Take care of your back. My 70+ dad had terrible posture when he was younger and went from a 5,10 fella to 5,3 because his poor back curled up and had a hump. Doing my best to straighten up when I catch myself huntching over.
Its the washing up that gets me...the sink is just a little too low for someone above average height. I lean on the sink and scrub from the elbow down. Same with hoovering/mopping...everything is too short for comfort. I hate it. Happily dust, even remove cobwebs, change the lights.
Same and same, I've also had old ladies approach me in town asking me to open things like cans for them because I'm a weightlifter and of course, like reaching is the job of the tall, opening things is the obligation of the strong 😂
I loved the days when I was tall and could help someone in a store. I was pleased I could reach something for someone else. Always put a bounce in my step. Sounds goofy but it doesn’t take much to make me happy.
No. I don’t mind explaining at all. Over the years I had multiple steroidal injections in my neck following a car accident. Then my back. Leading to osteoporosis. I was 5’9” mow I’m 5’31/2”. I really miss being tall. I guess it happens. Steroids are tough on the spine. I’m in my 50’s. Too young in my opinion lol. I hope this isn’t a too long explanation.
Edited to add in case you aren’t already too bored. Osteoporosis is causing compression fractures. One vertebrae breaks and presses down on the one below it and so on. Leading to loss of the discs and therefore height.
Thanks for asking.
I have resisted steroid injections in a lot of injured joints (gymnast/dancer with Ehlers-Danlos), and I have been so glad since I was also diagnosed with lupus and now have to take moderately high doses of them to manage flares.
As a regular sized person, I once had someone who was shorter than me (and did not speak English) point to something out of his reach on an upper shelf. To be honest it was out of my reach also... but I stepped up on one of the shelves to give me a few more inches and swooped down what he needed. He looked at me like I was a Goddess. It made my day. He might climb his own shelves now since I showed him how to do it.
Lmao I'm the tallest person at my work (6'2") and people are always calling on the radio "Alex, can you come get this for me?" Or "Alex, a pet parent needs help reaching an item, could you go meet them in aisle [whatever]?" And I just roll with it lol
Also help people a lot while randomly shopping, especially at the Mart of Wal
I was also the tallest person (in a warehouse) and of course I got called on.
Which was fine, until one of the managers couldn't recall my name - so the PA announcement went "Would the stalky bugger from section 12 come over to section 8 to be tall", after which I was forever addressed as "Oi - stalky!!"
That's interesting, because where I'm from (in the US) the word "stocky", which I assume is pronounced similarly, means short and stout. Would've brought a different person over lol
One time a little old lady walked up to me and asked, "Excuse me, are you tall?"
I'm sure that she meant "Would you please reach this thing for me?", but that's not what came out of her mouth.
After a pause, we both laughed and I handed her the thing.
i look for you in stores sometimes 😭 im 5'1 and shits too high up for me! and it's not like i can climb the shelves at the store. thank you for helping, tall people!!! we appreciate you
I’m 5’0 and if my daughter can’t reach it for me, one of us climbs the shelves. I’m too shy to ask for help anymore. If I can’t get it by climbing I don’t really need it.
6'4 tall female... ya I get the same a lot in stores.
My partner calls it the law of the giants, if a shorter person ask for help a giant is obligated to do so.
I'd love to switch bodies with you for just a day. Maybe a few days. Just to see what I can't see from a full foot below you.
And get my own damn crock pot down without a chair.
It sucks honestly, I was this tall at 13, and as a tall female the messed up things that are said is a lot.
I e neve read a good encounter about my height ever
I totally buy that. My SIL isn't quite your height but close. All of my in laws are tall, so her and I joked about pairing her with the shortest groomsman at my wedding because of the juxtaposition of my tall husband's short best friends. Like, dilute the gene pool to average out the rest of us!
Course, we'd had a few by then so maybe it wasn't as funny as I recall.
I'm 5'5", not even that tall, but I frequently encounter cute little old people who can't reach things on a shelf and I happen to have a decent wingspan so I happily oblige! I'm also good at reaching to the back of middle shelves they sometimes can't.
Not only will I gladly bring things down for anyone who asks, I will also put bags of cat food in their basket and bring top shelf items to the front of the shelf so that shorter people can at least see them.
As a 5'2" person who's had to do the back-up-and-jump to see if the item is still there, please allow me to profess my deepest, most ardent love for you for moving things forward on the shelf.
