe
I am the math man.

Schmeichy posted:

Won't spend money on a coffee date, but has an expensive race car hobby...
Food either rots or turns into poop, expensive race car driving can turn into fame and fortune. Gotta spend money to make money and food just doesn't give a return on investment.

oh no computer
May 27, 2003

duck trucker posted:

But my luck in life people who are snacking in public aren't quiet mouth-closed discreet, it's always some gaudy fucker mouth fully open going *CRUNCH CRUNCH GASP CRUNCH* as loud as they can with their random box of fruit loops.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RBvh-9JGIo&t=66s

(sorry there isn't a copy on youtube without the stupid "up next" overlay)

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970

Smugworth Wuz Here

Sandwich Anarchist posted:

We go to the same grocery store every week and the people that work there know who we are, so we don't have any problem with giving our little dude an Orange or something and then just telling them about it later to pay for it

Our grocery store leaves out a little display of oranges and bananas to give to the kiddos while you shop. It's pretty popular. :shrug:

Xombie
May 22, 2004

Soul Thrashing
Black Sorcery

duck trucker posted:

Yeah keeping kids quiet is fine no problems there.

But my luck in life people who are snacking in public aren't quiet mouth-closed discreet, it's always some gaudy fucker mouth fully open going *CRUNCH CRUNCH GASP CRUNCH* as loud as they can with their random box of fruit loops.

How are you around any individual in a grocery store long enough for this to be an issue. It's not a subway or an elevator. It's a big building where your goal is literally to keep moving around.

Meme Poker Party
Sep 1, 2006

by Azathoth

Xombie posted:

How are you around any individual in a grocery store long enough for this to be an issue. It's not a subway or an elevator. It's a big building where your goal is literally to keep moving around.

Some people just live their lives in ways that cannot be explained.

Smirking_Serpent
Aug 27, 2009

Boyfriend (31) watched porn during the night when I (27) didnt want to have sex and used me as a pad for his laptop

I dont even remember him waking me up and asking for sex, but I declined him and went back to sleep. He put his laptop on my body and watched porn instead. Next morning he told me what he did, as it was my fault for not wanting sex. I felt hurt and humiliated, but he says that its normal and i shouldnt be jealous of porn. I can be insecure sometimes, so I dont know if I was overreacting or if its common behaviour. What do you think? How would you feel?

TLDR: my boyfriend woke me up during night to have sex and I declined. He then used me as a pad for his laptop and watched porn instead.

therobit
Aug 19, 2008

I've been tryin' to speak with you for a long time

Literally A Person posted:

Our grocery store leaves out a little display of oranges and bananas to give to the kiddos while you shop. It's pretty popular. :shrug:

One of the only good changes Kroger has made at Fred Meyer, IMO. And yeah, it keeps my kids from begging for candy while at the store.

Fried Watermelon
Dec 29, 2008


Xombie posted:

How are you around any individual in a grocery store long enough for this to be an issue. It's not a subway or an elevator. It's a big building where your goal is literally to keep moving around.

Can't keep moving around when you are waiting in a line

avoid doorways
Jun 6, 2010

'twas brillig
Gun Saliva

Smirking_Serpent posted:

Boyfriend (31) watched porn during the night when I (27) didnt want to have sex and used me as a pad for his laptop.

literal objectifying

Xenocides
Jan 14, 2008

This world looks very scary....


A modern version of just reading porn magazines for the articles:

My [25F] boyfriend [24M] of one year reads a lot of hentai but according to him it's only for the memes

So recently I found a bunch of hentai links in his browser history. I wasn't snooping or anything, just was searching for a website I had found a few days ago but had forgotten the name of. Now I wasn't offended by it but I didn't know that he was into drawn porn so that surprised me a bit. Later that day I told him about it and said pretty much the same thing, that I was okay with it but that it had been a surprise and that I didn't know that it was his thing.

