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Post by Blonde Granny on Jul 3, 2014 9:38:29 GMT -5
We have actually solved most of our problems. We first stop at the Fresh Market for produce & meat products, then drive a couple of blocks to the Walmart Neighborhood market for everything else. We have a new WMT 180K sf. superstore opening 1/2 mile from our house August 13. Unless it's early Sunday mrning, I doubt we'll be shopping there too often. The parking, the congestion in the aisles and the waiting in line just isn't worth shopping there.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 3, 2014 9:39:41 GMT -5
Everyone has places to be after grocery shopping-like home to refrigerate the perishable goods you and they just purchased. Are there any other reasons you feel entitled to more than other shoppers beside the fact you have places to be? Let's fight. Put up your dukes!
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Post by Opti on Jul 3, 2014 9:57:19 GMT -5
It could be the software. Maybe it thinks there would only be two or three types of payment in any one transaction.
And it can be training. I needed to do a split payment once and only the person at customer service knew how to do it correctly.
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Post by sheilaincali on Jul 3, 2014 9:57:56 GMT -5
We switched grocery stores and solved that problem (obviously that doesn't work for everyone). The local Hy Vee is the "fancy" grocery store in our town. Since they are building the world's dumbest roundabout in front of it (shouldn't complain since my company got the job) the detour is a major PITA. We decided a month before construction started to try out our other options and decided we much prefer their competitor.
We were snobby for years and liked the shiny, new Hy Vee but it was always a zoo and you would be stuck in line for a good 10 to 15 minutes every time. Weekends were the worst! If you missed your window Saturday and got there after YMCA club sports got out you were screwed. Sundays the goal was always to get in and out before the churches let out. (Not always easy since us heathens like to sleep in on Sundays). We'd leave frustrated and bitter by the end of grocery shopping.
So we switched- different store has all the same items and keeps more checkouts open. We actually (jokingly) complain now that their cashiers are too fast. I'm OCD and I like to arrange my groceries in nice neat order and the line moves so fast that half way though unloading my cart I am practically throwing groceries at the cashier just so I can keep up with him or her.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jul 3, 2014 10:40:34 GMT -5
Actually, as a currently nonworking person, I agree with the OP. It was often a huge hastle trying to get a few things quickly on my lunch- hour or on the way home after work. It was never as quick as it should be. Now that I have more free time, I try to go grocery shopping at off-hours.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 3, 2014 10:53:50 GMT -5
Actually, as a currently nonworking person, I agree with the OP. It was often a huge hastle trying to get a few things quickly on my lunch- hour or on the way home after work. It was never as quick as it should be. Now that I have more free time, I try to go grocery shopping at off-hours. I am retired and I have money. A friend of mine who still works half jokingly states I should shop during the week and not shop on weekends so working folk have the stores to themselves.
Now I am supposed to shop during off peak hours during the week too so that those who do work do not have to stand behind me while I check out? Nope. Not going to happen. I will shop when I want.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2014 10:55:16 GMT -5
When I retire, I will not grocery shop before 8:00 AM or after 3:00 PM. I will not grocery shop during lunch time either. I know what it's like when you have to get to work by a certain time or when you want to go home after working a long day. I don't want to get in anyone's way. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/wink.png)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2014 10:56:41 GMT -5
Actually, as a currently nonworking person, I agree with the OP. It was often a huge hastle trying to get a few things quickly on my lunch- hour or on the way home after work. It was never as quick as it should be. Now that I have more free time, I try to go grocery shopping at off-hours. I am retired and I have money. A friend of mine who still works half jokingly states I should shop during the week and not shop on weekends so working folk have the stores to themselves.
Now I am supposed to shop during off peak hours during the week too so that those who do work do not have to stand behind me while I check out? Nope. Not going to happen. I will shop when I want.
Do you think you are entitled to this?
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 3, 2014 11:04:06 GMT -5
I am retired and I have money. A friend of mine who still works half jokingly states I should shop during the week and not shop on weekends so working folk have the stores to themselves.