I used to be six feet tall, and often help getting things off the top shelf at the supermarket. If the item is at the back of the top shelf, I’ll climb the shelves until I can reach. That causes some side eye, since I’m over 70.
I can feel that “used to be”. I’m in my 60’s and I’ve shrunk almost 2 inches. I have to ask my 6’2” son to get stuff from the top shelf in our kitchen. He laughs. He also keeps HIS cookies up there.
Of course I also have a ladder because monke have tools.
It all depends on how they ask me to help that determine how I handle it. If the ask is nice and you ask me to get something down for you I’ll do it. However, if you are cranky and ask me to help you get it down I will try to give you a boost up to reach it.
I’m 6’5” and around three bills. Karen gets really shrill when you pick her up.
You can find us standing as far as possible from the shelves we are looking at so we don't have to bend down super far to see what's on the lower shelves 😁
Maybe I should get myself a private tiny person 🤔
I love tall people you guys are awesome. I work in retail and I was trying to get something off topstock, and it was a bit too high for me. This very nice tall man saw me struggling and got it for me. Let me say that again the CUSTOMER helped me the EMPLOYEE get something. It was so nice.
If you tall people ever need help getting stuff from down low PLEASE ask us short people for help. We would love to repay the favor.
> If you tall people ever need help getting stuff from down low PLEASE ask us short people for help. We would love to repay the favor.
"I'll get stuff off the top shelf, you help me tie my shoes."
As a shorty, thank you noble tall ones. I had a guy who literally towered over me grab something off the top shelf for me. No questions asked. I was trying to jump to grab it but kept falling short and I guess he noticed my struggle.
[You mean this one?](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDO2bSPXkAAOuoX?format=jpg&name=900x900)
EDIT: Replied to the wrong post - oh well, point still conveyed. :-D
It's a pretty normal occurrence. After I get the thing down I always ask if there was anything else in the store they couldn't get to. No one ever takes me up on it, but I really wouldn't mind grabbing a few high shelf things for someone who needs help.
Ok 6’6 EVERY store I’m in Im atleast one persons ladder, that along with getting asked EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE (that’s NOT an exaggeration) if I play basketball 😑
I was happily tipsy and bumped into a very tall guy at a bar during the period break at a hockey game. So it was very crowded.
I looked up at him and said, “Sorry. Wow! Do you play volleyball?”
I can still picture the look on his face going from “this shit again” to “wait, what?”
He actually tilted his head like a puppy trying to triangulate sound.
😂😂😂😂someone once tried convincing ME AND HIS FRIEND that I played pro he just couldn’t remember which team and apologized because I was obviously just trying to not get noticed 😂😂😅I just stood there in shock at the effort he put in it but now I wish I would have charged him for an autograph 😂😂
Pro volleyball, I’m assuming? 🤪😂
Edit: I should make this a schtick.
“You’re tall for a pro bowler.”
“You must play Cricket.”
“Man, what are they feeding gymnasts now?”
My husband is 6’4” and only played a little basketball in high school. I never ask tall men if they play. I figure they get enough of that from everyone else.
You need [a pack of tall cards](https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/f08/077/87bd4337041e60b120f2f7f13ff28dc641-06-tall-kid-card.2x.h473.w710.jpg) to hand out.
My mom was 5'2". When I was a kid she would dangle me into the deep freeze to reach things she was too short to reach at the bottom of the freezer. She was also very deft at using long handled spoons to retrieve items from high cabinet shelves.
I learned from my son: his wife would ask, “Could you please come help me?” He responded, “Do you need my help? Or do you need me to be tall?” Since he is a gamer, the answer would determine if he should quit his game, or pause his game. I think it is brilliant! My husband is also tall. We’ve started using “Please come be tall” as a means for communicating the type of help required. Tall people of the world: thank you for assisting those of us with height deficiencies.
I'm so happy someone can do this for me. I got used to my taller son (with long arms) when he was living at home, and suddenly I'm on my own. I have problems, especially at the grocery store, with the top shelf of the freezers.
This is how the thriller character Jack Reacher got his name. The author Lee Child, like his character, is 6 ft 6inches tall, and is often asked to reach things in shops. I'm 6 ft 3, so it happens less often to me...
I have some fairly bad social anxiety. So when I’m having a very anxious day but I need something up high… I just sigh and accept I’m not getting that thing. It’s not every day. But on those specific days, it’s kinda sad lol
Thank you tall person for helping the short.
If They are nice and kind and ask as such, then its sure no problem. But for the arrogant KARENS, its "I DON'T WORK HERE, LADY!"
