While shopping, it’s not uncommon to need help reaching an item on a high grocery store shelf, especially if you’re on the shorter side. This was the case for a Georgia couple recently, but what should have been a simple request quickly escalated into drama. After a shopper asked her husband to help reach an item on a high shelf, the wife posted a TikTok accusing the woman of subtly flirting with him.
The video comes by way of TikToker Queenbee016, who is reportedly based in Atlanta, Georgia. The clip captures her immediate reaction after the incident, as she looks into the camera and explains what happened. “Y’all, I’m in Kroger. You would not believe the audacity some people have. Me and my husband are shopping. Here’s my husband.” She briefly shows a glimpse of her husband and her baby as he’s pushing the trolley beside her.
“I’m looking at stuff and this woman is with another woman, and she’s like, ‘Sir, excuse me sir. Can you reach this off the top shelf for me? We’re short.’ I look at him. He look at me. He say ‘Boo’.” She then chuckles to herself before continuing on, “The fact that he knew he needed permission. To help these people. And the fact they thought they could just ask him. He was gonna move for them?” Again, the Georgia woman guffaws to herself. “The audacity. That then tickled my soul.”
The final part of the footage takes place outside of the store, as she explains what she believes the woman should’ve done. “If you are in the store, married or single by yourself, and you need help. The correct thing to say is ‘excuse me, ma’am? Is it okay if your husband can help me get something from the shelf?’ Don’t put that man in a weird situation. ‘Cause my husband was like ‘Uhm’. He didn’t flinch. He didn’t move. He looked at me. We both knew what the ‘Boo’ meant.”
The TikToker was clearly unimpressed by the woman’s “etiquette,” but the internet largely disagreed. Online reactions were mostly critical of her viewpoint. Over on TikTok, one user wrote, “What’s the problem with asking for help from a taller person. I don’t get it.” while another added, “Girl, be fr. Don’t nobody want him but you“. A third commenter penned, “This level of insecurity is so unhealthy“. Elsewhere, over on Reddit, one sensible netizen declared, “Or…hear me out…you just help the person and move on with your day.” while another joked, ““They don’t want your man, they just want Tostitos scoops.” This is going on a tshirt somewhere right now.“
While it’s easy to see where she’s coming from, the reaction seems rooted more in insecurity than in the request itself. Helping someone in need is something I’d always do, and getting worked up over it is honestly a bad look.
