The grocery store disgusts me sometimes...

[Vendikarr]

Stretched pants are never a good idea.

But I look outstanding in them!

So, there really are people wearing only their pyjamas in grocery stores in the US? And I thought I had seen everything!

I don't think I've ever seen anyone going around in their pyjamas outside of their home.

My daughter who lives in the dorms tells me it's a common occurrence to see girls going to their first class in their pajamas.

I guess they need every second of sleep they can get.

 

[Gothowitz]

And then there are those of us who start nibbling on a package of cookies while we're shopping and pay for it. I guess it would look bad to someone who doesn't actually see us in the check-out line with it.

Well I was speaking of finding the open packaging hidden or abandoned, but continue with your munchachismo defense.

 

[RoJoHen]

Stretched pants are never a good idea.

But I look outstanding in them!

So, there really are people wearing only their pyjamas in grocery stores in the US? And I thought I had seen everything!

I don't think I've ever seen anyone going around in their pyjamas outside of their home.

My daughter who lives in the dorms tells me it's a common occurrence to see girls going to their first class in their pajamas.

I guess they need every second of sleep they can get.

I would usually just put jeans on over my pajamas for my first class.

But yeah, people wear pajamas everywhere these days. It don't even notice it anymore.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

...Then on Golden Girls when Dorothy was talking to either Rose or Blanche about eating grapes in the grocery store. It goes something like this: "I only eat a few to test them" Dorothy says: "2 is testing, 10 is brunch!" LOL!

Consuming 2 is still technically theft. You have consumed something you haven't paid for.

Yes it might only be 1p(1c) or what ever currency you use but add that up over hundreds/thousands of shoppers x hundreds/thousands of stores and it becomes an issue.

I agree, and I don't test even single grapes. But I have to admit, it's a very funny line.

And then there are those of us who start nibbling on a package of cookies while we're shopping and pay for it. I guess it would look bad to someone who doesn't actually see us in the check-out line with it.

Well I was speaking of finding the open packaging hidden or abandoned, but continue with your munchachismo defense.

Great word, munchachismo! I shall continue...

 

[Nerys Ghemor]

PeopleofWalmart.com. Enough said.

I hate that site...it is so incredibly mean, just like the OP's post in this thread.

I mean, I shop at Wal-Mart and I'd hate to think some malicious person might decide to snap my picture and post it there if they think I don't look my best or they just think I'm a reject for shopping there. Very sad and very mean.

Hey, if you think my post is mean, there are others out there who think even more harshly about them. Compared to them I'm basically sugar-coating it..but yes, I do realize that it was a bit..harsh and hurtful what was said, even though it was a vent. It was a harsh vent. But I've seen more heavy-set people in grocery stores and Wal-Mart nowadays than ever and I blame that on too many fast food resturants(guilty of going there from time to time myself!). So there are others out there I'm sure who are even more critical than I am about obese people. In one way, I feel bad for them..in another way I want to tell them to set a better example for society.

Blah blah blah...justifying your bad behavior by pointing to other bad behavior...blah blah blah.

 

[Kestra]

Come now, that's not very mature.

 

[Amaris]

U-Scans at our Kroger were a great idea until they started bringing in clerks that didn't know how to operate anything, and so a customer (such as myself), would stand around waiting for the checker to stop staring into space and look at the indicator light on her console showing an issue with one of the stations. Waving and calling her name didn't seem to get her attention, wherever it was.

 

[Misfit Toy]

So there are others out there I'm sure who are even more critical than I am about obese people. In one way, I feel bad for them..in another way I want to tell them to set a better example for society.

Who are you to determine what is best for society?

Hey it's just an opinion of mine. I'm just talking about both sides of the fence here. And who are you to determine what is wrong for society?

I'm not determining anything - you're the one making the claim. You act like everything is ok as long as you say "hey it's just my opinion". Sometimes opinions are pretty disgusting too.

