Everything can be a game if you make it a game. But what happens when other people aren’t playing the same game you are?

Well, a man shares how he and his parents have a strategy to divide so that one of them waits in line while the others finish shopping, but this time, people complained about it.

He’s confused as to why.

Let’s read the whole story.

AITA for waiting in line at the grocery store while my parents finished shopping?

So I went to the grocery store today and the lines to pay were a bit crowded, so my parents asked me to already wait in line while they finished grabbing the last couple of items.

We usually do this if there’s a lot of people.

But not everyone thinks this is fair…

If it’s my turn to pay and they aren’t there yet, I just let the person behind me pass, so I don’t stop the flow (for obvious reasons).

Even though that wasn’t the case today, this afternoon another customer was really angry because of this, claiming it was unfair and disrespectful to others who were waiting in line too, since “you can only wait in line once you finished shopping, not before that”.

But he disagrees.

I have no idea what’s the logic behind his point of view, and he didn’t even explain it to me then because of how frustrated he was.

Is this a cultural thing? Am I wrong here?

As far as I know, as a customer you should abide by the rules of the establishment, and the grocery store has no rule against doing this.

I didn’t prevent other customers or the cashier from continuing their businesses, and I had to wait in line like everyone else…

AITA?

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this.

This person sums it up.

Exactly.

It’s not that hard to understand.

Another reader chimes in.

It’s about being courteous.

“Divide and conquer” at the supermarket is just not fair to others.

It’s basically a sneakier way to cut in line.

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