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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 5, 2014 9:22:42 GMT -5
seems like a lot of the more liberal posters here have no problem putting down old people for their daily giggle quota, and are welling to put clerks out of a job so they can check theirself out. How are the clerks ever going to get enough hours to qualify for insurance if you refuse to go through there check out? I'm not sure where being a liberal vs. anything else has anything to do with whether or not you like self-checkout. I'm a liberal, but no fan of self-checkout, but it has nothing to do with stomping on the downtrodden grocery clerks. It has to do with technology. The checkouts I've tried just don't work. They ring up wrong prices, or don't ring up prices at all, or refuse cash (or debit, or credit) or suddenly won't weigh produce. I like the grocery clerks at my stores. I'd use a self-checkout for small runs to the store, if they actually worked.
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Post by Sunnyday on Aug 5, 2014 9:33:07 GMT -5
I know that it's been said before, but that cell phone thing is so rude.
It boggles my mind. Service people are not your servants!
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Post by HoneyBBQ on Aug 5, 2014 10:27:14 GMT -5
After spending 4 wonderful years in Central Florida, I was very happy to leave behind grocery stores filled with retirees who have all day to shop, yet choose to shop during "afterwork" hours when those of us that are not yet close to retirement have to shop. Yes, I understand there are more us to talk to/block from aisles/ram carts into, etc, but really, can you not do your shopping at a time that does not interfere with mine?!?! And the amount of cars parked in the fire lane, so that traffic cannot get by. Because really, they don't park IN the fire lane, they park next to it and take up the driving lane. I yell at my (retired) mom every time I call her on Saturday and she's at Costco. I'm like GO ON A FREAKING TUESDAY!!!! SATURDAY IS MYYYYYY DAY!!!!!
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Post by HoneyBBQ on Aug 5, 2014 10:33:25 GMT -5
My wife and I when we shop a grocery store will always help an elderly person who seems to be unable to find things or looks frustrated. It makes our day a little more pleasant, and helps a fellow human being. I imagine it started when I helped my elderly father navigate the aisles in his latter years and saw the need.
And 99 times out of a hundred, you get a smile out of the person as well as a thank you *golf clap*
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 5, 2014 11:38:43 GMT -5
seems like a lot of the more liberal posters here have no problem putting down old people for their daily giggle quota, and are welling to put clerks out of a job so they can check theirself out. How are the clerks ever going to get enough hours to qualify for insurance if you refuse to go through there check out? Ha! I'm likely one of the older slower people. That's why I go through the self check out sometimes. I have to prioritize my purchases, based on how much I've spent, so I need to be aware of the running total. Also, I don't move real fast any more. This makes it hard to get things up on the belt for the cashier at the proper speed. Therefore I just do self check out. If I could go at the speed I like, I'd rather go through a regular check out line. But when I've tried to do that, I've had the cashier reaching in and grabbing things from my cart, trying to help speed things up. I was charged for one thing that was already paid for and 4 things I didn't buy. Plus he was rude (and the store director at that!). I didn't find it helpful at all.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Aug 5, 2014 11:43:17 GMT -5
Wegmans did something to the damn barcodes on the eggs. They will not scan at self checkout. That was my issue last trip, not my toothpaste coupon. I forget until I try to scan the carton. Everything else has worked beautifully.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Aug 5, 2014 11:51:47 GMT -5
After spending 4 wonderful years in Central Florida, I was very happy to leave behind grocery stores filled with retirees who have all day to shop, yet choose to shop during "afterwork" hours when those of us that are not yet close to retirement have to shop. Yes, I understand there are more us to talk to/block from aisles/ram carts into, etc, but really, can you not do your shopping at a time that does not interfere with mine?!?! And the amount of cars parked in the fire lane, so that traffic cannot get by. Because really, they don't park IN the fire lane, they park next to it and take up the driving lane. I yell at my (retired) mom every time I call her on Saturday and she's at Costco. I'm like GO ON A FREAKING TUESDAY!!!! SATURDAY IS MYYYYYY DAY!!!!! Every freaking day is bad in Costco here. I don't even go to the local store, but go to the one 20 miles down the road. And I need to go today......see how I'm dragging my feet?
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NancysSummerSip
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 5, 2014 12:28:10 GMT -5
I cannot handle Costco...I send DH with a list. Too many people there for the free sample lunch.
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Post by chiver78 on Aug 5, 2014 12:30:53 GMT -5
ha, you mean the Senior Buffet?
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Post by jeep108 on Aug 5, 2014 12:43:11 GMT -5
Best time to go to Costco here is Thursday night about an hour before closing time. I just about had the whole place to myself. It was wonderful. Probably because the sample people were packing up at that time.
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Post by Sunnyday on Aug 5, 2014 12:51:56 GMT -5
I hate shopping at costco! It's always a zoo. It's so hard to resist buying stuff and we never get out under $150.
I send my husband now. But we only go every other month.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 5, 2014 12:54:09 GMT -5
ha, you mean the Senior Buffet? It's the real-deal early bird special around here.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 21:22:46 GMT -5
I've been lurking on this one and ROFLAO the whole time. Honest, I've encountered each and every one of the freaks you're talking about at my local haunts.
