When I lived in the south it only took one trip to Winn-Dixie to make me loyal to Publix. I was walking down the hardware aisle and saw 1.5 pounds of rotting ground beef below the light bulbs, still packaged. That almost made me hurl.

So I guess you could say a pet peeve of mine is when someone takes something off the shelf and then changes their mind. Rather than take it back to where it belongs or hand it to a clerk, they hide it down some random aisle.

'cause the thief was in front of me in line. So get over YOURSELF, holier than everyone else. Some of us speak AFTER we think. And state only facts, not suppositions.

I'd post what I think of people who do this, but I have no desire to be suspended today.

If you need it, check out, have them watch your cart, and go through the line again. Unless it's within 30 feet (or you have a kid who can run quick), then why put the rest of the line through such agony?

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Self Check lanes that are poorly designed. They don't have room if you have more than about 10 items. Having something scan and then the machine doesn't react quickly to the weight as it is put in a bag..


An Iowa/Nebraska chain has self-check lanes that are built like the full sized lanes with a casher. You scan and send it down a conveyer, item is checked electronically and then it shoots down to a table where a roaming bagger will usually bag it up.

holier?? where the hell did that come from? and you said people steal. you never said anything about witnessing it happen. this still takes me back to my original point--your problem isn't with parents letting their kids eat, its with theft.

I know it's been mentioned, but people who are lazy and can't walk their carts the 15 feet to the corral. Seem's like there are always a dozen spaces that are unusable due to the cluster of carts taking up the space.

Ok I dont think anyone has mentioned this one.

But it really bothers me when people load their items onto the register and dont make any room for you to put any of your items up, so you literally have to wait until have of their items are scanned until you can put any of your things up.

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i saw your OP...didnt quite understand. lets just quit.

After going through this thread, I sadly have come up with a few peeves.

1-I used the gag phone number for club cards when I lived in an areas which use them at all stores (DET, DFW and Fresno area). Sadly there are not "super" stores in No Cal, either a Meijer-like store, SuperWalmart and SuperTarget would easily dent the grocery market.

2-Families seem to be shopping later, at the times which either single people used to. On a Friday night and even Tuesday nights (after 10 pm), the stores I go to are full and lines are very long to checkout. I know I am one of those many of you hate as I do just walk out if I deem the line too long.

3-Stores with a toy section. Hearing a Doppler Effect style toy and the subsequent kid running near the butcher is too much, but then again I don't have kids. But I do recall when my parents would beat my a$$ if we misbehaved in public. That has gone away.

I agree 100% with this, I find at my local Kroger that I can rarely go through the self checkout without needng a clerk to reset the thing because it keeps saying "place your item in the bag" I want to scream back "its in the F***ing bag".

Reminds me of the supremely stupid question (yes, there is such a thing) back when I would write checks at stores - "Can you give me your work number?" You don't need a work number from an honest customer and a dishonest customer is gonna give you a phony number every time. So, I'd give them 555-1212 or 382-5968 (it spells something naughty).

i always get the machine at Kroger to say "PLEASE place the item BACK in the bag"

i also like how the option is there for a large item to be left in the cart, and instead of you being able to scan it and put it back, the guy has to come over and do it.

I'm not sure I understand your peeve. If I've got a full cart of groceries, what else am I supposed to do with them other than put them all on the belt? Sometimes it's not feasible to leave any room. At times, I barely have room for my own purchases.