I witnessed a victory for the Express Lane at the store today

[Chaotic42]

I went to the store after work today, probably some time around 9am. I bought 7 items and got in the express lane. Behind me, this woman with at least 60 cans of various petfood shows up. She says "These are 10 for $5, they count as one item". The cashier looks at her, tells her no, that's too many items, you need to get out of line and makes her leave.

Then the cashier looks at me and the dude behind me and says "I'm a mean b*tch. I don't let them get away with that."

It was all I could do to keep from busting out laughing.

Edit: Grammar

 

[Homerboy]

I woulda busted out laughing and high-fived her

 

[Toastedlightly]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
I woulda busted out laughing and high-fived her

QFT

 

[Queasy]

I still argue with Wal-Mart cashiers about "20 items or less" not being an express lane...its more like a "leisurely pace" lane.

 

[pinion9]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
I woulda busted out laughing and accidentally brushed her nipple with my hand.

 

[mugs]

Hah... a few items over the limit is one thing, but I hate it when people act like they should be the exception to the rule, like their time is more important than the people behind them.

I was in a store once and saw a lady with a FULL cart of groceries go up to the express lane and say "I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry" and start unloading her cart. Yeah, and? Plan ahead better! She probably didn't need the FULL cart of groceries for whatever she was in a hurry to get to, and even if she did - plan ahead better!

I wish Costco would put in an express lane, but I know that doesn't make any sense for them. Maybe I need to get a bigger freezer.

 

[imported_LoKe]

20 barcodes = 20 items. B!tch.

 

[Tom]

but the woman may have been right. When a store sells "lots", which this might be, then a lot would be considered a singular item in many legal situations, which is what takes place at a register. It's a type of transaction that is governed by the legal system.

And if they were all the same, they wouldn't each have to be scanned.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Tom
but the woman may have been right. When a store sells "lots", which this might be, then a lot would be considered a singular item in many legal situations, which is what takes place at a register. It's a type of transaction that is governed by the legal system.

And if they were all the same, they wouldn't each have to be scanned.

I would agree with you only if it was 6 cases of 10 cans each, so only 6 swipes of the barcode.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Tom
but the woman may have been right. When a store sells "lots", which this might be, then a lot would be considered a singular item in many legal situations, which is what takes place at a register. It's a type of transaction that is governed by the legal system.

And if they were all the same, they wouldn't each have to be scanned.

I would agree with you only if it was 6 cases of 10 cans each, so only 6 swipes of the barcode.

You can multiply without re-scanning, but IMO, if you have to do that, then it counts as ++ item.

 

[TheNinja]

sometimes I superglue some items together so I can make it under the 15 item limit

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Tom
but the woman may have been right. When a store sells "lots", which this might be, then a lot would be considered a singular item in many legal situations, which is what takes place at a register. It's a type of transaction that is governed by the legal system.

And if they were all the same, they wouldn't each have to be scanned.

The cashier said that each can counts as an item since it has to be scanned.

 

[Tom]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Tom
but the woman may have been right. When a store sells "lots", which this might be, then a lot would be considered a singular item in many legal situations, which is what takes place at a register. It's a type of transaction that is governed by the legal system.

And if they were all the same, they wouldn't each have to be scanned.

I would agree with you only if it was 6 cases of 10 cans each, so only 6 swipes of the barcode.

It isn't a matter of agreeing with me, I didn't say she was right, I said she might have been right, according to the law.

I think it depends on the pricing, whether it would be considered a lot. If she had to buy 10 to get that price, then I would think it would be a lot.

 

[ElFenix]

i think if you get in line with the correct number of items, items picked up while in line (candy) should not count against the total

 

[KK]

:camera:s

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Tom

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Tom
but the woman may have been right. When a store sells "lots", which this might be, then a lot would be considered a singular item in many legal situations, which is what takes place at a register. It's a type of transaction that is governed by the legal system.

And if they were all the same, they wouldn't each have to be scanned.

I would agree with you only if it was 6 cases of 10 cans each, so only 6 swipes of the barcode.

It isn't a matter of agreeing with me, I didn't say she was right, I said she might have been right, according to the law.

