What do you do when a complete stranger interrupts your conversation with a store clerk?

This is the 2nd time in 3 days that a rude stranger completely interrupted my conversation!!!

And for the 2nd time, I looked at the person and said "Excuse me! I was talking to her!"

I am getting really tired of the rudeness and lack of respect, and I see it happening a lot with "older" people.

It is very annoying and extremely rude. I was raised to wait until the person is done.

What is happening?

How do you react?

Re: What do you do when a complete stranger interrupts your conversation with a store clerk?

If it's a quick question, doesn't bother me. You never know what the situation the person could have.

If they're trying to get the clerk to do something for them, then I get annoyed. I have to be really ticked off & then I would say something.

Re: What do you do when a complete stranger interrupts your conversation with a store clerk?

If they are doing something for me and we are not in mid-conversation, I don't mind a quick question, and if I do that, it's always preceeded by "So sorry to interrupt"

I was actually SPEAKING to the person and this rude woman literally cuts right into my sentence to ask if they had chammomile tea!!!!!! Her clerk was in the back making her sandwich, it wasn't like she didn't have to wait......

Re: What do you do when a complete stranger interrupts your conversation with a store clerk?

You know me....I kick em in the shins.

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Re: What do you do when a complete stranger interrupts your conversation with a store clerk?

I usually wait to see what they need (maybe they are in a mad rush or something) but if they are just being annoying or persistent I hope that the clerk that is helping ME would say "One moment, I am with a customer" or something like that. Otherwise, I give them the evil eye and probably sigh and eye roll

Re: What do you do when a complete stranger interrupts your conversation with a store clerk?

if its always the same person who interrupts, i'd let it go. we have one of those here and it is pointless to say anything to them about it.