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KNRG Apr 27, 2008 7:31 pm
Publix, last i knew, gave their checkers laminated sheets with all of the produce on it with photos - and they have a good variety compared to most places.

I don't think this is some patented invention, the laminated produce reference guide, but it appears no other chain managers want to spend 10 minutes at Kinkos.

SanDer Apr 27, 2008 9:28 pm
The point is that you have not paid for what you are consuming, and your lack of self-control is amusing. I have seen this behavior twice in a local suburban grocery and will never understand it. If you have been hung up with appointments, take "Junior" to lunch before going to the grocery store. Take a break from YOUR errands by paying attention to him, chat with him as he stuffs his little face with chicken nuggets and there is a very likely that he won't act up. Chances are he won't bug the crap out of you for junk food, and you may not buy it either because you won't be shopping while hungry. Are people really this dense nowadays?

Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 9638819)
Would you be as horrified to see me drinking a cold bottle of soda as I shopped? Sometimes you get thirsty and checking out is still 30 minutes away. It's not like I'm going to stash the empty behind the Cheez-its. Technically, it's not mine yet. But, I'll continue until a shop employee objects. I think I've adequately expressed my intent to pay by opening it.

As far as kids eating in the store, it may not be the first stop of the day. Maybe Mom's gathering up a few staples after 4 hours in a Doctor's waiting room. And it's 2 hours past Junior's regular lunchtime. I know some people would strongly object to a demonstrably cranky kid in the store. I think opening the box of graham crackers is preferable. Kids aren't machines. Finding the on/off and volume switches isn't always simple.

BamaVol Apr 28, 2008 5:45 am
Originally Posted by SanDer (Post 9642171)
The point is that you have not paid for what you are consuming, and your lack of self-control is amusing. I have seen this behavior twice in a local suburban grocery and will never understand it. If you have been hung up with appointments, take "Junior" to lunch before going to the grocery store. Take a break from YOUR errands by paying attention to him, chat with him as he stuffs his little face with chicken nuggets and there is a very likely that he won't act up. Chances are he won't bug the crap out of you for junk food, and you may not buy it either because you won't be shopping while hungry. Are people really this dense nowadays?
I don't pay until I leave a restaurant either. If a manager approached me, escorted me to the register and made me pay for my soda then and there, I'd be humiliated, never shop there again, and never crack open a soda until I left a store again. Not gonna happen. I always thought animal crackers were sold in "consumer it here and shut the heck up" sizes.

Sometimes there's just not enough time in the day despite the best laid plans. I can forgive a mother for doing what it takes to prevent or minimize a situation that others will be bothered by. I have no way of knowing whether she's the best mom in the world the other 364 days of the year.

BamaVol Apr 28, 2008 5:47 am
Originally Posted by KNRG (Post 9641649)
Publix, last i knew, gave their checkers laminated sheets with all of the produce on it with photos - and they have a good variety compared to most places.

I don't think this is some patented invention, the laminated produce reference guide, but it appears no other chain managers want to spend 10 minutes at Kinkos.
I think Wal*Mart has a sort of Rolodex with pictures and codes. My local Winn Dixie is hopeless. It's more forgivable to ask than to assume, "hmmm, it's green and long - must be a cucumber".

BamaVol Apr 28, 2008 5:54 am
Originally Posted by tusphotog (Post 9639930)
My biggest pet peeve are the baggers/checkers who put one or two things in a bag. They then get upset when I rebag everything and stuff it in one or two bags.
Yep, always 2 bags on a single bottle of wine as if that would cushion them and eliminate breakage on the way home. Better to do that on the milk that always leaks.

And, when will a cashier recognize I have brought my own cloth bags before they jam the first 5 items in a plastic bag? I have to be mighty fast to stop that. In fact, when will plastic bags be eliminated entirely? I hate them!

stut Apr 28, 2008 6:14 am
Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 9643211)
And, when will a cashier recognize I have brought my own cloth bags before they jam the first 5 items in a plastic bag? I have to be mighty fast to stop that. In fact, when will plastic bags be eliminated entirely? I hate them!
I quite like supermarket plastic bags (here, anyway). They fit the waste bin perfectly, and mean I don't have to buy bin liners!

I suspect that there will be a charge for them (across all shops) by the end of the year, though.

hlburi Apr 28, 2008 7:37 am
Originally Posted by stut (Post 9643259)
I quite like supermarket plastic bags (here, anyway). They fit the waste bin perfectly, and mean I don't have to buy bin liners!

I suspect that there will be a charge for them (across all shops) by the end of the year, though.
I agree that they make nice liners for the small trash bags but they are quite bad for the environment. I have been gradually switching to cloth bags for shopping.