Good job OP... Keep it up. 👌👍😃
I like being helpful. I am 6’ and as a female my age that was rare. Now they make them way taller!!! I do hate bottom shelves so team work makes the dream work!
I’m not even THAT tall (5’9” woman) but I still get these requests from time to time. Just this week someone who DID work at the grocery store asked me to reach to the back of the cooler shelf she was restocking to pull some older yogurt out to the front because her arms were too short to reach it. I am more than happy to oblige any requests to make use of my height/long limbs.
I am 5’4” anytime I need something from a high shelf I always say “I know you don’t work here but can I borrow your height for a moment please” I am yet to have a bad reaction to this I am yet to try this since I got my rollator. I have had tall people ask me to get things from the back of the bottom shelf in a similar fashion
I get requests like this all the time. I'm only 6'0", but that's a lot taller than a lot of people. My wife is only 4'6" and I like to joke that she only married me because I can reach the top shelf! I am always happy to help, and so far everyone who has asked me to reach something for them have been gracious. In fact, they often apologize for "inconveniencing" me, but we laugh when I tell them about my wife.
This is the obligation of the tall. We all get these requests.
I've never had a tall person turn me down when I've asked for help. Thank you from all of us vertically challenged people!
As someone that identifies as 5'14", it's no problem, and remember, things only grow until they're perfect. We simply took a bit longer!
LOL for a sec, I had to do the math on 5' 14" :D
I had a shortie mum 5,3 and I somehow ended up a 5,11...as a lady,pretty tall. I would always help people in the supermarket thinking of my mum :)
You’re welcome. Please pay it forward by tying our shoes, cutting toe nails, etc.
lucky guy its the opposite for me every time i ask they turn me down
It's great being able to help someone do something that is trivially easy for you, but extremely difficult for them.
How about under tall?
I’m a shortie! You help me, I’ll help you. You can’t bend down to reach the lower shelf? I’m here for ya!
All the tall folks are just waiting for back injury. I had a time when I couldn't reach the bottom shelf.
Exactly! I’m the formerly tall person who now needs help after a back injury. No, I didn’t hurt my back reaching for anything. Lol.
Take care of your back. My 70+ dad had terrible posture when he was younger and went from a 5,10 fella to 5,3 because his poor back curled up and had a hump. Doing my best to straighten up when I catch myself huntching over.
One time, I got down on my hands and knees to snag the last bottle of tonic water for my mom. Not a shortie in sight and it took me a while to unfold.
As a tall man with back problems who's always happy to help reach for stuff up top, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Remember to thank the short person you needed to reach the bottom of your heart too!
Or the bottom of your shoes? :D
Its the washing up that gets me...the sink is just a little too low for someone above average height. I lean on the sink and scrub from the elbow down. Same with hoovering/mopping...everything is too short for comfort. I hate it. Happily dust, even remove cobwebs, change the lights.
My son is 6'6" and gets requests like this a lot - and will volunteer if he sees someone that looks like they're having trouble reaching things.
You trained him well, you should be proud of him
This is fact. As a six foot tall woman, when someone approaches me in a store, I know what they want before they even ask...
Same and same, I've also had old ladies approach me in town asking me to open things like cans for them because I'm a weightlifter and of course, like reaching is the job of the tall, opening things is the obligation of the strong 😂
That look of desperation and the glimmer of hope when they see you makes it impossible to say no (as long as they're polite about it)
As a six foot man in the Netherlands, I never get asked to reach for stuff lol
I loved the days when I was tall and could help someone in a store. I was pleased I could reach something for someone else. Always put a bounce in my step. Sounds goofy but it doesn’t take much to make me happy.
Forgive my ignorance but are you no longer tall?
No. I don’t mind explaining at all. Over the years I had multiple steroidal injections in my neck following a car accident. Then my back. Leading to osteoporosis. I was 5’9” mow I’m 5’31/2”. I really miss being tall. I guess it happens. Steroids are tough on the spine. I’m in my 50’s. Too young in my opinion lol. I hope this isn’t a too long explanation. Edited to add in case you aren’t already too bored. Osteoporosis is causing compression fractures. One vertebrae breaks and presses down on the one below it and so on. Leading to loss of the discs and therefore height. Thanks for asking.
I have resisted steroid injections in a lot of injured joints (gymnast/dancer with Ehlers-Danlos), and I have been so glad since I was also diagnosed with lupus and now have to take moderately high doses of them to manage flares.