Now I'm fine with that but he then said that he actually wasn't into it and he only read it for memes and to make funny posts on reddit. He even showed me some of these, they varied from depressing, to relatable, to straight up ridiculous, some actually were a bit funny. I would link the subreddit but I'm not sure if it's okay with the rules, basically it's about "relatable" hentai posts.

But I find that a bit strange on his part, I don't mind him being into it but insisting to only read those comics to make memes or something with them ... I find that unbelievable and I wonder why he can't be honest with me instead. So I'm not sure if I should believe him or worry about the implications him lying about it might have ...

tl;dr: Boyfriend reads a lot of hentai but insists he only does so to make funny posts on reddit. I can't really bring myself to believe that and wonder why he would be lying.

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970

Smugworth Wuz Here

Licarn posted:

literal objectifying

How do I love you, let me count the ways. You have a flat back which makes you a fantastic table. That's pretty much it.

Rent-A-Cop
Oct 15, 2004

I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!

Just lol if you don't bring your own camp stove and fry up an egg right in the store.

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost
if you eat something and stay in the store long enough to poop it out legally you don't have to pay for it as you aren't taking anything out of the store

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970

Smugworth Wuz Here

Mozi posted:

if you eat something and stay in the store long enough to poop it out legally you don't have to pay for it as you aren't taking anything out of the store

Does this also count for Taco Bell???

FormaldehydeSon
Oct 1, 2011

Mozi posted:

if you eat something and stay in the store long enough to poop it out legally you don't have to pay for it as you aren't taking anything out of the store

only as long as you wrap the turd back up in the banana peel

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Xenocides
Jan 14, 2008

This world looks very scary....


I (24M) have been housing my friend’s (24M) pregnant wife (24F)

I have known my friend, Joe, since middle school. He has been like a brother to me, but his laziness/lack of responsibility is exhausting. Joe started dating Emily in high school and they got married after college, so married for 2 years, together for around 9. Emily is amazing and over the years she and I have become very close (I’m gay, so nothing more than a great friendship). Joe has always been coddled by his parents, and when he married Emily she ended up taking over that same sort of caretaker role for him. Not even just taking care of cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc, but also like making sure he gets to work on time, setting his appointments, literally anything an adult would do for themselves. It’s so frustrating to watch, but she’s always insisted she likes taking care of him and if she’s happy it’s not my business to say more.

Fast-forward to last Friday (9 days ago), Emily calls me crying, asking if she can spend the night at my house. Obviously I say yes. She tells me that she is 5 weeks pregnant and when she told Joe, he said he doesn’t want the baby and kicked her out. She asked me not to tell him she’s staying with me and I agreed. He started calling her 2 days later begging her to come home, saying how he loves her and wants the baby, he was just scared, etc, but then basically made her feel like he needed her to come home because he doesn’t know where his clean underwear is. She says she ultimately doesn’t know what she wants to do at this point as far as their marriage, but she definitely is not ready to see him yet.

Since then I have had contact with Joe several times, both by text and in person, and he’s been acting like everything is normal at home. He knows she and I text daily, and when I’ve asked him casually about Emily he says she’s at home/out with friends/lame excuse C. Last night I met up with Joe for a few drinks and not only did he once again act like Emily was fine, but made a stupid joke about her nagging him. I snapped. I asked him how she could possibly be nagging him when she’s been sleeping in my guest room for over a week? He flipped out on me, said he’s been worried sick, I’m interfering in his marriage, trying to keep him from his child, and therefore obviously not a true friend. While I do agree that I was lying by not telling him Emily is staying with me, I feel that she needs a safe place to stay while she decides what’s next. So, am I really wrong here? Is there anything I can do to encourage them to figure out a plan?

TL;DR: “Joe’s” pregnant wife, “Emily”, who is also my friend, has been staying with me since he kicked her out (for telling him she’s pregnant). Joe is mad at me for interfering in his marriage. I’m wondering if I overstepped and if there’s anything I can do to help them.

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