I think it depends on the pricing, whether it would be considered a lot. If she had to buy 10 to get that price, then I would think it would be a lot.

I don't think there is any law regarding the express lane at the supermarket. So I don't think they have to use the "legal" definition of what an item is.

 

[FoBoT]

:camera:'s?


curse you KK! <shakes fist in KK's general direction>

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i think if you get in line with the correct number of items, items picked up while in line (candy) should not count against the total

Around here some supermarkets have signs that say "About 12 Items or Fewer" so there's a little bit of a buffer.

 

[shopbruin]

Originally posted by: mugs
I wish Costco would put in an express lane, but I know that doesn't make any sense for them. Maybe I need to get a bigger freezer.

an express lane would be freaking awesome at costco. sometimes i'm just going in and i walk out with a box of granola bars and two cases of water. i don't want to wait behind someone with 20 cases of soda, 10 packs of meat, and 3 boxes of lettuce!

 

[theknight571]

If it was 60 cans of the same item, and the cashier claims that each item needs to be scaned then she needs better training. <QTY 60... scan> 3 keystrokes and a swipe.

I've gone through express lanes with far more "items" than the limit says, but much of them were multiples of the same thing.

Although once I had a cashier rudely tell me that I had to many items (actually I had accidently gotten in the express lane and didn't realize it) so, since she was rude about it, I put 12 items on the belt, then a seperator, then the rest of my items. I told her they were two seperate orders. LOL. Had she been nice about it I would have apologized and moved lanes.... however I can't stand rudeness.

Fortunately the guy behind me in line thought it was funny and didn't give me a hard time. As I recall I was only over by 4-5 items anyway.

 

[NuclearNed]

Justice is always sweet.

 

[Aharami]

did she look like a mean bitch also?

 

[Tom]

btw, what constitutes being in line anyway ?

If I put my stuff on the conveyor belt, and go grab a Snickers, have I lost my space ?

How far can I go ?

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: theknight571
If it was 60 cans of the same item, and the cashier claims that each item needs to be scaned then she needs better training. <QTY 60... scan> 3 keystrokes and a swipe.

I've gone through express lanes with far more "items" than the limit says, but much of them were multiples of the same thing.

Although once I had a cashier rudely tell me that I had to many items (actually I had accidently gotten in the express lane and didn't realize it) so, since she was rude about it, I put 12 items on the belt, then a seperator, then the rest of my items. I told her they were two seperate orders. LOL. Had she been nice about it I would have apologized and moved lanes.... however I can't stand rudeness.

Fortunately the guy behind me in line thought it was funny and didn't give me a hard time. As I recall I was only over by 4-5 items anyway.

If I owned a store, I wouldn't trust the customer on the number of items if its just in a pile.

Originally posted by: TomIt isn't a matter of agreeing with me, I didn't say she was right, I said she might have been right, according to the law.

I think it depends on the pricing, whether it would be considered a lot. If she had to buy 10 to get that price, then I would think it would be a lot.

Yea, and I was agreeing that she would have been legal IF they had been in their cases and not individuals.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: freesia39

Originally posted by: mugs
I wish Costco would put in an express lane, but I know that doesn't make any sense for them. Maybe I need to get a bigger freezer.

an express lane would be freaking awesome at costco. sometimes i'm just going in and i walk out with a box of granola bars and two cases of water. i don't want to wait behind someone with 20 cases of soda, 10 packs of meat, and 3 boxes of lettuce!

The nice thing about Costco is that they have very low turnover, so I've been able to pick out which cashiers are the fastest.

Originally posted by: Tom
btw, what constitutes being in line anyway ?

If I put my stuff on the conveyor belt, and go grab a Snickers, have I lost my space ?

How far can I go ?

That's just rude. I saw a person load up the conveyor belt with a line behind her, and then she left and didn't come back before it was her turn! So the cashier had a conveyor full of stuff with nowhere to put it and a line full of pissed off customers.

You know it's funny though, people will take their time wandering through the aisles and spend an hour in the store shopping, but once they're ready to go they have to be out the door in 30 seconds or they're pissed!