when you're in the grocery store...

"i almost always shop for groceries at like 1-2 AM, and the same cashier, daniel, is always there at my local kroger. I think the guy is a phychopath, he always looks at me really really strange. Also, when he give me the total of my groceries he doesnt say 'that will be one hundred fifty dollars and ninety seven cents', he says 'that will be fifteen thousand and thirty seven pennies'.

what a freak. good service though, in fact i dont think I've ever had a bad casheier at my krogers."

Too funny! LMFAO! I think I'll leave it at that!

 

[LongCoolMother]

<< I've always found that saying "excuse me" to them works in that situation. >>

 

[Sluggo]

My theory is that people push a shopping cart with the same care and concern that they use while driving their cars to the grocery store.......none.

That being said, some of the fault lies with the grocery store.............the aisles are barely wide enough for 2 carts to start, then they fill the whole damn aisle up with POP displays, using about 1/2 of the available space there is. Navigating your cart past the dolt who is 4 aisles over while his children throw his belongs on the floor, and 9' x 7' battery display that the store has on the milk aisle takes practiced skill and patience.

 

[thomsbrain]

LMFAO!

Same thing in high school hallways. Many a time I wished for a passing lane back in HS.

 

[ShadowDJ]

I once was burned horribly by a scanner's "la-ser" when I refused to let him scan my groceries.
Oh, The manager wasn't too happy when I attached an electrical cowcatcher to the front of my cart. He said people were tripping over the cord...
The Rocket Launcher didn't work too well, because it tended to blow up the items I wanted to buy also. I codenamed my shopping cart the

"S.S. GET THE HELL OUT OF THE AISLE YOU LAZY STUPID COW! ALL YOUR AISLE ARE BELONG TO US!"

 

[agnitrate]

<< Customer rant/ - It seems like the local Super WM has their stock delivered on Saturday. So at the busiest possible time of the day (Saturday afternoon), they add to the confusion with stockers running up and down the aisles piling boxes and generally making a nuisance of themselves. Why, in a store that is open 24/7, can't they restock the shelves when the store isn't as busy? >>



Very good question. Being the customer service rep. that I am ( ), I feel a need to share my store's procedure with you.

Ok, as I previously stated, I work for Whole Foods. I'm not sure if it's any different w/ 24 hour stores since we're only open 8 am - 10 pm but I figure it would be about the same.

We get grocery stock Mon, Wed, Fri, and the staples (bread, water, milk) come Saturday as well. Our shipments typically come at around 3-4 am and then the receiving team takes out the palettes, checks everything to make sure it's all there, and then it's thrown to the grocery department who arrives ~ 7-8 am to start stockin'!

They get there and face (push everything to the front so it looks pretty) for as long as necessary so the store looks good for the initial customers. Then they stock/face all day. Stocking ends at around 5-6 pm usually since there's always a combination of the two going on and once. After that, it's all facing. So when it looks like they're stocking at the worst possible times, it isn't to be a hindrance to the customers who are trying to move about the aisles. It just has to get done as quickly as possible so they can face later.

This all occurs at a relatively medium-sized store that is probably only about 1/2 the size of a Jewel/Dominick's store around here. Since they are open 24 hours, I assume they are much larger (like the stores here) and they have TONS of stuff to stock/face. I wouldn't think many people work the graveyard shift so even if they get to work through the night, 1,2, or even 3 guys couldn't dent all the stuff they have to get done.

To conclude, yes it is a nuisance that stocking has to be done while customers are in the store (trust me, it is lots harder since customers are continually asking you questions because you're just sitting there), but we have no other choice. Although I do agree that the aisles need to be widened. We need another lane for our cart drag races j/k ..... or am I ?

-silver

 

[Hossenfeffer]

It's a question of awareness. Awareness of self and of the space around you. Add to that the unfulfilled expectations of others, and you've got some upset folks. (works for road rage as well)