I hate when people crowd me too. Especially if they get right in my face to talk to me. I'm not deaf. I usually just look at them all crazy like Jack Nicholson when he stuck his head through the door in the movie The Shining a combo of that and my wild tattoos and they usually back off pretty quick.
Old thread bump from 2009. After several years of going to various locations in the nation. The hovering people is normal and slice your body into their personal space also. Know, what you are spending and have the cash ready for quick change. ( no wad of cash ) Cover your personal info doing anything PIN /CC/DB card related. Friendly people after you made a purchase be cautious of. A ton more can be expressed, just a short update from 2009
Haha, it does several years later. Want to invest in a B movie script hovering people at convenience stores?
Maybe that fat, sloppy "trucker" invading your space with his "Bojangles Chicken" gut thought you were cute and wanted a date.....
I had a guy that was crowding me a bit at a Starbucks on the IL Turnpike. I was in an unusually weird mood (tired, I guess) and I fired off a bunch of questions at him, "Who are you?" Why are you here?" "Are you a cop?" "Are you following me?" He stepped back a few feet and said, "Man, I just want to get a coffee.". I told him I was just messing with him and he said, "This close to Chicago, you never know.". I don't usually interact with people, especially in that way, but he was in my space and, like I said, I was in a weird mood.
When I feel somebody breathing down my neck in a line, I just shift back and forth from foot to foot and backwards onto their toes. That usually gets the point across if they haven't already backed off. Or you might just try farting on them!
Just turn your head a bit, look at 'em out of the corner of your eye, wait 'til they see you looking at 'em then growl. Ever had anyone growl at ya? Makes the general pop move back pretty quick. That's what I usually do. Or you could just protectively hold the items you are waiting to buy and pet them while performing your best impression of Smeagol from lord of the rings lol "my prrrrecious". I've only done this once, guy backed off real quick. Never bothered asking him if he was familiar with the movies but if he wasn't I must have looked like a genuine nutcase to him.
If i ever get a business idea dealing with food. "Fat sloppy trucker" ( sloppy joes )will be on the menu. With a side ordering of sweat pants ( cole slaw ) If dude thought i was cute, I would of had a free meal. Touching another man is gay. Accepting a free meal is not