Now I am supposed to shop during off peak hours during the week too so that those who do work do not have to stand behind me while I check out? Nope. Not going to happen. I will shop when I want.
Do you think you are entitled to this? To shop when and where I wish to shop? Absolutely! I have money and I don't give a damn what the person behind me did early that day.
Why don't you shop of weekends? I mostly stay out of stores during that time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2014 11:06:42 GMT -5
Do you think you are entitled to this? To shop when and where I wish to shop? Absolutely! I have money and I don't give a damn where the person behind did early that day.
Why don't you shop of weekends? I mostly stay out of stores during that time.
Why do you think people that don't have money should be limited to when and where they shop? Would that be a store of shame?
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 3, 2014 11:10:06 GMT -5
To shop when and where I wish to shop? Absolutely! I have money and I don't give a damn where the person behind did early that day.
Why don't you shop of weekends? I mostly stay out of stores during that time.
Why do you think people that don't have money should be limited to when and where they shop?Would that be a store of shame? If the people don't have money then they cannot pay for their items they would like to purchase. So what would they be doing in a store? EBT cards are worth the money that has been loaded into them so they do have money.
But nice try. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/wink.png)
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Post by Opti on Jul 3, 2014 11:11:56 GMT -5
I am retired and I have money. A friend of mine who still works half jokingly states I should shop during the week and not shop on weekends so working folk have the stores to themselves.
Now I am supposed to shop during off peak hours during the week too so that those who do work do not have to stand behind me while I check out? Nope. Not going to happen. I will shop when I want.
Do you think you are entitled to this? I think its more interesting as to why you think people should shop your way in order to make your life more convenient. The fact that you are willing to follow your own arbitrary rules isn't a point in your favor. I regularly shop one grocery store Saturdays around 5:15-6:30PM. Its a slower time although it picks up the longer you are there after 6PM.
My worst is if I stop after working a Sunday shift on the way home around 2:30PM. Madhouse. I bet most of them didn't work and aren't going to work that day.
If you need people to change to make your life better, you are probably solving the wrong problem. JMO.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2014 11:16:33 GMT -5
You people are really wise.
Please teach me how I should think and what I should believe in.
I don't know how I made it this far in my life without you.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jul 3, 2014 11:28:33 GMT -5
Exercise a little patience, it won't kill you.
Last I checked, store managers aren't psychic and can't know exactly how many people will be shopping when. They can have an idea, but they can still only schedule so many within the confines of the labor hours they're allowed to use by corporate.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 3, 2014 11:30:10 GMT -5
You people are really wise. Please teach me how I should think and what I should believe in. I don't know how I made it this far in my life without you. If you had not said in the opening post, "that pay for their own groceries.", we might not be having this conversation. You are not all that special.
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Post by movingforward on Jul 3, 2014 11:30:11 GMT -5
I don't really get all that frustrated at the grocery store. Mine tends to have good customer service. Every now and then there is a slow person in front of me but it is a rare occasion. I think I have noticed one person writing a check in the last 2-3 yrs. He was old. I don't really get mad an 80 yr old that still writes a check. Yes, he was slow but I will be slow one day (if I live that long).
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 3, 2014 11:31:48 GMT -5
how bad are you computers that they freeze up processing a payment? It's Sam's, how bad do you think?
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Post by greeniis10 on Jul 3, 2014 11:39:10 GMT -5
If I'm shopping at HellMart, I mean, Walmart and I have coupons I can't swipe my card until AFTER they've processed all my coupons correctly. Not sure if that is everywhere or just local, but I learned very quickly to wait, hand them all my coupons and make sure they are scanned correctly (yes, hand them to them because if I set them on the scanner they seem to "miss" them), and THEN scan my payment card. If not, they say it's "too late" and you have to go to the customer service desk to reverse the transaction and scan the coupons. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/angry.png) Needless to say, I shop there as little as possible. Walmart.com? Yes. In store? NO
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Post by Phoenix84 on Jul 3, 2014 11:40:31 GMT -5
What do you mean people aren't paying for their groceries? Did they get too much and have to take some of it back?