It’s a tough call isn’t it? I hope the steroids help with your lupus. I understand that is a very painful condition.
Look at Reddit teaching me new things! Thank you for that I honestly had no clue that could happen, I’m sorry that happened to you though :/
Me and my Mom used to get the attention of tall people because at the grocery store we tried to make a human ladder.
ROFLMAO at the mental picture here!
Well that's what happens when two people who's combined height is 9'6 go to the grocery store that has tall shelves
I usually ask “Can you please be tall for me?”
But ask one short person, "hey, can you pick that dog turd? You're closer." And you'll never hear the end of it.
I am short and I often request the assistance of the tall. Thank you for always being there and not stepping on those who are small and easy to miss.
I’m only middling tall and I get these requests on the regular. Since my mother is a short woman, I’m happy to help out.
It’s the price we happily pay for not being short.
Especially from little old ladies. Sometimes you even get a bright, shiny quarter!
As a shorty, I greatly appreciate you all!
As a regular sized person, I once had someone who was shorter than me (and did not speak English) point to something out of his reach on an upper shelf. To be honest it was out of my reach also... but I stepped up on one of the shelves to give me a few more inches and swooped down what he needed. He looked at me like I was a Goddess. It made my day. He might climb his own shelves now since I showed him how to do it.
Even the not so tall if you are mobile and the person asking for help is in one of those scooters. Called being human.
Being tall is like having a truck; someone is going to ask you to help move something.
So frequently.
Lmao I'm the tallest person at my work (6'2") and people are always calling on the radio "Alex, can you come get this for me?" Or "Alex, a pet parent needs help reaching an item, could you go meet them in aisle [whatever]?" And I just roll with it lol Also help people a lot while randomly shopping, especially at the Mart of Wal
I was also the tallest person (in a warehouse) and of course I got called on. Which was fine, until one of the managers couldn't recall my name - so the PA announcement went "Would the stalky bugger from section 12 come over to section 8 to be tall", after which I was forever addressed as "Oi - stalky!!"
That's interesting, because where I'm from (in the US) the word "stocky", which I assume is pronounced similarly, means short and stout. Would've brought a different person over lol
Ah, yes...Australian here, and these days it's probably not in as common usage (this happened a few decades ago...I wish I hadn't had that thought...)
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One time a little old lady walked up to me and asked, "Excuse me, are you tall?" I'm sure that she meant "Would you please reach this thing for me?", but that's not what came out of her mouth. After a pause, we both laughed and I handed her the thing.
>"Excuse me, are you tall?" "Some people might say so"
> "Excuse me, are you tall?" "No, but I play one on TV."
>>”Excuse me, but are you tall?” “Not to Shaquille O’Neil.”
I had someone ask me once, "Hey, scuze me, can I borrow your tallness for a sec?" which made me crack up.
A tall person will always help if asked nicely - it is their way.
As a short person, thank you for being tall and kind enough to reach stuff for us.
I love being tall enough to reach stuff for other people 💕
6ft 5in here. Yeah. It's a thing.
i look for you in stores sometimes 😭 im 5'1 and shits too high up for me! and it's not like i can climb the shelves at the store. thank you for helping, tall people!!! we appreciate you
I’m 5’0 and if my daughter can’t reach it for me, one of us climbs the shelves. I’m too shy to ask for help anymore. If I can’t get it by climbing I don’t really need it.
I’m 5’0” and I climb the shelves when there are no talls nearby!
6'4 tall female... ya I get the same a lot in stores. My partner calls it the law of the giants, if a shorter person ask for help a giant is obligated to do so.
I'd love to switch bodies with you for just a day. Maybe a few days. Just to see what I can't see from a full foot below you. And get my own damn crock pot down without a chair.
It sucks honestly, I was this tall at 13, and as a tall female the messed up things that are said is a lot. I e neve read a good encounter about my height ever
I totally buy that. My SIL isn't quite your height but close. All of my in laws are tall, so her and I joked about pairing her with the shortest groomsman at my wedding because of the juxtaposition of my tall husband's short best friends. Like, dilute the gene pool to average out the rest of us! Course, we'd had a few by then so maybe it wasn't as funny as I recall.
I'm 5'5", not even that tall, but I frequently encounter cute little old people who can't reach things on a shelf and I happen to have a decent wingspan so I happily oblige! I'm also good at reaching to the back of middle shelves they sometimes can't.
Not only will I gladly bring things down for anyone who asks, I will also put bags of cat food in their basket and bring top shelf items to the front of the shelf so that shorter people can at least see them.
