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What are your grocery pet peeves?
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:00 pm
I'll start:
1. Sacking groceries in a paper bag is a lost art. These kids need to pay attention in geometry class.
2. There are too many kinds of cereals. When you're looking for one it takes 5 minutes of scanning.
3. There are too many kinds of tampons. See above.
4. The woman in front of you waits till all her groceries have been scanned before she begins to look for her check book.
1. Sacking groceries in a paper bag is a lost art. These kids need to pay attention in geometry class.
2. There are too many kinds of cereals. When you're looking for one it takes 5 minutes of scanning.
3. There are too many kinds of tampons. See above.
4. The woman in front of you waits till all her groceries have been scanned before she begins to look for her check book.
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Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:01 pm to Zach
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3. There are too many kinds of tampons. See above.
say it ain't so Zach, say it ain't so.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:09 pm to el tigre
That I don't get a discount for scanning and bagging my own groceries. This should be an automatic 5% discount.
People that roll their kids around in the Thomas the Tank grocery cart that is as big as a Pinto.
People that roll their kids around in the Thomas the Tank grocery cart that is as big as a Pinto.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:09 pm to el tigre
when my grocery basket needs a front end allignment
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:11 pm to el tigre
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say it ain't so Zach, say it ain't so.
Yep, my wife makes me buy her tampons. But only for one more year and then she goes through the change.
BTW, if any of you want a souvenir copy of The Shreveport Times the day after the Saints won the Superbowl, they are still on sale at Albertson's in Shreveport. But they're kind of yellow now.
This post was edited on 3/26/10 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:12 pm to tigerdup07
I just try to avoid any line with people buying craploads of fruits and vegetables. At least one of those bitches is getting a 5 minute wait price check.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:12 pm to Zach
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Yep, my wife makes me buy her tampons. But only for one more year and then she goes through the change.
I buy em. Who cares? I also always ask a cashier or someone in a very loud voice "hey lady, where's the condom's? The big ole boxes."
That pretty much pisses my wife off.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:12 pm to Zach
I wish people would have enough brain to be able to pay attention to where they are stopping their cart and standing in relation to other people trying to get down the aisle. Don't stand beside your cart while you try to figure out which box of mac & cheese will save you .07.
I shop at a store quite often that is 40-50% elderly. I could go all day bitching about the stuff they do that annoys me. Mostly it involves something to do with just because they have unlimited time to sit in a store and talk to everyone non stop(including the cashier about how much more groceries cost these days).
I shop at a store quite often that is 40-50% elderly. I could go all day bitching about the stuff they do that annoys me. Mostly it involves something to do with just because they have unlimited time to sit in a store and talk to everyone non stop(including the cashier about how much more groceries cost these days).
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:14 pm to Zach
When they put the ground beef (with blood waiting to ooze out of the plastic wrap) with other (non beef) items in the same bag.
Having to wait for them to look up the "code" to calculate $/lb for various fruits/vegetables.
Having to wait for them to look up the "code" to calculate $/lb for various fruits/vegetables.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:15 pm to notiger1997
I hear ya. I was behind one woman who kept engaging the check out girl in a conversation about her son who just got out of jail. The woman wanted to know if the girl would like to date him.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:15 pm to notiger1997
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I shop at a store quite often that is 40-50% elderly. I could go all day bitching about the stuff they do that annoys me. Mostly it involves something to do with just because they have unlimited time to sit in a store and talk to everyone non stop(including the cashier about how much more groceries cost these days).
I complain about a lot of stuff but I never complain about the elderly. They have lived through a bunch and deserve more respect than we give them. Remember, one day you HOPE to be old yourself.
Patience is a virtue.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:17 pm to Martini
when the cashier has to leave her register and walk 300 ft to get my damn pack of cigerettes or my bottle of whiskey.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:28 pm to tigerdup07
"unknown item in bagging area. please remove item and wait for assistance".
eta: and when there are not enough bags set up in the self checkout area, so you have to shuffle bags around to try and avoid the above instance....but you can never manage the dance successfully.
eta: and when there are not enough bags set up in the self checkout area, so you have to shuffle bags around to try and avoid the above instance....but you can never manage the dance successfully.
This post was edited on 3/26/10 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:29 pm to Ric Flair
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When they put the ground beef (with blood waiting to ooze out of the plastic wrap) with other (non beef) items in the same bag.
I strategically put all like items together when loading my groceries on the treadmill thing. Frozen products are together; meats are together; veggies are together; breads are together; cleaning products are together. I always ask that they not put any cold items with any non cold items when bagging. Then, they put the meat in with the floor products and the bread in the bottom of the bath with something heavy on top. Doesn't matter which grocery. They all do it. DRIVES ME WILD! I prefer to bag myself.
I don't always put up the nonperishable groceries the day I shop, especially if I've made the big run at night. Inevitably, I find a perishable item, the next day, in with pharmaceutical items or something else not remotely related.
I finally found a guy at Albertson's who knows how to bag since I've taught him the finer rules. If he sees me in line, he will switch registers to get to my groceries. Then, he brings them out to the car and I give him 5 bucks. He's my new friend, when I decide to go there.
Old people don't bother me. I agree with Martini on that.
When I'm not in a hurry, I enjoy people watching in the grocery. It's sort of a game to figure them out by the groceries they buy.
However, when the person 2 people ahead of me is spending a lot of time trying to decide what to put back because s/he doesn't have enough money to pay, I take a look at what the person is buying and if it's not crap, I send the money up and just pay for the difference. Usually, it's someone with kids in tow and I feel sorry for them, especially if the other folks in line are bitching loudly, so as to embarrass the person. I've been applauded a few times, which I don't care for either. I'd much rather punch the bitchy people in the face.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:38 pm to Zach
... when someone with a full cart insists on using the self checkout and I am waiting with 2 or 3 things.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 12:57 pm to 40 Rouge
What ever line I get into invariably grinds to a halt especially when I'm in a hurry.
the checkout person double scans an item, then has to void it, then needs override from asst manager who is on the phone or otherwise occupied.
the checkout person double scans an item, then has to void it, then needs override from asst manager who is on the phone or otherwise occupied.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 1:01 pm to Zach
I refer you to my Central Market thread.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 1:08 pm to Benchwarmer
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What ever line I get into invariably grinds to a halt especially when I'm in a hurry.
I don't like it when I or someone else is buying liquor and it turns out the check out person is under the age of 21. You have to wait for a manager to scan it.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 1:10 pm to Zach
When I'm using the self checkout and the people behind me don't even let me start bagging my stuff before they start scanning theirs.
Posted on 3/26/10 at 1:22 pm to Lexo
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When I'm using the self checkout and the people behind me don't even let me start bagging my stuff before they start scanning theirs.
This has never happened to me, but if it did there would be some words. That's unbelievable. Some people's children, I swear.
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