Thanks for raising food prices

[Kit-Ginevra]

Something like this might explain that time at the Superstore, there was an unexplained stench... and I sniffed the Durian up close. They weren't the problem.

...and that clears up the mystery of where the coworker that nobody likes who hasn't been seen for a few days has got to....

[Dreamstalker]

I know I posted this before, but Shithead once found a tray of sushi (it was a California roll--or at least that's what the pack said) stuffed behind the dog food. It had obviously been there awhile.

The worst has to be bacon abandoned on the Kosher shelves which had just been cleaned and reset for Passover (it had been there long enough to reach room temp and leave condensation on the shelf). I wasn't the only one who wanted the head of the jerk who had done that, and not just because of the damaged bacon. Everything had to be stripped, scrubbed and reset.

I've found produce, meat and dairy in the freezer cases. Not too bad if I can get to them right away...one of the instore ads suggests freezing grapes and cherries and I've actually hand-sold bags that I just pulled from the freezer. The other day I found a full unopened container of half-and-half from BoutiqueGrocery Unfortunately it was frozen solid when found, otherwise a few of us were going to fight over who got to take it home.

[wolfie]

The worst has to be bacon abandoned on the Kosher shelves which had just been cleaned and reset for Passover (it had been there long enough to reach room temp and leave condensation on the shelf).

Somehow I suspect that was deliberate, and not just a simple "I don't want this anymore - I'll put it on the nearest shelf".

[wordgirl]

Agreed, Wolfie. I was thinking that with several of these, actually, but bacon in a Kosher section right before Passover? Not likely to be a coincidence.

[Dreamstalker]

We all think it was deliberate...around here, that could potentially be considered a hate crime if the perp was identified. I don't think the store actually pursued it past "strip, sanitize, reset".

That wasn't the first time it's happened either; although now that we know it happens workers around that area are far more vigilant and we haven't found any more pork products over there. Being that the Kosher aisle is separated from the 'normal' meat section by one shelving unit (freestanding meat case has the Kosher refrig/frozen on the other side), it's a popular place to just dump meat nobody wants. The Kosher freezer isn't subject to Passover reset/restrictions, so generally regular frozen items in there isn't too bad as long as someone gets them back in the normal place.

[wolfie]

Saw another one today. Somebody left a package of (formerly) frozen spring rolls on a display of red Solo cups. The Solo cups were the ONLY non-freezer merchandise display within 15 feet.

[ADoyle]

One of my Facebook friends posted a picture of the juice shelf of a grocery store where someone left a couple of tubes of lemonade concentrate because they decided at that moment, they didn't want them. The person who took that picture was nice enough to put those things back in the correct section, as they were still frozen at the time.

[Lace Neil Singer]

At the supermarket, there have been loads of memorable cases of customers doing this. It's irritating cuz all the customer has to do if they're too bone idle to put the item back, is to hand it to a member of staff, but nooooo. They'd rather stuff it somewhere not suitable so it can go off and add to shrinkage, therefore, adding to the price of food. Here are the four worst examples:

* Giant package of ham from the deli shoved down behind a magazine rack. Entire rack has to be thrown away, due to the juices from the rotting ham leaking all over.

* Tub of coleslaw put behind the baked bean cans to mutate into angry coleslaw monster.

* Ben & Jerry's Phish Food ice cream found nestling amongst tomatoes and gushing all over. All the tomatoes had to be binned.

* Bag of ice, now huge puddle of water with plastic bag floating on top, on floor. Employee slips on it and twists her ankle.

[Sulhythal]

At the supermarket, there have been loads of memorable cases of customers doing this. It's irritating cuz all the customer has to do if they're too bone idle to put the item back, is to hand it to a member of staff, but nooooo. They'd rather stuff it somewhere not suitable so it can go off and add to shrinkage, therefore, adding to the price of food.

I have yelled at my sister after I found out she did this.

She said she didn't do it with perishables, so that validated it in her mind as ok. I yelled at her some more.

[Dreamstalker]

During my night shift, there was an unexplained stench in the Pet aisle--J said it smelled like something died. Everyone avoided that side of the store if possible. Today it just smelled like bleach, so some brave soul probably found whatever it was.

I've run perishable items back to their homes while shopping in other stores--the employees who notice are always very thankful. A few relatives have no idea why I do this (no wasted time as I'm there anyway, and it just seems like the nice thing to do).

[Lace Neil Singer]

I have yelled at my sister after I found out she did this.

She said she didn't do it with perishables, so that validated it in her mind as ok. I yelled at her some more.

Even doing it with non perishables is bad, for the simple reason that it adds to wait times at the checkout. This is cuz the employees who are walking around the supermarket with trolley loads of items to put back in the correct place are doing put backs instead of sitting behind a checkout. If idiots weren't allergic to putting items back in the correct place, or handing the unwanted item to an employee, then wait times wouldn't be so long. All the customers whining about wait times ought to shout at the idiots not putting stuff back, not at the Customer Service staff.

[greek_jester]

All the customers whining about wait times ought to shout at the idiots not putting stuff back, not at the Customer Service staff.

Ah, but other customers can shout back at them. Employees just have to stand there and take it (until, that is, they snap and shove all the sucky customers through a )

[Dreamstalker]

I've witnessed little kids in line telling off SCs that are ditching something perishable at the registers It can get quite funny, you know the ditcher wants to shout back but can't (lest they be publicly accused of yelling at a child if not beaten into the floor).

Very rare, but it does happen around here. I give those kids stickers.

[Kit-Ginevra]

We need some sort of contraption that if an item is put somewhere it shouldn't be,it gets fired back at the SC with a loud message 'This does not belong here.Put it back where you got it from' I'm sure one could be designed

[Lace Neil Singer]

We need some sort of contraption that if an item is put somewhere it shouldn't be,it gets fired back at the SC with a loud message 'This does not belong here.Put it back where you got it from' I'm sure one could be designed

Along with a trolley that, if not put back in the trolley area, follows the SC around til they put it back.