Grocery stores taking check use off shoppers' lists

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
Worst experience I had was not with checks, or credit/debit cards.

F'n FOOD stamps. This lady had 5 separate grocery orders, each paid with food stamps, and cash.

5 orders - jeez. At the store I used to work in, we limited it to 2, in part to move things along quicker and so that people couldn't abuse the "limit xx" placed on sale items

 

[krunchykrome]

Since I've been married (about 1 year), I find myself writing more checks to pay bills. I actually prefer to write a check to pay a bill (gas/electric, mortgage, HOA, etc.) The only bills I pay online are credit cards and student loans.

 

[MotF Bane]

I work at a place where half the sales are cards, and the other half all sorts of strange trinkets that only sell to little old ladies. Exact change is the prevailing favorite.

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: cruzer
Ever see an old person try and figure out how to use their new credit or debit card to pay for groceries? It takes as long as a check. They swipe the card backwards because they don't understand the concept of a magnetic strip, they can't read or understand the prompts on the screen, and they insist on legibly signing their full name instead of a quick scribble like the rest of us.

I'd lay the blame there on the cashier. The cashier should just offer to run the card for the lady as a credit transaction. Problem solved!!

As for old people holding up the line. I respect my elders. You young, vibrant, impatient as hell MFers should STFU and wait, or better yet, wait and then offer to carry out the damn groceries for her. This is why everyone should be required to work in a service job for at least one year. It will teach you some patience. It amazes me that we deem our time so important to us when having to wait in line, while this generation wastes countless hours on YouTube, texting, talking on the phone, watching reality TV, etc.; yet we can't wait 3-4 minutes for a little old lady to write a check. Here's a thought, call some older family member while you're waiting and thank them for raising your ass, paying their dues to society, and for fucking inventing the devices that save all your precious time for the 4-5 people behind the little old lady, but in front of you, who will speed through the line in a blinding flash of hot plastic swipes!! BTW I'm 31 years old, so I'm not just some old person gripping at you.

 

[sourceninja]

My wife has exact change issues. It really pisses me off sometimes. I'll go to hand a 5 or 10 only to hear "No wait, I think I have 37 cents in my purse". Then the waiting game begins...

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
The store I goto requires customers who want to use cheques go to customer service, fill out a whack of forums, then get a cheque approval card and a cheque number. Some people STILL USE FUCKING CHEQUES! what the FUCK? Why are you so desperate to use cheques to go through all that hassle? MORON!

What's a "whack of forums"? Maybe you should cheque your spelling next time.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Thought they did that for good already? I've never used a check...I do use them for Association fees though.

 

[Scouzer]

Originally posted by: dainthomas

Originally posted by: Scouzer
The store I goto requires customers who want to use cheques go to customer service, fill out a whack of forms, then get a cheque approval card and a cheque number. Some people STILL USE FUCKING CHEQUES! what the FUCK? Why are you so desperate to use cheques to go through all that hassle? MORON!

What's a "whack of forums"? Maybe you should cheque your spelling next time.

:disgust: its obvious it was a minor typo

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: Scouzer

Originally posted by: dainthomas

Originally posted by: Scouzer
The store I goto requires customers who want to use cheques go to customer service, fill out a whack of forms, then get a cheque approval card and a cheque number. Some people STILL USE FUCKING CHEQUES! what the FUCK? Why are you so desperate to use cheques to go through all that hassle? MORON!

What's a "whack of forums"? Maybe you should cheque your spelling next time.

:disgust: its obvious it was a minor typo

I understand the queen orders you to spell it "cheque", but what about "whack"?

 

[trmiv]

Originally posted by: sourceninja
My wife has exact change issues. It really pisses me off sometimes. I'll go to hand a 5 or 10 only to hear "No wait, I think I have 37 cents in my purse". Then the waiting game begins...

LOL. Women ALWAYS have exact change. My wife does the exact same thing. I'm like "Honey, listen, I LIKE getting change back. That way I can stick it in a jar, and then 6 months from now I take it to the bank and cash it in and it's almost like I just got free money!"

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: Golgatha

Originally posted by: cruzer
Ever see an old person try and figure out how to use their new credit or debit card to pay for groceries? It takes as long as a check. They swipe the card backwards because they don't understand the concept of a magnetic strip, they can't read or understand the prompts on the screen, and they insist on legibly signing their full name instead of a quick scribble like the rest of us.

I'd lay the blame there on the cashier. The cashier should just offer to run the card for the lady as a credit transaction. Problem solved!!

As for old people holding up the line. I respect my elders. You young, vibrant, impatient as hell MFers should STFU and wait, or better yet, wait and then offer to carry out the damn groceries for her. This is why everyone should be required to work in a service job for at least one year. It will teach you some patience. It amazes me that we deem our time so important to us when having to wait in line, while this generation wastes countless hours on YouTube, texting, talking on the phone, watching reality TV, etc.; yet we can't wait 3-4 minutes for a little old lady to write a check. Here's a thought, call some older family member while you're waiting and thank them for raising your ass, paying their dues to society, and for fucking inventing the devices that save all your precious time for the 4-5 people behind the little old lady, but in front of you, who will speed through the line in a blinding flash of hot plastic swipes!! BTW I'm 31 years old, so I'm not just some old person gripping at you.

It might have been an EBT card that required pin, or it might have been a true debit card (as rare as they are they still exist). Also - Have you offered to do something for old people before? Either they'll be grateful and you can help them out or you'll get an earful. Cashier doesn't care - s/he still has to be there no matter what the line status is.

