In some ways, a person might have been quibbling. I take your point of view as your point of view. This, after all, implies that the person is using semantics to ignore the point of an argument. I am always annoyed when people try to be obnoxious. I would usually say that

they are nitpicking.

If the correct answer is “was”. How does it work? You use a conjugation of the verb by “to be.” to describe your state.

You use a verb “whoever” to describe the action of obtaining an object (product).