 

[MacLeod]

Self Checkouts are usually a breeze to use. If I've only got a few items I prefer them to queuing for a manned checkout.

Main issues with Self Checkout are :-

Age restriced products
unregonised barcodes (though that applies to manned checkouts)
The weight for the product hasn't been set correctly (hence unexcpected item in bagging area)

I do know a little of how they work.

 

[Amaris]

Self Checkouts are usually a breeze to use. If I've only got a few items I prefer them to queuing for a manned checkout.

Main issues with Self Checkout are :-

Age restriced products
unregonised barcodes (though that applies to manned checkouts)
The weight for the product hasn't been set correctly (hence unexcpected item in bagging area)

I do know a little of how they work.

Yeah, the incorrect barcode is an unpleasant surprise, like the time I scanned a $99 head of lettuce. After flagging down the U-Scan clerk for what felt like 15 minutes, she finally sighed, came over and said "that lettuce shouldn't be $99". Gratified that she saw there was a problem, I asked her what I should do. She suggested I go through a regular checkout. I said, "can't you change the price at the control desk? She looked at me, and slowly said "yeah, I guess", and proceeded to take 10 minutes to do so...very...very...slow...ly.

Usually, though, things work fine, but I think they pick the least motivated person to work those lines.

 

[MacLeod]

^Either way their is an issue somewhere with a $99 lettuce. If it's a set weight item the barcode has been incorrectly programmed. Or if it's a catch weight where the sticker is printed instore the printing machine had been set incorrectly.

Ah the joys of computerised checkouts. They are wonderful when everything works right but can be a pain when they don't.

 

[Amaris]

^Either way their is an issue somewhere with a $99 lettuce. If it's a set weight item the barcode has been incorrectly programmed. Or if it's a catch weight where the sticker is printed instore the printing machine had been set incorrectly.

Ah the joys of computerised checkouts. They are wonderful when everything works right but can be a pain when they don't.

True. It also depends on how often they're calibrated and cleaned. I can say from experience that the U-Scans we have are not cleaned very often.

 

[MacLeod]

How hard is it wipe a cloth over the bagging area at minimum once a day?

Oh sorry that involves the W word. :P

 

[Amaris]

How hard is it wipe a cloth over the bagging area at minimum once a day?

Oh sorry that involves the W word. :P

Yes. If you were to meet the clerk who runs the U-Scan system when I usually shop, you'll see immediately that the 'W' word is anathema to how she approaches things.

Even so, you'd think someone would wipe them down every once in a while.

 

[Kemaiku]

How hard is it wipe a cloth over the bagging area at minimum once a day?

Oh sorry that involves the W word. :P

Umm, to British posters that means something quite different

 

[MacLeod]

^Erm did you happen to notice my location? As for the rest I'll chalk it up to sarcasim

 

[Kemaiku]

Whoops, nope didn't see the location field there.

 

[Aragorn]

Self Checkouts are usually a breeze to use. If I've only got a few items I prefer them to queuing for a manned checkout.

Main issues with Self Checkout are :-

Age restriced products
unregonised barcodes (though that applies to manned checkouts)
The weight for the product hasn't been set correctly (hence unexcpected item in bagging area)

I do know a little of how they work.

Don't forget the super slow customer who doesn't know what to do.

 

[Newton]

@voyagergrl3193

First you make statements like this:
...demented old lady and her fat daughter...
...that fat moose(the daughter)...
...this lady was HUUUGGGGEEE!!!!

Then you tell people to show respect? It seems to me that YOU need to show some respect. Take a good hard look in the mirror. I believe you will see a hypocrite looking back at you.

 

[scotpens]

. . . At night, usually an hour or two before my local store closes, I'll occasionally see a "party girl"--an over-done glam girl either going to or coming from a party -- in high heels, a jacket, and little else.

I see girls dressed like that in the supermarket on weekend evenings. At least the ones around here have good legs.