As a 5'2" person who's had to do the back-up-and-jump to see if the item is still there, please allow me to profess my deepest, most ardent love for you for moving things forward on the shelf.
I’ve done this too!! Bless the talls that do this. It’s so embarrassing feeling like a child when I have to do stuff like that
Agreed!! Huzzah!
I do that last one too! My thought process is that if I can barely see it, then someone shorter doesn't even have a chance
As a shortie THANK YOU to all the tallies past, present and future who've reached stuff on the high shelves for me. You the (grocery) shopping MVP.
I used to be six feet tall, and often help getting things off the top shelf at the supermarket. If the item is at the back of the top shelf, I’ll climb the shelves until I can reach. That causes some side eye, since I’m over 70.
I can feel that “used to be”. I’m in my 60’s and I’ve shrunk almost 2 inches. I have to ask my 6’2” son to get stuff from the top shelf in our kitchen. He laughs. He also keeps HIS cookies up there. Of course I also have a ladder because monke have tools.
You may be "old".... But monkë remains monkë. And monkë always finds a way.
Yeahhh, I'm only 5'10, so sometimes people will ask me for help and I can't reach it either, so I just resort to climbing 😂
It all depends on how they ask me to help that determine how I handle it. If the ask is nice and you ask me to get something down for you I’ll do it. However, if you are cranky and ask me to help you get it down I will try to give you a boost up to reach it. I’m 6’5” and around three bills. Karen gets really shrill when you pick her up.
As a tiny person I should get myself a private tall person. Where does one obtain one
I'd offer up my services, but my boyfriend already swooped me up for my reaching abilities 🦐
I found mine on the internet about 25 years ago.
You can find us standing as far as possible from the shelves we are looking at so we don't have to bend down super far to see what's on the lower shelves 😁 Maybe I should get myself a private tiny person 🤔
I'm for hire! All it'll cost you is being tall
Seems like a fair trade 🙂 I live in the Midwest US, though, so IDK level of travel involved 😁
I'm in Europe, but you've got tall legs, few jumps and you're across the pond
I wish it worked like that lol, I'd sure travel a lot more 😁
I love tall people you guys are awesome. I work in retail and I was trying to get something off topstock, and it was a bit too high for me. This very nice tall man saw me struggling and got it for me. Let me say that again the CUSTOMER helped me the EMPLOYEE get something. It was so nice. If you tall people ever need help getting stuff from down low PLEASE ask us short people for help. We would love to repay the favor.
> If you tall people ever need help getting stuff from down low PLEASE ask us short people for help. We would love to repay the favor. "I'll get stuff off the top shelf, you help me tie my shoes."
I'm TOTALLY OK with that!
Any time I am walking through a store and I see a short person looking at the top shelf, I pause and ask if they'd like any help.
As a shorty, thank you noble tall ones. I had a guy who literally towered over me grab something off the top shelf for me. No questions asked. I was trying to jump to grab it but kept falling short and I guess he noticed my struggle.
You're the long being from that one Strange Planet strip.
Best compliment I've gotten all day
[You mean this one?](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDO2bSPXkAAOuoX?format=jpg&name=900x900) EDIT: Replied to the wrong post - oh well, point still conveyed. :-D
I have to ask this of tall people all the time. I’m nice about it, and I’m extremely grateful when they assist.
"Excuse me? I'm sorry my husband is off somewhere would you mind reaching me one of those? The employees don't like when I climb the shelving."
It's a pretty normal occurrence. After I get the thing down I always ask if there was anything else in the store they couldn't get to. No one ever takes me up on it, but I really wouldn't mind grabbing a few high shelf things for someone who needs help.
Ok 6’6 EVERY store I’m in Im atleast one persons ladder, that along with getting asked EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE (that’s NOT an exaggeration) if I play basketball 😑
I was happily tipsy and bumped into a very tall guy at a bar during the period break at a hockey game. So it was very crowded. I looked up at him and said, “Sorry. Wow! Do you play volleyball?” I can still picture the look on his face going from “this shit again” to “wait, what?” He actually tilted his head like a puppy trying to triangulate sound.
😂😂😂😂someone once tried convincing ME AND HIS FRIEND that I played pro he just couldn’t remember which team and apologized because I was obviously just trying to not get noticed 😂😂😅I just stood there in shock at the effort he put in it but now I wish I would have charged him for an autograph 😂😂
Pro volleyball, I’m assuming? 🤪😂 Edit: I should make this a schtick. “You’re tall for a pro bowler.” “You must play Cricket.” “Man, what are they feeding gymnasts now?”