BamaVol Apr 28, 2008 7:38 am
Originally Posted by stut (Post 9643259)
I quite like supermarket plastic bags (here, anyway). They fit the waste bin perfectly, and mean I don't have to buy bin liners!

I suspect that there will be a charge for them (across all shops) by the end of the year, though.
We recycle dozens every month, far more than we need to line a few waste baskets. It probably has a lot to do with baggers using one bag for every three items. I can spend $50 and fit it all into one cloth bag. the same $50 seems to require 10 plastic bags.

stut Apr 28, 2008 7:47 am
Originally Posted by hlburi (Post 9643524)
I agree that they make nice liners for the small trash bags but they are quite bad for the environment. I have been gradually switching to cloth bags for shopping.
Not liners, the ones here work perfectly well as the bags themselves.

And yes, they are bad for the environment, but I'm not convinced purpose-made bags are that much better...

Ideally, there would be a replacement for both. Maybe when I get that composting bin working and the local authorities start doing organic waste recycling (hopefully this year too).

Originally Posted by BamaVol
We recycle dozens every month, far more than we need to line a few waste baskets. It probably has a lot to do with baggers using one bag for every three items. I can spend $50 and fit it all into one cloth bag. the same $50 seems to require 10 plastic bags.
I suspect the difference is that baggers are rare here. Cashiers generally offer to help (depending on the shop in question) but I decline unless I'm in the middle of unpacking the trolley at the time. I don't like people packing my bags - they have no idea what I'm going to do with all the bits and pieces when I get back!

ladiflier Apr 28, 2008 10:21 am
I can't stand the people that are cluelessly leaving their carts in the middle of the aisle as they select their brand of cereal.

Also hate those check-writers (contrary to what someone else posted, I find it's mostly the elderly, not females per se)

I do self check out when available, but I always bag my own. I can't stand when people just stand there starring as the cashier packs a full counter full of groceries.

BamaVol Apr 28, 2008 1:41 pm
Originally Posted by ladiflier (Post 9644481)
I do self check out when available, but I always bag my own. I can't stand when people just stand there starring as the cashier packs a full counter full of groceries.
Prior to getting cloth bags, I was guilty of that. I figure if I do the work, I deserve a discount - some % of the savings from increased bagger/cashier productivity.

I've yet to have a cashier offer to fill my cloth bags, although several have looked for a bar code to scan them when I place them on the conveyor belt at the front of my order. :D

sammy0623 Apr 28, 2008 2:00 pm
Originally Posted by SanDer (Post 9642171)
The point is that you have not paid for what you are consuming, and your lack of self-control is amusing. I have seen this behavior twice in a local suburban grocery and will never understand it. If you have been hung up with appointments, take "Junior" to lunch before going to the grocery store. Take a break from YOUR errands by paying attention to him, chat with him as he stuffs his little face with chicken nuggets and there is a very likely that he won't act up. Chances are he won't bug the crap out of you for junk food, and you may not buy it either because you won't be shopping while hungry. Are people really this dense nowadays?
1-What does Mom or Dad allowing their kid to eat have to do with your use of the store?

2-Find a well-known chain that has a problem with this...i suppose when i'm sitting in the pharmacy waiting for my script to be filled, i shouldn't reading that magazine or eating my chips or drinking my drink either...

sammy0623 Apr 28, 2008 2:04 pm
my pet peeves...
 
Someone mentioned expiration dates...that bothers me too.

Also, the loyalty cards don't bother me too much, as long as it's easy for them to solve it when you don't have yours/don't have one. I was at some store in San Diego, didn't have the card, and it took 5 mins for the guy to scan the store card...
Giant Eagle doesn't give you the sale unless you have a card; if you don't have yours, they check your ID to look it up.

Kroger and CVS just ask for your phone number...

olenkaz Apr 28, 2008 2:11 pm
Originally Posted by MisterNice (Post 9636313)
I am tired of hearing "Would you like to donate a dollar to...........?"

MisterNice
ditto

As well, the mounds of mail I get from every grocery store within a 10mi radius of my home.

I'm not an enviornmental nut, but it just seems so wasteful.

dchristiva Apr 28, 2008 2:13 pm
Originally Posted by gj83 (Post 9635936)
I use self checkout unless i'm buying alcohol or actually have a coupon to use.

i guess it helps that I usually don't buy more than 1 or 2 bags worth of food.
I really, really, really would prefer to use self-checkout at my local store, but the knuckleheads who try to use it just foul up the entire process. I think they should have mandatory training for folks if their check out process takes more that 3 minutes at the self-serve aisle. I'm sick of watch people try to figure out where the bar codes are on their produce, or who don't even know what produce they are buying. It's just infuriating, and forces me to go to the regular checkout line.


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