The Big Apple: “There is a special place in hell reserved for people that break the ‘10 items or less’ rule”

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Entry from September 27, 2017

“There is a special place in hell reserved for people that break the ‘10 items or less’ rule”

Shoppers get angry when people before them have more than 10 items in the “10 items or less” line. “Hey, bitch @ Walmart! There is a special place in HELL for people like you who get in the ‘10 items or less’ line with 3 dozen items!” was posted on Twitter on March 31, 2010.

“There is a special place in hell reserved for people that break the ‘10 items or less’ rule” was posted on Twitter by Men’s Humore on APril 24, 2013.

Twitter
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@LCTop
Hey, bitch @ Walmart! There is a special place in HELL for people like you who get in the “10 items or less” line with 3 dozen items!
8:34 PM - 31 Mar 2010

Twitter
Jacob Hampton‏
@BANJO_HEMP_TACO
I hope there is a special place in hell for the people who bring a fucking full buggy to the 10 items or less lane. #ihatepeople
3:12 PM - 13 Feb 2011

Twitter
Adam‏
@Foxsundance
Theres a special place in hell for people who get on the 10 items or less line with like 50 fucking things
7:27 PM - 23 Aug 2011

Twitter
ZM Punk‏
@AirmanZim
There’s a special place in #hell reserved for people that take a cart full of groceries to the 10 items or less line. Your gonna burn bitch.
8:07 PM - 25 Feb 2012

Twitter
David Paddock‏
@dap06001
There is a special place in hell for the person who doesn’t respect the 10 items or less rule #OldBag
5:16 PM - 18 Jan 2013

Twitter
Heather Lockhart‏
@hmahurin
There’s a special place in hell for people who ignore the “10 items or less” rule at the grocery express lane. *Scowling & holding 2 items*
5:47 PM - 29 Jan 2013

Twitter
Adrienne Clairmont‏
@AMClairmont
There should be a special place in hell for those that violate the ten items or less rule in the express lane #impatient
8:51 PM - 24 Feb 2013

Twitter
Men’s Humor‏
@MensHumor
There is a special place in hell reserved for people that break the “10 items or less” rule.
10:31 AM - 24 Apr 2013

Funny Status
There is a special place in hell reserved for people…
April 24, 2013 Food Status Updates
There is a special place in hell reserved for people that break the “10 items or less” rule.

Twitter
Bill Murray‏
@BiIIMurray
There is a special place in hell reserved for people that break the “10 items or less” rule.
7:02 AM - 28 Sep 2017

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New York City • Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Wednesday, September 27, 2017 • Permalink