 

[nerp]

You guys are impatient motherfuckers. If some old lady pulls out a check, I don't even notice. I'm too busy enjoying my life to care. If I have 8 seconds to get in and out of a supermarket else my day is destroyed, I get to the supermarket earlier. I drive the same way. I let other people own the stress. It's funny to watch people get frustrated over things beyond their control. Self importance and childish impatience is amusing.

 

[Aikouka]

I always pay with my card and have everything swiped and setup before the last item is even rung up so it's a simple process from there on out.

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
Visa/mastercard debit cards are the ones that are dangerous. No PIN and it's your own money. .

What? There's a PIN on my Visa-based debit card that I must enter for every transaction.

Originally posted by: Golgatha
As for old people holding up the line. I respect my elders. You young, vibrant, impatient as hell MFers should STFU and wait, or better yet, wait and then offer to carry out the damn groceries for her.

I've worked a service job, but I also have respect for people enough to not hold them up for an inane reason. I don't want to be held up and therefore I don't want to hold other people up. So possibly, instead of standing there watching the cashier ring up your items, you could begin to work on setting up your method of payment to help expedite the process for those behind you.

 

[LTC8K6]

Originally posted by: Aikouka
I always pay with my card and have everything swiped and setup before the last item is even rung up so it's a simple process from there on out.

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
Visa/mastercard debit cards are the ones that are dangerous. No PIN and it's your own money. .

What? There's a PIN on my Visa-based debit card that I must enter for every transaction.

Originally posted by: Golgatha
As for old people holding up the line. I respect my elders. You young, vibrant, impatient as hell MFers should STFU and wait, or better yet, wait and then offer to carry out the damn groceries for her.

I've worked a service job, but I also have respect for people enough to not hold them up for an inane reason. I don't want to be held up and therefore I don't want to hold other people up. So possibly, instead of standing there watching the cashier ring up your items, you could begin to work on setting up your method of payment to help expedite the process for those behind you.

You can run it as a credit card and sign. No PIN.
Can also use it online as a credit card.

 

[BassBomb]

I've never seen anyone use a cheque for groceries ever

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: CRXican

Originally posted by: effowe
I used to think old people writing checks was bad, until I got caught in line behind an old lady who didn't know what her pin number was. She ran the card over and over and seemed to not understand that she had to input a 'special code' for her transaction to go through. Give these people newer technologies and watch them STILL hold up the line.

I got stuck behind "what's my PIN?" lady. Took at least 3 tries before she got it right meanwhile my bag of ice was melting.

You actually bring the ice to the register instead of just telling them "1 bag of ice" and then grabbing it on the way out?

I didn't think people did this

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: nerp
You guys are impatient motherfuckers. If some old lady pulls out a check, I don't even notice. I'm too busy enjoying my life to care. If I have 8 seconds to get in and out of a supermarket else my day is destroyed, I get to the supermarket earlier. I drive the same way. I let other people own the stress. It's funny to watch people get frustrated over things beyond their control. Self importance and childish impatience is amusing.

Your attitude is worse than the impatient people. You seem even more stuck up and selfish than them.

 

[lifeobry]

Credit > *

If I buy a small thing at a grocery store, it takes a matter of seconds. They scan, I swipe, receipt pops out, no signature needed.

 

[PingSpike]

I love complaining about stupid shit and making a mountain out of a molehill, but this check thing seems pretty overblown since old people can hold up the line just fine with any payment method available.

 

[T9D]

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[Anubis]

Originally posted by: nerp
You guys are impatient motherfuckers. If some old lady pulls out a check, I don't even notice. I'm too busy enjoying my life to care. If I have 8 seconds to get in and out of a supermarket else my day is destroyed, I get to the supermarket earlier. I drive the same way. I let other people own the stress. It's funny to watch people get frustrated over things beyond their control. Self importance and childish impatience is amusing.

this this 10000000000000000000000 times this


hell i think I'm gonna start using them just in the hope one of you assholes is behind me and it ruins your day

 

[Alienwho]

Truly this is an economic move by the powers that be. Old people will start to die in droves as they starve to death, unable to make their purchases. This means social security won't run out of money and our generation will recover economically. Brilliant!

 

[JDMnAR1]

Originally posted by: nerp
You guys are impatient motherfuckers. If some old lady pulls out a check, I don't even notice. I'm too busy enjoying my life to care. If I have 8 seconds to get in and out of a supermarket else my day is destroyed, I get to the supermarket earlier. I drive the same way. I let other people own the stress. It's funny to watch people get frustrated over things beyond their control. Self importance and childish impatience is amusing.

:thumbsup:

Besides, if you have chosen your line wisely, you either have the hot checker to ogle or the tight-bodied MILF in line with you.

 

[WA261]

Most places do not even take checks any longer.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Gothgar

Originally posted by: DrPizza
A lot of people deal in cash with a lot of things. I sell goats. I don't care what people use for their deposit. But, when they pick up the goat, there are two forms of payment I accept: post office money order, or cold hard cash.

If someone's paying me $1000 for a couple goats, I'm not going to go and wait in line at the bank to deposit it, (not that the longest line I've ever seen at my bank was 3 people, counting me) and I'm certainly not going to use the ATM to deposit that much cash. So, when I go shopping, I just pay with cash.

they do debit cards at Costco

I think you missed my point - I'll happily pay with a debit card. But if someone stops by my barn to pick up some goats, they're going to pay me in cash. I don't have a machine in my barn to swipe cards through. So, there I am, with $1000 in cash in one pocket, a debit card in the other pocket. I go & buy $950 worth of stuff. Which do you think I'm going to use? If I use the debit card, it means an extra trip to the bank to deposit the cash.