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Post by greeniis10 on Jul 3, 2014 11:40:43 GMT -5
But, if I DO have to shop there in person I go early on a Saturday. Around 8:00 AM or so. It's pretty much empty then, thankfully. Anytime after 10:00 AM and it's a nightmare.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Jul 3, 2014 11:41:38 GMT -5
How about having more than 2 lanes open for check-out? Why have 12-20 lanes installed if the stores aren't going to use them? I've always wondered this too. Even at peak hours, it seems the grocery stores use less than a third of their lanes. You'd think they'd do research on exactly how many lanes they need and use the rest for product space.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jul 3, 2014 13:12:50 GMT -5
Exercise a little patience, it won't kill you. Last I checked, store managers aren't psychic and can't know exactly how many people will be shopping when. They can have an idea, but they can still only schedule so many within the confines of the labor hours they're allowed to use by corporate. I find this incongruous. I know there are stores where if there are more than 2-3 people in line per aisle - they open up another lane temporarily - sometimes -gasp!- manned by the manager. I'm patient about the unexpected cropping up - not about poor management. If I walk into the locale store and there are lines of 8-10 people deep with full carts, I really rethink how much I need what I came for. And- I have walked out if I can get it elsewhere. The locale jewel used to be like that on weekends during peak hours - from about 11 until 3-4 pm and I stopped going there - who need to wait 30-45 minutes to get to the checker? 75% of the items I'd be getting were available at the independent fruit and veg/deli/grocery store - so I started going there during peak hours. Amazingly - even at peak hours they did not get long lines for the checker. I recently needed something from jewel, and went in during those "hours"....and that problem was eliminated. customers will go elsewhere if you don't deliver and there's another option. Hopefully, Carl will comment, but I do know someone that works in a grocery store and they are expected to work on some slim labor margins in his department. It's not always the case, certainly, but I doubt it's outside the norm either. Customers will go somewhere else IF they have the option, not everyone has several options nearby. I wouldn't wait 45 minutes in a line for anything, but 10ish? Big deal, read the stupid headlines while you wait. ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/idunno.gif)
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Post by Opti on Jul 3, 2014 13:23:17 GMT -5
Interesting. I consider this a grocery store staffing/customer service issue. Frustrations should be directed to the manager of the store. Instead....the instinct is shopper vs shopper. Kind of a metaphor for life overall at the moment. I think who you are tends to influence who you choose to blame. I personally try to shop off hours because I'm not that patient and don't like lines when I'm 5th or further down the line.
On Sunday afternoons, there is no quick way out of ShopRite and most lines are open. The parking lot is jammed and its hard to find a space. But if I get there after 8PM on a weeknight sometimes I can find a cashier just waiting to check me out. I mostly pick times to shop so I encounter small quick lines.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jul 3, 2014 14:07:03 GMT -5
Exercise a little patience, it won't kill you. Last I checked, store managers aren't psychic and can't know exactly how many people will be shopping when. They can have an idea, but they can still only schedule so many within the confines of the labor hours they're allowed to use by corporate. Aw, and here I thought Carl could see all and knew all. Dayum. ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/melancholy.png) Seriously, about those people on cell phones when they get to the register, and insist on carrying on their conversation while they put their groceries on the conveyor belt...sometimes I get tempted to put some of my groceries in their cart, so they wind up putting my stuff with theirs, and paying for my stuff. I just wanna see how far I can go with that, and wonder if they would even notice when the clerk announces, "That will be $547.82." ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/muhaha.png)
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on Jul 3, 2014 14:14:17 GMT -5
If I'm not doing self checkout, and the lines are relatively similar, I'll try to pick the line with the cutest cashier.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2014 10:46:41 GMT -5
I must be the only one who doesn't mind having to wait in line when I'm shopping at Wegmans. They have most, if not all, of the registers open, but they're just busy. I enjoy just standing there checking facebook or playing candy crush. and the wegmans checkout people are pleasant so it's really not a hardship. also don't seem to have a lot of people digging for their checkbook, arguing over prices, screaming kids, or rejected transactions.
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