My biggest peeve is lack of respect for my personal space. I live in a very diverse community and realize that many cultures, some Asian, don't have the same concept of space boundaries as I do, but every time I have someone standing behind me in the checkout line close enough to read the care label on my undies I want to channel my inner Beyonce and belt out "If you like it, you better put a ring on it"! Seriously, if your name ain't on the mortgage, back the f.. off.
And please don't get me started on golden haired drivers. Yesterday, I and FOUR other drivers manged to avoid a woman driving in the parking lot of my local grocery despite her best attempts to hit us. The manager at the store I eventually entered said a senior had actually hit their building recently. Yeah, buildings don't dodge real good.
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Post by ZaireinHD on Aug 5, 2014 22:39:05 GMT -5
people that block the isle! this kind of stupid shit goes on during the day at ANY grocery store I go to! This is why I usually go grocery shopping after 10PM!
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Post by JustLurkin on Aug 5, 2014 23:11:36 GMT -5
Even worse when it's one person standing in front the cart and bending over...that's the whole width of the aisle...I shouldn't be required to say "excuse me" gitdahellouttamyway
I also do late night shopping, I asked one of the clerks why my store stays open longer than others and was told it was to accommodate the last shift-change at a nearby hospital. Which makes sense, everyone else is looking just as tired and anxious to leave as me!
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 6, 2014 9:09:12 GMT -5
Gee, do you live near me? Storefronts get hit here all the time. We did have one really tragic case about 10 days ago where an 85-year-old woman left a grocery store parking lot, hit the accelerator, flew across the street and into an auto repair shop, destroying a vehicle in the garage, injuring the mechanic working on it and killing her passenger (her 90-year-old husband). She's still in the hospital.
Every year, there's a dust-up in the legislature about testing senior drivers more stringently and more often. The measure always dies because the lobbyists kill it. Personally, I support it. I'm more than willing to get tested after a certain age. And by tested, I mean road-tested, not just the eye exam required after age 80.
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Post by ZaireinHD on Aug 6, 2014 22:30:12 GMT -5
Even worse when it's one person standing in front the cart and bending over...that's the whole width of the aisle...I shouldn't be required to say "excuse me" gitdahellouttamyway
I also do late night shopping, I asked one of the clerks why my store stays open longer than others and was told it was to accommodate the last shift-change at a nearby hospital. Which makes sense, everyone else is looking just as tired and anxious to leave as me! #getdahelloutamyway
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Post by zibazinski on Aug 7, 2014 12:09:08 GMT -5
Or as my DD would say, "Excuse YOU."
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Post by cronewitch on Aug 7, 2014 14:54:20 GMT -5
I want to smack people who can't count to 12. See that sign that says in VERY BIG LETTERS "12 items or less"? Yes, Miss EntitledAndTooImportantToWaitEvenThoughIHave50Items. That means you, too. My great aunt did that. Full cart in express lane and she knew it. The manager came over and she told him she was sorry but she couldn't stand in line. She was over 90 and had broken a hip before so used a cane and standing just killed her but walking was ok. The senior bus took them shopping so many extra elderly customers. The manager told her when she shopped to ask for him and he would open a register for her. Teller aren't allowed to tell the customers they have more than 12 items so can't be in that lane so I have when behind them. One guy was being a aas so I got loud.
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Post by haapai on Aug 7, 2014 15:04:32 GMT -5
Thank goodness I work the night shift. I could never deal with all of you impatient and unforgiving people.
My store is about two miles from the county jail and a lot of recently released folks come to our store to shoplift or attempt suicide via pills in our restrooms. They might be easier to deal with than you guys.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Aug 7, 2014 15:05:59 GMT -5
My store is about two miles from the county jail and a lot of recently released folks come to our store to shoplift or attempt suicide via pills in our restrooms
This reminds me of when DH worked at Wal-mart.
He was going to go to the restroom and when he walked in there was a guy in the middle of the floor with his pants down wiping his butt with paper towels and then throwing them in the trash can.
DH closed the door and walked away.
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Post by movingforward on Aug 7, 2014 15:09:50 GMT -5
I had to stop by the grocery store yesterday after work. The store is always extremely crowded at 6PM during the week. I only needed 5 items and milk was one of them. I just wanted to get in and out as fast as possible. When I got to the milk some lady was standing there leaning on her cart talking on her cell phone. Then she finally opened the refrigerator door and started looking at the milk. When she was done she put the milk in her cart and proceeded to stand there (still completely in the way) talking on her phone. I finally just said excuse me and wedged my way between her and the refrigerator door. She then gave me a look like I was the rude person. A few minutes later I saw her in the cereal aisle and she was still on the phone and in another person's way. The guy was just trying to get the Cheerios and she just kept standing there blabbing on her phone. He finally did the exact same thing I did earlier in the dairy section. I am sure as she was walking to the car she was probably telling the person on the phone how rude all these people in the grocery store are by squeezing in front of her to get their items.
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Post by movingforward on Aug 7, 2014 15:10:42 GMT -5
My store is about two miles from the county jail and a lot of recently released folks come to our store to shoplift or attempt suicide via pills in our restroomsThis reminds me of when DH worked at Wal-mart. He was going to go to the restroom and when he walked in there was a guy in the middle of the floor with his pants down wiping his butt with paper towels and then throwing them in the trash can.
DH closed the door and walked away.
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