Supermarket Grump XXVI

[BigFish]

Also....the "Express" checkout????? Can we get one thats cash only for crissake!!!! Takes 10 minutes for these idiots with all the coupons and the credit cards and checks to get through the "Express" line with 9 items!!! Also no bagger in the "Express" lane????

[Slipknot]

man, what was in your cornflakes this morning?

[Karl F]

Larry.. I don't know about your town, but in my town, at the supermarkets, the clerks do not speak english, they are from the former Soviet Union for the most part, part time non union help, they cannot communicate, only run the machines.. baggers??? forgetaboutit.. when I go, I use the check youself out deal... if it screwss up, the english speaking manager comes out to deal with it, and I can bag it mysel, rather, as opposed to having one item in each bag.. and the eggs broken... .. I like Paper Bags too, damnit.. try to convince a bagger to put them in paper.. the ones that will, do it, then put the whole thing in a plastic bag .. WTF is up with that?

[Raven]

of those two holes in the back of the cart basket for kids legs...
damnit.... can't i have a non-kids cart where my food that
i try to pile up totally in the front section doesn't
fall out of....only to be discovered when you get home
that it rolled out while you were shopping somewhere
and its now -> not on your shopping list.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[kevin d]

Originally Posted by Raven

of those two holes in the back of the cart basket for kids legs...
damnit.... can't i have a non-kids cart where my food that
i try to pile up totally in the front section doesn't
fall out of....only to be discovered when you get home
that it rolled out while you were shopping somewhere
and its now -> not on your shopping list.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

If you lift up the little plastic part that acts as a seat your stuff won't roll out.
For those employees who refuse to speak, they don't get off that easy. I ask them questions that require answers and don't stop until they reply

[fishaholic18]

Larry go in there with a gun, that'll teach 'em to move faster..

[Redsoxticket]

How about when they return your change (bills, coins) with the receipt at the same time and don't count it in front of you.
Ignorance, short changing on purpose, poor training or they assume that you trust them.

[BrianS]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Also....the "Express" checkout????? Can we get one thats cash only for crissake!!!! Takes 10 minutes for these idiots with all the coupons and the credit cards and checks to get through the "Express" line with 9 items!!! Also no bagger in the "Express" lane????

Thats my biggest pet peeve
Nothing like waiting in Walmarts "express" line for 15 mins... only to have the knob in front of you write a check for $8.00

Actually - Walmart in general is a giant zit on the arse of the retail world.

[MikeTLive]

When the economy gets better, there are fewer people looking for work.
That means that the employers cannt pick and choose the best. they need to take what they can get.

from 2000-2003 I swa a lot of well educated, clear speaking, kind, cheerful, helpful (almost boyscout material) people working in a lot of %$%$%$%$ service jobs.

Now, as the economy turns, the smart ones have gotten back into higher paying work. the cruft is left to continue in the crap jobs and they employers cannot find enough replacement help to cut them loose.

It makes me feel better when the service at BestPray/Compblew$A goes in the crapper. that means my job is more secure.