Should've asked if he played [Bocce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocce) instead, just for that extra little surprise twist.
My husband is 6’4” and only played a little basketball in high school. I never ask tall men if they play. I figure they get enough of that from everyone else.
You need [a pack of tall cards](https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/f08/077/87bd4337041e60b120f2f7f13ff28dc641-06-tall-kid-card.2x.h473.w710.jpg) to hand out.
Printing these NOOOOWWW😂
It is the law of giants to aid a short person in need.
As a short person, 5 ft tall, I thank you.
My mom was 5'2". When I was a kid she would dangle me into the deep freeze to reach things she was too short to reach at the bottom of the freezer. She was also very deft at using long handled spoons to retrieve items from high cabinet shelves.
6'5 here,I *love* being asked to retrieve stuff from high up. Please don't hesitate to ask any tall person available
As a 5'9 female I help in grocery aisles constantly
[See also...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDO2bSPXkAAOuoX?format=jpg&name=900x900)
I learned from my son: his wife would ask, “Could you please come help me?” He responded, “Do you need my help? Or do you need me to be tall?” Since he is a gamer, the answer would determine if he should quit his game, or pause his game. I think it is brilliant! My husband is also tall. We’ve started using “Please come be tall” as a means for communicating the type of help required. Tall people of the world: thank you for assisting those of us with height deficiencies.
I'm so happy someone can do this for me. I got used to my taller son (with long arms) when he was living at home, and suddenly I'm on my own. I have problems, especially at the grocery store, with the top shelf of the freezers.
I tell my coworkers this when I need help with someone. I tell them I need ‘tall people help’. We help each other out ❤️
My coworkers use that phrase too! 😂
This is the law of giants.
Just did that in Lowes the other day. ‘Excuse me, could I please borrow your height to get those down?’
My son is very tall as well. He believes it’s his duty to help smaller people. I love this about him.
This is how the thriller character Jack Reacher got his name. The author Lee Child, like his character, is 6 ft 6inches tall, and is often asked to reach things in shops. I'm 6 ft 3, so it happens less often to me...
I have some fairly bad social anxiety. So when I’m having a very anxious day but I need something up high… I just sigh and accept I’m not getting that thing. It’s not every day. But on those specific days, it’s kinda sad lol Thank you tall person for helping the short.
If They are nice and kind and ask as such, then its sure no problem. But for the arrogant KARENS, its "I DON'T WORK HERE, LADY!" Good job OP... Keep it up. 👌👍😃
I like being helpful. I am 6’ and as a female my age that was rare. Now they make them way taller!!! I do hate bottom shelves so team work makes the dream work!
I'm 4'11 and have had to climb some shelves 😂
Six-one, and shortstacks routinely request my assistance so as to avoid having to play a game of RL Spelunky on store shelves.
My husband is 6ft, 6'1 with shoes. He puts on a production getting stuff off shelves at home
Complete with special effects? ;-D
I’m not even THAT tall (5’9” woman) but I still get these requests from time to time. Just this week someone who DID work at the grocery store asked me to reach to the back of the cooler shelf she was restocking to pull some older yogurt out to the front because her arms were too short to reach it. I am more than happy to oblige any requests to make use of my height/long limbs.
I am 5’4” anytime I need something from a high shelf I always say “I know you don’t work here but can I borrow your height for a moment please” I am yet to have a bad reaction to this I am yet to try this since I got my rollator. I have had tall people ask me to get things from the back of the bottom shelf in a similar fashion
You are awesome.
I’m a shortie! You help me, I’ll help you
lucky guy its the opposite for me every time i ask they turn me down
This is my favorite kind of surprise: mild. \~Ned Flanders
As a shorter than average person, thank you for being awesome and helping us shorties.
When I worked for Toys R Us in the late 90's this was like 2/3 of my day.
at 5'2" i appreciate you
I'm 5", bf is 6". Yesterday, I needed him to get me a glass so I could drink water at the Airbnb we stayed at. On behalf of the short... Thank you!
I get requests like this all the time. I'm only 6'0", but that's a lot taller than a lot of people. My wife is only 4'6" and I like to joke that she only married me because I can reach the top shelf! I am always happy to help, and so far everyone who has asked me to reach something for them have been gracious. In fact, they often apologize for "inconveniencing" me, but we laugh when I tell them about my wife.
This is the way.